Abigail Curtis
Belfast Bureau
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Accused Stockton Springs rapist still at large
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — With an unidentified assailant still at large two days after he violently sexually assaulted a 61-year-old woman in her Stockton Springs home, this small midcoast community is rattled — but not wrecked. “Will we think twice? Yes. Will we think about the safety of ourselves and ...
Fire destroys Brooks apple ladder manufacturing facility
BROOKS, Maine — As his manufacturing facility continued to smolder Wednesday afternoon from a devastating fire that began the night before, Peter Baldwin said he wasn’t sure what the future will bring for the business he has run in a converted dairy barn on Hall Hill Road for 23 years. ...
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Man arrested after allegedly firing handgun at car containing 2 women, young child
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — Police arrested a local man Tuesday who is accused of shooting a handgun at a vehicle that had two women and a young child inside. The incident began a little before 12:30 p.m., when the women drove to a residence on Damon Road to retrieve some ...
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Midcoast banking on baby boomers; area wooing wealthy, community-minded retirees
ROCKPORT, Maine — When Bill Chapman and his wife retired to Maine after working 40 years in Chicago, they made sure to pack his golf clubs. Nearly 10 years later, those clubs are still gathering dust in their Rockport home. The Chapmans may have retired, but the baby-boomer couple was ...
Police looking for man accused of raping 61-year-old Stockton Springs woman
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — Police are asking for help as they search for a man believed to have violently sexually assaulted a 61-year-old woman Monday afternoon at her residence in Stockton Springs. The woman did not know her assailant, according to Detective Jason Bosco of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office. ...
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Train safety lights to be activated for Waldo County excursion rides
BROOKS, Maine — For the last three summers, the rattle and chug of a slow locomotive has been heard with more frequency along the tracks of the former Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad in Waldo County. The Brooks Preservation Society, a mostly volunteer group composed of retired railroad workers and ...
Canadian arrested after allegedly acting belligerently with Belfast police
BELFAST, Maine — A Canadian man who grew belligerent with Belfast police early Sunday morning ended up being arrested on several charges, police say. Gary Ross, 42, of Robichaud Settlement, New Brunswick, apparently had approached some young women on the street about 1:45 a.m. and offered them a ride home, ...
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21st birthday celebration leads to assault charges for woman
BELFAST, Maine — A young woman who began Saturday night by celebrating her 21st birthday in Bangor ended it in jail in Belfast after police arrested her for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend. Cristin Harvey of Belfast had gone to Bangor with her boyfriend, but the two began arguing on the ...
From video games to apps: Waldo County’s Ryan Linn turns love of hiking into a business
CAMDEN, Maine — When 28-year-old Ryan Linn was growing up in Belfast and Unity, he hated hiking and being outside. Instead, he whiled away the hours playing video games or messing around with computers. But then he went to boarding school at Gould Academy in Bethel, and things had to ...
Senate to vote on student-loan rate as Maine eyes votes by Snowe, Collins
BELFAST, Maine — Alex Steed of Cornish had borrowed nearly $30,000 by the time he received a diploma from the University of Southern Maine. He’s working on paying off his student debt, the recent graduate said Friday, but at the end of every month he is broke. “I live in ...
Rockport man summoned for theft of metal from Belfast home
BELFAST, Maine — A man who allegedly was caught by police stealing metal from a vacant home on Swan Lake Avenue has been issued a summons in connection with the theft. Clarence J. Lawrence, 34, of the village of Glen Cove in Rockport was one of three related men found ...
2,000 Quebec cyclists plan summer stop in Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — Next summer, the streets of Belfast may be briefly inundated with 2,000 cyclists from a Quebecois bike touring group who would like to camp overnight in the city during a weeklong loop through Maine. Velo Quebec Evenements had asked that the city of Belfast write a letter ...
Seasonal surprise: copper pipes found ripped out of Bayside summer homes
NORTHPORT, Maine — Some summer residents getting ready to return to their Bayside village homes are in for a nasty, expensive surprise, as plumbers have discovered that their copper pipes are missing when they’ve gone to hook up the water for the season. “It’s sort of a shock to everybody,” ...
Belfast man who cooked girlfriend’s phone faces charges, police say
BELFAST, Maine — A local man who recently was convicted for a February domestic violence assault in which he used a sledgehammer to damage his home was arrested again last week after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her with a knife. Kevin Flagg, 46, of Belfast recently was released ...
Man sentenced to 18 years for child sex abuse
BELFAST, Maine — A man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl two years ago was sentenced to 18 years in prison with all but 8 years suspended on Friday in Waldo County Superior Court. Alfred Seekins, 50, of Dixmont, admitted to two counts of gross sexual assault, ...
Searsport bookstore moving to Belfast
SEARSPORT, Maine — Left Bank Books in Searsport is the perfect place to shop on a rainy spring afternoon, with a cheerful proliferation of novels, nonfiction and children’s books squeezed into the corners of its snug brick storefront. But owners Marsha Kaplan, Lindsay McGuire and Barbara Klausmeyer are getting a ...
Johnny Appleseed tree planted at Unity College
UNITY, Maine — This time, Johnny Appleseed wore shoes and left his tin cap at home. But he brought a snake in a sack. John Chapman of Athens, the great-great-great-great grandnephew of the iconic, pioneering nurseryman, came to the Unity College orchard Thursday afternoon with a special mission in mind. ...
New RSU 20 superintendent selected
SEARSPORT, Maine — The assistant principal of Sumner Memorial High School was chosen Tuesday night by the RSU 20 board to be the new superintendent for the nine-town midcoast school district. Brian Carpenter, who has worked since November at the Sullivan high school, previously served as assistant superintendent for Calais-based ...
Liberty man arrested at accident scene despite best efforts to avoid police
MORRILL, Maine — Although a Liberty man made every effort to leave the scene of an accident Friday morning and demanded that onlookers not call for help, he did end up getting arrested and was charged with operating under the influence. Joshua Jewett, 35, apparently rolled his car at about ...
Master Maine Guide found guilty in animal cruelty case
BELFAST, Maine — It didn’t take long Monday afternoon for a Waldo County jury to decide the fate of a Master Maine Guide and Maine State Prison guard who was accused of aggravated animal cruelty against a bobcat. Less than an hour after the conclusion of the daylong trial, the ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
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Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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