Waldo County News

Abundant shade-loving plants, unusual arboreal beauties and breezy views await visitors at the garden of Janice Anthony and David Greeley, 291 Hatch Road, Jackson.

Police are investigating financial discrepancies indicating that more than $20,000 is missing from the town office, according to Sharon Moody, the new town treasurer.

The seasonal Belfast Summer Nights outdoor concert series continues Thursday, June 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with music in the gazebo of Steamboat Landing, on the city's waterfront.

Would you like to have your cholesterol and glucose tested? On Wednesday, June 26, from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Waldo County General Hospital will be doing free community cholesterol and glucose screenings.

William Wiley, a former music teacher from Searsport who stood trial on sex abuse allegations in the spring of 2011, now stands convicted of nothing.

Beautiful 2 bedroom home with simple plans for expanding to 4 bedrooms with 1 car garage; Plus 2nd income property over a separate 2 car garage; brings in $675 plus utilities, 2.1 acres, garden spot, 3 season sunporch, fireplace.

Jeffrey Fries, 25 of Searsmont, was driving a 2007 GMC pickup in an easterly direction on Route 173 in Searsmont when a turkey flew in front of the vehicle.

A 57-year-old Unity man was arrested early Friday morning, June 14, after a woman and her young son told police he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her to the floor.

Earlier this spring, Garelick Farms invited Maine students in grades K-6 to submit an illustration depicting what Pure Happiness means to them for the contest.

Police say a Searsmont man was arrested on his wedding anniversary after he became angry with his wife when she called a woman she thought was his girlfriend.

Do you sometimes find yourself sitting down to a meal in front of the television or eating it while standing at the counter and before you know it, you've cleaned your plate and you aren't really sure what you ate? Or you gobble down a meal and then take seconds because you don't feel full? On Monday, July 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the ... (more)

Belfast has been a city of newcomers since its beginning. However, my paper will be focusing on the changes brought to Belfast starting after 1960.

Too often of late, we perceive Augusta as a political problem versus a solution.

Sgt. Glenn Graef will become the town's interim police chief on Monday, succeeding Police Chief William Lawrence after the latter was named Lincoln's new town manager, officials said Friday.

Police issued citations to a Texas man who lost control of his pickup truck while speeding and reading a text message Sunday afternoon, June 9. Kevin Durkee, 42 of San Antonio, Tex., was charged with texting while driving and failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle after he drove off the road at at about 1:30 p.m. According to the accident ... (more)

Belfast Garden Club members showed support for the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center's Garden Program by donating instructive books to the Reentry Center's library on growing vegetables and preparing nutritious meals after harvesting the bountiful food.

Belfast Garden Club members showed support for the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center's Garden Program by donating instructive books to the Reentry Center's library on growing vegetables and preparing nutritious meals after harvesting the bountiful food.

Over the last weekend we had the pleasure of seeing another set of Waldo County high school seniors make the transition into the next chapter of their lives.

Don't forget Saturday's Town Meeting, 10 a.m. in the school cafeteria, Walsh Common.

A lifelong educator - teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and superintendent - Rod McElroy saw the promise and potential in everyone he got to know.