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Judge lowers bail for Union man accused of child sex assaults
A judge lowered bail Monday, April 23, for a 40-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl numerous times. Judge Susan Sparaco ...
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Camden Town Office issues reminder about litter laws
The Camden Town Office issued the following notice that the Camden Police Department will enforce state littering laws regarding trash disposal ...
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Hope man gets 14 months for threatening woman, abusing pets
A Hope man was sentenced last week to 14 months in prison for threatening his girlfriend, throwing cats against the wall, and beating a dog. Chesley Z. Williams, 28, was sentenced April 19 in Knox County Unified Court to five years in prison ...
Hundreds attend 'Kid Hugging Day' in Appleton
Droves of children -- and adults -- attended the third annual Kid Hugging Day at Appleton Creamery on April 22, where they had a chance to get up close and personal with several baby goats. Cars lined Gurneytown Road on Sunday morning and ...
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Hope man gets 14 months for threatening woman, abusing pets
A Hope man was sentenced last week to 14 months in prison for threatening his girlfriend, throwing cats against the wall, and beating a dog. Chesle...
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Hundreds attend 'Kid Hugging Day' in Appleton
Droves of children -- and adults -- attended the third annual Kid Hugging Day at Appleton Creamery on April 22, where they had a chance to get up ...
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Podcasts feature female entrepreneurs, adventurers, leaders
Former Camden resident, Kerry Gross, is releasing podcasts of interviews with inspiring women and stories from her 2017 cross-country trek. Gross's...
Podcasts feature female entrepreneurs, adventurers, leaders
By Susan Mustapic - Apr 23Former Camden resident, Kerry Gross, is releasing podcasts of interviews with inspiring women and stories from her 2017 cross-country trek. Gross's...
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Hundreds attend 'Kid Hugging Day' in Appleton
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 23Droves of children -- and adults -- attended the third annual Kid Hugging Day at Appleton Creamery on April 22, where they had a chance to get up ...
Camden Town Office issues reminder about litter laws
Apr 23The Camden Town Office issued the following notice that the Camden Police Department will enforce state littering laws regarding trash disposal ...
Cat is sole casualty
Morning blaze destroys home of elderly couple
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Apr 21Friendship Fire and Ambulance was called to the scene of a house fire on Martins Point Road just before 8 a.m. Saturday, April 21. Gordon Winchenba...
Truck hits pole, downs power lines, sends one to hospital
By Sarah E. Reynolds - Apr 21A Missouri man was taken to the hospital after he crashed into a utility pole about 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, on Buttermilk Lane. Knox County ...
Warren outlines Sandy Shores project
By Beth A. Birmingham - Apr 20At a public hearing last month, the Warren Board of Selectmen discussed an updated plan for the Sandy Shores culvert replacement project. The ...
UPDATED: Select board approves proposed $9 million budget for ...
Apr 19The select board approved a proposed $9 million 2018-19 town budget April 18, up 7.9 percent from the previous year. The select board also voted ...
Gushee, McMullan vie for select board seat
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 19April 12 was the deadline for candidates seeking seats on committees in Appleton, and Jason Gushee and Drew McMullan have each returned papers ...
Flat-rate ferry tickets begin May 21
By Stephanie Grinnell - Apr 18This week, Maine Department of Transportation officials announced that a new, flat-rate fee structure for ferry service to the islands will be ...
Two Camden residents run for school board position
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 18Two Camden residents are vying for a seat on the SAD 28/Five Town CSD board. Incumbent Lynda Chilton and Patrick McCafferty returned nomination ...
UPDATE: Town computers hacked, ransom demanded
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 18The Rockport Town Office was closed April 17 as the result of a computer virus, which affected the municipality's computer servers. According to a ...
Weekend cleanup will help Keep Rockport Beautiful
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 17On April 27 and 28, volunteers are invited to participate in the fourth annual Keep Rockport Beautiful spring cleanup, which seeks to pick up ...
Library estimate far exceeds $3 million budget
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 17A cost estimate by Ledgewood Construction, the firm tasked with building a proposed new Rockport Library, exceeds the budget set by the Rockport ...
Three run for positions on Lincolnville Central School ...
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 17Three Lincolnville residents will compete at the polls in June for two open seats on the Lincolnville Central School Committee. Jared Harbaugh, ...
