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Is the city missing the boat or taking the high road on parks fees?
In Belfast, a question of when the players should pay
Read More>>BELFAST - Members of the City Council on Tuesday sparred over whether to waive the rental fee for two groups hoping to use of the Belfast Boathouse for educational events. The requests were approved by majority votes, though only shortly after the Council unanimously, and with no discussion or fee, approved requests to hold a paddleboard race, two 5K private fundraisers and an Earth Day parade on city parklands and streets.
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Industrial arts
Eva Murray: The last day of winter
Read More>>I offer some uninvited ruminations on a few of life's finer things, like community, and spring, and cake, and ice cream — and maybe even snow.
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What you pay for (information) is also available for free
Mainers urged to use caution when searching for driver’s license renewal information online
Read More>>AUGUSTA — Despite clear and repeated information about the services provided by Drivers-Licenses.org, Mainers have been calling state officials and complaining when a new, renewed or reinstated license fails to show up in the mail after they think that's what they paid $16.98 to receive.
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Avian Haven concludes Winter Wildlife Series in Belfast
Read More>>BELFAST — On Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m., Belfast Garden Club and the Belfast Free Library conclude their free winter evening programs series, "Wildlife Conservation in Maine," with a presentation by Avian Haven Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in the library's Abbott Room. The talk will be presented by executive director and bird rehabilitator Diane Winn.
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From the outdoors
Spring brings the Midcoast’s first seasonal wildlife sightings
Read More>>It's been said that spring arrives begrudgingly in Maine, and that seems frustratingly true this year. Nonetheless, my dear friend Kristen Lindquist reported seeing the first 2014 turkey vultures soaring above Mt. Battie in late February. Fifty years ago, Maine's farm families and the relatively few urban birders eagerly awaited and welcomed the first spring migrants in March. The arrival of red-winged blackbirds, common grackles and American woodcock served as harbingers of spring.
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McCluskey wins 2014 Jordyn Bakley Sportsmanship Award
Read More>>ROCKPORT — Sportsmanship. It is a quality that one hopes to see in every single athlete, and it is one that shines brightly for those who honor it by taking their losses without complaint, supporting their fellow teammates, and treating their opponents with kindness, respect, and generosity.
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2,590 without power in Waldo County, 279 out in Knox County
Crash in Lincolnville knocks out power to 1,203 CMP customers
Read More>>LINCOLNVILLE — Wind gusts are knocking down limbs Tuesday night, but in Waldo County it’s a car crash in Lincolnville that has cut power to as many as 2,613 Central Maine Power customers.
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Liberty man facing charges of sexually abusing 14-year-old in Belfast
Read More>>LIBERTY — A Liberty man, who is also known to have lived in Waldoboro, was arrested April 10 on two counts of sexually abusing a minor in 2012.
Earl Leathers, 27, is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a juvenile female, who was 14 years old at the time of the offenses, according to police.
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Waldo County Sheriff’s Office beat
Read More>>BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 6-14. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
March 31 (late entry)
Andrew P. Richard, 24, of Corinna, was issued a summons on Route 7 in Waldo.
April 6
Mikaela Slugger, 18, of Waldo, was arrested for criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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Fox On The Run will offer healthy, fresh, ‘well-crafted’ food
New Midcoast food truck hits the streets this spring
Read More>>ROCKPORT — What does the fox say? It says: “I’m hungry.” The Midcoast just gained a new gourmet food truck with the launch of Fox on the Run, owned by Lauren Jellison and assisted by her partner, Kevin Allen.
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Education
Camden Hills student of the month: Jonah Carter
Read More>>ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School visual and performing arts Student of the Month for April is Jonah Carter.
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More than 200 people showed up in Rockland for AIO Food Pantry’s second distribution
Read More>>ROCKLAND — An estimated 200 people, standing in a line that stretched to the street and beyond, assembled at the Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry at 70 Thomaston St. for the pantry’s second food giveaway in conjunction with the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn.
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Web Tech Buzz
Daniel Richman: How to use Instagram and which tablet is best for my mom?
Read More>>Daniel Richman is interested in helping small businesses and start-ups achieve their social media and online marketing goals. Marketing through social media is a great tool if understood and implemented properly. Social media is about quality, not quantity. Daniel’s goal is to help you be creative and innovative and he is excited to answer your questions.
Following are this session’s questions.
Dear Daniel:
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Summer Festival street closures approved
Rockland Council honors two long-term employees, Adam Miceli named interim fire chief
Rockland — The Rockland City Council had a busy agenda April 14, but it was a quick meeting in City Hall, where employee Raymond Athearn and Lloyd Daniels were singled out for their dedication to the city.
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‘Cooped Up’ in Belfast
Three Tides and Free Range Music Festival team up for mini festival fundraising event
Read More>>BELFAST — On Saturday, April 26 Three Tides and the Free Range Music Festival will present “Cooped Up,” a mini festival featuring Jacob Augustine, When Particles Collide, Travis Cyr, Chamberlain, The Rugged and Jim Dandy at Three Tides and Marshall Wharf Brewing Company. The event will run from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will take the place of the full scale Free Range Music Festival this year.
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