BELFAST — The Midcoast Actors’ Studio will present the holiday favorite “The Snow Queen” from Dec. 7-16 at the Crosby Center at 96 Church St. The play is an adaptation from an original fairy tale penned in 1844 by Hans Christian Anderson. Many versions of this story have been presented over the years, perhaps the best […]
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Belfast City Council votes to silence mayor after she writes letter to local paper
BELFAST (AP) — A Maine City Council has voted to stop its mayor from speaking on their behalf, citing a recent opinion piece in which she criticized her experience in council meetings. The Bangor Daily News reports the Belfast City Council voted unanimously for the measure Tuesday night and also voted 3-2 to leave the Mayors’ Coalition […]
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Police chase car with canoe on top after driver left Belfast bar with his beer
BELFAST — A Wisconsin man led officers on a high-speed chase from Belfast to Searsport on Monday night, police said. Police received a call at about 10:30 p.m. from a downtown Belfast pub that a man had ordered a beer, paid for it and then picked up his can of Bud Light, walked outside and […]
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Norway firm eyes Maine for major salmon farming operation
BELFAST (AP) — A Norwegian firm says it has bought land in Maine that it intends to use to build one of the world’s largest land-based salmon farms. Nordic Aquafarms says it has signed an agreement to buy 40 acres on the outskirts of Belfast. It says the initial project phase will include a $150 […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt lights up scoreboard, beats Belfast 73-0
Leavitt’s Caleb Bowen runs the ball past Belfast’s defense during a blowout game in Leavitt on Friday night. TURNER — The Leavitt offense was running on all cylinders Friday night, with the horsepower of a sports car and the efficiency of a hybrid. The Hornets’ first six plays all went for touchdowns and they never […]
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Belfast man dies after police use stun gun to immobilize him
BELFAST (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after Maine police used a stun gun in an attempt to immobilize him. Belfast police responded to the home of Dennis Ward on Saturday after they say Ward fired a gun multiple times in his house. Belfast’s chief of police says Ward fired the gun into the […]
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Sally R. Pouliot
AUBURN — Sally R. Pouliot, 78, of Otisfield passed away Saturday, March 11, at the Hospice House. She was born in Belfast on Aug. 5, 1938, the daughter of Kenneth and Margaret Raye Robbins. She attended schools in Belfast as well as Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. Sally graduated from Frankfurt American High School in 1956. […]
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Credit union customers in Belfast report account thefts
BELFAST (AP) — Authorities are urging customers of a credit union in Belfast to check their accounts after dozens of people said hundreds of dollars were stolen from their accounts. Police say someone apparently installed a skimming device in an ATM at the Down East Credit Union branch on Saturday. Police Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick says […]
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Jennifer Armstrong presenting program for children at Farmington Public Library
FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine will present a Children’s Program of Songs and Stories with Jennifer Armstrong at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Farmington Public Library. Families with grade school-aged children are encouraged to attend. There is no charge, but a family contribution of $10 would be appreciated. Armstrong has […]
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Correction: Belfast goalie was Morgan Fernald
BATH — A story on Page D1 on Sunday, Oct. 30, should have identified the Belfast High School field hockey goalie as Morgan Fernald in the Class B state title game. It was a reporting error.