Growing up in this little town in the 1970s and 1980s, I was surrounded by hard working people. Raising my own children here in the 2020s is no different. We are all just trying to get by.
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There will be a winter parking ban for all streets and parking lots in Camden, except for the Public Safety lot on Washington Street, from 11 p.m Sunday evening, January 22, to 8 p.m. Monday…
MIDCOAST — Organizations have gotten an early start in announcing building closures ahead of a forecasted storm that begins late Sunday night, Jan. 22, and continues into Monday morning.
…ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has issued a city-wide parking ban starting at 11 p.m., Jan. 22, 2023 and ending at 8 a.m., Jan. 23.
The parking ban will then resume Jan. 23, at 8 p.m.,…
MIDCOAST — Locals were already looking ahead to when they grumbled Friday, during the last snowstorm, that ‘Monday’s going to be a real mess, maybe seven inches.’ That was when the outlook was for…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 30 - Jan. 18.
An arrest or summons…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 13-19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
AUGUSTA – The following bills were printed as of Jan. 13 for the Maine Legislature to consider during its 131st session.
Bill text, bill status and roll call information are available at…
CASTLETON, VT — The following students were named to the Castleton University Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year. To qualify for this academic honor, the student must…
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Colby Verrill-Hyde of Warren, has been named to the Plymouth State University President's List for the Fall 2022 semester. To be named to the President's List, a student must…
MONTVILLE — Neal Francis Taylor, 64, of Montville, Maine, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 26, 2022, at his residence.
Neal was born in the Bronx, New York on January 24, 1958, to…
best measure of snowmaking conditions is wet-bulb temperature
CAMDEN — With new snow falling and temperatures dropping, the municipally-owned Camden Snow Bowl will be turning the snow guns on the…
The Banned Bookstore in Waterville and Stone Broke Bread & Books in Gardiner
CENTRAL MAINE—Two bookstores with unique concepts have opened this winter in Waterville and Gardiner, giving bibliophiles and the surrounding communities more reason to curl up with a good book…
MIDCOAST — Local residents are waking up to a white morning today, Jan. 20, 2023. By 6:30 a.m., there have been a few minor fender benders, as well as a rollover near the Warren Community School (…
MIDCOAST — It will be hard to believe if it really happens, given the paucity of snow so far this winter, but meteorologists are calling for a sizable amount to fall, starting late tonight, Jan.…
ROCKLAND — Walter J. Matson, 75, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, following a long and hard fought battle with cancer, Saturday, December 31, 2022. Born in Warren, March 31, 1947…
UNION — Dorothy L. Dinsmore, 98, passed away peacefully at Clover Health Care in Auburn on January 15, 2023. She was born in Corinna, Maine on December 15, 1924, one of seven siblings of Helen (…
OWLS HEAD — Thomas Gerard Spearin, Jr., 77, died Friday, January 6, 2023, at the Sussman House in Rockport after a period of declining health. Born in Rockland, February 14, 1945, he was the son…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 27-Jan. 11.
Kathy Freeman, 38, of Wiscasset, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Thomaston April 22…
BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 1-11.
Belfast
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 6-12.
Valicia M. Roy, 50, of Etna,…
LINCOLNVILLE — Kevin W. Curit, 47, a twenty year resident of Lincolnville, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 6, 2023 in Lincolnville. Born in Rockport on July 14, 1975, he was the son of Bruce…
Mid-Coast Solid Waste will delay opening until 10 am on Tuesday, January 17, 2023
ROCKLAND – On Jan. 16, at approximately 2 a.m., a vehicle was reported to have just been stolen from a driveway on Ocean Street, according to a news release posted on the…
OWLS HEAD — Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and EMS were still early into their shifts Monday morning, Jan. 16, when they were presented with a mystery to solve.
Earlier, a local…
Belfast Skate Park, memorial benches, firefighter safety equipment also on agenda
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting…
BELFAST Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 2-11.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 24 - Jan. 10.
An arrest or summons…
Nichole (Nikki) Marie Cayton, left this world unexpectedly on December 1, 2022. Nikki was only 34 years young. Our family has suffered a great loss and the world is a bit darker without her bright…
GRUMPY MIDDLE AGED MEN... SCOUTING... PERFORMING ARTS AND SPORTS...
So I have this friend. One of my oldest – we met over 43 years ago in Kindergarten. Lincolnville’s first Kindergarten, but that is a story for another column. We are both oldish men with kids of…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 9-13.
Appleton
Robert J. Bocko to Robert J. Bocko and Violetta M.…
BELFAST — Saturday, Jan. 14, at 5:39 p.m., Belfast Police received a 911 call of a reported shooting, and death, at a…
ROCKPORT — For the first time in three years, the Maine Fishermen’s Forum is holding a live event at the Samoset Resort March 2-4, 2023. This event is a…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Blue Ribbon Commission on EMS released its final report Jan. 12 to the Legislature, detailing recommendations for improving…
CORRECTION (Jan. 20) — A Knox County Jail guard who allegedly assaulted a female inmate is currently incarcerated in the Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth. It was incorrectly reported on Jan. 13…
LINCOLNVILLE — Frances Adeline Hastings Knight, 91, passed away December 31, 2022 due to natural causes, surrounded by family in the home she built with her husband and raised her three sons.…
ROCKPORT — Robin A. Mahoney passed away suddenly and unexpected of natural causes, Friday, January 6, 2023. Robin had suffered with declining health for the past 10 years and lost her battle with…
ROCKPORT — Kevin Alden Dow, 68, passed away on December 30, 2022, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, following a cardiac event. Born in Camden on April 3, 1954, he was the son of Alden and…
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Patricia Ann Ballou, 87, widow of Richard Ballou Sr., died at Knox Center For Long Term Care in Rockland, on January 6, 2023.
A complete obituary will be published…
Long time Owls Head town treasurer, Pam Curtis, was presented with a plaque of appreciation by Select Board Chair Gordon Page. Curtis, who has worked for the town for more than a decade, retired…
A Wiscasset District Court judge Jan. 11 dismissed a protection order complaint at the request of the woman who filed it – the mother of an Edgecomb 3-year-old whose death has been ruled a…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday that Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 20 - Jan. 3.
An arrest or summons…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 2-6.
Appleton
Randy McKee and Morgan McKee to Richard A. Davis and…
BELMONT — Barbara Anne Emery, 84, of Belmont, passed away of natural causes at Harbor Hill Center in Belfast on January 2, 2023. She was born in Searsmont on July 22, 1938, the daughter of Everett…
Victim reportedly died due to ligature strangulation and blunt force trauma
BELFAST — The man accused of murdering his former friend in Lincolnville Jan. 5, will learn if he is eligible for bail at a proceeding scheduled for Feb. 6. …
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 22 - Jan. 3.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
ROCKPORT — A U.S. Postal Service delivery truck and a Volvo station wagon experienced a near head-on crash, that also involved a third vehicle, around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday morning on Route 1 in…
UPDATE (Jan.11) ROCKLAND — Michelle Heald, 45, of Waldoboro, is back in the Knox County Jail after being arrested by Rockland Police Jan. 10 on multiple charges.
Rockland Police were called…
