Neighbors Growing Together | Sep 2, 2010
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By Holly S. Edwards - Sep 02
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Gov. John E. Baldacci said that Maine is in a ready state of preparedness in advance of Hurricane Earl, ...
Sep 02
The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds from Aug. 20 through Aug. 26: Belfast Barbara M. Kuby to ...
Lincolnville police blotter
Sep 02
An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with crime is presumed innocent ...
Belfast police seek suspects in daylight drive-by darting
By Steve Fuller - Sep 02
Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down several individuals believed to have been involved in a ...
Cobalt crustacean to be spoiled, rather than boiled
By Steve Fuller - Sep 02
Stockton Springs lobsterman Todd Ritchie has seen a lot of lobsters since he started lobstering almost 20 years ago ...
By Steve Fuller - Sep 02
For the second day in a row, students in RSU 20 schools will be sent home early due to high temperatures and humidity levels. Superintendent ...
Youth of 2010 find 1960s 'gone but not forgotten'
By Ethan Andrews - Sep 02
On Aug. 28, local musician Randy Nichols finished the last song of a concert with his band, performed on High ...
Sep 01
In observance of Labor Day, The Republican Journal office at 71 High St. will be closed Monday, Sept. 6. The deadline for classified ads for the ...
By John Christie, Senior ... - Sep 01
Editor’s note: This is the second part in a multi-part series to be published between now and November about the state’s debt to teachers and ...
Council seats to be contested in three wards
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 31
The filing deadline for Belfast City Council and the Regional School Unit 20 board of directors candidates passed ...
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Joseph Moser of Northport, a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to study ...
Sep 02
At the Searsport Historical Society meeting Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in Curtis Hall on Church Street, John Roulstone will present a program ...
Thorndike girl celebrates first birthday
Sep 01
Iris Ohana Berry will celebrate her first birthday Sept. 2, 2010. Her parents are Ishmael and Carol Berry. Also ...
Sep 01
It's not uncommon for new owners of older homes or farms in Maine to discover they have inherited hazardous waste — caches of old pesticides ...
Sep 01
Friday, Sept. 17, begins the national celebration of Constitution Week. The week-long commemoration of America's most important document is one of ...
Aug 31
Penquis Mental Health Association recently presented the town of Winterport with a check for $350. This contribution was made as payment in lieu ...
Aug 31
The Swan Lake Association will meet Monday, Sept. 13, at the Swanville Town Hall. A potluck supper will be held at at 6 p.m., and attendees are ...
Aug 31
Seventeen members and one guest attended the 86th annual reunion of the family of Will and Carrie Whitcomb Aug. 29 at Lake St. George State ...
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River School Belfast-the answer your family  may be looking for....First day of school Tuesday, September 7th
By River School - Sep 02
First day of school is Tuesday, September 7th. There is still space available, so make plans to stop by our open ...
We're Moving...MRC or Bust!  Open House Sept. 7th
By Rockport Dance ... - Sep 02
Rockport Dance Conservatory is Moving to Midcoast Recreation Center this Fall! Due to circumstances beyond our ...
By WERU Community Radio ... - Sep 02
Coming up at 4pm on RadioActive with Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco: Impacts of Climate Change on Maine's Wildlife; and Maine Considers ...
Kids Bowl Free Winners Announced!
By ALLPLaY Family ... - Sep 02
What a fantastic summer! Here at ALLPLaY Family Entertainment Center, we have been extremely blessed with a fantastic...
July Pending Home Sales Show Rise
By Prudential Northeast ... - Sep 02
Following a sharp drop in the months immediate after expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales ...
By Belfast Area Chamber ... - Sep 02
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 50th Annual Awards Dinner set for October 21 at the Point Lookout Resort. Our theme, ...
ALLPLaY Family Entertainment Center - Fall Leagues
By ALLPLaY Family ... - Sep 02
Fall bowling leagues are now forming at ALLPLaY Family Entertainment Center. Currently, we only have availability ...
CAFE MIRANDA: Check out our Face Book Page! Become a Fan!
By Cafe Miranda - Sep 02
Weekly updates & rants, also check out our "Chef's Blog on our website.. link to the website of the fab Cafe Miranda
Storm Warning for Signs and Banners
By Adventure Advertising ... - Sep 02
With the approaching storm, now is a good time to think about taking down temporary signs such as banners, sandwich ...
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Religion

