Liberty Volunteer Ambulance seeking help
Like any number of volunteer ambulance services across the state, Liberty Volunteer Ambulance is facing a crisis: a lack of willing, trained personnel. According to Service Chief Chris Birge, the...
View ArticleLocal residents inducted into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi
The following local residents recently were initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Thomas...
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Puppet workshops inspire imaginations, fire creativity
Montville resident Nancy Tyndall, of Milkweed Puppet Theater, loves not only telling stories with puppets, but also helping boys and girls make their own puppets to tell stories with. Sponsored by...
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Searsmont authorizes tax club payment program, addresses ordinance changes
Searsmont voters approved forming a tax club that will allow residents to make monthly payments on their property taxes without accruing interest, and discussed the need to address deteriorating road...
View ArticleKnox man sentenced for hit-and-run crash that injured Belfast councilor
A Knox man who struck a Belfast city councilor who was riding his bicycle was sentenced in Waldo County Superior Court to three years in jail. Steven Lucas, 60, of Knox, was sentenced Wednesday, April...
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Attorney general clears state police trooper involved in Searsmont shooting
The Maine Attorney General's Office released a report regarding the trooper shooting of a Searsmont man in September 2013 that determined police were justified in using deadly force. On September 20,...
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Dead pilot whale found on Searsport beach
A dead pilot whale was removed from a beach in Searsport early Friday morning, April 11, and taken by Allied Whale for study. The young whale was found at the end of Lobster Lane in Searsport, between...
View ArticleA dream of the S.S. Roosevelt Museum and Information Center on Verona Island
Seven years ago the historic bridge, the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, was built between Prospect and Verona Island, creating a new major attraction in the area, Fort Knox in Prospect...
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Former employee charged with embezzling $15,000 from Belfast business
A former employee at a Belfast eatery has been arrested on a charge of Class B theft after a year-long investigation showed she stole about $15,000 form the business over the course of about five...
View ArticleTroy student delivers research-based presentation at Bates College's Mount...
Bates College student Allison Tsomides, of Troy, delivered a research-based presentation at this year's Mount David Summit, the college's annual campus-wide celebration of student academic achievement...
View ArticleCity Council agenda: April 15
Public Hearing #1 The City of Belfast will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, immediately prior to its regularly scheduled council meeting at Belfast City Hall, 131 Church Street,...
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Kickoff party aimed at keeping those who wander safe
The chiefs of three local law enforcement agencies gathered at the Belfast Police Department April 4 to promote the official kickoff of a county-wide database that will help officers identify and...
View ArticleWaldo County Deed Transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between April 8 and April 15, 2014. BELFAST Todd French and Erin French to Catherine F. Stephens and Spencer K....
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Knox man arrested for urinating in closet, assaulting girlfriend
A 33-year-old Knox man was arrested early Sunday morning, April 13, after he allegedly became angry with his girlfriend, urinated in a closet and then assaulted the woman because she expressed her...
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Waldoboro man charged with sexual abuse of 14-year-old girl
A Waldoboro man was arrested April 10 in Belfast on charges stemming from an interview with a 14-year-old girl who told police the man had sexual contact with her. Earl Leathers, 27, was arrested on...
View ArticleMini-golf course proposal hits the sweet spot with planning board
Planning board members approved a permit for a small mini-golf course located on Route 1 that could be open as early as June. The mini-golf course will be located at 18 Searsport Ave. and is sited in...
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Fifth District Court
The following cases were closed at Fifth District Court in Belfast between the dates March 31-April 4: A 17-year-old juvenile male from Stockton Springs, operating an All Terrain Vehicle on a public...
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Man bagged for theft of more than $250 worth of items at Katwalk
A Belfast man was arrested on a probation hold stemming from a reported shoplifting in progress at a downtown Belfast business Thursday, April 10. Nicholas Aird, 30, of Belfast, incurred a theft...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. April 13 Crystal A. Hall, 22, of Montville, operating under the influence. April 12 Bradley Beeton,...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity. April 13 Damien Ingraham, 33, of Knox, criminal mischief, domestic violence assault. April 10...
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