Round Pond News

An investigation is continuing into a hate crime after offensive graffiti was found painted in a Jewish man's housing development in Rangeley.

Police are making progress in an investigation into slurs spray-painted on a road, a sign and a six-wheeler belonging to a Jewish family.

The Little Brown Church in Round Pond will welcome Brunswick songwriter Jud Caswell at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.

A hand-blown glass vessel. A steel fish sculpture. A framed lithograph by Maine's beloved icon of American Art, Dahlov Ipcar.

Steuben sculptor Jesse Salisbury created a 10-ton sculpture from pink Aswan granite as part of the 13th Aswan International Sculpture Symposium in Egypt.-PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSE SALISBURY Steuben Sculptor Hones ...

BELFAST : Alan and Julie Wood and their grandson, Devin Jackson attended Thursday's showing of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

SWANVILLE : Toddy Pond School, serving Waldo County families with the area's only pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade, coed, independent school, is actively seeking new board members for the coming year, ...

ROCKLAND : Starting Memorial Day Weekend, that's this coming weekend unbelievably, we will be open 7 days a week.

WARREN : Bishop William Dempsey was born March 9, 2008, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center to Corey and Traci Dempsey of Warren.

Ride the crest of the ecology wave in this eco-friendly, cost-efficient home in the heart of the Bristol peninsula - convenient to Round Pond, New Harbor, Pemaquid and Damariscotta.

Bristol - $519,000 54 Red Oak Lane Residential Property Description: Ride the crest of the ecology wave in this eco-friendly, cost-efficient home in the heart of the Bristol peninsula - convenient to Round ... via Village Soup

“The committee could not make good decisions until there's guidance from Augusta. We have not been able to determine whether or not consolidation would save money for Bristol. Until the state makes a final rule on that, we can't figure that out.”

Taking the oath of office Bristol voters said a resounding "no" after a lengthy discussion, to spending $28,000 to create a schematic design for a new town hall at annual town meeting March 18. via Lincoln County News

March is town meeting month in many New England towns and in Bristol, voters are exercising their right by going to the polls on Mon., March 17, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., in the Bristol Town Office. via Lincoln County News

“We feel we should honor the citizen's request and have this run by the town's attorney”

After meeting with representatives of the Mahoosuc Land Trust on Tuesday, selectmen agreed to support the trust's efforts to purchase 644 acres of woodland off Route 26 in Bryant Pond village. via Sun-Journal

“Burns came from a poor background but was a reader. He was an absolute failure as a businessman but was an incurable romantic”

Scots bard Robert Burns is perhaps best known for his romantic poetry - "O My Luve's like a red, red rose" - but he also was a crucial preservationist of traditional Scots folklore and music. via Sun-Journal

“The customer will have to pay for each bond, even though the contractor is writing the check”

BELFAST : Bonding Law and Code Class for Builders The Maine State Legislature is considering a law that would require builders to post a bond if they take any deposits or partial payments from their customers ... via Village Soup

“The ability to look things up quickly in a new code improves my efficiency greatly. I recommend the course to every builder who wants to get ahead and to any of their key people who don't know their way around the IRC.”

BELFAST : PRESS RELEASE The Mid-Coast Builders' Alliance announces two series of classes to train builders to use The 2003 International Residential Code. via Village Soup

WALDOBORO : Arianna Regan Sproul was born Oct. 17, 2007 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport. via Village Soup