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3 incumbent Belfast city councilors win reelection
Three incumbents of the Belfast City Council won their reelection races on Tuesday, in each case beating out a challenger. The winners in the election were councilors Mary Mortier in Ward 1 (1,885...
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Mayor Nicole Kalloch reelected to Rockland City Council
Mayor Nicole Kalloch won reelection to the Rockland City Council on Tuesday. Kalloch, who ran for the only open seat on the council against newcomer David Statman, received 2,055 votes, according to...
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Belfast bakery quietly closes after a decade in business
A small bakery in downtown Belfast appears to have quietly closed at some point in the last year. Moonbat City Baking Co., which opened in 2013 at 137 Main St., was known for its well-made croissants...
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Joel Merry declared winner in Sagadahoc County sheriff’s race
The race for sheriff in Sagadahoc County has been called. Joel Merry will continue to serve in that role. The current Democratic sheriff was facing one of his deputies, Republican Sgt. Aaron...
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Belfast hospital to close its maternity ward
The board of MaineHealth Waldo Hospital in Belfast announced Thursday that it will be closing the facility’s labor and delivery unit next spring. The closure will take effect April 1, 2025....
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Police identify 2 who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Freedom
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office has identified two people who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Freedom last month. Cansheng Zhao, 31, and Bolin Zhao, 31, both of Brooklyn, New York, were found...
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This midcoast shipwreck once served booze during Prohibition
This story first appeared in the Midcoast Update, a newsletter published every Tuesday and Friday morning. Sign up here to receive stories about the midcoast delivered to your inbox each week, along...
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New Waldo County business will let you smash things to blow off steam
A new Searsmont business will soon give its customers the chance to release any pent-up frustration by breaking glass objects, blasting loud music, bursting liquid-filled balloons and committing other...
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Thomaston rehires EMS chief despite him pleading guilty to sexually abusing teen
If you or someone you know needs resources or support related to sexual violence, contact the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s 24/7 hotline at 800-871-7741. Thomaston reinstated its EMS chief,...
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Storms dramatically eroded midcoast Maine’s sand dunes last winter
It was clear after a series of storms hit Maine’s coast last winter that they took away lots of sand from the state’s beaches. Now, state officials have gathered the data — and it turns out the...
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Fire destroys abandoned midcoast home
Officials are investigating the causes of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home in Frankfort on Sunday night, according to WABI. Nobody had lived in the home on Marsh Stream Road for about 20 years....
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Maine father and son plead guilty in antisemitic graffiti case
A Harpswell father and son have pleaded guilty to criminal mischief charges for defacing property in Harpswell, Bath and Brunswick with antisemitic graffiti in January. Both have also signed consent...
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Yale University museum will return items to Maine tribes
The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University will repatriate a number of artifacts that were taken from Maine tribes, WABI reported Tuesday. As part of the Native American Graves...
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Belfast responds to challenges from growing use of city parks
Visits to Belfast’s municipal parks and walking paths have been up in recent years, but with more people, the city has also reported more rule-breaking and nuisance behavior. Among the issues are that...
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Prosecutor ‘shocked’ by Thomaston’s decision to rehire EMS chief despite sex...
If you or someone you know needs resources or support related to sexual violence, contact the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s 24/7 hotline at 800-871-7741. The Knox County district attorney...
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Teen critically injured in Waldo County crash
A teen was critically injured Tuesday in a Palermo crash. The teen from the town of China was driving a 2002 Ford Ranger south on North Palermo Road about 12:07 p.m. when he lost control and hit a...
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Maine-based solar power developer lays off 40 workers
A slowdown in the U.S. solar energy market has forced the Maine-based developer ReVision Energy to lay off about 40 workers, representing 8 percent of its staff, according to company officials. Greg...
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Developer scales back midcoast nursing home plan
A developer has scaled back plans for a long-term care facility in the midcoast town of Damariscotta. Portland-based Sandy River Co. had originally hoped to build a 102-bed nursing home at a site on...
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Maine’s housing crisis is affecting domestic abuse survivors
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to talk with an advocate, call 866-834-4357, TTY 1-800-437-1220. This free, confidential service is available 24/7 and is...
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Popular waterfront Belfast bar proposes major renovation
A popular waterfront bar and restaurant in Belfast is looking to complete a major renovation over the next year that would, in part, help protect it against coastal floods that have repeatedly...
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