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After almost 14 years of managing the North Haven Fitness & Wellness Center, the Penobscot Bay YMCA will step aside and hand operations back over to the Town of North…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 9-13.     

Camden

Vicky L. Willey to Vicky L. Willey Tr. and Vicky…

THOMASTON — Nancy M. Barnard, 77, died peacefully, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Quarry Hill Assisted Living Center in Camden. Born in Camden, February 19, 1946, she was the daughter of John and…

Three options: Family-Friendly • Kid at Heart • In Bed by 9 p.m.

MAINE—Calling Midcoast people: there will be numerous Halloween-themed events around the Midcoast as we’ve compiled in our annual “…

ROCKLAND — A victim of a stabbing in Rockland was flown to a major trauma center, Wednesday night, Oct. 18, 2023.

Rockland police were called to the Maritime Farms gas station on south Main…

LINCOLNVILLE — Margaret "Maggie" I. Laughlin, 72, of Lincolnville, died on October 14, 2023 at her home in Lincolnville following a brief illness. 

A complete obituary will be published…

Over the last two years, and up until October 17, 2023, Timothy Richard “Brew” Brewster traveled a heroic journey with Lymphoma. His strength and positivity was awe inspiring.

Brew was born…

ROCKLAND — William A. Flottman, 63, of Rockland, died on Monday, October 16, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

A complete obituary will be published later. 

A funeral service…

CUSHING — Brandon S. Yeaton, 32, died unexpectedly, Friday, October 6, 2023 at his home.

Born in Brunswick, September 3, 1991, he was the son of Roberta Olson and Bradley Yeaton. Educated…

James (Jim) Taylor, 59, passed away peacefully on October 5 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, having valiantly fought an aggressive form of melanoma for over 3 years. 

Jim was…

CUSHING — Lorraine Perry Jones, 87 of Cushing, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on October 6, 2023, with her loving family by her side. Lorraine was born in Warren, Maine on February…

EDDINGTON — Maine State Police are actively seeking an individual who has stolen vehicles in the Eddington area and led police on a chase.    

“At this time based on his conduct and…

CAMDEN and ROCKPORT — The first Sunday call came in at 6:54 a.m. from Knox Regional Communications Center in Rockland, asking Camden Fire…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 228 calls for service for the period of Oct. 10 to Oct. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,000 calls for service.

Summonses

Manford H. Durkee was born June 1,1940 at home on Islesboro, Maine. He passed away on September 30, 2023 at home on Clark Island, Maine.
 
Manford graduated high school in 1958 and…

Janice (Trim) Ryder, 87, passed away on October 7, 2023, in Searsport from complications of a fall.

She was born to Ralph and Geneva (McLaughlin) Trim on May 2, 1936, in Somerville,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor’s Workplace Safety and Health Division (SafetyWorks!), Maine Fire Service Institute, Office of the State Fire Marshal, and Maine Department of Agriculture,…

LINCOLNVILLE — Iris McKay Dougherty, 95, widow of Carlton Dougherty, died on October 7, 2023, at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

A complete obituary will be published later.

Wayne (Sonny) Harvey died peacefully in his home October 9, 2023. He was born in October of 1948 to Hazel and Elmer Harvey. His mom decided then and there to call him "Sonny" because he was born…

ROCKLAND — Eleanor Webbley McClelland, 96 died on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Breakwater Commons in Rockland. She was born June 11, 1927 in Arlington, Massachusetts, the second child of Frederick…

THOMASTON — Cory L. Daniello, 46, died peacefully in her sleep, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, while awaiting a heart transplant due to a life long…

Sonja Jean Tripp, 64, passed into the arms of Jesus on October 12, 2023. Sonja loved Jesus and wanted everyone to know Him. She loved spending time with family and friends.

Gardening,…

What do we want for our town

I have always been a prolific dreamer. They are often long and complex, but, much to the chagrin of some of my patients in my day job, I am not one to analyze or interpret dreams.…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 6-12.

Bryton Allen, 28, of Belfast, sexual…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 30 - Oct. 10.

An arrest or…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 5-13.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has voiced her concern over the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) decision to no longer maintain two daybeacons in…

ROCKLAND — Erleen Harden Martin, died peacefully on October 4, 2023, at the age of 101. She was in her own bed, in her own home, where she wanted to be, with one of her sons lying next to her.…

SPRUCE HEAD — David K. Hamalainen, 82, died peacefully after a short illness on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at home with his wife by his side.

Those who would like to share a memory or…

OWLS HEAD — Louis M. Leach, 93, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Lou was the beloved husband of Agnes Sullivan Leach.

A full obituary…

ROCKLAND — Linwood Lowell Moody, 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2023 at the Breakwater Commons in Rockland. Born in Thomaston, he was the son of Clement L. and Evelyn Verge…

Pen Bay Medical Center will host a memorial service Monday, Oct. 16, to honor beloved care team member Emily Mecklenburg, MD. The service will begin at 6 p.m. on the large lawn on the PBMC campus…

WARREN — A motor vehicle crash at a Warren intersection resulted in at least four people being transported to local hospitals on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Responding firefighters say that they…

WALDOBORO — Judith A. Collamore, 82 of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2023, at her home with her loving family by her side. Judith was born on January 31, 1941, to Kenneth Seavey…

Sarah Loebs Werkman lived with love, grace, boldness, and wanderlust. Having been surrounded by her family, Sarah died on October 3, 2023, with her great love beside her holding her hand as he has…

Albert Packard passed away August 6, 2023. He was born December 27, 1931, in Maine, but grew up in New York.

He attended college in Maine, where he majored in Science and was introduced to…

What to do with the end-of-season bounty

It’s harvest time!

When your neighbors drop off heaping bags of produce from their gardens and the farmer’s markets are overflowing, the question remains: “What should I make tonight?”…

An early November opening anticipated

BELFAST—As Mike Hurley, the former co-owner of The Colonial Theater in Belfast tells it, he and his wife, Therese Bagnardi were living in…

10,640 square foot footprint with parking and store

Gorill Palmer, a South Portland-based engineering consulting firm, has submitted on behalf of the…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 25-Oct. 6.

Darcie Lea Carlson, 39, of Warren, domestic violence assault in Warren Aug. 7, 2022, dismissed…

OWLS HEAD — John Ware, 89, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.

John was born January 3, 1934 at the Maine General Hospital in Portland. He was the son of Roland and Iva…

OWLS HEAD — Alma ‘Sherry’ MacMillan Steele, 72, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2023, at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine, surrounded by the love of her family and friends.

The Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital family was heartbroken to learn that colleague Dr. Emily Mecklenburg was…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 26 - Oct. 6.

Kerston Lane, 46, of Brooks…

WALDOBORO — Longtime Waldoboro resident Janice White, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 8 after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 6,…

MEDFORD — Janet Anne Cunningham, age 87, of Medford, Maine passed away on September 30, 2023 at Breakwater Commons in Rockland, Maine. She was born in North Waldoboro, Maine on February 9, 1936,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 228 calls for service for the period of Oct. 3 to Oct. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,775 calls for service.

Summonses

PORTLAND — A South Thomaston man was sentenced October 4, 2023, in U.S. District Court, in Portland, for a bank fraud scheme in which he filed fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan…

WASHINGTON — Marilyn Sandra Davis, of Washington, Maine, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning just as the sun was rising, covering her body in its warm, golden glow, surrounded by her…