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  • Gilford Butler's fate rests with South Thomaston voters

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 24
    Townspeople will decide next month what should be done with the former Gilford Butler School. Three warrant articles related to the former school ...

  • Police say driver fled scene after Rockland crash

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 24
    A Rockport man was arrested Feb. 22 after police said he fled the scene of a two-car crash on Old County Road in Rockland. William Skelton, 35, ...

  • Midcoast Forecast - February 24, 2020 AM

    By Meteorologist Tyler ... - Feb 24
    The sunny and mild trend we saw during the weekend will continue for Monday as Maine remains under the influence of high pressure. We'll see a ...

  • Search fails to find missing man in Owls Head

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 23
    A sea, land, and air search was conducted Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 for a 29-year-old man from Pennsylvania whose footprints led to the shore behind a ...

  • Fire destroys South Thomaston home

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 22
    A fire destroyed a house off Waterman's Beach Road in South Thomaston Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22. South Thomaston Fire Chief Bryan Calderwood ...

  • Pen Bay unveils proposed site for new regional nursing home

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 22
    The proposed regional long-term care and nursing center that could replace the Knox Center and one Quarry Hill facility is being considered for an ...

  • Knox County court news

    Feb 22
    The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Feb. 14 through Feb. 21. Jonathan J. Sevon, 45, Friendship, probation violation ...

  • Second bald eagle found on island suffering from lead ...

    Feb 22
    The second bald eagle suffering from lead poisoning was taken to an avian shelter Friday thanks to the efforts of numerous people. Knox County ...

  • Midcoast Forecast - February 22 & 23, 2020

    By Meteorologist Tyler ... - Feb 22
    High pressure will remain in place through the upcoming weekend providing continued pleasant and sunny weather. We'll see a few clouds roll ...

  • Fire crew rescues man trapped under car lift

    Feb 21
    Teamwork from multiple public safety agencies is credited with rescuing a man trapped under a vehicle lift. Knox Regional Communications Center ...

  • Midcoast lens: Horses in the snow

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 21
    These horses did not seem to mind the snow on this sunny afternoon in Union.

  • Rockland harbor plan would limit large cruise ship visits

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 21
    A draft harbor management plan nearly two years in the making calls for limiting the visits of large cruise ships to Rockland Harbor. The Ad Hoc ...

  • Library interior takes shape

    By Gabriel Blodgett - Feb 21
    The interior of the Rockport Library is starting to take shape with almost all of the walls framed and mechanical and electrical work well ...

  • Midcoast women win Wheel of Fortune

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 21
    Beth Day, who grew up in Waldoboro, and Laura Oliver, who grew up in Friendship, competed in the Girlfriend Getaways edition of Wheel of Fortune ...

  • Lawyer for convicted truck driver asks judge to recuse ...

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 21
    The lawyer for a Virginia truck driver serving a 25-year prison term for a 2016 crash that killed two Knox County residents is asking the presiding...

  • Hotel proposal revised to reduce occupancy

    By Gabriel Blodgett - Feb 20
    The application for the Rockport Harbor Hotel filed by 20 Central Street LLC has been revised to reduce the number of rooms from 35 to 26. The ...

  • Walmart gun threat suspect pleads guilty

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 20
    A 25-year-old man who posted videos threatening to commit a shooting at Walmart pleaded guilty Feb. 20 in federal court to being a felon in ...

  • Trash pickers get down in the dumps

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 20
    Reclaiming. Scavenging. Dump picking. No matter what you call it, there is no doubt that one man's trash can be another man's treasure – and as ...

  • Warren man accused of trying to strangle woman

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 20
    A 37-year-old Warren man is behind bars after police say he tried to strangle a woman and kicked her in the stomach while she was pregnant. Those ...

  • Lime kiln restoration gets initial funding for study

    By Gabriel Blodgett - Feb 20
    Legacy Rockport took a step toward preserving the lime kilns at the Marine Park, voting to fund a report to better understand the work and cost ...

