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Brunswick-Topsham community holds Memorial Day parade
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Spectators and participants braved the cool, damp weather for the annual Brunswick-Topsham Memorial Day parade and observances held Monday. The annual Memorial Day events included a parade and several observances at locations in the community. It was one of numerous ceremonies held in Maine and across the U.S. to honor fallen service members.
Tapestry Singers presents Songs of Maine
Tapestry Singers will perform concerts on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 at 4 p.m. at the Damariscotta Baptist Church as a belated celebration of the Maine Bicentennial. The group had planned the concert for June 2020 and then the pandemic shut everything down. The concert will feature Castlebay, a local duo who specializes in collecting and performing the music of Maine. The program includes folk songs of the woods and the waterfront, Algonquin and Penobscot water songs, and arrangements of Shaker tunes. One hymn is by so-called "Yankee Tunesmith." Supply Belcher, who created sacred vocal music for local choirs. Also on the program are arrangements of French Canadian and Scottish folks songs. Three of the pieces on the program are based on the works of some of Maine’s most prolific poets (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Philip Booth).
‘Wistax-it’
Our municipal spending is going up again, mainly due to ever increasing costs for insurance, facilities, energy and wages. Tax increases are inevitable unless we change how we operate. Though many people say they are worried about higher taxes, the town overwhelmingly votes “yes” on budget increases every year. Town...
‘The other side’ of the wall, family’s closure part of Wiscasset’s Memorial Day
American Legion Post 54 of Wiscasset Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. told a Memorial Day gathering, wife Melissa “Missy” Cossette had an uncle who died in the Normandy invasion. And Cmdr. Cossette said, thanks to the couple’s friend Wally Pitcher, Missy, last summer, “got closure. And that meant a lot.”
Ahoy sailors! 50th running of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Shipyard Cup and Classics Challenge
Great racing begins soon with the 50th annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge to be held July 20 and 21. Yachts of all sizes with colorful spinnakers will be racing off Boothbay Harbor on both days. This year, special guest, around the world Global Solo Racer, Ronnie Simpson...
Midcoast towns working to put up more than 350 banners to honor area veterans
BOOTHBAY, Maine — Across five towns on the Boothbay peninsula, telephone poles have become rather full with banners screwed into them. A group in Southport got an idea, as many as two years prior, to put up banners around town — one brightly colored piece for each local veteran whose loved ones wanted them displayed.
Mike Hopkins Spins to Win Second Straight Coastal 200 at Wiscasset
Not even a spin could prevent Mike Hopkins from going back-to-back in the Coastal 200 at Wiscasset Speedway. Hopkins picked up his second consecutive win in the Coastal 200 on Sunday. Hopkins took the lead from Josh St. Clair on lap 104 of the 200-lap race and kept the advantage for the rest of the way.
Bailey Islander and Vietnam-era veteran participates in Honor Flight
Bailey Island resident Minerva “Minnie” Vazquez wears her Honor Flight Maine T-shirt in her home on Bailey Island on May 2. Vazquez served in the U.S. military for more than 20 years. (J.W. Oliver photo) Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Minerva “Minnie” Vazquez, of Bailey Island, served in...
More than 1,600 people participate in Miles for Mills Memorial Day Weekend Race
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Travis Mills Foundation held its 13th annual Miles for Mills Memorial Day Weekend Race in Brunswick on Sunday. More than 1,600 people participated in the annual 5K and newly added 10K race this year. "Just having people come out and support us is really what...
Asking for your vote
I am William (Bill) Maloney, I am completing my first term as a Wiscasset Selectman. My platform was one of fiscal responsibility and I have kept my promise. I have championed economic development for five years as we must expand our tax base. Last year the Select Board unanimously voted to hire an economic development director. The director is now in place and is working diligently to bring new businesses to town as well as housing.
Generous donations for BRES scoreboards
On behalf of the youth basketball programs here in the Boothbay region, I believe I can speak for both the Wildcat and Seahawk fans in extending a sincere thank you to First National Bank and Conley’s Garden Center and Landscaping for their generous contributions towards the acquisition of new scoreboards, which will be located in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym. This collaboration between both organizations was done to support the young athletes in our community.
Wiscasset officer’s kindness
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team would like to thank Wiscasset police officer Nathan Willhoite. Officer Willhoite assisted us one recent evening when we were returning from a match at Carrabec High School. Our bus ran out of gas several miles before the Wiscasset town office on Route 27. Officer Willlhoite went to his own residence to retrieve a five-gallon can of gas, which he brought back and emptied into our fuel tank.
HAPPY HOUR DAILY FROM 4-5PM AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET
Join us every day (except Wednesday’s) for Happy Hour between 4-5pm! We have a lovely deck over looking Linekin Bay where you can get away from the hustle and bustle of the Harbor and enjoy the fresh ocean breezes, a hand crafted cocktail and a variety of locally sourced menu items. Happy Hour includes well drinks and select wines and beers. For more information call 207-633-2800. www.smugglerscoveinn.com.
Tracey Whitney has impressive track record
We wholeheartedly support Tracey Whitney’s candidacy for Wiscasset School Board. She possesses all the important qualities to do an outstanding job as board member. Tracey comes to this election with a very impressive track record of accomplishments. She has worked as teacher in Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She was the director of the Early Ed.
School budget vote June 11 for more financial sustainability
Boothbay taxpayers will see a rise of 19.97% in their school-related taxes (on top of their 17.43% increase last year) because of the proposed budget. The total assessment for both towns is $10,575,485. We currently have 380 local students in our two schools. Every student is important. Our teachers are...
Weather At Your School: Boothbay Harbor
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Meteorologists Ted McInerney & Victoria Wisniewski visited with the 2nd graders at Boothbay Region Elementary School. This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
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