Waldo County Deed Transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between Feb. 17 and Feb. 24, 2014. BELFAST Elizabeth K. Baker to Thomas C. Bennett and Marilyn M. Bennett. Donald R....
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Failure to yield blamed in High Street collision
A Belfast woman has been summoned for failing to yield resulting in a collision after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of High and Pearl Streets Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20. According to the...
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Fifth District Court
The following cases were closed at 5th District Court between the dates Feb. 10-14: Lisa Marie Black, 34, of Washington, attaching false plates, dismissed; possession of marijuana (up to one and one...
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Army Corps addresses questions, concerns from local fishermen on dredging...
More than 30 speakers addressed representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers about its planned improvement dredging of Searsport Harbor, many expressing concern for the lobster fishery. The Army...
View ArticleWaldo County officials set mil rate for 2014
A number of Waldo County towns will see a slight reduction in their taxes for this year due to decreased state valuations, while the commissioners set the mil rate at $1.72 per $1,000 of valuation....
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Woman rams into cruiser with child in tow after drive-thru debacle
A Belfast woman who was unhappy about the service at the drive-thru of a local credit union allegedly made a scene in front of her young child as bank employees waited on customers, with the incident...
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Searsport residents question withdrawal process during public hearing
Searsport residents questioned the withdrawal process for the town, as well as the implications of leaving or not leaving Regional School Unit 20 during a public hearing Thursday, Feb. 20....
View ArticleWaldo County USDA Service Center office moving to new location
The USDA Service Center that services agricultural and forest producers in Waldo County will move to 46 Little River Drive, Belfast, Maine 04915 effective Feb. 24. The Service Center includes the...
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Judge: Accused murderer's request for venue change is premature
The court has opted to hold off on a motion from a Belfast man accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old woman and wounding her 22-year-old son at a Waldo Avenue home last summer, pending the outcome...
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Commission finds city discriminated against former diabetic employee
The Maine Human Rights Commission voted 4-0 at its meeting Monday, Feb. 24 that there are reasonable grounds to believe the city of Belfast discriminated against a former employee because it refused...
View ArticleCity officials amend Northport Avenue TIF district
Council members approved a handful of amendments to the city's Northport Avenue Tax Increment Financing district Tuesday, Feb. 18. Belfast's Economic Development Director Thomas Kittredge explained to...
View ArticleCommittees discuss drafting withdrawal agreements, reforming SAD 34
Withdrawal committee members from Belfast and Morrill renewed the call for as many of the former School Administrative District 34 towns to join together to leave Regional School Unit 20. To date, the...
View ArticleNew England School of Communications honors list
The New England School of Communications announces its honors list for fall 2013. Brice Campbell of Swanville in the BS entertainment production program earned the distinction of being named to the...
View ArticleScholarships available for students pursuing education in fields related to...
The Madeline M. King/Constance K. Barnes Scholarship program of the Waldo County Humane Society offers two $1,000 scholarships to Waldo County graduating high school seniors and college undergraduates...
View ArticleMoll named to Cornell College dean's list
Shashanna Moll of Belfast, a student at Cornell College, has been named to the dean's list, earning high honors. Cornell named 280 students to the dean's list for the fall semester. A grade point...
View ArticleRauch makes dean's list at RIT
Mallory Rauch of Palermo, a fifth-year student in the biomedical engineering program in Rochester Institute of Technology's Kate Gleason College of Engineering, made the dean's list for the fall 2013...
View ArticleBelfast man injured trying to extinguish grease fire
A Belfast man suffered burns to his hands, arms and face after trying to extinguish a grease fire in his home the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 26. Belfast Fire Chief Jim Richards said the fire was...
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Belfast businessman accused of duping homeowners out of $1,000
A Belfast businessman has been charged with home repair fraud this week after police say he took a $1,000 down payment for work to be done at a home in Bristol last fall but never completed the job,...
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Mom charged in drive-thru incident faces additional charges
A local mother who incurred several charges after an incident at a credit union drive-thru Saturday, Feb. 22, has incurred additional charges after police completed the investigation of the alleged...
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Superintendent: 'The money picture is not looking good'
The financial forecast for Regional School Unit 20 is looking increasingly grim as the board of directors begins its work on a 2014-15 budget package that is already showing a five percent overall...
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