Powers, Weidman seek one seat on Hope Select Board
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 17Incumbent Brian Powers Jr. will be running against Charles Weidman this June to serve concurrently on the Hope Select Board, board of assessors, ...
F&A's Market to open store at Crossroads
By Stephen Betts - Apr 17F&A's Market plans to open a store May 1 at the former Crossroads Market in Rockland. F&A operates a store at 495 Main St., Route 1, in Thomaston. ...
Proposed Appleton Village School budget up 12 percent
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 16The proposed $2.5 million budget for the 2018-19 school year at Appleton Village School will undergo a final review by the school committee April ...
Four seek seats on Rockport Select Board
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 16Four Rockport residents have returned nomination papers for seats on the select board. There are three seats available: two of these are for ...
Camden slows effort to reduce single-use bags
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 13Efforts to reduce single-use plastic and paper shopping bags in Camden have moved into the slow lane. Camden Select Board Chairman John French ...
Route 1 construction to resume soon
By Beth A. Birmingham - Apr 13Although a detailed schedule of the remaining work on Route 1 in Thomaston has not yet been released, a briefing held April 10 shed some light on ...
Local reps split on conversion therapy ban
By Stephen Betts - Apr 13Midcoast representatives were divided Thursday, April 12, on a bill to prohibit licensed professionals in Maine from trying to change the sexual ...
Expo features dozens of local businesses
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 12Businesses from throughout Midcoast Maine were represented April 11 at the annual Business and Community Expo at the Samoset Resort. This marked ...
Workshop April 17
Thomaston selectmen accept recommended 7.16 percent budget ...
By Beth A. Birmingham - Apr 12At its April 9 meeting, the Board of Selectmen accepted a recommended 2018-2019 municipal budget of $3,492,995 following a presentation by Budget ...
Local legislators split on retail marijuana sales
By Stephen Betts - Apr 11Local legislators were split on a bill that gained overwhelming approval this week to legalize retail marijuana sales beginning in the spring of ...
Board votes in Sidecountry Sports as year-round Snow Bowl ...
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 11Emotion played a role, but did not sway an April 10 select board vote to contract with Sidecountry Sports for year-round ski and mountain biking ...
South Main Street sewer/road work won't begin before fall
By Stephen Betts - Apr 11The big question remaining on a long-planned upgrade to sewer and storm water lines on the road known as South Main Street is when will the work ...
Students collect silverware to reduce waste
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 11Students at Camden Hills Regional High School have begun a program which seeks donations of metal silverware from their classmates, teachers and ...
Friendship approves increased budget at town meeting
By Beth A. Birmingham - Apr 11At the their annual town meeting April 10, 51 Friendship voters approved all 23 articles on the warrant, which equaled a budget increase of 22.97 ...
More residents take out papers for school, town positions
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 11Five Lincolnville residents have taken out nomination papers for two open seats on the Lincolnville Central School Committee. Tracy Brixius, Jared ...
Veto kills bill to protect Mainers if federal health care law ...
By Stephen Betts - Apr 11A bill to offer protection for Maine residents if the federal Affordable Care Act is repealed died Monday, April 9, after the state Senate failed ...
Flatbread food truck coming to Rockport Harbor
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 10A food truck featuring a wood-fired oven will be serving pizza, burritos and tacos in Rockport Harbor this summer. Bobby Morgan, of Flatbread ...
Changes affect Appleton, Union residents
Transfer station stops recycling no-longer-profitable plastics
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 10The Tri-County Solid Waste transfer station announced April 1 that a variety of plastics will no longer be sorted or recycled on premises, but ...
Leonard Lookner Memorial Earth Day clean up set for April 20, ...
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 10A community Earth Day clean up taking place April 20 and 21 aims to pick up litter from every roadside and public area in Camden. This will be the ...
Right whale extinction threat is being overstated, lobstermen ...
By Penelope Overton, ... - Apr 10The math of protecting right whales from extinction is scary stuff: The stakes are high, scientific opinion varies and some rescue plans could ...
Thomaston resident seeks fairness in erroneous land ...
By Beth A. Birmingham - Apr 10In an effort to right a wrong, Thomaston Assessors' Agent David Martucci presented to the Board of Selectmen April 9 a consideration for the ...
Downtown merchants parley on paid parking, pot proposal
By Stephen Betts - Apr 10Downtown business owners were unified in their opposition to the city's charging for parking downtown and were generally in support of the planned ...
