WALDOBORO —After notifying family members, the Maine Marine Patrol is identifying the individual whose body was recovered yesterday from the Medomak River as Dale Boyington, 45, a shellfish…
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UNION — A Rockport woman faces charges following a March 28 motor vehicle crash just off of Heald Highway (Rte 17), in Union, that closed the highway and corresponding intersection for several…
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Aaron Frey said March 29 that Maine has filed two lawsuits against…
BELFAST — A Belfast man has been charged with drug trafficking after police located him due to outstanding warrants for arrest.
Michael Ames, 37, was located and arrested on Crocker Road…
JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $50,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A New York man was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex online from a 13-year-old Rockland female after he was identified during an investigation lead by the Rockland Police Department…
ROCKLAND — Sometimes other law enforcement agencies ask for Officer Jordan Jandreau’s particular skill set. Yet on Tuesday, March 28, Jandreau’s employer, Rockland Police Department, kept him to…
Here today thanks to good fortune, sturdy construction, conservation, and preservation-minded stewards
According to Reuel Robinson in his 1907…
Robert Porter escaped custody while being treated at Waldo County Hospital
BELFAST — Three people have been charged with aiding escape as a result of the…
APPLETON — Earl “Rodney” Norwood Jr., 98, of Appleton, Maine, passed away peacefully at the Maine Veterans Home of Bangor. His three daughters were present at the time of his passing.
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BRUNSWICK — Hope Middle School seventh grader Adelaide Lock met stiff statewide competition at Bowdoin College March 25, during the Maine State Spelling Bee. By the end of the day, however, she…
APPLETON – In a move that signals support of new housing for teachers, nurses, boatbuilders, carpenters, etc., – those who keep the…
WARREN — Forty thousand pounds potatoes destined for an out of state potato salad factory endured an unplanned stopover in Warren, Monday afternoon, March 27, when the trailer of the tractor…
UNITY — Larry E. Curtis, 75 of Unity, passed away peacefully with his family on March 24, 2023. He was born on August 1, 1947, in Waterville, Maine, the son of Frank and Doris (Carson) Curtis. …
Sheriff gets expanded arrest powers
ROCKLAND – The Knox County Commissioners met Tuesday, March 21, in a rescheduled session after Tuesday, March 14, was cancelled due to…
The last boat parade you’ll ever see once the Footbridge is completed
BOOTHBAY HARBOR—On a chilly but sunny March afternoon, on the deck of Brady’s Restaurant about a…
The rest of the town
Last week, I spun a yarn about my journey from my office in Camden, up Atlantic Highway to my home, and the businesses I have interacted with along the way. As I only work at the Camden office…
BELFAST — The man accused of causing the death of his one-time friend in Lincolnville, Jan. 5, was indicted by a Waldo County…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 20-24.
Camden
Thomas C. Michaels Tr. and Michaels Family Irrevocable…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury March 21-22.
Cameron Boobar, 19, of…
Prisoner was wearing orange jail issue pants and green hospital gown top
BELFAST (March 26, 7:15 a.m.) — A Montville man who escaped police custody in Belfast on March 25 has been returned to custody without incident.
Shortly after 9 p.m., March 25, a…
Many remember the…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Dakota A. Moody, of Frankfort, and…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 1-20.
Ashli Bickford, 35, of St. George, harassment by telephone in Union May 29, 2021, dismissed.
…BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 18-24.
Suzette L.…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 16-22.
Cindi A. Smith, 53, of Unity,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 25 - March 24.
An arrest or…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 18-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
‘The world is burning, and everything is ending....what do I wish I had done differently in the past 10 years?’
ROCKLAND — Molly Staples coordinates the new Extended Learning Opportunities program at Oceanside High School. She finds professionals in the community who will answer student questions or allow…
BELFAST — Eleanor Wight Hansen spent her life caring for others. Born in Belfast, Maine in 1934 into a family of seven children, she was a devoted sister, and worked as a medical lab technician to…
OWLS HEAD — Carole Talmage Kelly passed away peacefully at the age of 86 surrounded by her loving family on March 13, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine after a period of declining…
Availability of properties for sale continues to be an issue for buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine. According to Maine Listings, Realtors sold 708 homes last month—a dip of 19.4…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will host the final session of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparation in Wiscasset on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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will provide grants to knox, waldo counties
Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has approved the State of Maine…
The Maine Attorney General’s office has issued a warning about an active online scam involving the fraudulent sale of used and/or antique motor vehicles.
Scammers are using the names of…
PORT CLYDE — Clifford “Cliff” Sherman, 91, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. He was the son of Clifford Lewis and Margaret Gifford Sherman.
Cliff…
WALDOBORO — Donald “Scott” Lessard, 60, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Maine Medical Center following complications of a heart attack.
Born in…
BELFAST — Belfast Police are seeking the public…
Entire walkway gets rebuild
CAMDEN – The town-owned portion of Camden Harbor is getting a facelift with new decking after the December 23 storm caused significant damage to the aging boardwalk.
“It was the high tide…
Long night for area firefighters
CAMDEN — It took some time, and requiredfour Camden firefighters crawling through a dark basement crawl space near Camden Harbor at 2 a.m., but the source of smoke that drew Camden, Hope,…
For June Town Meeting
CAMDEN — Following a two-hour public hearing about allowing marijuana retail stores in specific Camden zoning districts, the Select Board voted 4 to 1 March 21 to let the voters decide the outcome…
VASSALBORO — Robert Wyman Jordan, lovingly known as Bob, Bobby and Hippie, passed away on March 3, 2023 at his home in Vassalboro, Maine with his fiancé, Elise Marshall, and her daughter Shelby by…
DURHAM, Connecticut — On March 11, 2023, Pamela (Harrington) Ober, 79, formerly of Rockland, passed away peacefully after a long illness. Born November 4, 1943, in Rockland, she was the daughter…
UPDATE (March 22): A Rockland man who backed into a home on Knott Street Saturday evening, March 18, made his initial appearance in Knox County Court March 22.
Christopher Barnes, 37, is…
ROCKLAND — Arlene M. (Bartlett) Wakeman, 98, wife of the late Rev. Walter B. Wakeman, entered her heavenly home March 14, 2023. Born in Augusta, November 22, 1924, she was the daughter of Perley N…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has introduced LD 588, “An Act to Promote Public Safety and Retain Essential First Responders by Funding the Maine Length of Service Award Program,” before…
CUMBERLAND — The Maine Sports Hall of Fame will induct 10 individuals in a ceremony at the Merrill Auditorium on October 29.
“I am very proud of our diversity in terms of geography and the…
If approved, warrant article for June Town Meeting to be drafted
CAMDEN — The Select Board in Camden will hold a public hearing March 21 on amending its ordinances that would allow retail marijuana stores in specific districts. If the board finds in favor of…
ROCKLAND — Paul Luttrell, 81, died Sunday, March 19, 2023, at his home after a period of declining health. Born in Portland, April 26, 1941, he was the son of Eugene and Adelaide (Flaherty)…
