ROCKLAND — On Sept. 19 at 8:20 p.m., Rockland Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alarm at the Congregational Church at 180 Limerock Street in Rockland. Upon arriving on…
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ROCKLAND — Scott W. Robinson, 52, passed away unexpectedly September 16, 2022. Born at the Knox Hospital in Rockland, February 2, 1970, he was the son of Raymond, Sr. and Judith Havener Robinson…
ROCKLAND — “Gene” Winslow Burch, 79, died peacefully, Monday, September 19, 2022 with this wife and son by his side.
Born in West Tremont, July 12, 1943, he was the son of Henry, Sr. and…
NORTH HAVEN — Linda Patrick Crockett, 75, passed away with her husband, Rex, by her side on September, 13, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born March 23, 1947 to Arthur and Ivaloo (Brown…
CAMDEN — Marjorie A. Sawyer, 94, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 18, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport with family at her side. A stroke in early June left her in declining health.…
WALDOBORO — Sylvia Lee, 87, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, educator, and master Blueberry Pie Baker, died peacefully on September 18, 2022 at Cove’s Edge Nursing Home, in Damariscotta…
Though the 2022 Windjammer Days were over months ago, expect one final blast of wind in your sails come early next month. Spanish Tall Ship Nao Trinidad will port in Boothbay Harbor…
WALDO — Gertrude M. Whitcomb, 91, passed away on Sept. 8, 2022 at The Commons at Tall Pines, Belfast. She was born at home to Ralph H. and Lillian (Wilton) Whitcomb on July 2, 1931 in Waldo, where…
BELFAST — Leona Waterman, 93 of Belfast, passed away on September 16, 2022 at Tall Pines with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Born on July 3, 1929 in Searsmont, Maine, she was the…
ROCKLAND — Donna Marie (Knutson) Berry, 85 died in her sleep Sunday September 18, 2022 at Knox Center in Rockland, Maine.
She was born April 15, 1937 in Cook, Minnesota to Clarence and…
The Lincoln County News, in partnership with the Boothbay Register will host four forums with candidates for local legislative districts, as well as for county commissioner, in the…
THOMASTON — Thomaston Police Chief Tim Hoppe is proposing a solution to his department’s staff shortage that’s a first of its kind in the realm of Maine law enforcement.
“I really think…
NORTHPORT — Charles S. Holdstein, 68, of Northport formerly of Rockland, passed away on September 13, 2022 in Northport.
Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home Belfast,…
SPRUCE HEAD — Norma J. Rackliff, 91, died peacefully in her sleep, Monday, September 12, 2022. Born in Warren, May 31, 1931, she was the daughter of George and Doris Wincapaw Ranquist. Educated…
CUSHING — Irene I. Widdecombe Meservey, 81, died peacefully, Friday, September 9, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Damariscotta, June 7, 1941 she was the daughter of Ernest, Sr. and…
Beach Road rush hour .... shuttered and quietly decaying .... humming with energy
Many people who drive up and down Beach Road every day don’t know it’s there. The Beach Schoolhouse aka/LIA (Lincolnville Improvement Association) or LHS (Lincolnville…
letter to the editor
Crystal Robinson has the vision and non-partisan work ethic needed to correct the course Maine is currently on. She believes Maine can thrive while preserving its natural beauty and rich resources…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 5-15.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 4-15.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
Transportation Museum needs sale for its capital campaign
ROCKLAND – Knox County Commissioners met on Tuesday, September 13, via Zoom. Commissioner Sharyn Pohlman was not in attendance.
As part of their agenda, they were to authorize the county…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 6-13.
Ashley Rae Benner, 39, of Cushing, criminal forfeiture of property in Thomaston April 11, 2022.…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 9-15.
Brittany Saucier, 23, of Belfast,…
BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 25 - Aug. 5.
Belfast
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BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Kimberly L. Drew-Parsons, of Unity…
CAMDEN — Tony and Sally Grassi, working with landscape architect Stephen Mohr and engineer Will Gartley, have produced a rehab plan for…
For those who have been following the traumatic crash that involved 10 hunting beagles, there is happy news this morning. Whiskey, the beagle who had gone missing after the I95 crash, was found.…
LINCOLNVILLE — Jeanette Marie Deane, 77, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born in Belfast on April 23, 1945, she was the daughter of Arthur…
ROCKLAND – One of the Farnsworth office buildings at the corner of Union and Museum streets, in Rockland, had only recently renewed its gleam due to the completion of a new roof. After Friday…
THOMASTON — Spencer Eugene Smith was born on July 8, 1946, in Houlton, Maine to Obed and Madge (Hogan) Smith. He died after a long illness on September 14, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport,…
Residents alerted police of suspected illegal activities
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested a Massachusetts man on charges of distributing cocaine in Knox and Waldo counties.
“The investigation is a result of concerning activity and…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce said Sept. 15 that it has hired Eric Belley to be the organization’s new President and CEO.
After Tom Peaco departed the position in June,…
ISLESBORO — John Train was born in 1928 in New York and died on August 13, 2022 in Rockport, Maine.
We mourn the loss of an extraordinary man. His keen intellectual curiosity and…
CAMDEN — Ann Blain Bixler died peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2022, just 10 days past her 93rd birthday, in the Courtyard at Quarry Hill with family by her side. There was no long illness,…
Patricia Ann Fowler, “Patti”, took her seat in heaven on September 11, 2022. She was born the eldest of three daughters on May 2, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa to Tomas Carter Jefferis and Louise (Linton…
NORTHPORT — Georgene Carol (Tsetsilas) Coombs passed away September 8, 2022, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Georgene was born July 2, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest of two children…
ROCKLAND — “I, personally, as a councilor and a person who pays taxes, am embarrassed by three of you because process was not followed,” said Rockland City Councilor Louise MacLellan-Ruf. “I take…
New lease on life for the 12-1/2
ROCKLAND — Tucked away in a small workshop on Rockland Harbor’s North End, a scruffy part of town where the marine trades and industry…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Aug. 17-31.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 1-7.
Jeffrey J. Harvey, 61, of Jackson,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 1-10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
THOMASTON — For the second Tuesday in a row, Thomaston Fire, EMS, and Police have responded to the Town Forest in order to search for an individual.
On Tuesday evening, Sept. 6, a drone, a…
Rockland PD received 94 mental health complaints this year, most from the same individuals
ROCKLAND — Despite frustrations from the new Rockland Police Chief and an opinion of opposition by one of the very members, the Rockland Police Review Committee has been granted an extension for…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate will convene for a confirmation session Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. to vote on a series of nominations made by Governor Janet Mills.
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ROCKLAND — The federal government’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan of 2021 ultimately designated more than $756,737 in relief funds…
CAMDEN — After several complaints of pedestrians being shot with what was reported as a pellet gun from a passing motor vehicle in Camden, three young people have been detained. Though the…
BELFAST — Peter J. Velanzon Sr.,76, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Belfast. He was born in Stamford, Connecticut on July 20, 1945, to Patsy and Evelyn Elizabeth (Harold) Velanzon. Peter…
BELFAST — Wiener dog, doxie, badger dog, sausage dog. All of these are used to describe the diminutive dachshund - recognized by all, loved by many. Worshipped by some. For dogs that spend the…
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, preparations are underway for the eighth annual Gardens Aglow. This year, the seasonal celebration returns to its roots as a walking tour with a new, reimagined…
