SEARSPORT — Additional information has been released about the man killed by a falling tree Saturday during Tropical Storm Lee, according to a media report from Searsport Police Chief Brian Lunt…

Due to staff illness, the Searsport Town Office will not be open today, …

Every once in a while, This Week in Lincolnville writer emerita, Diane O’Brien, AKA Ma, finds herself with an article in her head. Here are her musings at the end of summer 2023:

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 8-14. 

James Mylen Jr., 32, of Winterport…

They are all congregating in the Ocean State Job Lots parking lot in Rockland this morning, or grabbing coffee or a breakfast at Rock City, power crews and tree men. These are the folks cleaning…

HOPE — Jason "Jay" Davis Hall, 52, of Hope, Maine, died September 9, 2023, due to a cardiac event. Jay was born March 9, 1971, in Belfast, Maine, to Stephen and Ann (Davis) Hall.

Jay is…

MIDCOAST – As of 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, most of Rockport and Camden remain in the dark in the wake of storm Lee, which brought strong winds and bouts of heavy rain to the Midcoast,…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry o f Deeds Aug. 28 - Sept. 1.

Belfast

Davidson Harvey…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 1-15.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

In preparation for the potential Tropical Storm posing a threat to the area, the Warren Transfer Station will stay open tonight Friday, Sept. 15, until 7 p.m.and will be closed on Saturday Sept.…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 9-14. 

An arrest or summons does…

The latest report from the National Weather Service regarding Hurricane Lee is calling for tropical storm conditions tonight into tomorrow in the Midcoast with high surf, and rainfall amounts of 1…

Due to the predicted high winds associated with the storm forecasted to pass along the Maine coast Saturday morning, Mid-Coast Solid Waste will be closed ALL DAY –…

Thursday afternoon, the harbors in the Midcoast were getting cleared of dinghies and sailboats, in anticipation of rolling oceans and…

A pay-it-forward initiative that started in the Boston area during the pandemic offering one of Italy’s most iconic comfort dishes to anyone in need has expanded nationally and is now solidly in…

As of midday Thursday, Sept. 13, the path of Hurricane Lee is now projected toward the Maine coastline, with hurricane…

UPDATE: From the Rockport Harbor Master, given Hurricane Lee’s course shift:

“Hurricane Lee has made a shift to the west. While the direction of the winds (northeast/east) is beneficial …

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 4-8.   

Appleton

Charles Scott Conant Est. to Cheryl R. Conant and…

Please join a gathering of family and friends to give Richard ‘Dick’ Gardner Rapalyea, who died Dec. 9, 2021, the joyful and loving send-off he wished for.

The gathering will take place at…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 15-30. 

Jacob Adkins, 23, of Warren, operating under the influence (drugs or combination) in Warren Jan. 28…

ROCKPORT — The Reverend Ralph L. Miller, 89, husband of Patricia (Wentworth) Miller, went to heaven on September 7, 2023. He died surrounded by his family at their home on the Miller Farm in…

ROCKPORT — Wanda B. Orr, 75, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.

Born in Rockland, June 26, 1948, she was…

DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Edward “Ed” Small, 78, formerly of Rockland, Maine, passed away on September 7, 2023, in Delray Beach, Florida.

Ed was a larger-than-life personality with an…

Maine Senator Angus King said Monday, September 11, 2023, that today, Americans honor and remember those who perished, and those who answered the call of duty and service 22 years ago.

He…

John Hiatt’s sold out Oct. 27 concert at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House has been indefinitely postponed. All tickets will be refunded beginning next week.

On Sept. 9 the Opera House received…

I am rapidly approaching half a century on this planet, the vast majority spent right here, in this little town on the coast. I blessed with a relatively strong memory, but I notice it comes in…

CAMDEN — It took Camden firefighters and local search and rescue teams more than an hour just to descend from…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 1-7. 

Meisha Rice, 41, of Belfast,…

Die-hard craft beer lovers who have followed Maine fests like they were Grateful Dead concerts have had a rough couple of years navigating the COVID-19 pandemic when many festivals were largely…

BELFAST Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 31 - Sept. 5.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Aug. 8 - Sept.7.

An arrest or summons…

TROY — Lloyd M. Witham Jr., 60, passed away with his family by his side on August 24, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer.

Lloyd was born on April 9, 1963, in Waterville, Maine to Lloyd…

THOMASTON —  Traffic near Atlantic Highway (Route 1) and Oyster River Road was slowed for a brief time following a motor vehicle crash this morning, Friday, Sept. 8, just before 8 a.m.

At…

After “The Summer That Never Was,” September sure has been producing a lot of nice, hot, summery days. Make the most of them with these three Maine activities:

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For those who attend Damariscotta’s esteemed…

The following news release from the Town of Thomaston presents municipal remarks concerning the Dragon Cement closing. It follows:

Dragon Cement has been an integral part of our community…

SEARSPORT — Judith "Judy" Ann Page, 81, of Searsport, Maine, passed peacefully in her sleep on September 3, 2023.

Judy was born on December 21, 1941, to Harry and Hattie (Pecott) Grant in…

LINCOLNVILLE — Gerald “Jerry” Allen Bernier died after a long illness on April 9, 2023 at his home in Lincolnville, Maine surrounded by his wife, family, close friends and his dogs.
 
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UNION — Marilyn S. Davis, 84 of Union, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Union on September 3, 2023.

A full obituary will be published when available.

THOMASTON — In a company news release issued Sept. 6,  Dragon Products Company, Inc. ("Dragon"), a subsidiary of Giant Cement Holding, Inc. ("GCHI"), said it would gradually idle production…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 21-25.

Belfast

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MONROE — Charles Dale Moody, 86 of Monroe, passed away surrounded by his family Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Nothernlight Hospital in Bangor. 

Dale as he preferred to be called, was born…

EAST SANDWICH, Massachusetts — Sally A. (Baxter) Hasenfus, 85, of East Sandwich, Massachusetts, passed away on September 2, 2023 after a brief period of declining health. She was born in Boston to…

MONTVILLE — David D. Short, 62, of Montville, passed away on August 30, 2023, in Rockport.  

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Sussman House in Rockport.

LINCOLNVILLE — Donald Ross Heald, Jr., 89, husband of Betty Heald, died on August 22, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Lincolnville on March 4, 1934, he was the son of Donald R. and…

BELFAST — In a world where weather forecasts are dominated by satellites and meteorologists, some rely on the predictions of animals. While many are familiar with Pennsylvanian Punxsutawney Phil,…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 28-Sept. 1.    

Appleton

Evan M. MacDonald and Gail A. MacDonald to…