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Leona M. Parrish
Leona M. Parrish, 75, of Dresden, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at the home of her son, Bobby Price.  ...

Bernice M. Whitfield
Bernice M. Whitfield of Wiscasset, died Sunday, January 6, at Cove's Edge, Damariscotta. ...

Mary N. Dow
Mary 'Betsy' Dow (Nee Norton), 78, of Lumberton, N.J., passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007. ...

Patricia M. Haines
Patricia M. Haines, 83, of Wiscasset, died Saturday, December 29, at the Hill House Assisted Living in Bath. ...

Preservation group weighs in on bypass proposals
To the Editor: The following comments from the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association were submitted to the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) on December 21, 2007 regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Wiscasset ...

Nods to selectmen
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Appreciates support
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Assessments coming up after Tuesday election
Tuesday's election of a fifth Wiscasset selectman will put one of the town's hottest issues back on the selectmen's agenda. Operating with a four-member board following the resignation of Alex Robertson, the board has put off action on a number of issues. - Paula Gibbs

Club members hear talk on bringing outdoor plants inside
Beth Hawkes of Hawkes Farm and Greenhouse in Bath gave members of the Garden Club of Wiscasset a lively presentation January 3 on caring for outdoor plants that have been brought inside for the winter. - Wendy Ross Eichler

Community Read coming up
This winter, midcoast Maine will dive into Robert Kurson's "Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries Of World War II," a riveting and vivid non-fiction account of two deep wreck divers. - Pamela Dunning

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Jail administrator named
The Lincoln/Sagadahoc Regional Jail Authority made a conditional offer of employment to Leonard R. LeGrand, from Sag Harbor, N.Y., for the Correctional Administrator's position vacant due to the resignation of Wayne Applebee. - Charlotte Boynton

Kieve-Wavus elects Alna woman trustee board president
Susan Reid Russell of Alna was elected President of the Board of Trustees of Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc. at its recent annual meeting in Nobleboro. Russell has been a member of the board for four years. She succeeds John E. Burns of Essex, Mass. - Russell M. Williams

Long-term care planning seminar set
DESCRIPTION On Friday, January 18 from 10 a.m. until noon , Attorney Michelle Santiago from the law offices of Hopkinson and Abbondanza and Leah Bartley, Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch will be at Senior Spectrum's Coastal Community Center... - Marianne Pinkham

Number of volunteer firefighters declining
Emergency Management Director Tim Pellerin defended a statement he previously made, and was criticized for, to the Lincoln County Commissioners regarding the Lincoln County Fire Service, at the commissioners meeting last week. - Charlotte Boynton

Petition moves full-time assessor funding forward
Support for restoring full funding to the Wiscasset assessing/human resources function went forward Tuesday night when a petition was presented to the Board of Selectmen. - Paula Gibbs

Snowplowing tops busy Edgecomb agenda
After two Monday night holidays, Edgecomb selectmen came to their January 7 meeting loaded for bear. The meat and potatoes of their lengthy agenda included discussions on sand replenishing issues, a fire station update, the development of a new committee, - Barbara Martin

Telephones: "Tom" and "the nice lady at the desk"
One thing we always take for granted is phone service. Even when the power goes out the regular phone works. So to my surprise last week my phone didn't work. - Doc Schilke

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 cost of child-rearing: It's beste not to think about it
Editorial - Mary Brewer

Two Bridges Regional Jail gets high marks from state
Two Bridges Regional Jail Administrator Wayne Applebee credited the staff with a good audit review by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) during a conference call with members of the Lincoln Sagadahoc Jail Authority last week. - Charlotte Boynton

Versions differ on Alna town clerk's actions
Differences remain in the description of events that led to the December 26 firing of former Alna Town Clerk Donna Wallace. - Barbara Martin

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Brenda Bonyun

Westport Island resident questions property assessments
Westport Island resident Dennis Dunbar told the selectmen at their meeting Monday night he had reviewed both the mud flat properties and the cliff sited properties. - Charlotte Boynton

When it comes to the bridge, it's all in the Grover family
Paul Grover says there's a sign hanging in the Wiscasset town office that probably belongs to his family, but he's content to let it stay there. - 1897, The Bridge Was 50 Years Old And Needed Repairs.

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke

Woolwich welcomes Coombs
Woolwich selectmen welcomed newly elected Lloyd Coombs to the board at a special meeting Monday evening. - Charlotte Boynton