Knox and Waldo County voters are helping to defeat the statewide Citizen Initiative Question 3, “Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate…
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Voters in Knox and Waldo counties are favoring Citizen Initiative Question 1, “Do you want to bar some quasi-governmental entities and all consumer-owned electric utilities from taking on more than $…
Knox and Waldo County voters are giving a thumbs down to Citizen Initiative Question 7, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision requiring a circulator of a citizen's…
BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 9-13.
Belfast
Upper Mason Dam LLC to Cooper Cay LLC.
Lindley P.…
Wednesday City Council meeting
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m., for their regular meeting, which was pushed back by one day due to election day. Topics on…
constitutional amendment
Knox and Waldo County voters are weighing in on Citizen Initiative Question 8, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision prohibiting a person under guardianship for…
Constitutional amendment
Knox and Waldo County voters are weighing in on Citizen Initiative Question 6, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be…
CAMDEN – On Nov. 7, Camden voters approved town-wide zoning changes to…
Patricia H. (Harding) Higgins, age 86, passed away peacefully November 4, 2023 due to cancer. She was born in China, Maine, and is a graduate of Erskine Academy and Thomas Business School. She…
On the morning of November 1 of 2023, Candice Etta Moore (age 59) passed away at Pen Bay Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones, after a short but brutal battle with stomach cancer.
Born…
CAMDEN — A proposed $210,000 consent agreement concerning dead trees and the illegal application of the chemical Tebuthiuron on private…
OWLS HEAD — Christine (Chris) Hansen, after being visited by close family members, was delivered into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 29, 2023, after a hard…
LINCOLNVILLE — Roger William “Bill” Rocknak, son of Charles J. and Ruth A. Rocknak, passed away peacefully in his Lincolnville, Maine home on October 25, 2023, at the age of 88.
Bill was…
ST. GEORGE — Why don’t you just open the door?
That was the question posed by a young child to South Thomaston Fire Chief Dave Elwell during a live demonstration of vehicle extrication.…
An effort of five core churches
The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP), at 128 Mt. Battie Street, serves several surrounding towns. Since the pandemic, CACFP has accepted families outside this nucleus welcoming any family…
Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent…
Two candidates are competing for one open seat on the Thomaston Select Board, with elections set for Nov. 7. The seat represents a one-…
Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent…
Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent…
Two candidates are competing for one open seat on the Thomaston Select Board, with elections set for Nov. 7. The seat represent a one-…
UPDATE: New funeral date
Former educator Baird W. Whitlock, a long-time resident of Belfast, Maine, died on October 29 after a brief illness, at the age of 99.
Whitlock was born in Highland Park, New Jersey, on…
SACO — Donna L. Glover, 82, passed away peacefully Friday, October 27, 2023 following an extended decline due to Lewy Body dementia.
She and her twin brother, Darold, were born August 5,…
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Stephen Paul Stadler on September 7, 2023, at the age of 68. He was born on November 11, 1954, to George M. Stadler and Eunice E. (Brown…
OWLS HEAD — Debra R. Goss, 72, died peacefully at home with her loving family, Saturday, November 4, 2023. Born in Rockland, June 15, 1951, she was the daughter of Norman and Bebe Brown Drinkwater…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Ray Merriman Sleeper, 64, passed away surrounded by his loving family, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a brief but courageous battle with…
It’s 4 p.m. in November as dusk settles in Maine. You pull back your curtains...and sigh. Another winter approaches as the days get shorter. And everyone cocoons in their houses for what seems…
CAMDEN — It has been 50 years since Camden Snow Bowl ski patroller Robert Winslow first began rescuing injured skiers on Ragged Mountain, bundling them onto toboggans and bringing them down in all…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 30-Nov.3.
Camden
Gabriela Laura Acero and Derek Edward Richard to…
From Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Leggity Beasties, and Other Things that go Bump in the Night, Good Lord Deliver Us.
This old Scottish prayer hangs as a cross-stitch at the…
BELFAST — All but the mayoral race are uncontested in upcoming Belfast elections Nov. 7.
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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 2-6.
Belfast
John A. Cashman and David F. Giroux to Belfast Harbor…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 21-27.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — The following case was closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 26 - Nov. 2.
Dylan J. Brasslett, 23, of…
LINCOLNVILLE — Margaret “Maggie” Irene Laughlin, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and mentor to many, died on Saturday, October 14, 2023, surrounded by her cherished loved ones,…
On Friday, November 3, at approximately 9:20 a.m., the Orland Fire Department responded to a fire/explosion at a single family home with a detached garage at 102 Soper Road in Orland.
Four…
BELFAST — Sharon A. Werner, 74, of Belfast, Maine sadly passed away on October 28, 2023. Sharon was born to Charles R. Werner and Fern E. Troyer in Columbus, Ohio.
After attending high…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 20-27.
An arrest or summons does…
Amos Abbott, of Windsor, has joined the Maine Marine Patrol as its newest officer and will serve in the Friendship–Waldoboro–Cushing patrol.
Officer Abbott was sworn in recently in Augusta…
UNION – Town officials have placed on the Nov. 7 municipal ballot a group of articles they hope will give voters the…
THOMASTON (Nov. 1, 2023, 2 p.m.) — A tactic once considered poor practice in the realm of battling house fires instead proved to be helpful in squelching a fire on the Dunbar Road, in Thomaston,…
Killer road trip to see artwork, performances, craft shows, and more
November 1 kicks off National Native American Heritage Month, which holds significant importance in Maine as the state is home to several Native American tribes, including the Wabanaki Confederacy…
I am happy to report that Halloween in Lincolnville Center was a serious success. The streets were full with folks of all ages in their spooky best. The Lincolnville General was packed for their…
ALBANY, New York — Nancy Anne Milardo, 56, of Albany, New York, formerly of Middletown/Portland Connecticut, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Nancy was born on January…
other defendants heading to trial
PORTLAND – Federal court proceedings are moving forward for the fishermen and seafood dealers who were…
WALDOBORO — Dwight “Paul” Benner passed away unexpectedly October 27 in Machias. Paul was born in Damariscotta May 5, 1957 to Daniel and Ella (Willey) Benner, Sr.
After attending school…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 calls for service for the period of Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,401 calls for service.
Summonses
…The Town of Camden is asking the public not to drive to Pearl Street for trick-or-treating. Pearl street is still under construction and will not safely accommodate a high volume of trick-or-…
STANDISH — Frederick Vernon Hopkins, age 71, passed away on October 19, 2023, in the woods on his property, due to a medical emergency.
He was born in Rockland, Maine on December 16, 1951.…
