BELFAST — A Morrill man is set to be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to the 2019 shooting death of a romantic rival.
Austin McDevitt, 24, pleaded guilty to the…
Morrill
MORRILL — A Morrill man was arrested April 15, following a report of domestic violence.
Brett Armstrong, 30, was arrested after deputies responded to the residence to investigate…
Town meetings 2015
WALDO COUNTY - The third week in March is typically one of biggest for town meetings in Waldo County. This weekend, six towns — Brooks, Burnham, Knox, Morrill, Jackson and…
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 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…
Town joins Belfast in supporting second seccession attempt
BELMONT - Voters in a special refendum Thursday favored a second attempt to withdraw from Regional School Unit 20 by a tally of 36-15.
The town joins Belfast, where voters approved a new…
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…
Updated - annual town meetings in Waldo County March 16 - 30
WALDO COUNTY - Democracy is messy as the adage goes, and the kind practiced at annual town meetings around Maine is no exception. Some towns have become known for hot debates on a particular issue…
Working in Vacationland
MORRILL - Two years ago, Russell Manton was on the verge of making the kind of business decision that might have earned him an invitation to a state functions as an example of Maine, or maybe…
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…
