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• Fundraiser for Rebuilding Together of Lincoln County

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 11:45am

  Saturday, June 11 A yard sale will be held at Hawke Motors between 8 a.m. and noon. In the meantime, donated items are being sought and can be dropped off at Hawke Motors, 203 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. Rent a table for just $25? For questions and table rentals call: Stephanie - 380-6803, Sarah - 380-5719 or Sally - 841-3928. All donations will help Rebuilding Together of Lincoln County.

• Rising Tide celebration this Friday

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 11:15am

  

  On Friday, May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. Rising Tide Co-op will be holding our “Celebrate Local” event at our store located at 323 Main St. in Damariscotta. This biannual event is our way to show our appreciation for all the amazing local products and people that make our store so remarkable. In 2021, Rising Tide purchased over $1,112,973 from local farmers, vendors, and producers, many of whom are from Lincoln County. These farms and producers, in turn, support employees and the broader local...

• Annual Spring Festival, art show and open house at SVCH 

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Children’s House at 127 Federal Street in Wiscasset is hosting its annual Spring Festival and open house event on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to welcome all current families, alumni, and new friends to the school. The event serves as an excellent opportunity to see the building, meet the teachers and staff, and learn about the school’s many programs. This family friendly event is open to the public and features a complementary lunch, fun activities for kids out on...

• Robin Ford elected Boothbay Harbor American Legion Commander

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Members of Charles E. Sherman American Legion Post # 36 have elected Newcastle’s Robin Ford Commander of the 145-member post beginning in June. She was unopposed in voting that took place at the Legion Hall on Monday, May 9. Ford has recently been serving as 2nd Vice Commander and will become the first female Commander of Post #36. Ford served in the Marine Corps in Okinawa in 1993 and at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina until 1997. She is also a member of the Legion Auxiliary and her grandfathers...

• SVRSU continues eying what happens when Wiscasset deal expires

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:45am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the district board May 5, he still does not know if one-time member Wiscasset will want to keep taking SVRSU high school students other schools refuse, when it no longer has to. That status as SVRSU’s high school of record runs out in June 2023, Tuttle said; the arrangement was part of the withdrawal deal. Tuttle brought up the matter when telling the board about a new state law. He probably needs to check with...

• CTL students published by The Telling Room

  Mon, 05/09/2022 - 10:45am

  

  The Telling Room in Portland recognized twelve young writers from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb. After receiving more than 200 submissions from talented young Maine writers aged 6-11, The Telling Room chose over 80 pieces to be published in their new book. In fact, they received so many submissions that they decided to publish two books: “Stepping Stones,” an anthology of stories and poems, and “Footprints,” a book of nature poetry of the four seasons. “Stepping Stones”...

• Dandelion jelly beginners class at Edgecomb Community Church

  Sun, 05/08/2022 - 10:15am

  Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding two classes with instructor, Mary Jane Wells, on making dandelion jelly. There will be two separate classes, one to be held on Wednesday, May 18 at 10 a. m., and the other on Sunday, May 22 at 1 p.m. During the 2-hour class you will learn all the skills needed in making your own honey tasting nectar of Spring! If you have dandelions around your yard, pluck the yellow heads and bring them with you with a pair of scissors! You will need a lot of...

• Bath Resource and Job Opportunity Fair May 13

  Fri, 05/06/2022 - 8:45am

  Midcoast Maine Community Action will be offering a free in person Resource and Job Opportunity Fair in the Midcoast Maine Community Action building located at 34 Wing Fam Parkway, Bath, Maine.The fair is open to all on Friday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Fair will include community resource partners that offer services in the Midcoast region. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about the various supports, services, and opportunities available to individuals and families in our...

• New drop-off locations for Lincoln County food drive

  Fri, 05/06/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Wiscasset Self Storage and Boothbay Self Storage have announced that they are a drop-off location for non-perishable food items which will be donated to the Lincoln County food drive that is going on through June 1 and conducted by Healthy Lincoln County. If anyone would like to drop off donations, the hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Wiscasset Self Storage, and Tuesday and Thursday at Boothbay Self Storage. Wiscasset Self Storage (882-8450) is located at 488 Gardiner Road...

