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For a Good Cause
Chewonki students build hoop house
Students of Chewonki Semester School helped build a hoop house for a local family garden project in Bath.
This project was part of a larger community service day. Other service projects included the Tedford Shelter in Brunswick, Goranson's Farm in Dresden, Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association and firewood production for donation to local families.
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Wiscasset Primary School
‘The Emperor and the Nightingale’
Fourth grade students from Wiscasset Primary School recently had the opportunity to perform their play, "The Emperor and the Nightingale," for Kindergarten and first grade students.
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Wiscasset Public Library
Mothers, May baskets and alewives at Story Time
Read More>>The month of May in Maine means Mother’s Day, May Baskets, and of course, here on the coast, alewives. This past week, children at Story Time heard “One Little Alewife Counting Home” by local author and illustrator Coreysha Stone.
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Alna
Residents help injured dog
Read More>>Fate can hang in the balance anywhere, even in the middle of the northbound lane of Route 218 in Alna.
That’s where an old, mix-breed female dog was standing the night of May 21, right in the path of Joe Mitkus. One of about 700 people who live in Alna, he was driving home from work in Edgecomb when he saw her up ahead.
“So of course I stopped,” he said.
She wasn’t budging.
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Newcastle
Tapestry Singers and DaPonte Quartet perform Mozart and Bach, June 1-2
Read More>>The Tapestry Singers, directed by Harold “Sandy” Falconer, are planning an all Bach and Mozart program, accompanied by the DaPonte String Quartet, flute and double bass. Also featured will be organist Sean Fleming. Soloists for the concert include Amy Lalime and Sue Hunt mezzo-sopranos, Timothy Johnson tenor, and Richard Francis baritone.
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Local audience considers the conversation
Read More>>“Jack” was a vaudeville magician. Now he is close to death, lying in a hospital bed. His priest, Doug Smith, enters his room alone. “We've been waiting for you,” Jack says. “We are going to initiate you into the International Brotherhood of Magicians.”
Jack begins to chant magical words and sounds.
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For a Good Cause
Wiscasset group helps veterans and families
Read More>>Members of the Bradford Sortwell-Wright Unit #54 of Wiscasset of the American Legion Auxiliary have been working on projects to assist veterans and children of military families.
The members have prepared backpacks filled with coloring books, pens and pencils. Diane Munsey and her daughter, Lena Gage, a new member of the unit, have used their crocheting and knitting talents to make baby blankets, sweater sets and hats.
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Consumers beware: new travel and timeshare scams
Read More>>With summer approaching, more Mainers may start to receive solicitations from bogus companies enticing them take a free or incredibly cheap vacation or for an exceptional opportunity to sell their existing timeshare.
Attorney General Janet Mills asks consumers to be leery of any consumer deal that sounds too good to be true, because it probably is.
Vacation scams
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Wiscasset High School
Wiscasset celebrates diversity
Read More>>Wiscasset High School's "Students for Social Justice" Club sponsored their annual Diversity Day May 15. This day of deversified activities and speakers encourages students and staff at the high school and middle school to get involved and learn new and interesting things; everything from French cooking to meeting llamas from South America.
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Center for Teaching and Learning
Alna student wins writing award
Read More>>Over the years of her teaching career, Nancie Atwell’s students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb have received numerous state and national awards for writing excellence.
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What's Cooking
Incredible, edible eggs
Read More>>News flash! And for once, it is some good news about a food that most people eat in some way, shape or form on a very regular basis.
We all know the bad rap eggs have gotten and in particular, egg yolks because of their high cholesterol count. However, new analysis says that they are not as sinful as once thought.
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Wiscasset Middle School
Wiscasset students receive prestigious award
Read More>>Jenna Bickford and Stephanie Jones, eighth grade students at Wiscasset Middle School, were recently named Middle Level Scholar Leaders at a banquet held on May 16 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Lincoln County Historical Association
Memorial Day at Pownalborough Courthouse
Read More>>White’s Company, a local Revolutionary War Living History group, will give a salute at the 59th annual observance of Memorial Day to be held at the 1761 Pownalborough Courthouse in Dresden. The service will begin at 11 a.m., Monday, May 27 at the flagpole on the parade ground.
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Wiscasset Selectmen
Parking, pirates and poetry
Read More>>Relief could be on the way for intown Wiscasset's parking woes. Selectmen decided May 21 to pursue turning a tax-acquired property at 25 Middle Street into a parking lot.
Several issues remain, including an asbestos check and an abutter's request to buy part of the property for storage. But selectmen decided if the town can swing the cost to demolish a home there, the lot could put a dent in the perennial parking squeeze intown.
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St. Philip's Church
Calling all crafters for the 61st Strawberry Festival
Read More>>Things are heating up at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., as volunteers are working on plans for the 61st Annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We are excited to be once again presenting this Wiscasset tradition,” said Beth Cowing-Sawyer, festival director. “Each year’s festival is a bit of magic when families can take part in an old-fashioned easy-going, fun day. There’s always something for everyone to enjoy.”
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Wolverines Tennis
Wiscasset tennis results
Read More>>Boys
May 15: Wiscasset 1, Spruce Mountain 3
1st singles – Nate Panarese (W) vs. Zack Baillargean (3-8) canceled because of rain
2nd singles – Tom Anderson (W) defeated Alex Hartford, 10-1
3rd singles – Logan Grover (W) lost to Mike Paradis, 6-10
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A Bird's Tale
Monhegan Island, birding hotspot
Read More>>The blackburnian warbler is a firestorm of a bird.
Smaller than a chickadee, it travels here each year from northern South America. The male’s throat is such a brilliant orange color that when you see it you think it can’t be real.
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