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.
Sea Gull Shop Owner Reflects on 40 Years at Pemaquid Point
When the Sea Gull Shop opens for the season, it will be under new ownership for the first time in 40 years.
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.
Teenage Driver Looking at GPS Causes Head-on Collision in Wiscasset
A teenage driver looking at his GPS caused a head-on collision on Route 1 in Wiscasset that closed both lanes of traffic for more than an hour the evening of Thursday, April 20.
Jail Administrator Resigns
Mark Westrum, a former Sagadahoc County sheriff who served for nearly nine years as correctional administrator of Two Bridges Regional Jail, resigned from that position on Wednesday, six months after he was arrested for operating under the influence in Bath.
Waldoboro First Baptist Pastor Plans New Church in Twin Villages
Phil Nicewonger, pastor of youth and Christian education at the First Baptist Church of Waldoboro, plans to start a new Baptist church, the Twin Villages Church, in downtown Damariscotta.
Spencer’s Greenery Property Finds New Life as Morning Dew Seedling and Supply
Less than a year after launching a successful fundraising campaign to purchase a 68-acre property along Route 1, the owners of Morning Dew Farm are embarking on a new adventure for 2017.
Wiscasset to Discuss Removal of Historic Preservation Commissioners
The future of the current membership of the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission will be the subject of an upcoming public hearing.
First Baptist Church of Waldoboro to Build New Sanctuary
The First Baptist Church of Waldoboro plans to break ground in May on a $1 million addition that will give the church a new sanctuary separate from its gymnasium.
DOT Takes Haggett Garage through Eminent Domain
The Maine Department of Transportation has taken ownership of the Haggett Garage building on Water Street in Wiscasset through eminent domain, beginning the proceeding shortly after the building’s tenant, Midcoast Conservancy, exercised its option to buy the building.
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