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Rainstorm, high winds bring outages, tree damage

By Carolyn Zachary - Sep 30
A morning rainstorm, accompanied by high winds, caused widespread power outages to more than a third of CMP Co.'s roughly 25,000 Waldo County ...
Trump sign vandalized in Knox

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 30
A Trump-Pence sign was defaced sometime Tuesday evening or early Wednesday morning at the corner of routes 220 and 137 at Knox Ridge.
Two Reentry Center inmates at large

Sep 30
Two Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center inmates walked away from their maintenance duties at the facility Tuesday evening and are at large. ...
Mental health crisis leads to precautionary school lockout

Sep 29
A lockout Monday at Regional School Unit 3 schools was lifted less than an hour later, according to Superintendent Charles Brown. In response to ...
'The forgotten floor': One woman's health care odyssey

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 29
Rebecca Tripp remembers everything until the point of impact. Police reports from October 2007 say her Honda Accord hit a tree head-on, partially ...
MaineCF’s Cobe Scholarship Fund awards $53,400 to Waldo ...

Sep 29
The Maine Community Foundation has announceds $53,400 in awards from the Ira M. Cobe Scholarship Fund, which supports Waldo County students, under ...
Joy to be Bald to benefit Liberty 3-year-old

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 29
The Joy to be Bald fundraising program started by Lori Mayer of Lori's Cafe in Liberty, now in its 11th year, has several events planned in ...
2nd annual bay vigil set for Oct. 3

Sep 28
Friends of Harriet L. Hartley will hold the organization's Second Annual Vigil for the Bay Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11:30 a.m. Interested participants ...
Dunkin’ launches initiative to ‘Raise A Cup’ to local ...

Sep 28
From now through Nov. 5, Dunkin' is celebrating local educators with its new “Raise a Cup to Teachers” sweepstakes. The promotion asks Dunkin' ...
Monroe woman wins Chet Jordan Leadership Award

Sep 28
Abigail Martin of Monroe has won a 2020 Chet Jordan Leadership Award, Maine Community Foundation announced. The awards are given annually to ...
Citizen scientists to monitor sea-level rise in Belfast Bay

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 28
The Climate Crisis Committee launched its new citizen scientist program via Zoom from the Belfast Free Library Sept. 21 to monitor sea-level rise ...
Chickenpox and pertussis cases decline, but Maine’s school ...

By Joe Lawlor, Portland ... - Sep 27
Cases of chickenpox and whooping cough have declined dramatically in Maine this year, largely because of the social distancing, mask-wearing and ...
Knox news

By Rita Doughty - Sep 27
knoxtownnews@yahoo.com 382-6783 Hello All, It is fall now for sure. The leaves are getting really pretty from the many pictures I've seen. Up ...
Searsport news

By Lin Calista - Sep 27
441-7810 searsportnews@gmail.com Usually October in Searsport means scarecrows, creatively carved pumpkins and a festive parade down Main ...
Thorndike news

By Linda Dixon - Sep 26
568-3411 lindix67@uninets.net Dustin enjoyed the company of Papa Dixon one day last week. They had a great time swapping stories, laughing and ...
Waldo news

By Tom Seymour - Sep 26
338-9746 tomgseymour@gmail.com Again, I have no municipal news to report. The virus has things on hold and it doesn't look as though it will ...
Monroe news

By Ashlie Stubbs - Sep 26
ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello Monroe! And here we are now, almost in October. For all 2020 has thrown at us, the year certainly is ...
Freedom news

By Nathan McCann - Sep 26
freedomtownnews@columnist.com 993-2031 A reliable source informed me earlier in the week that the Freedom Board of Selectmen consulted with the ...
Stockton Springs news

By Ellen Holland - Sep 26
ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Stockton Springs Community Builders The next Bingo night at Town Hall will be on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 5:30 to ...
Unity news

By Penny Picard Sampson - Sep 26
penny@unityme.org Since my squash and pumpkin plants were annihilated by squash bugs I am most appreciative of my aunt Elena's garden; she shared ...
Jackson news

By Meredith Toumayan - Sep 26
JacksonTownNews@gmail.com 722-3087 Fall is here. The weather continues to alarm me. That hard frost grabbed my basil up on my deck! We are in a ...
Searsmont news

