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  • Fire at Fair Haven Camps levels gym

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 22
    Several fire department crews battled an early morning blaze Wednesday, which flattened a structure used as a gymnasium at Fair Haven Camps. A ...

  • Space heater sparks blaze under mobile home

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 22
    A space heater used to thaw pipes ignited material under a mobile home Wednesday, sending smoke filtering through the trailer. A call went out at ...

  • Midcoast Forecast - January 22, 2020 PM

    By Meteorologist Tyler ... - Jan 22
    We saw a few clouds Wednesday morning and flurries for some locations inland as a warm front lifted through the region. This coupled with returning...

  • RSU 3 directors support boys participating in field hockey

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 22
    The Regional School Unit 3 Board of Directors on Jan. 13 approved sending a letter to the Central Maine League in support of allowing male ...

  • Republican pursues District 96 House seat

    By Stephen Betts - Jan 22
    A Palermo woman has entered the Maine House race to represent the county district that includes Lincolnville. Katrina Smith of Palermo, a Republica...

  • Bennett seeks Republican nomination for U.S. House

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 21
    Adrienne Bennett spoke at the Palermo Community Library Saturday as part of her quest for the Republican nomination to run against 2nd Congressiona...

  • Herbig, Jackson to host Town Hall Wednesday night on ...

    Jan 21
    Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, will hold their town hall meeting Wednesday, Jan. 22, on state ...

  • Area homeless count Jan. 28 will help direct funding, ...

    Jan 21
    Each year around the end of January, the federal government, through local agencies, conducts a count of homeless people nationwide to better ...

  • Annual Belfast march remembers Martin Luther King Jr.

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 21
    People took to the streets Monday during the city's 31st annual remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. with a candlelight walk from the post office ...

  • Sign up for UMaine professional development courses

    Jan 20
    The University of Maine still has openings in two upcoming professional development programs: - A new aquaculture systems workshop at the Center ...

  • Selectmen offer ambulance coverage to Frankfort

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 20
    Selectmen on Jan. 7 authorized Town Manager James Gillway to offer a contract to cover ambulance service to Frankfort at a base rate of $10,000 ...

  • Doudera business tour to visit Islesboro Jan. 31

    Jan 20
    Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, has begun a tour of businesses in District 94 (Camden, Rockport and Islesboro). Doudera said the purpose of her tour ...

  • Town faces high cost of saving building

    By Susan Mustapich - Jan 20
    Experts say the historic schoolhouse that serves the Lincolnville Improvement Association needs expensive repairs, and lacks adequate structural ...

  • 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight walk, ...

    Jan 18
    For the 31st year, Belfast area residents will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a candlelight walk and gathering Monday, Jan. 20, beginning at ...

  • More snow moving in for Saturday night and Sunday

    By Staff - Jan 18
    Our fourth round of snow this week is on the way that will bring impacts similar to Thursday's storm. A broad area of low pressure is moving ...

  • Knox News

    By Rita Doughty - Jan 18
    knoxtownnews@yahoo.com 382-6783 Hello All, This cold we have now...temps down now, windy weather. Brrr! Some snow, about 6 inches I believe, and ...

  • UMaine Hutchinson Center hosts aquaculture summit

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 17
    The University of Maine held its Maine Aquaculture Research, Development and Education Summit at the Hutchinson Center Friday. It attracted a host ...

  • DAR awards scholarship

    Jan 17
    Penobscot Expedition Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has awarded a $500 scholarship to Zachary T. Sheafe, a 2017 graduate of ...

  • Project opponents hold press conference on Nordic's proposed ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 17
    Upstream Watch held a press conference Thursday in a Maine State House media room to release carbon emission findings on Nordic Aquafarms' ...

  • Stockton Springs News

    By Ellen Holland - Jan 17
    ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Town Office The Board of Selectmen's meeting cancelled because of weather has been rescheduled for Thursday, ...

  • Morrill News

    By Brenda Harford - Jan 17
    wisdomlady44@yahoo.com 322-4534 Fishing Derby The 11th annual Youth Ice Fishing Derby is Saturday, Jan. 25, held at Lake St. George State Park ...

  • Waldo News

    By TomSeymour - Jan 17
    tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 A message in my email said to “click here to for cheaper auto insurance.” It was early in the morning and I ...

  • Thorndike News

    By Linda Dixon - Jan 17
    lindix67@uninets.net Well, here we go on the weather roller coaster again. It sure is frigid out there today with the wind chill below zero. Oh, ...

  • Unity News

    By Penny Sampson - Jan 17
    penny@unityme.org Well today certainly feels like winter with the snow yesterday and bitter cold today. I'd move south; my husband wants to move ...

