3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (165+ words) Midcoast Villager A crew stands outside the Town Office May 9, ready to rid Northport roads of accumulated trash. Bags are filling up during Northport's May 9 roadside cleanup. This pickup truck is ready for a run to the transfer station, filled…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago  (77+ words) Midcoast Villager THOMASTON " Peter Jenks, a Democratic candidate for Maine House District 43, announced Sunday, May 17 that he was withdrawing and backing Rhiannon Hampson. His name will with remain on the ballot for the June 9 election Absentee voting began May 11 Peter…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (111+ words) Midcoast Villager After considering canceling the event in the wake of Friday's fatal fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont, the town announced Sunday it will move ahead with its annual Memorial Day parade. Following an outpouring of…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (182+ words) Midcoast Villager Morrill volunteer firefighter Andrew Cross, who died fighting the fire at Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont May 15, 2026. - Des Plaines (Illinois) Professional Firefighters Association IAFF, Local 4211 The Morrill Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook page is filled with heartfelt condolence messages…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (85+ words) Midcoast Villager One word gave Select Board member Peter Lammert pause during consideration of a routine liquor license and amusements permit renewal May 11" " "burlesque. The word appears among the list of amusements offered at the Hot Hill Tavern on Starr…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (153+ words) Midcoast Villager The view of the fire at Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont from one of many helicopters that visited the scene to evacuate wounded May 15. Searsmont Fire Chief James Ames was among the first to respond to what became…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (226+ words) The flag-draped casket containing the remains of fallen Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross is brought into Riposta Funeral Home in Belfast on Saturday. Hundreds gathered along roadsides from Augusta to Belfast on Saturday to pay their respects to Andrew Cross, the…...

2+ day, 40+ min ago  (173+ words) Scott Dudley, a forklift driver at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, watches the fire on May 15. He lives across the street from the mill and was not working that morning, he said." SEARSMONT " Condolences poured in after the devastating explosion at…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (158+ words) 27-Year-Old Morrill Firefighter Killed in Searsmont Inferno Midcoast Villager Fire crews battle the fire May 15 at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont. An aerial shot of the fire May 15 at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont. SEARSMONT " The firefighter who died when a silo…...

2+ day, 40+ min ago  (140+ words) Tanker trucks preparing to refill from a local river to bring more water on the raging fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont May 15. SEARSMONT " Condolences poured in after the devastating explosion at the Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont on Friday…...