BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 25 - Oct. 8.
Aaron L. Gibbs, 44, of Stockton Springs, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in…
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Midcoast state legislative candidates discuss housing shortage, re-entry housing, emergency shelters
The topic of expanding housing opportunities, particularly for low income individuals or families, has been a longstanding topic throughout the years. Before the pandemic, the topic moved towards…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Select Board meets Oct. 13
Rockport Town Manager Bill Post issued his Oct. 8 report and update in advance of the Oct. 13 Select Board meeting. Post outlined plans to inspect sewer lines by a camera, reported on the…
The streets of Belfast Maine are a bit cleaner in 2020 due to the installation of 14 Sidewalk Buttler cigarette butt receptacles, that have been attached to posts in the downtown area.
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A graveside service for Danny A. Martin, 60, who died following a tragic accident while doing what he loved, working on his prized Z28 Camaro, will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 2 p.…
OWLS HEAD – Norman K. Wildes, 84, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
Born in Portland, April 13, 1936, Norman…
WISCASSET — Ann (Marietta) Webster Guidoboni passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport, on Monday, October 5, 2020.
Ann was born in Vinalhaven, June 28, 1935, to Kenneth…
ROCKLAND — Wesley O. Wildes, 66, died Thursday, October 8, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport, surrounded by his family.
Born in Rockland, October 25, 1953, he was the son of…
tale of two schoolhouses....curbside and virtual library
Eight years ago today (though don’t hold me to the exact day) nearly 200 of us pulled an old schoolhouse across the road and onto a new foundation. The day started out cold and foggy as people…
And the 7-Napkin Burger is Back!
OWLS HEAD—The Owls Head General Store, shuttered for nearly three years, is back in operation under new owner, Maya Newsam, 27.
“We originally planned to be open the Fourth of July, and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
‘Smoke alarm woke them up’
LINCOLNVILLE — Firefighters in Lincolnville were quick to knock down a potential structure fire on the Belfast Road, early Monday morning, yet persistent smoke and smolders kept the…
AUGUSTA – With the very first lawful sales of adult use marijuana under way, as of Oct. 9, regulators with the Office of Marijuana Policy—a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and…
article explanations now included
MONTVILLE — Four referendum articles are appearing on the municipal ballot in the Town of Montville for the November 3 election.
Below are the four questions voters are being…
APPLETON — The Town of Appleton has installed a drop box for residents to be able to deliver their completed absentee ballots to the town hall, in person, when the town hall is closed.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 2-8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 3
Kurt J. Damon Jr., 31, of Stockton…
UNION — Voters casting ballots for the November 3 general election are being presented with one municipal referendum question.
The question reads: “To see if the Town of Union…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 15 - Oct. 9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 15
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The nation continues to grapple with the debate of reducing law enforcement budgets and appropriating those funds elsewhere in communities, and the discussion of how to improve the relationship…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
six are non-binding advisory questions
WALDOBORO — The Town of Waldoboro has placed four binding referendum questions, as well as six non-binding referendum questions on the ballot for the November 3 general election.
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LINCOLNVILLE — Robert Edward Kennedy, 95, of Lincolnville, died at home on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Born in Camden on March 19, 1925, he was the son of Frank Delano and Alice (…
BELMONT — Douglas H. Cross, 64, passed away October 6, 2020 in Bangor at Eastern Maine Medical Center.
He was the son of Leonard and Carrie (Mehuren) Cross. He was born in Hope, Maine…
Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us… Psalm 90:17 KJV
WALDO — On October 5, 2020 Tina J. Bowden, 64, and Richard E. Bowden Jr., 64, of Waldo, Maine went to be with the…
CAMDEN — Lyman-Morse has submitted plans drawn by Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and Surveying to demolish and rebuild a series of buildings on the east side of Camden Harbor.
The existing…
ROCKPORT — The Acute Respiratory Center (ARC), the COVID-19 testing site at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), has relocated to 731 Commercial St., Rockport, and began testing patients at the new…
ROCKLAND — In a mid-morning statement Oct. 9, Lonza Rockland Inc. addressed some of its employees testing positive for COVID-19.
Dr. Nirav Shah said Oct. 8 in his twice-weekly…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Oct. 9, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 143.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey issued an advisory Thursday to election officials, law enforcement, and all Maine voters re-affirming the rights of all eligible Mainers to vote in…
50 businesses and 45 artists support Finding Our Voices
ROCKLAND—Forty-five Maine artists have paired up with 50 downtown Rockland businesses to spread awareness of the impact of domestic violence this month for Finding Our Voices (…
AUGUSTA — In preparation for administering the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has issued updated guidance to ensure…
AUGUSTA — Dr. Nirav Shah said Oct. 8 in his twice-weekly presentation to Maine concerning the status of COVID-19 in the state that the Maine CDC is investigating six cases occurring at the Lonza…
‘The crimes alleged shock the conscience of the entire Midcoast community’
ROCKLAND – The news that two Rockland Police Officers recently fired from the department allegedly beat to death several porcupines on more than one occasion with a baton and while on duty, has…
ROCKPORT — After talking at length Sept. 28 about a conceptual plan for a new parking lot in Rockport Village, sited on a bank overlooking the harbor, the Rockport Select Board has approved moving…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Even before the arrival of COVID-19, millions of people were turning to vitamin D supplements, some to compensate for the diminishing power of the sun here in the northern hemisphere October to…
As Maine enters Stage 4 of Governor Janet Mills’ reopening plan this month, a bumpy road ahead remains for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and micro-business owners across the state. …
CAMDEN – The board of United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has selected John Viehman as its new executive director. Viehman succeeds UMC’s first executive director, Megan Williams, who recently…
CAMDEN — The Quarry Hill retirement facility that lies between Route 1 and Union Street near the Rockport town line, is closing its Route 1 (Elm Street) entrance as of Oct. 13.
Quarry…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Wednesday it has proposed a rule change to make the seasonal influenza vaccine part of the immunizations required for…
CAMDEN — Evelyn “Lyn” Tietze Freeman Woods lost her fight with cancer on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at her home in Camden, Maine, with her devoted daughter, Tamzyn, at her side.
Born…
Last summer, the Belfast Garden Club’s Scholarship Committee looked for an opportunity to support a paid internship for a local teenager with an interest in environmental science. They found it in…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds August 31 - Sept. 18.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 18-24.
Jason M. Howie, 31, of Belmont, disorderly conduct (loud/…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has received a total of $2,287,725 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), medical supplies, and equipment for essential workers…
SWANVILLE — A New York man was killed in a late-night crash that involved the building that houses Swan Lake Grocery, according to a media report from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2,166,719 to the Governor’s Energy Office, to further advance a comprehensive economic…
