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Crews replacing water line on Market Street
A crew work on replacing a galvanized water line on Market Street Tuesday, April 23. Workers on scene said the pipe is being replaced prior to the road being paved because galvanized pipes are...
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Officer injured in scuffle, Frankfort man arrested
A Frankfort man was arrested on several charges following a series of events Sunday afternoon, April 21, during which a Searsport officer suffered a shoulder injury. Victor Amaro, 31, shows a...
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Midcoast Lens: Lincolnville Town Office completes temporary relocation
Lincolnville Town Office has opened at its temporary location in the Hazel & Roger Heald Fire Station, as of Tuesday, April 23. According to town employees, the relocation will last until...
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Police: Woman pulls knife on man over text message
A Liberty woman who became upset over a text message her male companion received from another woman led to a series of incidents that earned her a trip to the Waldo County Jail Sunday, April 21....
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Friend calls for help on woman's behalf, alleged assailant arrested
Police were alerted to an assault in progress after the alleged female victim called a friend and said a man was at her home and assaulting her Saturday night, April 20. The friend of the alleged...
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About 25 attend hearing on $500,000 housing grant application
More than 25 residents from Searsport and Stockton Springs attended a public hearing regarding a joint application for a $500,000 housing improvement grant that would serve homeowners in both...
View ArticleIslesboro Police blotter
The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity from April 15 to April 20. April 15 Senior Officer Fred Porter responded to a complaint of threatening on Ruthie James Road. An...
View ArticleSmith elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Colby College
Mariah S. Smith of Northport, a senior at Colby College was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Membership in the society is one of the highest academic honors an undergraduate...
View ArticleSchmidt graduates from RIT
Colin Schmidt of Islesboro graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in packaging science from the College of Applied Science and Technology in the winter...
View ArticleSoil and water stewardship week
The National Association of Conservation Districts is celebrating the 58th year of Stewardship week April 28 through May 5. The 2013 Stewardship Week is themed, “Where does your watershed?” Less than...
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Controlled burn heats up Searsport
A crew from the Searsport Fire Department conducted a controlled burn on Mt. Ephraim road near Mill Stream as a precautionary measure April 18. Assistant Fire Chief Herbert Kronholm said the...
View ArticleHost families sought for foreign exchange students
The Belfast Rotary Club is seeking local families in the Belfast Area High School residential area to host high school-age youth from countries around the world during the 2013-2014 academic school...
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'Expeditionary Learning' coming to Searsport high school
Imagine students spending school days studying the ecology of Sears Island, creating oral histories about the island or conducting trail work rather than obtaining all information in a traditional...
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Police respond to report of man struck in head with blunt object
Deputies with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office responded to an assault in which a male was reportedly struck in the head with either a hammer or a pipe. Waldo County Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton said...
View ArticleWarden Service plane makes emergency landing on I-95
A Maine Warden Service Aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on Interstate 95 near Litchfield at approximately 9 a.m. this morning, according to a press release from Director of Public...
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Man accused of issuing death threat when woman reports assault
A Palermo man was arrested on several charges after police say he struck a woman in the face, damaged her car with a crowbar and threatened to kill her when she attempted to call police. Justin...
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Black Horse Inn to open under new ownership
After standing vacant for two years, The Black Horse Inn located on Atlantic Highway in Lincolnville is under new ownership and targeted to reopen May 1. New Jersey native Francesca Gangitano bought...
View ArticleWaldo County deed transfers
BELFAST Robert M. Banks to Michael R. Banks. John Richards Sr. to Jaclyn Leigh Barstow and Samuel James Burne. Ronald A. Flood to David Flood Jr. BROOKS Sharon L. Eldridge and Robert D. Eldridge to...
View ArticleCity Council agenda: April 29
Request by the City Manager to accept and award the bids to install the new fuel lines at the harbor. Request by the City Manager to go into executive session to discuss a real estate/economic...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. April 21 William Vaughan, 60 of Searsport, failure to register a motor vehicle for greater than...
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