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  • Oceanside Middle School to reopen Monday

    Nov 28
    Oceanside Middle School will reopen and resume its hybrid schedule for in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 30. Superintendent John McDonald said ...

  • Pen Bay Health Center set to open Dec. 15

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 28
    Eighteen months after the ceremonial first shovelful of dirt was turned and following years of planning, a new medical complex will open on the ...

  • Bids come in for town-owned Willow Street property

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 27
    Four bids for the town-owned Willow Street property are expected to be reviewed, with one possibly to be approved, at the Dec. 1 Select Board ...

  • Rose Hall is named

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 27
    The school board officially renamed the Mary E. Taylor school to Rose Hall, in honor of soon-to-be-retired facilities director Keith Rose, Nov. ...

  • Knox County deeds

    Nov 27
    The following deed transfers were recorded from Nov. 17 through Nov. 23 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds: Appleton Keith L. Harper to Jonathan ...

  • Holiday interrupts updates of COVID-19 cases

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 27
    The daily updates of COVID-19 cases in Maine have been affected due to the Thanksgiving holiday. "Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, some data ...

  • Who owns this church?

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 26
    The town of Appleton did a strange thing at its town meeting in March 1971, according to The Camden Herald. The following is recorded for posterity...

  • Recoveries outpace new cases in Midcoast, CDC reports on ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 26
    The three Midcoast counties saw five new cases of COVID-19 and 16 additional recoveries, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...

  • Solar farm planned for Rockland

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 26
    A solar farm is being proposed for an expansive parcel in Rockland. The request for a pre-application meeting for the solar farm was submitted to ...

  • Owls Head to postpone vote on airport agreement

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 25
    Selectmen have decided to recommend postponement of a vote on the proposed interlocal agreement between the town and Knox County over future ...

  • Midcoast School of Technology settles lawsuit

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 25
    The Mid-Coast School of Technology has settled a lawsuit brought by an electrical contractor that placed a lien on the school property. The Region ...

  • Rockland Hannaford issues ground beef recall

    Nov 25
    Hannaford Supermarkets in Rockland has issued a single-store recall for ground beef sold on Nov. 24 because the product may contain pieces of ...

  • Rockport mulls sewage treatment plant options

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 25
    Members of the Select Board acting as Wastewater Commissioners approved a $10,000 study of options including constructing one or more wastewater ...

  • Langley Willauer receives thanks at Appleton’s Select Board ...

    By Kay Neufeld - Nov 25
    Langley Willauer, the new deputy town clerk in Appleton, received kind words during Appleton's Select Board meeting Nov. 24. Lizzie Dickerson, ...

  • Lincolnville Central School students learn remotely for ...

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 25
    Students at the K-8 Lincolnville Central School are at home, learning remotely until Dec. 7, due to several factors. Remote schooling began Nov. ...

  • Midcoast sees 14 new cases, CDC reports Wednesday

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 25
    The three Midcoast counties saw 14 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 additional recoveries, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...

  • State says Dragon violated air quality permit again

    By Stephen Betts and ... - Nov 25
    Dragon Products has again violated its air emissions permit, the state announced last week. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection ...

  • Town Clerk reveals missing cemetery information

    By Christine Simmonds - Nov 24
    Following a discussion on updating forms and permits for burial in the Village Cemetery, Thomaston Town Clerk Melissa Stevens revealed that ...

  • Thomaston crematorium moves forward

    By Christine Simmonds - Nov 24
    After multiple years of effort by Michael Hall of Hall Funeral Homes, including a town vote in September and a historic recount shortly after, ...

  • Lobster trap tree grows holiday spirit in Rockland

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 24
    Rockland's lobster trap tree is standing tall thanks to volunteers from the U.S. Coast Guard. The tree was erected Nov. 24 in less than four hours ...

  • UPDATED: Town of Hope will not release lawyer report

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 24
    Documents released by the town of Hope show that turmoil in the Town Office created a stressful work environment for one former town clerk, ...

  • Rockport budget committee still not filled

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 24
    Even after two elections and with 20 names on the ballot in the last one, the town has not managed to fill all of its open slots on the budget ...

  • Cyberspace donation bucket fills, helps local food pantry

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 24
    In the friendly atmosphere of a typical West Bay Rotary meeting, the donation bucket fills up with modest contributions for local charities and ...

  • State records record 12 deaths, 255 new cases, CDC reports

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 24
    The state saw both 12 additional deaths and 255 new cases of COVID-19 during the past day, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...

  • Accusations fly as airport vote nears

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 24
    The chief opponent to the proposed new interlocal agreement between Knox County and Owls Head, concerning future airport growth, is vying for a ...

  • Camden Herald columnist Patten stabbed in Washington, D.C.

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 23
    Camden Herald columnist Sam Patten reported that he was stabbed Thursday, Nov. 19, by a male assailant who was on an attack spree in Washington, ...

  • Planning Board to tour site of proposed nursing home

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 23
    The Rockland Planning Board scheduled a site visit for the property off Old County Road, where a proposed regional nursing home may be built. The ...

