Abigail Curtis

Belfast Bureau

 
Laurie A. Uhrin

Woman allegedly on drugs drifts off road, strikes several parked cars in Winterport

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 22, 2012, at 11:52 a.m.
WINTERPORT, Maine — A local woman was arrested Sunday night after she drove off the road in downtown Winterport and struck several parked cars, causing extensive damage, police say. Laurie A. Uhrin, 41, of Winterport admitted to being on two prescription drugs when she drifted off Main Street in a ...

Hours of testimony heard over bill that would allow property owners to sue if regulation cuts value of property

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 21, 2012, at 7:24 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — It seemed as if decades of simmering frustrations over Maine’s private property rights and environmental regulations came to a boil Tuesday afternoon during a public hearing on a controversial takings bill at the State House. Lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee heard hours of passionate testimony both in ...

Bill would allow Maine property owners to sue if regulation cuts value of property

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 20, 2012, at 7:37 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Should Maine give landowners more recourse when state regulations affect what they can do with their property? Lawmakers expect many people to testify Tuesday at the State House in Augusta during a public hearing on LD 1810, “An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Committee To Review ...
Harry Richter

Belfast doctor’s condition improving after being dragged, pinned by truck

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 20, 2012, at 1:22 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — A local doctor who was dragged and pinned by his truck nearly two weeks ago has been upgraded to fair condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Harry Richter, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, initially had been listed ...

Accused rapist among Waldo County indictments

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 17, 2012, at 7:46 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — A woman who allegedly helped steal about $100,000 worth of jewelry and goods in the course of a five-month crime spree and a man accused of breaking into a Belfast home and raping a young woman who lived there are among the 36 people indicted this week ...
Firefighters from five towns worked Friday afternoon to extinguish a fire that destroyed a West Waldo Road home.

Pets perish in Belfast home fire

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 17, 2012, at 5:54 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — A dog and cat perished Friday afternoon but no people were hurt in a fire that demolished a home on West Waldo Road. When firefighters arrived at the shingled two-story home at about 3 p.m., flames were coming out the windows, officials said. “Smoke was coming out ...
In this 1950 photo, Margaret Chase Smith sits in her Skowheagan study drafting the "Declaration on Conscience."

After brief campaign, Margaret Chase Smith added to list of influential American women

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 17, 2012, at 2:12 p.m.
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A Facebook campaign to get Margaret Chase Smith included on a list of influential American women proved successful this week when the pioneering politician was given her due. David Richards, interim director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, was disappointed when he learned recently that ...

Belfast police warn against ‘grandparent scam’

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 16, 2012, at 7:58 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — Police are urging area seniors to beware of a “ grandparent scam,” which almost cost a local woman thousands recently. In this telephone scam, elderly people receive a call purportedly from their grandchildren who are in trouble in a foreign country, according to Detective Sgt. Bryan Cunningham ...

Belfast tries to woo landowners instead of using eminent domain to build rail trail

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 16, 2012, at 7:32 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — Landowners who will be affected by the city’s proposed rail trail along the Passagassawakeag River asked questions and spoke their minds Wednesday night during a meeting held at Belfast City Hall. The question-and-answer session was part of city officials’ continued efforts to persuade the people who own ...
Eleanor Hartshorn sits with her dog Toby in a trailer owned by Patricia LeSan on  on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. With her is Becky Nibby, second from left, Luman LeSan, center and his sister Betsy LeSan. Hartshorn was burned out of a mobile home she shared with Becky Nibby, Betsy LeSan and Pam Nibby.

Morrill family that escaped fire under investigation for allegations of animal neglect

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 15, 2012, at 5:29 p.m.
MORRILL, Maine — A Morrill family that escaped a trailer fire at the end of December is under investigation by the state after officials received allegations of animal neglect. Several pets were killed in the fire, but family members, who have since moved into a new trailer with at least ...

AG says police justified in use of deadly force, veteran who was shot disagrees

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 14, 2012, at 3:51 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — A Belfast police officer was justified in using deadly force when he shot and seriously wounded a man in an armed confrontation last summer, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Maine Attorney General’s Office. But Benjamin Thompson, 26, of Swanville, a U.S. Marine veteran who ...
Belfast residents woke up Tuesday, Feb. 14 to find the city decorated for Valentine's Day, with intricate and colorful Valentine’s Day cards posted around the center of the city.

