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Group Home Foundation closes Little River Apparel and residential program
Group Home Foundation closed its Little River Apparel manufacturing facility and a 30-year-old housing program in downtown Belfast. The changes affect roughly 80 people, many with severe disabilities....
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Officials, volunteers celebrate warming center opening
Belfast Community Warming Center hosted a practice run Jan. 31 and kicked off the event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The warming center was established through the efforts of Belfast Transition,...
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Construction set to begin on Edna Drinkwater School
A $3 million overhaul of Edna Drinkwater School is scheduled to begin soon, according to Superintendent Judy Lucarelli. Augusta-based Ganneston Construction will serve as construction manager for the...
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OnProcess receives employee training grant
Up to 200 new OnProcess Technology employees will receive training at no cost through Maine Community College System. The training is funded through a $115,000 Maine Quality Centers program grant,...
View ArticleWaldo County Criminal Docket
The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Courts between Jan. 22 and Jan. 28: Fifth District Court: Theodore Drummond, 76, of Winslow, negotiating a worthless instrument, dismissed....
View ArticleMonroe man sentenced in social security fraud case
A Monroe man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for social security fraud. Gary D. Hallett, 47, was sentenced Feb. 3 in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock for fraudulently obtaining...
View ArticleFire destroys Winterport home
An early afternoon fire consumed a mobile home in Winterport Feb. 3. Winterport Fire Chief Tom Doe said the fire, which was reported at about 12:10 p.m., completely destroyed a mobile home at 569...
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Hannaford makes room for more goods, new equipment
Hannaford in Belfast is getting an makeover to create room for more products and allow for installation of energy-efficient equipment. Over the past couple weeks, employees have been moving products...
View ArticleCharge dropped against Troy man who spurred Waterville police standoff
The Kennebec County district attorney will not press a civil case against Gary Cross, the suicidal man who sparked a standoff with police in front of the Waterville Police Department in December....
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: Jan. 29 Courtney N. Gibbs, 21, of Searsmont, possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of...
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Seventh-grade student wins THMS Geography Bee
Sadie Wheeler, a seventh-grade student at Troy Howard Middle School, won the school-level National Geographic Bee competition Feb. 3 and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC...
View ArticleSearsport considers billing for non-emergency response, false alarms
Ongoing issues with false alarms and flooded basements have prompted police and fire officials to suggest drafting policies regarding emergency responses. Town Manager James Gillway said the number of...
View ArticleFormer teacher, coach pleads guilty to assault
A former teacher at the Waldo County Technical Center who pleaded guilty to assault will pay a fine, serve 60 days in jail and be on probation for one year. Michael Gagnon, 48, of Winslow, in February...
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City gathers feedback on proposed outer harbor management plan
The city unveiled an initial plan for managing moorings in the outer and coastal harbor that garnered support but also prompted a number of questions and suggestions during a Jan. 25 presentation....
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Maine State Police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Troop D of the Maine State Police responded to the following incident in Waldo County Jan. 18. Anyone with information regarding ongoing investigations is asked to call...
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Police investigating Facebook link with sexual material involving 9-year-old
Belfast police are investigating a link shared to the department's Facebook page that allegedly contained sexually explicit material involving an adult and young child. In a post on the police...
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Council nips pesticide fears, leaves roots for later
Growing public concern about health risks prompted a City Council vote Feb. 2 to pull up an overgrown cobblestone path rather than spray it with weed-killing chemicals. Belfast has an informal policy...
View ArticleClosings, Feb. 5, 2016
The snowstorm is causing some early closings in Waldo County. Searsport Town Hall closed just after noon today. Unity College Center's concert by the Mallett Bros. is postponed to Feb. 20. For a more...
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Heavy snowfall to continue falling throughout Waldo County
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, in effect until 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, due to the ocean storm just off the coastline. The...
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Drivers suffer broken bones in head-on crash
A two-vehicle crash the morning of Feb. 5 in Frankfort sent two people to the hospital with broken bones. At about 9:15 a.m., Maine State Police troopers responded to the crash on North Searsport...
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