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Nov 04, 2004 "Serving Alna, Dresden, Edgecomb, Westport, Wiscasset and Woolwich" Vol 35, Number 45



Committee Named To Review EMA Candidates
Lincoln County Commissioners Tuesday appointed an independent committee to review 24 applications for the EMA/Communications Director's position that has been vacant since the death of Gerry Sylva. - Charlotte Boynton

District 20 Sends Dow To Augusta
The voters in District 20 elected Republican Dana Dow of Waldoboro to the Senate over incumbent Chris Hall, Democrat of Bristol.

Dresden Increases Donation To Food Bank
Dresden selectmen agreed on Monday to increase their donation to the Richmond Food Bank, following a discussion with members of the Bridge Charitable Trust. - Ryan Thompson

Dresden To Review New Town Offices
A new committee to study the feasibility of building a central municipal office for the town of Dresden met for the first time on October 20. - Ryan Thompson

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Edgecomb Voters Meet Thursday On TIF
After nearly a year of meetings and negotiations the voters of Edgecomb will decide Thursday evening, November 4 at a special town meeting if they want a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district on Davis Island. - Charlotte Boynton

Flying Club Opens Doors To Flying Enthusiasts
The Flighttime Flying Club at the Wiscasset Municipal Airport is offering membership to pilots and passengers, and an opportunity to share ownership of an airplane. - Charlotte Boynton

Girls Fall In Four Overtimes
The #4 ranked Wiscasset girls varsity soccer team (9-2-4) slugged it out with top-seeded Dirigo (13-0-1) through four overtime periods before falling 3-2. - Ryan Thompson

Latest Plans For Maritime Village to Be Unveiled Nov.
A public workshop to update the community on plans to redevelop the Mason Station is set for Wednesday, November 10 at 7 p.m. at the Wiscasset Middle School.

Long-Term Friendship Started With Student Exchange Program
When Ida and Ralph Sweeney of Dresden hosted an AFS student from England in the early 1980s they didn't realize they were adding another son to their family. - Charlotte Boynton

Loyal Maine Fans Cheer World Champions At Parade
At the age of two, Josh Onorato couldn't read, but he could identify any of the Red Sox players just by looking at the numbers on their shirts. - Paula Gibbs

Meet Cora Owen
Cora Owen, poet, preacher, and writer, remembers well how she and her two brothers and little sisters lightened their father's load 70 years ago this Thanksgiving. - Paula Gibbs

No Notice Given To Public
Wiscasset resident Prior Morrell scolded Town Manager Andrew Gilmore last week for not notifying the public of an investment policy committee meeting. - Paula Gibbs

Small Alna Sawmill A Life's Work For Richard Verney
He pats it like a friend, and talks about the World War II engine that powers his sawmill with all the pride that only someone who knows every moving, greasy part of its workings could have. - Paula Gibbs

Three Voters Get Naples Ballots
At least three Wiscasset voters were handed ballots for the town of Naples instead of ballots for the town of Wiscasset Tuesday morning. - Paula Gibbs

United Way At 50% Of Goal
United Way of Mid Coast Maine volunteer Campaign Chair Tom Whelan reported at an Update Breakfast that to date the annual campaign has raised over $1 million, 50 percent of the goal. - Susan Pierter

Water Quality Workshop Set In Dresden
Homeowners can learn how to solve water quality problems at a workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Elementary School. - Tim Nason

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Cheryl L. Anderson

Westport Voters Say "Yes" To CFMA
Westport Island voters approved the CFMA District on the former Wright property, and said "yes" to the minimum lot size amendment from three to two acres Tuesday, November 2. - Charlotte Boynton

Wiscasset Senior Center
When you see boiled dinner on the menu at the Wednesday community dinner, it means fall has really arrived and to the point that it is November already! - Jo Bryer

Woolwich Voters Elect Incumbents
Woolwich voter turnout Tuesday, November 2, was 80 percent, and the vote was to stick with the current board of selectmen.



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