What makes Wiscasset an attractive community and what it lacks for young people were among the questions four members of the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce asked the Wiscasset High School Student Council in a meeting Tuesday, May 2.
Passamaquoddy Ceremony Launches Birchbark Canoe Built at LA
By 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, a small crowd had gathered near the flagpole at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. The occasion was the celebration of the recent completion of a Wabanaki birchbark canoe in the school’s Cable-Burns Applied Technology and Engineering Center, a project that was led by Wellington master canoe-builder Steve Cayard.
Dollar General Receives Second Approval from Planning Board
After the town attorney found the board’s first vote on the project to be insufficient, the Damariscotta Planning Board voted again to approve a developer’s proposal to build a Dollar General store and a Sherwin-Williams store at the intersection of Main Street and Biscay Road.
Damariscotta Planning Board Approves First Phase of Y Project
The Damariscotta Planning Board voted unanimously to approve the CLC YMCA’s plans for phase one of its expansion during the board’s meeting Monday, May 1.
Senate Confirms Rushlau as Judge, Governor Appoints Liberman DA
The Maine Senate has confirmed longtime District Attorney Geoff Rushlau as a District Court judge, and Gov. Paul R. LePage has appointed Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Liberman to succeed Rushlau as DA.
Lincoln County Fire Academy Graduates Largest Class in Recent Years
The Lincoln County Fire Academy’s biggest class of new firefighters in recent years completed training Saturday, April 22. Thirty-three firefighters took turns battling a mock structure fire at the Gordon Merry Training Facility in Wiscasset – the final step toward obtaining the certification necessary to enter burning buildings.
Waldoboro Native Wins April Photo Contest
When the poll for the April #LCNme365 photo contest closed at 5 p.m., Monday, April 24, Savannah Wotton had come away with the victory by a five-vote margin.
Stepping Stone Neighbors to Amend Appeal
The Damariscotta Board of Appeals held its first meeting to discuss an appeal filed by the neighbors to Stepping Stone Housing Inc.’s transitional housing development Monday, April 24, but a decision on the matter will wait until the abutters file an amended appeal based on the Damariscotta Planning Board’s notice of decision.
Skidompha Expands Digital Offerings
Already a modern library with an online radio station and a YouTube channel, Skidompha Library is expanding its digital offerings with a StoryCorps-style series of original podcasts and live video of library events.
Back-To-Back Sightings of Rare Birds Astonish, Delight Local Birdwatchers
At 7 a.m. on Monday, April 17, an amazing thing happened: a male vermilion flycatcher was sighted at Maine Audubon’s Hog Island in Muscongus Bay in Bremen. What is additionally amazing about the first verifiable sighting in Maine of this brightly colored little bird that normally inhabits such places as Texas, Arizona, and Mexico is that it was a webcam operator in Germany who first spotted the bird.
Alna Composer’s ‘Reply to Violence’ Set for World Premiere
Alna composer Aaron Robinson didn’t have a personal connection to the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 dead and 368 wounded. However, the words of a witness, who said “I’m numb with sorrow,” triggered something in him, he said.
RSU 12 to Develop Pre-K Contract with Edgecomb Eddy School
The RSU 12 Board of Directors voted Thursday, April 13 to develop a tuition contract with Edgecomb Eddy School for pre-kindergarten students who live in Alna and Westport Island. The decision follows several months of discussions between RSU 12 and both the Edgecomb Eddy School and the Wiscasset School Department.
Haggett Garage Tenant Urges Action, Advisory Committee Angered
The Midcoast Conservancy is requesting public support to challenge the Maine Department of Transportation’s demolition of the Haggett Garage on Water Street in Wiscasset, which has served as the organization’s headquarters since January 2016.
Area Residents Team Up To Rescue Shelter Dogs
Just before 1 a.m. on a Sunday, Christina Nelson is driving to meet Violet, the foster puppy she and her family will take in for the foreseeable future. The puppy, Violet, is one of many dogs rescued from high-kill shelters in the South by Underhound Railroad.
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