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Housing subdivision proposed near downtown Belfast
A developer hopes to divide a 2.4-acre property just outside downtown Belfast into eight lots for single and multi-family housing. The property at 243 High St. already has two buildings on it, and the...
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Midcoast school accused of mishandling dangerous propane leak
Staff at Wiscasset Middle High School failed to properly handle a dangerous propane leak in a classroom last month, in part by allowing matches to be lit in the same room after the leak was...
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Judge rules against couple who tried to keep neighbors off a Maine beach
A Phippsburg property owner will continue to have access to a stretch of beach that his neighbors had sued to bar him from using. In a 15-page decision, Justice Thomas McKeon of the Maine Business...
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UMaine System selects new buyer for shuttered Belfast facility
The University of Maine System now plans to sell the Hutchinson Center in Belfast to an agency that provides community services in Waldo County, after it rescinded an earlier offer to sell the...
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A midcoast sea captain’s church fair chowder recipe has been famous for decades
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Man accused of killing toddler in Maine pleads not guilty
If you are concerned about a child being neglected or abused, call Maine’s 24-hour hotline at 800-452-1999 or 711 to speak with a child protective specialist. Calls may be made anonymously. For more...
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Firefighters stop blaze at Searsmont sawmill
Firefighters on Saturday afternoon extinguished a blaze at the Robbins Lumber sawmill and lumber yard in Searsmont. The fire started in, and was contained to, a control room for the company’s dry...
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Fire destroys a beloved former pizza and movie shop in the midcoast
Waldoboro residents are mourning the destruction of a beloved former movie rental and pizza business in a fire on Sunday night. The former Movie Pizza Shoppe, which was established in 1987 and closed...
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Buyer of Hutchinson Center may keep some of it open to community
Waldo Community Action Partners, the group that recently won the right to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast from the University of Maine System, may leave some of the building open as a...
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How a Maine botanical garden hangs 66 miles of holiday lights every fall
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Church sues UMaine System after revoked sale of Belfast center
An evangelical church has sued the University of Maine System after it was initially selected to buy the system’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast, but then saw that offer rescinded and lost out to...
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Belfast becomes one of few U.S. cities to divest from Israel
Belfast will become one of just a handful of American cities that have agreed to withdraw their financial investments from companies that have ties to Israel in protest of its ongoing killing of...
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Board issues apology after embroiled Thomaston EMS chief resigns
The Thomaston Select Board issued an apology letter to the public on Wednesday, a week after its embroiled emergency medical services chief resigned from the position. Anthony Leo announced on Nov. 13...
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Church files 2nd challenge over UMaine’s sale of Belfast center
A day after a Belfast church sued the University of Maine System for accepting and then rescinding its offer to buy the local Hutchinson Center, it has now filed a separate challenge outside the court...
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Downtown Belfast cafe closing next month
Crumbs Provisions, a cafe in downtown Belfast, has announced that it will close next month. Located at 2 Spring St., the breakfast and brunch spot announced the closure on Facebook. Its last day of...
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Longtime midcoast market reopens just in time for Thanksgiving
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Brunswick residents fear contaminated well water related to foam spill
Doug Self and his wife, Amy, are tired of living like they’re camping in their home of 30 years. State testing recently revealed that their private well is contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
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This pricey midcoast property is free for someone to farm
A Cumberland County landowner is offering a free, 50-to-100 year land lease for someone who wants to farm his property. The roughly seven acres are located in Harpswell, where property is pricey and...
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A midcoast city’s off-kilter Santa decoration is back in ornament form
As communities across Maine begin decking the halls for the upcoming holidays, a midcoast community is bringing back its own peculiar vintage Santa Claus decoration in a form that more of its...
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Fire that destroyed popular midcoast restaurant ruled accidental
After two months of investigation, the Office of State Fire Marshal concluded the fire that destroyed Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina in Damariscotta on Sept. 1 was accidental. Investigators...
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