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Waldo voters decline to nominate animal control officer, planning board member
Waldo’s annual town meeting began promptly at 9:30 a.m. with the appointment of Walter Whitcomb as moderator. Following that, town officers gave their reports for the past municipal year. Next, voters...
View ArticleStockton Springs votes to move forward with withdrawal effort
Residents in Stockton Springs voted overwhelmingly in favor of officially beginning the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 20. The final tally for the vote held Tuesday, March 25, was 246 in...
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Beaver Hill Plantation's maple syrup operation heats up during Maine Maple...
On Saturday, March 22, winter returned with snow and cold temperatures, but the sugarhouse at Beaver Hill Plantation on Sibley Road was warm, full of steam and the fragrance of maple as sap boiled in...
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Unity man charged with sexually exploiting teenager
An 18-year-old Unity man is facing a felony sexual exploitation of a minor charge and additional misdemeanors following his arrest March 21. State police arrested Robert Ayer and charged him with...
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Boynton gets on board as new student representative for BAHS
Maylinda Boynton is a junior at Belfast Area High School who describes herself as someone who likes to stay busy, and the latest challenge she is taking on promises to keep her date book filled while...
View ArticleTribuzio makes Mount View High School honor roll
Michael Tribuzio, son of Mario and Rachel Tribuzio of Monroe was on the honor roll at Mount View High School for the second quarter. Michael is a freshman at MVHS.
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Start-up suppressor manufacturer granted permit by Planning Board
Planning Board members granted a permit to allow a resident to produce suppressors for firearms in a building situated off of Lincolnville Avenue. The business, which will operate out of a small...
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Waldo County Extension Association awards scholarship to Anastasia Tsomides
The Waldo County Extension Association recently awarded Anastasia Tsomides a check for $500. The scholarship is awarded annually to a Waldo county student who is intending to serve the community in a...
View ArticleCity Council agenda: April 1
Public Hearing #1 A public hearing will be held on April 1, 2014, at 7 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall to hear an application by Saijai Chan d/b/a...
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First-year look at freshman academy raises attendance concerns
A new way of helping freshmen transition into Belfast Area High School launched this school year has put a spotlight on the issue of student attendance, particularly those who are regularly absent...
View ArticleWaldo County Deed Transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between March 22 and March. 31, 2014. BELFAST John D. Bielenberg and Deanna L. Bielenberg to Deanna L. Bielenberg....
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Patriarch of family convicted in pot growing scheme to be sentenced in July
A Monroe man who was convicted late last year for his role in a marijuana-growing operation in which police seized about $800,000 worth of the drug at his residence in 2011 will be sentenced at U.S....
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Waldo County courts
The following cases were closed at 5th District Court and Waldo County Superior Court between the dates March 17-21: Aaron J. Adams, 19, of Frankfort, possession of marijuana (up to one and one...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 30 Brandon Porter, 19, of Stockton Springs, operating under the influence, operating without...
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Waldo County divorces
The following divorces were recorded at Fifth District Court between the dates Jan. 21-March 26, on the grounds of irreconcilable differences: Wayne Drinkwater and Heidi Drinkwater, married April 24,...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. March 29 Gary Ensworth, 54, of Blue Hill, inspection sticker violation (none). Andrew McTague,...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity. March 30 Roxanne Conroy, 24, of Thorndike, operating after suspension. March 29 Shane Lydon,...
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Wild ride beside field leaves car stuck, young driver briefly panicked
A Searsport youth will likely think twice before going off-road with his Subaru again after a series of events that began Thursday night, March 27, when police say he drove it on an unpaved woods road...
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Juveniles involved in crash, 19-year-old charged with drunk driving
A 19-year-old Belfast man was arrested on charges incurred early Sunday morning, March 30, after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving as he was trying to escape the attention of police and...
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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 17 and March 29. Anyone with information regarding ongoing...
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