The Lincoln County News

With the correct spelling of the word “marooned,” fifth-grader Mica Houghton secured his victory in the Great Salt Bay Community School spelling bee Friday, Jan. 27.

After debating whether the Head Tide Dam proposal would be ready for a townwide vote, the Alna Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday, Jan. 18 to add the proposal to the warrant for the annual town meeting in March, provided it receives the town attorney’s legal blessing.

Two former selectmen and a write-in candidate are seeking election to a five-month term on the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen created by the resignation of Selectman Judy Flanagan in November.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen canceled a special meeting called for Wednesday, Jan. 18 to sign a warrant for a special town meeting by referendum on the Wiscasset School Department’s proposed $1.75 million energy conservation performance contract.

Two petitions are currently in circulation in Wiscasset. If successful, voters will decide whether to form an education committee to explore alternatives for educating Wiscasset’s high school students. Voters will also revisit the Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown traffic project and decide, in a binding referendum vote, whether to accept or reject it based on changes to the project since a previous vote.

The Lincoln Academy Business Club hopes to bring members of the community to its first business talk, an event where speakers with entrepreneurial backgrounds will share their experiences and offer advice to those in attendance.