The Camden Historic Resources Committee will hold public workshops July 10 at 6 p.m. and July 15 at 6 p.m. in the French Conference Room on Washington Street for discussions about a proposed municipal Historic Preservation Ordinance.  

Two of Maine’s largest paper mills are among the dirtiest in the country, according to a new study on U.S. pulp and paper plants, putting their emissions on par with some oil refineries.

On June 10, two Rockport candidates running for one three-year seat on the Five Town CSD and School Administrative District 28 boards received the same number votes each. On June 23 at 1 p.m, a recount took place at the Rockport Town Office, and Town Clerk Liz Lowe reported:

A Lighthouse Tower Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held Sunday, June 29, at 6 p.m. Visit Grindle Point Light Station for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the Grindle Point Light Station Lighthouse Tower and the 175th Anniversary. 

UNION — Flagger positions at a paving site on Heald Highway were handed over to Union firefighters, Thursday, June 19, after the construction zone became a chain reaction crash scene. 

MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital’s Addiction Resource Center (ARC) has announced a new name and broader alignment: it is now known as Comprehensive Addiction Psychiatry Services (CAPS), with locations in Brunswick and Damariscotta. These services are managed by MaineHealth Behavioral Health, whi…

For the last 12 years, Camden has had no ambulance based in town. That is changing July 1, when, courtesy of a new public-private initiative, a North East Mobile Health Services (NEMHS) ambulance will be stationed at the Camden Fire Department on Washington Street, read…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 3-17.

UNION — Assistant Union Fire Chief Nick Ciasullo arrived on scene to a two vehicle crash in Union just in time to prevent a wide load from driving into the crash scene. Unable to turn around, the drivers of the three-vehicle wide load caravan stood together next to their vehicles for more than an hour until the crash vehicles had bee…

The Rockport High School Alumni Association will be celebrating its 131st anniversary with a meeting and banquet at the Rockland Elks Lodge, at 220 Rankin Street, in Rockport on Saturday July 19, at 4 p.m.

A public funeral will be held for Marek, a K9 who served with the Knox County Sheriff's Office, the Rockland Police Department, and beyond since 2019 before being sidelined for medical reasons and officially retiring in December 2024. Having eventually developed cancer, Marek passed away at home last night.

“We’re just little Rockland. It may never happen in Rockland,” said Police Chief Tim Carroll during a May 14, 2025 City Council meeting. “But I just feel, as a public safety official, that there are concerns that I have.”

On June 10, two Rockport candidates running for one three-year seat on the Five Town CSD and School Administrative District 28 boards received the same number votes each. On June 23, there will be recount of those results.

Both Stacey Contakos and Brieanna Gutierrez each received 165 votes.…

Maine’s foster care population grew at a higher rate than any other state between 2019 and 2023, new federal data shows.

UPDATE (June 16): A Warren man accused of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman with a stun gun is being held at the Knox County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.

Daryl D. Green Sr., 57, was arrested early Monday morning June 16 by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and charged with burg…

This Sunday morning as I write this is Father’s Day in the United States. While the idea of a day set aside for father’s goes back centuries at least, the current American observance only goes back a bit over 100 years, according to Mr. Wikipedia.

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 9-13.

Appleton

Alvin Monroe Edwards Est. to Jean Edwards.

Leah Trommer to Cameron Leach and Neshamah Stearns.

Belinda J. Williams to Nathan Williams.

Erin M. Flanagan and Mathew L. Lawson…

Rockland Rotary teamed up during the first week of June to build a covered shelter at the All Aboard Playground at McDougall Park. The shelter provides the park with a covered area for people who would like to have lunch or birthday parties at the site, according to Doug Curtis Jr.

THOMASTON — Town officials and community members gathered on Tuesday, June 10 to celebrate the ribbon cutting for YOIKI Japanese Express, a new food truck offering Japanese cuisine at 218 New County Road in Thomaston. The location, formerly home to Plants Unlimited’s Big Tree Lot, is now a destination for…

BELFAST —The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 5-11. 

Dakota A. Moody, 24, of Frankfort, criminal threatening in Winterport Dec. 26, 2022, $500 fine; threatening display of a weapon in Winterport Dec. 26, 2022, $500 fine; aggravated cruelty to animals in Frankfort Nov. 14, 202…

Most of us have played a number of board and card games in our lives. A standard pack of cards, the Monopoly box on the hall shelf. Maybe Risk or Clue, if you’re feeling up for something a bit more complex.

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March May 16 - June 10.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

May 16

CHELSEA — On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at approximately 8:37 p.m., Maine State Police Troopers responded to a residence on Windsor Road in Chelsea. Upon arrival, Troopers located two deceased adult males. Detectives and Evidence Response Technicians with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central responded to inve…

The Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC), in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Division (FBI), is sharing an important public safety advisory regarding the increased activity of violent online networks that are actively targeting minors and vuln…

ROCKLAND -The following indictments were handed up by a Knox County grand jury on June 6 against

Country-rock royalty Pure Prairie League (PPL), a seminal outfit during the 70s and 80s movement that brought mainstream success to the country rock and southern rock genre, continues to ride the revival wave with “Back on Track,” the group’s first studio album in nearly two decades. On Sunday, July 6 the band will take…

ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland circulated notice of its preliminary reassement numbers from the recent city-wide 2025 revaluation, breaking down the increases according to property classifications. The deadline to request an informal hearing appointment about the new property valuations is…

An ordinance amendment that would provide language specific to Rockland Police Department's handling of immigration was defeated City Council members during a June 9, 2025 vote. The ordinance, #35 Chapter 2, Sec 1308, Federal Immigration Enforcement, was aimed to create a new section to Chap…

With a turnout of 597 registered voters at the polls June 10 for annual Town Meeting, Union approved its $4.3 million municipal budget and the RSU 40 $40,815,369 budget (332 to 252 votes), as well as several ordinance amendents. But they also defeated four proposed ordinances:…

The Maine Dept. of Transportation announced June 11 that Andrew C. Gobeil, of Owls Head, is the agency's new Director of Public Information.