The Republican Journal

07/20/2024

WALDO — “Every person’s body is so different. It’s crucial to be able to accommodate and make comfortable anyone who wants a tattoo from me, as much as I am able… Working with people’s bodies all the time, [and recognizing] how vastly different ever…

07/19/2024

BELFAST — A construction contractor has secured permits from the city of Belfast and Maine Department of Environmental Protection to repair the seawall of Dr. Lyndon Morgan, with construction set to begin Monday morning.

BELFAST — A construction contractor has secured permits from the city of Belfast and Maine Department of Environmental Protection to repair the seawall of Dr. Lyndon Morgan, with construction set

07/19/2024

BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will hold a community forum next month as it continues a discussion regarding its labor and delivery services and how to meet the needs of expectant mothers in the communities it serves.

BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will hold a community forum next month as it continues a discussion regarding its labor and delivery services and how to meet the needs

07/18/2024

This article is part one of a two-part series on Sears Island development.

07/18/2024

BELFAST — Like a soccer team, passing the ball back and forth and riffing off each other. That’s how Dennis Price of Capital City Improv described improvisational comedy and the upcoming show at the Belfast Maskers Community Theater on Friday, July …

BELFAST — Like a soccer team, passing the ball back and forth and riffing off each other. That’s how Dennis Price of Capital City Improv described improvisational comedy and the

07/18/2024

Proposed OSHA regulations have local fire and EMS departments facing an economic firestorm.

07/18/2024

The city of Belfast and Nordic Aquafarms are working together with Joint Defense Agreements.

07/17/2024

NORTHPORT — The Scone Goddess has organized the first Scone Festival to take place Sunday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Point Lookout.

07/17/2024

Councilors also renewed their efforts to retain labor and delivery services at Waldo County General Hospital.

07/17/2024

BELFAST — The Belfast Area High School class of 1984 will hold a class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

07/16/2024

BROOKS — Maine State Police responded to an emailed bomb threat directed at Ralph’s Café Tuesday morning, July 16. They deemed the threat a hoax.

07/16/2024

BELFAST — “Helen B. Shute, Newspaper Woman, Photographer and Civic Leader” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 22, in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library.

BELFAST — “Helen B. Shute, Newspaper Woman, Photographer and Civic Leader” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 22, in the Abbott Room

07/16/2024

BELFAST — Waldo County High Sheriff Jason Trundy has been elected president of the Belfast Rotary Club. Inducted at the club’s June 26 annual meeting, Sheriff Trundy takes the reins of the 70-member club during its 100th year of providing service to…

BELFAST — Waldo County High Sheriff Jason Trundy has been elected president of the Belfast Rotary Club. Inducted at the club’s June 26 annual meeting, Sheriff Trundy takes the reins

07/16/2024

BELFAST — What do gardeners and artists have in common? A lot, if you read the experts. In addition to creativity and hard work, gardening and art-making both involve faith, trust and imagination. So, when an artist offers to share their garden, exp…

BELFAST — What do gardeners and artists have in common? A lot, if you read the experts. In addition to creativity and hard work, gardening and art-making both involve faith,

07/15/2024

ORONO — At its regular meeting Monday, July 15, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow the university to sell the Frederick Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

ORONO — At its regular meeting Monday, July 15, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow the university to sell the Frederick Hutchinson Center in

07/11/2024

BELFAST — While the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals is set to deliberate whether to send Nordic Aquafarms’ environmental permits back to the Planning Board for reconsideration, Maine’s Environmental Protection commissioner has declined to revoke the …

BELFAST — While the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals is set to deliberate whether to send Nordic Aquafarms’ environmental permits back to the Planning Board for reconsideration, Maine’s Environmental Protection

07/10/2024

ROCKLAND — The state will not be able to allege at the upcoming trial of Malcolm Stewart that the defendant was fleeing from the state to avoid prosecution following the sudden closure of Castle Builders.

ROCKLAND — The state will not be able to allege at the upcoming trial of Malcolm Stewart that the defendant was fleeing from the state to avoid prosecution following the

07/10/2024

AUGUSTA — East Belfast School kindergarten teacher Shilo Burnham is one of eight semifinalists for 2025 Maine Teacher of the Year.

07/09/2024

Maine School Garden Network and Waldo County School Garden Collective invite the community to explore what's growing and cooking in a selection of Waldo County's school gardens on Friday, July 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Maine School Garden Network and Waldo County School Garden Collective invite the community to explore what's growing and cooking in a selection of Waldo County's school gardens on Friday, July

07/09/2024

BROOKS — Waldo County Democrats will meet in two sessions this month to nominate candidates for two local races in November: Waldo County treasurer and Maine House District 38 representative.

07/09/2024

ROCKPORT — When newlyweds Barbara and Greg Furey dug a pond behind their house, they envisioned it surrounded by gardens where, after a day of weeding and planting, they could sit and watch the turtles and listen to the birds. Sixty years later, wha…

ROCKPORT — When newlyweds Barbara and Greg Furey dug a pond behind their house, they envisioned it surrounded by gardens where, after a day of weeding and planting, they could

07/07/2024

SEARSMONT — Composer Robert Sirota’s fourth annual Muzzy Ridge Concerts series brings two sets of extraordinary artists to Maine for chamber music performances, presented over consecutive weekends in late August.

07/05/2024

PROSPECT — It will be another six months before installation of su***de barriers can begin on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.

07/05/2024

BELFAST — “I’m going to take you on an adventure,” John Jurcheck said. “And I might not even be able to tell you where we’re going. But you can trust me, I’ll be your guide… And I’ll put the question back to you. ‘What made it different? What made i…

BELFAST — “I’m going to take you on an adventure,” John Jurcheck said. “And I might not even be able to tell you where we’re going. But you can trust

07/05/2024

SEARSPORT — Tozier’s, the longstanding Searsport grocery store, is closed “until further notice.”

07/03/2024

BELFAST — Belfast Soup Kitchen is celebrating more than 6,500 deliveries in partnership with DoorDash’s Project DASH as part of its national celebration of over 6 million deliveries of 100 million meals through Project DASH.

BELFAST — Belfast Soup Kitchen is celebrating more than 6,500 deliveries in partnership with DoorDash’s Project DASH as part of its national celebration of over 6 million deliveries of 100

07/03/2024

BELFAST — The First Church in Belfast invites the community to its annual Summer Fair on the front lawn. The fair has taken place each summer for more than 50 years and draws a wide attendance of visitors from near and far.

BELFAST — The First Church in Belfast invites the community to its annual Summer Fair on the front lawn. The fair has taken place each summer for more than 50

07/03/2024

SEARSMONT — The Searsmont Town Library will present its 34th annual Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, July 13, at the Community Building from 9 a.m. to 1pm.

07/03/2024

LINCOLNVILLE CENTER — The 31st annual Strawberry Festival will be held on Saturday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lincolnville Community Building and the United Christian Church (UCC) at 18 Searsmont Road (Route 173).

LINCOLNVILLE CENTER — The 31st annual Strawberry Festival will be held on Saturday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lincolnville Community Building and the United Christian

07/03/2024

BELFAST — “Glow,” an original oil painting by Belfast artist Jerri Finch, has been selected as the graphic for Belfast Rotary Club’s 2024 Belfast Harbor Fest. The image will appear on Harbor Fest souvenir items, posters and fliers. It will also be f…

BELFAST — “Glow,” an original oil painting by Belfast artist Jerri Finch, has been selected as the graphic for Belfast Rotary Club’s 2024 Belfast Harbor Fest. The image will appear