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Thorndike residents debate salaries, road budget
Residents in Thorndike made quick work of a 49-article town warrant with the majority of discussion focusing on the roads budget and town officials' salaries. Approximately 60 residents gathered at...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 15 Jedediah Wasilewski, 35, of Belfast, assault, refusing to submit to arrest or detention,...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 14 Julie L. Greenleaf, 37, of Montville, operating after suspension. March 10 Aedan...
View ArticleCitizens speak at DMR hearing on lobster closure
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is seeking comments on a proposed rule that would make permanent a Feb. 22 rule closing an area at the Penobscot River to lobster and crab fishing. The...
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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 March 11 and March 16. Anyone with information regarding ongoing...
View ArticleWaldo County students make dean's list at Husson University
The following students from Waldo County received semester honors at Husson University for the fall semester 2013. There are three categories: president's list indicated a semester grade point average...
View ArticlePalermo residents pull the plug on generator purchase
Palermo officials described this year's annual meeting as “rather uneventful” with the exception of discussion regarding the merits of buying and installing a generator at the Town Office. Town...
View ArticleJackson votes to allow sale of foreclosed property to Habitat for Humanity
Jackson residents met March 15 for their annual town meeting at which they elected Jim Dickson to a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen. Voters agreed to allow the selectmen to enter into an...
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Knox residents vote to limit scope of town office work
Around 30 residents met March 15 in the Knox Town Office for their annual town meeting and moved through the 32-article warrant in around an hour and forty-five minutes. Article 7 asked whether the...
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Belmont residents tackle ordinance changes, community room rental fee
Belmont voters weighed in on a variety of articles that ranged from ordinance updates to lowering the fee for using the Community Room during the annual town meeting. After holding elections from the...
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Brooks residents discuss recycling, interest on late property tax payments at...
About 50 Brooks residents passed 47 articles of the the town warrant at their town meeting, with most of the discussion focused on recycling and a proposed amendment to waive the 7 percent interest...
View ArticleRSU 3 gives Transportation Association one year contract extension
Members of the Regional School Unit 3 board approved a year-long extension to an agreement with the Transportation Association, and began discussing ways to address future fiscal challenges in the...
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Voters shore up ordinances, elect officials in continued planning efforts
Residents took just under three hours to dispose of a 41-article warrant at the annual town meeting Saturday, March 15, some of which was aimed at continuing the town's work to establishing an active...
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Islesboro police warning residents to be wary after dog attacked
The Islesboro Department of Public Safety is urging pet owners to be cautious as there have been two reports of attacks on dogs as of the morning of Wednesday, March 19. Senior Officer Fred Porter...
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Dog owners urged to license pets, avoid a court date
Summonses will be delivered before April 1 to 19 residents who have yet to license their dogs unless they go to the Town Office and license the animals in the next week. Animal Control Officer Heidi...
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Man racks up 13 charges after ramming woman's car, assaulting officers
A China man is facing 13 charges stemming from a series of alleged events Tuesday night, March 18, after police say he purposely drove his own vehicle into a woman's car while intoxicated, then...
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Mother's love, legwork launches program to help those who wander
After moving to Belfast from out of state about 18 months ago, Linda Lee did all she could to make her new home town as safe as possible for her 15-year-old son, Christian "Tiger" Lee. The task was a...
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Police: Fundraising company targeting middle school is suspected scam
Police are urging the public, particularly businesspeople and those who work in schools, to be aware of a possible fundraising scam believed to be perpetuated by an outfit based in Texas, according to...
View ArticleBelfast calls on state retirement system to dump fossil fuel holdings
A request from residents asking city officials to sign a resolution to encourage the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) to remove investments in fossil fuel companies from its...
View ArticleWaldo County Deed Transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between March 17 and March. 21, 2014. BELFAST Cooper Ridge Properties LLC to Kelli Bucklin and Allen Bucklin. Cooper...
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