• LincolnHealth reports 57 new COVID-19 cases for week of April 25

  Thu, 05/05/2022 - 1:30pm

  

  LincolnHealth reported 57 new COVID-19 cases from 426 tests for the week of April 25. With test levels remaining steady, the positivity rate though high at 12.68%, broke a month-long upward trend. Breakthrough cases, those who have been vaccinated and contracted the virus, were about 84% of cases. There were 1,557 tests conducted throughout April for a total of 194 positive cases and a 12.46% positivity rate. In March, there were 1,167 tests, 87 cases and a 7.46% positivity rate; February, 1,...

• Midcoast family planting seeds of hope for Ukraine

  Wed, 05/04/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  As the brutal war in Ukraine drags on into its third month, it’s begun to recede towards the back of the news cycle and public consciousness. But the wanton killing of civilians and the utter destruction of the country by Russian forces continues unabated. The people of Ukraine need international help now more than ever. Which is why an organization formed by a Midcoast family is asking Mainers to help provide humanitarian support by planting Maine-bred sunflower seeds. All the donations will...

• New summer programs for teens and adults at the Merry Barn

  Wed, 05/04/2022 - 11:45am

  

  To expand its mission of “Cultivating Creativity, Curiosity, and Community,” the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is offering four new programs this summer for teenage and adult writers of all abilities. The first two programs target tweens and teens who may be looking for something a bit different from the barn’s Summer Writing Adventures. Dungeons and Dragons is a unique role playing game where a group of heroes comes together to create fantasy characters, encounter monsters, and solve a core...
• Wiscasset school committee

  Residents’ first vote on school budget May 16

  Tue, 05/03/2022 - 11:15am

  

  Wiscasset School Committee Monday night nodded a proposed $9.35 million budget to offer voters May 16. The 6 p.m. special town meeting at Wiscasset Middle High School is residents’ chance to decide the proposal piece by piece. The budget that results goes on to a June 14 vote at the polls. Committee members signed the warrant in the meeting in WMHS’ library and carried on Zoom. At press time, selectmen were set to sign the May 16 warrant Tuesday night, May 3. Spending is proposed to rise $218,...

• Free childbirth classes return to LincolnHealth

  Mon, 05/02/2022 - 1:15pm

  LincolnHealth’s Miles Maternity is pleased to announce its childbirth classes have returned after a hiatus due to COVID-19. Expectant moms and their delivery coaches participate in two, three-hour sessions that cover many aspects of the birthing experience. Our experienced nurses will cover a variety of topics, including: Breathing and relaxation techniques Labor and delivery positions Infant feeding Water birth and Cesarean birth “Coaches can be a partner, family member or friend,’’ said...

• GCW plant sale Saturday

  Mon, 05/02/2022 - 10:30am

  

  The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 7 at the Wiscasset municipal building at the corner of Routes 1 and 27 from 8:30 a. m. until noon . It is an outdoor-only sale and masks are optional. The plant sale is the club’s major fundraiser to support scholarships to worthy high school seniors from surrounding communities pursuing a higher education in horticulture or related studies. Club members maintain or help maintain the Coastal Cancer Treatment Center...

• Herb gardening in small spaces to be presented at Chapman-Hall House

  Sun, 05/01/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee invites the public to an outdoor presentation on small space herb gardening. On May 14 at 10 a.m. at the small herb garden behind the historic site, Marie Erskine will review the plants in the garden, discussing the types of plants, horticulture, and a history of their use in cooking and medicinal purposes. Marie Erskine holds a certificate in landscape design from Quinnipiac University with a focus on low...
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  Legislators address housing shortage, but advocates say so much more needs to be done

  Sat, 04/30/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  For seven years, off and on, Cheryl Harkins lived out of her car and in a homeless encampment in Portland. Harkins, who is 100% disabled related to degenerative conditions, said her legs would swell from sleeping in her Subaru. One time she woke up with 15 ticks on her. Another time her face “swelled shut” from mosquito bites. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor . The Maine Monitor is a local journalism product published by The Maine Center for Public Interest...
• Wiscasset Middle High School

