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4 days ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — The chug and whir of the printing press is the background music of a day’s work at The Ellsworth American. The music stops this June. After 174 years, Hancock County’s paper of record will no longer be printed in Ellsworth. Instead, The Ellsworth American and its sister papers, the Mount Desert Islander and Camden-based Midcoast Villager, will be printed in South Portland.
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6 days ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
ROCKLAND — The following cases were handled in the state court in Knox County from April 11 through April 18. Douglas C. Anderson, 29, Port Clyde, failing to make an accident report on June 11, 2022 in St. George, $250 fine with the fine suspended; failing to notify of accident, $250 fine with the fine suspended; unlawful possession of drug on Aug.
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6 days ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
CAMDEN — The Camden area school boards unanimously approved April 16 their district's proposed 2025-2026 budgets. The budgets now go to district budget meetings on May 12 in which registered voters of those communities can attend, propose and approve changes, or accept what has been recommended by the boards. kAm(92E6G6C 3F586E :D 2AAC@G65 2E E9@D6 |2J `a >66E:?8D H:== 8@ 7@C 2 J62 @C ?2J G@E6 2E E96 A@==D @? yF?6 `_ :? 6249 @7 E96 4@>>F?:E:6D]k^AmkAm%96 u:G6\%@H?
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6 days ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
ROCKPORT — A 14-year-old boy was arrested Thursday evening April 17, accused of making a threat on social media to shoot up Camden Hills Regional High School. The Camden youth is not currently on the streets as the investigation continues, Lt. Christopher Young of the Rockport Police Department said Friday morning April 18. kAm%96 J@FE9 92D 2=D@ 366?
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1 week ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
Friday classes and afterschool activities have been canceled at Camden Hills Regional High School due to a threat. An automated text and telephone call were sent to families of students on Thursday night April 17. kAm%96 >6DD286 5:5 ?@E DA64:7J E96 ?2EFC6 @7 E96 E9C62E]k^AmkAmQ}@ D49@@= 2E rw#w$ uC:52J 5F6 E@ 2 E9C62E] p== 2E9=6E:4D 42?46=65[Q E96 >6DD286 DE2E65]k^AmkAm$FA6C:?E6?56?E |2C:2 {:33J =2E6C D6?E 2?
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1 week ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
ROCKPORT — A 14-year-old boy was arrested Thursday evening April 17, accused of making a threat on social media to shoot up Camden Hills Regional High School. The Camden youth is not currently on the streets as the investigation continues, Lt. Christopher Young of the Rockport Police Department said Friday morning April 18. kAmu:G6\%@H? r@>>F?:EJ $49@@= s:DEC:4E $FA6C:?E6?56?E |2C:2 {:33J D2:5 @77:4:2=D Q5@?’E <?@H :7 E96 E:A H2D 32D65 @?
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1 week ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
UNION — The Regional School Unit 40 Board approved Thursday night April 17 a proposed 2025-2026 budget $40.8 million that has spending up 5.5%. Board member Noah Botley of Washington said the increase is not ideal but he did not know what more could be done. He said administrators made a lot of concessions to not fill positions that are being vacated. kAmq@2C5 >6>36C #2496= (:=4@I @7 &?:@? 28C665]k^AmkAmQ%96C6 :D ?@ 72E E@ EC:>[Q (:=4@I D2:5]k^AmkAmq@2C5 >6>36C }2@>: p9@ @7 (2CC6?
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1 week ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who has agreed to testify in a Cushing homicide case was back in court again this week and pleaded guilty to violating a condition of his prior release on a separate conviction. John G. Flower Jr., 39, pleaded guilty April 16 in the state court in Knox County to violating a condition of release by testing positive for drugs. He was sentenced to seven days in jail with credit for time served. kAmw:D >@DE C646?E 2CC6DE 42>6 @? E96 6G6?:?8 @7 pAC:= `c H96?
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1 week ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Christine Simmonds
APPLETON — What if you threw a party and nobody came? That's the situation facing the town of Appleton, with no candidates on the ballot for most positions, and no contested races at all. Up for election are one seat on the Select Board, two seats on the Planning Board and two positions as Associate Planning Board members. kAm%96C6 2C6 E9C66 42?5:52E6D @? E96 32==@E 7@C E9C66 D62ED @? E96 pAA=6E@? ':==286 $49@@= q@2C5]k^AmkAm|2EE96H z:?4256 2?5 t>:=J v2CC:82? 2C6 @?
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1 week ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Stephen Betts
THOMASTON — Heidelberg Materials North America has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries that includes the Dragon cement plant. The company announced the sale was completed on April 1. The acquisition includes Giant Cement Company, Dragon Products Company and Giant Resource Recovery, from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups. kAm“(6 2C6 A=62D65 E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 24BF:D:E:@? @7 E96 vrwx 2DD6ED 2?5 7FCE96C DEC6?8E96? @FC AC6D6?46 :? E96 :>A@CE2?E $@FE962DE6C?