ROCKLAND — Friday, Aug.

BELFAST— The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 29 - Aug. 16.

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.

July 29…

It looks nice out there, but head east and the ocean is in a fury. Some of that is extending back to the Maine coast with the churning of Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic. A high surf advisory is in effect for the Midcoast.

On June 10, Camden citizens voted 1,391 to 995 to remove the Montgomery Dam and spillway at the head of Camden Harbor, with the caveat that the project's fiscal responsibility would not fall on property owners through local taxatio

Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking, he would subject Jane to a furious tantrum or days of the silent treatment.

For years, Jane tried to make sense of…

Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran who served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before returning home to farm oysters in his hometown of Sullivan, announced his campaign Aug. 19 for U.S. Senate against Senator Susan Collins.

In a news release, Platner said he has been drawn to service his whole life, service…

The two school boards representing School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) and the Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) will convene Aug. 21 to talk about the role of being a school board member, the future of athletic fields at the high school, and the decreasing numbers o…

On September 13, Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Maine Maritime Academy, with assistance from the Castine Fire Department and Maine Forest Service, will partner to improve the firebreak between Witherle Woods and the village of Castine.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 4-8.

Belfast

Graham W. Houghton Irrevocable Administrative Trust to Amanda G. Brieger and Todd H. Holden. 

Linda and Thomas Whitson to Bruce Kalloch and Katherine S…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 28 - Aug. 15.

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.

ROCKPORT — With a brief ceremony on a pleasant August 4 afternoon, the nonprofit Legacy Rockport, the Camden-Rockport Historical Society and Rockport municipal officials dedicated new outdoor historical markers near André the Seal at the town's Harbor Park, and swung the spotlight back a hund…

I went for a little walk Saturday. Parking at the trailhead at Stephen’s Corner, Youngtown and Beach Road, I hoisted a backpack with a large bottle of water and a midday snack, put in my AirPods, and started my “Walking Book”. 

Early last spring, while still cleaning up the wreckage of devastating winter storms, southern Maine towns began drafting new rules governing how they’d rebuild or develop on stretches of land that were widely inundated months before.

(Aug. 16, 2025 update)

Maine State Police have made an arrest in the murder of Levern Kelly, who was found deceased in a Waldoboro home, Aug. 9, 2025. Detectives tracked the man to Florida with the assistance of the MIAC in Maine and Volusia County, Florida. 

BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Larry Phillips, RN, as the hospital’s first full-time stroke coordinator. The addition of this role to the hospital care team marks an important milestone in advancing stroke and neurovascular care for the community.

UPDATE (AUG. 15): A former student at Medomak Valley High School will receive $1.1 million as a financial settlement in a lawsuit originally filed in 2009 against Regional School District 40 and two former employees.   

State Police are assisting the Windham Police Department with a shooting that occurred Thursday, Aug. 15, 2025,  at approximately 1:55 p.m., on Route 302 in North Windham. 

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call the State Police at 207-624-7076.…

A man with a last known address of Camden was arrested in Belfast Friday morning, Aug. 15, following in an investigation that started from an approximate 3:40 a.m. call to 911. A man in a white panel van was offering people $100 dollars if they got into his van, according to the Belfast Police Department.…

The City of Rockland’s 2025 revaluation is officially complete.

Beginning August 13 and running straight through September 1, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is working together with Maine law enforcement agencies to raise awareness of the dangers of impaired driving.

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is alerting EBT cardholders of the reported theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits this week. So far, this has impacted approximately 300 Maine households, stealing approximately $76,000. This incident is still u…

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Maine Forest Service (MFS) is urging all residents and visitors to take immediate precautions as wildfire danger remains elevated across the state. Much of central and coastal Maine is at VERY HIGH fire dang…

The City of Belfast has issued a Parking Advisory for Harbor Fest, Friday through Sunday, August 15, 16, and 17: 

Commercial Street will be closed at Union Street, no parking on Commercial Street.

When Lance Satterwhite rented a U-Haul and left his home in Texas for central Maine, he and his family didn’t yet have a place to live.

“We loaded up and headed this way, and along the way we finally got in touch and ironed out a lease,” Satterwhite said. “It was really cool because once we got her…

GRAFTON TOWNSHIP  – At approximately 1:30 p.m., Aug. 13, Maine Game Wardens responded to Grafton Township after Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity fell approximately 25-30 feet from a ledge in the area of the Screw Auger Falls waterfall.

Getchell landed in the water and sustained serio…

The Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations, an organization formed in 1983 to facilitate the study and discussion of U.S. foreign policy, will focus on Soft Power with two upcoming programs. Both are free and open to the public.

CAMDEN — Camden’s mil rate has been set at 11.5, an increase over last year's mil rate of 10.5.

A mil rate is the unit used to calculate how much to tax a piece of property to fund municipal, public school and county budgets, all approved by voters at annual town meeting.

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including a Friendship man who allegedly ran over a victim with a four-wheeler and two drug arrests in Rockland, with one of the suspects smuggling cocaine into the Knox County Jail.

Friendship man accused of running over another man with a four-wheeler…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll’s most recent statistic for drug overdoses in Rockland is one that he doesn’t want the public to believe. The calendar year-to-date stat for over-consumption has dropped since 2024; but that may only seem to be the case based on calls to 911.

A University of Maine initiative exploring ways to bring renewable energy to Indigenous and rural communities was gaining momentum this spring when the Trump administration abruptly cancelled its $1 million federal grant.