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Underage drinking party prompts 'zero tolerance' warning from police
Police are investigating an underage drinking party that occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 27, a situation Belfast Police Chief Mike McFadden said might not have been discovered...
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Police absolved of misconduct in removal of man at tank hearing
The findings of an internal investigation about the removal of a Searsport man from a public hearing last fall by way of police escort state the officer involved did not violate any laws, but the...
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Stevens School to hold special farewell assembly
On Friday, June 7, the Captain Albert Stevens School (CASS) will have an all-school assembly with an unusual purpose — to honor and say goodbye to the school's therapy dog, Teaka, who is retiring at...
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SDHS students put boat building skills to the test
A group of Searsport District High School students recently finished building a pair of shellback dinghies and Wednesday afternoon, May 22, they found out whether their creations were seaworthy. On an...
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Life Alert sues 'imposters' for using their name to scam elderly
Life Alert has filed a lawsuit against organizations they claim were involved in impersonating the 25-year-old company through scam phone calls to senior citizens. According to a press release from...
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DHHS worker accused of stealing benefits pleads not guilty
A 40-year-old Northport woman accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of food stamps while she worked as an eligibility specialist for the Department of Health and Human Services pleaded not guilty...
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Belgrade man charged after fathering child with 15-year-old girl
A 41-year-old Belgrade man was charged with sexual abuse of a minor this week after police say he met a 15-year-old girl on a social networking site and fathered a child with her while living in...
View ArticleNew England School of Communications Honors List
The New England School of Communications announces its Honors List for Spring 2013, which included several students from Waldo County: Erica Bickford of Winterport earned High Honors. Michael Bridges...
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Council approves leasing city parking lot to shipyard
City councilors approved a deal that would allow Front Street Shipyard to lease with an option to buy the Front Street parking lot Tuesday, May 21. Under the terms of the lease agreement, Front Street...
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Fifth District Court
The following cases were closed in Fifth District Court between May 9 and May 22, 2013. Joshua A. Berryman, 20, of Burnham, assault, $300 fine, 10 days in jail; sexual abuse of a minor, dismissed....
View ArticleCorrections and addenda
In the May 23, 2013 edition, the story "Georgia Randall celebrates 100 years" incorrectly stated the number of mittens Randall donates to needy children. She donates more than 100 each year and more...
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Residents approve $19.2 million RSU 3 budget during district meeting
Regional School Unit 3's proposed $19.2 million 2013-2014 budget remained unchanged after residents weighed in during a district-wide meeting Wednesday, May 22. The district's budget totals...
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RSU 20 Board Chairman: ‘We’ve hit rock bottom’
The chairman of the Regional School Unit 20 Board of Directors told the Board of Selectmen in his hometown that taxpayers there can expect to see an assessment of about 15 percent if the $33.5 million...
View ArticleCotter named to Elizabethtown College dean's list
Elizabethtown College announced the names of students whose outstanding academic performances have earned them the recognition of being included on the spring 2013 dean's list. Katherine Cotter, a...
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Emergency crews respond to motorcycle-pedestrian crash
Belfast police, fire and ambulance attendants responded to a report of an accident involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian Thursday afternoon, May 30. The call came in to the Waldo County Regional...
View ArticleUnity names Stockton student to honors list
Christin Chase, daughter of Sharon Chase and Greg Keach and Timothy and Letitia Chase, has been named to the honors list for the Spring 2013 semester at Unity College. She is a third-year student...
View ArticleMonroe resident wins achievement award at Connecticut College
Amy Cheetham, a senior at Connecticut College, was awarded the Government and International Relations Department Prize, for outstanding achievement in government. Cheetham was presented with the award...
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Selectmen approve $8,000 ambulance body repair
After tabling the issue at the last meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted in favor of spending an additional $8,000 to repair spots on the body of the 2005 ambulance where the aluminum showed signs of...
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Residents restore $856,000 worth of proposed budget cuts
About 250 people packed into the gym at Troy Howard Middle School Thursday, May 30 and by the end of the four-hour meeting residents restored about half of the $1.7 million worth of cuts the Regional...
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Winterport man hospitalized after tractor falls on top of him
An 87-year-old Winterport man was taken by Lifeflight helicopter to a Bangor hospital after his tractor rolled over and his legs were caught in a tiller. The man, whose name has not been released as...
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