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Night Work: Rockland utility pole, house damage forces power outage for some
ROCKLAND — A passerby was first in reporting a single-vehicle crash at 126 Pleasant Street, in Rockland, on May 3, 2024, but the homeowner was close behind. According to responding police officers, the occupants of the house heard two large bangs before venturing outside at approximately 1:15 a.m., and finding a corner of the house damaged, one of their cars scraped up, and pieces of a utility pole swinging haphazardly. The house itself is set back further from the road than its neighbors.
911 calls in Knox County now being answered by KRCC staff after eight months
ROCKLAND – Knox Regional Communications Center returned to a fully independent emergency telecommunications operation on May 1, 2024, at approximately 9:30 a.m. For eight and a half months, Waldo County fielded the KRCC’s 911 calls, transferring information electronically to the staff in Rockland, 24/7, while Knox County administrators scrambled to repopulate a severally dwindled dispatch employee roster. With a recent rebound in filled positions, and a final sign off by authorizing agencies, KRCC is back to fulfilling all aspects of the job. The contract with Waldo County still has 28 days left, which will act as a bit of a cushion in case something goes “glitchy” with the electronics, according to Gordon Page, Interim Knox County Administrator.
Belfast Police beat
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 13-25. 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. April 15. Antonia Flagg, 29, of Belmont, was issued a...
Union Elementary performs original play “The Trees Remember” for Union’s 250th birthday
UNION — Union Elementary School students helped celebrate Union’s 250th birthday by presenting an original play, “The Trees Remember” on Tuesday, April 30, in the school gymnasium. The multimedia theatrical production tells some of the story of Union, a town with over two centuries of history. A unique facet of this work is that every student is involved in a way of their choosing – no auditions or disappointments.
Two vehicles land in Knox County ponds as spring temperatures rise above 60
KNOX COUNTY — Temperatures in Knox County climbed above 60 degrees, Monday, April 29. With that rise in temps, 911 calls of varying degrees kept responders busy throughout traditional work-day hours. Wthin approximately 30 minutes of each other, two vehicles at opposite sides of the county ended up in...
After Nearly Two Decades, Town Clock is Back in Service
For the first time in nearly two decades, the clock in the tower of the Belmont Unitarian Universalist Church is keeping accurate time after extensive renovation. Some of the work on the mechanics of the timepiece came from the Community Preservation Act, money set aside for, among other things, the preservation of historic places and things.
Rockport's Aldermere Farm celebrating new life with new barn
ROCKPORT, Maine — It may not be the Cow Palace in San Francisco, but at Aldermere Farm in Rockport, the new barn for their famous cows is a bit palatial. The new barn stretches well over 100 feet long, with large pens that let air and light in, while the high roof keeps the weather out. It’s a far cry from the series of small barns and outdoor pens the farm used for decades.
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