  • Volunteers upgrade school

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 20
    During the week of Feb. 17 to Feb. 21, the community came together to improve Warren Community School. Volunteers from the Belfast VFW, the Maine ...

  • Midcoast retail sales set new record in 2019

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 19
    Retail sales for the Midcoast set a new annual record in 2019, an increase of 2% from the previous year fueled largely by the building supplies ...

  • Former mayor arrested, accused of violating court order

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 19
    A former Rockland mayor was arrested Feb. 17, accused of violating a court order that prohibited him from harassing a neighbor. Harold "Hal" ...

  • Flu cases continue to spike in Knox County

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 19
    The past week saw yet another increase in flu cases in Knox County. There were 25 new cases for the week ending Feb. 15, according to the Maine ...

  • Rockland Planning Board rejects cell tower

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 18
    The Rockland Planning Board voted 3-0 to reject a proposed 120-foot cellular communication tower for Camden Street. The public in attendance ...

  • Maine voters to decide whether to retain vaccine law

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 18
    Maine voters will decide March 3 whether to retain a state law that health officials say is needed to protect the public from diseases that had ...

  • Pen Bay financial health shows dramatic improvement

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 18
    Pen Bay Medical Center experienced its best financial health last year than anytime in more than a decade. The top executives of Coastal Healthcare...

  • Midcoast lens: Red berries in Rockland

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 18
    It was a snowy afternoon in Rockland Feb. 18. The sky was overcast, and the snow was cold and wet. The birds did not seem to mind, though!

  • Pen Bay looking for new nursing home to serve Midcoast

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 18
    One option that is under consideration for long-term care services in Knox County is a new centrally-located nursing facility, the president of ...

  • Select Board meeting postponed to March 4 due to weather

    Feb 18
    Select Board Chairman Bob Falciani announced that the board's Feb. 18 meeting will be postponed due to a predicted winter mix of snow, rain and ...

  • Camden Police Blotter

    Feb 18
    The Camden Police Department reported the following activity from Jan. 29 through Feb. 11, 2020: Jan. 29 Heather J. Underhill, 33 of Rockland was ...

  • School health officials speak out against vaccination law ...

    By Gabriel Blodgett - Feb 18
    On March 3, Maine voters will choose whether or not to repeal the 2019 law that eliminated religious and philosophical exemptions from vaccination ...

  • Emergency power shutdown due to transmission pole break

    By Susan Mustapich - Feb 17
    The Knox County Emergency Management Agency announced that around 3 p.m. Feb. 17, Central Maine Power was going to shut down power to a Camden ...

  • Winter berth

    By Susan Mustapich - Feb 17
    Fishing boats from Camden and Rockport winter in Camden Harbor in February.

  • Oceanside Middle School struck by vandalism

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 17
    Police are investigating a vandalism spree at Oceanside Middle School that occurred over the weekend. The damage was discovered when a custodian ...

  • DuPont plant in Rockland expected to be sold again

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 17
    The DuPont carrageenan manufacturing plant that is Rockland's top taxpayer, largest user of the sewage treatment plant, and one of the region's ...

  • Planning Board hearings set for zoning, middle school ...

    By Susan Mustapich - Feb 17
    Planning Board public hearings will be held on zoning changes Feb. 20, and on changes to the middle school site plan March 5. The meetings take ...

  • Castle Builders victims continue to call for action against ...

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 17
    The civil and bankruptcy cases involving Castle Builders and its former owners Malcolm and Elizabeth Stewart continue, but no criminal charges ...

  • VA to hold session in Rockland

    Feb 17
    Leaders from the Veterans Administration healthcare system in Maine is scheduled to hold a session Tuesday evening in Rockland. The "engagement ...

  • FMC to pay $695,000 to settle work lawsuit

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 14
    FMC Corp. agreed to pay $695,000 to a group of former workers who claim the company stole wages from them when it sold the business during a ...

  • Republican challenges Geiger for House seat

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 14
    A Republican filed his intent to seek his party's nomination for the Maine House seat that represents Rockland and Owls Head. Michael Mullins of ...

