Family of Unity College professor honored with endowed scholarship
The family of Unity College Professor Gerry Saunders has been honored with a gift that will create an endowed scholarship in their name. The undisclosed sum will memorialize the beliefs and interests...
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DOT open to suggestions after Penobscot Narrows Bridge closures
Drivers had to make a 40-minute detour Monday, Jan. 6, when they arrived at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge to find it closed for a second time in a week due to large blocks of ice falling from the...
View ArticleMorrill resident earns honors at Connecticut College
Kyle Smith, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and a resident of Morrill, has been named to the dean's honors list for the 2013 fall semester. At Connecticut College, dean's honors...
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Superintendent unveils cost estimates for three reorganization plans
The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors got its first glance at preliminary financial benefits and drawbacks to three school consolidation proposals Tuesday, Jan. 14, a presentation that came...
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'Couch surfing' common for teens with no place to call home
Dorothy Rego knows what it's like to spend her days wondering where she will sleep that night. Rego, a student at Belfast Community Outreach in Education (BCOPE), said her life is much more stable...
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Beaver Ridge Wind completes sound testing
Patriot Renewables, the operator of Beaver Ridge Wind in Freedom, has completed extensive testing of sound levels at nearby homes, with results that show the project is voluntarily adhering to sound...
View ArticleCity Council agenda: Jan. 21
Business: Consideration of a request to enter into an agreement with a new Fixed Base Operator for the airport. Consideration of a request from the Downtown Revitalization Committee to approve the...
View ArticleRSU 20 think tank releases final report with suggestions for keeping district...
Members of the Regional School Unit 20 think tank group released a report with recommendations that included keeping the district intact, while allowing each town to consider operating their own...
View ArticleHarbors Committee recommends zoning change ahead of Thompson's Wharf project
The Harbors Committee is recommending a change to the city's Harbor Ordinance which would allow the Thompson's Wharf renovation and expansion an expedited approval process. City Planner Wayne Marshall...
View ArticleBelfast Duplicate Bridge Club winners Jan. 15
The winners for the Jan. 15 Belfast Duplicate Bridge Club were Cary Slocum and Rosie Rodgers; Diane Drinkwater and Debbie Bailly; Francine Brown, John Langhans, Bunny MacMahon and Cathy Bradbury.
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Camden Hills senior eager for challenge of military career
For Grace Harrison, serving in the military is a family tradition she wants to carry on. Her grandfather went to Vietnam with the Army; her father was in the Navy, and is now in the Merchant Marine;...
View ArticleCity looking at independent contractor for harbor reorganization plan
An independent contractor may be brought in to develop a plan to better utilize space in the inner harbor if the Harbor Committee gets its way. After months of discussions regarding a reorganized...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity. Jan. 13 Cathy Leclair, 41, of Winslow, operating after suspension. Jan. 18 James A. Poulin, 45,...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. Jan. 20 Chelsie Wheelden, 18, of Searsmont, was arrested on warrants for failure to appear in...
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Driver pulled from ditch goes off road again, earns OUI charge
Police charged a Palermo man with operating under the influence after a passerby stopped to help pull the man's truck out of the ditch Saturday, Jan. 18, only to watch the truck veer off the road...
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Alleged two-city theft tour lands Searsport woman in jail
A Searsport woman who was arrested after Bangor Police charged her with theft at a Queen City business Saturday, Jan. 18, was arrested again in Belfast after she was accused of shoplifting and...
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Loud exhaust draws attention to alleged drunk driver
Police say the noise from a loud exhaust is what called attention to a Searsport man who was allegedly driving while intoxicated and without a valid license. Eric Robinson, 26, of Searsport, was...
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Artist's gift to Game Loft more than a change of scenery
Belfast artist Eric Leppanen wanted to give back to the Game Loft, and with a lot of his own work to share, the answer came easily to him. Leppanen's young son Zepherin is one of the many local youths...
View ArticleBelfast committee talks creating four town withdrawal plan
The Belfast withdrawal committee is asking the towns of Belmont, Morrill and Searsmont to join the city to create a four-town district that could include Northport and Swanville if those two...
View ArticleLawmakers to again consider bill to eliminate withdrawal voter-turnout...
Lawmakers will again consider a bill to eliminate the voter-turnout requirement for towns seeking to withdraw from a Regional School Unit. The bill, LD 783 “An Act To Change the Voting Requirements...
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