Aug 21
During the course of three days last weekend, Belfast's annual Harbor Fest presented music, food, classic boats, activities for children, and the ...
By Fran Gonzalez - Aug 20
The new Searsmont Fire Station is rapidly taking shape with all exterior walls, roof and bay doors completed. Work has now shifted to the inside ...
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Aug 20
Family members said a struggle with brain cancer likely contributed to the events leading to a police chase involving a 71-year-old Camden man ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 20
A vandalized tractor at Belfast Water District has some people wondering if the act was done in protest of a proposed salmon farm.
The vehicle, a ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 19
Five candidates have taken out nomination papers for two of the three City Council seats up for election this year, Wards 2 and 5. Whether either ...
Aug 18
A 71-year-old Camden man was charged with reckless conduct and eluding a police officer Aug. 18 after being pursued by law enforcement in several ...
Aug 18
Aug. 2
Palanca Rio, a 437-foot asphalt tanker, arrived in Searsport from Saint John, New Brunswick, via Providence, R.I., and delivered asphalt. ...
By Fran Gonzalez - Aug 17
Someone stole fuel from roughly 15 boats docked on Marshall Shore and Sherman roads on Lake St. George sometime just prior to Aug. 9, according to ...
By Matthias Mann - Aug 17
The town of Montville and Union Harvest Grange 591 staged the 42nd annual Montville Field Day Aug. 11.
Families turned out for events and activitie...
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By Scott Thistle, ... - Aug 17
The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted Thursday to authorize up to $3.5 million in Clean Elections payments that ...
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By Carolyn Zachary - Aug 17
Bands and recovering addicts "rocked the flock" with music and testimony Aug. 11 to benefit Maine's chapter of Teen Challenge.
Sponsored by ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 16
Opponents of a proposed $150 million land-based salmon farm on Aug. 15 asked city officials to "restart," "reset," and "press the reset button" on ...
By Fran Gonzalez - Aug 16
Fire crews responded to a call for a possible wildfire early Thursday morning, Aug. 16, that destroyed a mobile home, according to Fire Chief ...
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By Stephanie Grinnell - Aug 15
Two teams of veterans from various branches of the military will be in Belfast this weekend for the National Boatbuilding Challenge, which is part ...
By Carolyn Zachary - Aug 15
A house at 39 Mt. Ephraim Road burned to the ground Aug. 12. For firefighters from Searsport, Prospect and Stockton Springs, it was a training ...
By Louis Bettcher - Aug 15
Despite a rainy start to the day, droves of swimmers and their attendants in kayaks and on paddle boards took the plunge into West Penobscot Bay ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 15
The entrance to the new unified Waldo County courthouse, now under construction in Belfast, above right, includes a neoclassical pediment and ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 15
In a bid to finalize a lease for ongoing public use of the rail trail, city officials on Aug. 7 agreed to reimburse Penobscot McCrum for more than ...
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Aug 14
Belfast Soup Kitchen has moved from its longtime location, the candy-striped building at 9 Field St., to Renys Plaza. The soup kitchen has ...
By Stephanie Grinnell - Aug 13
A light rain fell on the hundreds gathered at Steamboat Landing Aug. 11 to remember and celebrate the life of Laila Al-Matrouk.
The 15-year-old ...
Aug 12
The City of Belfast celebrated its 100th birthday in mid-August 1953 with three days of historic and festive events. Saturday was the big parade, ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 10
Waldo County Superior Court Justice Robert Murray on Wednesday sentenced Victoria Scott of Rockport to serve 11 years of a 16-year prison sentence ...
By Fran Gonzalez - Aug 10
Ashten Wells, or "Ash" as she is known to friends, will be a senior at Searsport District High School in the fall. She is a bright, energetic, ...
By Matthias Mann - Aug 09
Families gathered Aug. 4 at Penobscot Marine Museum for its annual Heritage Day event. Decked out in boat-building-themed exhibits and photographs,...
By Stephanie Grinnell - Aug 09
With a just one step, Belfast Mayor Samatha Paradis did something no other mayor has done —participate in the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace ...
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Aug 09
Dean Bennett, Searsport's economic development director, announced that the town has officially welcomed two new enterprises to the town's ...
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By Ethan Andrews - Aug 09
City councilors on Tuesday congratulated Mayor Samantha Paradis on an invitation by former President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton to appear as ...
By Ethan Andrews - Aug 09
Right Whales three years on
Mark Dittrick installed a pair of signs along the Harbor Walk in 2015 to get the word out about the North Atlantic ...
By Fran Gonzalez - Aug 08
Liberty residents approved spending up to $25,000 to fix dams at Stevens Pond and Lake St. George at a special town meeting Monday, July 30. The ...