Five take out nomination papers for select board positions
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 10With nomination papers due April 13, five residents have taken out papers for two open seats on the select board. Nomination papers have been ...
Pedestrian safety, trails and ambulance contract top the list ...
Apr 10Pedestrian safety, working with Coastal Mountain Land Trust on trails in the Ragged Mountain area and an update on the new contract for emergency ...
Selectmen approve articles for June vote
By Louis Bettcher - Apr 10Members of the Rockport Select Board spoke in favor of a number of articles which will appear on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant in June. They ...
News
Judge lowers bail for Union man accused of child sex assaults
By Stephen Betts - Apr 23A judge lowered bail Monday, April 23, for a 40-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl numerous times. Judge Susan Sparaco ...
Knox County closed cases
Hope man gets 14 months for threatening woman, abusing pets
By Stephen Betts - Apr 23A Hope man was sentenced last week to 14 months in prison for threatening his girlfriend, throwing cats against the wall, and beating a dog. Chesle...
Judge dismisses child porn charges, citing lack of speedy ...
By Stephen Betts - Apr 23A state judge dismissed child pornography charges against a former Rockland resident, saying the delay in the case's going to trial placed an ...
Owls Head man charged with stealing, damaging truck
By Stephen Betts - Apr 23An Owls Head man was charged this month with stealing a truck from Prock Marine and abandoning it, badly damaged, in Hancock County. From the time ...
Knox County deeds
Apr 23The following deed transfers were recorded from April 17 through April 20 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Norman R. Reidy and ...
Waldoboro police blotter
Apr 21Waldoboro police officers responded to 416 calls for service between March 27 and April 16. The following incidents were reported: March 27 Officer...
Man charged with trafficking in drugs, possession after ...
Apr 17Rockland police officers received a complaint at about 5 p.m. Monday, April 16, from a clerk at the Maritime Farms Store on Route 1 in Rockland ...
On the Job: Camden Police Officer Paul Thompson
By Susan Mustapich - Apr 17Police Chief Randy Gagne, left, welcomes new police officer Paul Thompson, right, to the Camden Police Department. Thompson joined the department ...
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Knox County deeds
Apr 17The following deed transfers were recorded from April 9 through April 13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden Joan P. Southwell to Alison ...
Lincoln County sheriff's log
Apr 15The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a total of 423 calls for the period April 4 through April 17, and reported the following local ...
Health issue suspected in inmate's death
Apr 14A health issue is the likely cause of the death Saturday, April 14, of a 48-year-old state prisoner. The Department of Corrections confirmed the ...
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One injured in early morning crash at the 'Keag
By Beth A. Birmingham - Apr 14One of three occupants of a Jeep suffered injuries in an early morning crash April 14 when it smashed into the 'Keag Store in South Thomaston. At ...
Bullet fired into Cushing Town Office
By Stephen Betts - Apr 13A bullet was fired through the town clerk's office at the municipal building in Cushing. The bullet was discovered Friday morning, April 13, but ...
Knox County closed cases
Apr 13The following cases were completed in the Knox County courts from March 31 through April 13. Vincent M. Kwiatkowski, 23, Camden, keeping unlicensed...
Truck driver convicted in deaths of two from Knox County files ...
By Stephen Betts - Apr 13The attorney for a Virginia truck driver -- who was convicted earlier this year for causing the deaths of two Knox County residents in a March ...
Jail term to begin in a year
South Thomaston woman to serve year for causing crash that ...
By Stephen Betts - Apr 12A 20-year-old South Thomaston woman will serve no more than a year in jail for a crash last year that claimed the life of one of her passengers. Ke...
Spruce Head man, 70, gets 30 days in jail for stalking
By Stephen Betts - Apr 12A 70-year-old Spruce Head man will begin serving a 30-day jail sentence June 1 after being convicted of domestic violence stalking. Dana Smith Sr. ...
Attorney for Rockport man accused of killing four says ...
By Robert Mills, Lowell Sun - Apr 12The attorney for Orion Krause, the 22-year-old Rockport man accused of using a baseball bat to kill his mother, maternal grandparents, and a home ...
Rockport police blotter
Apr 10The Rockport Police Department reported the following activity March 24 to April 8: March 24 Jacob Bartlett, 20, of Thomaston, inspection violation...
