ROCKLAND — The city of Rockland hopes to improve its sidewalks, and possibly incorporate the Harbor Trail into some of the upcoming work that benefits pedestrian walkways.
On Wednesday,…
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Meeting tonight: Public hearing necessary before submitting grant
State Police on Tuesday formally charged Richard Stahursky with murder in connection with the…
Town meeting ‘Super March’ kicks off this weekend
Town meeting season starts this coming weekend. Saturday marks the beginning of a run of annual town meetings in March. Many municipalities hold elections prior…
Murder charge expected in prison stabbing
WARREN - The death of Micah Boland, an inmate at the Maine State Prison, has been classified as a homicide according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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GOP Super Caucus to be held in Rockland
This weekend sees a slate of party caucuses for the 2014 elections.
Knox County Republicans have two events scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 1. Most towns fall under the umbrella of a Super…
Caucus locations by town
Democrats around the state will caucus March 2 to choose candidates the general election in November.
U.S. Congressman …
Principal’s four-year plan includes partnerships, hand-on learning
STOCKTON SPRINGS - Will Hosmer, a student at Searsport District High School, related a satirical version of the story of Rip Van Winkle. The old man, he said, was unable to get his bearings after…
A TIF, a CDBG and an FTZ
BELFAST - A handful of proposals falling under the broad heading of “economic development” came before the Belfast City Council, Feb. 18.
The Council approved a set of changes to the…
The bottom line is down, the mil is up, and taxes will vary by town
BELFAST - The Waldo County Commissioners last week approved the 2014 budget and set a mil rate of $1.72 (per $1,000 of property value). The amount is up slightly from last year’s $1.70, but…
Hurley’s Honk!
BELFAST - The Colonial Theatre was officially closed, but in the old cinema in the rear of the building, a dozen people stared up at the big screen. Still images of awkward-looking…
Since 1990, a part of the Rockland community
ROCKLAND — Mona Stearns owns and operates Mid-Coast Gym at 44 Park Street in Rockland. MCG is an 8,000-square-foot facility. Twenty-four years ago, Mona and her husband, along with her brother-in…
Wilhelm in, Kilgour out as commotion prevailed
ROCKLAND — An interim superintendent and a new school board chairman are the latest developments in the ongoing saga of RSU 13 and its leadership woes. At its Feb. 11 regular RSU 13 meeting, held…
Board approves ‘school of record’ request
UNITY - Students from Palermo could attend high school in Regional School Unit 3 in the future, provided the town successfully withdraws from its current school district, RSU 12.
On Feb. 10…
A few minutes chatting with a crowd
CAMDEN — A crowd was waiting on the bus in downtown Camden and looking forward to the fun at the Camden Snow Bowl Saturday, Feb. 8. The green shed placed on the street at the Village Green was…
The atomic indivisibility of the regional school unit and other things to think about
BELFAST - It may sound like a bureaucratic koan, but with each of the eight municipalities of Regional School Unit 20…
Student-run NGO funds education of Liberian students
Belfast—Teloe Moore arrived in Belfast in late December. I met him on New Year’s Eve at the bonfire by the public landing. It was a frigid night, and even under a…
Slate of proposed zoning changes coming in April
BELFAST - Charges of social engineering and classism featured in a lively Planning Board workshop, Wednesday night. Also mentioned were Jane Jacobs’ “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”…
Public outrage over proposed school closures prompts unplanned vote
BELFAST - The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors voted overwhelmingly Tuesday, Jan. 28, to abandon plans for a major consolidation of the eight-town district.
The question was added…
BELFAST - A public auction of the James P. White house on Tuesday attracted 20 people to the landmark mansion but failed to yield any private bids.
The 1840 Greek Revival-style home was run…
‘Where are these $100 million babies? They don’t exist.’
BELFAST - In his office late last week, City Manager Joe Slocum pulled a calculator across his desk and produced a spreadsheet of the city budget.
A day earlier, he had…
Cost savings plans panned at public forum
BELFAST - Residents of Searsport and Stockton Springs on Tuesday raised questions, aired suspicions, and above all appealed to the Regional School Unit 20 board of directors not to close the…
Bank foreclosure calls for public sale of landmark property
BELFAST - The historic James P. White House, also known as the White House Inn, may be headed to auction later this month after the property was foreclosed upon late last year.
According to…
Large public showing, privatized transportation and school closures nixed
UNITY - Talk of potential school closures and privatizing bus runs drew more than 100 people to Unity Elementary School Monday night for a meeting of the Regional School Unit 3 board of…
Think Tank recommendation to close Searsport schools prods residents to action
SEARSPORT, STOCKTON SPRINGS - Citizens in the only two Regional School Unit 20 towns that have yet to consider withdrawing from the district, launched campaigns over the weekend to do just that.…
Partnership with Union 69 could keep Drinkwater school afloat, offer local control
NORTHPORT - With a large tax base for its 185 school age residents, Northport receives no money through the state’s Essential Programs and Services school funding formula, making it the…
15 entries help Muscular Dystrophy
ROCKLAND — Moose, venison, brisket, lobster, scallops and crab were just a few of the ingredients found in 15 entries for the Rockland Fire Department’s Chili Chowder Challenge held Jan. 5 at…
Proposed zoning change would likely allow restaurants as ‘accessory use.’
