Stockton-Springs News

Kayla Blanchard, 18, of Ellsworth was issued a citation for a seat belt violation, June 30, on Rodick Place.

PROSPECT : A woman from Florida who told police she fell asleep while driving across the Penobscot Narrows Bridge July 5 awoke to a breathtaking view after her vehicle struck the bridge several times.

Police are still combing through phone tips related to a pair of break-ins in Waldo County last week, but no arrests have been made.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : July 4th weekend and still no sun! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for summer! The weather forecast for the next week looks promising after we all go back to work, of course.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : Silent and Live Auction with Lobster Dinner & BBQ - " Stockton Harbor Sailing Center Help Stockton Harbor Sailing Center celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Fort Pownal on Saturday, July 18 and support SHSC's children's sailing program at the same time.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : A man who allegedly led police on an hour-long foot chase through the woods Sunday afternoon ended up at the Waldo County Jail, as did a female who was with him.

The fresh rain in Stockton Springs has geologists worried about the potential for landslides.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : A coastal landslide threatening two unoccupied camps, and possibly a third, took place Thursday night along the shore at Fort Point Cove, according to Maine Geological Survey officials.

The Town Office will also be closed on Friday, July 3, for the July 4th holiday.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : The Stockton Springs Planning Board meeting for July 1 has been cancelled.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : Residents who attended the town's annual meeting June 20 voted down an article that would have given owners of any privately owned road the exclusive right to name or rename that road.

BELFAST : Two steps down, one more to go. That was the comment from Regional School Unit 20 Superintendent Bruce Mailloux following the first RSU 20 regional budget meeting, at which 56 voters turned out to pass all 21 articles pertaining to the $33.5 million 2009-10 request June 17.

ROCKPORT : Maine Media Workshops instructor Jim Stone leads a class in View Camera, or large format photography June 21 a ' 27 at a special tuition rate for the Maine community.

Out of Deference to Tribes, State Outlaws It in Names of Public Places, Prompting a Squall By PHILIP SHISHKIN STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine -- For nearly a decade, locals here have been fighting American Indians over the name of a dead-end dirt road.

ROCKLAND : The Club House Bar & Grille located atop the Rockland Golf Club introduces Wii Wednesday...Come enjoy beer specials, and appetizer specials while playing and competing with Wii.

BELFAST : Due to an error, a recent budget mailing from the RSU 20 Board of Directors listed the date for the upcoming budget validation meeting as Tuesday, June 17.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : The Stockton Springs Community Library held its annual book, bake and plant sale on Saturday, June 6. Community members and library volunteers donated new and used books and also offered perennial plants from their gardens as well as baked goods from their kitchens.

BELFAST : Belfast Soup & Sandwich Restaurant has relocated to 147 High Street. Shop specialties include sandwiches on homemade bread, including lobster and crab rolls, soups and seafood chowders, and daily specials.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : In the wake of an expansion to the state law dealing with offensive place names and with a proposed change to the town's addressing ordinance awaiting a vote at town meeting, members of a homeowner's association here are hopeful they can change the name of their private road to include the word "Squall." Members of the Squaw ...

STOCKTON SPRINGS : The Stockton Springs Farmers' Market is open 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays through Labor Day in the Town Office parking lot.