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What's New
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Staff Story
Midcoast Actors' opens ‘The Crucible’
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Staff Story
Maskers hosts Little Church of Horror
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Staff Story
GRLT hosts forestry walk with Jim Robbins ...
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Staff Story
Maine Community Service Providers say no to ...
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Staff Story
Coalition of volunteers brings winter window ...
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Staff Story
Nine is fine as area squads prepare for ...
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Election
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Maine Community Service Providers say no to Question 1
Oct 18The Maine Association for Community Service Providers has announced its strong opposition to Question 1 on the ballot Nov. 6, saying Question 1 ...
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Credit Union League endorses Casas
Oct 18The Maine Credit Union League has endorsed Rep. Owen Casas, Independent representative of District 94 (Camden, Rockport and Islesboro), for ...
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For a strong and competitive Maine economy, vote yes on 4 & 5
By Ed Cervone, Executive ... - Oct 18Educate Maine, a business-led education organization, supports both Questions 4 and 5 on the November ballot. We see these historic bonds for the ...
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Sierra Club endorses Casas for District 94
Oct 18The Sierra Club has endorsed Rep. Owen Casas, I-Dist. 94 (Islesboro, Camden and Rockport). Founded in 1892, the Sierra Club is the oldest and ...
District attorney candidates offer contrasts during Rockland debate
By Stephen Betts - Oct 16The two candidates to be the region's top prosecutor took aim at each other during a forum held Friday night, Oct. 12, at Rockland City Hall. Incum...
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Human Rights Campaign endorses Janet Mills
Oct 15The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, has endorsed Democrat ...
Town News
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Waldo Town News
By Tom Seymour - Oct 18tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 I'm writing this a bit early because it's time for my annual, northern Maine bird-hunting trip. My friend Bob ...
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Knox Town News
By Rita Doughty - Oct 13knoxtownnews@yahoo.com 382-6783 Hello to All, It is chilly as I type this up, has been a rainy day today. The wind is blowing all the leaves off ...
Winterport Town News
By Jacob Gran - Oct 13frankfortcongo@gmail.com 323-0050 Frankfort Congregational visits Chase's On Oct. 7, members of the Frankfort Congregational Church piled ...
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Monroe Town News
By Kimberly Lawson-Tinsman - Oct 13kimberlawson@gmail.com Fireworks & bonfire! On Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. is Monroe's bientennial event of the month. Join us for fireworks ...
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Waldo Town News
By Tom Seymour - Oct 12tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 Good news for the Town of Waldo and Waldo County. The long drought appears to have ended. The ground has become ...
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Religion
All Souls’ Evensong Service dedicated to Those Touched by Suicide
By St. Peter's Episcopal ... - Oct 18On Sunday, November 4, at 5:30 pm there will be a special service of public witness, prayer, and music for all whose lives have been touched by ...
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Palliative Care and Hospice topics for first program on Spirituality At the End of Life
By St. Peter's Episcopal ... - Oct 15St. Peter's has planned a series of talks, with discussion, on challenges faced by older adults. As people age issues in life raise questions that ...
Eastgate School of Spiritual Trainers October 18th-20th,
By Destiny Eastgate ... - Oct 12When: Thursday, October 18th – Saturday, October 20th, 2018 Where: LIFE Ministries 336 Limerock St. Rockland Me 04841 Contact: roy@eastgateoffice.o...
Politics
The Elephant Not in the Room
By Owen Casas - Independe... - Oct 15A few months into my first term in the Maine House of Representatives the federal government passed legislation allowing internet service providers...
Clearing The Air
By John D. Gibbs, ... - Oct 11I would like to take this opportunity to clear the air and set the record straight. I have made it very clear from the beginning of my campaign ...
Opinion
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Letters, Oct. 18, 2018
Oct 18Editor's note: We have been inundated with letters about the upcoming election ― too many for all of them to appear in print. However, all letters ...
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Waldo County works
By Rep. Erin Herbig - Oct 18As a proud fifth-generation daughter of Waldo County poultry farmers, I am dedicated to making it easier for Mainers to work and raise families in ...
