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Home invasion prompts police to request help from public
A bizarre home invasion case in Winterport has police asking the public for help identifying a man who entered a residence early in the morning of April 16. Waldo County Sheriff's deputies responded...
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Repeat offender sentenced for sexual assault against girl
A repeat sex offender convicted for gross sexual assault against a young girl was sentenced April 22 to 12 years in prison. Adam Cross, 46, was sentenced by Waldo County Superior Court Justice Robert...
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Lincolnville receives $2.6 million in grants, loans for new wastewater system
On Earth Day, April 22, the USDA has announced the awarding of a $1.6 million loan and a $1 million grant to be used to construct a new wastewater system at Lincolnville Beach. The Lincolnville Sewer...
View ArticleCharter School Commission seeks new member
The Maine Charter School Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Maine State Board of Education. The commission has begun a search to fill a vacancy for the unexpired term May 2016 -...
View ArticleWaldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at Waldo County Registry of Deeds between April 15 and April 21: Belfast: Green Mountain Land Holdings LLC to Charles Beck Camilla Cochrane to Camilla...
View ArticlePittsfield site eclipses Monroe for proposed solar farm development
A 9.9-megawatt solar farm proposed to be built in Monroe has shifted its location to Pittsfield. The solar farm, one of four projects approved by Maine Public Utilities Commission to participate in...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity: April 23 John R. Larrabee, 37, of Belfast, arrested for violating conditions of release; summoned for...
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Allegedly intoxicated driver crashes into mailbox, ditch
Police suspect alcohol could have been a contributing factor to a single-vehicle crash in Northport the afternoon of April 25. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., Belfast and Northport emergency personnel...
View ArticleLawsuit seeks millions in damages for alleged false arrest
A Belfast man filed a lawsuit against a local police chief and sheriff's deputy alleging his civil rights were violated because he was falsely arrested. The lawsuit, filed April 21 by Bradley P....
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Searsmont elects Staples to Board of Selectmen
Searsmont's Board of Selectmen, which has been operating with just two of its three members since earlier this month, is now back to its full complement following a special town meeting April 26....
View ArticleOfficials delay trash contract vote, shut down surveillance camera expansion
Councilors are moving ever closer to signing a contract to send the city's solid waste to a soon-to-be-built processing and recycling facility in Hampden, while they pulled the plug April 19 on a...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. April 17 Susan Blakesley, 54, of Searsport, improper passing. April 13 Arthur Hobbs, 30, of...
View ArticleBelfast Area High School honor roll
The following students have been named to the third-quarter honor roll at Belfast Area High School: Grade 9 High honors: Thea Cannon, Quinnten Charbonnier, Cassidy Clark, Samuel Davis, Corey...
View ArticleWaldo County Unified Courts closed cases
The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Courts between the dates of April 8 and April 21: Fifth District Court: Christopher W. Raymond, 29, of Trenton, domestic violence assault,...
View ArticleSelectmen approve free brush disposal
Residents will be able to dispose of brush at the town transfer station for free until June 1. There had been prior discussions of hosting a brush disposal day, also at no charge to residents, but...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: April 25 Brian W. Rodgers, 32, of Brooks, operating after suspension. Patricia J. Rhodes, 34, of...
View ArticleProspect could be first to oppose Fiberight plan
Town officials will call voters back May 24 to approve a 15-year contract for solid waste disposal with Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. If approved, it would be a first in Waldo County. Under a proposal...
View ArticleSheriff's office adds two new deputies to department roster
Waldo County Sheriff's Office added two new deputies to its ranks, welcoming the two new officers with a badge-pinning ceremony April 27. Casey McDonald and Andrew Mulligan have joined the sheriff's...
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Wayward coffee cup contributes to two-vehicle crash
A dropped coffee cup led to a two-vehicle collision the evening of April 25 in Troy. Benjamin Caston, 25, of Manchester was driving east on Detroit Road at 7:20 p.m. in a 2000 Honda passenger car when...
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McCrum unmoved by city's desire for trail connection
After a stretch of relative quiet, city officials last week went public with a renewed intent to get an easement over Penobscot McCrum property. By fate, the potato processing business sits between...
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