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Wood suppliers talk about decline of pulp mills
When Verso Paper closed its paper mill in Bucksport, the effect was direct and immediate in this area. More than 570 workers, including some from Waldo County, lost their jobs. Last month Verso...
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Swanville man earns Dean's List honors at Nazareth College ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nazareth College announced that Grant Richards of Swanville has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2015 semester....
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U.S. National Toboggan Championship competitors, organizers adapt on run
Perhaps the important word and phrase for the 26th annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships was "adapt" and "just go with it." What else does one do when a year's worth of planning for an...
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Historic photo, February 2016
Tragedy struck on the evening of Feb. 19, 1923, when fire destroyed the Colonial Theatre building on High Street. Newspaper accounts of the fire called it “one of the most spectacular and disastrous...
View ArticleWaldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at Waldo County Registry of Deeds between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4: Belfast: Barbara H. Moss to Mary Kaldenbaugh and Ronald Garfinkel City of Belfast to Shaina...
View ArticleFormer foster parent sentenced for assaulting child
A longtime foster parent arrested for sexually assaulting a child in his care has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Police began investigating 71-year-old Lawrence Oxton in March 2015 after...
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Winter Weather Advisory for snow, wind
As of 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 8, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of Midcoast Maine until noon Tuesday, Feb. 9, and a Gale Warning is in effect for the coastal waters. According to VStv...
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Mule euthanized after suffering broken leg in collision with truck
A mule had to be put down after it was struck by a pickup truck shortly after noon Feb. 7 in Searsport. Searsport Police Chief Dick LaHaye said 32-year-old Ryan Whitcomb of Searsport was driving...
View ArticleSelectman fined for 2015 motorcycle drunk driving
Swanville First Selectman Brett Armstrong was fined $500 and had his license suspended as the result of a traffic stop last summer in which he was driving his motorcycle while under the influence....
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Snow and slippery roads take a toll
Emergency crews have been busy responding to numerous crashes throughout Waldo County as storms and snow-covered roads created slippery traveling conditions. The Warnings/Advisories tab of...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity: Feb. 7 Keith S. Seekins, 50, of Belfast, domestic assault. Unique S. Peters, 41, of Belfast, violating...
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Belfast man's drug conviction vacated by court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated a Belfast man's drug conviction because the state failed to prove Suboxone is a schedule W drug. As explained in the court's decision, Christopher Sudsbury was...
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Drivers avoid serious injury in head-on collision
A two-vehicle head-on collision sent two people to the hospital the morning of Feb. 9. At about 10:36 a.m., Waldo County Sheriff's deputies responded to a crash on Waterville Road near the...
View ArticleLegislature sidestepped records law in shutting down public access to oil...
After a runaway oil train killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, just miles from the Maine border in 2013, the Maine public demanded to know more about the railways here. How much oil was moving...
View ArticleWaldo County Criminal Docket
The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Courts between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4: Fifth District Court: Shawn A. Adams, 38, of Northport, violating condition of release, 58 days in Waldo...
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Residents to consider accepting two roads
Selectmen have accepted a petition for the town to accept two roads and it will appear on the annual town meeting warrant. Trout Brook Lane and Spruce Knoll Lane are part of the Ryan's Pass...
View ArticleOnline poll: What is the best approach to dealing with drug addiction?
A series of forums around the area has addressed the issue of increased heroin, other opioid and methamphetamine use, with suggestions for dealing with the problem ranging from more law enforcement,...
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Liberty resident distributes baby carriers to refugees in Greece
Jennifer Gunderman-King of Liberty was scrolling through her Facebook feed one day late in November when she read and “liked” an Upworthy magazine post about an organization providing baby carriers to...
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Lincolnville studies rising tide of harbor costs
Last year, each Lincolnville taxpayer paid about $26 to cover the operation, maintenance and improvement costs of the town-owned pier at Lincolnville Beach, yet very few Lincolnville residents use the...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: Feb. 5 Deputy Cassandra McDonald responded to a crash on Route 1 in Northport at 1:51 p.m. Charles...
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