  • Freedom News

    By Nathan McCann - Jan 17
    freedomtownnews@columnist.com 993-2031 New Mount View Alumni Recognition -- The personal and professional accomplishments of previous Mount View ...

  • Board finishes Nordic hearings; opponents to have last word

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 17
    Opponents and proponents of Nordic Aquafarms' land-based fish farm application took turns sharing their thoughts at the Planning Board's last ...

  • Brooks News

    By Melissa McDonald - Jan 17
    stellapearl320@gmail.com 323-9347 Greetings! You know the saying, no news is good news? That's not the case here. In order to write this column, ...

  • Monroe News

    By Ashlie Stubbs - Jan 17
    ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello from Monroe! And just like that, the view outside my windows is once again a white, winter snowscape. ...

  • Waldo County deed transfers

    Jan 17
    The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan. 10 through Jan. 16 at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. BELFAST Cooper Ridge Properties LLC ...

  • Truck knocks down two utility poles in snowstorm

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 16
    A truck driver walked away without injuries from a crash that happened on Route 3 in front of the Belfast Curling Club Thursday morning. Deputy ...

  • Waldo County sheriff's blotter

    Jan 16
    The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported eight inspection violations, seven insurance violations, one registration violation, three speeding ...

  • Waldo County closed cases

    Jan 16
    The following cases were closed in Waldo County criminal courts between Jan 3 and Jan 9: Melissa A. Brown, 31 of Belfast, assault, dismissed; ...

  • Belfast police blotter

    Jan 16
    The Belfast Police Department reported one insurance violation and the following recent activity: Jan. 12 Daniel R. Therrien, 34, arrested on a ...

  • Waldo County divorces

    Jan 16
    The following divorces were recorded at Fifth District Court from Jan 3 to Jan 9 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. Jessica L. Tesseo ...

  • Searsmont News

    By Joyce and Mickey Sirota - Jan 16
    mickeysirota@gmail.com 322-5671 Outage outrage, or at least mutterings We've had it with power outages. The one Jan. 8 had us saying some bad ...

  • Thursday storm to bring greatest snow accumulation so far ...

    By Staff - Jan 15
    After two rounds of light snow so far this week, a third is on the way for Thursday. An area of low pressure will move in from the west and track ...

  • Two hospitalized after Route 1 crash

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 15
    A head-on collision on Route 1 near Don Foshay's Discount Tire Tuesday afternoon sent two drivers to the hospital. Belfast Police said a call ...

  • Community liaison will collaborate with law enforcement

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 15
    Last fall Penobscot Community Health Care, the state's largest federally qualified health center, was awarded a million-dollar grant to aid in ...

  • Maine DMR submits new lobster regulation proposal to NOAA

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 14
    The Maine Department of Marine Resources submitted its final draft changing a slew of lobstering regulations for approval by the National Oceanic ...

  • City Council to finally hear animal control issues

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 14
    Heidi Blood, an animal control officer for several towns surrounding Belfast, and some Belfast residents finally got a response from City Council ...

  • Medical marijuana businesses apply for adult retail permits

    By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jan 14
    Selectmen received permit applications to sell adult recreational marijuana products Jan. 13 from two medical marijuana caregivers with existing ...

  • Fish farm opponents mark anniversary; Nordic exec fired over ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 13
    Nordic Aquafarms opponents celebrated one year of weekly protests on what they refer to as Resistance Corner, the intersection of Main and High ...

  • Police discover meth lab while investigating abuse report

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 13
    Jacob M. Webber, 29, was arrested Jan. 10 and charged with unlawful operation of a methamphetamine lab and endangering the welfare of a child. Sher...

  • Planning Board to finish public hearings on Nordic ...

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 13
    Opponents of Nordic Aquafarms' proposal for a land-based fish farm will have their final chance to speak at the next Planning Board meeting after ...

  • Pet Food Pantry expanded services in 2019

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 13
    Waldo County Pet Food Pantry in Belfast raised more than $12,000 in 2019 and spent $9,347 to offer reduced-price clinical services to help ...

  • Prepare for SAT at UMaine Hutchinson

    Jan 13
    High school sophomores and juniors who plan to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in the spring can prepare for it in six weekly classes at ...

  • Tech Center to offer CNA course starting Jan. 28

    Jan 12
    Waldo County Technical Center is offering an Adult Ed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course beginning Tuesday, Jan. 28, which will run on ...

  • Thinking about college? Start with College Connection

    Jan 12
    Is college still worth it? According to a recent broadcast on NPR, it is indeed, for many reasons: "Adults are feeling that, as long as they have ...

