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RSU 20 board approves withdrawal agreements with 6 towns
Regional School Unit 20 board members voted in a special meeting July 17 to accept the withdrawal agreements with Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Northport, Searsmont and Swanville, allowing the district...
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Police: Car goes off road in Belfast trying to avoid another vehicle
A single-car accident on Back Searsport Road reduced traffic to one lane on the afternoon of Friday, July 18. At approximately 2:40 p.m. a woman was driving a 2005 Chevy Equinox LT east on Back...
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Monroe students win big in art competition
Students in the combined second and third grade at Monroe Elementary School took home top honors during an art competition held on Father's Day in Thorndike. Madison Oliver earned a first place award...
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Midcoast lens: Morning paddle
A woman paddles her kayak on Norton Pond in Lincolnville on a sunny summer morning.
View ArticleHonors list at the New England School of Communications
The New England School of Communications has announced the spring 2014 honors list, which named several students from Waldo County including, Carl Pillitteri, of Belfast, Conner Schmidt, of Thorndike,...
View ArticleThree students awarded Nicholas Holt Challenge Scholarship from Unity College
Three Unity College students have received Nicholas Holt Challenge Scholarships. Chaz James of Plantation, Fla., is a dual Captive Wildlife Care and Education and Marine Biology major. Support from...
View ArticleWaldo County students graduate from New England School of Communications
On May 10 family and friends gathered in the Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University in Bangor to honor 120 graduates receiving their degrees. Adrian Whalen, of Searsport, graduated from...
View ArticleWaldo County Registry of Deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds between July 12 and July 16. Montville Jennifer L. Manning to Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC Freedom Town of Freedom to...
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Picnic and auction to keep library booking
Lincolnville Community Library will host its third annual picnic and auction from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the Lincolnville Boat Club, 209 Main St., across from the library. Librarian Sheila...
View ArticlePOLL: What was your favorite part of the Maine Celtic Celebration?
The Maine Celtic Celebration was held over the weekend in Belfast. What was your favorite part? Loading...
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Waldo County hosts mass casualty exercise training
Local law enforcement and emergency personnel tested their response readiness to a mass casualty scenario as part of a training exercise conducted at the Mount View Complex in Thorndike. The exercise...
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Belfast man accused of murder pleads guilty
The Belfast man accused of shooting and killing a mother and injuring her son is now pleading guilty to the crime. Todd Gilday, 44, was charged with fatally shooting 55-year-old Lynn Arsenault, who...
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New World Cheese Roll Championship attracts competitors from far and wide
The winner of the men's cheese roll at the eighth annual Maine Celtic Celebration in Belfast Sunday, July 20, was Stephen Atkinson, of Australia, who was part of an international team with three other...
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Police: disorderly conduct leads to drug charge, arrest of Waldo man
Police arrested a Waldo man on several charges, including disorderly conduct and refusing to submit to arrest, during an incident Friday, July 18. Phillip McFadden, 21, of Waldo, was charged with...
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Forced entry into home ends with multiple charges for Searsport man
Waldo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Searsport man on numerous charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman and another man. Police charged Christopher Micheal King, 26, of Searsport, with...
View ArticleFifth District Court
The following cases were closed at 5th District Court in Belfast between the dates July 11 and July 16. Daniel Amos Armstrong, 36, of Northport, operating under the influence, probation partially...
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Belfast police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity. July 20 Shirley L. Philips, 41, of Searsport, no proof of insurance. July 19 John Hutchinson...
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Searsport police blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Searsport Police Department reported the following recent activity. July 19 Brooke McDonald, 29, of Ellsworth, failure to register a motor vehicle. July 16 Melanie...
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Waldo County Sheriff's blotter
Law enforcement officials with the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity. July 20 Christopher Micheal King, 26, of Searsport, terrorizing, domestic violence terrorizing,...
View ArticleFront Street Shipyard receives permission to temporarily store large masts on...
City Councilors approved a request from Front Street Shipyard to utilize the Front Street parking lot for temporary storage of two large masts for boats that will arrive in the fall. The two boats are...
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