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Belfast is divided after UMaine backs out of deal with church
A fiery debate about the role of religion in public life is playing out in Belfast, after the University of Maine System originally offered to sell a shuttered local facility to an evangelical church,...
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Credit union looks to build on former Belfast cafe property
A Belfast property that used to be a cafe could soon be replaced by a branch of Maine State Credit Union. The site at 15 Belmont Ave. — which is also Route 3 — used to be the home of Bell the Cat, a...
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Death of Virginia man found in Edgecomb ruled homicide
The death of a 34-year-old man found in Edgecomb last Tuesday has been declared a homicide. William Nathaniel Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, was found dead near the Schmid Land Preserve on Old...
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New owners bring life to the midcoast’s independent theaters
Movie-buff couple Sean Hoessli and Lindie Kuzmich moved from Montreal to midcoast Maine to make sure Brunswick’s 45-year-old single-screen cinema stays in business. The Eveningstar Cinema, located on...
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New ice cream shop aims to open in the midcoast
A new ice cream shop could be coming to a former restaurant space in Wiscasset. Mainely Scoops, which plans on serving ice cream and snacks, could open in the small building at 277 Bath Road, which is...
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Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce is closing
The Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce is closing. In a Monday letter to members, the chamber said it would cease operations Friday, according to MaineBiz. The PenBay Chamber faced a sharp decline in...
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Why one of coastal Maine’s biggest business groups is closing
Some midcoast business owners and officials have expressed dismay about the upcoming closure of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, which serves the Camden and Rockland areas and is one of...
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Maine youth theater founder faces 30 more years in prison after discovery of...
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 founder of a Maine youth...
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Judge declares mistrial in case of Edgecomb man accused of murdering 3-year-old
The judge in the case of an Edgecomb man accused of killing a toddler declared a mistrial on Wednesday after defense attorneys objected to an emotional outburst by the child’s mother, the Portland...
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Man dies in Brunswick crash after pulling out in front of pickup
A Yarmouth man is dead after his car was hit by a pickup truck in Brunswick on Wednesday morning. The crash happened at about 10:55 a.m. at the intersection of Pleasant Hill Road and Baribeau Drive,...
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Midcoast lawyer disbarred after assistant spent clients’ funds
Maine’s highest court has disbarred a Damariscotta attorney after he violated various professional standards, including not sufficiently supervising an employee who used his clients’ funds to pay...
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Shaw’s Fish and Lobster Wharf for sale in New Harbor
Shaw’s Fish and Lobster Wharf in New Harbor is on the market. William “Bill” Knight and Lloyd Mendelson, owners of the popular restaurant and commercial fishing dock at 129 Route 32, listed the...
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Longtime Waldo County commissioner dies
One of Waldo County’s three elected commissioners has died. Commissioner William “Bill” Shorey died at his home in Searsport on Thursday, the county announced. He “passed away peacefully at home this...
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A midcoast town is still trying to clean up its giant toxic carpet pile
The town of Warren has applied again for federal funding to clean up a large pile of toxic carpet waste on the side of Route 90, after it was denied an earlier request for $2 million to pay for the...
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A midcoast rower helps others enjoy the cold wonders of winter
By now, most of Belfast’s boat-owning residents have tucked away their vessels for the season. But on Tuesday morning, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees and snow coating the docks, Nicolle...
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Former head of Brunswick Landing authority returns as interim director
The former longtime executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has returned to the role on an interim basis. Steve Levesque, who led the Brunswick Landing redevelopment group...
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Driver charged after crash that caused midcoast power outage
A Rockland man was charged with operating under the influence after an early-morning crash Saturday that cut electrical service to homes and businesses in Rockland and Owls Head. Steven Stirewalt, 36,...
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Midcoast Maine school district cancels classes because of ‘safety concern’
This story will be updated. There will be no school in the Bath area on Monday. Regional School Unit 1 officials said in a brief social media post that classes have been canceled because of a “safety...
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Belfast’s new affordable housing project sees large demand
Demand is already high for a new 48-unit affordable housing complex at the site of Belfast’s former public works garage, which is opening after four years of development. Almost 200 people have...
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Generations of midcoast poultry farmers have kept this rare duck breed alive
A flock of eight ducks on Jefferson’s Goose Hill Road are among the only representatives of their kind in the region, according to legacy poultry breeder Sarah Merrill, who is striving to keep their...
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