By Ben Holbrook - Jun 23
Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County and its newest partner family celebrated breaking ground June 23 on the organization’s fourth home build.
Whil...
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By Eric Russell, ... - Jun 23
The Maine Senate overwhelmingly supported a bill Thursday that would raise the minimum age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21.
The measure ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 22
Police said a woman suffered a serious head injury June 22 after her motorcycle flipped while she was driving on Swan Lake Avenue.
Just after 1 ...
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Jun 22
A Swanville woman suffered minor injuries the evening of June 21 when her vehicle collided with a moose.
Maine State Police troopers responded to ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 22
Regional School Unit 20 officials are pleased the 2017-18 budget passed by a wide margin and are hopeful the state will allocate more funding for ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 22
Police arrested a New Hampshire juvenile June 20 in connection with numerous vehicle and camp thefts around the state.
On June 16, Waldo County ...
By Jordan Bailey - Jun 22
A bill that would increase funding to Good Shepherd Food Bank passed the House June 5.
An Act to Reduce Food Insecurity, sponsored by Rep. Erin ...
By Madeline St. Amour, ... - Jun 22
The people who manage the Palermo Community Center say the local American Legion post is flouting a court-backed lease that calls for water to be ...
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By Portland Press Herald ... - Jun 21
The proposed $50 million technology and innovation bond that was the subject of Maine’s June 13 referendum passed easily, with 62 percent of ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 21
A Belfast man who served jail time for charges related to a fire at Goose River Grocery nearly two years ago dismissed a civil lawsuit he filed ...
By Stephanie Grinnell - Jun 21
Based on concerns from one resident, Knox selectmen will meet Tuesday, June 27, with the town attorney to get clarification on several recent ...
By Ethan Andrews - Jun 21
Residents at the annual town meeting June 19 voiced interest in trading tax credits for enough solar panels to power all municipal buildings and ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 21
Police charged a New York woman June 18 with operating under the influence after an eyewitness reported her for acting strangely.
Jacquelyn M. ...
By Mary Pols, centralmain... - Jun 21
Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill into law that affirms the rights of cities and towns to regulate local food production, making Maine the second ...
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By Madeline St. Amour, ... - Jun 20
Four people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Route 3 in front of Palermo Elementary School just before 8 p.m. Monday, June 19.
Jannine ...
By Stephanie Grinnell - Jun 20
It's been about seven years since Stockton Springs authorized a study for waste water treatment options and residents did not mince words about a ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 19
A new seasonal take-out joint is on the menu for the city as a local businessman looks to repurpose a portion of a Northport Avenue building for ...
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By Ethan Andrews - Jun 19
Regional School Unit 22 voters rejected the district budget at referendum June 13, sending it back to the drawing board for the first time in ...
By Susan Mustapich - Jun 19
A celebration of Lincolnville's 43.4-kilowatt solar energy array will take place on summer solstice, Wednesday, June 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 19
Crowds lined High Street June 17 for the Anah Shrine Summer Ceremonial Parade, which featured clowns, bagpipes, brass bands, mini-cars and other ...
By Carolyn Zachary - Jun 18
Some 1,600 cyclists crossed the Miller Street finish line of the Lung Association’s 33rd annual Trek Across Maine Sunday after three days of ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 17
Two large events – the Anah Shrine summer ceremonial parade and Trek Across Maine – will impact drivers trying to navigate around the city this ...
By Jordan Bailey - Jun 17
In the midst of a boom in Maine’s seaweed industry, a state plan to improve regulation of the resource and set conservation areas has been put on ...
By Jordan Bailey - Jun 16
Residents voted to dedicate the town’s new fire station to retired Fire Chief Stanley Bowden during the town meeting Thursday night, after a ...
By Jordan Bailey - Jun 16
An emergency bill providing $10 million to support the redevelopment of closed factories and mills in rural Maine became law June 12.
Rep. Erin ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 16
Students, parents and staff packed into Cornerspring Montessori School’s Hatley Road space June 9 to celebrate the last day of classes, as well as ...
Jun 16
Residents at Tall Pines enjoyed more seasonal weather June 14 during their annual Flag Day celebration. Leading the ceremony were members of ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 14
Voters in Brooks gave their OK June 13 to enacting an ordinance in town that prohibits retail marijuana stores and social clubs.
By a vote of 54 ...
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By Portland Press Herald ... - Jun 14
Low voter turnout Tuesday made it difficult to project the outcome of a $50 million bond that was the sole measure on the statewide ballot.
The ...
By Susan Mustapich - Jun 14
Jonathan Fishman, co-founder of the band Phish, and Josh Gerritsen, a filmmaker, won two seats on the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen in a ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 14
Eighth-graders in Colleen Johnson's math class show off the finished birdhouses they constructed as part of a geometry unit they studied at the ...
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By Stephanie Grinnell - Jun 13
Residents seated a new selectman by a wide margin, with Betsy Bradley winning out over incumbent Lesley Cosmano, 266-106, according to unofficial ...
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By Ethan Andrews - Jun 13
Regional School Unit 71 voters on June 13 approved a $27.2 million budget for the coming year by a vote of 639-242.
The budget approved at ...
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By Jordan Bailey - Jun 13
Voters in Regional School Unit 3 towns passed the school district budget for fiscal year 2018 June 13 with a vote of 386 to 276.
The $20.65 ...
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By Ben Holbrook - Jun 13
By a wide margin June 13, voters approved a nearly $3.1 million school budget.
Voters approved the $3,073,317 budget 119 in favor to 11 opposed, ...
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By Scott Thistle, ... - Jun 13
After a lengthy debate Tuesday, lawmakers in the Maine House voted overwhelmingly to restore the tip credit to the state’s minimum wage law. The ...
By Ethan Andrews - Jun 13
After more than four decades on the Belfast Water District's board of trustees, and one year into retirement, Archie Gaul still has ideas for the ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 13
Police arrested a Prospect man the evening of June 11 for allegedly operating under the influence and for being in possession of heroin.
Shortly ...
By Jordan Bailey - Jun 13
The Board of Selectmen recently met with representatives from Searsport First Congregational Church and Penobscot Marine Museum on Church Street ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 12
Voters in the two towns that comprise Regional School Unit 20 approved a $10.1 million budget June 13 for the 2017-18 school year.
In Searsport, ...
By Penelope Overton, ... - Jun 12
Biologists and lobstermen are growing increasingly worried that the state’s most valuable fishery, which in recent years has boasted record volume ...
Jun 12
An infamous murder in Belfast gets primetime treatment in the “48 HOURS: NCIS” documentary series. The “The Sting” episode airs Tuesday, June 13, ...
Jun 12
In remarks delivered at Islesboro Central School's graduation ceremony June 11, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, offered his congratulations to the ...
By Ben Holbrook - Jun 12
Fire destroyed a box truck the morning of June 12 on Route 1 in front of Wentworth Family Grocery.
Police said it’s believed a mechanical problem ...
By Ethan Andrews - Jun 11
On June 11, a cloudless day with temperatures in the 90s, Belfast Area High School seniors, family members, friends and loved ones weathered the ...
By Jordan Bailey - Jun 11
Mount View High School sent off 102 graduates in ceremony Sunday, June 11. Principal Zackary Freeman and Superintendent Paul Austin bid the class ...
By Ethan Andrews - Jun 11
Picture a cartoon car ambushed by a strong wind — driver and passenger left trucking down the road on a bare frame and wheels. That's a decent ...
