BELFAST — A Searsmont man was arrested May 14 for multiple charges of sex crimes involving children, including the…
Searsmont
Assaults allegedly occurred in 2014
BELFAST — A Searsmont man accused of stabbing another man in Waldo July 18 was sentenced to spend six months in jail in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 15…
BELFAST — A Searsmont man has been ordered to serve 90 days in jail and pay $12,000 restitution for operating under the influence July 29, leading to a car wreck that left his passenger…
LINCOLNVILLE — A Lincolnville woman was arrested for operating without a license in violation of conditions following a single vehicle accident on Searsmont Road in Lincolnville…
SEARSMONT — Four people were injured and one driver died Aug. 18, following a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Searsmont just after 8 p.m.
The operator of a 2013…
SEARSMONT — A Searsmont man was arrested after rolling his vehicle on New England Road July 29, according to a media report.
Albert Rhodes, 46, was…
SEARSMONT — The 38th annual St. George River Race took place April 2, just over a week after the original race date. The original date for the event, which is organized by the…
SEARSMONT — A resident of Alaska was arrested in Searsmont Jan. 7, following a report of a possible personal injury accident.
The complainant reportedly told Waldo County Dispatch…
SEARSMONT — A Dec. 22 crash left both the driver of the vehicle and a passenger with injuries.
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the crash around 7 p.m., with Corporal…
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…
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…
Interest varies in surrounding towns; elections on Jan. 13
BELFAST - In special elections next Tuesday, voters in five towns will choose members for the inaugural Regional School Unit 71 board of directors.
Several contested races in the new…
Last-minute request draws wide range of opinions, resolves in split vote
BELFAST - School’s out in RSU 20, but advocates from six towns seeking to withdraw from the district are making a final push to get their agreements approved by district and state officials.
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Modest turnout a marked contrast from last year
BELFAST - “A clean budget.”
That was how Regional School Unit 20 Superintendent Brian Carpenter described…
SEARSMONT — The Bragg family woke up early Thursday morning to the smell of smoke in their house, and Searsmont Fire Chief James Ames said they had to jump from windows on the second story to…
Updated: Belfast goes dark twice, other coastal communities hit
MIDCOAST - Strong winds caused power outages in pockets around the state Friday morning and early afternoon.
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Searsmont and Northport support withdrawal bid; budget passes on third try
Voters from the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 collectively approved the school district’s 2013-14 budget on Tuesday by a vote of 914-749. The validation ended a stalemate between district…
Will third time be the charm?
BELFAST — RSU 20 Superintendent Brian Carpenter opened Tuesday night’s public budget meeting with a plea to the 150 voters in attendance: accept that the 2013-14 budget will result in a…
Van about town
BELFAST - I followed this van once. It was all red, apart from some detailing along the sides and a sign on the front reading, “Coca-Cola Chicks.”
A branded ride on a whistle stop tour of…
Referendum results send school officials back to the whiteboard
Voters from the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 rejected the district’s proposed school budget for the second time in a referendum on Tuesday.
Turnout at the polls was low across the…
Referendum, Tuesday, July 30
BELFAST – Voters in the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 will take a second shot at the district's 2013-14 budget in a referendum Tuesday, July 30. …
Art and extracurriculars out again, library and secretaries in again
SEARSPORT - Regional School Unit 20 voters trimmed the district's draft 2013-14 budget by just over $360,000 at a public budget meeting at Searsport District High School, July 22.
Monday…
Belfast sets referendum date, Belmont and Northport to come
BELFAST – After a fraught loss at the polls in June, activists from six Waldo County municipalities are launching a second campaign to withdraw from Regional…
Public meeting July 22, referendum July 30
BELFAST - In a split vote, the Regional School Unit 20 board of directors approved a revised 2013-14 budget that goes lighter on staff cuts than those that prompted a backlash in May, and easier…
Apparent landslide victory for six-town movement fails on technicality
BELFAST - An ambitious bid by six Waldo County towns to secede from Regional School Unit 20 was approved by an overwheming majority of voters in a June 11 referendum. The vote won't count, however…
Former SAD 34 towns planning post-election pitch
BELFAST – Representatives of the six towns making a pitch to leave Regional School Unit 20 expect to present a plan to the school board shortly after the elections.
Voters in Belfast,…
Belfast moves ahead with withdrawal plan, too confidently for some
SEARSPORT – Voters in Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Northport, Searsmont and Swanville have approved pursuing withdrawal from Regional School Unit 20. But have they voted to withdraw or simply to…
