BUCKFIELD — Phyllis Theresa Blood, 94, of Buckfield passed away Saturday, May 5, a day after her 94th birthday. She was born in Rockland in 1924, daughter of Hazel and Clifford Blood. She grew up in the Rockland area with her two sisters, where she enjoyed the outdoors, as well as skating and dancing. She met […]
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Jay man gets 90 days for stabbing a man during fight over Aryan tattoos
ROCKLAND — A Jay man will spend 90 days in jail for stabbing a man with a broken bottle during an argument over white supremacist tattoos. Mark McCrillis, 35, was sentenced Monday to five years in jail with all but 90 days suspended and placed on probation for two years for aggravated assault. McCrillis had […]
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Amtrak drops plan to extend Downeaster to Rockland this summer
ROCKLAND — There will be no passenger train service between Brunswick and Rockland this summer. Amtrak was unable to conduct a risk assessment of the 58 miles of track along the route, which is necessary before service can resume, Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, said Tuesday. Quinn said […]
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Old Town man critically injured in fall from Time Out Pub deck in Rockland
ROCKLAND — 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. The 30-year-old man from Old Town fell from the 17-foot-high deck and struck his head. Rockland Police Sgt. Andrew Redden said the man […]
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Driver takes away the wrong car left running in a Rockland parking lot
ROCKLAND — No charges will be filed against a person who mistakenly drove away with the wrong car on Friday. Rockland police confirm that an elderly woman had left her tan sedan running in the parking lot of the Hannaford supermarket parking lot Friday morning while she went shopping. When the shopper returned to the […]
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Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing
ROCKLAND — An argument over white supremacist tattoos led to a stabbing which nearly killed a man, according to police. Mark McCrillis, 35, of Jay, was arrested Thursday and charged with elevated aggravated assault. Rockland Police Officer Addison Cox was credited with saving the victim’s life by applying a tourniquet to the man’s arm. Officers […]
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Downeaster to test service to Rockland with weekend summer schedule
ROCKLAND (AP) — Transportation officials say train service previously limited to Brunswick is planned to run farther north in Maine this summer, at least during weekends. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority says the Downeaster service is planned to run weekend trips up to Rockland this summer, expanding its current service that terminates in […]
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Underwear left on floor triggered stabbing, Rockland police say
One victim, who suffered serious wounds to his neck and back, is listed in satisfactory condition at Maine Medical Center. ROCKLAND — An argument over underwear left on the bathroom floor sparked an argument that ended with one roommate stabbing two others, sending one man to a Portland hospital with stab wounds. George Gilmore, 32, […]
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Police seek hit-and-run driver after car hits woman in a wheelchair
ROCKLAND — Police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who they say seriously injured a woman in a wheelchair. Officials say the crash happened in Rockland on Sunday morning. Police say the driver hit 52-year-old Arlene Holt from behind as she traveled in her motorized wheelchair on state Route 73. Authorities say Holt was knocked […]
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Ronald A. Murch
LEWISTON — Ronald Arthur Murch died Sunday, Jan. 29, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Rockland on April 21, 1928, the son of Malcolm and Lena Barnes Murch. After graduating from Bridgton High School in 1947, he went on to Aurora College (now Aurora University) in Illinois, and earned a bachelor’s degree […]