ROCKLAND — City of Rockland’s annual municipal paving will begin Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, according to the Department of Public Services, in a news release.
Hours of operation will be from 6…
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HOPE — Kevin Scott Warren, 64, of Hope, died on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born at Knox County General Hospital in Rockland on May 2, 1958, he was the son of…
HOPE — Virginia L. Crabtree, of Hope, passed away peacefully in her home where she was surrounded by her daughters on Sunday, October 9. She was born in Rockland on January 14, 1932, she was the…
WEST GARDINER — A resident of Stockton Springs was killed as a result of a three-vehicle crash Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, At approximately 11:50 a.m., Maine State Police responded to a three-…
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration said Oct. 13, in a news…
ROCKLAND – One person was transported to Pen Bay Medical Center, Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, following a two-vehicle crash in front of the Rockland Golf Course on Old County Road.
The S-…
PORTLAND—In 2005, Michelle Souliere started a blog called Strange Maine to be a nexus for everything that is weird, strange, spooky, and unexplained in Maine.
Between Maine’s history,…
Ragnar was just found minutes ago. There was a sighting by two young sisters hiking and the dog’s owners found him.
“I just landed from California so I am over the moon…
UNION — A Union woman was arrested for allegedly firing a gun multiple times and pistol-whipping a man during an altercation in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 9.
Nikalee Esposito,…
ROCKPORT — A group of Rockport citizens are appealing the…
Knox County grand jury indictments: Child pornography, assaults, drug trafficking, criminal mischief
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury indicted 33 defendants during its recent two-day session that concluded Oct. 6. An indictment does not indicate guilt.
Christopher Beaulieu, 46, of…
Size of boats on inner harbor moorings, parking studies, hotel rooms in Village
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board has a lengthy agenda in front of it Tuesday, Oct. 11, including several public hearings on proposed changes to to the town’s land use, harbor and general…
In advance of the Oct. 11 Rockport Select Board meeting (Read …
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 26-Oct. 7.
Crysta A. Bourque, 27, of Rockland, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Rockland Feb.…
falling down the rabbit hole....evoking a memory...simple phrase, deep concept
One late fall evening, the tax collectors came to see Nathaniel Fernald about paying his taxes. Nathaniel explained he was short of money, but he…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 5-16.
Belfast
Judith A. Hall to James J.…
BELFAST Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 1-8.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
Area food pantries locations, contact information and hours:
Alna: 1574 Alna Road, 586-5313. Second and fourth Wednesdays, 3 to 5 p.m.
Boothbay Harbor: 125 Townsend Ave., 350-2962…
Wiscasset selectmen
When Wiscasset Speedway needs someone taken to a hospital, that can tie up a Wiscasset ambulance about four hours and cost the town $800 for any mutual aid, Emergency Medical Services Director…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 30 - Oct. 4.
Kane T. Ackley, 37, of Belfast, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs in Belfast Aug. 27, 2019,…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 3-7.
Appleton
Evan M. MacDonald and Gail A. MacDonald to Bryan Eric…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 1-8.
An arrest or summons does not…
Marie (Molly) Shore McKellar died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home in Lincolnville on December 30 2021. She was 66.
Molly will be best remembered for her deep love of animals…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Frank J. Baudanza, 83, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, July 2…
WASHINGTON — Tobby W. Stinson, 45, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, leaving behind his dad, Walter Stinson, and his partner Mary of South Hope; his brother, Corey Sukeforth of…
Alvin “Al” L. Giles Jr., 78, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2022. Al was born on June 3, 1944 in Framingham, Massachusetts to the late Alvin and Eleanor Giles.
Al proudly served his…
BELFAST — Betty Jane (Christopher) Sprague, 91, of Belfast, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on September 27, 2022. Betty was born May 25, 1931to Bert and Rexxie…
ST. GEORGE — Major (US Army retired) Mark A. Bartholomew was born March 19, 1940, in Ware, Massachusetts to Colonel Lisle Bartholomew and Vera Mensch Bartholomew. Diagnosed with aggressive cancer…
BELFAST — Lucy Mae Dublin, 92, of Belfast, passed away on October 6, 2022, at her home surrounded by family.
At her request, there will not be any service.
Memories and condolences…
Kathleen I. Pendleton left us to join her loved ones in Heaven on October 4, 2022. She was one of eight children, born to the late Avis and Charles Murphy.
Kathleen and her husband,…
Kris Johnson. Artist. Dog rescuer. Mother. Collector of Cherished Things and People. Force to be reckoned with. Words cannot fully encompass the opinionated, stalwart, passionate, productive…
BELFAST — A Unity man was indicted by a Waldo County Grand Jury Sept. 21 on nine counts related to holding a former partner at…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 26-30.
Camden
Rupert W. Scofield and Lorraine O’Hara to Lorraine O’…
BELFAST — Belfast Police Chief Bobby Cormier said Oct. 5 that an arrest had been made in the Aug. 12 incident that left a 30-year-old bicyclist injured in a ditch.
At…
LINCOLNVILLE — Harriette Louise Masalin, 86, of Lincolnville, died on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Woodland Memory Care in Rockland. Born in Portland on July 14, 1936, she was the daughter of…
ROCKLAND — Bernice “Bunny” Carter Bennett, 99, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Born in Cushing, July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of Alfred and Bertha Carter Orne…
A gentle departure from the job she loves
PBMC Nurse Sharon McDermott retires after 45 years of caring for Midcoast patients, and their nurses
ROCKPORT — Fresh out of nursing school in 1977, Sharon McDermott landed a job as a fledgling RN at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Sept. 20-21.
An indictment does not…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Pamela J. Larrabee, of Searsport,…
ROCKPORT — Malcolm Cram White, Jr., age 77, passed away unexpectedly on September 23, 2022. The oldest child of the late Sarah Hasler and Malcolm Cram White, he was born on November 27, 1944, in…
LINCOLNVILLE — Paul A. Nizio, 78 years, of Lincolnville, Maine, passed away Friday September 23, 2022, at his home after an extended illness. He was a beloved husband and loved brother.
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‘two-thirds of teens who misused prescriptions for pain in the past year got them from family and friends’
Saturday, October 29 is National Prescription Drug Takeback Day.
Knox County will participate Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the following sites:
Rockland…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Linda J. Farias, 68 years, of Stockton Springs, Maine, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Waldo County General Hospital.
She was born June 7, 1954, in Belmont, the…
ARGYLE, Texas — Justin Paul Elliot, 41, son of Linda Elliot, passed away on September 27, 2022.
Born in Long Beach, California Justin and his mother quickly moved back to Maine where he…
drafty old farmhouse...an art to wood burning....no regrets
Almost exactly 52 years ago – maybe even to the day – Wally and I stepped back in time. With our newly-purchased, vintage, cast iron Glenwood cookstove set up in the…
Pen Bay Medical Center, on Route 1 in Rockport, will mark the completion of Phase I of its Emergency Department expansion project by opening its new addition and ED entrance on Wednesday, Oct. 5.…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 24-30.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 20-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 23-28.
Scott J. Tedesco, 61, of Unity,…
