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Anonymous flier targets police department budget
Residents of Searsport recently found a pair of fliers in their mailboxes, one of which claims the police department budget has increased 4,000 percent during the past 25 years. A group called...
View ArticleDEP to make oil train data public again
After nearly five months of silence on the subject, state environmental officials will resume releasing information about the passage of oil trains through Maine. The change in policy follows...
View ArticleAttorney general settles with high-pressure vacation club
Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced in a press release March 1 that more than 800 consumers who were customers of Festiva Development Group have been notified of the relief that Festiva is...
View ArticleCity to gather feedback on airport master plan update
Residents will have a chance to offer comments and ask questions this month regarding the city's airport master plan update. A public information session will be held Tuesday, March 22, from 6 to...
View ArticleWaldo County Criminal Docket
The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Courts between Feb. 19 and Feb. 25: Fifth District Court: Jeffrey S. Angelico, 52, of Union, operating under the influence, dismissed. Lloyd M....
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 1 Jonathan Ripley, 22, of Searsport, inspection sticker violation. Feb. 28 Kimberly Osgood, 24,...
View ArticleTown meeting schedule
March 5 Searsport, 9 a.m., Searsport District High School/Middle School gymnasium. Elections took place March 1. March 12 Freedom, 10. a.m., Dirigo Grange Hall. Elections March 11 at election hall...
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New CMP cable to provide better electrical service to Islesboro
A new undersea cable installed by Central Maine Power Co. will provide more reliable electrical service to Islesboro. The new cable runs about 15,000 feet from Northport to the western shore of...
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What happened to Group Home Foundation?
In February it came to light that Group Home Foundation was closing its 12-bed residential program on High Street. In the previous six months, the 40-year-old nonprofit had quietly laid off the last...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: Feb. 26 Lacey Reed, 23, of Stockton Springs, arrested on a warrant. Tess Morrison, 24, of Belfast,...
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Governor heckled, applauded at local town hall meeting
Supporters and a few opponents gathered at Medomak Middle School March 1 for a town hall meeting with Gov. Paul R. LePage. More than 150 attendees crammed into the room, which allowed floor seating...
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For Celtic Celebration organizers' 10th year to be last hurrah
The 10th Maine Celtic Celebration will be the last for several longtime organizers and it may be the last for Belfast. "Over the past 10 years, the celebration has grown from a series of small...
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Two-vehicle crash sends one to hospital
One person was taken to Waldo County General Hospital the afternoon of March 3 following a two-vehicle crash. Searsport Police Chief Dick LaHaye said 53-year-old Brenda Ritchie of Stockton Springs...
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Firewood charity overstocked in second year
Behind a former grocery store turned food co-op, Mike Simpson and Marshall Lowe loaded firewood from a storage shed into Simpson's pickup. They would take it to a fellow resident of Jackson whose...
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Cruz the man in Waldo County
Turnout at a countywide Republican caucus March 5 was the largest in recent memory, according to some longtime observers, but the win didn't go to the candidate who has made bigness the central theme...
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Searsmont man sentenced for sex crimes against girl
A convicted rapist accused of having unlawful sexual contact with an 11-year-old girl was sentenced to one year in prison. Glenn Reed, 68, of Searsmont was sentenced to eights years with all but one...
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Residents stand up for police department
Majority support for the police department was expressed during the annual Town Meeting March 5. In the weeks prior to the meeting, anonymous fliers were circulated in town, suggesting a 4,000-percent...
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From tourism to Lobster Étouffée: Fishermen learn about broadening income
The state recently announced a record catch for 2015, with landings of fish and other seafood products amounting to $631 million, with more than $500 million worth of lobster landed; however,...
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Cruz the man in Waldo County, state
Turnout at a countywide Republican caucus March 5 was the largest in recent memory, according to some longtime observers, but the win didn't go to the candidate who has made bigness the central theme...
View ArticleSenior College announces spring session
Senior College at Belfast begins its six-week spring session of classes March 24, meeting on Thursdays at the Hutchinson Center. Fifteen courses are being offered. In addition there will be three...
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