BELFAST - Maine Maritime Products processes and distributes seafood from a facility in the Belfast Business Park. The company also sells steamed lobsters and other fresh and frozen…
BELFAST - A memo from the city manager’s office Thursday reminded residents that the ice storm is still here and may pose new problems as temperatures stay frigid over the next few days.
A…
Harvest Energy working New Year's Day
AUGUSTA — On the last day of 2013, Dec. 31, Gov. Paul LePage signed emergency legislation allowing Maine fuel transport and delivery trucks to drive additional hours to ensure timely heating fuel…
Francine's warm salad just perfect for a New Year's treat
“I wanted a really peppery scallop salad. I love scallops, I love warm salads,” said Francine’s owner/chef Brian Hill. “This salad has two different notes of heat in it. We sear the scallops with…
Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd’s Pie, at 18 Central St. in Rockport, gives us a simple yet exceptionally tasty beet salad. Easy to make, it goes well with just about any dish. You’ll…
New assistant planner joins city staff, longer closures expected on Shipyard strip of Harbor Walk, and more ...
BELFAST - Following a closed door session on Tuesday night, the Belfast City Council voted to allow the city manager to enter an option-to-purchase agreement for a property on corner of Front and…
Split vote goes Carpenter’s way after turbulent year in RSU 20
BELFAST - The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors voted Wednesday to renew Superintendent Brian Carpenter’s contract for an additional year.
Twelve of the board’s 17 members attended…
Ad hoc group gets a warm welcome in first outing
BELFAST - Residents of Regional School Unit 20’s eight towns could be forgiven for not knowing where to look these days. Discussion by district administrators…
Your vote counts, Maine vs. Michigan, Travel Channel
The Travel Channel has Jingle Brawls, a competition among cities across the United States to find the most unique Christmas-themed celebration. The competition this year includes the…
Andrew Stewart talks commerce, community and the challenges of conservation
HOPE - Almost nine years after he opened Hope General Store, Andrew Stewart has put the business on the…
Convoy rolls through Midcoast on way to Arlington cemetery
BELFAST - When Rich Deneka left Barrington, NH on his Honda Goldwing trike Sunday morning, it was 19 degrees. At noon, outside the Bank of America building in Belfast, it was a comparatively balmy…
Explosion may have started blaze
BELFAST - Fire leveled a garage and caused significant damage to a home on Hayford Hill in Belfast late Sunday morning.
According to Belfast Fire Chief Jim Richards, owners Jasha and Sara…
Bielenberg’s adapation puts a new twist on the classic tale
BELFAST – Jacob Marley’s ghost will haunt the Troy Howard Middle School ‘cafetorium’ this December as John Bielenberg’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol comes alive, courtesy of the Midcoast Actors…
Former SAD 34 town considers new bid in changed landscape
SWANVILLE - Selectmen on Thursday set a date of Dec. 17 for a municipal referendum on whether to seek withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20.
Swanville is the last of six towns from the…
Council not sold on free money
BELFAST - The City Council on Tuesday approved plans to expand Thompson’s Wharf, but turned down a chance to apply for grant money.
Harbor Master Katherine Pickering painted a bleak picture…
Speak now...
BELFAST - The Waldo County Budget Committee will hold it’s final public hearing on the county’s proposed 2014 budget, Friday, Dec. 6.
The hearing will be held on the second floor of the…
Global Studies is famously difficult; it’s also more popular than ever
BELFAST - On a recent fall afternoon at Belfast Area High School, a group of sophomores were debating the specifics of inter-regional trade in ancient Mesopotamia. Nearby, their…
It seemed like all of Rockland turned out
ROCKLAND — Despite the cold, throngs of bundled men, women and children lined Rockland's Main Street for the Festival of Lights Parade. As the spectators gathered three and four deep on the…
Lobster Trap Tree is a stunner
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Festival of Lights kicked off at noon Friday, Nov. 29, with the arrival of Santa Claus aboard a U.S. Coast Guard boat. After disembarking at the public landing, Santa and Mrs…
Witness: ‘small explosions, like ... fireworks, shooting into the sky’
BELFAST - The Belfast Fire Department extinguished a burning car on Mitchell Street, Monday evening, that according to a witness included some unusual pyrotechnics.
Fire Chief Jim Richards…
A jammed poetry slam occasions something new
BELFAST - On stage at the Playhouse Theater, Jacob Fricke prepared to recite a poem with his hands behind his back. It would be a challenge for “an inveterate hand talker,” like himself…
Owner treated at hospital but not admitted
BELFAST - Fire gutted a house in the residential area of downtown Belfast, Friday night.
The fire was reported at 9:16 p.m. according to records from the Waldo County Regional Communications…
LifeFlight summoned, Route 3 closed for several hours
PALERMO - Two men were hospitalized after their cars collided on Route 3 in Palermo, Monday night.
Information about the crash was not immediately available. However, on Tuesday, Waldo…
Updated: One in stable condition, others treated and released
KNOX - Five Midcoast residents reportedly suffered minor injuries as a result of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Routes 137 and 220, Sunday evening.
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