The executive director of Municipal Review Committee, which represents more than 180 Maine communities that send their trash to Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., visited Belfast Jan. 6 to present a plan for a new state-of-the-art solid waste processing and recycling facility in Hampden.
For several years, MRC has been planning for development of a new solid waste processing and recycling facility because Orrington-ba...
The executive director of Municipal Review Committee, which represents more than 180 Maine communities that send their trash to Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., visited Belfast Jan. 6 to present a plan for a new state-of-the-art solid waste processing and recycling facility in Hampden.
For several years, MRC has been planning for development of a new solid waste processing and recycling facility because Orrington-ba...
Waldo County Emergency Management Agency added a new feature to its website to keep the public updated during storms and other events.
When the department receives information on short notice, residents can learn details by clicking on the “SitRep” button on the right side of the Waldo County EMA website.
Information that will be published might include shelter status, warming center status, power restoration ...
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity:
Jan. 10
Christopher M. King, 28, of Frankfort, operating after suspension (child support); operator possessing open alcoholic container on public way; operating under the influence.
Mark White, 26, of Searsmont, violating conditions of release.
Jan. 9
Michael J. Labonia, 45, of Branford, Conn., failure to stop at a ...
After failing to stop at a stop sign, a Frankfort man earned additional charges early in the morning of Jan. 10.
At about 12:22 a.m., Christopher M. King, 28, of Frankfort came to the attention of Belfast police after he allegedly drove through a stop sign on Field Street, Detective Sgt. Bryan Cunningham said. When police pulled his vehicle over, an open beer can could be seen in the cup holder of the vehicle, ...
Nearly four acres of commercial property running the length of Starrett Drive quietly changed hands last September, passing from the VIP Discount Auto Parts family to an investment entity with a mailing address in Blue Hill.
Belfast Marketplace LLC bought the two connected lots for $4.2 million from Thomas J. Auger of Wales, Maine, according to a tax declaration released this week. Auger is the son of the late ...
"I love crafts. I get completely obsessed."
Abby Gilchrist's face very genuinely lit up as she said this. On the counter in front of her was a new shipment art supplies for her business, Fiddlehead Artisan Supply: notebooks for graphing, plotting, drawing and writing, colored inks in jars for dipping brushes or nibs, and cartridges for a new line of ballpoint and fountain pens.
The sheer variety of art supplies ...
As one of the few function spaces in downtown Belfast, the city boathouse has hosted private weddings, garden club plant sales and fundraisers by large nonprofits like the American Lung Association's annual Trek Across Maine.
Under a new plan aimed at nonprofit users, the waterfront building might do what it has never reliably done: pay for itself.
A new fee schedule, drafted by City Councilor Mary Mortier and ...
The State Fire Marshal’s Office said all occupants of a house destroyed by an explosion and fire early this morning, Thursday, Jan. 14, have been accounted for.
Investigators said the house was under renovation and the occupants were staying elsewhere. The house was being heated with portable propane heaters.
The two-story house was leveled in the 3 a.m. explosion at 16 Sunk Haze Lane, in the center of town.
A ...
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity:
Jan. 9
Stephen G. Fowler, 81, of Thorndike, attaching false plates; inspection sticker violation; no proof of insurance; failure to report a crash by quickest means; leaving the scene of a property damage crash.
Jan. 8
Deputy Darrin Moody responded to a crash on Route 1 in Stockton Springs at 6:08 p.m. Geromy ...
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Regional School Unit 3 directors gave final approval to a policy Jan. 11 to allow medical marijuana to be administered on school grounds.
Under state law, only a parent or legal guardian is allowed to give medical marijuana, which must be in a non-smokable form, in a school bus or on the grounds of a preschool, primary or secondary school.
The district's policy states that, before medical marijuana can be given ...
"I commissioned myself to do it," Adam Rattarree said, opening up a lined notebook full of names called "The Official Belfast Maine Jan. 1, 2016, Presidential Snap Poll."
He conducted the poll, on his own, from 7 p.m. Dec. 31, 2015, to 7 p.m. Jan. 1 and polled more than 200 mostly local voters. He said he approached people at a variety of locations in downtown Belfast, including the American Legion, VFW Hall, ...
Kathleen Meil has announced her candidacy for Maine House District 94, representing Camden, Rockport and Islesboro.
As an energy-efficiency professional, former elementary school teacher, and working mom, Meil said, she knows firsthand the challenges Maine families face every day, and is dedicated to listening, collaborating and shaping solutions that help communities thrive.
“Kathleen has demonstrated great ...
A Winterport man is free on bail after allegedly striking another person with a stick.
Waldo County deputies Merl Reed and Darrin Moody responded to a report of an assault Jan. 12 at 2:38 p.m. at a residence on North Main Street in Winterport.
After conducting several interviews, police learned an argument prompted 18-year-old Luke Wessely to allegedly strike a guest at the residence with a large wooden stick, ...
An alleged assault during an argument landed a Troy woman in jail Jan. 13.
At about 8:18 p.m., Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Shaw and Sgt. Jim Greeley responded to a report of an assault at a residence on Bagley Hill Road.
The victim of the assault told police she was at the home of 53-year-old Robin Randall when the two got into an argument, according to a news release from Sheriff Jeff Trafton.
During the ...