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Maine Forest Service won't pursue charges for Searsmont woods fire
No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a forest fire that burned almost 50 acres in Searsmont last spring. The fire was reported May 7 in an area of the woods off Route 173. Fire...
View ArticleSmooth driving in Jackson
Voters at the annual town meeting March 19 approved borrowing $1.5 million to rebuild the worst roads in town and repave others that aren't quite as bad. The 15-year bond carries a 2.5-percent...
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Waldo County pet shelter team needs volunteers
Waldo County Emergency Management Agency is seeking volunteers for a pet shelter team. A pet shelter team was created after the 1998 ice storm when many residents stayed in their homes for fear of...
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Lincolnville man summoned after crashing car into tree
Police summoned a Lincolnville man for violations related to a single-vehicle crash the evening of March 22. Lt. Matt Curtis of Waldo County Sheriff's Office said 52-year-old William Lemar was...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: March 20 Deputy Darrin Moody responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hope Road in Lincolnville at 2:29...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts alleged Burnham business burglars
Five individuals arrested late in January for allegedly burglarizing a store in Burnham have been indicted by a Waldo County grand jury on charges related to the incident. Early in the morning of Jan....
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Council, airport neighbors compromise on tree-cutting
The City Council on March 15 approved a compromise plan for cutting trees near the airport that should appease the Federal Aviation Administration and neighbors who objected to having their land...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 12 Nicholas Palmer, 30, of Swanville, eluding an officer; arrested on five outstanding...
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Bill to allow vessels to serve liquor advances
A bill that would allow sailing vessels to serve alcoholic beverages to their passengers was accepted by the state legislative leaders March 24, according to a press release from the Maine Senate...
View ArticlePlenty of tickets available for March 26 games
For those looking for something to do on Saturday night, how about spending a few hours watching some of the area's finest high school basketball players cap tremendous careers? There still are plenty...
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Journal Focus: Dynamic duo
Even superheroes need a night off now and then. The Dark Knight himself and Superman made a surprise appearance at the Colonial Theatre the evening of March 25 to catch a showing of Batman v Superman:...
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Massachusetts man who hit historic Belfast building dies
A Massachusetts man has died after crashing into a parked car and then into The Gothic building on Main Street early in the afternoon of March 26. The driver, 51-year-old Vincent Scipione, died at...
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Road repairs, trash disposal top Montville warrant
Montville residents took about two hours to work through a 31-article warrant with the majority of discussion focusing on the condition of town roads, whether to send garbage to a new facility in...
View ArticleWaldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at Waldo County Registry of Deeds between March 18 and March 24, 2016: Belfast: Mary G. Thompson to Mary G. Thompson Living Trust Deborah R. Bird to Mitchell...
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Robbins family hopes to bolster woods market with new biomass plant
Voters in Searsmont will consider two articles at their annual town meeting April 2 related to the construction of a 7.5-mega watt biomass facility the Robbins family is trying to build at their...
View ArticleTroy town warrant remains largely unchanged
Residents in Troy passed their warrant with changes to only a handful of articles March 19, and re-elected a selectman, trustee of the forest area and Regional School Unit 3 representative. For...
View ArticleGrand jury indictments
The Waldo County grand jury rose March 17 and 18 and indicted 38 individuals on a variety of charges. Scott Brockelbank, 52, of Searsmont, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs. Linsey Brockelbank,...
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Northport woman gives $400,000 to Cornerspring Montessori School campaign
A Northport woman has donated more than $400,000 to construction of Cornerspring Montessori's new school on Lower Congress Street. Journey Home, The Campaign for Cornerspring Montessori School,...
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Former Em Bee Cleaners building for sale
A California-based environmental clean-up company is selling two buildings it owns in the city, one of which was the home of a dry cleaning business for more than five decades. The building at 126...
View ArticleRSU 20 gets bump in state aid, still faces funding reduction
While a boost in general education funding helped soften the blow from a reduction in state subsidy for Regional School Unit 20 — which is still grappling with a shortfall — district officials...
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