5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (126+ words) LIBERTY " A Liberty man was arrested for assault following an altercation at the Liberty Town Hall, according to a media release from Maine State Police." The alleged assault took place May 5, with troopers arriving at approximately 7: 50 p. m. Upon subsequent investigation, it…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (803+ words) Maine's sailing tradition, of course, goes back to the beginning of European settlement, being the only way to get here. Those early explorers and colonizers, making their way up our rocky coasts, I can only imagine how many ended up…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1272+ words) There are three open Rockport Select Board seats up for election June 9 at annual Town Meeting. Four candidates are seeking election to two of the seats that carry three-year terms. Those candidates are incumbents Kimberlee Graffam and Michael Thompson, as…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago  (699+ words) ROCKLAND " The following cases were closed in the state court in Knox County from May 4- 13. Kandy Lynn Barton, 64, of Jefferson, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Thomaston March 6, 2026, $250 fine; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Thomaston Oct. 16, 2025, $250 fine…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (240+ words) HOPE " William "Bill" Newton Bentley, 81, of Hope, Maine, died peacefully at home on May 4, 2026. He was born on May 8, 1944, in Gardner, Massachusetts, to Grace Lillian Pendleton Bentley and Warren Newton Bentley. Bill grew up in Winchendon, Massachusetts, attending Murdock High…...

19+ hour, 36+ min ago  (154+ words) Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a Pond Construction and Management Workshop, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. , at Inn Along the Way, in Damariscotta" "If you have ever considered adding a pond to your property " whether it be for…...

11+ hour, 41+ min ago  (235+ words) Sunday morning, Investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal (FMO) were joined by Special Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team (ATF NRT). Fire investigators from both agencies will conduct a joint scene…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1121+ words) The next night, Aurora says "Goodbye" instead of "Good night" to her parents and, sure enough, they are killed that evening, presumedly by the dust bunny, which is possibly acting out Aurora's desires. We find out later that those were…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago  (326+ words) ROCKLAND and HOPE, Maine, and NOKOMIS, Florida " F. Perry Hooper, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay, surrounded by his loving family. Following his divorce in 1989, Perry shared many hiking adventures with his second wife, Gail…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1289+ words) Around noon Friday, during that brief reprieve I have built into my work day, when I go for a quick walk or otherwise get out of the office, I received a text from my daughter, who was up at UMaine…...