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Emergency vehicles respond to fire in Jefferson
JEFFERSON, Maine (WABI) - A fire in Jefferson caused a section of Somerville Road to be closed Thursday afternoon. Emergency vehicles responding from numerous surrounding communities were on the scene. Most of the response was directed at the back of a building labeled as W.S. Enterprises. We will keep you...
Scotland’s Skerryvore to perform at BH Opera House
Skerryvore, the acclaimed 8-piece band from Glasgow, takes the stage at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 plus fees. Advance discounted tickets at $30 are available only by calling the box office at 207-633-5159. The only authorized online seller of Opera House tickets is [boothbayoperahouse.com]boothbayoperahouse.com - other sites may sell audience members fraudulent tickets. Patrons should not use a reseller for this show - go directly to the venue to purchase.
Wiscasset’s Jackie Lowell gets ‘Spirit of America’ honor
According to a selectboard resolution Chair Sarah Whitfield read aloud Aug. 20, Jacqueline “Jackie” Lowell served many years on the cemetery committee and the historic preservation commission, has so far served 22 years on the planning board and 20 on the ordinance review committee, and has been taking the selectboard’s minutes for 20 years.
Meet Patti Brown, Associate Broker at Newcastle Realty
After visiting family in Maine for many years, Patti fulfilled a longstanding dream of moving to Maine in 2011. Shortly after, having retired from a career in international education, she obtained her real estate license and has been serving buyer and seller clients ever since. A lifelong learner, she believes strongly in learning all she can about all aspects of the real estate business. The 2023 Lincoln County Realtor of the Year, Patti can get a job done with care and studied competence.
Owls Head’s property dispute resolved in Maine State Supreme Judicial Court
PORTLAND— A property dispute in the Holiday Beach neighborhood of Owls Head that has been in legal proceedings since 2020 was resolved after a final ruling was issued by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Aug. 20 following a bench trial in Knox County Superior Court on numerous claims and counterclaims by the litigants.
Celebrate summer’s end with KELT
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is hosting a series of gatherings to close out the summer season and support the work of the land trust across the estuary. Join KELT staff, Board, and friends at upcoming events to sample the bounty produced in the Kennebec Estuary, support local businesses, and further KELT’s work to conserve and restore the natural places we all cherish.
Hutchinson Center will be sold to church despite community objections, UMaine says
Despite objections from community organizations, the sale of a former UMaine educational center in Belfast will proceed as planned, to a church. The bidding for the Frederick Hutchinson Center — which once served thousands of public university students but had been vacant for years — has been open for eight months. Over that time, the […]
Waldo Theatre gallery cultivates “Hope is a Seed” as September art exhibit
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main Street, kicks off the Fall season with a September art gallery show featuring two refreshing Maine artists who share a focus on the human experience and cultural identity through their work in photography and printmaking. In “Hope is a Seed”, professional photographer Sean Alonzo Harris and printmaker Elizabeth Jabar highlight a variety of public engagement projects and print editions created by the two artists.
Maine Man Arrested in Orrington Named as Deceased Jail Inmate
Penobscot County Officials have released the identity of an inmate at the jail who recently passed away. The Deceased Has Been Identified As a Stonington Man. Randy Webber, 51, of Stonington was found unresponsive in his housing unit at the Penobscot County Jail on Wednesday morning, August 14, 2024. According to the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, Mr. Webber never regained consciousness and was later pronounced deceased. His death occurred less than two days after he was admitted to the jail.
Wiscasset addresses occupied, overnight parking; talks Wawenock block
No occupying of parked vehicles overnight on any street or municipal parking area – including at the waterfront – under rules Wiscasset selectmen nodded Aug. 20. Mulling a ban recently, the board had considered an exception for the waterfront. The board Aug. 20 went with Town Manager Dennis...
The man who interrogated Saddam Hussein speaks at BH veterans event
FBI agent George Piro spent seven months interrogating one of recent history’s most notorious war criminals: Saddam Hussein. In 2004, Piro was in his fifth year as an FBI agent. At the time, he was one of about 12,000 agents. Those may seem like long odds in being selected to interrogate Hussein, but, at the time, Piro was one of 12 Arabic-speaking agents, and Hussein only spoke Arabic.
This Was Voted the Very Best Small Town to Retire in Maine
If you’ve ever considered retiring here in our Pine Tree State, also known as ‘Vacationland,’ you might want to think about this small town!. Again, Maine is famously known as ‘Vacationland,’ bringing tourists and folks ‘from away,’ all year long, but especially in the summer. However, Maine isn't just a vacation spot; it's also a popular place for people to retire. Before we start calling ourselves 'Retire-land,' though, we need to figure out the best places in the state to settle down for retirement.
UMaine moving ahead with Hutchinson Center sale after receiving 2 appeals
The University of Maine System said it will start negotiating a final sale agreement for the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, after two appeals challenged its decision to sell the property to a local church. The system announced last week that Calvary Chapel Belfast made the top proposal to buy the...
Rotary Scholar Shares Belgian Experience
Eighteen year-old HG Van Dis (they, their) visited West Bay Rotary recently to share their story of spending a year in Belgium on a Rotary scholarship. While in their senior year at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, a STEM-focused public residential high school in Limestone, Maine, HG applied for a Rotary year to study abroad and was accepted at a French-speaking school in Belgium. They faced the challenge of taking a second senior year, this time in a different country, and in a different language, a country of three languages in fact – French, German and Belgian.
Inmate identified in Penobscot County Jail death
BANGOR — Authorities released the name of an inmate who died at the Penobscot County Jail, with the Bangor Police Department currently investigating the circumstances of the death. Randy Webber, 51, of Stonington, was identified as the deceased individual. Webber was booked into the county jail on Aug. 12...
South Thomaston responders called out after midnight for single vehicle crash on St. George Road
SOUTH THOMASTON — South Thomaston emergency crews were up during the night, Wednesday, Aug. 21, after a vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 131 crossed over the center line west of 181 St. George Rd, and went into the bushes on the opposite side of the road. Firefighters and EMS were first alerted to the crash just minutes prior to 1 a.m.
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