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Waldo County Search and Rescue team receives grant
A $1,000 grant presented to Waldo County Search and Rescue June 5 will be used to pay for equipment and training, according to Director Gary Drinkwater. Affiliated with the Maine Warden's Service, the...
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Waldo County sends off the class of 2015
Speakers at the Belfast Area High School commencement ceremony June 7 urged humility in the graduating class of 119 students. In his keynote address, retired BAHS speech and drama teacher Michael...
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Voters approve $19.9 million RSU 3 budget
Voters in the 11 member towns of Regional School Unit 3 approved a $19.9 million budget with 384 votes in favor to 242 opposed. Residents in Brooks voted 31 in favor to 15 opposed; Freedom voted 35 in...
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Roads remain town responsibility, say voters
Voters spoke out against the discontinuation of four of the town-maintained roads at the polls June 9, taking each of them as a separate question. The roads included Albert Blood Road, Lloyd Thomas...
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RSU 3 hires new superintendent
The Regional School Unit 3 Board of Directors voted unanimously to hire Paul Austin as the district's next superintendent. Austin served as the Director of Student Services for the past nine years in...
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Online poll: Searsport Harbor dredging options
Last week, readers were asked what reason is most appropriate to recall an elected official. Results of that poll will be published in the June 11 edition of The Republican Journal and are shown...
View ArticleStockton Springs votes to keep withdrawal committee
Residents in Stockton Springs voted June 9 to keep the town's withdrawal committee in place. Article 2 asked residents “do you favor terminating the process of withdrawing from RSU 20 that was...
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Truck stolen from Totman's Enterprises
Totman's Enterprises is asking for the public's help with tracking down a pickup truck that was reported stolen early in the morning June 10. The truck, a 2001 tan-colored Toyota Tundra, was stolen...
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Brooks man suffers injuries after scooter collides with vehicle
A Brooks man was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to Bangor to be treated for injuries he suffered when his scooter collided with a vehicle on Waldo Avenue in Belfast June 10. Ronald...
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Valedictorian encourages students to challenge selves
John S. Piotti is continuing the legacy begun by his parents and followed by his older sister — even breaking his pelvis this winter did not set him back from becoming his high school class...
View ArticleCity seeks applicants for housing assistance grant program
The City of Belfast is seeking new applications for its Community Development Block Grant Housing Assistance grant program. The purpose of the Housing Assistance grant program is to provide funds to...
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One charged in motorcycle-vehicle accident
The driver of an SUV was charged with aggravated driving to endanger after he was involved in an accident with a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon. Officer Brian Lunt of the Belfast police department...
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Belfast buys two acres, 800 feet of waterfront by rail trail
City officials snapped up two acres of land by the new Passy Rail Trail last week in a bid to keep it from being privately developed and make room for future trail amenities. The property, located on...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: June 7 Michelle E. Dipesa, 34, of Unity, no proof of insurance; failure to stop at a stop sign....
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Swanville man earns Dean's List honors Rochester, N.Y. — Grant Richards of Swanville has been named to the Nazareth College Dean's List for the spring semester. Richards is majoring in musical...
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The leap second is coming, will disrupt VillageSoup
In order to synchronize clocks around the world with the somewhat irregular rotation of the Earth, a single second is added from time to time. This is called a "leap second," and the next one is...
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Monroe voters dismantle 'intent to build' ordinance at town meeting
A town that has grappled with complex and mostly symbolic ordinances in past years rejected a short and mostly practical one June 8, after voters decided the wording wouldn't stand up to scrutiny. The...
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One charged in motorcycle-vehicle crash
The driver of an SUV was charged with aggravated driving to endanger after he was involved in a collision with a motorcycle the afternoon of June 10. Officer Brian Lunt of the Belfast police...
View ArticleState awards unemployment benefits to FairPoint employees
The Maine Bureau of Unemployment Compensation has awarded unemployment benefits to FairPoint employees who were involved in a lengthy four-month labor dispute in 2014-15. By decision dated June 5,...
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Fishermen, environmental activists urge state officials to revisit dredging...
Fishermen and activists warned officials from the Department of Marine Resources June 9 that a "calamity of turbidity," seven years' bad catch and other hazards await the fishing industry if a major...
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