Mystery Valentine’s Day cards make Belfast residents smile

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 14, 2012, at 1:47 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — Love was in the air, or at least taped to the signposts. On Tuesday morning, Belfast residents woke up to find the city decorated for the heart-felt holiday, with intricate and colorful Valentine’s Day cards posted around the center of the city. No one seemed to know ...

Energy efficiency program saving homes $900 per year in energy costs

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 13, 2012, at 10:20 p.m.
UNITY, Maine — Thanks to a hefty federal grant, almost 50 households in Unity have been able to get energy audits and also have $500 worth of weatherization work done on their homes. The participants include Darcy Milliard, whose 1820 colonial has felt a lot warmer and less drafty since ...
Emergency crews work to remove Louise Boudreau-Bouchard from her vehicle after she was hit head on by an SUV driven by William Hinkle Jr. while heading northbound on Route 1A in Frankfort around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2011.

Frankfort man to be sentenced for crash that severely injured woman

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 13, 2012, at 4:55 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — A man involved in a head-on crash on Route 1A last March that caused serious injuries to a woman has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the accident and will be sentenced in March. William Hinkle Jr., 35, of Frankfort, pleaded guilty last week to aggravated driving ...
Waldo County Sheriff Scott Story shares a laugh with 90-year-old Doris Herbert of Morrill. Herbert worked as a deputy matron at Waldo County Jail beginning in the 1970s and came to the open house for the new sheriff's office in order to hand in her badge. "It was a great experience, and I loved every minute of it," she said.

State-of-the-art sheriff’s office and EMA building open

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 10, 2012, at 10:47 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — Waldo County Sheriff’s Office deputies were all smiles Friday morning as they escorted open house visitors through the new office building they moved into last month. The 10,750-square-foot structure in many ways is the polar opposite of the 200-year-old house next door on Congress Street that has ...
Jeremy Gilley of Palermo, a former U.S. Army specialist with airborne special forces who served in Iraq, lost both his legs in an accident in December after he stopped to help another motorist on Route 3 in Augusta. Friends and relatives are now holding fundraisers to help his family and to buy prosthetics for him.

Community rallies for Palermo veteran who lost legs in crash

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 10, 2012, at 6:44 p.m.
PALERMO, Maine — Two years ago, Jeremy Gilley was rappelling out of helicopters in Iraq, where he served as a U.S. Army specialist with airborne special forces. The 27-year-old Gilley, a Palermo native who graduated from Erskine Academy in South China, made it home to Maine safely. But just before ...
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Jarred Regimbal

Man charged after allegedly assaulting wife, 7-year-old stepdaughter

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 10, 2012, at 6:22 p.m.
FREEDOM, Maine — A man was arrested and charged with two counts of domestic violence assault this week after allegedly attacking both his wife and 7-year-old stepdaughter. Jarred Regimbal, 24, of Freedom is accused of punching his wife and kicking her in the face Tuesday afternoon during an argument, according ...
Harry Richter

Doctor in serious condition after getting dragged and pinned by truck

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 10, 2012, at 6:19 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — A doctor who was dragged and pinned by his truck Thursday afternoon was listed in serious condition Friday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Harry Richter, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, was taken to Bangor by LifeFlight helicopter ...

Frankfort starts exploring secession from school district

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 09, 2012, at 5:56 p.m.
FRANKFORT, Maine — In a sometimes-emotional meeting Wednesday night, residents began wrestling with the tough decision of whether the town wants to secede from its school district and join Hampden-based MSAD 22 to the north. “Bad idea,” Vern Nickerson, a bus driver for the town’s current district, RSU 20, summed ...
Craig Sullivan

Morrill man arrested after flipping the bird at ex-girlfriend

By Abigail Curtis on Feb. 09, 2012, at 5:42 p.m.
BELFAST, Maine — Police arrested a man after he made an obscene gesture at his ex-girlfriend Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of a Belfast drugstore. Craig Sullivan, 22, of Morril, allegedly extended his middle finger, or flipped the bird, at the woman at about 1 p.m. outside the Walgreens ...
 
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