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  • Unity News

    By Penny Sampson - Oct 19
    penny@unityme.org All my maple trees have turned color and dropped many of their leaves except that my giant maple has barely begun to turn. I've ...

  • Monroe News

    By Ashlie Stubbs - Oct 19
    ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello from Monroe! Aside from a few larger branches littering our driveway and lawns, and some mums ...

  • Thorndike News

    By Linda Dixon - Oct 19
    lindix67@uninets.net The Thorndike Fire Department had their open house to cap off fire prevention week. The Ladies Auxiliary served some delicious...

  • Stockton Springs News

    By Ellen Holland - Oct 19
    ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Stockton Springs Community Library Stockton Springs Community Library will host its annual Children's Halloween ...

  • Brooks News

    By Melissa McDonald - Oct 19
    stellapearl320@gmail.com 323-9347 As I write this the day after the storm, I hope everyone made out OK and the power is back on. Just a reminder ...

  • Freedom News

    By Sallyann Hadyniak - Oct 19
    shady@fairpoint.net 382-6024 Public supper The last public supper for the year will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the ...

  • Restorative Justice Project receives $1 million crime ...

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 19
    Restorative Justice Project announced Thursday it received nearly $1 million from a federal grant aimed at preventing and reducing crime. The ...

  • Country’s first credit union for farmers opens in Unity

    Oct 19
    Maine Harvest Credit Federal Union accepted its first deposit Oct. 8, becoming Maine's 55th credit union and the country's first, and only, ...

  • Woman finds new sense of purpose through cancer experience

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 19
    If hope were a tiny flame above a dark ocean, Sonja Abbott would find it. Sonja Abbott, 60, always worked behind the scenes as a caregiver for ...

  • Midcoast Forecast - October 19 & 20, 2019

    By Meteorologist Tyler ... - Oct 19
    We'll see clearing skies for the weekend as our late week storm continues to clear out with decreasing northwest winds through Saturday. Temperatur...

  • Fire Department holds open house to bridge divide

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 18
    Only six people braved fall temperatures and cold rain to participate in the Fire Department's open house Oct. 12. It was a chance to meet the new ...

  • Naron erupts at City Council meeting

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 18
    It was a swing and a miss Tuesday when the City Council almost acquired a long-sought permanent easement for the Harbor Walk across Paul Naron's ...

  • Two-car crash sends several to hospital

    Oct 18
    A crash yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Routes 131 and 137 sent occupants of the two vehicles involved to the hospital. None appeared ...

  • Meet City Council candidates in forum Oct. 21

    Oct 18
    The public is invited to attend a Belfast City Council Candidates Forum Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial ...

  • Gillespie receives Fire Chief of the Year Award

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 18
    Liberty Fire Chief Bill Gillespie was honored as 2019 Fire Chief of the Year by the Maine Fire Chiefs Association Oct. 2. According to Chief John ...

  • Interactive bookcase invites motorists to stop and create

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 17
    Across from her house, on a spit of land next to a curve in the road, Leslie Woods and husband John Bednarik have erected a structure that has ...

  • Planning Board looks at wildlife, wetlands in Nordic ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 17
    The Planning Board discussed natural resources, wetlands, streams, vernal pools and flooding in conjunction with Nordic Aquafarms' permit applicati...

  • Whole Oceans hatchery manager named

    Oct 17
    Whole Oceans announced in a press release Tuesday that Orfa Cabrera has joined the company as the hatchery manager. Cabrera comes to Whole Oceans ...

  • Lincolnville man accused of assaulting woman, threatening ...

    By Stephen Betts - Oct 17
    A Lincolnville man is being held in lieu of $2,500 bail after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and then threatened her with a knife. Joshua ...

  • Rep. Golden requests hearing on CMP power line so residents ...

    By Tux Turkel, staff ... - Oct 17
    Citing what he called a lack of transparency and opportunity for public input, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, asked the U.S. Army Corps of ...

  • Powerful storm causes school delays and closures in Waldo ...

    Oct 17
    A powerful nor'easter brought down trees and caused widespread outages throughout the state. Several area school districts have been affected by ...

  • Triad performs senior winter vehicle checks

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 16
    The second annual Vehicle Winter Safety Check sponsored by Waldo County Triad in partnership with Waldo County Technical Center was held Oct. 15 ...

  • Midcoast lens: Fling into Fall

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 16
    Searsport Middle School Student Council members Camden Springer, left, and Evan Cottrell put finishing touches on a paper-mache seal their group ...

  • Fall nor'easter knocked out power, closed schools, downed ...

    By Staff - Oct 16
    The Midcoast was hammered by the first nor'easter of the season Oct. 17 with near hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. More than 13 thousand ...

  • Voters approve funds to maintain vacant school

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 15
    Residents approved spending up to $40,000 on maintenance for the Stockton Springs Elementary School at a special town meeting Oct. 12. Approximatel...

  • Gideon solicits support from Waldo Dems

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 15
    Speaker of the Maine House Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, made a campaign stop at the Varney Community Building Sunday and emphasized health care in ...

