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What’s happening at Brady’s?
Well, Community Lunches have wrapped up for the summer and will start back up in November. Brady’s is looking forward to a great summer with the awning going up in a few weeks and our new summer menu hitting the same time. Chef John has been working hard on a fun healthy summer menu with as much locally sourced as possible. His famous seafood nachos, crab cakes, & Tuna Poke are all on the list.
Deputy running for sheriff defends actions before Lewiston mass shooting
BOWDOIN, Maine (WMTW) - The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office deputy criticized by the commission investigating the Lewiston mass shooting is defending his actions in a new interview with Maine’s Total Coverage. “There are factual errors in the report, which frustrate and anger me,” said Sgt. Aaron Skolfield.
Wiscasset Ford gets project nod and Shep Rust’s ‘Bravo’
Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night nodded Wiscasset Ford’s request for an addition, a new entrance and service canopies and inside renovations. The project at 378 Bath Road is pegged at $4.5 million, according to Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Emily Rabbe’s memo to the board earlier Monday.
Lisbon firefighters tackle two house fires in a day
The Lisbon Fire Department battled two structure fires within a matter of hours on Monday morning. Firefighters responded to Main Street in Lisbon Falls and found flames coming out of the first floor of a home. Crews were on the scene for several hours and a firefighter suffered minor injuries,...
That’s dedication
With National Volunteer Week this week, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ April 16 reading of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ letter honoring Katharine Martin-Savage’s posthumous receipt of the “Spirit of America” award was timely. The award honors volunteerism, which Martin-Savage epitomized. The one-time Central...
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Cemetery District spring clean-up
Spring clean-up has begun across the Boothbay-Boothay Harbor Cemetery District properties. Please remember to remove your artificial flowers and decorations so that grounds maintenance can occur. As a reminder, artificial flowers and decorations are allowed on gravesites between Oct. 1 and March 31. Thank you for your help in keeping our cemeteries maintained.
Wiscasset school budget meeting April 30
The Wiscasset School Department Budget Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School Stover Gymnasium at 272 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset. This is step one of Wiscasset’s two-step school budget process and is required by Maine law. At this budget...
Wiscasset Speedway beats the rain and hosts successful 2024 season opener
There’s one common demon that race tracks in the Northeast fought all last season: rain. Unfortunately, Mother Nature reared her ugly head once again on Saturday for Wiscasset Speedway’s Group 1 season opener. As fans rolled into the stands in heightened anticipation for the festivities, rain started to...
Free Advance Care Planning workshops begin April 29
LincolnHealth will be hosting a series of workshops to assist individuals capture and document their health care wishes in the event they are unable to communicate them. The next three Advance Care Planning workshops are scheduled for Monday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to noon; Tuesday, May 28 from 1:30 to 4 p.m.; and Monday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. All sessions are at the Watson Community Center on the Miles Campus, and there is no need to register.
Vote to pass the Wiscasset school budget
Here in Wiscasset I have been hearing rumors of a group of people quietly planning to vote down the school budget for the 2024-2025 school year. This would take place at our annual School Budget Validation meeting. Why exactly they would do that is not clear but I suspect it is an act of petty vengeance because they do not like previous decisions of the School Committee and they seek to disrupt the good work of our teachers and administrators.
Wiscasset’s Peregrine Turbine Technologies to aid test and more
Peregrine is now in collaboration with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp (USNC) for the development of an advanced nuclear micro modular reactor for distributed power generation. It will be the first of its kind and will demonstrate safe, carbon-free power generation for small communities, industrial operations, and disaster relief applications. Derivations of this design are also targeted for future lunar power applications and space propulsion technology.
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