Waldoboro woman files lawsuit against VA, doctor over death of father
A Waldoboro woman has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government and a doctor at the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center, claiming a change in medication caused the death of her father. The...
View ArticlePolice accuse South Thomaston man of gun threat
A South Thomaston man has been charged with threatening a woman with a gun. Anthony J. Simaitis, 51, was arrested Monday, March 19, by Knox County Sheriff's Office Detective Dwight Burtis and charged...
View ArticleState seeks 40 years in prison, defense asks nine for truck driver in...
A 55-year-old Tennessee truck driver will find out his fate Friday afternoon, March 23, for driving a tractor-trailer while drunk and speeding, causing the death of two Knox County residents. The...
View ArticleWaldoboro police blotter
Waldoboro police officers responded to 249 calls for service between March 6 and March 19. The following incidents were reported: March 6 Officer Larry Hesseltine summoned Sean Williams, 40, of...
View ArticleLincoln County sheriff's log
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has reported the following local incidents for the period March 6 to March 19: March 6 Norma Carter, 27, of Waldoboro, was arrested on a Lincoln County warrant for...
View ArticleRockland police seek info after patron critically injured in fall from pub deck
The Rockland Police Department is investigating the fall of a man from the back deck of the Time Out Pub. The incident was reported to police at 12:34 a.m. Sunday, March 25. The 30-year-old man from...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from March 19 through March 23 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Kyle J. Moody to Matthew J. Walker and Francisca P. Walker. Robert G. Chapman...
View ArticleState drops child endangerment charges in Rockport fire case
The District Attorney's Office has dismissed child endangerment charges against a former Rockport man whose home was damaged by an improperly installed woodstove. Two misdemeanor charges of...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed in Knox County courts from March 16 through March 23. Troy J. Woodman, 35, Warren, unlawful trafficking in drugs May 11, 2016, in Warren, five years in jail with all...
View ArticleTruck driver sentenced to 25 years for crash that killed two in Washington
A 55-year-old truck driver was sentenced Friday, March 23, to 25 years in prison for driving a tractor-trailer while drunk and speeding, causing the deaths of two Knox County residents. Justice...
View ArticleSheriff's Office says suspects in recent shootings identified
Law enforcement agencies have identified the suspects involved in shooting incidents that took place during the early morning of March 15 in which homes were struck. Knox County Sheriff's Office Chief...
View ArticleWitness says patron jumped from Rockland pub deck
An Old Town man is conscious and recovering from injuries suffered early Sunday morning after a fall from the back deck of the Time Out Pub. And a witness said that the man jumped from the deck. The...
View ArticleCamden Harbour Inn owner files bankruptcy
The owners of the Danforth Inn and the Camden Harbour Inn filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, March 28, a day before the inns were scheduled to be sold at foreclosure auctions. Raymond...
View ArticleRockland may join class-action lawsuit against opioid pushers
The Rockland City Council will decide next month whether to join a national class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers for pushing their drugs and causing an epidemic of drug addiction....
View ArticleManhattan couple reach deal on string of Camden break-ins
A young Manhattan couple who were arrested last summer for a string of break-ins at Camden downtown businesses reached an agreement Thursday, March 29, on their criminal charges. Talicia Martins, 21,...
View ArticleWaldoboro police blotter
Waldoboro police officers responded to 145 calls for service between March 19 and March 26, and reported the following incidents: March 20 Officer Larry Hesseltine arrested Jadis Camden, 28, of...
View ArticleLincoln County sheriff's log
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has reported the following local incident for the week of March 20 through March 26: March 23 Robert F. McKinney Jr., 22, of Waldoboro, was arrested for assault at...
View ArticleState drops Camden dangerous dog charge
A prosecutor said the state dismissed a dangerous dog charge against a Camden resident because there was insufficient evidence that the canine had attacked an 87-year-old neighbor. The family of the...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from March 26 through March 30 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden Sally E. Tanner and Linda L. Tanner to Laszlo M. Lukacs and Patricia A. Lukacs....
View ArticlePolice say Union man assaulted neighbor, threatened to shoot victim
A Union man, who is one of the few people still under the state's parole system for the 1975 beating death of a child, was arrested Saturday, March 31, accused of assaulting a neighbor and threatening...
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