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All routes "unacceptable" selectmen say
None of the five routes the state has chosen for a Route 1 bypass are acceptable, Wiscasset selectmen decided Tuesday night. - Paula Gibbs

Alna bypass meeting set for Monday night
The seventh and last in a series of meetings on the state's Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) for the Wiscasset Route 1 bypass will be Monday, December 17 at 6 p.m. at the Alna Fire Station.

And With True Love And Brotherhood Each Other Now Embrace
This is as close as we will be able to come to a Christmas story from me this season. Persons not satisfied with a tangential approach to the conventions of the holiday may find their time better filled with other essays by other writers. - Christopher Cooper

Baroquen Consort concert Dec. 18
On Wednesday, December 18 following lunch the Senior Spectrum's Coastal Community Center, will host a holiday performance by

Desmond's resignation prompted by lack of certification
The Woolwich selectman received a letter from the state planning office November 29, notifying them that the town is no longer in compliance with a state law regarding the town's Code Enforcement Officer. - Charlotte Boynton

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Employee working -- $30,000; employee not working -- $72,000
Wiscasset apparently has a choice between laying of an employee, which would cost $72,000 in a lump sum, or continuing to have her work, which would cost just over $30,000 a year. - Paula Gibbs

Garden Club members distribute holiday baskets
The yearly tradition of decorating holiday baskets with holly, pine boughs, pine cones, red seasonal berries and bows to be distributed throughout the area was the joyful task of Garden Club of Wiscasset members. - Wendy Ross Eichler

Holiday ornaments made for Meals on Wheels
On Friday, December 7 we started the season's celebration at Senior Spectrum's Coastal Community Center by creating holiday ornaments for the Meals on Wheels (MOW) ornament tree. - Marianne Williams

Learn to handle backcountry emergencies
The Chewonki Foundation is sponsoring a 72-hour, Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course in Wiscasset from January 2-10 and a (WFR Re-cert) Challenge Recertification Course January 12, 13, 14, 2008. - Betta Stothart

No glitz, just green at Green Acre Tree Farm
Has the hustle and bustle of the holiday frenzy already got you singing the bah-humbug blues? Just stop at Green Acre Tree Farm on Route 27 in Edgecomb, and you'll leave whistling a different tune. - Barbara Martin

Nuclear waste storage concerns group in proposed CMP merger
How the Spanish company Iberdrola plans to handle the storage of nuclear waste in Wiscasset after it acquires Central Maine Power concerns Friends of the Coast, a watchdog group based in Edgecomb.

Railroad exceeds projections
For the second consecutive season, Maine Eastern Railroad has experienced double digit growth in its passenger excursion service. - Gordon Page

Search narrows for new jail administrator
The Lincoln/Sagadahoc Jail Authority has narrowed down their choice of Correctional Administrator for the Two Bridges Regional Jail to three people, according to Jail Authority Chairman Sheridan Bond. A selection and offer will be made soon. - Charlotte Boynton

Selectmen confer with comp plan task force
The Edgecomb Selectmen met with members of the Comprehensive Plan Work Force Monday night to get a fix on how far the committee has traveled, how far they have to go and what help they need to close the gap before the 2008 annual town meeting. - Barbara Martin

Selectmen to give back $48,000
Over 500 property owners on Westport Island will be receiving abatement checks from the town. The selectmen signed abatement forms totaling $48,000 at their meeting Monday evening. - Charlotte Boynton

Teachers picket in protest, say they want to meet
Wiscasset teachers, working without a contract now for a little over two years, picketed the town office Monday night, then moved down to the post office when asked by police to leave. - Paula Gibbs

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.

We'll miss Ann and Mike
Editorial - Paula Gibbs

Westport Island
Westport Island column - Brenda Bonyun

Westport Island's going to court again
Westport Island selectmen will appear in Wiscasset District Court Tuesday, December 18, at 8:30 a.m., on behalf of the town, for a hearing on a small claims action brought by resident Stanley Lane. - Charlotte Boynton

Westport man killed in car crash
A fatal accident on Westport Island Saturday, December 8 took the life of a Westport Island man whose SUV flipped over on the West Shore Road. - Charlotte Boynton

Wiscasset man charged in South Bristol fatality
Wiscasset resident Paul Andrews, Jr. has been arrested in connection with a November 22 accident in South Bristol, which took the life of Kyle Goulette, 21, of South Bristol. Goulette lived in Wiscasset before moving to South Bristol.

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke

Wiscasset Wine Outlet hopes to offer the best for less
Nobody would argue that we Mainers like a good bargain. And some of us like to add a few bottles of fine wine to our holiday celebrations, but don't mind doing it at boxed wine prices. - Barbara Martin