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Heartfelt knitting meets monthly in Wiscasset
There is so much going on at Wiscasset Public Library! The newest program is HeartFelt Knitting. You are invited to come and knit amongst the stacks and make friends along the way. Have you always wanted to learn how to take some fabulous yarn and make something special? Don’t know how to knit or you would like to advance your knitting skills? Join us for a fun night of knitting. WPL will provide the tools you need to practice your knitting skills. Betsy Rodman will be onsite to assist and lend her expertise.
Wiscasset names Chase interim CEO
Wiscasset has named George Chase interim code enforcement officer. Selectmen voted 5-0 over Zoom Wednesday night, May 15. Chase is CEO for Edgecomb, Damariscotta and Newscastle, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said. Wiscasset’s proposed memo of understanding with Chase noted the job is temporary and he will be paid according to the town’s February 2023 collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW).
Multi-vehicle crash backs-up traffic on Maine highway
BOWDOINHAM, Maine — A crash involving multiple vehicles was causing delays on Interstate 295 in Bowdoinham Friday afternoon. The crash was on the northbound side of the highway near mile 38 at about 12:35 p.m. and the Maine's Total Coverage traffic reporting system was showing delays of about 10 minutes for drivers as of 1:30 p.m.
Yereance falls in state singles
Griffin Yereance, sophomore at Boothbay Region High School, lost in the boys’ Round of 52 state singles tournament held at Bates College in Lewiston Friday, May 17. Yereance, who plays second singles for BRHS, fell to Liam O’Dwyer, Camden’s third singles player, 1-6, 5-7.
What if the budget doesn’t pass?
The annual Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Budget Meeting is Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym. However, the school charter enacted in October introduced some changes to the process from previous years. These changes have prompted questions from voters about the next steps, including what happens if the almost $13 million budget isn’t approved.
Night Hawk is ready to go on tour, but first they have a graduation to attend
PORTLAND, Maine — Across the country, there are countless college bands. Friends who get together to play music, but then move on to their careers after their college years are over. That’s not the case for the members of Night Hawk. Night Hawk is made up of seniors...
More than 1,000 American flags placed on graves of veterans in Lisbon
LISBON (WGME) -- Veterans and members of the community placed American flags on the graves of fallen veterans in Lisbon on Friday. The town teamed up with the American Legion to place over 1,000 flags among 10 cemeteries before Memorial Day. Organizers say it's a way to honor our fallen...
Fetch ME a Home: Baby bunny Persephone
PORTLAND, Maine — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society has had an influx lately of smaller animals, with guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, and birds all looking for forever homes. This week we feature Persephone, who's about 2 months old. Persephone was part of a litter from a pregnant mother who...
Artful connection: Marguerite Robichaux and Tom Cavanaugh
Maine Art Gallery’s current show, “Generations: The Legacy of Mentors,” celebrates the relationship between aspiring artists and their mentors. It also exemplifies each mentor’s impact on the mentee’s work, years and decades later. The opening reception on May 4 drew 250 people! That’s got to be some kind of record, right there. The show features two works by the artist and two works by the mentor. This column focuses on Marguerite Robichaux and her mentor Tom Cavanaugh.
This old building
I have sat and worked in three locations/two rooms during my nearly 37 years at the newspaper office here on Townsend Avenue. When I first arrived in 1987, the editorial desks were set up in the front office and in a small room which leads to the upstairs and attic area.
3rd annual Ukraine fundraiser will replace hospital equipment
Harpswell volunteers will hold a fundraiser for war-torn Ukraine for the third year, this time to send money to the city of Chuhuiv to replace hospital equipment destroyed or damaged by Russian missiles. The event will be on June 12 from 5-7 p.m. at Centennial Hall, 936 Harpswell Neck Road,...
Edgecomb selectmen move closer to approving June ‘Gay Pride’ decree
There will be no Gay Pride banner on Edgecomb’s flagpole. There won’t be an official proclamation, but there will be some sort of official recognition of June being “Gay Pride” month in Edgecomb. On May 14, selectmen reached a consensus to recognize June as “Gay Pride Month” by adjusting a request made by Byron Cortez of East Boothbay.
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