News
Waldo Community Action Partners celebrate newly renovated facility
By Ben Holbrook - May 24Members of the Board of Directors and staff at the Waldo Community Action Partners celebrated the opening of their newly renovated Early Head ...
Bald is beautiful
Connor clan, supporters buzz locks ahead of brain surgery
By Tanya Mitchell - May 23Jess Connor said she wasn’t worried about her upcoming brain surgery in New York Wednesday, May 23, as she sat at Glow Salon in Belfast waiting to ...
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Judge of Probate candidates debate plans for court system
By Ben Holbrook - May 23Promising to make decisions based on facts and the law, the Republican candidates for Judge of Probate outlined their ideas for improving the ...
Alleged assault leaves middle school student with broken jaw, lacerations
By Ben Holbrook - May 23A student at Mount View Middle School suffered a broken jaw and lacerations after allegedly being assaulted in the school. The incident occurred ...
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Waldo County Divorces
May 23The following divorces were recorded between March 6 and April 25, 2012, on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, at Belfast District ...
Rising from the ashes
For Baldwin, rebuilding brings new opportunities
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22In the two weeks since a fire destroyed the former dairy barn where Peter Baldwin manufactured apple ladders, Baldwin said he's been blessed with ...
Perfect strangers
Quest to bury veteran with dignity has happy ending
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22On Nov. 3, 2011, 55-year-old Gina Reese died alone in her car on the Lang Hill Road in Brooks as she was on her way home from her shift at Bank of ...
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Councilors consider upping the ante for parking violations
By Ben Holbrook - May 22Parking in downtown Belfast continues to be a hot topic as the City Council considered a proposal from the Belfast Police Chief to continue ...
'Canaries' in the boreal forest
By Dan West - May 22Twelve years ago Ron Joseph, a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the time, was on the fence about climate change and ...
Police continue pursuing leads in rape case
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22For more than two weeks, police have followed numerous leads from the public regarding who may have been responsible for an alleged sexual assault ...
At WCTC
Teaching students ‘skills they can sell’
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22Derrik Kenney and Evan Drinkwater, both 17, have spent the last couple of months creating four hexagonal picnic tables as part of the building ...
Celebration of Maine foster families draws 500 to fort
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22Hundreds of foster parents, foster children and local adoptive families turned out at Fort Knox Saturday, May 19, for Maine Foster Family Day, an ...
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Waldo County Deeds, May 10-16
May 22The following deed transfers were recorded from May 10 to May 16, 2012, at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds: BELFAST Chesapeake Holdings ...
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City surplus funds to cover RSU 20 withdrawal process costs if approved
By Ben Holbrook - May 21A June 12 referendum vote will determine if Belfast residents want to withdraw from RSU 20, but the process has some City officials concerned ...
Discarded cigarette starts small mulch fire
By Ben Holbrook - May 21Members of the Belfast Fire Department responded to a small fire on Front Street that was believed to be the result of a discarded cigarette ...
Attention Crosby High alumnus
Aging BAHS snack shack focus of 50-50 matching campaign
By Tanya Mitchell - May 21Belfast Area High School Athletic Director Mark Babin and Athletic Booster Club Chair Martha Kulikowski aren’t sure exactly how long the BAHS ...
A walk along the Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad
By Ben Holbrook - May 21City officials and engineers walked the Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad Friday, May 18, to begin formulating a plan to build a trail along the ...
Selectmen must change procedure for appointments
Searsport fire chief resigns
By Tanya Mitchell - May 18Town officials learned Wednesday, May 16, that Searsport Fire Chief Jim Dittmeier plans to resign from the position he's held for the last several ...
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Electrical fire destroys Searsmont residence
By Ben Holbrook - May 18An electrical fire at a residence on Belfast/Augusta Road in Searsmont completely destroyed a home Tuesday, May 15. The Searsmont Fire Department ...
Two maps for one proposal
Businessman raises questions on lack of ACE public hearing
By Tanya Mitchell - May 18Buddy Hall, owner and operator of Anglers Restaurant in Searsport, is concerned over how the Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for a ...
Jackson man indicted on murder charge
By Tanya Mitchell - May 17A Waldo County Grand Jury indicted a Jackson man this week on a charge of intentional or knowing murder. Daniel W. Porter, 24, is accused of ...
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Top 10 outstanding parking tickets
By Ben Holbrook - May 1710 – $111 9 – $121 8 – $149 7 – $150 6 – $152 5 – $156 4 – $187 3 – $192 2 – $200 1 – $219Total: $1,637
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Shoplifters cause concern for Belfast business owners
By Ben Holbrook - May 17Many business owners in Belfast are growing concerned about how to identify and then confront a potential shoplifter without escalating the ...
