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State warns of potential exposure to measles at outlet mall
The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was notified April 28 by Massachusetts public health authorities that a student in Massachusetts who tested positive for measles visited the...
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Online poll: What type(s) of wildlife have you recently seen?
Last week, readers were asked if municipalities should be able to set a minimum wage that differs from the state minimum wage; a slight majority showed readers are not in favor of allowing...
View ArticleWaldo County General Hospital presents plans for new office construction
Waldo County General Hospital presented preliminary plans to construct a nearly 20,000-square-foot office building at 119 Northport Ave. As part of the hospital's proposed plan, an existing motel...
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City Council pledges to pull moorings from federal zone by year's end
City officials spent the better part of a regular City Council meeting April 21 trying to sort out the regulatory conundrum of an area of Belfast Harbor known as the Federal Navigation Project. The...
View ArticleSpring weather prompts increase in residential wildlife sightings
This time of year marks the point when game wardens begin receiving calls from concerned residents who notice wildlife frequenting their back yards. Game Warden Chris Dyer said foxes in particular...
View ArticleRSU 71 seeks volunteers to screen for new middle school principal
With school vacation over, the Regional School Unit 71 board on April 26 got back to the business of starting a new school district. Chairman David Crabiel said the board continues to review policies...
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Police seeking juvenile who threatened another with gun
An incident in Swanville April 30 led to extra security precautions at Belfast Area High School the following day. According to a press release from Waldo County Sheriff's Office, around 7 p.m. April...
View ArticleCollins, King address measures dealing with budget, Medicare, small business...
The following is a summary of the legislative activities of Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, between March 14 and April 23. Senators spent much of the time during the past few...
View ArticleSpring weather prompts increase in residential wildlife sightings
This time of year marks the point when game wardens begin receiving calls from concerned residents who notice wildlife frequenting their back yards. Game Warden Chris Dyer said foxes in particular...
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RSU 3 implements free meal pilot program
Regional School Unit 3 is offering breakfast and lunch to all students for free as part of a provision through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Allison Daugherty, RSU 3's school nutrition...
View ArticleWaldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at Waldo County Registry of Deeds between April 24 and April 30: Belfast: Deborah A. Hensley and Theodore M. Hensley to Susan Lee Higgins 2014 Trust Hubert...
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Police: Man threatens violence against Seaport Community Health Center
Seaport Community Health Center evacuated its building the afternoon of May 1 after police received a call reporting an unidentified male was threatening violence against the facility. Detective Sgt....
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LePage touts tax cuts as economic driver
"If I give you back $1.3 billion, what the state believes is that money goes into a vacuum and disappears," Gov. Paul LePage told a standing-room-only crowd in Belfast April 29. "What I say is $1.3...
View ArticleEdna Drinkwater recognized as high progress reward school
The Maine Department of Education is recognizing Edna Drinkwater School in Northport for being a high progress reward school. Edna Drinkwater was one of 21 schools across the state that was recognized...
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Unity College holds third annual cardboard kayak race
Unity College hosted its third annual cardboard kayak race May 1, challenging teams of four people to design a kayak using limited supplies. Participants had one hour to design and build a functional...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity: May 3 Randy Clark, 44, of Belfast, operating under the influence. Samantha E. Randall, 21, of...
View ArticleFifth District Court
Editor's note: The court system is changing over its computer system to combine the records of District and Superior court cases in a central location. The following are listings for District Court...
View ArticleMore than $900 cash allegedly stolen from Searsmont woman
As she normally does, 79-year-old Mary Dow of Searsmont went to the bank May 1 to withdraw money for her monthly bills. But a short time later, all she had left in her hands was an empty wallet. Dow...
View ArticleLePage names Humphrey to state supreme court
Gov. Paul LePage recently announced the nomination of Superior Court Chief Justice Thomas E. Humphrey as associate justice to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Humphrey will take the position of...
View ArticleFreedom officials offer Beaver Ridge Wind smaller abatement
Town officials this week countered an abatement request from Beaver Ridge Wind with their own smaller offer, according to one selectman-assessor. BRW owns the three-turbine, 4.5 MW wind farm here. The...
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