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What's New
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Staff Story
Norwegian cruise ship MS Fram anchors in ...
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Obituary
Kenneth Grant notice
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Staff Story
A whole new take on the snow day
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TEMPO presents concerts
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Obituary
Doris Herbert service notice
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District attorney candidates offer contrasts ...
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Election
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 ...
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Incumbent faces two challengers in U.S. Senate race
By Ethan Andrews - Oct 11Angus King, Maine's 74-year-old junior senator, is seeking a second term against two veritable juniors, Eric Brakey and Zak Ringelstein. The young ...
House District 96: Selectman challenges incumbent
By Stephanie Grinnell - Oct 11House District 96 covers southern Waldo County from Lincolnvile to Palermo. For the past two years, it has been represented by Democrat Stanley ...
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Voters to weigh in on home care, $200M in bonds
By Stephanie Grinnell - Oct 11In additional to local, state and national candidates on the ballot Nov. 6, voters also will decide a citizen initiative regarding Universal Home ...
Ranked-choice voting will be used only for U.S. Senate, Congressional races
By Stephanie Grinnell - Oct 11Only the following races will use ranked-choice voting in the Nov. 6 election, according to the Maine Secretary of State's Office: U.S. Senate and ...
Town News
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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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Montville Town News
By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 12From the Montville Town Office Our thoughts and prayers go out the family, friends, and loved ones of Edwin (Eddie) Veronesi, who passed away this ...
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Religion
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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...
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Evening Concert at OHBC
By Owl's Head Baptist Church - Oct 12October 14 - We welcome all to Sunday School classes for all ages at 9: 30 a.m., and Morning Worship at 10: 30 a.m. Rev. Paul Munro's sermon is ...
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
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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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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Letters, Oct. 11, 2018
Oct 11Just, thank you Last Wednesday, our dryer caught on fire. I want to thank the men from Thorndike, Jackson, Monroe and Brooks. They knew exactly ...
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White male privilege explored
By Reade Brower - Oct 11Last week Sen. Susan Collins delivered a crucial vote to confirm Brett Kavanagh to the Supreme Court. A “hailstorm” ensued; the acrimony and ...
WWII Medal of Honor recipient speaks at Gold Star groundbreaking
Oct 10On Oct. 7, the Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Foundation broke ground for construction of the Maine Gold Star Families Memorial Monument ...
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A poem for Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct 08"Earth Blessing" by Jack Manno May earth's song reach us in our deepest and wildest places. May it be heard as we move upon her, as we partake of ...
Good gardens and good cooks go hand-in-hand
By Lynette L. Walther - Oct 05Scratch the surface of any great gardener (figuratively, not literally), and you are bound to discover a great cook as well. Any cook worth their ...
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It’s (almost) never good
By Tom Seymour - Oct 05The Waldo County Republican Party from time to time sends out alerts to people on its mailing list. Their last missive read, “VOTE NO! On All ...
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Obituaries
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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.
Adele Ames
Oct 08Adele Zucchi Ames passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at her home in Northport, her loving family with her, after a battle with mesothelioma. Adele ...
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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, ...
Richard Warren
Oct 05Richard Dean "Dick" Warren, 87, of Belfast, passed away Sept. 29, 2018. Dick was born April 9, 1931, in Lexington, Mass., to Manfred and Lucy Dean ...
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 ...
Trasks mark 60th anniversary
Oct 03Dick and Elsie Trask will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Oct. 4, 2018. The couple resided for many years in Searsport and recently moved to ...
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- Susan Collins Alma Mater Will Not Rescind Honorary Degree
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:00:18 +0000More than 1500 alumni and students have signed a letter to the president of St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. asking for the ...
- Beer Prices Could Double Because Of Climate Change, Study Says
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:57:00 +0000The price of beer could rise sharply this century — and it has nothing to do with trends in craft brewing. Instead, a new study says ...
- Another Death Of Rare Whale Confirmed Off Massachusetts
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:32:36 +0000The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed the death of another North Atlantic Right Whale — the third ...
- A Guide To Maine Gubernatorial Candidates’ Views On Health Care
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:24:16 +0000Originally published 5:55 p.m. Oct. 16 According to polls, health care is one of the top issues voters are concerned about this election....
- Federal Deficit Jumps 17 Percent As Tax Cuts Eat Into Government Revenue
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:47:38 +0000Updated at 1:27 p.m. ET The federal deficit ballooned to $779 billion in the just-ended fiscal year — a remarkable tide of red ink for a ...
