Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

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Published
August 23, 2013

Oakland OKs trial removal of fish screen from Messalonskee dam

The Oakland Town Council will allow a hydro power company to remove a barrier between Messalonskee Lake and Messalonskee Stream on a trial basis this fall.
Published
August 23, 2013

Oakland bans smoking at town parks, beaches

The Oakland Town Council has approved an outdoor smoking ban for the town’s parks and beaches, a measure police said is needed to help resolve problem at town properties.
Published
August 22, 2013

Oakland may consider rooster ordinance if crowing doesn’t quiet

A residential rooster has spurred complaints and the town doesn’t have an ordinance to deal with the noise.
Published
August 20, 2013

SAM director reverses stand on Oakland fish screen removal

The head of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine said Tuesday that he’ll support removing a fish barrier between Messalonskee Lake and Messalonskee Stream a day after stating opposition to the plan.
Published
August 19, 2013

Messalonskee fish screen removal worries sportsmen’s group

Oakland officials Wednesday could decide to remove a barrier between Messalonskee Lake and Messalonskee Stream, a move the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine says could promote the spread of invasive species.
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August 18, 2013

Oakland ‘maker’ assembles high-tech Iron Man suit

Thomas Lemieux, 28, of Oakland, spent more than $2,000 and 400 hours building an elaborate Iron Man costume in his basement.
Published
August 17, 2013

Plan to expand New England Music Camp stalled by slow fundraising

New England Music Camp co-director John Wiggin wants to expand the its role, bringing performing arts education to more central Maine children, but the camp’s $12 million fundraising campaign has lagged.
Published
August 15, 2013

Second Oakland Christmas gift thief faces sentencing

Brandon Rimes, the second of two men who drew comparisons to the Grinch after burglarizing their neighbors’ home at Christmastime, has pled guilty to the crime and is due to be sentenced later this month.
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August 14, 2013

DA declines to press charges against demonstrators who blocked Fairfield rail tracks

Authorities have decided not to move forward with criminal charges against six demonstrators who erected a wooden barricade on a train line in Fairfield in June.
Published
August 13, 2013

Oakland seeking candidates for RSU 18 board, Town Council, budget committee

Just weeks after making an appointment to the Regional School Unit 18 board, Oakland’s town leaders once again are seeking candidates to serve on the board.