By Joyce and Mickey Sirota - Sep 26
joycesirota@gmail.com; mickeysirota@gmail.com 322-7572; 322-5671 Island musings We picked the coldest (and last) weekend of the summer to take a ...
Hearing set for man indicted for causing police standoff

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 24
William Deane Jr., 44, of Lincolnville, was indicted the week of Sept. 22 on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, domestic violence assault ...
Swanville man among three indicted for trafficking meth

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 24
Tyler J. Damon, 29, of Swanville, was arrested and charged Sept. 16 with unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs. According to court documents, ...
Waldo County sheriff's blotter

Sep 24
The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following recent activity: Sept. 13 Christopher Cherry, 23, of Waldo, arrested on a warrant for ...
Belfast police blotter

Sep 24
The Belfast Police Department reported one registration violation and the following recent activity: Sept. 18 David T. Riley Jr., 37, of Belfast, ...
Waldo County closed cases

Sep 24
The following cases were closed in Waldo County criminal courts between Sept. 11 and Sept.17: Edward L. Levitt, 36, of Daytona Beach, Fla., ...
Maine to allow Massachusetts residents to visit without ...

By Joe Lawlor, Portland ... - Sep 23
The Mills administration said Wednesday that it will now make travelers from Massachusetts exempt from rules that had required them to produce a ...
Arrest made in 36-year-old murder

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 23
A man was arrested Tuesday and indicted for a murder that occurred 36 years ago. Kirt Damon Sr., 57, of Stockton Springs, was arrested and charged ...
Welding shop builds specialized diving barge

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 23
Kyle Cox, co-owner of Cox Machine, is building a “huge floating toolbox” at his shop on Route 3. At 14 feet wide by 30 feet long, the metal ...
Sen. Collins says she’ll vote against any Supreme Court ...

By By Dennis Hoey, ... - Sep 22
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she will vote against any Supreme Court nominee who is brought to the Senate floor for confirmation before the ...
Land-swap deed issue resolved

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 22
Board of Selectmen Chairman Doug Norman said a new deed prepared by town attorney Aaron Fethke concerning a disputed parcel adjacent to Birch Lane ...
Community act of kindness leaves good feeling, bad smell

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 22
What happens when you put 20 or so veterans, Coast Guard personnel and a local motorcycle group together with power tools and a shiny blue ...
Abutters reject 'opponent' label as Planning Board mulls ...

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 22
Belfast Planning Board considered a site plan sketch Sept. 16 for a low-income housing project proposed by Developers Collaborative for the former ...
Tractor Supply to hold official opening Oct. 3

Sep 21
Tractor Supply Co. today announced it will offficially open its new Belfast store Saturday, Oct. 3. The store is located at 43 Belmont Ave. (Route ...
Maine’s minimum wage to increase to $12.15 per hour in 2021

Sep 21
The Maine Department of Labor announced today that, effective Jan. 1, 2021, the state minimum wage will increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour, ...
Northport drug bust nets 16

Sep 21
After a week-long investigation, state police, along with members of the Waldo County Sheriff's Office, conducted a search at a Northport home and ...
Montville news

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 21
There is definitely a feeling of fall in the air and as of Sept. 22, it will be the official beginning of autumn. We stopped at Hooper's Orchard ...
Knox news

By Rita Doughty - Sep 21
knoxtownnews@yahoo.com Hello All, Another week toward Fall weather. Boy, it sure has changed, cooler now, and even turning on the furnace. Hate to ...
Monroe news

By Ashlie Stubbs - Sep 20
ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello Monroe! My pumpkin patch wasn't a total bust this season. Ollie and I harvested what we could this past ...
Waldo news

By Tom Seymour - Sep 20
tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 The drought has hit Waldo hard. The water table recedes a bit more with each passing day and dirt roads are so ...
Thorndike news

By Linda Dixon - Sep 20
lindix67@uninets.net 568-3411 Sincere condolences are being sent to the family and friends of Linda Webber. She used to live in Freedom several ...
Stockton Springs news

By Ellen Holland - Sep 20
ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Stockton Springs Community Library Art in the Stacks is continuing until Oct. 3, which is a great fundraiser for ...
Freedom news

By Nathan McCann - Sep 20
freedomtownnews@columnist.com 993-2031 Greetings from the edge of Freedom! On my way home from a job last night (Sept 17), I had to detour ...
Brooks news

By Melissa McDonald - Sep 20
stellapearl320@gmail.com 323-9347 Greetings. Fall is upon us and I know everyone is super busy, but I can't write this column without your ...
Jackson news

