Winterport News

Rising heating oil prices, a shortage of loggers and increased demand for wood by the paper industry have driven up the cost.

The company that owned the former Holtrachem plant in Orrington has threatened to sue communities along the Penobscot River unless they sign off on all future claims against the mercury-contaminating firm.

The Town Council has agreed to hold a special town meeting on the unresolved matter of the West Winterport Dam.

WINTERPORT : Police responded to an accident involving a pickup and a dump truck in Winterport Tuesday afternoon, but the collision resulted in no serious injuries for either of the drivers.

On most June and July days over the past several years, it hasn't been difficult to figure out if there was a sizeable run of striped bass in the Penobscot River.

The third annual Ellsworth Area Summer Cheering Camp will be sponsored by the Ellsworth Cheering Club July 28-30 at Ellsworth High School.

Rob Vivarelli of Bangor hugs his wife Audrey as the two were reunited on Thursday, June 26, 2008, following his deployment in Iraq with 169th military police.

BELFAST/BANGOR : Pamela Hitchcock, of Winterport, will be among 80 fine artists exhibiting at Arts in the Park on July 12 and 13 in Heritage Park, Belfast.

When they signed on for the show, the four women who compose the cast of "Fame Takes a Holiday," the Northport Music Theater's first production of its 2008 season, were most likely not aware of the fact that ...

AUGUSTA : Rep. Michael Thibodeau, a first-term legislator from Winterport, was present for 95.3 percent of the roll call votes taken during the 123rd Legislature, which adjourned in April.

Posted Jun 20th 2008 9:01AM by Jonathan M. Forester Filed under: Diary of a Distiller Wine a bit, you'll feel better! We do! As junior man on the Winterport totem pole I am constantly having to be reminded to ...

A thief made off with several thousand dollars worth of jewelry during a home invasion on the Back Winterport Road sometime between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, according to police.

AUGUSTA : Maj. Gen. John W. Libby, the Adjutant General, Maine National Guard, announced the promotions to the grade and rank specified for the following Maine Army National Guard soldiers: Pvt.

Posted Jun 13th 2008 9:00AM by Jonathan M. Forester Filed under: Diary of a Distiller So, last week I showed you a gallery of photos of us framing out walls, putting up drywall, prepping them, and priming the ...

WALDO COUNTY : Residents in three county towns chose representatives Tuesday for their local governing boards.

Inattention on the part of a driver of a pickup truck resulted in a collision with a motorcycle early Monday morning at the intersection of Route 69 and Meadow Road, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital.

While it was a small affair in Winterport, the town's holiday parade held big meaning for one local family... Mary Newey and her family have been coming to the Winterport parade for years.

GRAY : The National Weather and Maine Forest services are warning of high fire danger in the Midcoast Thursday as humidity levels continue to dip.

A local woman who wanted to welcome her fiance home from Iraq found her hard work vandalized Friday.

FARMINGTON : Approximately 393 University of Maine at Farmington graduates marched Saturday, May 17, in the school's 155th commencement ceremony, including locals: Katharina Berger, B.S., Secondary Mathematics; ...