  Students raise funds for food cause

  Fri, 04/29/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Wiscasset Middle High School Student Council did a fundraiser at McDonald’s April 28 for Veggies to Table. Students and teachers helped take orders at the window, held signs out front, and passed out free packets of vegetable seeds. Senior Dillon Leeman, 18, student council president, said 75% of the proceeds from food sales would go to Veggies to Table while 25% would go to the student council. When asked why they decided to support Veggies to Table, Leeman said they wanted to focus on a...

• Veggies to Table digs deeper into ending hunger in Maine

  Thu, 04/28/2022 - 8:45am

  

  On May 10 at 6:30 p.m., Veggies to Table will hold a free virtual Supper Club via Zoom, “Digging Deeper.” Founder Erica Berman will discuss the history, mission, goals, achievements, future plans of Veggies to Table, and how you too can get involved to help end hunger in Maine. As over 12% of our neighbors go hungry daily and 1 in 5 children don’t know where their next meal is coming from, our missoin is vital. Veggies to Table was founded in 2019 to help combat food insecurity by growing and...

• Hardy kids at Hearty Roots Outing Club

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 2:00pm

  

  Spring might be in the air, but hardy, local kids have been bundled up all winter, adventuring along the trails of Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center as part of Hearty Roots Outing Club. Whether it was a day snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, building campfires, or hiking, participants braved the cold to explore trails and their hearts. Mindful programming at Hearty Roots encourages kids to explore their inner selves while feeling supported by the tranquil kindness of nature...
• Press release

  Ferrises of Woolwich win country music dream trip

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 11:15am

  

  Carl and Veda Ferris of Woolwich are going on a trip of a lifetime, thanks to the Maine Lottery. Carl entered a non-winning Big Country Cash ticket into the “I’m With the Band” promotion, and his name was drawn as the first of three winners. “I was in my car, and I glanced at an email that came in on my phone,” explained Carl. “I called my wife where she works and asked, ‘What are you doing Sept. 23? ’ She said, ‘Are you asking for a date?’ I said, ‘There will be someone else with us.’ Of...
• Press release

  St. Philip’s plans May 15 open house

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 10:45am

  Have you ever wondered what goes on at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset? Sunday, May 15 from 2 to 4 p.m., come and find out! St. Philip ’ s Episcopal Church will throw its doors wide open to the community in an open house and we want everyone to know that all are welcome! St. Philip ’ s has called 12 Hodge St. home since 1856, when a small group of Episcopalians were able to secure the building from the Baptist Society and it has been home ever since! A rich, wonderful history is embedded in the walls...

• Native plant sale at Midcoast Conservancy

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Spring is in the air, and that means garden time! Organic perennials from Rebel Hill Farm can help create inviting habitat for the natural community on homeowners’ land. Gardeners can come by Midcoast Conservancy, 290 Route 1 in Edgecomb, Sunday, May 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when Rebel Hill Farm growers will be on hand to help with picking the right plants. Why choose native plants? Native plant expert Doug Tallamy advises that replacing unnecessary lawn with densely planted woodlots that...

• Currier to attend Maine Maritime Academy

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Edgecomb resident Henry Currier, son of Sarah and Jason Currier, will be attending Maine Maritime Academy in the fall majoring in international business and logistics, with a minor in small vessel operations. Henry is currently in his senior year at Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) where he competes on the CVA Freeride team. This ski season has been a busy one for Henry and the Freeride team with training and competitions in British Colombia, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Vermont. Henry...

• LincolnHealth reports 70 new COVID-19 cases for week of April 18

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 8:00am

  

  LincolnHealth reported 70 new COVID-19 cases from 432 tests for the week of April 18. The rising trends in testing and positive cases continues for the fourth consecutive week with the positivity rate, 16.2%, having doubled since the week of April 4 and at its highest since the week of Jan. 31. Breakthrough cases, those who have been vaccinated and contracted the virus, are also at their highest since Jan. 31 with 53 cases and a positivity rate of 76%, the second highest ever. Positivity rates...

