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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 30 - Feb. 6.

Belfast

104-A Northport Avenue Realty Trust and One…

BROOKS — Linda Lee (Robbins) Moody, 77, of Brooks passed away on Thursday, February 9 surrounded by her family. She was born May 28, 1945 to Ellery Robbins and Viola Canning Robbins. In 1963 she…

BELFAST — Sherry Johnson, 60, the grandmother of Maddox Williams, has been sentenced to three years six months in prison with all suspended as a result of her…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 2-8. 

Allan M. Hurd, 31, of Liberty,…

By the end of this month, Clippership Landing Development LLC will submit a certificate of need (CON) application to Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for a 102-bed skilled…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 1-9.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Year in Review Awards Gala took place at the Samoset Resort on Friday, February 10, 2023. More than 250 Chamber member businesses, elected…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Jan. 24-31.

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service provided details Friday evening clarifying the federal tax status involving special payments made by 21 states in 2022.

The IRS has…

SEARSPORT — Howard R. Crocker, Sr., age 87, of Searsport, Maine passed away January 7, 2023 at Sussman House in Rockport, Maine following a brief illness. He was born July 28, 1935 in Weymouth,…

PITTSTON — Arlene T. Alley, 84, died peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, following a life long battle with heart disease and diabetes.

Born in Rockland, July 1, 1938, she was…

Maine State Aquarium

A recent poll shows that most Americans give up their New Year’s resolutions by early February. The Maine State Aquarium is well on its way towards keeping its resolution to open in 2023. The new…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — Peter F. Curley, a veteran of the United States Air Force and son of Francis X and Dorothy Whiting Curley, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Oct 6, 1935, passed away February 9,…

After a lengthy search, Lincoln Academy has a new school resource officer. On Feb. 7, Lincoln County commissioners approved Mark Fortin as a new deputy sheriff. Sheriff Todd Brackett reported…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department has hired a new officer, according to a news release on its Facebook page Feb. 9.

Connor Kerivan was born and raised in the White Mountains region…

FRIENDSHIP — A construction company based in Massachusetts is under investigation by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a workplace fatality that occurred in Friendship…

BELFAST — Mary Virginia Dirks Snyder, 95, died peacefully at her home in Belfast on February 7, 2023, surrounded by family and under the wonderful care of the nurses and CNAs of Sussman House…

According to Dr. Seuss: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” The place to go on Thursday, February 2, was South School’s…

PORTLAND — Rockport resident and former Planning Board member Mark X. Haley II pleaded guilty today, Feb. 8, in U.S. District Court in Portland to a bank fraud scheme in which he filed nine…

The family of Graham Lacher, missing since June 6, 2022, when he fled the grounds of Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) in Bangor, has increased the reward amount for his safe return from $2…

WASHINGTON — Talbot (Sonny) C. Cooley, Jr. passed away peacefully in the morning of February 6, 2023 at his home in Washington. Sonny was born on October 26, 1951 in Augusta, Maine to Talbot C.…

WALDOBORO — David A. Lawrence, 87, died unexpectedly at home on February 5, 2023. The son of Charles and Alberta (Nickerson) Lawrence, David was a member of the Waldoboro High School Class of 1953…

ROCKLAND — Philip E. ‘Sonny’ Myers, Jr., 72, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side, Sunday, January 29, 2023, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in…

BELFAST — At the Feb. 7 regularly scheduled Belfast City Council Meeting, the Belfast City Council unanimously appointed Jackson Winslow as a fulltime firefighter/EMT for the Belfast Fire and…

WARREN — A Waldoboro man who was arrested Feb. 4 by Knox County Sheriff’s deputies for assaulting a woman who suffered life-threatening injuries, made his initial appearance in Knox County Court…

Tanner Hilt of Camden has earned a place on the President's List for the Fall 2022 semester. Students named to the President's List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at…

Dean College has announce that Margaret Christie, of Rockport, and Elinor Silverio, of Lincolnville, have earned a place on the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. These students have…

Medomak Valley High School has awarded the Horace Mann Crystal Apple for a Distinguished Educator for a number of years. 
 

UNION — Claris A. Tweedie, 91, passed away on February 2, 2023, with her family by her side at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Waterville on April 14, 1931. She was the daughter of…

BROOKLIN — The Brooklin Boat Yard announced Jan. 27 that longtime President Steve White stepped down as the company’s president.…
Regularly scheduled Select Board meeting

CAMDEN — Mark and Catherine Bradstreet are asking the Town of Camden for permission to establish a stand or shack by the fisherman’s dock…

PORTLAND — Kathleen (Katie) Dailey sadly passed away on January 27, 2023 at the age of 73. She left us far too soon.

The youngest of five children, Katie was born in Hartford, Connecticut…

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

Appleton

Stacey Marcouillier to Ryan O’Neill.

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So earlier this week, Lincolnville Central School posted a photo of its Kindergarten class wearing the groundhog masks they had made in…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 26 - Feb. 1. 

Raymond D. Cohen, 34, of…

UNION — Sally A. Balsley, passed away on January 4, 2023 at Pen Bay Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Born in Rockland, at the Knox County General Hospital, January 15, 1945, she…

KNOX COUNTY — “It’s crazy to go from ‘how am I going to cover some shifts’ to ‘wow, we’re fully staffed,’” said Thomaston Police Chief Tim Hoppe.

Not long ago, law enforcement agencies in…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 25 - Feb. 3.

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

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CAMDEN — The chute took a new path this year, dumping toboggan racers into bales of hay instead of the Hosmer Pond ice, and it was a shorter, gentler descent down side of Ragged Mountain. But no…

ROCKLAND — On Feb. 5 at approximately 2 a.m., Rockland Police responded to the South End of Rockland, where they encountered an intoxicated juvenile in a verbal domestic dispute. It was reported…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Jan. 17-31.

An arrest or summons does…

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PENOBSCOT BAY — The record in Maine was apparently a wind chill factor of -43F in 1971, in Portland (at least since 1948). We almost broke that Friday night, Feb. 3, 2023, when the wind chill…

In recognition of the heart health of its customers and associates and in conjunction with American Heart Month, Hannaford Supermarkets has announced that all 185 stores throughout New England and…

ROCKLAND — Bruce E. DeVarney, 74, died unexpectedly following a cardiac event, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in Derry, New Hampshire, March 5, 1948…

ROCKLAND — The Knox County Emergency Management Agency issued the following warming center list Friday afternoon.

 

ROCKLAND — Parking space requirements could be the deciding factor as to whether a methadone clinic already operating in Rockland will be permitted to relocate to a certain other Rockland location…

TENANTS HARBOR — Nadina Katherine Knisch, 67, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2023, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 20, 1955, she was…

The Belfast American Legion, 143 Church Street, Belfast, will be hosting a…

OWL’S HEAD — Bonnie Post, of Owls Head, dedicated a lifetime to helping others in myriad ways. She died peacefully January 29, 2023, at the Owls Head Homestead, after a period of declining health…