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2024 - 2025 Waldo County Technical Center students celebrate their induction into National Technical Honor Society. (Photo courtesy Waldo County Technical Center)

Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored its highest achieving students from the 2024 - 2025 school year on May 14, by inducting them into the National…

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CAMDEN — PAWS Animal Adoption Center honored long-time volunteer Paula Horton by dedicating its gardens to her at their annual volunteer appreciation event. Horton has been volunteering at PAWS…

Belfast Peer Leadership LEO vice-president Story Carlson presents the check to the But Still I am One directors in the Belfast Area High School lobby. (Photo courtesy Charles Lagerbom)

Belfast Area High School Peer Leader LEOs chose the But Still I am One charity for their yearly 5K run/walk fund-raiser. The organization’s mission is to empower young…

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CAMDEN — Due to weather forecast, the location of the service for Blanche “Bebe” (Leonard) Goodwin, 91, who died on April 29, 2025, will be held Friday, May 23, 2025,…

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My family has lived in Camden for at least six generations. In the public library there are photographs taken by my great-great grandmother, Theresa Babb, that show her friends adventuring…

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President Trump's budget bill just passed by the House of Representatives contains a heartless, unchristian, and draconian budget cut of $3.8 trillion over the next decade to Medicaid and…

Friends of Thai Daughters
Courtesy of Jane McBride

I was born in a small village near Myanmar and knew as a little girl that I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, but my family was too poor to send me to school…

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On June 10, Camden voters will be asked to vote on the fate of the Montgomery Dam. It has been said many times that Camden has an “embarrassment of riches” with respect to the it’s scenic beauty.…

Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Completely new, this umpteenth version of the Land Cruiser, the 250 Series, appeared in the US last year as a relatively compact (though not small) two-row ute with a hybrid gas-electric drivetrain and serious off-road hard- and software. This color is called Meteor Shower.

Toyota began selling something called a Land Cruiser about 70 years ago and since then maybe no automotive badge has been applied to as many different vehicles. The first one I knew was the…

You could win one of 17 great prizes. Go to: www.WestBayRotaryOfMaine.org

On Sunday May 25th at 1:00 p.m. the West Bay Rotary Club will host its annual Duck Derby. It’s a one-of-a-kind race where…

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Pain is a great motivator for seeking solutions to it. After 13 years of varying levels of chronic pain, here’s my summary of the best non-pharmaceutical options…

Long ago and far away, the chef at The French Laundry gave Charlie Costello a handful of tomato seeds-Move over Jack...Photo Credit: Edible East Bay

Who is this Charlie and the Tomato Stalk?

Charlie Costello will be a speaker at the Pecha Kucka style presentation at the inagural Camden Garden Club Expo, "Edible Gardens and…

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Whether you're interested in hyperbaric oxygen as a self-care spa escape or as therapy to improve your wellbeing, Camden Hyperbaric is the only place in Midcoast Maine where hyperbaric therapy is…

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Welcome to Spruce Skincare, located in the sweet small city of Rockland, Maine. Spruce is the private skin care practice of aesthetician…

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We have pans, roasters, basters, recipes, cookbooks, and every kitchen appliance you may need to help you prepare your next culinary masterpiece! First time customers are often surprised with the…

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Welcome to Spruce Skincare, located in the sweet small city of Rockland, Maine. Spruce is the private skin care practice of aesthetician Rhonda Nordstrom, who treats you with…

Joey Scordino (Photo courtesy Gary Spinney)

Camden Hills Boys’ Tennis Team defeated Mt. Ararat 5-0 for their eighth win on May 14.

Individual results, with Camden Hills players listed first, were: In singles, Will…

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The Select Board Tuesday night, May 20, announced that the 2025 Camden Town Report would be dedicated to Elaine Davis. A longtime volunteer to the town, especially during elections, Elaine is also…

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On June 10, voters in Camden will consider two candidates — Bobbi Oxton Blake and 

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We welcome you to be a partner in your child’s first educational experience.

At Peopleplace, we believe an excellent education fosters the unique and creative potential of every child,…

Marilyn Delphine Smith

CAMDEN — Marilyn Delphine Smith 1938-2025.

Born to Malcolm and Mamie Young in 1938, Marilyn was raised in a tight-knit fishing community of just seven families, on East Ironbound Island in…

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BELFAST — John Roger Dutton, 71, of Belfast, passed away on May 19, 2025, at Harbor Hill. 

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. 

Jeanne Marie (Lynch) King

WARREN — Jeanne Marie (Lynch) King, age 75, passed away peacefully at home in Warren, Maine on Monday, May 19, 2025 with her loving husband, Eugene, by her side.

Jeanne was born in Boston,…

Philip C. Morris

TENANTS HARBOR — Philip C. Morris, 82, died peacefully, Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.

Born in Thomaston, June 10, 1942, he was the son of Charles and…

June 14

Season kick-off is right here in Boothbay Harbor! Races begin at 10 a.m. Best viewing: on the water, around the southwest end of the harbor, and the Dept. of Marine Resources,…

A Bird's Tale
Lilacs glowing in the night provided the perfect backdrop for the authors as they sat on their porch listening as hundreds, maybe thousands of birds migrated overhead from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding areas in the North. Courtesy of Jeff Wells

It was eleven o’clock on Sunday night, May 18, here in Maine. The lilac flowers glowed like purple ghosts in the dim light from the porch lamp; near the end of driveway,…

110 Perkins Point Road, Newcastle, ME

Tucked into a peaceful and private setting, this beautifully maintained 2003 Federal-style home offers timeless character with thoughtful modern updates on 2.7…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 12-16.

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Robert D. and Nancy C. Stover to…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…

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At the Penobscot Community Health Center in Bangor, Muriel Emerson spends her days working with patients as a community health assistant, sharing resources and connecting those in need with…

Cast of Watts Halls summer musical The Drowsy Chaperone. (Photo courtesy Watts Hall Community Players)

Watts Hall Community Players brings the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone to life this summer. Performances run June 27 through July 6 for this "madcap love letter to the musicals of…

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A Penobscot elder in the early 1600s stated “through education comes understanding, and from understanding comes respect.” A riverine people, the Penobscot Nation lived and traveled along the…

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Camden is experiencing one of the most charged public debates about a community decision that any of us have ever experienced. This fact has sadly produced a campaign that, recognizing it is…

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Sidecountry Sports is holding a Used Bike Sale May 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring used and new bikes for children and adults.

The bikes represent all types of use: road, gravel,…

Owner Kelly Hokkanen. Photo by Kay Stephens

ROCKPORT — Inside Kelly Hokkanen's pocket-sized used bookstore measuring only 120 square feet, there are vast worlds — and the public is just starting to hear about it.

The Tiny Bookshop,…

Brady's is your place for great Food, Friends, & Fun!!

The new menu starts today!! Hour summer hours are set and starting this weekend The Saltwater Hillbilly will be playing every Sunday from…

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Christopher Rheault—Chrisso, to us—has been a ‘known quantity’ to my family since he was in high school, and we’re grateful that he wants to join the Camden Select Board. We support him, and we…

Maine penalties for not wearing a seat belt: first offense $50, second and subsequent offenses $125 and $250 respectively
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The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of a national Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign. The…

As a developer is named for a long anticipated affordable housing project at the McLain School building, in the foreground, the fate of the Lincoln Street Center, in the background, is questioned. (2018 file photo by Sarah Thompson)

ROCKLAND — As the City of Rockland announced its choice for ownership of the former…

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On June 10, Camden will vote for two candidates from a field of four candidates to serve on the School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) and Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional…

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Lobster pound at Tenant’s Harbor, 14X18, oil on archival canvasboard. (Photo courtesy Carol L. Douglas)

ROCKPORT — People visit the Atlantic coast for many reasons, including nostalgia tied to its history, culture, and unspoiled landscape. This is explored in "Letters from Home," on display May 31…

Maralyn Mae Hooper

ROCKLAND — Maralyn Mae Hooper, 84, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2025 at Breakwater Commons in Rockland.

Maralyn was born in Camden on April 9, 1941. She was the daughter of Harry and…

William B. Lowden

UNION — William B. Lowden, 76, died unexpectedly at home, Saturday, May 10, 2025 with his family at his side.

Born in Damariscotta, November 2, 1948, he was the son of Clifton and Beatrice…

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ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has received three grants to expand its annual “Read the Rainbow” book program, where funds are raised to send diverse book sets to Maine…

Joseph E. Forti

APPLETON — Visiting Hours for Joseph E. Forti, 92, who died December 16, 2024 at his home in Appleton, will be held Tuesday, May 27, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Burpee, Carpenter &…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside service for Kim “Mac” Irwin McFarland, who went home to his Lord and Savior November 28, 2024, will be held Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 10 a.m., at The East Union Cemetery,…

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BELFAST —The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 8-14. 

Stuart R. Macleod, 55, of Belfast, probation violation in Searsport Jan. 6, 2023,…

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A bill introduced in the Senate earlier this month that would automatically seal certain criminal records has set up a debate between supporters who say the legislation would give people with…

Bigelow Laboratory has officially named its 25,000-square-foot expansion, which will revolutionize the institute's solutions-oriented research and education programming, in honor of Harold Alfond. The Harold Alfond Foundation contributed $8 million of support to the new space, which represents a 40% increase in Bigelow Laboratory's campus and includes a versatile, multipurpose forum. Courtesy of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Next month, Bigelow Laboratory will officially celebrate the opening of the Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation, which will transform the institute’s education and…