News
Federal appeals court upholds decision favoring Camden police
By Lynda Clancy - Feb 09The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision that Camden police acted properly in investigating a burglary. Linda Ann Irving ...
Pen Bay Christian School student wins county spelling bee
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 09Have you ever wondered if our borrowed-from-Latin word for performed on the spur of the moment ends in "i-o-u-s" or "e-o-u-s"?* In this age of ...
Knox County deeds
Feb 09The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden Martha L. Nash to Bea Grant. Bea ...
Appreciating downtown employees
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 08Employees from businesses lining Rockland's downtown were invited to a morning of coffee, refreshments and business networking Feb. 8 at Rock ...
Cod meeting scheduled
Feb 08In response to the most recent Gulf of Maine cod stock assessment, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Gulf of Maine Cod Working ...
Midcoast businesses gain access to loan program
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 08Businesses in municipalities that are members of the Midcoast Economic Development District will have access to revolving loans, after that body ...
Camden Select Board chairman: Welfare cuts will hurt local economy
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 08Camden Select Board Chairman Martin Cates said a recent meeting of the Camden Economic Development Advisory Committee, Rockland Economic Developmen...
Technical review panel to discuss teen driving safety
Feb 08Secretary of State Charlie Summers will address safety concerns for young drivers at a meeting of the technical review panel Wednesday, Feb. 8 at ...
Snapshot
Local student sings at Statehouse
Feb 07Madison Sturks of Rockland performed the national anthem at the Statehouse last week. Sturks was part of the opening ceremonies in the House of ...
Rockland woman charged with arson for Talbot Avenue fire
Feb 07On Feb. 7, Rockland police arrested Christie Look, 35, of Rockland, and charged her with two counts of arson. The arrest is the result of a ...
Pathways committee to meet in Rockport
Feb 07The Camden Rockport Pathways Committee will meet Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rockport Town office. Among the topics that will be ...
Rockport man pleads guilty to pharmacy robbery
Feb 07Nicholas Skoby, 30, of Rockport pleaded guilty Feb. 6 in U.S. District Court in Bangor to robbing the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Millinocket in August ...
Summer cottage vandalized on Matinicus
By Kim Lincoln - Feb 06Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office are investigating a break-in at a cottage on Markey Beach on Matinicus. The incident was reported ...
Camden police subdue disorderly man
By Kim Lincoln - Feb 06Camden police officers responded to the complaint of a disorderly male outside The Smokestack Grill on Feb. 4 at about 11:30 p.m. Officers arrived ...
Two injured in Rockland crash
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 06Rockland police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the corner of South Main and Fulton streets on Feb. 6 at approximately 8:10 a.m. According to ...
Republicans guard caucus results
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 05If all goes as planned, in the aftermath of Republican municipal caucuses this week, Maine's voting results for the nomination of a presidential ...
Farewell Neighbor
Marion Salminen — a life of work, family and community
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 05Marion Cavanaugh Salminen was one of twins born Aug. 20, 1916, at Beauchamp Point. "My great-grandmother made a nest out of shoeboxes and warmed ...
Shipping News
Feb 04The Penobscot Bay & River Pilots Association reported the following activity. Date Vessel Product Bound for Arriving from Arrivals Jan. ...
Warren methadone clinic faces challenge from neighbors' lawyer
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 03CRC Health Group's proposal to bring a methadone clinic to Warren faces a challenge from an attorney hired by neighbors as well as delays and ...
Rockport police seek help in tracking intruder
By Lynda Clancy - Feb 03At 1 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, a Glen Cove homeowner woke to the sound of steps on the deck, just outside her bedroom. She turned on the lights, looked ...
Rockland man sentenced in assault on officer
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 02A Rockland man pleaded guilty to a long list of crimes including assault on a police officer Feb. 2 in Knox County Superior Court and was sentenced...
Breaking the foreign grip — Mainers look for local ways to heat their homes
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 02As the price of heating oil continues to rise, Mainers are considering a variety of ways to lower the cost and environmental impact of staying ...
Snapshots
Groundhog, shadow spread mid-winter cheer to Knox residents
Feb 02Knox Center residents share a special moment with Wood “Chuck” Berry (and his shadow). Each February, Chuck, his shadow and their friend Cheryl ...
Local schools asked to adopt common schedule for Many Flags
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 02The Many Flags/One Campus Steering Committee is asking area schools to consider adopting a common scheduling system. That is one of many items on ...
Pearl restaurant proposes addition on pier
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 02The Pearl restaurant has proposed a small addition to its pier on Rockland Harbor, according to Code Enforcement Officer John Root. The business ...
No vehicles on ice this year
Preparations under way for toboggan championships
By Kim Lincoln - Feb 02Everything is on track for the 22nd annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships, scheduled for Feb. 10-12 at the Camden Snow Bowl. On average, an ...
Knox County deeds
Feb 02The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan. 20 to Jan. 27 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden James L. Kunkel Tr., Judith A. ...
Regulators cut cod quota by 15 percent
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 01Maine Public Radio reported Feb. 1 that the New England Fisheries Management Council has recommended a 15 percent cut in the quota for cod. The ...
