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School budget and petty vengeance
I have recently read an editorial published by the Wiscasset School Department chairman and frankly I was taken back with his comments. If you haven’t gotten a chance to read it please do. It’s very easy for the chair to claim to have heard rumors from a “group” and...
Deteriorating Dresden bridge to undergo maintenance
DRESDEN (WGME) -- The Middle Bridge in Dresden, which carries Route 197 over the Eastern River, will undergo maintenance this week. The MaineDOT says the deteriorating bridge is in "serious condition.”. Last July, the DOT placed restrictions on heavy vehicles crossing the bridge. Engineers say the bridge is still safe...
Rockland man grieves, Two Bridges, state review his brother’s death in Wiscasset jail
A man being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail has hung himself, in the third suicide since Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties opened the facility on Wiscasset’s Route One in 2006, authorities told Wiscasset Newspaper. TBRJ is doing an internal investigation “as (is) normal procedure for any critical incident we have in the jail,” Col. James Bailey, TBRJ’s correctional administrator, said via email April 25.
Before You Order Taste of Maine’s World’s Largest Lobster Roll, Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know
Taste of Maine in Woolwich, Maine, is Open, and It Has All the Lobster. It's back and better than ever: the world's largest lobster roll. Even if you have never stepped into the restaurant, you may have seen the Taste of Maine Restaurant on Route 1 in Woolwich, Maine. You really can't miss it. It's the one with the huge lobster on the roof, and I mean the entire roof. Yep, you know the one.
Bridge replacement to close Old Stage Road for summer
Motorists who rely on Old Stage Road to avoid Route One traffic snarls will be out of luck over the summer while a two-lane wooden bridge spanning Monstweag Brook is replaced. Work will start in early July and is expected to be completed after Labor Day. “The preliminary schedule from...
Boothbay Harbor audit on track
Boothbay Harbor’s books look good, according to Town Manager Julia Latter and accountant Fred Brewer. Brewer gave his financial audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 to selectmen April 8. Brewer and his team were on site to conduct the audit in October. According to Latter,...
Cody departs as regional EMA director
David Cody has resigned as regional emergency management agency director. Since 2021, Cody has served as director for Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport. On April 24, Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer reported Cody’s resignation. “This was an immediate resignation, and all I know is this was a personal decision,” Bryer said.
Sunny skies make for spectacular Group 2 season opener at Wiscasset Speedway
Saturday, April 27 was the perfect day for racing with temperatures hovering just above 60 degrees, a light breeze and not a cloud in the sky. It was the opposite of the weather the week prior, where rain had plagued Wiscasset Speedway during their 2024 season opener. This allowed for a full Group 2 race program to be run, starting off with the T&L Automotive Modifieds.
Editorial page ad
This is in response to the paid advertisement which appears on your editorial page in the April 25 issue. As a former professionally trained journalist and a newspaper editor, I was taught that editorial pages are the opinion of the papers’ owner/editorial board. Opinion pieces, op-eds—carry a byline. Letters to the editor must be signed. In other words, the writers take responsibility for what is printed. Readers may not agree with the opinions but they can rebut them and they know the source because everything is signed or carries a byline.
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