UPDATE: At 7:03 a.m. Friday, State Police announced “Joyce Benner has been located safely in Waterville by Waterville Police.”
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WALDO — A Stockton Springs man has died following a motorcycle crash on the Waldo Station Road, in Waldo, Tuesday evening.
On August 18, 2020 at approximately 11:05 p.m., Waldo County…
A graveside committal service with military honors for Donald E. Simonton, 77, who died April 21, 2020, will be held Friday, August 28, at 2 p.m., at West Rockport Cemetery, Park Street, West…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Town Office will be closing early today, Aug. 20, at 4:45 p.m. to address an issue with the Town’s computer network.
The office will re-open at 8:30 a.m.…
reports of dry residential, dug wells in Waldo County
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, the…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the formation of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program to support…
one testing site already operational in belfast
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and MaineHealth announced Thursday the launch of five new “swab and send” COVID-19 testing sites, further expanding access to reliable…
LINCOLNVILLE — Three law enforcement agencies spent the overnight hours in a standoff in Lincolnville, involving a man accused of holding his partner at…
August 26, 5:30 p.m.
The City of Rockland is holding a listening session Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. to hear public comments about the proposed contract zone off of Old County Road that would allow Sandy River Company to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 20, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 128.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 20, 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 — For the week ending August 15, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,300 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,200 initial claims filed for federal…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from July 26-Aug. 18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 19, 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…
ST. GEORGE — The Town of St. George held municipal elections August 17 and annual town meeting August 18.
Below are the results from both days.
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AUGUSTA — Educate Maine, Maine Department of Education, Maine State Board of Education and the Maine State Teacher of the Year Association are pleased to announce that Cindy Soule (Cumberland…
BELFAST — Votes on the Regional School Unit 71 school budget have finally been cast after a month delay.
RSU 71 includes the communities of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and…
ROCKPORT — Annual Town Meeting 2020 in Rockport took an historic deviation from tradition Aug. 18 when all municipal business was conducted in the voting booth at the town office, instead of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued a Notice of Public Comment regarding the City of Rockland Dredge of the Fish Pier off Commercial Street in Rockland.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $19,704,833 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
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AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced Tuesday he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing a federal…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 13-31.
Linsey Brockelbank, 35,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Aug. 1-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding people receiving…
September town meeting warrant article proposes municipal land lease
THOMASTON — Like his father before him, Michael Hall, president of Hall Funeral Home and Midcoast Crematory, Inc., knows how families want to prepare their loved ones for burial, and how much…
suspending initiatives until after the election is concluded
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has issued the following statement on operational changes:
“The United States Postal Service will play a…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment:
“Both of my grandmothers voted for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service will send interest payments to about 13.9 million individual taxpayers who timely filed their 2019…
MONROE — Charles Webster Clark, 68, passed away August 15, 2020 in Belfast.
He was born October 23, 1951, in Searsport, to Robert and Marion (Curtis) Clark. Charlie was raised in…
ROCKLAND — Robert Ensor Crowe, Jr., age 55, passed away unexpectedly in an accident on August 14,
He was born on June 26, 1965 in Rockland, Maine to Robert E. Crowe, Sr. and Alice…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 18, 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…
ST. GEORGE — Hailey Jean Robinson, age 26, passed away unexpectedly from an accident on August 14, 2020, along with her significant other, Robert Crowe.
Hailey was born on January 7, 1994…
ROCKLAND — In July, a property assessor, KRT, distributed its findings from a recent assessment of property valuations in Rockland. The results sent residents into a frenzy, with many in the South…
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CAMDEN — Parents and teens were socked this week with the sudden news that it could be lights out for the Starfire Skate Park, operated by the Teen Center as part of the Penobscot Bay YMCA, on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A $400,000 grant has been awarded to the Midcoast Economic Development District located in Damariscotta from the Economic Development Administration.
The…
Vivian Theo (Annis) Smart, born May 15, 1927, in Gardiner, Maine, to Merl B. and Alice (Cook) Annis, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020, at the age of 93, while a resident at Westgate Center…
HOPE — Floyd Osmond Pease, 91, of Lincolnville, died on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at his son’s home in Hope.
Born in Appleton, on June 3, 1929, he was the son of Albert and Mildred (…
CUSHING — Nancy J. Copeland, 84, of Cushing, died on Monday, August 17, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later.
Condolences…
ROCKLAND — Dennis J. Williams, 58, died suddenly yet peacefully, Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Maine Medical Center with loved ones by his side.
Dennis was born May 1, 1962 in Rockland,…
BELFAST — Donald L. Horch, 73, of Belfast passed away on August 16, 2020 in Camden.
He was born on January 1, 1947 in Danbury, Connecticut.
A private service will be held…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) said Aug. 17 that it has opened an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak associated…
Lavinia and Lucy Snow; Olive Rose, the nation’s first female elected official
One hundred years ago, on Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote was ensured when the State of Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment. The…
a fictional crazy woman .... controlling the harvest ..... school reopening to be decided
Naomi took up gardening that summer with a vengeance. As soon as the dew had dried in the morning, she was out of the house, tools over her shoulder like a miner off to work. Cultivating…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marking a major milestone in tax administration, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday taxpayers can now submit …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 17, 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…
WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts — Michael William Stanley died December 22, 2019 in Weymouth, Massachusetts due to complications from surgery and COPD, at the age of 63.
Born June 28, 1956 in…
BURKETTVILLE — Artie Pease, 86, died peacefully at home in his sleep on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.
He was born June 20, 1934 to Arthur and Velma Pease. Artie grew up in…
On the issues
On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…
On the issues
On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…
