Eleanor Santaniello
Eleanor M. Santaniello, 89, of Wiscasset, passed away Thursday, May 29. ...

Dollars well spent
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Opposed same budget
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Blam board, not Jay
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Voters' message still not received
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Advisory groups may still be subject to law, attorney says
An attorney with Bernstein Shur has issued an opinion that the actions and records of municipal advisory committees "are very likely to be considered public." - Paula Gibbs

Barrels conserve water, reduce pollution
Ames Supply True Value Hardware in Wiscasset has donated a modern version of an old-fashioned rain barrel to Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association, to be used in irrigating the gardens at SVCA's office building in Sheepscot Village. - Kristin Pennock

Bintliff recognizes healthcare providers
Over 200 healthcare providers and their families were treated to a day of hospitality Roger Bintliff style this past Saturday.

Careful thought, please
Wiscasset's Parks and Recreation budget was defeated by voters, so that means it will come back again, to be voted on, along with the school budget, on July 22. ... - Paula Gibbs

Clients trade labor for food
Five mental health clients of Sweetser in Brunswick trade their labor on a Wiscasset organic farm for shares of the vegetables they grow. - Catherine Palmer

Commissioners decline fuel proposal
The high cost of this year's fuel was on the minds of the Lincoln County Commissioners Tuesday morning when they discussed and declined a proposal from M.W. Sewall for $4.457 per gallon. - Charlotte Boynton

County spending… spiraling
As reported earlier, property taxes to support Lincoln County's government tripled between 1998 and 2007, rising from $2.7 to $8.2 million. Big numbers can be difficult to digest, so here are some smaller bites that may be easier to swallow… - Alan Bebout

Dot's Good Deals land to be auctioned off
Woolwich selectmen decided to take no action Monday on having rubble left by a March 30 fire removed from the site of Dot's Good Deals. According to a public notice, the property will be auctioned off on July 23 at 10 a.m. - Charlotte Boynton

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Grant money received to explore old church site
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) is pleased to announce receipt of a $4,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation that will allow for a phase one archaeological survey of the site of the Reverend Jacob Bailey's 1770 Anglican Church of St. Joh - Jay Robbins

Library bugged?
Is a bug an insect? Is a spider a bug? These questions and many more will be answered in Chewonki's Bugmobile program which will be presented as part of the Children's Summer Reading Program at Wiscasset Public Library. - Jean Shippee

Marine biology talk on Thursday
On Thursday, July 10 Dr. Kevin Eckelbarger will deliver an illustrated lecture on the roots of American marine biology at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Although the subject might sound somewhat esoteric, it is not.

Old barn in Woolwich has gone through many lives
Have you noticed all the cars at the Montsweag? In the '90s it looked like nobody wanted the old place. In 2002, my wife and I met with Nick Sewall several times to talk about buying it, impressed by the 4.5 acres, with 1,000 feet running along the busi - Alan Bebout

Remembering our soldiers
St. Philip's Episcopal Church will be ringing its bells the first Sunday of each month in memory of our military men and women who were killed in the line of duty the previous month.

School Committee still looking for cuts
Resignations of Wiscasset's school curriculum director, special services director, adult education director and one long-term teacher, coupled with the need to reduce the proposed $9.6 million budget prompted a closer look at personnel needs Tuesday night - Paula Gibbs

School meetings set
There will be a regular monthly meeting of the Wiscasset School Committee on Thursday, July 10 at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Wiscasset High School library.

Selectmen will give the police cruiser another shot
The Wiscasset Selectmen, during a special meeting Tuesday evening, voted unanimously to put an article on the warrant asking the voters to reconsider allowing the Police Department to purchase a new cruiser, without raising their taxes. - Charlotte Boynton

Task Force won't oppose bypass route
The Midcoast Bypass Task Force took a vote not to oppose the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) recommended bypass route at their meeting June 26. - Charlotte Boynton

Tell It To George
Tell It To George is a collection of thoughts from here and away, from people who want to get their two cents worth in, without using their names.

The Darkness Of This House Has Got The Best Of Us
I'm thinking old Mike Ahmadinejad may not be such a bad guy. I call him Mike (which he might not appreciate, either in its overfamiliarity or because his name is actually Mahmoud), because Mahmoud is hard for me to pronounce well. - Christopher Cooper

Third school budget vote coming up
Wiscasset taxpayers aren't subsidizing the cost of tuition students, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Jay McIntire said last week. - Charlotte Boynton

Town manager signs agreement
Wiscasset's Town Manager has signed a two-year agreement with Pine Tree Waste, he said Tuesday, following action taken by the selectmen last week. - Paula Gibbs

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Brenda Bonyun

Westport Island selectmen get certified in NIMS
The Westport Island selectmen received their certification in the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Selectmen George Richardson, Brenda Bonyun, and Ross Norton, attended a certification class at the Wiscasset Fire Station Sunday morning. - Charlotte Boynton

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke

Woolwich homeowners unhappy with trash pickup contract
Private road homeowners filled the selectmen's meeting room in Woolwich again Monday evening to express their dissatisfaction with the town's new contract with Pine Tree Waste excluding curbside pick-up on private roads. - Charlotte Boynton