Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast celebrates 10 years of service Oct. 17 with a night of discussion, food and entertainment.
To celebrate its anniversary, RJP is hosting an evening program, Justice Matters: When We Cry for Justice, What Do We Really Mean?, which will explore the roots and meaning of restorative practices. The program will feature several writers and leaders who will describe their ...
Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast celebrates 10 years of service Oct. 17 with a night of discussion, food and entertainment.
To celebrate its anniversary, RJP is hosting an evening program, Justice Matters: When We Cry for Justice, What Do We Really Mean?, which will explore the roots and meaning of restorative practices. The program will feature several writers and leaders who will describe their ...
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity:
Oct. 11
Ryan D. Morey, 27, of Deer Isle, arrested for operating under the influence of drugs; failure to stop for a police officer; falsifying physical evidence; unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Michael G. Butkewickz, 44, of Palermo, arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.
Oct. 10
Donald S. Cunningham, 28, ...
A Deer Isle man is free on bail after being released from the hospital following treatment for eating a large amount of heroin Oct.11, police said.
While driving west on Route 3, Belfast Officer Rick Smith saw a vehicle cross the center line in the area of State Sand & Gravel and continue to operate in an erratic manner. When he activated his lights to pull the offending vehicle over, the driver continued heading ...
While most of the country was celebrating the 522nd anniversary of Christopher Columbus setting foot on the Americas, or just taking the day off, activists in Belfast were collection signatures for a petition to rename Oct. 12 Indigenous Peoples Day.
"I felt it was really important as a white ally to break the silence, over the centuries, on our part," said Ridgely Fuller, who was taking shifts with fellow ...
Police arrested a Unity man the evening of Oct. 8 for allegedly punching his girlfriend in the face during an argument.
Deputies from Waldo County Sheriff's Office responded to a report at 10:42 p.m. that a woman was struck in the face after an argument with her boyfriend. When police arrived at the residence, the victim, who was bleeding from the nose, told deputies her boyfriend, Robert Hubbard, 52, punched her ...
Voluntary sulfur clean-up by GAC Chemical Corp. has been completed, according to Searsport Emergency Management Agency director Bud Rivers.
“Basically, it's done,” Rivers told selectmen Oct. 6.
The clean-up began Sept. 9 and was mostly complete by Sept. 25, he said. GAC entered into a Voluntary Remediation Action Plan — or VRAP — with Maine Department of Environmental Protection in October 2014 after test samples ...
An investigation into stolen heating fuel led to the arrest of a Burnham man Oct. 11.
On Oct. 10, police received a complaint from a resident about heating fuel being stolen from his tank. The complainant told police he believed the fuel was stolen by 27-year-old Justin T. Henderson because Henderson had allegedly stolen heating fuel from him before.
While investigating, Deputy Dan Thompson determined about 20 to ...
Last week, we asked readers if prisoners who work should be paid and if those prisoners should make minimum wage. A majority of readers do not think inmates should be paid for work or make minimum wage. The results of the poll are shown below and can be found in the Oct. 15 edition of The Republican Journal.
This week, we're wondering if readers watched the Democratic debate as well as who they feel won.
Participa...
Frankfort Elementary School is about a quarter-mile from Nancy Sosman's house on North Searsport Road. Apart from a brief stint as municipal offices, the school has been vacant since 2013 when Frankfort withdrew from Regional School Unit 20 to join Hampden-based RSU 22. It was deeded to the town in the process and last spring voters authorized selectmen to put it up for sale, which they did.
For most of that ...
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity:
Oct. 12
Seigi Brillard, 32, of Brooks, arrested for operating after suspension.
Oct. 11
Justin T. Henderson, 27, of Burnham, arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer; violation of a protection order; refusing to submit to arrest or detention; violating condition of release.
Oct. 8
Robert Hubbard, 52, ...
An Ellsworth man was taken to the hospital with apparently minor injuries Oct. 15 after his motorcycle fell over at a stop light.
The man was identified as Robert Thibodeau of Ellsworth by fellow rider Don Witham. Witham said the two had come from Ellsworth to visit Witham's sister in Belfast.
"He wanted to get another good day of riding," Witham said.
The two were on their way back to Ellsworth just before noon ...
Curious when the city is going to dredge The Muck, or tear up Front Street? What about that traffic light test? Belfast has at least a half-dozen major projects in the works or upcoming, and some notable small ones.
Timelines and costs have shifted. Add a few acronyms and grant designations and it gets confusing quickly. To that end, here's an attempt to untangle a few of the major threads:
The 'Maskers' Building ...
An argument the morning of Oct. 9 led to a felony domestic violence assault charge against a Troy man.
At about 9:25 a.m. a 911 call was made to Waldo County dispatchers from a woman asking for help. However, the woman was unable to talk to dispatchers because her husband, later identified as 36-year-old Alec Reynolds II, was standing nearby, Sheriff Jeff Trafton of Waldo County Sheriff's Office said.
When ...