  • Waldo County Sheriff's blotter

    Oct 15
    Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported one insurance violation and the following recent activity: Oct. 10 Matthew Richardson, 57, of Lincolnville, ...

  • Belfast police blotter

    Oct 15
    Belfast police reported the following recent activity: Oct. 11 Donovan Conary, 22, of Belfast, arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. ...

  • Reynolds named editor of The Republican Journal

    Oct 15
    Sarah E. Reynolds was named editor of The Republican Journal Oct. 14. Reynolds is a longtime member of the Courier Publications family, and has ...

  • Help local schools with select Hannaford purchases through ...

    Oct 14
    Hannaford Supermarkets today announced the return of its Hannaford Helps Schools program for the 20th season. Now through Nov. 30, shoppers can ...

  • Trash-filled campsite discovered near Stephenson Preserve

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 14
    A trash-filled campsite on private land next to Stephenson Preserve was discovered over weekend, according to a report in Monday's Bangor Daily ...

  • Waldo County deeds

    Oct 14
    The following deed transfers were recorded from Oct. 7 through Oct. 11 at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. Belfast Suzanne K. Lemieux Est. to ...

  • Searsport News

    By Dick Desmarais - Oct 14
    radiosearsport@aol.com Saturday, Oct. 19, Last Night at the Museum, 5 to 7 p.m. At this event, the Penobscot Marine Museum staff will be turning ...

  • Jackson opts to allow marijuana businesses

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 14
    Jackson residents opted into state provisions allowing residents to grow, dispense, sell and test marijuana and products associated with its use. ...

  • WCTC to hold open house Oct. 23

    Oct 14
    Waldo County Technical Center will welcome students, parents and the public to its annual open house Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 1022 ...

  • Committee OKs federal funding for right whale research in ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 14
    The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has advanced a bill splitting $73.33 billion among several sectors of research, including right whales on ...

  • Community rallies to replace roof on Brooks church

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 13
    Community spirit is alive and well in Brooks, and this past year townspeople came to the aid of the Congregational Church with donations of time, ...

  • Historic photo

    Oct 13
    In 1962, the Peirce Elementary School Patrol Boys were photographed with Belfast Police Officer Richard “Jake” Lawless. Officer Lawless had a long ...

  • Knox News

    By Rita Doughty - Oct 12
    knoxtownnews@yahoo.com 382-6783 Hello to All, Oh how those leaves have turned on all the trees here now, and so pretty. It is peak season for ...

  • Waldo News

    By Tom Seymour - Oct 12
    tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 My hunting/fishing trip to the Moosehead Region was a huge success, both in fish and game taken and time off from ...

  • Monroe News

    Oct 12
    ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello Monroe! I know I've exclaimed in past columns about the beauty and color of fall appearing and impressing...

  • Thorndike News

    By Linda Dixon - Oct 12
    lindix67@uninets.net I was doing some shopping locally, when I saw Harriet Gosnell. I had not seen her in years until about three weeks ago and ...

  • Brooks News

    By Melissa McDonald - Oct 12
    stellapearl320@gmail.com 323-9347 Greetings. I hope everyone had a great week and that you're planning on seeing "Gypsy" at the Marsh River ...

  • Stockton Springs News

    By Ellen Holland - Oct 11
    ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Town Office Property taxes are due Tuesday, Oct. 22, and interest starts accruing Oct. 23, so make sure to get ...

  • Unity News

    By Penny Sampson - Oct 11
    penny@unityme.org My traveling is done for the week; I spent too many hours in a car. Mary Ellen Hall drove me to Boston to meet my new surgeon. I ...

  • Freedom News

    By Sallyann Hadyniak - Oct 11
    shady@fairpoint.net 382-6024 Selectmen will meet on Monday, Oct. 21, starting at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. All meetings are open to the public He...

  • Planning Board discusses Nordic noise, odor, lights and ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 11
    At the Planning Board's ninth special meeting reviewing Nordic Aquafarms' project application, it discussed project lights, odors, noise and ...

  • Restorative Justice to receive nearly $1 million in federal ...

    Oct 11
    Restorative Justice Project in Belfast has been awarded $924,307 through the U.S. Department of Justice's Innovations in Community Based Crime ...

  • How do city's plans compare to Mills’ ambitious carbon goal?

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 11
    Gov. Janet Mills outlined carbon neutrality goals for the state Sept. 23 at the Climate Action Summit during the 74th session of the United ...

  • 'Friends of Hartley' invite public to meeting Oct. 19

    Oct 11
    Friends of Harriet L. Hartley Conservation Foundation will introduce the organization to the Midcoast with an open house at its first annual ...

  • Maine Seniors magazine devotes November edition to veterans

    By Dan Dunkle - Oct 11
    Maine Seniors magazine announced it will devote its November edition to Maine's veterans. In a special presentation, the magazine will include ...

  • The shape of things to come

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 11
    Front Street Shipyard has been working in collaboration with Navatek LLC on an advanced planing hull for the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research. ...