  • Midcoast sees 14 more COVID-19 cases and one death, CDC ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 23
    The three Midcoast counties have 14 more cases of COVID-19, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. And another death ...

  • Midcoast retailers sees higher sales in September

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 23
    For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic struck Maine, Midcoast retailers saw higher sales compared to the same month a year earlier when ...

  • Youth charged with setting fire to car, stealing rifles

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 22
    A juvenile is being held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland after police said he set fire to a car and stole rifles on ...

  • Midcoast sees 15 more COVID-19 cases, CDC reports Sunday

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 22
    The three Midcoast counties have 15 more cases of COVID-19, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday. On Saturday, ...

  • Could grain silos become an outdoor art gallery?

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 22
    The once-used 100-foot tall grain silos that have loomed over Rockland's South End waterfront for the past 54 years could soon become an outdoor ...

  • 'Dangerous' house sold, to be rehabbed

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 22
    A State Street duplex that was declared an abandoned and dangerous structure three years ago by the Rockland City Council has a new owner who ...

  • Oceanside Middle School to close for two days due to ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 21
    Oceanside Middle School will remain closed for the entire upcoming week due to a case of COVID-19, the school announced Nov. 21. "We were notified ...

  • Lyman-Morse waterfront plan gains support

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 21
    The Planning Board made no decision on the Lyman-Morse site plan after a Nov. 19 public hearing, and will continue its review Dec. 3. The majority ...

  • Knox County sees three more COVID-19 cases, CDC reports ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 21
    Knox County reported three new cases and two additional recoveries, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday. The ...

  • Knox County court news

    Nov 21
    The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Nov. 13 through Nov. 20. John P. Ranlett, 42, Augusta, assault on May 8, 2015 in ...

  • Snow days may be a thing of the past in local schools

    By Christine Simmonds - Nov 20
    RSU 40 will soon be doing away with snow days in favor of virtual learning. The announcement came from Superintendent Steve Nolan at the RSU 40 ...

  • Police say Rockland man smashed home, car windows in tirade

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 20
    A Rockland man was arrested and charged with smashing out windows in both a car and a house during a tirade while he was intoxicated, according to ...

  • Signs of thankfulness at Prescott Memorial School

    By Christine Simmonds - Nov 20
    Teachers and students at Washington's Prescott Memorial School had a special treat waiting for them when they arrived at school Nov. 20. An ...

  • Knox County housing market continues to be hot

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 20
    The Knox County housing market continues to be red hot, according to the latest update from the Maine Association of Realtors. A separate report ...

  • The Midcoast has 11 more COVID-19 cases, the CDC reports ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 20
    The three Midcoast counties had 11 more cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional recoveries during the past day, the Maine Center for Disease Control ...

  • Town staff split work between office, home

    Nov 20
    Camden town office and department staff will rotate between working at home and working in their offices as COVID-19 cases climb in Knox County. To...

  • Work begins on culvert project in Appleton

    By Staff - Nov 19
    Work on an $11,000 upgrade of the wooden bridge deck on a culvert on Peasetown Road was scheduled to begin Nov. 19, according to Select Board ...

  • Dr. Mark Eggena provides a COVID 19 update Nov. 19

    Nov 19
    We talked to Dr. Mark Eggena of Pen Bay Medical Center and, unfortunately, the news is not good with cases of COVID on the rise in Knox and Waldo ...

  • Wal-Mart gun threat lands man in prison for 72 months

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 19
    The man who posted videos threatening to commit a shooting at a Walmart was sentenced Thursday to 72 months in federal prison. And the Connecticut ...

  • Four teens charged for Rockland graffiti spree

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 19
    Four teenagers were charged with a graffiti spree across the city, police said Nov. 19. Mark Defino, 18, of Rockland, and three male juveniles ...

  • Board sets criteria for tannery property plans

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 19
    Select Board members agreed to an expansive list of criteria to use in reviewing four proposals for the town-owned former tannery property on ...

  • Mobile health clinic makes Rockland stop

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 19
    A mobile health clinic set up shop Nov. 19 in the parking lot at the Rockland Plaza Shopping Center. The clinic is not for COVID-19 testing. The ...

  • Thirteen more cases in Midcoast, CDC reports Thursday

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 19
    The three Midcoast counties had 13 more of their residents diagnosed with COVID-19, the state reported Thursday. The state saw an additional 215 ...

  • Police seek man who fled after suspected theft from Appleton ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 18
    A woman was arrested Nov. 16 but a male companion fled after police received a report of property being taken from a residence. At approximately ...

  • Local fire chiefs, town managers learn of COVID-19 outbreak ...

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 18
    Area fire chiefs were the first to hear about a COVID-19 outbreak Nov. 13, among staff at North East Mobile Health Services in Rockport. North ...

  • Restaurant looks to move into Lighthouse Museum

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 18
    The Park Street Grille is seeking to move into the Maine Lighthouse Museum. Jill Goodridge and John Bowden filed an application Nov. 12 with the ...

  • Where the sidewalk ends in Union

    By Christine Simmonds - Nov 18
    The Union Board of Selectmen voted to withdraw from the sidewalk grant following the Nov. 3 election, where citizens voted the project down. The ...

