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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.
Edgecomb elects George Chase selectman
George Chase defeated Timothy Harrington, 92-7, May 17 in Edgecomb’s municipal elections. Chase succeeds Mike Smith, who decided not to seek a fourth term. Chase served two years on the school committee and nearly two years as code enforcement officer before resigning both positions to run for selectman.
Fiddleheads, Not Spinach
We are crouched on our hands and knees, ripping out lettuce at Andrew’s Farm in Gardiner, Maine, where I work. “Some of them might be slimy,” says the owner, offering me gloves. I’m not squeamish, but he’s right. Many of the plants have rotted at the base, a symptom of a soil fungus brought about by last year’s heavy rainfall and one we are still battling in spite of three greenhouses. As climate change intensifies and our growing season swings from drought to too much rain, harvests become less dependable and more labor intensive to bring to market.
Alna selectmen rebuke resident’s remarks
A committee on Alna’s would-be mining ordinance drew about two hours’ discussion May 9 and an exchange over civility. The selectboard had just settled on most of the committee’s members and was mulling which selectman to have on it – Third Selectman Coreysha Stone or Second Selectman Steve Graham, and what that selectman’s role on the committee would be – when one of the other planned appointees, Jeff Spinney, called Stone stupid.
Fallen law enforcement commemorated at 32nd memorial service
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - National Police Week falls on May 15 this year, a yearly remembrance event to commemorate all law enforcement lives lost in the line of duty. The 32nd annual Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Observance was held in Augusta Tuesday morning. Eighty-eight names on the Maine Law...
Getchell running for Dresden selectboard
Longtime Dresden resident Gary Getchell is running for selectboard. Getchell has already served Dresden in numerous ways. Upon retirement he immediately jumped into participating in the community as town moderator for three years and as Dresden’s School Board Chair for six. Concerned about transparency in governance, budgets, and town contracts, Getchell believes the time is right to serve again. “I have been on and headed committees where public interest was involved since the 1960s. I still have that desire to serve the ‘public interest’ and hope that Dresden voters will give me that opportunity on June’s ballot.”
Chelsea Opera presents “Glory Denied”
(WSYR-TV) — “Glory Denied” is an opera based on true events of an American POW held prisoner the longest during the Vietnam War. This modern-day opera presented by the Chelsea Opera is in town this Saturday and Sunday. Leonarda Priore is the president and co-founder of the...
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