BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Aug. 5-11.
Theodore H. Kekstadt, 45, of Wheeling, Ill., operating under the influence in Belmont April…
Belfast
BELFAST — Belfast’s eighth annual Street Party may have kicked off a day late due to weather concerns, but it certainly did not disappoint. The event is typically held on the first Monday of each…
BELFAST — A Belfast man was arrested July 27 for operating under the influence after reportedly attempting to walk through the Belfast McDonald’s drive-thru, leaving on foot and then coming back…
BELFAST — A Searsport woman is facing several charges following the report of a car fire in the early hours of Friday, July 29.
Samantha E. Rancourt, 37, was arrested following…
BELFAST — Belfast’s 21st annual Arts in the Park came to a soggy conclusion July 10, as the rainy weather caused a noticeably diminished crowd. Still, those who braved the weather, often wearing…
BELFAST The 10th Annual Celtic Celebration kicked off July 15, bringing a variety of activities to Belfast Common and Heritage Park. From kilted canters to runaway wheels of cheese, the festival…
BELFAST — Participants of the 32nd annual Trek Across Maine rode into Belfast Sunday morning and continuing into the afternoon, concluding their three day, 180-mile journey at Belfast’s Heritage…
BELFAST — The streets of downtown Belfast were lined with cars and people waiting to for the Anah Shrine Ceremonial Parade to come into view.
Anah Shriners is based in Bangor, with a motto…
BELFAST — Cars lined Front Street Tuesday evening as members of the Belfast community gathered at the Boathouse gazebo to honor the 49 victims of Sunday’s Orlando shooting massacre.
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BELFAST — Although Belfast’s Memorial Day services got off to a wet start, the rain had stopped by the time the parade began its procession through the streets.
Led by Maine State…
Festival offers book, poetry readings; author meet and greets
BELFAST — Overcast skies and chilly spring weather did little to deter the bibliophiles who descended on Belfast in celebration of this year's Belfast Bound Book Festival.
Evidence of the…
Second shot came after officer identified himself as police
BELFAST — Belfast Chief of Police Michael McFadden said a fairly routine call turned into anything but when a resident chose to shoot his weapon in the vicinity of Belfast police, just after 6 p.m…
BELFAST — More than 100 people gathered in front of the post office Saturday evening, Dec. 5, to take part in the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. …
BELFAST — Belfast’s annual Wienerfest marked its 12th year Sunday, bringing hoards of dachshunds to the waterfront, along with eager owners. …
BELFAST — A man and woman, both from Belfast, were arrested Aug. 17 following the burglaries of two downtown businesses in the early morning hours, according to Belfast Police Detective Bryan…
BELFAST — The streets of Belfast were flooded with music and revelers Monday night, as the seventh annual Belfast Street Party celebrated another successful event.
The event, which is…
Maine Celtic Celebration July 17-19 on the Belfast waterfront
BELFAST — Crowds gathered Saturday, July 18, on Belfast’s waterfront for the ninth annual Maine Celtic Celebration.
The second of the three-day festival was spent under cloudy skies, with…
BELFAST — Hundreds descended on Belfast’s Heritage Park July 11 and12 to peruse the fine arts and crafts presented at the 20th annual Arts in the Park festival.
The event, which was…
BELFAST — The waterfront was filled with a wide array of both visitors and vendors taking part in Belfast's annual Maine Fare. …
BELFAST — More than 2,000 cyclists rode down Miller Street to Steamboat Landing in Belfast this afternoon, June 21, marking an end to the 2015 Trek Across Maine.
The Trek Across Maine,…
BELFAST — With mostly blue skies overhead, friends and family gathered on Belfast Area High School's football field Sunday afternoon to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2015.
The…
BELFAST — The annual Memorial Day parade began this year’s commemoration with memorial services, held by The Randall and Collins VFW post 3108.
