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It Has Been 25 Years Since Maine’s Kennebec River Changed Forever
When you are a child, time seems to crawl. This is especially true when you are in the middle of an activity that is boring. When you enter adulthood, time starts to fly. This is the case whether you are in the middle of something boring or an incredibly enjoyable activity.
Augusta Civic Center holds city’s largest indoor flea market
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Augusta’s largest flea market took place this weekend at the Augusta Civic Center. The market featured a plethora of activities including food trucks, concert ticket giveaways, a cash bar, and of course vendors tables. The market sold out of vendor spots racking up 110 vendors...
Pittston withholds pay for road commissioner, upset with job performance
PITTSTON (WGME) - The town of Pittston has stopped paying their road commissioner after claiming he's not doing his job. Sam Snow has been Pittston's elected road commissioner for about 10 years. For the past couple of weeks, town officials say he has stopped responding to road issues reported across...
Future of the schools committee continues regrouping
Three years after Wiscasset voters nodded a committee to study the future of the town’s schools, and a month into the panel’s new plan to meet monthly, the July 15 meeting was cancelled. “We apologize for the late notice but we will not be meeting tomorrow (July 15),”...
Augusta Named Maine’s Most Beautiful College Town, and It Makes No Sense
Every year, people flock to Maine to enjoy the state's natural beauty. Whether it's a trip to the beach in the summertime, a hike through foliage-draped trails in the fall, or a ski run down one of the state's snow capped mountains in the winter, there is no denying Maine's gorgeous nature.
$7.4M in federal funding on its way to Maine groups fighting food insecurity
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Maine school districts will soon get a funding boost when it comes to providing healthy, locally grown meals. The nonprofit Full Plates Full Potential was awarded $7.4 million in School Food System Innovation Grants as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative.
UMA launches Maine's first aviation technician program
The University of Maine at Augusta is launching Maine's first aviation maintenance technician program, based at the Brunswick Landing aviation campus. The university heard from businesses in the aviation industry that there is a serious lack of technicians to hire, said program director Daniel Leclair. He said LifeFlight of Maine spent a year trying to recruit just one technician.
Horse-tie rails installed at Alna Meetinghouse
The Fund to Support Historic Alna (FSHA) would like to thank Les Fossel and his business, Restoration Resources, for the generous donation of materials and labor required to re-install horse-tie rails at Alna’s historic 1789 meetinghouse. The replacement rails were created from straight-grained 3- by 4-inch Eastern white pine not commercially available, that was cut specifically for this purpose, and dried for three years prior to final milling.
Maine Republican Assembly meeting, event
The Maine Republican Assembly (MERA) will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m. Arrive at 5:30 p.m. to have something to eat and meet and greet before 6. The MERA is a branch of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies. Meeting is held at 33 Sheepscot River Road, Newcastle. For more information, contact Pres. Bill Morrison at wjmorrison@comcast.net.
KELT to fund several George Wright Road projects
Ruth Indrick, project director for Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT), updated the Woolwich selectboard July 11 on changes planned for the lower end of George Wright Road. The multifaceted project which has been in the planning phase the past few years will be funded through a combination of grants totaling about $3.5 million.
Ocean Point Column: Lots of events
Ocean Point continues to be very busy as all events held last week were well attended. There are many to thank for their success. Thanks to Sarah Dawson who led the kids Bingo night last Tuesday, the kids always have a great time with this. On Thursday evening we were...
Sprucewold Column: Street signs, Members social and more
Hot and humid weather with occasional fog, but we’ll take it. Our son-in-law, Ben Waters, and I installed the Sprucewold street signs this week, and new residents' names have been added. Thank you to Ernie Labelle for taking on this task for so many years. Thank you also to Pat Moore and Tina Miller for making the new member name signs that are added to the street signs each year. If you do not have your name on the street sign where you live, and you are a member of the Sprucewold Association, please add the one-time fee of $10 to your membership form when you receive it. At the beginning of the season, new names are added. Several street signs need to be repaired, and one or two may need to be replaced. It will be an item for discussion at the SA annual meeting. Sprucewold Association membership is open to every resident of Sprucewold. The association supports Nahanada Park, Crooked Pine Dock and is the social organization for the entire area.
Expansion of midcoast energy facility could lessen Maine’s use of landfills
There is growing urgency for Maine to reduce how much waste it sends to landfills, in part because two other facilities that are meant to turn trash into different forms of energy are in varying stages of closure or reopening.
Navy moves closer to installing hypersonic missile launchers aboard stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers
BATH, Maine – U.S. Navy surface warship experts are taking another step toward installing hypersonic missile launchers aboard the Navy's three stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers to enable these vessels to attack enemy valuable mobile targets. Officials of the Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair in Bath, Maine, announced a...
Characters of the County: Anne Nord’s ‘Dirt Cheap Therapy’
At the roadside on High Street in Damariscotta, on some summer days, lucky passers-by may find a bright surprise: a wooden cart laden with cut vegetables, live plants, and other garden treasures, all free for the taking. The cart and its offerings are curated by Anne Nord, master gardener and...
LincolnHealth Community Meeting returns to in-person gathering July 19
After more than a year of meeting via Teams, the LincolnHealth Community Meetings will return to an in-person format on Friday, July 19 at 9 a.m. at the Community Room at the Watson Health Center, 24 Miles Center Way, Damariscotta. Several years ago, these meetings began in both Boothbay Harbor...
Wiscasset’s Polewarczyk seeks re-election to House
Serving in Maine's 131st Legislature as the Representative for District 47, which includes the towns of Alna, Jefferson, Whitefield and Wiscasset, has proven to be an incredible adventure. I am seeking to continue that adventure and make use of that experience gained, in a second term. My first term was...
News and notes from the Community Center
Once again, we have lots of incontinence products in all sizes and bed pads in our newly reorganized Durable Medical Equipment room. Check out our Facebook page (The Community Center) to see the photos of all the products. These products are free! The Community Center is located in the Meadow Mall, Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
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