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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. June 22 Joshua Pomeroy, 26, Searsport, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines. Toran Bragdon,...
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Attempt to drive around parked dump truck leads to two-car crash
A Liberty man and a Morrill family escaped injury after they were all involved in a car crash that occurred when one driver attempted to pass a parked dump truck on Augusta Road Thursday morning, June...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. June 22 Anthony Knight, 48, of Belfast, violating a protection from abuse order. Latisha Roberts,...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity. June 21 Glenn Johnson, 34, of Lincolnville, operating after suspension, violating conditions of...
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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 June 16 and June 21. Anyone with information regarding ongoing...
View ArticleOfficials approve funding to remove chlorine tanks at wastewater facility
Searsport selectmen authorized funding at the request of the town manager to remove aging chlorine tanks at the wastewater plant. Town Manager James Gillway told selectmen during a June 17 meeting he...
View ArticleWaldo County Deed Transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between June 17 and June 23. Belfast Bonita L. Staples and John M. Staples to Brian A. Staples Onie M. MacLeod estate...
View ArticleProposed zoning changes draw concerned comments from Seaview Terrace residents
Proposed amendments to the city's zoning ordinances prompted residents of Seaview Terrace to ask councilors to reconsider the changes out of concern the character of their street will be negatively...
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Study finds acidic mud at Kidder Point
A study by Dr. Mark Green, environmental science professor at St. Joseph’s College in Standish and ocean acidification expert, found sediment along the shore on the western side of Kidder Point in...
View ArticleEBS authorized to demolish showroom, add more parking
Ellsworth Building Supply received approval from the planning board to demolish an existing showroom on its 30 Belmont Ave. property and add parking in its place. By demolishing the existing showroom...
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Police: broken windows in house, small buildings under investigation
Islesboro officers are investigating a criminal mischief complaint after windows were found broken in a home and two small buildings. The broken windows were reported at a residence on East Shore...
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Islesboro police warning residents to lock up medicines, syringes after...
The Islesboro Department of Public Safety is warning residents to secure any medications in their homes after recent reports of thefts. The department is currently investigating a complaint regarding...
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Board pursues contempt case, plans harbor workshop
After meeting in executive session, the Board of Selectmen authorized town attorney Sally Daggett to pursue an action for contempt of court with resident Richard Rosenberg in conjunction with the...
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POLL: Will you be setting off your own fireworks on July 4?
July 4 is only a week away. Do you plan to set off your own fireworks this year? Loading...
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Bangor Savings Bank Foundation awards $20,000 grant to Searsport District...
The Searsport District Middle and High School is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation which will help fund the “Working Waterfront Concept”. This concept utilizes...
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Second graders at the Nickerson School are special
This is the 20th year that The Republican Journal has published essays from second graders at the Kermit Nickerson School, in which each child explains why they are special. The students in Mrs....
View ArticleHuff receives degree from Western New England University
Kady S. Huff, of Burnham, received a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England University May 17.
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Summer Food Program feeds kids for free
With summer right around the corner, it is time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Regional School Unit 3 provides free meals to children during the summer. This summer, RSU...
View ArticlePalermo student makes dean's list at RIT
Mallory Rauch, of Palermo, who is in the biomedical engineering program in Rochester Institute of Technology's Kate Gleason College of Engineering, made the dean's list for the spring 2013-2014...
View ArticleBelfast resident graduates WPI
A total of 1,193 degrees (794 bachelor's degrees, 381 master's degrees and 18 doctorates) were awarded during Worcester Polytechnic Institute's commencement ceremony on May 17, which took place...
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