By Meredith Toumayan - Sep 20
JacksonTownNews@gmail.com 722-3087 The highlight of so many of my Septembers has been the Common Ground Country Fair. Bad news is the on-the-grou...
Unity news

By Penny Picard Sampson - Sep 20
penny@unityme.org In late September 1985 Maine was hit by Hurricane Gloria. That weekend I was trail riding (by horseback) along the Appalachian ...
Palermo news

By Chris Diesch - Sep 20
palermomainenews@gmail.com 505-5588 Hello, Palermo Community! I hope you are all enjoying the cooler fall-like days. This week, I have two news ...
Searsmont news

By Joyce and Mickey Sirota - Sep 20
joycesirota@gmail.com; mickeysirota@gmail.com 322-7572; 322-5671 Is summer gone? We were just getting used to summer in Searsmont when, ...
Searsport

By Lin Calista - Sep 20
441-7810 I trust everyone is getting in their last licks of summer: last hikes at Sears Island, last barbecues, last boat ride and fishing trip. ...
Winterport news

By Jacob Gran - Sep 20
jacobgran97@gmail.com Golfers prepare for course closure Streamside Golf Course saw its final rounds this week, as golfers prepared for the ...
Peirce School owners set the record straight

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 18
Owners of the former Peirce School received a surprising message late in August from a neighbor who said she was responding to a letter purportedly...
Fatal crash in Freedom

By Fran Gonzalez - Sep 18
A two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon claimed the life of one individual and injured two others. Police dispatch put out a call at approximately ...
Mills executive order reinstates work search requirements ...

Sep 17
Gov. Janet Mills today signed an executive order that will reinstate weekly work search activity requirements for all unemployment claimants, ...
City OKs funding for case statement to build temporary ...

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 17
City Council agreed Sept. 15 to take the first step to secure Maine Department of Transportation permission to build a temporary footbridge beside ...
Fournier named codes and planning director

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 17
City Council approved Bernard “Bub” Fournier to be the new codes and planning director at its Sept. 15 meeting. He has been the city's code ...
Resident’s Trump sign vandalized

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 17
Sharon Corbett, who lives on True Road in Lincolnville, had her Donald Trump political sign vandalized. A suspect, still unknown, spray-painted a ...
Dental practice provides free care day for fifth year

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 17
Joan Curtis traveled from Rockland to Belfast Dental Care during the practice's free dental day. She has health insurance but not dental insurance....
Midcoast lens: Haze clouds autumn skies

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 17
A rust-colored haze from wildfires on the West Coast of the United States was blown across the country and settled over Waldo County Wednesday ...
Waldo County closed cases

Sep 17
The following cases were closed in Waldo County criminal courts between Aug. 28 and Sept.10: Casey Owen Palmer, 28, of Freedom, tampering with a ...
City extends Curbside Belfast; program could become ...

By Kendra Caruso - Sep 16
City Council extended Curbside Belfast at its meeting Sept. 15. The temporary ordinance, which allows restaurants to utilize city space downtown, ...
News Feature - Dr. Mark Eggena - COVID-19 Update 8/20/20

Aug 21
Dr. Mark Eggena of Pen Bay Medical Center updated us Aug. 20 on the ongoing pandemic, and his message was one of gratitude and cautious optimism. ...
Art Auction Supporting Journalism

Jul 06
Courier Publications will be holding an online art auction July 13-22 on Facebook to support quality local journalism in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo ...
Mount View High School senior slideshow and faculty ' ...

Jun 18
Mount View High School honored its senior class with a slideshow of the graduates, while the faculty put together a video to Katy Perry's song ...
Searsport District High School 2020 graduation

Jun 17
After a postponement from last week, the seniors of Searsport District High School received their diplomas Monday night, June 15. To view the ...
Mount View High School senior night

Jun 16
Mount View High School hosted a senior night for the graduates and families of the 2020 class Sunday, June 14.
Belfast Area High School 2020 graduation

Jun 14
The seniors of Belfast Area High School received their diplomas at the Belfast Municipal Airport on Saturday, June 13.
Midcoast Forecast - September 30, 2020

By Meteorologist Tyler ... - May 22
Wednesday has been a stormy day as a strong cold front moved through with gusty south winds ranging between 30 to 40mph and much needed rain. The ...

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