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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.
Camden American Legion needs your help
American Legion Post 30 in Camden is looking for help in raising money to have their parking lot repaved. Post guests know of the travails of walking in the lot attempting to enter the post as there are several obstacles which meet them along the way. Perhaps a little background...
Fetch ME A Home: Head kisses give Tonya the zoomies
THOMASTON, Maine — "In her younger days, they called her Delta Dawn. Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on." Tonya is a far cry from country-music talent Tanya Tucker, but she certainly is a pretty lady. At 3 years old, this terrier/pitbull mix has plenty of love and energy to share with her next home.
Jackson man hospitalized with serious injuries following single-vehicle crash
WEST FORKS, Maine (WABI) - A Jackman man was seriously injured after a car crash yesterday in West Forks. According to Central Maine dot com, 76-year old Roland West was driving when his vehicle crossed the center line of Route 201, went off the road before crashing into a large rock.
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.
Donut Festival returning to Rockport for its second year
ROCKPORT, Maine — The "wildly popular" Rockport Donut Festival is returning to the midcoast this summer for its second year. The Town of Rockport announced Wednesday the sweet event is returning for two days in downtown Rockport and at the Harbor Marine Park on June 7-8. The event will feature several vendors from the midcoast and beyond, family-friendly activities, music, and more to pay homage to the town's doughnut history.
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.
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.
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