Waldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at Waldo County Registry of Deeds between Feb. 26 and Mar. 3: Belfast: City of Belfast to Christopher D. Dyer Meredith A. Holmes to Meredith Holmes Living...
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Sanders wins big in Waldo County, state
Democratic voters in Waldo County, and throughout the state, felt the Bern March 6 with record turnout at more than 500 caucus meetings. In Belfast, people swarmed Belfast Area High School to...
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sweetFrog prepares for grand reopening
sweetFrog in Belfast is hosting a series of promotional festivities leading up to its grand reopening later this month. The frozen yogurt shop, located in the Renys Plaza, closed its doors in November...
View ArticleFlags ordered to half-staff to honor Nancy Reagan
In honor of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, Gov. Paul LePage has ordered U.S. flags and state of Maine flags lowered on all public buildings and grounds to half-staff immediately and until sunset on...
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Wardens search for man who fell through ice on Megunticook Lake
A search is getting under way for a man who went through the ice March 7 on Megunticook Lake. "At this point we are conducting a search for a young gentleman we presume went into the water last...
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Wardens recover body of man who fell through ice on Megunticook Lake
The body of a man who went through the ice March 7 on Megunticook Lake near Fernald's Neck Preserve was recovered shortly before 10 a.m. March 8. Cpl. John MacDonald of Maine Warden Service said the...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity: March 5 Scott A. Hall, 27, of Belfast, assault. March 2 Ronald L. Provencher Jr., 45, of Prospect,...
View ArticleDollar General coming to Searsport
The site plan application for a new Dollar General store at 178 East Main St. was approved by the town Planning Board Feb. 29 but not without objection from an abutter. Yardarm Motel owner Jay...
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Driver, passenger suffer serious injuries in single-vehicle crash
Two women were taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center by LifeFlight helicopter the afternoon of March 7 after their vehicle struck a tree and rolled over. Waldo County Sheriff Deputy Greg Jones and...
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Residents approve minor budget, ordinance changes
Residents mulled town business for about four hours March 5 during the annual town meeting and while many questions were asked, few adjustments were made to the bottom line. Several areas of the...
View ArticleLiteracy Volunteers of Waldo County offers free class, 'Learning about Literacy'
Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County will offer a free, four-session class at Belfast Area High School for those interested in literacy, reading, and how to foster those interests and skills in others....
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Court upholds 'dangerous' house ruling
Town officials may not have done everything perfectly when they ruled a Sandy Point house "dangerous" in May 2015, but they came close enough. That was the view of Superior Court Justice Robert...
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Robotics team gears up for 'medieval' competition
Editor's note: The following story was written by student Mary Brenna Catus, a member of the Searsport District High School robotics team. What do the Middle Ages and robotics have in common? The year...
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Brother of murdered inmate sues for wrongful death
The brother of Micah Boland, an inmate killed two years ago in his cell by another prisoner known to possess a hatred for pedophiles and a propensity toward violence, filed a lawsuit last month...
View ArticleWaldo County Criminal Docket
Editor's note: The following cases, closed in Waldo County Criminal Courts between Feb. 19 and Feb. 25 were missing from the March 3 edition of The Republican Journal. Waldo County Criminal Docket...
View ArticleBelfast attorney who stole from elderly clients headed to prison
A Belfast attorney accused of embezzling money from two elderly women will serve two and a half years in prison and pay more than $400,000 in restitution. William Dawson Jr. pleaded guilty March 4 to...
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Council divided on use of city parks for private events
Wedding sprawl. That was a concern raised by some City Councilors during a March 1 meeting while discussing whether a wedding party should be allowed to set up a tent in Steamboat Landing. The 30- by...
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Unity charcuterie faces challenges from Maine food regulations
A few months ago, sausage maker and former high-end chef Matthew Secich was riding high on a wave of publicity about his cured meat and cheese store in Unity’s Amish community. That exposure brought...
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Waxing historical
Searsport Elementary School's gymnasium hosted an unusual group March 3, with the likes of President Barack Obama, Walt Disney, Helen Keller, Steve Jobs, Harry Houdini, Nathan Hale, Babe Ruth and...
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Station wagon destroyed in Lincolnville fire
A station wagon was destroyed by fire March 9, but Lincolnville firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the nearby home. Greg Black, who lives across the street from the 530 Beach...
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