Thomaston News

The Midcoast Transit Committee and transportation specialists Nelson\Nygaard will provide the first findings on potential transit for the region.

Over the next two weeks the school board will wrestle with what to do about the Regional School Unit 13 budget.

Extensively renovated home in "Turn Key" condition sitting on a sunny South facing .44 acre intown lot featuring:NEW roof,siding,exterior trim,topped chimney.New kitchen cabinets & 2 new bathrooms,windows,doors,flooring,drywall,electrical & interior paint Mike Garrigan and his wife relocated to Maine from Naples, Florida in the summer of 2000.

Rockland and Thomaston firefighters were called to the Knox County Jail June 17 after smoke was reported coming from vents in the minimum security area.

Visitors to Fort McClary got a glimpse into the lives of soldiers on both sides of the French and Indian War during a re-enactment event over the weekend.

On Fathers day members of the Rockland Emblem Club #200 served breakfast to over 200 Elk fathers and their families.

Orion Paolino, 4, of Thomaston, Maine, and his cousins Christopher Mallinson, 6, and his sister Olivia, 8, both of Cranston, enjoy fresh strawberries after picking them Saturday at Salisbury Farm in Cranston.

Penobscot Bay Medical Center held a Walk of Life event June 1 on the hospital campus to remember loved ones.

The bill, L.D. 1531 , an emergency measure sponsored by Sen. Thomas Saviello, R-Wilton, a former chairman of the Maine Board of Pesticides Control, passed the House of Representatives without a roll-call vote on Friday.

Those interested in whether transit could work in Midcoast Maine will want to attend one of two upcoming public informational meetings.

Town Manager Valmore Blastow opened the meeting with an explanation on how the Regional School Unit 13 budget failed, despite being passed by Thomaston voters, and how it will move forward.

Knox Museum will host Midsummer at the Museum, a new event celebrating the beginning of summer Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, on the grounds of Montpelier.

Ian A. Anderson, 28, of Waldoboro, operating under the influence, dismissed; driving to endanger, $675 fine, license suspended 30 days.

At the June 11, 2013 Friends of Midcoast Maine Annual Meeting, three Community Heroes awards were given to individuals who have made a difference in their communities.

Plummer checks in Norah Bird as election clerk Carol Mower and election warden Geoff Gordon watch at the Orono municipal building on Tuesday.

Ralph Newbert completes his ballot at the polls in Rockland June 11. Voters were deciding on the RSU 13 budget.

An agreement has been reached between the prosecution and defense in the case of a 29-year-old South Thomaston man accused of robbing a Rockland pharmacy last summer.

Regional School Unit 13 hosted its 2013 Adult Education graduation Wednesday, June 5, a ceremony to celebrate 20 adults who earned their high school diploma or GED this year.

Model and gallerist Kristina Mitchell sits for her portraits in the morning art class instructed by Angela Anderson Pomerleau.

The ambient music group Algorithm will present a very unusual performance in celebration of the Summer Solstice Friday, June 21. The performance, featuring electro-acoustic music, spoken word and dance, will be presented in the waterfront Heritage Park in two sets: one to greet the rising of the summer solstice sun; and one to accompany its ... (more)