Maine lobstermen who fish in federal waters have only a few weeks left until the Dec. 15 deadline to install and activate recently distributed tracking devices on their boats to comply with a…

Mainers woke up Nov. 10 to news of a massive data breach that, according to the Nov. 9 notice filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office, has affected 1.3 million people. The breach is…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 16.

An arrest or summons…

ROCKPORT — James R. Carleton, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast.

Born in Bath, May 26, 1934, he was one of five…

CAMDEN — Helen Marston Chater slipped her mooring on November 15, 2023 just after sunset, following a stroke in the company of her daughters and her oldest and youngest grandchildren at the…

“This year's Gardens Aglow will continue our tradition of providing moments of magic and wonder for the whole family. We…

THOMASTON — Clayton G. Dorr, 87, died peacefully at home with his wife Jan and son Rene at his side, following a brief illness, Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Born in Milbridge, January 16,…

THOMASTON — Faith (Harrington) Jones, 82, passed away at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, after a brief illness on November 4, 2023.

Faith was born on March 2, 1941, in Saint John, New…

ROCKLAND — Alan S. Counce, 71, died peacefully at home, with his loving family at his side, Friday, November 10, 2023, after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma cancer.

Born in Camden…

F. Carl Mahoney passed away peacefully on November 8, 2023. He was 71 years old.

Carl was born July 27, 1952 in Houston, Texas, the first of two children of Dr. James and Ruth Mahoney. The…

BRUNSWICK — Josephine H. Curran, 85, died Wednesday, November 8, 2023, with her twin sister Jackie at her side. Born in Milo, November 26, 1937, she was the daughter of William J. and Nellie R.…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland resident was hospitalized Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, after a fire ignited in the basement of his home. 

Initially reported to Knox Regional Communications Center via…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.

Beth Fine, of Searsmont, and Kenneth Fine, of Boothbay Harbor, were married June 20, 2009, in Belfast and…

The City of Rockland has hired David Troup as the City’s new communications manager. Troup, a longtime Rockland resident, will start the job January 22.

ROCKLAND — Andrue Leach, 30, was born on May 7, 1993, and passed away unexpectedly on November 10, 2023.

He grew up and attended school in the Rockland area. School did not come easy for…

BROOKS — Gerald M. Whitcomb, 68, of Brooks, passed away on November 8, 2023, at his residence. He was born June 10, 1955, in Bangor, Maine, the son of the late William and Eleanor (Ward) Whitcomb…

UNION — George King Jordan, 63, of Union, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

George was born July 28, 1960 in…

WEST ROCKPORT — Sandra Morton Rollins, 81, widow of Scott G. Rollins, died on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Born in Rockport on August 21, 1942, she was the daughter of Ralph W. and Marguerite (…

ROCKLAND – At their regular meeting on November 14, in chambers at the Knox County Courthouse, the Knox County Commissioners listened to a presentation by Gayle Bedigian, representing the…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 16-20. 

Belfast

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ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 6-10.    

Appleton

Robert L. Hall to Hannah Linstead Atkinson and…

The Maine Department of Public Safety joins with the US DOT and Governor Janet Mills to highlight national Crash Responder Safety Week (#CRSW) with a signed proclamation and the opportunity to…

WARREN — Diane Esther (Lunden) Laing passed away unexpectedly at her home in Warren, on November 7, 2023. Born October 23, 1944, in Rockland, Maine, the daughter of Charles and Esther Lunden, she…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 calls for service for the period of Nov. 7 to Nov. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9,840 calls for service.

Summons

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Lincolnville has been my home for nearly 49 years.

A couple days after my birth at the Rockland hospital, I was brought to this old farmhouse at the top of Sleepy Hollow to join my parents…

ZEPHYRHILLS, Florida — Richard A. Tibbetts passed away at the age of 73 on October 1, 2023, in Zephyrhills, Florida. He was born on January 27, 1950. He attended Searsport High School. Many knew…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 6. 

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 3-9. 

Joseph R. Sampson, 55, of Bangor, operating under the influence in Belfast Jan. 15, 2021, four days in…

WARREN — Linda Lee Ward, “Lindy Lou”, age 60, died peacefully but unexpectedly at home early in the morning of November 7, 2023.

She was born April 19, 1963 in Belfast, Maine to Alfred and…

THOMASTON — In the early morning of November 8, 2023, Dorothy (Whitten) Johnson was suddenly taken from us. Though we had many years of happiness and memories with Dot she was still taken from…

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, at approximately 7:40 p.m. the Monroe Fire Department responded to a fire at 238 Clements Road in Monroe.

The Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted because the…

ROCKLAND — American Legion Post 1 held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Saturday, Nov. 12, 2023 in front of the Winslow-Holbrook memorial in Downtown Rockland.

For some, every day is…

Charlotte Goodwin Bowen passed away on Friday Nov. 10, 2023 at the age of 93. She was the daughter of Beulah and Marion Goodwin of Brooks, Maine, and had three sisters, Nancy Roberts Shute,…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Frances J. ‘Fran’ Curtis, 80, of South Thomaston, passed peacefully surrounded by family, Thursday, November 9, 2023, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer at Sussman…

APPLETON — A Life Flight helicopter landed at the Appleton Village School early Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 2023 following a motor vehicle crash on the Searsmont Road (Route 131).

At…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 23-31. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND – After several hours of searching for a missing person in Rockland, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, the body of Andrue Leach, 30, of Rockland, was found in the water near the Coast Guard base at…

WARREN — Diane Esther Laing, 79 of Warren, passed away at her home on November 7, 2023.

The family will honor Diane’s life with a private burial. A full obituary will be published at a…

ROCKPORT — Judith (Rhodes) Walker, 85, of Rockport, died on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Portland on February 11, 1938, she was the daughter of Albert and…

Rutabaga. What do you do with this alien softball-sized thing?

This is the kind of vegetable I’m likely to pass over at a farmer’s market, because it’s so unfamiliar, but it’s a fall/…

“Quiet and thoughtful” is how I’d describe my first meeting with 15-year-old Caleb Carr, a relatively new Camden Hills Regional High School student to the Midcoast from Massachusetts.

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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 23-Nov. 6.

Brian Warrick Beggarly, 41, of Appleton, operating under the influence (alcohol) in South…

UNION – A large majority of voters approved a path forward to find a developer to create senior housing in part of the…

AUGUSTA — The following statement was issued just after 10 p.m. Nov. 7 by Avangrid,…

Regional School District 40, comprising K-12 public schools for students from Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren and Washington, asked voters Nov. 7 to approve an $81 million spending package.…

Camden and Rockport voters overwhelmingly approved a $1.9 million bond proposal for School Administrative District 28 (…