Abigail Curtis
Belfast Bureau
Experts warn against loan scam by company claiming to be based in Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — The Virginia family of a deployed, active-duty service member is among the victims of a consumer loan scam by a company claiming to be located in Belfast. Local police and the state Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection issued an alert Thursday to warn consumers to be on ...
Belfast won’t be purchasing hydropower dams
BELFAST, Maine — The city of Belfast will not own its own hydropower utility anytime soon, according to a decision made earlier this spring by the City Council. Councilors let the option to purchase Goose River Hydro, a privately owned series of three power plants and five dams, expire at ...
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2,200-mile canoe trek leads Minnesota couple to Belfast for good
BELFAST, Maine — When Aaron Bauman was courting Sarah Mattox, he asked her if she’d like to paddle across the country with him in a canoe. Though some might be intimidated by this kind of invitation, Sarah wasn’t. “I was smitten,” she recalled this week. A few years later, the ...
No arrest yet in violent Stockton Springs sex assault
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — A man believed to have violently sexually assaulted a 61-year-old Stockton Springs woman in her home on May 8 is still at large. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the attack and are actively tracking down all leads, Lt. Jason Trundy said Tuesday ...
Bayside residents warned about giant hogweed
NORTHPORT, Maine — Last summer, two very unwelcome out-of-towners put down roots in the village of Bayside, until locals got rid of them in the dead of night. It wasn’t a matter of xenophobia. It was a matter of safety, according to town officials who are asking residents to keep ...
Belfast man participates in Bugles Across America event at Arlington cemetery
A Maine musician was present this weekend while the haunting strains of taps filled Arlington National Cemetery, as a nonprofit organization marked the 150th anniversary of the famous military signal. Ron Clark of Belfast, one of the nearly 200 buglers and trumpeters from all over the country who came to ...
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Belfast fashion show provides glimpse of history
BELFAST, Maine — The fashion show had a catwalk, swivel-hipped models and an appreciative audience that “oohed” and “aahed” when a particularly lovely outfit came parading by. It also had a lot of history. The show, “A Day in the Life … Notable Women of Belfast and Their Fashion,” filled ...
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One protester arrested as Tony Blair addresses Colby graduates
WATERVILLE, Maine — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Colby College seniors at Sunday’s commencement ceremony to never stop learning and to always have humility. “The greatest people I’ve met in my life have been humble,” he said. “Successful people are not defined by a restless search for fame ...
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Group of RSU 20 parents looking to add more local foods to school district’s menu
BELFAST, Maine — With 80 farmers growing fruits, vegetables and raising meat within 30 miles of RSU 20, the Belfast-area school district, a group of concerned parents thought it was a shame that most of what gets dished out in the cafeterias of local schools arrived via food trucks from ...
Belfast: Parking scofflaws need to find another community
BELFAST, Maine — Crackdown. That’s the word locals were using this week to describe the city’s new efforts to eradicate a longtime problem that has become more troubling as the weather warms up: parking scofflaws who hog the good downtown spaces for too long and don’t pay the tickets they ...
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Belfast man cited after German shepherd bites mother, child
BELFAST, Maine — After his German shepherd attacked a mother and child last week, a local man has been issued a civil violation for keeping a dangerous dog. Phillip Knox, 40, usually keeps his dog chained to the kitchen floor of his Harvey Road residence, according to a report from ...
Grand jury indicts 3 Monroe family members for growing pot
BELFAST, Maine — Three members of a Monroe family accused of growing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana in their Swan Lake Avenue garage were among 39 people indicted this week by the Waldo County Grand Jury. James Francis Ford and his wife, Darlene Ford, both 55, and ...
Jackson man accused of killing Florida firefighter indicted
BELFAST, Maine — A local man accused of killing a Florida firefighter in February and dumping his body in the woods of Newburgh was indicted this week by the Waldo County Grand Jury. Daniel Porter, 24, of Jackson, was charged with one count of intentional or knowing murder for the ...
Church members mourn passing of Episcopalian priest who served 21 years at St. Margaret’s in Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — A longtime Belfast Episcopalian priest who died Monday was remembered by his parishioners with sadness and stories about his kindness, his eloquent sermons and his efforts on behalf of social justice. The Rev. Truman Fudge, 78, served as rector of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church from 1974 until ...
Prospect man arrested after unescorted visit to ex’s house
PROSPECT, Maine — Police say that a Prospect man knew better than to go to his estranged wife’s house last weekend without a police escort and he remains in jail on charges triggered by his decision. Scott Leathers, 36, had called police fairly late Saturday evening to request that an ...
Temporary protection order lifted in midcoast lawmakers’ breakup
BELFAST, Maine — A temporary protection order filed by one lawmaker against another after a romantic breakup turned bad was dropped late Monday morning, according to officials at Belfast District Court. The two Democratic representatives reached a private agreement late Friday that satisfied the safety concerns of Rep. Erin Herbig, ...
Northport man dies in motorcycle crash
NORTHPORT, Maine — A Northport man died Saturday evening in what Maine State Police said is the second motorcycle fatality of the riding season. Donald “Skip” Rogers, 64, had been riding a Harley-Davidson on Route 52 about 6:30 p.m. when he went off the road on a curve and flipped ...
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Stockton Springs rape suspect still at large; more details of crime released
BELFAST, Maine — Police continued to ask for the public’s help Friday as they keep searching for the man who is believed to have violently sexually assaulted a 61-year-old Stockton Springs woman in her home earlier this week. “Part of our whole existence is for people to feel safe in ...
Unity College president to be inaugurated before commencement Saturday
UNITY, Maine — Higher education nationally may be about to undergo massive change as students struggle with rising debt and increasing college costs, but the 10th president of Unity College is sure that his school will continue to be a leader in sustainability education. Stephen Mulkey, who will be inaugurated ...
Police release images in hunt for accused Stockton Springs rapist
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — Police on Thursday released two images that officials hope will help them apprehend the man accused of violently sexually assaulting a 61-year-old woman Monday in her home. The victim described her attacker as being between 35 and 45 years old and 6 feet tall. He has ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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