  • Cell tower company says clock running out on Rockland review

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 14
    The company that wants to erect a 120-foot tall communication tower on Camden Street -- a proposal being met with strong opposition from neighbors ...

  • Knox County court news

    Feb 14
    The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Feb. 7 through Feb. 14. Ricky D. Miller, 38, Warren, probation violation on a ...

  • Knox County deeds

    Feb 14
    The following deed transfers were recorded from Feb. 10 through Feb. 13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden Carter Christine Haines, ...

  • Select Board debates gun range foreclosure, Kinney returns

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 14
    Bill Longfellow and Nick Hodgkins of the Department of Environmental Protection spoke to the Warren Board of Selectmen at their bi-weekly meeting ...

  • An election primer for Midcoast voters

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 14
    Feb. 14 is the final day for registered Maine voters who are enrolled in a political party to switch parties in order to vote March 3. Registered ...

  • An era ends, as Jones Brothers Barbershop closes

    By Susan Mustapich - Feb 13
    For just over a half-century, the barbershop of Lowell and Roger Jones, overlooking the heart of downtown Camden, was a place to get a haircut and ...

  • Paving firm slaps lien on RSU 13 properties

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 13
    A local paving company that worked at schools in Regional School Unit 13 filed a lien on the district's property for money owed to the firm. Perfor...

  • Knox County approves steps to reduce recidivism

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 13
    Knox County is moving full steam ahead in an effort to end the revolving door of inmates returning to its jail. The Knox County Commissioners ...

  • Winter storm brings fresh blanket of snow Thursday

    By Staff - Feb 12
    The area of high pressure that brought sunny weather Wednesday will move east overnight as low pressure tracks in from the west. This will bring ...

  • Select Board disputes lack of vision

    By Christine Simmonds - Feb 12
    The Waldoboro Select Board took time during their meeting to comment on a letter to the editor in the Jan. 30 edition of The Lincoln County ...

  • Public may decide fate of former schoolhouse building

    By Susan Mustapich - Feb 12
    Voters may be asked in June whether town government should undertake an approximately $700,000 renovation of the town-owned Lincolnville Improvemen...

  • Suspect on probation for assault, accused of attempted ...

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 12
    A Rockland man will remain in jail until a hearing is held on revoking his probation after he was charged with trying to strangle a woman and ...

  • Knox County debates staking claim to Lassell Island

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 11
    Is Lassell Island, located between North Haven and Islesboro, part of Knox County or Waldo County? That question was raised Feb. 11 during a Knox ...

  • Flu cases hit new high for season

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 11
    The past week saw the most influenza cases in Knox County since the 2019-2020 season began Oct. 1. There were 23 new cases for the week ending ...

  • Magnifying burn causes concern

    By Susan Mustapich - Feb 11
    Fire departments responded to an apartment building, when sunlight passing through a large magnifying lens melted a small section of a synthetic ...

  • Select Board talks short-term rentals, fire station, pests

    By Gabriel Blodgett - Feb 11
    A crowded Select Board agenda featured discussion on items ranging from a timeline for short-term rental regulations, preliminary plans for the ...

  • Rockland Council gives green light to downtown marijuana ...

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 11
    The Rockland City Council gave preliminary approval Monday night to allowing retail marijuana stores downtown despite a November 2018 non-binding ...

  • Warm winter melts plans for Rockland skating rink

    By Stephen Betts - Feb 10
    Rockland's plans for a skating rink at Harbor Park has been dealt a blow because of the warm weather. City Manager Tom Luttrell said that the ...

  • Voters face vaccine choice, pick candidates in primaries

    By Steve Betts - Jan 15
    Maine voters will decide March 3 whether they want to keep or repeal a law that allows only medical exemptions for vaccinations in order for ...

  • News Feature - Elisabeth Schuh - Making Community Happen

    By Dan Dunkle - Aug 19
    Elisabeth Schuh, Executive Director of Making Community Happen, sat down with Dan Dunkle to discuss the current needs of the 'Meals on Wheels' ...

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