By St. Thomas Episcopal ... - Sep 02
for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost. Services at 7:30 & 9:30 a.m. Pancake breakfast following the 7:30 service at 8:15. Coffee hour following the ...
By St. Thomas Episcopal ... - Sep 02
beginning at 9:30 on Sunday, we are learning about the work of Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, helping families have places to call home. We will ...
By Nativity Lutheran Church - Sep 01
Students are encouraged to bring their backpacks to worship at Nativity Lutheran Church on Sunday, September 5th for a back-to-school blessing ...
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Vinalhaven here we come. Meet and greet September 11, 2010
By Jeff Gallagher for ... - Aug 28
I will be visiting Vinalhaven Island September 11, 2010 at the Vinalhaven Town Office at 7:00PM. Vinalhaven was my ...
Politics is Serious Business but it Is Also Good to Have Fun
By Knox County Democratic... - Aug 27
Politics is serious business but it Is also good to have fun once in a while and the Knox County Democrats certainly ...
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Member Stories

By Barbara A. Tilley - Sep 02
Prospect News Barbara A. Tilley 567-3267 bgemini@fairpoint.net 65 years ago, WW2 ended. This was supposed to be the end of all wars but ...
By Rita Doughty - Sep 02
Sympathy: It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our mother and grandmother, Evelyn Drew on Tuesday, August 31st. Mom had just ...
By Cindy Lee Ludden - Sep 02
Joe Brooks of Winterport, a candidate in the Nov. 2 election for the Maine House of Representatives in District 42 – Winterport, Jackson, Brooks, ...
Panthers open golf season with impressive start
By Ron Hawkes - Sep 01
The Medomak Valley golf team hosted Mount View in their season opener at the Rockland Golf Club Tuesday and sent the ...
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Opinion

By The Republican ... - Sep 01
For anyone who has memorized a list of facts for a high school or college history class only to forget them the day after the test, the historical ...
By John Brautigan - Sep 01
A number of legal challenges filed during this campaign season have focused renewed attention on the interplay between First Amendment expression ...
By Jonathan Carter - Sep 01
Developers of mountaintop industrial wind are touting many promised benefits — from reduced greenhouse gas emissions and decreased dependence on ...
By Al Diamon - Sep 01
I’m a dog slut. I admit that’s not an attribute I’m proud to list on my resume, but it still beats being called a “dog person.” Whenever I hear ...
Sep 01
Town treasurer talks A few weeks ago, the town of Morrill held a special town meeting. One of the articles was to increase the hours of the ...
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Blogs

Four Considerations to Factor in for Investment Property
By Martin Cates - Sep 02
Daily Real Estate News | September 2, 2010 | Investmen...
By Dan Dunkle - Sep 02
For a while, in our dining room, we had this beautiful, jade green case. It was shaped a bit like a capsule, tiny and fragile looking, elegant. ...
By Charles J Rumsey - Sep 01
As I write this week's column, it is Wednesday morning and I've just finished our Week 8 fitness challenge - a 5.2 mile run through a wooded trail ...
By Dr. Rushworth M. Kidder - Sep 01
by Rushworth M. Kidder That December, none of us could have foreseen the attacks of September 11, 2001. It was 1998, and we were thinking about ...
Zeppelin Museum/Hindenburg Disaster
By Linda Reynolds McIntire - Sep 01
Zeppelin Museum/Hindenburg Disaster Mac and I saw ...
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By Justin Sanderson - Aug 31 - 1 Comments
Hey Darin, did you also see that Obama has a 78% approval among American Muslims according to Gallup? Pretty interesting. As long as he continues...
By Steve Waterman - Aug 30 - 1 Comments
The haddock encrusted with shoestring potatoes is, without a doubt, one of the best meals I have eaten at the East Wind. Give it a try.
By Chris Merritt - Aug 29 - 1 Comments
All of us at Schooner Bay Taxi & Absolute Elegance Limousine wanted to wish you the very best of luck. We too are behind you 100%. Lookout ...
By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Aug 29 - 3 Comments
Decent answer, Hope you get more questions. You have provided the opportunity and this is no time for apathy.
By Ronald Horvath - Aug 27 - 2 Comments
“[Reagan] is remembered as the so-called "Great Communicator," but that's after the economy picked up late in his first term and he won a landslide...
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Confessions of a 'Right Wing Extremist'
By Andrew Carpenter - Sep 01 - 0 Comments
By Doug Coughlin at American Thinker Original Article ...
By Darin Haviland - Aug 31 - 1 Comments
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Updated 04:00 AM ET August 30, 2010 GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on ...
The Left’s Ongoing War on Logic
By Andrew Carpenter - Aug 30 - 0 Comments
Stigmatizing opposition and appealing to emotion is all ...
Recovery Bummer: Youth employment lowest since 1948...
By Andrew Carpenter - Aug 29 - 0 Comments
A bad summer for youth employment Original Article ...
Man without health care sues state over $2G fine
By Andrew Carpenter - Aug 28 - 0 Comments
By Christine McConville at BostonHerald.com Original ...
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Fiber College turns five
Sep 02
Fiber College on Penobscot Bay will celebrate its fifth year Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 9 through 12 at Searsport...
By Dagney C. Ernest - Sep 02
BELFAST BelfastArts Friday Art Walk, 5 to 8 p.m. First Fridays through December, downtown art venues and on the streets. "Between Sky and Sea: ...
'Tapped' on Abbott Room screen
Sep 02
The award-winning documentary "Tapped," a new film about public water supplies and resources that are being tapped ...
Midcoast Community Chorus starts up
Sep 01
Midcoast Community Chorus under the direction of Mimi Bornstein will begin its fall semester Monday, Sept. 13. ...
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Obituaries