- Patiently Awaiting the Golden Years
Just say no
By Randall Poulton - Oct 18Will Nordic Farms ever build their salmon farm? The outcome of other proposed developments in the Midcoast region suggests the answer is no. The ...
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OK, Lawrence, here we go again
By Marianne Naess - Oct 18As I mentioned in my last reply to one of Lawrence Reichard's columns this summer, Nordic Aquafarms welcomes dialogue with both supporters and ...
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Old friends, new memories, no politics
By Reade Brower - Oct 18Being around old friends can be centering. This past weekend I ventured to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for a golf retreat with old friends. Politics ...
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Onions up your nose?
By Marion Tucker-Honeycutt - Oct 17I've had a lot of not easy things to deal with this summer, resulting in insomnia to the max. Been lucky to get three-four hours of sleep in at a ...
How much light do your plants get?
By Tom Seymour - Oct 12Maine, the Pine Tree State, ranks as the most heavily forested state east of the Mississippi. And for gardeners and homeowners, that can present a ...
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OPINION: 24 hours in Denmark
By Lawrence Reichard - Oct 12Editor's note: Lawrence Reichard financed his own way and traveled to Norway and Denmark of his own volition. Information contained in his column ...
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Obituaries
Doris Herbert
Oct 18Doris B Herbert, 97, passed away Oct. 13, 2018, in Belfast at Tall Pines. Doris was born in Morrill at the Blood Homestead on Aug. 25, 1921, to ...
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Kenneth Grant notice
Oct 16Kenneth H. Grant, 74, of Searsport, passed away Oct. 14, 2018, in Portland. Services have been entrusted to Riposta Funeral Home, 182 Waldo Ave., ...
Lester Flanagan
Oct 15Flanagan, Lester James Our beloved father left this world Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. He was born Monday, Aug. 29, 1932, in Parker's Prairie, South ...
Faith Roderick
Oct 10Faith Louise Roderick, 52, passed away Oct. 4, 2018, at a Bangor health care facility. Relatives and friends were invited to call Oct. 8 at ...
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Suesan Packer notice
Oct 08Suesan Packer, 61, of Stockton Springs passed away at home Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home, Belfast.
John Lorenz
Oct 17John L. Lorenz, 84, of Morrill, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at home, from complications due to prostate cancer. Born in New ...
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Doris Herbert service notice
Oct 16Doris B. Herbert, 97, of Morrill, passed away Oct. 13, 2018, in Belfast. Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Riposta ...
Tam Snyder
Oct 12Tam Snyder, 85, of Monroe, passed on Monday morning, Oct. 8, 2018, at Togus Springs VA Hospice Unit, with his daughter by his side. Tam was born ...
Karen E. Ballou notice
Oct 09Karen E. Ballou, 59, wife of Richard D. Ballou Jr., store manager of Cotton Garden in Camden, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Waldo County General ...
Albert O'Neill
Oct 08Albert J. O'Neill passed away into the next life on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. He was 96. Born in Orange, N.J., on March 28, 1922, to his parents, ...
Announcements
Anthony S. Esposito
Oct 08NikaLee and Anthony Esposito announce the birth of their son, Anthony Steven Esposito. He was born Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Maine General ...
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- Quake Insurance? California Pushing People To Say Yes To Coverage
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:49:00 +0000Editor's note: The Web version of this story was inadvertently published before editing was complete and has been removed; the finished ...
- New England Power Grid Constrained By Winter Fuel Supply
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:46:18 +0000The official overseeing the New England electric grid says the region is threatened with winter power shortages, due to potential ...
- Candidates From Both Parties Accused Of Lies In Maine Senate Campaigns
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:13:03 +0000Democratic leaders in the Maine Senate are denouncing what they say are outright lies in campaign mailings that support senate Republican...
- 'I Am Heartbroken': Your Letters About Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:19:00 +0000"Thank YOU," writes Cara Christensen, a first-grade teacher in Washington state who read NPR's deep dive into the troubled Public ...
