ROCKLAND — A few of the neighbors within the area of Beech Street were trying to be helpful last Wednesday as the Rockland Fire Department dealt with a propane leak at the valve site of an…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Admiral Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered her first State of the Coast Guard Address March 7 at the Reserve Organization of America in Washington, D,…

Donna Louise Freeman was born January 28, 1938 to Walter and Blanche Rogers, on Greens Island off Vinalhaven, in a small lobster pound where Walter was working for the winter. Walter rowed them…

ROCKPORT — After 15 years of benign neglect, the Town of Rockport has turned attention to the Marge Jones Recreation…

CAMDEN — Sometimes, if you drive by just at the right time – which varies according to the hour of the day, and the…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 23 - March 2. 

Belfast

Skinner Properties LLC to Caroline and John M…

AUGUSTA — Earlier this month, Senator Pinny Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, introduced LD 577, “An Act to Increase Availability of Election Information on Local Government Websites.”

The bill…

A new online portal and expanded benefit amount are key features of a relaunch of the Maine Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) that opens for applications today.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 9-28.  

Kevin M. Allen, 56, of Owls Head, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Rockland July 25, 2021…

ROCKPORT — Sani Wolf Fogel died at her home in Rockport, Maine on February 28, 2023, at the age of 86. Sani was an explorer and an enthusiast: an accomplished arts executive, a long-time…

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting…

New Hope Midcoast is planning its annual Shop for Hope event which raises $30,000+ each year for residents of Midcoast Maine who are survivors of domestic abuse. The organization is seeking…

We’re all saying it: ‘What a weird winter.’ And here, at the beginning of March, we are finally hit with some actual snow. As we were snowblowing and shoveling and digging out cars, my wife and I…

ROCKPORT - The 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum concluded over the weekend at the Samoset Resort. Capacity crowds on Friday and a Saturday snowstorm failed to deter attendees nor diminish spirits. The…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 27-March 3.     

Appleton

David L. Robichaud to Samuel B. Pollard.…

In the wake of 2021, a year of historically high value for Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources, harvesters last year earned $574,049,682, an amount that is more in line with recent…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Bobbi-Jo Hayes, of Stockton Springs, and Bryan T. Hayes, of Belfast, were married June 16, 2001, in…

BEFLAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 23 - March 1. 

Carlton Munro, 31, of Old Orchard Beach, probation violation in Searsport Sept. 9, 2019, 60 days…

ROCKPORT — After a three-year hiatus, the Maine Fishermen’s Forum is alive and well at the Samoset…

BELFAST The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 12-28. 

An arrest or summons does…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:

Alna: Baston, Douglas C. and Baston, Barbara J. to Richards, Timothy and…

WALDOBORO — Jean Meredith (Bordo) Lawrence, 83, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2023. A direct Mayflower descendant of Richard Warren, Jean was born on March 28, 1939…

CAMDEN and OLD TOWN — Phil Dufour passed away on February 20, 2023, after a brief illness at Quarry Hill in Camden, Maine, with family by his side. He was born July 5, 1926, in Old Town, Maine the…

ROCKLAND — Rockland has issued a City Wide Parking Ban from 6 a.m. Saturday morning, March 4, 2023 through 9 a.m. Sunday morning, March 5, 2023.

Winter Street parking lot will be available…

WARREN — Route 90 traffic slowed to a crawl at two different intersections almost simultaneously due to motor vehicle crashes Wednesday, March 2, at approximately 3:30 p.m.

In Warren, Route…

BELFAST —Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 19-28. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills has nominated Jed Beach of Lincolnville to the Maine Technology Institute Board (MTI) of Directors.

Beach owns 3 Bug Farm, a diversified organic vegetable…

ROCKLAND — A Warren man who was arrested early Monday morning, Feb. 27, for allegedly assaulting a woman multiple times during an altercation made his initial court appearance the same day in Knox…

SEARSPORT — Marilyn J. Littlefield, 79 of Searsport, Maine passed away peacefully on February 23, 2023 with family by her side at Waldo County General Hospital. She grew up in Searsport and worked…

ROCKLAND — On Saturday, February 18, 2023 our lovely mother, Edith Theresa Carver, passed away at the age of ‘39 and holding’. She was surrounded by her family for the week before her death.

CAMDEN — Robert “Bob” L. Davee, 86, founder of Maine Coast Construction Company, died on Monday, February 27, 2023 at his home in Camden. 

A complete obituary will be published later. …

CAMDEN — There will be a winter parking ban for all downtown Camden streets, except for the Public Safety lot on Washington Street, and the 5 & Dime lot on Mechanic Street, from 9 p.m.…

Mid-Coast Solid Waste will have a two hour delay today, March 1, 2023, opening at 10 a.m.

ROCKLAND — Rockland firefighters found fire in a wall of a furniture business, March 1, after a water flow alarm alert was passed along to 911 dispatch from a remote security company at…

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Donna Watts Johnson, of Tenants Harbor, on February 19, 2023, at the age of 84. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband…

UNION — Under a cold winter sky, protesters convened Saturday, Feb. 25, in a field at Pour Farm in Union, approximately three miles from the land where Canadian company…

County Commissioners authorized Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to seek a Maine Sea Grant to partner with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other partners focusing on…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 20-24.   

Camden

Sarah C. Gregg and Sarah C. Jones to Sarah C. Gregg…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 15-22.

Belfast

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Last Monday was a holiday. Presidents Day. My wife’s employer gave her the day off, and my employer, me, decided I also needed a day off. Being self employed has its benefits. But when I arranged…

BELFAST — The streets of Belfast were filled with visitors bundled up against the cold day in order to participate in the the third…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 13-17.   

Appleton

Suzette L. Gilbert to Samuel M. Kiley and…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 16-22. 

Alison Trask, 45, of Palmyra,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 15-23. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

THOMASTON — Carmen Ellis Norton, 75, died at home, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 with her husband at her side.

Born in Bangor, December 12, 1947, she was the daughter of Lewis and Marion…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 6-20.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation…