City to set date for withdrawal vote
City councilors will consider setting a date for a vote to determine if residents wish to pursue withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20 Tuesday, July 16. In order to hold a vote regarding whether...
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Waldo County Superior Court
The following cases were closed at Waldo County Superior Court between the dates June 6-20: Matthew D. Calhoun, 22 of Detroit, burglary, three years in the custody of the Maine Department of...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. July 11 Sunny Somers, 56 of Searsport was pulling out of a driveway on North Searsport Road in a...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity. July 2 Chelsea Cobb, 27, of Waterville, failure to register a motor vehicle for between 30 and...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. July 6 John H. Prins, 20, of New Canaan, Conn., illegal possession of alcohol by a minor...
View ArticleSchool districts receive additional state subsidy
Emergency legislation to allow school boards to use additional state subsidy after a budget is approved through a validation referendum failed after falling short of the required 2/3 vote in the House...
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ATV crash leaves rider with back injury, nets charge for Palermo man
A Palermo man is facing charges after police say he lost control of his All Terrain Vehicle on Old County Road in Liberty and hesitated to call police after his female passenger was pinned under the...
View ArticleBelfast proposing $8.9 million 2013-2014 budget
City councilors wrapped up discussion on the proposed $8.9 million 2013-2014 budget, which will go before residents later this month. The proposed $8,963,506 budget represents a zero percent increase...
View ArticleHinson earns first academic honors from Clark University
Colby R. Hinson, of Unity, has been named to first honors on the Clark University dean's list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2013 semester. To be eligible for...
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RSU 3 board members weigh in on public comment policy
Regional School Unit board members debated the structure of the district's public comment portion of their meetings Monday, July 8. The board allows members of the public to speak for a maximum of 10...
View ArticleArea residents named to dean's list at UMaine-Machias
The following local residents were among more than 280 students from the University of Maine at Machias who were named to the dean's list for the spring 2013 semester: Tyler McDevitt, of Morrill. John...
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Belfast Rotary annual meeting
Marjorie Crowley was installed as the 2013-2014 president of the Belfast Rotary Club by outgoing president, Greg Dutch, at the annual meeting held June 29. Her president-elect is John Carrick and...
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Family fight ends in arrest for obstructing call to police
Waldo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in Swanville for obstructing the report of a crime Tuesday, July 16. Deputies arrested Jeff Lindelof, 48, of Swanviile, for obstructing the report of a...
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Lobster boat races make waves in Searsport
Fans and competitors came to the Searsport Town Wharf from all over Maine Saturday, July 13, for the local leg of the annual Maine Lobster Boat Races. The contests in Searsport were one of 12 that...
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Searsmont inventor heating up with new device
A local inventor is looking to change the way people heat their homes with a device that can be powered with a small electric motor. The device has no flame, no heating element and doesn't give off...
View ArticleWaldo County deed transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between July 11 and July 18. BELFAST Darren J. Shute to Lorelei A. Shute Alden S. Johnson and Virginia R. Johnson to...
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Belfast man charged for stealing truck from Swanville residence
The Belfast man charged for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of returnables from Little Rive Redemption Center has also been charged for stealing a truck from a Swanville residence....
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Local landmarks leave legacy of love, lasting friendships
It's been more than 30 years since Shirley Jackson's husband Earle passed away, but the memories they made since meeting at The Colonial Theatre live on with their children, grandchildren and the...
View ArticleBoosters hold bottle drive
Mount View Football Boosters will be having a bottle drive on the weekends of July 27 and 28, and Aug. 17 and 18. There will be two drop off points, which are The Depot in Unity and JP Wentworths in...
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Fifth District Court
The following cases were closed at Fifth District Court between the dates June 6-July 12: Amy L. Adriance, 34 of Belfast, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $200 fine, ordered to pay...
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