WARREN — Margaret W. ‘Maggie’ Mills, 90, died peacefully at her home, with her loving son and daughter-in-law at her side, Saturday, March 28, 2020.
Born in Thomaston, November 2, 1929, she…
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Doris (Grindle) Kinney, 81, of Northport, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on March 30, 2020 in Temple Terrace, Florida.
A memorial service is being planned and will be…
Nicholas Learnard, age 39, passed away on Friday, March 27 due to complications from a 15-month long and courageous battle with the rare synovial cell sarcoma.
He is survived by his wife…
CAMDEN — Seven Camden firefighters and one North East Mobile Health EMT hustled up a Megunticook Mountain trail Sunday, March 29, to assist a young man who was short of breath and dizzy after…
‘All of us [...] are going to need some extra support to weather this season of social distancing’
A recent trend arising in the Midcoast in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the use of virtual mental health sessions, or telemental health sessions.
“All of us — even the most…
‘YMCA stays with us’
Pen Bay Area YMCA is sharing with its membership information regarding facility closures. The video was produced by David Berez, Post Office Editorial. It features CEO Melissa Bellew, Chief…
‘we are just a tiny cog in a massive switchover that’s happened around the state’
CAMDEN – Maine Health uses 40 gallons of hand sanitizer per day. As is everything in these times it is in short supply.…
ROCKLAND — Residents of Woodlands Memory Care Center, in Rockland, were briefly relocated from the south section of the facility to the north section after staff reported a burning odor in …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 30, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 275 cases confirmed. Forty-one people in Maine have recovered…
everybody out connecting with other people benefits the entire community
After 36 years as executive director of Coastal Opportunities in Camden, Joe Curll will retire at the end of this month and turn his responsibilities over to Cliff Winn.
Curll has overseen…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 17-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
March 19
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MaineHealth cancels non-urgent office appointments
MaineHealth, the nonprofit that owns Pen Bay Medical Center, in Rockport, and Waldo County General Hospital, in Belfast said March 28 in a letter to individuals who have used MaineHealth medical…
AUGUSTA — Two additional individuals from Maine have passed away due to COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.
The Maine CDC website was updated with the new death count at 2:20 p.m.,…
VINALHAVEN — The Vinalhaven School is seeking to add a principal and an assistant principal to its administrative team, a move that would separate the recently combined superintendent and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 29, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 253 cases confirmed.
Forty-one people in Maine have…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court Jan.- Feb.
Jared C. Chambers of Warren and Hayley D. Chambers of Rockland, married July 6, 2012, in Jefferson.…
Web Casting of May’s service will be available after 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, by visiting May’s Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com. Please click on Photos & Videos in the menu bar, then…
In the investigatory phase, tracing all patient/colleague interactions
ROCKPORT — Two doctors at Pen Bay Medical Center have tested positive for COVID-19. Prior to testing positive, the providers had minimal contact with patients, according to hospital spokesperson…
group dispersed prior to law enforcement's arrival
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 28, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 211 cases confirmed.
Thirty-six people in Maine have since…
The following was sent by RSU Superintendent Mary Alice McLean, March 28:
Many people in the community have…
Downtown March 22, Wiscasset’s Loretta Leighton saw a kind of bird she didn’t know. So she messaged sister Rhonda Hamlin, who has taken up birding and photography. “My new hobby,” Hamlin, also of…
The following letter was sent March 27 from the Islesboro Selectmen to the island community: Islesboro needs everyone’s help right now. The Select Board urges that we defer our personal…
The following is a transcript of a March 27 radio address given by Governor Janet Mills:
Friday the State of Maine joined countless friends, families, communities, states and…
Maine’s Congressional Delegation wrote to Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly today, March 27, urging him to take actions necessary to allow large private shipyards like Bath Iron Works to follow…
contingency plans in place to mitigate missing coverage
BELFAST — Three members of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, including Sheriff Jeffrey Trafton, have undergone precautionary quarantines in an effort to ensure the department remains safe and…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 16-23.
Ryan M. Davis, 33, of Vienna, unlawful possession of scheduled drug in Washington Oct. 30, 2018, $…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced March 27 that many credentials issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that expire within the current state emergency period will be extended…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills directed Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso on March 27 to allow boaters to operate without a…
SEARSMONT — Mildred Ann Perkins Grey, 82, of Searsmont, passed away on March 26, 2020 in Bangor.
She was born in Monroe, Maine, on December 8, 1937 to Preston G. and Bernice Riley Perkins.…
BELFAST — Flora S. (West) Williams, 89, Belfast, Maine, died peacefully surrounded by loving family at her home on Pearl Street, in Belfast, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
Flora was born on…
ROCKPORT — Earlier this week, Pen Bay Medical Center identified its first in-patient, who tested positive for coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The patient required a brief hospitalization at PBMC and has…
AUGUSTA — Today, March 27, Gov. Janet Mills and CDC Director Dr. Nirav D. Shah emphasized the need for retired or semi-retired medical professionals, especially emergency service personnel,…
A month ago, life on the Midcoast of Maine, as everywhere in the world, couldn’t have been more different than it is today. The news business here was occupied with gearing up for town meetings,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 27, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 168 cases confirmed.
Twenty-four people in Maine have since…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today, March 27, reported the first death of an individual who had tested positive for the disease caused by the 2019 novel…
The Lincoln County EMA Emergency Operations Center issued a request March 26 for new, unused Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to assist our front line Emergency Medical, Fire Department and Law…
AUGUSTA — In response to the extraordinary generosity of Maine people, businesses, and organizations looking to help during these challenging times, Governor Janet Mills launched a new online…
The Islesboro Town Office circulated the following to its citizens: Our community is preparing for the onset…
Bureau of Parks and Lands announces steps to help slow the spread of coronavirus
Effective Friday, March 27, at 12:01 a.m., the following Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal State Parks and beaches are closed until April 8: Reid State Park, Popham Beach State Park, Fort Popham…
A truck hauling 80,000 pounds of French fries overturned while on an access ramp to the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough today, March 26.
According to Maine State Police, the truck was going…
‘please know that we are thinking of you and doing our best to stay in touch remotely.’
Rockland Public Library has issued the following update:
Rockland Public Library is currently closed to the public, but many…
The Town of South Thomaston has issued the following two statements:
Statement from the South Thomaston Municipal Team
Based on the…
registrations, office hours, solid waste: what is your town doing now?
KNOX COUNTY — As the Covid-19 situation evolves and develops, local municipalities are changing and updating their practices and protocol. Many offices have closed,…
MONROE — Derol John Gibbs, 93, of Monroe, Maine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Maine Veterans Home.
He was born Monday July 12, 1926 in Brooks, Maine, the son of the…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa announced today, March 26, the State will extend the…
CAMDEN — Robert W. Cuthbertson Jr, 90, entered into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at his home with his beloved family by his side.
A full obituary and service information…
SEARSMONT — Searsmont Selectmen voted March 25 to postpone town meeting to a date, yet to be determined. Going forward, the town will use Zoom, the online meeting platform, for remote…
