BELFAST — Catherine “Cathy” B. Pollari, 85 of Belfast, passed away on March 6, 2025, in Belfast.
Private services will be held at the…
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BROOKLINE, Massachusetts — Anne Moran of Brookline, Massachusetts, previously of Rockland, passed peacefully on March 1, 2025 after spending the afternoon…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Clement Huntington Dole, Jr., of Charlotte, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2025. He lived an adventure-filled 95 years.
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Last week, the Maine Sea Grant Program was defunded by the federal government. Today, March 6, U.S. Senator Susan Collins said the Dept. of Commerce has agreed to renegotiate its funding.
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'Reduce the over-reliance and burdens property tax places on resident single-family homeowners'
AUGUSTA — A series of…
Amtrak Downeaster makes five round-trips daily between Brunswick and Boston, serving 12 stations in 3 states and transports over a half million riders annually
The expansion to Downeaster train facilities at the Wells Transportation Center has begun, according to The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA…
Patricia A. Murray, 81, passed away on February 28, 2025, in Portland, Maine.
Born on July 28, 1943, Patricia spent her early years in Rockland, attending schools in Warren and Rockland. It…
CUSHING — Albert Warren Hutchinson Jr., 60, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 with his loving family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Rockland, October 11,…
Sales of single-family homes…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 23 - Jan. 3.
Belfast
Martha A. Albert to Mary…
During a special ceremony at the 2025 Maine Fishermen’s Forum, the U.S. Coast Guard, District 1, was honored for its heroic rescue of the crew of the Maine fishing vessel Three Girls.…
Maine Marine Patrol Specialist Dan Vogel received the 2025 Maine Lobstermen’s Association Officer of the Year award during the 2025 Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 24-28.
Appleton
Leroy…
The Maine Principals Association has named Gabriel Nathan Lash, of Waldoboro, as recipient of its 2025 Principal's Award.
The MPA established the Principal’s…
Court staff and law enforcement never call and request personal or financial information or money
The Maine Judicial Branch is warning people about scam telephone calls falsely claiming to be from law enforcement demanding that the person called pay a fine over the telephone supposedly because…
Tuesday meeting
Because an item on the Camden…
March 4 hearing
Following a month's delay due to…
Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere was blindsided when a flood clipped the winding roads of her small valley community in May 2023. But as flood waters receded, a new challenge for LaFreniere…
March 4, 2025
AUGUSTA — On March 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Maine Recovery Action Project (ME-RAP) will gather at the Maine State House for a powerful day of…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a news release from Senator Angus King, he commented on his March 2 appearance on CBS …
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 20-26.
Daniel P. Crowe, 45, of Portland, probation violation in Frankfort March 29, 2022…
Every morning, as I leave the house, our cat Lila is at the bottom of the stairs wanting to be let out. Every morning I remind her that, despite the bright sun she had spotted from her perch…
welcoming donations of warm blankets, twin-sized fitted bedsheets
ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center will open Sunday, March 2 and Monday, March 3, 2025, from 6 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. both evenings.
EWC has a…
VINALHAVEN – Vinalhaven firefighters called to 26 East Boston Rd arrived to find heavy fire visible from the front of the 1.5 story residential…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 9-20.
Belfast
Andrea Assael and Jeffrey…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 13-27.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 15-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
Maine’s commercial harvesters earned $74 million more in 2024 than in 2023, with landings valued at $709,509,984, according to preliminary data release by the Maine Department of Marine Resources…
Local Democrats have met in recent months to debrief from the November elections, pass an ambitious budget, and elect new leadership for the coming years.
With generous…
A winter storm that was characterized more as a low pressure system by meteorologists nonetheless created a day of traffic havoc Feb. 27, with numerous crashes along slippery Midcoast…
ROCKLAND — David Wayne Day, of Rockland, Maine, passed unexpectedly in his sleep on February 21, 2025. He was born on July 1, 1963 in Hyannis, Massachusetts to Mary…
MAN BEING HELD IN JAIL BY IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
ROCKLAND – A New York man who is the owner of the Asian Massage Parlor in Rockland and is suspected of sex trafficking is being held without bail on a charge of obstruction of justice at the…
UNION and APPLETON — It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Aldeverd "Al" L. Robbins, who departed this world on February 23, 2025 at Maine General in Augusta with his loving wife…
ABBOT — Douglas Charles Carpenter was found deceased in Abbot, Maine on January 27, 2025.
Douglas (Chuck) was the second son of…
Saturday, March 1, has been declared a statewide day of protest with actions taking place in all 16 counties, according to a news relese from the group Peace and Justice of Waldo County.
In…
The Knox County Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 11, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Rockland Public Library.
Guest speakers…
Courage day of action
Members of the local artistic social movement known as The Audacity are holding a mass meeting, a public-square sing-out of protest songs, and a march to the Knox County Courthouse Saturday, March…
ROCKLAND – A semi-developed property on Rockland’s Camden Street has found a new owner, and future plans aim to turn the grassy lot into a drive-thru franchise.
Known a few years ago as the…
United Midcoast Charities
ROCKLAND — Are you passionate about making a difference or looking for meaningful ways to give back?
The United Midcoast Charities’ Volunteer Recruitment Expo will be held Tuesday, March 11…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has launched a free Street Tree Program to increase tree cover on sunny residential streets. Rockland residents can apply for a tree to be planted in the public…
LINCOLNVILLE — Reginald Robert Engstrom, 84, of Lincolnville, sadly passed away on Feb. 6, 2025 at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Reggie was the son of…
UNION — In Loving Memory of Heidi R. Locke. Born September 30,1955 – February 17, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Heidi R. Locke, daughter of Edward and Grace…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 25 - Dec. 6.
Belfast
Kristine L. Wentworth to…
Update Feb. 25, 2025:
A housefire in Hope that injured a homeowner and claimed the lives of a dog and cat has been categorized as accidental, according to Hope Fire Chief Clarence…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…
SEARSPORT — A Searsport man was arrested Feb. 22, after members of the Maine State Police located a stolen camper, valued at $18,000, and several sheds on his property,…
CAMDEN — Leon "Lee" Ivan Frey was born in Los Angeles, California on December 27, 1930 to parents Gertrude (Weissburg) and Frank Frey. Shortly after his brother, James Sigmund, was born, the…
PORT CLYDE and SUN CITY CENTER, Florida — Dr. Eugene P. Dalrymple, of Port Clyde, Maine, and Sun City Center, Florida, passed away in his sleep on February 8, 2025 at the age of 103, in Sun City…
WALDOBORO — Hilma Jeanette Foster passed away peacefully on the morning of February 17th at her home of 63 years in Waldoboro surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Waldoboro on April…
Editor’s Note: The Maine Monitor updated this story on March 6, 2025 after receiving additional information from the Maine Bureau of Insurance.
Maine Bureau of…
