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2 months ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Alex Seitz-Wald |Carolyn Zachary
Thousands of miles from her family’s farm in Jackson, Adrienne Toumayan was on assignment for the U.S. Agency for International Development when she learned she was among those impacted by President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to U.S. foreign aid. While foreign aid can feel remote from the lives of most Americans, Toumayan is among more than a handful of Midcoast locals who are feeling the pinch, or worried they will soon, and she felt compelled to speak out about its value.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Jim Leonard |Carolyn Zachary
BELFAST — Nordic Aquafarms will no longer pursue its planned fish farm and intends to sell its property in Belfast and Northport. In a news release Jan. 17, the Norway-based company announced it was giving up and outlined its failed efforts to build a land-based salmon farm in Belfast. The decision to pull out comes after years of legal wrangling that have sparked division amongst residents. kAm%9C66 52JD 62C=:6C[ @? y2?] `c[ @AA@?6?ED 7:=65 2 4@FCE >@E:@?
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
Plaintiffs in ongoing litigation with Nordic Aquafarms Inc. have asked the court to attach the company’s real estate holdings in Belfast and Northport, its insurance policies and any other assets, in the amount of $2.5 million. A favorable ruling would also benefit the people of Belfast. The motion by Jeffrey Mabee, Judith Grace and the Friends of Harriet L.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
Plaintiffs in ongoing litigation with Nordic Aquafarms Inc. have asked the court to attach the company’s real estate holdings in Belfast and Northport, its insurance policies and any other assets, in the amount of $2.5 million. A favorable ruling would also benefit the people of Belfast. The motion by Jeffrey Mabee, Judith Grace and the Friends of Harriet L.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
Four Waldo County businesses and two in Lincoln County have been awarded Rural Development grants in a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to help increase access to solar energy. The grants from the Rural Energy for America Program cover up to half the cost of projects to install on-site solar panels. Each farm and business will cover at least half of the total cost for their projects. REAP grants help make a range of clean energy and energy efficiency projects more affordable. kAmx?
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
Four Waldo County businesses and two in Lincoln County have been awarded Rural Development grants in a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to help increase access to solar energy. The grants from the Rural Energy for America Program cover up to half the cost of projects to install on-site solar panels. Each farm and business will cover at least half of the total cost for their projects. REAP grants help make a range of clean energy and energy efficiency projects more affordable. kAmx?
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
BELFAST — In response to a formal bid award protest, the University of Maine System has upheld the decision to sell the Hutchinson Center to Waldo Community Action Partners, the highest bidder at $3.06 million. In August, Calvary Chapel Belfast submitted the winning bid in response to the university's original request for proposals. On Nov. 20, the church protested the second-round award to WCAP. UMS said Monday, Dec.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
In 2012, Lori Nason went through what may be the worst kind of personal tragedy: That June, her son Austin was killed in a car accident at just 23 years old. He was an avid hunter, and later that year, when deer season rolled around, Nason wanted to do something to honor his memory — and raise some money to help pay for his headstone. The first Austin J.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
BELFAST — Calvary Chapel Belfast has filed a lawsuit charging the University of Maine System, its board of trustees and several UMS finance and procurement executives with religious discrimination in rescinding its initial, successful Hutchinson Center bid award. The suit asks the court to halt further action on a sale to any other bidder and seeks an order directing UMS to complete its sale to Calvary Chapel Belfast, as well as cover its costs. kAm%96 =2HDF:E 4=2:>D E92E E96 $6AE] `a C6D4:DD:@?
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
midcoastvillager.com | Carolyn Zachary
BELFAST — Calvary Chapel Belfast has filed a lawsuit charging the University of Maine System, its board of trustees and several UMS finance and procurement executives with religious discrimination in rescinding its initial, successful Hutchinson Center bid award. The suit asks the court to halt further action on a sale to any other bidder and seeks an order directing UMS to complete its sale to Calvary Chapel Belfast, as well as cover its costs. kAm%96 =2HDF:E 4=2:>D E92E E96 $6AE] `a C6D4:DD:@?