  • Pen Bay, Waldo County General Hospital adopt restrictions ...

    Nov 18
    In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital are immediately implementing increased restrictio...

  • Planning Board bias raised, then dropped at zoning board ...

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 18
    An attorney for the residents fighting against the construction of a 26-room hotel in Rockport's village first set out to provide evidence that ...

  • Third death, another hospitalization reported in Knox County ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 18
    The third death of a Knox County resident from COVID-19 was reported Wednesday by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. And another ...

  • Rockland Planning Board awaits City Council votes before ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 18
    The Rockland Planning Board will await votes by the City Council before it acts on a proposal to demolish a downtown building and replace it with ...

  • Police probe rash of graffiti in Rockland

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 18
    Rockland police are investigating a series of acts of vandalism in which graffiti was painted on buildings across the city. The graffiti has ...

  • St. George School closes for COVID-19 cleaning

    Nov 17
    The St. George School closed Nov. 17 out of abundance of caution for cleaning and to provide the school administration time to contact staff and ...

  • Midcoast sees 11 more COVID-19 cases, CDC reports Tuesday

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 17
    Knox County had five more residents diagnosed with COVID-19 and six additional recoveries the past day, according to the state Nov. 17. The state ...

  • COVID-19 won't stop lobster trap tree from growing in ...

    Nov 17
    Construction of Rockland's lobster trap tree has been delayed until early next week. The tree was to have been built beginning Nov. 17, but due to ...

  • Tensions rise over airport pact in Owls Head

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 17
    Tension was thick as pea soup at a public hearing Nov. 16 in Owls Head for a proposed new agreement between the town and county over growth at the ...

  • Police say woman suffered broken leg from assault in ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 17
    A 49-year-old Thomaston woman was arrested Nov. 13, accused of severely assaulting another woman. Melissa E. James was arrested Nov. 13 by ...

  • Glaser calls for more community engagement

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 16
    Mayor Ed Glaser said a goal during the next year for the City Council will be to find ways to better engage citizens in the Council's decision ...

  • Another new-normal highest tide in Camden

    By Susan Mustapich - Nov 16
    Flooding of the seawall at Harbor Park is now a regular event during the highest high tides, which occur twice each month during the full moon and ...

  • Resignation letters reveal clerks felt disrespected, ...

    By Daniel Dunkle - Nov 16
    Two long-time Appleton Town Office employees cited feeling disrespected and micromanaged among other complaints in their resignation letters. Frict...

  • Dump truck overturns on Old County Road

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 16
    A driver was trapped for nearly an hour in the cab of a large dump truck that overturned on Old County Road. The crash occurred at about 10:30 ...

  • Fire destroys boat off Spruce Head

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 16
    A pleasure boat was destroyed by fire in the morning as crews from two towns responded. The fire was reported shortly after 7 a.m. Nov. 16. Accordi...

  • Five more COVID-19 cases in Knox County, CDC reports Monday

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 16
    During the weekend, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention opened an outbreak investigation of COVID-19 associated with Northeast ...

  • Outbreak investigated at Northeast Mobile Health Services in ...

    By Stephen Betts - Nov 15
    During the weekend, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention opened an outbreak investigation of COVID-19 associated with Northeast ...

  • Dr. Mark Eggena provides a COVID 19 update Oct. 22

    Oct 22
    We talked to Dr. Mark Eggena of Pen Bay Medical Center today concerning the recent outbreaks in Waldo County and the Midcoast. While people are ...

  • 2020 Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess coronation

    Aug 08
    The 2020 Maine Lobster Festival may have been cancelled, but the Sea Goddess coronation went on, only a week later than originally scheduled. If ...

  • Art Auction Supporting Journalism

    Jul 03
    Courier Publications will be holding an online art auction July 13-22 on Facebook to support quality local journalism in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo ...

  • Rockland Lobster Boat Races

    Jun 28
    Penobscot Bay saw the sea churned up as the Rockland Lobster Boat Races filled the area Saturday, June 27.

  • Union Candidate Forum

    Jun 26
    Reporter Christine Simmonds meets with three candidate for the Union Board of Selectmen to discuss their candidacy for the 2020 election.

  • Camden Hills Regional High School 2020 graduates march ...

    Jun 15
    The Camden Hills Regional High School 2020 graduates marched through town Friday, June 12, as spectators lined the sidewalks.

  • Medomak Valley High School 2020 graduation

    Jun 13
    The seniors of the 2020 class at Medomak Valley High School walked across the stage Wednesday, June 10! Check out some of the highlights of the day.

  • Oceanside High School 2020 graduation

    Jun 11
    The Oceanside High School class of 2020 graduation went off without a hitch Tuesday, June 9 at the Knox County Regional Airport.

  • Midcoast Forecast - November 25, 2020

    By Meteorologist Tyler ... - May 22
    We are seeing some snow falling across the area on Wednesday as a warm front lifts north over New England, pushing in moisture to a pool of cold ...

  • Reverends and friends

    By Christine Simmonds - Apr 02
    Wayne Sawyer and Peter Jenks are rival clergy and friends who work across the street from each other since the 90s. Jenks is the reverend of the ...

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