Rockland News

She was somewhat a youngish teenager, inasmuch as her age could be estimated at all.

Abby Fitzgerald, co-owner of Blueberry Farm Alpacas, first saw the furry cousins to the camel - alpacas - at Common Ground Fair about 10 years ago.

You'd expect Rockland to be about graceful schooners, craggy coast lines and lobstermen.

Santa's elves are busy making toys in the workshop; the reindeer are eating crops of carrots and resting up for a night of deliveries; and all the jolly old elf needs is a wish list - from you.

During the summer of 1940, a small caravan of Gypsies appeared on Thomaston Street next to the Curtis Wright airport.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Dr. Colin P. Amundsen will discuss the archaeological excavations in the eastern half of the North Atlantic, specifically in Norway.

The Rockland area school board agreed Monday night to postpone a meeting it had scheduled with a facilitator hired to help it work through problems and to hold the session in public session.

Christopher Fahy, Midcoast author of "The Christmas Star," will sign books Saturday, Dec. 14, from noon to 3 p.m. at Beyond the Sea, Route 1 at Lincolnville Beach.

Ground has been broken and work has begun on the 675-square-foot building that will house public restrooms in downtown Rockland.

The Kiwanis Club of Rockland has kicked off its annual Christmas Tree sale with the delivery of the first batch of fresh-cut Maine trees.

Sundays 10pm-11pm "Late Night Groove," with Kyle Swan. Join Kyle in a serendipitous walk through great sounds from the past.

Teachers submitted a letter to the school board and Superintendent Lew Collins, dated Nov. 19, saying they had a "complete lack of confidence in the ability of the superintendent to lead us forward in a positive manner that is beneficial to the students of RSU 13." On Nov. 25, 12 administrators within RSU 13 sent another letter to the board ... (more)

A little more than a year after it closed unexpectedly , Knox County's only homeless shelter remains closed despite repeated statements throughout the year that it soon would be back in operation.

Santa is making an extra special appearance at The Chowder House at 2 Park Drive in Rockland...There is still time to get in line with your Christmas list in hand! Sponsored by The Tradewinds, Rockland Cafe and Camden National Bank and hosted by The Chowder House, the annual Breakfast with Santa is a holiday tradition not to be missed.

Floats were judged for Most Lights, Best Spirit, Most Creative, and Best Business Float.

A new exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland features those items and more from the world's largest Wizard of Oz collection.

The annual Kiwanis Christmas Tree sale has begun, with a variety of sizes available at the Maverick Street Plaza, [J.C. Penney and Hannaford], in Rockland.

Hundreds of believers - both young and old - turned out Friday, Nov. 29, in Buoy Park to greet Santa and Mrs. Claus as they made their way to shore via Coast Guard cutter.

Knox County has an immediate opening for a Part-time Maintenance Worker at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head.

While working on a Brooksville farm raising crops and livestock, Meghan Farrell began to feel restless creatively and decided to make a leather wallet.