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Samuel W. Sproul
Samuel W. Sproul, 70, of Wiscasset, passed away on Sunday, November 11, at a local Brunswick hospital. ...

Carol S. Curtis
Carol S. Curtis, 68, of Damariscotta, formerly of Wiscasset, died Wednesday, November 14, at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta. ...

Joanne R. Dresser
Joanne Rice Dresser, 69, died on Monday, November 12, at her residence in Edgecomb after a long illness. ...

Anna L. Winchenbach
Anna Lillian Winchenbach, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 7 at Coves Edge Nursing Home in Damariscotta. ...

A time for reflection
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Coal gas and diesel plant steamroller still headed for Wiscasset
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Don't split town in two
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400 years of shipbuilding exhibit opens this month
A major new exhibit, "Legacy of Ships: 400 Years of Shipbuilding in Maine" opened this month at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.

800 people at a ball? 800 people
Editorial - Paula Gibbs

Accident hospitalizes two
An accident on November 14 in Woolwich hospitalized the drivers of both vehicles. Clarence Marston, 59, was taken by helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, following the crash.

Bypass meetings continue next week
Meetings for residents to ask questions and make comments regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Wiscasset Bypass will continue next week in Edgecomb and Wiscasset.

Come hear the "bear" facts
The Chewonki Foundation will present its program entitled, "Bears of North America: Beauty or Beauty or Beast" on Monday, Dec. 3.

Coming this summer -- wilderness camp for girls
Camp Chewonki for Girls will officially open its doors at Fourth Debsconeag Lake Wilderness Camps on June 24 and will offer a suite of Maine wilderness-based programs for girls ages 11-17. - Betta Stothart Connor

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Holiday assistance programs announced
Volunteers throughout Lincoln County will be working together this holiday season to provide assistance to those in need, serving the public through six locally based programs. - Greg Latimer

Hunter shooting at Maine Yankee worries resident
A shooting incident near the Maine Yankee site in Wiscasset is being investigated by the Maine Warden Service, according to Mark Latte, a spokesman for the service. - Charlotte Boynton

Land to be sold
An acre of land on the Old Dresden Road, taken by the town of Wiscasset for back taxes, will be sold to the highest bidder. - Paula Gibbs

Northeast Security celebrates 30 years in business
Newlyweds just out of college, Ron and Nancy Spinney followed their fathers' vocations, taking them far beyond what anyone imagined in the 1970s. - Diane Randlett

Panel split on teachers' contract
The Wiscasset Teachers Association has endorsed a fact finding report issued by a three-member panel and "are willing to accept it in its entirety," according to a press release. - Paula Gibbs

Railroad wins in Rockland
The governing body of the city of Rockland voted Wednesday night to kill an ordinance amendment that would have prevented Maine Eastern Railroad from utilizing the historic downtown passenger train station for its intended purpose.

Talks on religion continues at First Congregational Church
Since October 22, every other Monday night, a group of interested people at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset have been meeting to learn about and discuss the major religions of the world.

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

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Brenda Bonyun

Westport Island Selectmen urged to avoid legal fees
Three Westport Island residents are trying to get the selectmen to agree to negotiate a settlement with them on the Ferry Landing boat launching facility to avoid paying any more legal fees. - Charlotte Boynton

Wiscasset eyes contract zoning
Wiscasset is continuing to look at contract zoning as a way of accommodating unusual or unique projects such as the recently proposed coal gasification plant. - Paula Gibbs

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke

Woolwich may give seniors a tax break
Woolwich selectmen agreed at their meeting Monday evening to look at an ordinance that would give homeowners property tax relief if they are eligible for the state's circuit breaker tax relief program. - Charlotte Boynton