  • Registration opens for kindergarten, pre-K

    Jan 12
    Leroy H. Smith School in Winterport will hold kindergarten and pre-kindergarten registration for children from Winterport and Frankfort on ...

  • Activist groups open 'Commons' as community resource

    Jan 12
    Four local social activist organizations have come together to open a downtown space at 158 High St. According to a news release, the purpose of ...

  • New Year brings new matching grants for Maine residents

    Jan 12
    Ushering in 2020, a new decade, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NextGen 529 college savings program, the Finance Authority of Maine ...

  • Knox News

    By Rita Doughty - Jan 10
    knoxtownnews@yahoo 382-6783 Hello to All, Another week and it looks like freezing rain, snow and will make a mess. Let's hope for the best. Off ...

  • Montville News

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 10
    MontvilleTownNews@yahoo.com 380-9020 From the Montville Town Office This coming Monday, Jan. 13, there will be a “Good Neighbor Committee” ...

  • Thorndike News

    By Linda Dixon - Jan 10
    lindix67@uninets.net Welcome to Maine's weather roller coaster. And what a ride it has been. Sunny and nearly 60, windy, below zero and everything ...

  • Sexual abuse suspect pleads not guilty

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 10
    Harold E. Leathers III, 21, of Searsport pleaded not guilty to sexual abuse of a minor at an arraignment hearing Jan. 10 at the Waldo County ...

  • Warrant issued for forgery suspect

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 10
    A warrant for the arrest of Nikeshia Knight, 21, of Waterville, was issued after she failed to appear for an arraignment hearing Jan. 10 at Waldo ...

  • Waldo News

    By Tom Seymour - Jan 10
    tomgseymour@gmail.com 338-9746 Mid-January, the slowest time of year for many, is upon us. And yet we have a few news items that should interest ...

  • Melanson released for time served

    By Fran Gonzalez - Jan 10
    Edmund Melanson, 77, of Montville, who was convicted June 26, 2019, of solicitation of a child, has been released. His original sentencing ...

  • Freedom News

    By Nathan McCann - Jan 10
    ineednewmarkers@gmail.com 993-2031 This past week has brought me many lessons regarding the importance of living in unity with those around me, ...

  • Waldo County deed transfers

    Jan 10
    The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan 3 through Jan 9 at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. BELFAST Landon Fake and Margaret ...

  • Stockton Springs News

    By Ellen Holland - Jan 10
    ezachary18@gmail.com 567-8067 Town Office Nomination papers are available now for one position on the Board of Selectmen for a 16-month term ...

  • Unity News

    By Penny Sampson - Jan 10
    penny@unityme.org I received a nice email from Edna Mitchell, currently in Florida, regarding my weekly news column. She was my eighth grade math ...

  • Monroe News

    By Ashlie Stubbs - Jan 10
    ashliestubbs13@gmail.com 592-0336 Hello from Monroe! A few months ago, my cousin Hillary raved about an L.L.Bean kids' hiking backpack she used ...

  • Brooks News

    By Melissa McDonald - Jan 10
    stellapearl320@gmail.com 323-9347 We're back! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Happy 2020 to you! Just a reminder: I can't do ...

  • Morrill News

    By Brenda Harford - Jan 09
    wisdomlady44@yahoo.com 322-4534 To everyone that knows Annalee Littlefield (Grammie Apple): She is at Mount Saint Joseph Residence & Rehabilitati...

  • Searsmont News

    By Joyce and Mickey Sirota - Jan 09
    mickeysirota@gmail.com 322-5671 Searsmont in Winter It looks beautiful outside (woodpiles topped with so-far-not-too-much snow, snow-dusted ...

  • Waldo County sheriff's blotter

    Jan 09
    The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported two speeding violations, two insurance violations, one registration violation and the following recent ...

  • Belfast couple wants to promote unconventional music

    By Kendra Caruso - Jan 09
    When Grant Corum was in elementary school, he started making his own mock radio shows that he would share with friends. They usually featured ...

  • Belfast Police blotter

    Jan 09
    The Belfast Police Department reported three insurance violations, one registration violation and the following recent activity: Jan. 4 Shawn D. ...

  • Historic photo

    Jan 09
    In a familiar winter scene in Belfast at the turn of the last century, a two-horse open sleigh poses for the photographer at the intersection of ...

  • Pharmacist files whistleblower lawsuit

    By Jennifer Osborn, news ... - Jan 09
    A pharmacist is suing his former employer, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., alleging whistleblower retaliation, age discrimination and defamation ...

  • News Feature - Penobscot Regional Chamber of Commerce Person ...

    Dec 03
    The Penobscot Regional Chamber of Commerce has named Gordon Page the 'Person of the Year' for 2019.

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