Service locations included the American Legion…
BELFAST — Residents and visitors of Belfast who happened to be downtown Sunday morning were treated to the second annual Earth Day Parade, featuring puppets crafted by creative residents.
To…
Steven Hodgdon found dead March 8
BELFAST — The 16-year-old son of a Troy man, who was found dead March 8 in what the state Medical Examiner earlier this week ruled a homicide, made his first appearance in Belfast District Court…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court March 12-19.
Tharon K. Blaisdell, 20, of Pittsfield, attaching false plates in Burnham Feb. 15, $150 fine.
Deborah…
Belfast students start week of testing today
BELFAST — Students here in third- through eighth-grades started a week of state-mandated assessments on Monday. The new test, made by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium,…
New harbor rules approved; spring and summer events get go-ahead
BELFAST - Plans to remove an outcropping of rock at the…
Prom dress giveaway now in 10th year, looks for new home
BELFAST - On a recent Friday afternoon, a few women worked behind a curtain of sorts — storefront windows papered over in a regal shade of purple.
…
Snow day payback
BELFAST - Regional School Unit 20 has had six snow days this year. A proposal to make up three of them by holding school on Saturdays was voted down by the district’s board of directors Tuesday…
Reversionary tactics
BELFAST - A group of property owners abutting the former Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad corridor is seeking damages from the Federal Government related to the conversion of the route…
Deal includes increased coverage for spouses; changes expected to ‘sift down’ to other city workers
BELFAST - To anyone working in the private sector, government jobs can look awfully generous. Even by the standards of other…
City eager to prepare ‘Maskers’ property for next use
BELFAST - 45 Front Street has had at least two significant lives already, as part of the now-bygone Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad terminal complex, and later as a performance space for the…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Feb. 2-9.
Serena Brown, 31, of Swanville, operating while license suspended or revoked in Belfast Jan. 7, 48 hours in jail…
City sends out $1.1 million grant bid
BELFAST - Economic Development Director Thomas Kittredge submitted a grant application last week on behalf of Ashland, Mass.-based …
Valentine’s Day wishes from Belfast
BELFAST - Valentine’s Day is still three days off, but that’s close enough for fresh seafood.
At Hannaford supermarket Wednesday morning, Tim Taylor unveiled a display of mussels in the…
Seasoned rails-to-trails engineer weighs in
BELFAST - At post-meeting work session Tuesday, councilors reviewed engineering recommendations for the Passy Rail Trail project. …
Total approaches $100,000, city manager says Belfast had no choice
BELFAST - Any benefits in the city’s decision to leave Regional School Unit 20 remain to be seen. But the cost of the process is now known.
On Tuesday, the Council authorized spending just…
‘We had no idea he was still here that whole time’
BELFAST - Family Dollar got a delivery of dry goods in the middle of yesterday’s snowstorm. Two hours later, the cashier called…
One business bucks the trend for a bit
BELFAST - One business was open.
Inside Rollie’s Bar and Grill, a half-dozen patrons leaned into their tables. They talked, occasionally glancing up at television screens that outnumbered…
Under pressure to get moving, school board gives Mailloux the nod
BELFAST - Under pressure to get through a laundry list of obligations in a short time, the RSU 71 board of directors hired former RSU 20 leader Bruce Mailloux as interim superintendent until the…
Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center charged with preparing ex-inmates for successful transition
BELFAST — The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center is charged with helping ex-convicts with their transition out of incarceration and back into the general public.
The Reentry Center,…
Mailloux likely pick for interim superintendent
BELFAST - The board of directors for the newly-created Regional School Unit 71 met for the first time Tuesday. The unofficial “organizational meeting” included discussion of everything from when…
BELFAST — Belfast Police say they were alerted to the connection between a …
New ‘Operations Lodge’ breaks out of main building
BELFAST — Athenahealth got city approval last month to convert the interior of warehouse next to the company’s main building into offices and a new “Operations Lodge” for mail processing. A nearby…