• WMHS ‘Students of the Quarter’

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 7:45am

  

  Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its “ Students of the Quarter” for the third quarter of the 2021-2022 school year: Sixth grade, Xander Lee; seventh grade, Mya Marshall and Charlotte Bickford; and eighth grade, Miles Richardson. Ninth grade, Laila Dicus; 10th grade, Ben Roach and Chris Seiders; 11th grade, Carolyn Potter; and 12th grade, Brianna Colson.

• Stover receives legislative award from MECASA

  Tue, 04/26/2022 - 11:45am

  The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) awarded Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, with their 2022 Legislative Award. Stover was presented with the award at the MECASA Award Ceremony Monday, April 25. The MECASA Legislative Award is dedicated to a legislator who has initiated or strongly advocated for sexual violence victim/survivor-centered legislation and demonstrates a strong commitment to working with MECASA on policy goals and initiatives. “It is a great privilege to work on issues...

• First National Bank supports Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat

  Tue, 04/26/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is thrilled and grateful to receive a donation from First National Bank. One of the most important things we can do to support our community is to provide access and engagement with literacy. First National’s generous donation supports this mission. Funding will be allocated to our Community Literacy Events, and to scholarships for our Summer Writing Adventures, making both offerings widely available and sustainable. Our Community Literacy events are free monthly...

• MaineCF scholarships available for adult learners

  Tue, 04/26/2022 - 7:30am

  Adults considering career changes or advancement in their field could be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Short-term scholarships are available for adult learners pursuing career changes or earning workplace credentials for programs including certified nursing assistant, phlebotomy, coding, cosmetology, and commercial drivers’ licenses. “These short-term awards are a great way for adults who are pursuing career changes or want to earn credentials in their...

• Maxmin bill to help prevent overdose deaths heads to Gov. Mills

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 8:00pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The state’s senate enacted Monday a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, to help prevent overdose deaths and save Maine lives. An amended version of LD 1862, “An Act To Strengthen Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance,” received unanimous, bipartisan support. Under Maine’s current Good Samaritan law, which became law in 2019, those who seek medical assistance in good faith for someone experiencing an overdose, and the person experiencing the...

• Better together: Stargazing and book love at the Merry Barn

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  It is a special event that can bring together people across ages, interests, and backgrounds. The Merry Barn’s most recent Community Literacy Event did just that – gathering folks in collaboration and curiosity, creativity and literacy, nature and science. In celebration of Earth Day, Peaks Island artist, author, and illustrator Jamie Hogan read her newest book, Skywatcher, and shared her artistic process. Kids and adults of all ages colored Jamie’s hand-drawn stargazing masks, and the barn was...

• Self-Care Learning Exchange via Zoom

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 11:00am

  Wednesday, April 27 The Boothbay Regional Health Center will host a virtual Self-Care Learning Exchange at 4 p.m.. Cathy Fisher, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, will highlight self-care assessment and planning. Participants will hear strategies to respond to the emergency need for self-care and how to improve daily self-care routines. Everyone should come prepared to share selfcare strategies that have worked for them. Instructions for accessing the Learning Exchange ZOOM on the...

• Special sale on DVDs at Skidompha Book Shop

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 8:45am

  All DVDs at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta are on sale for $1 each, including individual discs and sets, from now until May 14. The several hundred DVDs include movies, documentaries and TV series. The book shop, at 17 Backstreet Landing, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It offers hardcover and paperback books in dozens of categories for adults and children, puzzles, CDs, and VCR tapes, and well as DVDs. All items are donated, the...

• Annual Spring Festival returns at SVCH

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Children’s House announces its annual Spring Festival and Open House celebration will be held on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual festival is a fun-filled family event giving prospective families a chance to see the school, meet the teachers, and socialize with current parents and alumni. There will be craft tables set up, face painting, a bouncy house, an onsite raffle, and winners of offerings on our online silent auction will be announced. And for the first...

