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Food Safety Modernization Act may threaten integrated and expanding farms
Maine farmers are concerned that the Food Safety Modernization Act, which is open for comment until Nov. 22, could negatively impact local agriculture. Polly Shyka and Prentice Grassi have farmed the...
View ArticleSearsport Elementary students participate in Be a Joy Maker campaign
Searsport Elementary is joining GenerationOn and Hasbro in the To Be a Joy Maker 2013 campaign and join in giving joy this holiday season. From Dec. 3 to Dec. 20, for every action a kid or teen takes...
View ArticleUpdated drop-out prevention plan looks to improve student feedback, focus on...
Regional School Unit 3 is updating its drop-out prevention policy with a focus on improving the feedback process for finding out why students are leaving school and identifying students who may drop...
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Passion for pets leads to home-based business
After a bout of severe illness last year, Lyndsey Tufo asked herself, “What's my passion?” The answer was clear: animals. So Tufo started her pet-sitting service, Cover Your Tail, last December. A...
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BAHS students visit Maine colleges
On Nov. 12 the entire Junior class of Belfast Area High School participated on a College Exposure Trip. All students visited three colleges during the day: a community college and both a 4-year public...
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Architects of local, sustainable food system converge at Slow Money Maine event
The Slow Money Maine conference held Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast gave 140 participants a chance to meet and network with some of the local players in the movement that is...
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Two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Stockton Springs snarls traffic
Emergency crews responded to Route 1 in Stockton Springs for a two-vehicle crash that reduced traffic to one lane Thursday morning. The crash was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. Nov. 21 near the...
View ArticleCouncil raises concerns about proposed dump site for Searsport dredging project
Belfast councilors weighed in on the proposed plans to dredge Searsport Harbor at Mack Point and called for more environmental review before the project moves forward. The proposed dredging by the...
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Hyk appointed to RSU 20 board of directors
City councilors appointed Christopher Hyk to the third open seat on the Regional School Unit 20 board of directors Tuesday, Nov. 19. Hyk was one of three candidates who ran for two vacant seats on the...
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Augusta man charged in two-vehicle Palermo crash
Police charged an Augusta man in connection with a two-vehicle crash in Palermo that sent one driver to the hospital with a serious head injury. Derek Elvin, 20, of Augusta, was charged with...
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Greenpeace captain with Islesboro ties granted bail
The captain of a Greenpeace vessel with ties to Islesboro who was arrested by Russian authorities during a protest was granted bail by a court Wednesday, Nov. 20. Greenpeace officials announced on...
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Unity man arrested after selling drugs to undercover cops
A Unity man is facing drug trafficking charges after selling prescription medications to undercover officers on two separate occasions in October. Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton of the Waldo County...
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Jury finds father of family charged in large-scale pot growing scheme guilty
After deliberating for nearly three hours, a jury at U.S. District Court in Bangor returned guilty verdicts on charges a Monroe man faced for his role in a marijuana growing operation in which police...
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Sheriff's Office seeing high volume of vehicle crashes
The Waldo County Sheriff's Office has responded to nearly 80 crashes over a one month period. Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton of the Waldo County Sheriff's Office said deputies have responded to a total of...
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Directors hear pitch for program aimed at curbing teen substance abuse
Patrick Walsh hopes to bring a substance-abuse prevention program into the district aimed at helping high school students who are at risk of developing substance-abuse problems, and Tuesday night,...
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Two-vehicle crash in Belfast detours traffic
At least one person was taken by ambulance to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision on High Street in Belfast around noon time. The accident occurred at about 12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, and...
View ArticleCity waiting on hiring consultant until withdrawal options are identified
Belfast officials are opting to wait on paying for an independent analysis to determine the impact of withdrawal until it has identified options to present to a consultant. Over the past couple of...
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Man hospitalized after Frankfort rollover
A single vehicle crash on North Searsport Road in Frankfort sent one man to the hospital Friday evening. Initial reports indicated he was bleeding from a wound to the head. Waldo County Sheriff,...
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New Hampshire man violates bail conditions while still in jail
A New Hampshire man who is still behind bars after being arrested in October found himself on the wrong side of the law again after violating his bail conditions multiple times, police said. Joseph...
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One man injured in Frankfort rollover
A single vehicle crash on North Searsport Road in Frankfort sent one man to the hospital Friday evening, Nov. 22, to be treated for a head wound he sustained in the accident. According to the accident...
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