CAMDEN — The Select Board in Camden will consider again extending a moratorium on pier construction and placement in the outer and…

Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke submitted the following newsletter to the Rockport Select Board in advance of its Jan. 8 regularly scheduled meeting.

EMS Workshop

The Board is…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 25-29. 

Brooks

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ROCKLAND — Harry T. Lampman, 81, passed away July 12, 2023 in Rockland, Maine. He is survived by his wife Stephanie, stepdaughter Melissa, and grandson Arthur and his family of Mitchells and…

SPRUCE HEAD — Charlotte Joy Blanchard, of Spruce Head, Maine, passed away suddenly but peacefully, with family by her side, on December 31, 2023, from complications of cancer.

Charlotte was…

SEARSPORT — Morton David Alling, III, 79, passed away at home on Thursday, January 4, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Born February 20, 1944, to Catherine Lassen Alling and Morton David…

WEST APPLETON — On December 30, 2023, Mrs. Lucille Bartlett, of West Appleton, Maine, passed away peacefully at her home in the company of her family. Mrs. Bartlett, or Lucy, as she was called by…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec 29 - Jan. 4. 

Robert G. Gray Jr., 38, of…

My mom, Diane O’Brien, has provided an article for this week.

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SOUTH THOMASTON (Jan. 7, 2024, 6 p.m.) — Because the barn that burned at Pepper Hill Farm, in South Thomaston, is on a commercial property, a call to the Fire Marshal’s Office was…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 21 - Jan. 2. 

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — Michael Thomas Greeley, 67, of Belfast, the son of Thomas and Marion Greeley, passed away on December 31, the last day of 2023.

Michael was friendly, outgoing and enjoyed being…

ROCKPORT — Florence Nellie Gilmore, 83, passed away January 4, 2024, in Rockport, Maine. She was born March 9, 1940 in Newburgh, Maine, the daughter of Clarence and Marion Dunton.

After…

ROCKLAND — Rockland has initiated a city-wide parking ban, starting at 2 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, until 6 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8.

Off street parking available in the Winter St. Lot.

WARREN — David L. Perry, 72, of Warren, passed away peacefully at Lincoln Health-Miles Campus on December 28, 2023.

David was born on March 10, 1951, to Alvin Perry and Bertha (Learned)…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 27 - Jan. 1.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

CAMDEN — Ina L. Doban died at the Sussman House, in Rockport, on Christmas Day afternoon. 

A memorial service for Ina will be held Tuesday, January 16, at 10:30 a.m., at Long Funeral Home,…

SOUTH THOMASTON — A pickup truck driver was able to continue along Spruce Head Road, in South Thomaston, for a good quarter of a mile with the hood of his truck blocking a lot of his view,…

 There will be a winter parking ban for all streets and parking lots in Camden, except for the Public Safety lot on Washington Street, from 6 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 7, to 6 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8.

Sheila L. Barnstein, 75, died December 31, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Sheila was born September 15, 1948 in Amesbury, Massachusetts to Elwin and Evelyn Hughes Rollins. Sheila grew up…

There will be a Memorial Gathering for Albert W. Brown, 83, of Rockport, who died on December 19, 2023, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 1 - 3 p.m., at the First Congregational Church UCC, 55…

BELFAST — Leiellia "Lee" Littlefield, 67, of Belfast passed away December 28, 2023 with her loving family at her side after a short struggle with cancer. She was born August 18, 1956, in Belfast…

CAMDEN — Cheryl L. Eaton, 73 of Camden, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2023, at the Sussman House in Rockport, with her loving family by her side. Cheryl was born on June 15, 1950 to Guy O…

The Board of Directors of Rockland’s Sail, Power & Steam Museum announced Jan. 3 that Robin McIntosh is its the new executive director of the museum.

Museum founder Captain Jim Sharp…

CAMDEN — A former teacher at an independent school in Camden was arrested Dec. 22 for allegedly sexually assaulting a student over a decade ago.

Clifford J. Barnes, 34, who previously lived…

On Wednesday, January 3,, a threat was emailed to the state email account of a State House employee, according to a news release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety. The…

LEESBURG, Florida — Paul “Pete” Sutherland Hurlburt passed away on January 1, 2024 at his home in Leesburg, Florida.

Mr. Hurlburt was born on April 14, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, the…

ROCKLAND — A house fire on Myrtle Street in Rockland had been burning for some time late into Tuesday night, sending smoke and heat…

CUSHING — Doris M. Mitchell, 99, died peacefully, Monday, December 18, 2023 following a brief period of declining health.

A service of remembrance will be held in the summer and a full…

ROCKLAND — Dorcas Eldridge Zeiner passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Sussman House in Rockport on the evening of December 13, 2023.

Born in Biddeford, September 22, 1930 to…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — Ruth Inez (Smart) Way, 83, passed peacefully on December 27, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after her long and courageous battle with aphasia. As in life, her beloved…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 1-27.

William F. Alfano, 72, of Rockland, domestic violence assault in Union Aug. 4, 2023, seven days in…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 158 calls for service for the period of Dec. 27 to Jan. 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,063 calls for service.

Summons

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BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 2, for their regularly scheduled meeting. Agenda items on …

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 25-29.

Appleton

Susan M. Cross to Susan M. Cross, Joanne Mary Rubbo,…

Rockport Village sparkled Dec. 31 from one end of Pascal Avenue all the way to the library on Central Street, with lights and luminaries lining streets, sidewalks, handrails, windows, widow’s…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 18-22. 

Belfast

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 21-28.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 15-26. 

An arrest or summons does not…

It is New Year’s Eve as I write this. I was born nearly 50 years ago, at the Rockland Hospital.

How to reflect on nearly 50 years? Well, it seems like a very big number. And I am only…

ROCKPORT — The short footbridge that ties the west and east side of Rockport Harbor is gone for five months as the town builds a new one.

“It had gotten to a point that we were concerned…

On Friday, December 29, 2023, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Augusta Regional Communication Center received a call from an unknown male advising he had broken into a home…

THOMASTON — James “Jim, Jimmy” Watts, was born October 27, 1944 to Alden and Willimenna Watts. After 79 years of playing the best game anyone could play, he was called out, stealing the best life…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Sandra ‘Sandy’ Zimmermann, born March 2, 1941, in Camden, Maine to Jesse Williard and Bertha Mae Ripley Sleeper and went to be with the Lord December 25, 2023, at the age of 82…

SPRUCE HEAD — Virginia A. ‘Ginny’ Simmons, 87, died peacefully, Monday, December 25, 2023 following a period of declining health, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in St. George,…

ROCKPORT — Donna B. Rackliff, 81, died unexpectedly at home, Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Born in Rockland, May 4, 1942, she was the daughter of Freeman, Jr. and Dorothy Kalloch Brewer.…

In a 12:40 a.m. update, Maine State Police reported that the mother and daughter have been safely located.