Broad Cove Builders hopes to develop prison land
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 01Broad Cove Builders in Warren is in negotiations with the town of Thomaston to develop both residential condominium units and some commercial ...
Cushing voters to decide on alcohol sales
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 01Residents will vote in the March 19 town election whether to keep Cushing a "dry town" or allow the new owner of the convenience store in town to ...
Warren woman charged
Feds intercept drug package in Camden
By Kim Lincoln - Jan 31A 60-year-old Warren woman has been charged with possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone, after federal agents say they witnessed her ...
Residents reject election changes for municipal officers
By Daniel Dunkle - Jan 31Townspeople in Union voted during a Jan. 30 special town meeting to reject proposed clean election laws for those running for selectman or school ...
Residence
Outside the rational shell
By Ethan Andrews - Jan 30The website of Locative DRD, a company founded by architects Ian and Zofia Weiss, includes one project — a contemporary residence located at 57 ...
Hope Town Office renovations on schedule
By Kim Lincoln - Jan 30Updates to the Hope Town Office are moving along and town employees are optimistic that they will be back in the building before April 15. The ...
City receives payment, prepares for tree cutting
By Daniel Dunkle - Jan 30In his weekly report, acting City Manager Thomas Luttrell noted that the city has received the first installment on a payment it is owed by ...
Keliher takes helm at Marine Resources agency
By Laurie Schreiber - Jan 30Patrick Keliher was sworn in as commissioner of the state Department of Marine Resources on Jan. 26, after serving for six months as the DMR’s ...
Warren opens proposals on public works loader
By Daniel Dunkle - Jan 30Five companies are hoping to sell the town of Warren a new front-end loader for the Public Works Department, but selectmen want time to review the ...
Farewell Neighbor
David Pierce, Midcoast music man
By Dagney C. Ernest - Jan 29David R. Pierce Sr. was a working man, holding down multiple jobs when his many children were young and playing countless music gigs after hours. ...
Low on snow, plenty of ice at Camden Winterfest
By Kim Lincoln - Jan 28The lack of snow on the ground did not stop locals from enjoying beautiful blue skies and spring-like temperatures at the 10th annual Camden ...
Lobster Conservancy to install tide gauge in Friendship
Jan 28The Maine Community Foundation has awarded a $4,500 grant to The Lobster Conservancy, which will use the funds to install a new tide gauge at ...
County responds to questions about budget hearing notice
By Daniel Dunkle - Jan 27Knox County Administrator Andrew Hart sent out a letter Jan. 25 addressing concerns about whether proper notice was given for the December budget ...
Field narrows in Rockland city manager search
By Daniel Dunkle - Jan 27The City Council has narrowed the group of candidates for city manager from 34 to seven, and will begin the interview process next week, according ...
FMC turns seaweed byproduct into road de-icer
By Shlomit Auciello - Jan 27Union roads may be de-iced using seaweed shakings, a byproduct of seaweed processing, if an application by FMC BioPolymer in Rockland is approved ...
Rockport gets planning grant for harbor improvements
Jan 27The Maine State Planning Office is granting Rockport $6,800 to help the town plan how best to reconfigure the western edge of the harbor. Tom ...
Mighty Lions roar behind the scenes
By Kim Lincoln - Aug 10The Camden Lions Club works quietly behind the scenes in the community — providing various scholarships, holiday baskets, elder care and social ...
Exclusive in the Feb. 9 Gazette
Aug 01Be sure to pick up the Feb. 9 Gazette if you are not already a subscriber. The following are some of the exclusive stories you will find: Young, ...
Cops & Courts
Camden Street crash causes minor injuries
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 09Four people were taken to Pen Bay Medical Center following a collision between a Chevy Blazer and a tractor trailer truck at the intersection of ...
Lincolnville police blotter
Feb 09An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven ...
Camden police blotter
Feb 08The Camden Police Department reported the following activity from Jan. 13 to Jan. 22. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. ...
Sheriff warns of metal thefts
Feb 07The Knox County Sheriff's Office is warning citizens that metal thefts are continuing. Deputies have had contact with several vehicles containing ...
Rockland police blotter
By Staff - Feb 06An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven ...
Maine Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force established
Feb 06Attorney General William J. Schneider and Gov. Paul R. LePage have announced that a task force has been formed to combat the prescription drug ...
Rockland man injured after crashing into home
By Daniel Dunkle - Feb 06A Rockland man was taken to Pen Bay Medical Center with minor injuries after crashing his truck into a tree and a house Feb. 5 on West Meadow ...
Knox County Sheriff's Office log
Feb 06The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to and reported the following calls from Jan. 8 through Jan. 14.An arrest or summons does not constitute...
Knox County Superior Court news
Feb 05The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Jan. 20 through Jan. 27. Diane M. Crudell, 44, of Rockland, burglary, aggravated...
Waldoboro police blotter
Feb 04The Waldoboro Police Department reported the following recent activity. Jan. 19Officer Thomas Hoepner summoned a 14-year-old male for possession ...