High school hero
Lane lauded for leaping to classmate's aid
By Tanya Mitchell - May 16Alicia Lane said she almost didn't go to school on the morning of Tuesday, May 8, because she wasn't feeling well. Looking back on the events that ...
RSU 20 withdrawal effort takes center stage in Northport
By Tanya Mitchell - May 16Belfast Area High School teacher and withdrawal co-organizer Steve Hutchings presented the details of a movement on the part of the six former SAD ...
Town confirms receipt of petroleum gas terminal application
By Tanya Mitchell - May 15Nearly 18 months after a proposed 22.7 million gallon liquefied petroleum gas terminal at Mack Point first made local and regional headlines, the ...
Businesses talk parking woes with police chief
By Ben Holbrook - May 15As local businesses gear up for the busy summer months, law enforcement is stepping up the pressure to increase awareness of parking restrictions ...
LUNA LANDING—
May 15A luna moth soaks up the sun Saturday morning, May 13, in Swanville. Photo by Tanya Mitchell
VillageNet Media buildings sold at foreclosure auctions
By Jenna Lookner - May 14The bank holding mortgages on properties owned and managed by Richard M. Anderson of Camden sold the properties during two public auctions Monday, ...
Lawmaker withdraws protective order after settlement agreement
By Ben Holbrook - May 13Rep. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, withdrew the protective order she filed against Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx after both parties agreed to an undisclosed ...
Proposed budget cuts concerns social service providers
By Ben Holbrook - May 11Possible cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services budget has many town officials and health care providers concerned about how they ...
Cops & Courts
Dog that escapes home bites mother, child
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22A mother and her young child went to Waldo County General Hospital Friday, May 11, to be treated for bite wounds they received after a neighbor's ...
Belfast police blotter
May 22Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity: May 11 Phillip Knox, 30, of Belfast, keeping ...
Waldo County Grand Jury indicts 39
By Tanya Mitchell - May 22The Waldo County Grand Jury handed up the following indictments when it rose Wednesday, May 16, at Waldo County Superior Court: Darlene Ford, 57, ...
Belfast police blotter
May 20Law enforcement officials with the Belfast Police Department reported the following recent activity: May 7 Jill M. Recla, 27, of Iron Mountain, ...
Maine State Police blotter
By Ben Holbrook - May 19Law enforcement officials with Troop D of the Maine State Police responded to the following incidents in Waldo County between May 8 and 12. Anyone ...
'Click It or Ticket' enforcement begins
May 17Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts – beware. The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 21 ...
Property pick-up turns ugly in Prospect
By Tanya Mitchell - May 15Scott leathers, 36, of Prospect was arrested on charges of assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and obstructing the report of a crime ...
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Northport man dies after crashing motorcycle on Route 52
By Ben Holbrook - May 14A Northport man died from injuries he suffered after crashing his motorcycle on Route 52 in Northport Saturday evening. Donald Rogers, 64, of ...
Police: Speed a factor in fatal Windsor crash
By Tanya Mitchell - May 14Police say "excessive speed" is the likely cause of the accident that resulted in the death of a Belmont man in a single vehicle accident in ...
County
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County EMA seeks local organizations' help
May 21The Waldo County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) seeks to partner with local community organizations to provide volunteer emergency services to ...
Education
Belfast Rotary Scholarships
May 21The Belfast Rotary Club held its annual Scholarship Awards Banquet at the Hutchinson Center Wednesday, May 16, awarding $25,000 to nine county ...
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Jimenez earns Bachelor degree from Alfred University
May 17Nicholas Jimenez of Freedom, Maine, received a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Physics and Mathematics, from the College Liberal Arts/Sciences at ...
State
Hopkins announces candidacy to represent District 43
May 18Donna Hopkins of Belmont has announced her candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives District 43 (Belfast, Belmont and Northport) seat. ...
Jones announces campaign for House District 45
May 18Brian Jones, a school teacher who lives in Freedom, officially kicked off his campaign for House District 45 (Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, ...
Town
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Local groups to host veterans appreciation night
By Ben Holbrook - May 22All Waldo County veterans are encouraged to attend a veterans appreciation night Friday, May 25, at the Tarratine Tribe 13 Bingo Hall located at ...
BON VOYAGE—
May 21With the return of the seasonable weather, Belfast Harbor is busy with the bustle of boats launching.
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Indiegogo Campaign to Raise Funds for Waterfall Arts Launched
May 18Waterfall Arts, with the help of a Project M design team, has launched an online fundraising effort at Indiegogo.com to cover the cost of needed ...
