Thorndike News

Different day, different river, course, partner and race... Still, it was the same result for Jeff Owen.

JACKSON : Two weeks ago, Jackson selectmen voted to extend a six-month moratorium on issuing permits for industrial wind developments, but the vote was nullified when town officials found that a public hearing on the issue was required.

The Maine Sea Goddess will be crowned Wednesday, July 29 at the coronation ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. at Harbor Park in Rockland.

THORNDIKE : The 18th annual Washington School Reunion of all the Thorndike schools will be held Sunday, July 12, at the Thorndike Town Office rain or shine.

THORNDIKE : When the Thorndike Congregational Church on Gordon Hill Road celebrates its 100th anniversary Saturday, June 27, the festivities will actually be about six months overdue.

Transportation officials' recent decision to scrap 75 percent of the paving projects planned for the next two years due to budget cuts means deeper rim-bending potholes and more under carriage-scraping frost heaves for drivers throughout the state.

JACKSON : The gardens of artist Janice Anthony and David Greeley at 291 Hatch Road were open for the Belfast Garden Club's tour June 19.

The Board of Selectmen has decided to extend the town's moratorium on wind-energy projects for another six months.

CAMDEN : Craig and Melissa Olson, co-owners of Artisan Books & Bindery on Islesboro, purchased this week the inventory of books from Barrie Pribyl, owner of ABCD Books in Camden.

THORNDIKE : In 2006, a number of youth-serving groups and all three school districts in Waldo County were given the chance to participate in a youth philanthropy project.

THORNDIKE : Members of the Mount View High School Class of 2009 a ' the last class to graduate from the current Mount View school building a ' got a special gift courtesy of the Unity Foundation and FUTURE MSAD 3 at a presentation Thursday, June 4, during graduation marching practice.

Monday, June 08, 2009 Maine ax murder histories Maine's own prolific writer of historical accounts of mysteries, Emeric Spooner, has just made an appearance in the Lewiston Sun Journal .

BELFAST : The following is the closed case report for May 22-29, 2009, at Belfast District Court: Anthony V. Amero, 47, of Bangor, attaching false plates, $100. Jason C. Anderson, 32, of Benton, operating under the influence, jury trial.

UNITY : The Annual Small Farm Field Day was held Saturday, May 30, at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Education Center.

THORNDIKE : Voters in SAD 3 gave initial approval to the district's spending plan for the 2009-2010 school year at a public budget meeting Wednesday, May 27.

KNOX : Jeff and Penny Stevens of Knox are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Stevens to Keith Jones, son of Dennis and Cindy Jones of Unity.

LIBERTY : Fire struck a Stickney Hill Road residence twice last week in a span of 12 hours, destroying the wooden, two-story structure and forcing the family of five that lived there to find a new home.

UNITY : Police arrested a Thorndike man Wednesday, May 20, in connection with a burglary reported earlier in the day at School Street Redemption.

THORNDIKE : One signature piece of the new Mount View School complex, slated to open Tuesday, Sept.

THORNDIKE : The 10th annual "Project Sleep-in-a-Box" was held from 6 p.m. Friday, May 8 until 6 a.m. Saturday, May 9, on the Mount View High School lawn.