  • Liberty approves $92,000 in dam repairs

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 11
    Residents approved spending $92,000 for repairs to the Lake St. George dam at a special town meeting Wednesday. Approximately 50 townspeople ...

  • Waldo County Sheriff's blotter

    Oct 10
    Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported one insurance violation and the following recent activity: October 6 Nadia N. Carter, 27, Boothbay ...

  • Gas leak prompts Mount View evacuation

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 10
    Mount View schools complex was evacuated this morning when staff arriving at the school detected an odor of propane. One witness said the odor ...

  • Maine Seniors magazine devotes November edition to veterans

    Oct 10
    Maine Seniors magazine announced it will devote its November edition to Maine's veterans. In a special presentation, the magazine will include ...

  • Drinkwater students celebrate Harvest Day with their garden ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 10
    Students at Edna Drinkwater Elementary School painted gourds and participated in other seasonal events during their annual fall Harvest Day Oct. ...

  • Joy to be Bald fundraiser still going strong after a decade

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 09
    This year marked the 10th anniversary of Joy to Be Bald, an event that raises money for people battling cancer. Last year on the day of the ...

  • Waldo County Unified Courts closed cases

    Oct 09
    The following cases were closed on Waldo County criminal courts between Sept. 27 and Oct. 3. Elizabeth Cunningham, 40, of Searsport, operating ...

  • Apples, a family affair

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 09
    Matthew Hooper is 3 years old and a dinosaur expert. On a brilliant fall afternoon with just a slight nip in the air, he displays apples available ...

  • Belfast Police blotter

    Oct 08
    Belfast Police reported two speeding violations and the following recent activity: October 6 William L. Kelley, 62, of Northport, operating ...

  • Climate Crisis Committee hears public concerns

    By Kendra Caruso - Oct 08
    Residents filled the Belfast Free Library Abbott Room for the first of several public meetings to be held by the city's Climate Crisis Committee, ...

  • Homeowner calls in basement fire

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 08
    Several area fire crews converged at a home adjacent to Clark's Corner Scrap on Route 3 Sunday evening, answering a possible structure fire call. ...

  • Drunk driver summonsed after slamming into 10-4 store

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 07
    A vehicle attempting to pass another car on Route 3 in Montville at approximately 5:35 p.m., lost control, went off the road and slammed into the ...

  • Islesboro Public Safety blotter

    Oct 07
    From Aug. 22 to Sept. 31, Islesboro Police Department received or responded to 54 calls for service, to include six theft complaints, nine radar ...

  • Waldo County deeds

    Oct 07
    The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. Belfast Virginia M. Cressey to Barbara ...

  • Searsport News

    By Dick Desmarais - Oct 06
    radiosearsport@aol.com Triad of Waldo County is offering a free vehicle safety check for all seniors in Waldo County Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 9 to ...

  • Waldo News

    By Tom Seymour - Oct 06
    tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 True to his word, my buddy came by and graded my driveway. Now, for the first time in a long time, my driveway is ...

  • Knox News

    By Rita Doughty - Oct 06
    knoxtownnews@yahoo.com 382-6783 Hello to All, It has started to get cooler out there, and the overnight temps drop way down now. Brrrr! Trying to ...

  • Monroe News

    By Ashlie Stubbs - Oct 06
    ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello Monroe! It was a pleasure to enjoy dinner at Toddy Pond Farm on the last Friday of September. My ...

  • Montville News

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 06
    MontvilleTownNews@yahoo.com 380-9020 Congratulations to Liberty's Fire Chief Bill Gillespie on receiving the Fire Chief of the Year Award at the ...

  • Unity News

    By Penny Sampson - Oct 06
    penny@unityme.org I had a nice visit from my Aunt Rosemary Pillsbury and cousin Cassie for a game of Scrabble. Enjoyed sitting outside in the ...

  • Stockton Springs News

    By Ellen Holland - Oct 06
    ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Town Office The Town Office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14, for Columbus Day. There will be a special town ...

  • Thorndike News

    By Linda Dixon - Oct 06
    lindix67@uninets.net Thorndike Fire open house, Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome. There will be refreshments, things for the ...

  • Morrill News

    By Brenda Harford - Oct 06
    wisdomlady44@yahoo.com 322-4594 Town Clerk Hours: Monday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday Noon - 8 p.m. Thursday 8 - noon 1st & last Saturday of every ...

  • Brooks News

    By Melissa McDonald - Oct 06
    stellapearl320@gmail.com 323-9347 Hello, all. Hope everyone had a great week. A public breakfast sponsored by the Brooks Masonic Lodge 102 will ...

  • Making daffodils happen

    By Fran Gonzalez - Oct 06
    Elisabeth Wolfe loves daffodils. After driving through Florida on a spring trip last year and seeing so many beautiful flowers, she thought "God, ...

  • News Feature - Elisabeth Schuh - Making Community Happen

    By Dan Dunkle - Aug 19
    Elisabeth Schuh, Executive Director of Making Community Happen, sat down with Dan Dunkle to discuss the current needs of the 'Meals on Wheels' ...

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