Searsmont News

A Happy Hanukkah to those of you out there who celebrate. My friend Rose made Polish donuts for the first night last Saturday.

Well by the time you read this there will only be one more day before Christmas.

Still the weather has been warm. It was almost 60 last night. I visited friends in Rhode Island last weekend, and didn't need a coat as it's always 10 warmer there than here.

Pretty country setting. House is a fixer upper and is being sold as is. Rooms downstairs are spacious and lot is pretty with mature vegetation.

The following cases were completed in 6th District Court in Rockland from Nov. 23 through Nov.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings.

A 22-year-old Hope man suffered serious injuries after crashing into a tree on Lincolnville Road in Searsmont Nov.

The following cases were closed in Fifth District Court in Belfast between Nov. 16 and Nov.

Pete Tinker of Searsmont has been trapping for 50 years. Sometimes, he's looking for pelts to sell.

It's not the weather that is causing some area firewood dealers to feel chilly - it's a slowdown in sales and an increase in competition that seem to bode badly for their businesses.

Firefighters from Lincolnville, Camden, Rockport and Searsmont spent time Nov. 21 in Lincolnville learning from the book how to conduct a safe cold water rescue before they took it to the boat launch at Norton Pond to see how it worked -- for real.

The Liberty Trading Post gas station and convenience store on Route 3 was destroyed by fire late Sunday night.

Year round home on a dead end road w/privacy 150 ft. of frontage with open fl plan with lots of light views of pond and Levensellar Mountain.

The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District held its annual meeting Nov.

Eliza Clark, a fifth-grader at the East Belfast School, measures out ingredients during her visit to the culinary arts class at the Waldo County Technical Center Nov.

A Waldo County grand jury finished its work late last week, handing down 37 indictments against 36 individuals.

The following cases were closed in Fifth District Court in Belfast between Nov. 2 and Nov.

I hope everyone is doing good in Searsmont and had a good week. Thanks to everyone who submitted items for me to submit a good article last week.

NORTHPORT : The annual Waldo County Fiddlers Showcase and contra dance is set for Saturday evening, Nov.

NOBLEBORO : The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District held its annual meeting Nov.