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Vote Yes on Rockport’s Article 3
As I sat down to write this letter, I was preparing to explain what a thorough job our Wastewater Task Force had done in recommending a location and technology for a new Rockport wastewater treatment plant. It didn’t take me long to realize that these are not the issues that most Rockport residents are wrestling with. Just today an acquaintance of mine told me that he hasn’t followed this issue closely but that “$33 million is a lot of money and it seems as if Camden and Rockport should work together on this”.
The state can do the right thing
On May 7, the Belfast City Council voted 5-0 to revoke its 2021 approval of an eminent domain action that would have taken intertidal land from 43-year Belfast residents Jeffrey Mabee and Judith Grace. Under the guise of creating a municipal park, the 2021 eminent domain action would have skirted...
Belfast Police beat
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 28 - May 9. 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 28. Jacqueline Reed, 33, of Searsmont,...
Rockport dedicates 2024 Town Report to retired Clerk Linda Greenlaw
ROCKPORT – Rockport is recognizing its longtime retired Town Clerk Linda Greenlaw with one of its highest honors by dedicating the annual Town Report to her. The town is also honoring former Select Board member and Rockport resident Sani Wolf Fogel, who died in 2023, with its annual in memoriam.
Change is not always an improvement
The red doors of Heavenly Threads thrift store are closed. The Congregational Church assures us, via Facebook, that it will reopen. Their Facebook post does not accept comments and tells us that their planning is not complete and that whatever information is circulating in the community is inaccurate. What I...
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Rockport Town Manager’s Report: Storm clean-up continues, EMS, public works projects
ROCKPORT – The following is the May 13 Rockport Town Manager’s Report and Update delivered in advance of the regularly scheduled Select Board meeting at 6 p.m., in the Geoffrey C. Parker Meeting Room at the Rockport Opera House. Annual Town Meeting/June Election:. All items on our Annual...
Efforts to remove Camden dam are misplaced
Camden’s beautiful Montgomery Dam Waterfall. Roger Akeley of Camden worked professionally as an urban and regional planner both in New Hampshire and New York, where he was also an adjunct professor. He is a member of the Save the Dam Falls Committee. The Montgomery Dam and its waterfall are...
Keeping Belfast Maine Beautiful hosts annual cleanup event
BELFAST, Maine (WABI) -Early this Saturday, folks gathered to pickup trash along the side of every road in Belfast. Keeping Belfast Maine Beautiful (KBMB) is an annual community effort supported by the city of Belfast, many people, and businesses to leave the streets sparkling clean. Supplies were provided to the...
Seaport Community Health Center moves to new location
BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - Belfast has a new healthcare location!. Penobscot Community Health Care has opened its doors to the new Seaport Community Health Center on Schoodic Drive. The facility will offer services such as primary care and dental services. With new equipment, a spacious facility, and a separate area...
Camden Hills Varsity Boys’ Tennis Team bests Lewiston 5-0
On May 10, Camden Hills Regional High School Boys’ Tennis Team traveled to Lewiston to take on the Blue Devils of Lewiston High School and defeated them 5-0. The Windjammers boys’ tennis team remains undefeated at 6-0. Individual results with Camden Hills’ players listed first were:. First...
Camden Public Library brings Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Knox County
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be a Local Program Partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, “the world’s preeminent early childhood book-gifting program,” said CPL, in a news release. Children aged 0 to 5 in Knox County or within the Five Town Community School District...
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