A Celebration of Life for Norma Philbrook, age 92, who passed gently away on April 3, 2020, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 1 - 3 p.m., at the home of Alan Philbrook, on 43 Broad Cove…
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity July 26 - Aug. 31. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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ROCKPORT — Janice M. Carleton (Watts) 84, loving wife of James R. Carleton Sr., passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Knox Center for Long-Term Care in…
WALDOBORO — Lee Powell, 78, died August 22, 2020 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born July 18, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Henry and Florence Leibrick Powell.
Lee…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 1, 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…
The 53rd annual Fall Foliage Festival scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11, 2020 at the Boothbay Railway Museum, has been canceled due to COVID-19.
“After thoughtful and careful consideration…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Maine organizations will receive grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) totaling $843,619.
These grants will be used to stop…
CAMDEN formally of NORTH HAVEN — Marion Jane (Grant) Metzger, 94, widow of William H. Metzger, passed away peacefully, Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport with her…
VINALHAVEN — Timothy B. Dyer, 72, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, August 27, 2020 at his home with his wife by his side.
Born September 12, 1947 in Belfast to Leslie and Patricia (…
NORTHPORT — Rodney Earl Morgan, 77 of Northport, went to be with his parents and our heavenly Father on August 27, 2020 after a brief illness.
He was born in Gardiner, Maine on…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 3-21.
Josh K. Hurd, 34, of Charleston, criminal trespass in Unity Sept. 16, 2016, $300 fine; burglary…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Randi N. Lindsey, of Searsmont, and Michael Lindsey, of Rockland, were married Oct. 18, 2014, in Hope…
requests court to order reimbursement or credit for all Rockport school overpayments, with interest
ROCKPORT — Following up on a unanimous Aug. 19 Select Board vote, the Town of Rockport has filed a suit in Knox County Superior Court against the school district that educates its students, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten Maine organizations have received a total of $7,455,970 to help combat the opioid crisis.
The investments will enable Maine community health centers, rural…
Gary L. Cross’ celebration of life planned, at the Belfast Shrine Club, will be postponed and announced at a later date.
Memories and condolences…
TROY — Janice Beach Laverdure, 70, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on August 26,2020.
She is survived by her husband, Michael H. Laverdure of Troy, Maine; and her…
JEFFERSON — Michael Bowden, 62, passed away on August 25, 2020.
Mike was born on June 27, 1958, the son of Charles Bowden of Jefferson and the late Marion (Choate) Bowden.
He grew up…
LINCOLNVILLE — A committee in Lincolnville is asking town residents about their current access to the internet, and what sort of service they want.
Among goals set…
VINALHAVEN — The Vinalhaven School has a new principal in place for the upcoming school year with a remarkable bevy of accomplishments, highlighted by a Grammy Award in 2012.
Dr…
one-room schools ..... opening LCS ...... fall in the air
“Stop dawdling, Madalienne! We’ve got a lot to do this morning.” Myrabelle Russ stood in the middle of the road, hands on hips, and called back to her daughter. The little girl…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 31, 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…
ROCKPORT — Property owners in Rockport are due to see their 2020-2021 tax bills next week, and the mil rate, after several years of increases, has dropped.
According…
After enjoying a wonderful Father’s Day with his family, Keel James Cooper tragically passed on June 21, 2020.
Because of the incredible emotional pain this wrought for his mother, father…
LINCOLNVILLE — As Midcoast mountains have grown in popularity for hikers of all abilities, fire departments have gotten more savvy over the past years in responding to calls for help. This morning…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 30, 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 — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 among individuals affiliated with the Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 29, 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…
SEARSMONT — Ronald “Goldy” Goldstein, 71, of Searsmont, Maine passed away on August 27, 2020, surrounded by his family, after a short but courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma.
Goldy was…
A graveside service for Debra A. “Debbie” Tooley, 52, who died March 12, 2020, will be held Saturday, September 12, 2020, at 1 p.m., at Achorn Cemetery, Old County Road, Rockland.
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Both boards to meet Sept. 2
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD and School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby is asking two school boards for permission to delay the start of school until Sept. 14.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 31-Aug. 17.
Carlton Edward Abbott, Jr., 60, of Belfast, burglary of a motor vehicle in Camden Sept. 18…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity from Aug. 5-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
‘COVID-19 has definitely put a crimp on our [voter registration] activities’
MIDCOAST — With less than three months until the 2020 General Election, officials from both the Democratic and Republican parties are ramping up efforts to register new voters across the…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released Friday an updated color coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color for schools as they…
WARREN — Daniel Webber Burns, 68, of Warren, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 25, 2020. He died at Maine Medical Center in Portland due to complications from heart surgery.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 28, 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…
WALDOBORO — Firefighters faced a series of challenges, Thursday evening in Waldoboro, while responding to, and fighting a fire in a house whose last confirmed occupant passed away in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $11,550,148 to the Maine Department of Health of Human Services, the Maine Department of Economic and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Insurance announced Wednesday its review and approval of the rates submitted by the state's three individual market health insurance carriers for the 2021 plan year…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ninety-three skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes in Maine have been awarded a total of $10,421,700 to support increased testing, staffing, and personal protective…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the public Celebration of Life at the Belfast Park Pavilion that was planned for Nicholas Day has been cancelled.
BELMONT — Nicholas R. Day,…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she has signed an Executive Order to protect the health and safety of Maine voters, poll workers, and election officials and to facilitate access…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 22, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,300 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 27, 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…
BROOKLIN — Marine Patrol responded to a report of a lobster vessel that sunk Aug. 26 near Naskeag Point, in Brooklin.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. when, according to the…
ORONO — The University of Maine system is reporting that as of Aug. 26, there are seven identified cases of COVID-19, five at UMaine in Orono, including four at a fraternity house…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $973,172 to help 33 rural businesses, farms, and organizations in Maine with lowering energy costs, including four in…
ALNA — On Tuesday August 25, 2020, at 5:31 p.m., the Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motorcycle crash on Route 218/Alna Road in the town of Alna.
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AUGUSTA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the Maine Department of Labor and Maine Emergency Management Agency Tuesday night it has approved Maine’s application for Lost Wages…