• Monthly Thursday morning Labyrinth Walks at Edgecomb Community Church

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Beginning Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m., Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding the first of monthly labyrinth walks at The Labyrinth in the Field followed by a “bring your own lunch” sharing time at noon. The spiritual practice of walking a labyrinth is a unique experience for everyone and is an opportunity to calm the mind and enjoy peace. After walking the labyrinth, we’ll have time for reflection and to share our experience with one another. Walking the labyrinth can aid in mediation...

• ‘The Modern Birder: An Introduction to Birding Applications’ in Bath

  Sun, 04/24/2022 - 8:15am

  

  One of the joys of spring is the return of birds of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Who doesn’t love stepping outside to a chorus of birdsong or catching a glimpse of bright red or yellow in the trees? Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s land protection specialist and birding enthusiast, Anna Christie-Carnicella, on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for an exciting and interactive program on birding phone applications. This is a program designed for beginner birders! The program will...

• Wiscasset masons donate toward heart equipment

  Sat, 04/23/2022 - 10:00am

  

  On April 14, the members of Lincoln Lodge #3 in Wiscasset were proud to present a check of $1,500 to Erin Bean, chief of Wiscasset Ambulance Service, to help it buy new automated electronic defibrillators (AEDs). The lodge raised $500 by hosting a barbecue at Wiscasset Speedway last year. This money was matched by Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation at Grand Lodge, on a $2 for $1 basis, adding another $1,000 for a total contribution of $1,500. It was donated in support of Wiscasset's increasing...

• Caregiver Support Group

  Fri, 04/22/2022 - 9:15am

  THURSDAY The Southport Memorial Library hosts an informal monthly support and discussion group for people (not professional caregivers) caring for aging relatives. Share stories, voice questions, and get advice from others dealing with similar issues. At the library (1032 Hendricks Hill Road) the second Thursday of each month at 6:15 p.m. FMI: Anne Maher, 207-633-2741.

• Lunch a new happening at Wiscasset Senior Center

  Fri, 04/22/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Along with twice monthly suppers, Wiscasset Senior Center at the community center is now offering lunches on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Menus appear on Wiscasset Parks and Recreation’s website and reservations are required; lunches are $7 for Senior Center members, and $8 for non-members. “It will take a while before it really takes off but people have been asking for this and we thought we’d give it a try,” Larry Rines, chairman of the senior center’s board of trustees, told...

• LincolnHealth reports 39 new COVID-19 cases for week of April 11

  Thu, 04/21/2022 - 7:45am

  

  LincolnHealth reported 39 new COVID-19 cases from 386 tests for the week of April 11. Tests and cases are up for the fourth consecutive week and the positivity rate has increased from 3.75% three weeks ago to 10.1%. “Even with the heightened number of tests and positive cases, we remain far below the numbers during the large surge,” said LincolnHealth’s John Martins. Martins said the good news is that the hospital is continuing to meet the needs of surgical patients requiring overnight stays...

• Forestry for Maine Birds workshop at Hidden Valley Nature Center

  Tue, 04/19/2022 - 10:45am

  

  Sunday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., all are invited to join Sally Stockwell of Maine Audubon and Logan Johnson from the Forest Stewards Guild to learn how to manage forestlands to enhance habitat for birds and other wildlife. The group will discuss the importance of Maine forestlands for breeding birds, brook trout, and other wildlife; practice completing some simple bird habitat assessments; and look at several harvesting strategies used at Hidden Valley that demonstrate what anyone...

• SVRSU budget faces May 25 meeting

  Tue, 04/19/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s would-be 2022-23 budget is lighter than in February, and is onto its next step: The district budget meeting, where residents vote on cost centers, is at 6:30 p.m. May 25 in the Chelsea Elementary School gym. The district board set the date April 14. Thanks to flat health insurance, the loss of a legislative bill Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said would have cost the district nearly $400,000, and other changes, the offer has gone from the $26,522,...