Bernice 'Bunny' Smith
Sep 02
Bernice "Bunny" Smith, 87, died Sept. 1, 2010, in Bangor. She was born in Hermon Feb. 4, 1923, a daughter of ...
Sep 02
Louise Smith, 60, of Lincolnville Beach, died peacefully at home Aug. 31, 2010, after a 10-year battle with breast cancer. Ms. Smith was born ...
David N. Webert Jr.
Aug 31
David N. Webert Jr., 58, of Thorndike, died Aug. 28, 2010, at his residence He was born Sept. 9, 1951, in Penn ...
June M. Robbins
Aug 31
June Marie Robbins, 52, wife of Jimmy A. Robbins, died at her home Aug. 22, 2010, after a long battle with multiple ...
Aug 30
Carol Marie (O'Donnell) Bryza, 78, died July 14, 2010, in Broomfield, Colo., after complications from pneumonia. Carol was born May 18, 1932, to ...

Elizabeth L. Kenney
Sep 02
Elizabeth L. Kenney, 84, died Sept. 1, 2010. She was born in Belfast May 28, 1926, a daughter of Joseph and ...
Clyde W. Billing
Aug 31
Clyde Wallace Billing, 86, died Aug. 24, 2010, at Augusta Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 4, 1924, in ...
Prudence W. Dickey
Aug 31
Prudence Weaver Dickey, 80, wife of Kenneth C. Dickey, died Aug. 24, 2010, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center. Born ...
Aug 30
Harris James Pratt, 80, formerly of Belfast, died Aug. 24, 2010, at Grady General Hospital. Private services will be held at a later time. Harris...
Aug 24
Donald "Don" Howard, 81, died Aug. 11, 2010, at a Bangor hospital surrounded by his family. Don's wife of 44 years, Grace M. Howard, had died July ...

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Celebration time: Johnson ready for 30th Maine Sport Triathlon
By Frederick Freudenberger - Sep 02
On Sunday, Sept. 5, the Maine Sport Triathlon will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The same day at the same event, ...
By Staff - Sep 01
Rising temperatures and unsafe air quality due to the sweltering heat that has engulfed the Midcoast in recent days has made some local schools ...
High school field hockey ...Belfast hopes to keep winning tradition alive
By Mark Haskell - Sep 01
The Belfast Area High School field hockey team is back on the field and the Lions hope, as is their expectations ...
Updated: High school golfLions, Panthers, Bucs find success on sweltering links
By Mark Haskell - Sep 01
The Midcoast was treated to its first full day of regular-season high school golf on a sweltering Tuesday afternoon ...
By Staff - Sep 02
Bath Adult Education will offer a class on baseball scorekeeping on Thursday, Oct. 7. The class will be taught by Thomas Hinton, official scorer ...
High school soccerFormer Husson coach, SDHS alum to coach Viking girls
By Mark Haskell - Sep 01
After stepping down from the Husson University men's soccer team only a few months ago, Searsport native Seth Brown ...
High school field hockey ...Mustangs shoot for even more success
By Mark Haskell - Sep 01
Last year, the Mount View High School field hockey team had a banner campaign and were a few breaks from earning a ...
New mother Krajewski first in road race
By Mark Haskell - Aug 31
Winning a road race is certainly an impressive feat, especially when one considers the wide pool of talented runners ...
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