Police, Fire and Courts

February 24, 2025, Eric Quatrano is sworn in as a patrol officer for Thomaston, Maine. (Thomaston Police Dept. Facebook photo)

THOMASTON — A new police chief has begun his tenure with the Town of Thomaston. Eric Quatrano assumed the role last week.

Quatrano has been a patrol…

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(Update Sept. 30, 2025): According to the Rockport Police Dept., the operator of a vehicle that knocked down headstones at Glen…

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An exhibit of drawings, paintings and sketches by renowned courtroom artist Andy Austin opens October 8 at the Pascal Gallery in Rockport. Titled “Instead of 

Kenneth Adams transported kilogram quantities of drugs from the Bronx to the Midcoast
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PORTLAND — A Union man was…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 18-24. 

Shane T. Fitts, 28, of Unity, domestic violence…

White smoke drifts away from the remains of a pickup truck that caught fire. (Photo by Katie Maynard)

THOMASTON — A vehicle fire in Thomaston, Monday morning, sent a large billow of black smoke straight up into the air, prompting a response from Thomaston Fire, Ambulance, and Police.…

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On September 28, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Maine State Police received a call from the Portland Police Department regarding a complaint they had received from a truck driver, who believed…

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ROCKLAND — Traffic in Rockland will be impacted on Monday, Sept. 29, while Public Works works on road projects.

Beginning at 5 a.m., Broadway will be closed to…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 8-24.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 18-24.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…

The Knox County Republicans are having a yard sale on Saturday, October 4, in Rockland at Life House Church from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 336 Limerock St.  

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On September 25, 2025 at approximately 08:10 a.m., Knox County deputies attempted to stop a white GMC pickup truck in the area of Ingraham Drive in Owls Head. According to Knox County…

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Warren fire truck parked near a Memorial Day event in Warren

The Warren Fire Department invites the community to join in celebrating its 150th Anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Warren Fire station, 177 Western, in Warren. This…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including the case of a man who remains in custody charged with manslaughter in a 2024 Cushing…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court Sept. 13-22.

Roy A. Allen, 58, of Rockland,…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Sept. 18-19.

Heather N. Leblanc, 39, of Belmont, unlawful…

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ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court Sept. 5-12.

Timothy Alfiero, 45, of Rockport…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County unified court Sept. 11-17. 

Semonie J. Littlefield, 49, of Belfast, probation…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County district court. 

Kirby R. Carleton, of Unity, and William C. Carelton, of Unity, were married Aug. 30, 1997, in…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 15-19.

A three-car collision on Route 1 in Camden Friday evening occurred at the temporary construction traffic lights near the Lincolnville town line. (Photo courtesy Camden Fire Dept.)

CAMDEN  — A three-car collision on a stretch of Route 1 in Camden just after 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 resulted in two people being transported by North East Mobile Health Services ambulances to Pen…

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ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 15-19.   

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On April 19, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Maine State Police responded to 128 Boots and Saddle Road in Palermo for a welfare check.

Upon arrival, Troopers discovered the body…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 8-18.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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The Maine State Police reviewed nearly three dozen complaints about troopers who used physical force in the past decade. Not once did the agency determine the force was…

Carrying patients from the hot zone to the warm zone. (Photo courtesy Connor Howland/Camden Fire Dept.)

CAMDEN — Members of the Camden Fire Department, along with participants from Rockland, Windsor and Brooklin fire departments, a trainee heading to Ukraine, and a Canadian who coordinates emergency…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 9-12.

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Incident scene in Owls Head. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

OWLS HEAD and ROCKLAND — In the course of three hours, Tuesday, Sept. 16, Rockland EMS was called to two medical issues on the Breakwater. While still on scene for…

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SEARSMONT — A China woman was killed in a single vehicle crash on the Belfast Augusta Road Sept. 26, around 8:42 a.m., according to a media report from Waldo…

LifeFlight of Maine takes off from the playing fields at Thomaston Green with a patient involved in a motor vehicle crash, Sept. 10, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Responders arriving to a report of a rollover near 1437 Oyster River Road, in Warren, came upon a Chevy 1500 pickup truck in the southbound lane. The operator and sole occupant, Cameron Allen, of…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 6-10. 

Bridget M. Sawyer, 32, of Prospect, probation…

The structure housing Sweetgrass winery and distillery in Union was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, Sept. 15, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Update (Sept. 16, 2025): A cause of fire will not be determined due to the extent of damage to the structure housing Sweetgrass Winery and Distillery. The Fire Marshal's Office was…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 8-12.    

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 2-11.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 20 - Sept. 11.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

The intersection of routes 220 (Pinnacle Road) and 105 (Burkettville Road) in Liberty was the scene of a tractor trailer truck fire, Sept. 12, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

LIBERTY — The driver of a big rig truck is uninjured, having vacated when smoke and flames began, but the scene at the intersection of Routes 220 and 105 in Liberty, Friday afternoon, would become…

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Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including a woman who remains in custody at the Knox County Jail for drug trafficking and a…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 25-29.

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Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 26-Sept. 5.

William W. Alexander,…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 28 - Sept. 3. 

Stephen E. Boyle Jr., 54, of Northport,…

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A Rockland man died in a motor vehicle crash in Woolwich, Friday morning. The operator of the other vehicle, a resident of Waldoboro, was injured.

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Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 1-5.   

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Mark J. Gagnon…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 22 - Sept. 4.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 20 - Sept. 3.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

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Commemorative license plates will be mounted to Maine State Police cruisers in support of Dana Farber and Jimmy Fund from Sept. 1 - 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Public Safety)

From September 1, 2025, through September 14, 2025, Maine State Police cruisers throughout the state will a commemorative series of…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 18-22. 

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HOPE — A Northport man died at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck, Monday afternoon in Hope.

September 2, 2025, at approximately 4:50 p.m., the…

Knox County courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 25-29.   

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Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.

Evelyn D. Greenleaf, of Belmont, and Benjamin J. Greenleaf…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST —The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 21-27. 

Jesse C. Talty, 47, of Portland, motor vehicle…