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Belfast student selected for Haystack scholarship
Cori Shooter of Belfast Area High School is this year's winner of a scholarship to attend a Haystack Mountain School of Crafts workshop in May. Each year, the internationally recognized craft school...
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Searsmont mother arrested out-of-state for kidnapping children
A 34-year-old Searsmont mother is awaiting extradition to Maine after she was arrested in Rapides Parish, La., accused of kidnapping her four children nearly two weeks ago. Candice Owens, also known...
View ArticleCall for Pre-K screening at RSU 71 elementary schools
RSU 71 is preparing for Pre-K screening in for the 2015-2016 school year. If you have a child who will be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15, 2015, now is the time to contact the appropriate school to...
View ArticleU.S. House passes Keystone authorization, DHS funding extension among other...
The U. S. House passed a number of bills since Feb. 5, and Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District-Maine, co-sponsored a bill to eliminate the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Department of...
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Police investigating death of 49-year-old Troy man
State Police detectives are investigating the death of a Troy man discovered inside his home in the early morning hours of March 7. The body of 49-year-old Steven Hodgdon was found by Waldo County...
View ArticleState warns of heightened risk of spring flooding along coast
Dramatically deep snows, coupled with a weather pattern that will keep snow and ice in place in the short term, are creating elevated flood potential in the state. The Maine River Flow Advisory...
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Historic photo: The only five-masted ship built in Belfast
March 5, 1919, marked launch day of the ship Jennie Flood Kreger. The ship, built by Mathews Brothers' mill, was the largest and only five-masted ship to be built in Belfast. Just like this year,...
View ArticleWaldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at Waldo County Registry of Deeds between Feb. 27 and Mar. 5: Belfast: Helen M. Gorman to Helen M. Gorman Trust Agreement Beverly A. Messer Estate to...
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Juvenile suffers minor injuries in snowmobile-car crash
A juvenile suffered minor injuries after being struck on his snowmobile while attempting to cross a road the afternoon of March 6 in Knox. Deputy James Porter of Waldo County Sheriff's Office...
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Brooks man charged for stealing firewood from nonprofit group
Police charged a Brooks man in connection with the theft of firewood from a local nonprofit organization. Waldo County Woodshed, a nonprofit group that collects firewood to donate to needy families in...
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Montville man charged for writing bad checks
Police charged a Montville man after weeks of investigating reports of bad checks being cashed at local businesses. Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick of the Belfast Police Department said he began investigating...
View ArticleFifth District Court
The following cases were closed at Fifth District Court in Belfast between Feb. 20 and Mar. 5: Stanley C. Bailey, 35, of Searsport, possession of marijuana up to 1 ¼ ounces, $350 fine. Tyler J. Baker,...
View ArticleWaldo County Superior Court
The following case was closed at Waldo County Superior Court between and Feb. 20 and Mar. 5: Jeremy Arpan, 36, of Belfast, assault, dismissed; terrorizing, dismissed; terrorizing, dismissed;...
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Montville student wins scholarship
Janelle Thornley of Montville has been awarded the 2015 Jason Spaulding Memorial Scholarship at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Thornley has earned highest honors as a student in the CMCC...
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Teen suffers minor injuries in snowmobile-car crash
A 16-year-old youth suffered minor injuries after being struck on his snowmobile while attempting to cross a road the afternoon of March 6 in Knox. Deputy James Porter of Waldo County Sheriff's Office...
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Grange roof succumbs to snow
The roof of the former Grandview Grange Hall on Route 1 in Northport collapsed overnight March 9, blowing out second-floor windows and buckling support walls. Northport Fire Department was later...
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Troy Howard eighth-grader reaches semifinals in statewide National Geographic...
Troy Howard Middle School eighth grader Donald Patten has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Maine National Geographic...
View ArticleGrimmel asks Planning Board to table application
Citing missing information from Maine's Department of Environmental Protection, the attorney for Grimmel Industries Inc. requested the Planning Board table the company's junkyard application and did...
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Police investigating crash involving stolen CMP pickup truck
Waldo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a Central Maine Power pickup truck that was stolen before it was found crashed in Swanville. Deputy Jordan Tozier of the sheriff's office...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 8 Shawn A. Adams, 37, of Belfast, violating conditions of release. Jesse L. Witherell, 38, of...
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