Sixth District Court
Feb 04The following cases were closed in 6th District Court from Jan. 23 through Jan. 27. Zachery A. Ames, 20, of North Haven, minor possessing liquor, ...
Rockland police blotter
By Staff - Feb 03An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven ...
Rockport police blotter
Feb 03An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven ...
Camden blotter: Camden police foil Megunticook Market burglary
Feb 03A Jan. 22 evening burglary was interrupted by three Camden police officers, who found the alleged offender stepping out of a market window. At ...
Lincolnville police blotter
Feb 01An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven ...
'Whistleblower' case moved to federal court
By Kim Lincoln - Jan 31The case of a Hope man who claims he was fired from his job after reporting to U.S. Naval investigators that his company was illegally selling ...
Rockland man arrested after banging on ambulance
By Daniel Dunkle - Jan 30A Rockland man was arrested after he was observed by a police officer banging on the driver's side window of an ambulance at a fire scene Jan. 29 ...
Rockland police blotter
By Staff - Jan 30An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven ...
Two youths injured in Waldoboro dog attack
Jan 30Waldoboro police responded to Kalers Corner Road in Waldoboro for a reported dog attack involving two juveniles on Saturday, Jan. 28 at approximate...
Thomaston police blotter
By Staff - Jan 29The Thomaston Police Department responded to 154 incidents from Jan. 7 to Jan. 22. Jan. 7 Amy Witham-Atwood, 41, of Camden was arrested for ...
Waldoboro police blotter
Jan 28The Waldoboro Police Department reported the following activity from Jan. 17 through Jan. 22. Jan. 17Officer William Shuman investigated an ...
Rockland man sentenced for failure to file Maine income taxes
Jan 26Daniel Gargan Jr., 43, of Rockland was sentenced Jan. 25 to 30 days in jail for failing to pay his state income taxes, announced Attorney General ...
County
Thomaston presses county to reopen budget process
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 02In a letter dated Feb. 1, Thomaston Town Attorney Paul Gibbons advised Knox County Administrator Andrew Hart the county "must call for a new ...
Education
Gifted and talented, guidance programs on SAD 40 radar
By Andrew Benore - Feb 06Two educational issues — the elementary guidance and gifted and talented programs — dominated the Feb. 2 meeting of the School Administrative ...
Waldoboro selectmen to make school board appointment
Feb 03Waldoboro selectmen will make an appointment to the school board following the resignation of Dana Dow from the School Administrative District 40 ...
St. George library receives grant for pre-kindergarten program
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 02The Jackson Memorial Library has received a $4,730 grant to improve its program for pre-kindergarten students in St. George. The Maine Charity ...
No staff, teacher cuts proposed
Camden Hills' initial budget shows 3.5 percent increase to towns
By Kim Lincoln - Feb 02The requested budget, which is the district's draft proposal of costs to operate Camden Hills Regional High School for the 2012-2013 school year, ...
Enrollment numbers impact SAD 40 budget
By Andrew Benore - Feb 01Superintendent Susan Pratt on Jan. 31 outlined a proposed budget that would reduce three and a half teaching positions and noted that School ...
Camden Hills committee to begin budget review
Jan 27The Camden Hills Regional High School Finance Committee will discuss the time line for the 2012-2013 budget review and the requested budget at its ...
State
Record-breaking lobster landings figure awaits confirmation
By Shlomit Auciello - Jan 31The Maine Department of Marine Resources issued a clarification of a Jan. 31 Associated Press report that 2011 lobster landings exceeded 100 ...
Town
Cannonballs returned to Thomaston cemetery
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 09"This is probably one of the oddest jobs Public Works has done," Thomaston Village Cemetery Sextant Peter Lammert said Feb. 9. Lammert requested ...
Updated
Rockport Planning Board continues discussion on auto repair shop, condo expansion, small restaurant
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 09The Rockport Planning Board continued a public hearing, originally scheduled for Feb. 8, to Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Rockport Opera House, ...
Comprehensive planning begins in Camden
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 08The Camden Select Board approved the formation of a new Comprehensive Plan Committee when it met Feb. 7. The committee will comprise Planning ...
Survey to come for Camden's downtown plan
Feb 03Following the first of two community meetings to gather input for the Camden Downtown Master Plan, Community Development Director Brian Hodges ...
Washington prepares for town meeting, holds hearing on ordinances
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 01The Washington Budget Committee has begun the process of creating a budget for the coming fiscal year. The committee was scheduled to take up the ...
Rockport closer to finding Beveridge's replacement
By Shlomit Auciello - Feb 01A three-person committee — comprising Rockport Town Manager Robert Peabody, Rockland Public Works Director Greg Blackwell and Rockport Public ...
Camden seeks citizens for comprehensive planning projects
By Shlomit Auciello - Jan 31The formation of a new Comprehensive Plan Committee will top the agenda when the Camden Select Board meets Tuesday, Feb. 7. Town Manager Patricia ...
Camden citizens plan for downtown's future
Jan 27Approximately 80 Camden citizens gathered Jan. 26 at the Camden Opera House for the first of two community meetings designed to offer an opportunit...
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