• Healthy Kids presents ‘Pastries with Parents’

  Mon, 04/18/2022 - 11:15am

  Pastries With Parents is a new event for children and their parents/caregivers to enjoy breakfast together. This event will be held on Saturday, April 30 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the CLC YMCA in Damariscotta and serve as a kickoff to Healthy Kids Day! The food, made by Kieve/Wavus, will include blueberry muffins, homemade granola bars, fruit cups, gorp ( a snack consisting of high-energy food such as raisins and nuts) and drinks. Having breakfast together is a great way to build relationship and...

• Masons present bikes to 12 WES readers

  Mon, 04/18/2022 - 8:30am

  

  The Wiscasset Masonic Lodge presented 12 students with brand new Huffy bikes April 14 at Wiscasset Elementary School after students engaged in the "Books for Bikes Challenge." Students in kindergarten through grade five have been reading feverishly in their classrooms and placing raffle tickets in a jar for an opportunity to win a brand new bike, Principal Kathleen E. Pastore said via email. The more books they read, the more robust their chance of starting school vacation with a shiny new bike...

• Hundreds attend Wiscasset Easter egg hunt

  Sun, 04/17/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Hundreds of kids gathered under an overcast sky, eagerly waiting for the Wiscasset Easter Egg Hunt to start on April 16. “This is the 23rd year we’ve held the Easter egg hunt; 2020 was the only year we didn’t hold it,” said Programs & Facilities Manager Bob MacDonald. “Luckily, we were able to hold it last year, and now this year.” Recreation Programmer Chelsea Taylor said about 6,000 eggs were scattered across the field; 4,000 contained candy; 2,000 contained small prizes; and 15 held...

• Coastal Rivers seeks volunteers for two citizen science programs

  Sun, 04/17/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Coastal Rivers is seeking volunteers for two annual citizen science initiatives. One involves monitoring water quality in the Damariscotta River estuary, while the other collects data on horseshoe crab populations in Great Salt Bay. Coastal Rivers provides all technical training for both programs, which offer the chance to get out on the water and be part of data-gathering efforts to inform the broader community about the health of the estuary. A training session for those interested in the...

• Ukrainian Easter eggs for hope, remembrance

  Sat, 04/16/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Bayville resident Alina Blakesley has been painting Ukranian eggs at Easter for decades. This year, the parallels between what is happening to the people of Ukraine and their country, and what her parents experienced when Russia invaded their homeland of Poland, weighed on Blakesley’s mind. “The Polish people suffered under the Russians. My parents were sent to the gulags in Siberia,” Blakesley said. “What we, the Polish people understand, is the fight for freedom. The legend of pysanky (...

• LincolnHealth reports 27 new COVID-19 cases for week of April 4

  Sat, 04/16/2022 - 8:45am

  

  LincolnHealth reported 27 new COVID-19 cases from 328 tests for the week of April 4. Testing rose 12% from the previous week and cases more than doubled for an 8.23% positivity rate, the highest in the past month. Breakthrough cases, those who have been vaccinated and contracted the virus, more than tripled with 17 cases or 63% of cases. LincolnHealth’s John Martins said the upward trend has been happening in many other states and Maine has been no exception. MaineHealth has been encouraging...
• School committee

  Wiscasset schools eye flat local assessment; graduation at speedway

  Fri, 04/15/2022 - 10:00am

  

  Spending is eyed to be up for 2022-23 at Wiscasset School Department, but taxpayers’ education tab is not. Finance Manager Cathy Coffey told the school committee April 14, to keep the local assessment flat with this year’s, the draft budget proposes using $797,217 of the fund balance. Also proposed is tapping the fund balance for the other $522,000 needed to complete Wiscasset Elementary School’s handicapped-accessible elevator after a $346,000 state grant, Coffey said. This will still leave...

• Earth Day family fun at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm

  Fri, 04/15/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Coastal Rivers will be celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 23 with family fun and exploration at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm, 110 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta. Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., there will be a variety of family friendly activities to choose from, including a self-guided spring nature walk around the marsh, hourly children’s book readings with Nature Center volunteers, owl pellets to dissect, marsh mucking with nets and buckets, nature-inspired arts and crafts, field games, and...

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