Top Drawer Winner
(Ellsworth) The Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce will bestow its prestigious Top Drawer award to Wallace Events. Owner Brian Spencer launched the business in 1998 providing tents, party rentals, lighting and sound; and it has since grown and even expanded into Rockland. Spencer says the success of Wallace Events has been a true community effort and he’s honored to win the Top Drawer award.
Lobster Pound Auction
(Lincolnville) – One of Maine’s most visible lobster pound restaurants goes up for auction a week from tomorrow. Village Soup dot-com reports the Lincolnville Lobster Pound restaurant gets auctioned off on March 9th. The owners went bankrupt several months ago, blaming a stock market crash in 2008. The 260-seat restaurant sits right on Lincolnville beach next to the Islesboro Ferry terminal. The owners say they lost 26-parking spaces when the DOT improved the area a few years ago. That, they say, resulted in the parking lot being full and people opting to pass up a meal thinking there was no room.
Strong Towns Competition
(Ellsworth) Ellsworth is one of 16 communities entered in the Strong Towns competition. Heart of Ellsworth executive director Cara Romano filled out the application to get Ellsworth involved. The first round of voting ends March 2nd and puts Ellsworth up against Wollongong Australia. To vote, Romano says find Downtown Ellsworth Maine on Facebook and follow the links.
Waldo Homicide
(Waldo) – State Police detectives continue to interview witnesses and look over evidence taken from a Waldo County scene after a killing last month. They’ve officially classified 43-year old Edwin Littlefield’s death as a homicide. Police found his body outside a home in Waldo and the autopsy shows he was stabbed to death. Littlefield lived in Belmont.
Son Charged
(Richmond) Police have formally charged a Richmond man with manslaughter for beating his father to death. State police say 76-year-old Malcolm Linton died last week after his son allegedly assaulted him inside his home on February 9th. Troopers arrested his son, 54-year old Kurt Linton who lived in the home with his father. The initial aggravated assault charge was upgraded to manslaughter last Friday.
Arson Arrest
(Harrison) Fire investigators have charged a Harrison man with two counts of arson for a barn fire last Friday night. The State Fire Marshal’s Office arrested 44-year-old Dathan Wakefield. They say the fire started outside the barn on Edes Fall Road in Harrison, which is attached to Michael Giguere’s home. He was home at the time and escaped safely. Investigators say Wakefield and Giguere have a long running dispute. Firefighters saved the barn from serious damage after a neighbor called to report the fire. Wakefield was taken to the Cumberland County Jail.
Empty Woodshed
(Searsmont) The Waldo County Woodshed is about a week away from being empty. The Woodshed Treasurer tells WVII-TV they gave out 120 cords of wood this winter and won’t be able to provide enough supplies for needy families without receiving donations. A fundraiser is scheduled for Tuesday March 14th at 6pm in Belfast. More information is available on Facebook by searching Warm Thy Neighbor – Waldo County Woodshed. They’re hoping for enough donations to fill homes with heat for the rest of this winter and next.
Private Group
(Patten) – As Governor LePage calls on the Trump Administration to return the Northern Maine Woods National Monument to private ownership, the former landowner’s son has formed a group to help preserve it. The Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters says they will work collaboratively with the National Park Service to management the monument. Burt’s Bees founder Roxanne Quimby donated the land to the Federal Government.
Sports
Boston Bruins 4 Arizona Coyotes 1
Celtics host Cleveland tonight
The three MVPs in the Northern Maine basketball tournament last week are all from Downeast Schools. Riley Swanson Class “B”, Taylor Schildroth Class “C” and James Mercereau in Class “D”.
College basketball men’s playoffs: Maine at Vermont
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