Scholarships available for starting or returning to College
There are a number of scholarships available just for students taking classes at the UMaine Hutchinson Center. Visit the Hutchinson Center website to download the Scholarship Application Packet, or...
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Long-time dream becomes reality for new specialty food store
Offering olive oils, balsamic vinegars, as well as wines, craft beers and other goods, Belfast's newest specialty foods store is looking to please the palates of its customers. The new store, Vinolio,...
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Friends of Penobscot Bay call on GAC chemical to clean up property
The Friends of Penobscot Bay hosted a press conference Tuesday, July 30, to tour the Stockton Harbor shoreline near GAC Chemical Corporation. During the press conference, participants walked from the...
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Police: Augusta man killed in Liberty car crash
Police identified the driver killed in a fatal collision in Liberty Tuesday, July 30, as Gary Diffin of Augusta. The 69-year-old Diffin was killed while driving on Route 3 near the Liberty General...
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Mother and son prepare for first deployment to Afghanistan
A mother and son duo are gearing up for their deployment to Afghanistan this month, as part of a unit with the United States Army National Guard. The deployment marks the first time Spc. Holly Parker...
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Abandon ship drill makes waves at Searsport Town Dock
What starts as a routine trip out on the water takes a turn for the worse as your vessel begins sinking and you're miles from shore. That type of worst case scenario is what McMillan Offshore Survival...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. July 31 John W. Stanford, 81, Yarmouth, Mass., was summoned for speeding for driving 44 mph in a 35...
View ArticleCity Council agenda: August 6
Pursuant to the Special Amusement Ordinance of the City of Belfast and the provision of Title 28-A Section 1054 MRSA a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall on July...
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Bicycle festival focuses on fun and safety
The Captain Albert Stevens School was the site of the first Belfast Bicycle Festival, which gave participants the chance to decorate their rides while learning how to be safe. Hosted by 350Waldo...
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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 28 Daniel Armstrong, 34, of Northport, arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees....
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Palermo man in custody for having sex with 15-year-old girl
A Palermo man is in custody after being accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl, police said. Jason Baldwin, 38, of Palermo, was charged with sexual abuse of a minor and refusing to submit to...
View ArticleWaldo County deed transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between July 24 and Aug. 1. BELFAST Abacus Properties LLC to John L. Richards Sr. and Sheryl A. Richards Karen A....
View ArticleCochrane earns dean's list honors at University of Maine
Recently, Michael Cochrane of Waldo achieved dean's list honors at the University of Maine for the 2013 spring semester.
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Maine State Police blotter
Law enforcement officials with Troop D of the Maine State Police responded to the following incidents in Waldo County between July 29 and Aug. 4. Anyone with information regarding ongoing...
View ArticleSearsmont Bicentennial Committee collecting two centuries of recipes
The Searsmont Bicentennial Committee, celebrating the Waldo County town’s 200th anniversary in 2014, will honor the women of Searsmont by collecting recipes of any woman who lived in the town for at...
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'Belligerent' Brooks woman arrested for violating bail conditions, refusing...
Waldo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Brooks woman for violating bail conditions and refusing to submit to arrest Tuesday, July 30. Deputies arrested Tanya J. Boudreau, 32, of Brooks, with...
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Unity man arrested for assaulting woman
A Unity man was arrested Thursday, Aug. 1, after assaulting a woman, according to police reports. Marlin Traynum, 43, of Unity, was charged with domestic violence terrorizing and domestic violence...
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Drunk driving arrest yields pot, paraphernalia, open container
Police arrested an East Orland man on drunk driving and drug charges after responding to a complaint of an impaired driver Saturday night, Aug. 3. Andrew Philbrick, 30, was arrested on charges of...
View ArticlePlanning Board grants permit to bowling facility applicants
Planning Board members gave the green light to a proposed bowling facility in Belfast Wednesday, July 31. The proposal to purchase the former Jed's Restaurant building on Route 1 and convert the space...
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Waldo County Superior Court
The following cases were closed at Waldo County Superior Court between the dates July 19 and Aug. 2: Eric S. Brewster, 41 of Unity, operating while license is suspended or revoked (with one prior...
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