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Bintliff's `Just Desserts' to help Westport group
Every Thursday evening Bintliff's Ocean Grille hosts "Just Desserts," a weekly fund-raising dinner event.

Clarification
The newspaper received a letter this week from Attorney Mark E. Susi requesting a "retraction or clarification" relating to Catherine McDevitt as being identified as the "owner and operator" of the Wiscasset Quik Stop.

County EMA to partner with American Red Cross
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Tim Pellerin told the commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning his agency and the American Red Cross are co-sponsoring several workshops in Lincoln County. - Charlotte Boynton

Disagreement expected on Route 1 interchanges
There's bound to be some serious disagreements at the next two meetings of the Midcoast Bypass Task Force, as interchanges on Routes 218 and Route 27 are discussed. - Paula Gibbs

DiVece suggests checking into service fees for nonprofits
Wiscasset selectman Phil DiVece has suggested the town look into charging tax-exempt organizations service fees. - Paula Gibbs

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Global warming talk yields practical ideas
On February 20 a small but enthusiastic audience listened intently to the presentation by Paul Kando, a member of CONA (Citizens Offering New Alternatives) at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle. - Joe Brennan

Harbormaster to step down
Wiscasset Harbormaster David Sutter will resign his post as soon as a replacement can be found, Town Manager Arthur Faucher announced last week. - Paula Gibbs

Hard life in Honduras brought home in talk
Last year Arthur "Artie" Flanders, a Wiscasset High School graduate, spent most of the year in Honduras as the United Church of Christ Coordinator for volunteer groups in Honduras. He used his own funds to get there. - Doc Schilke

Help needed at Easter
Easter will soon be here. The Wiscasset town office is planning to try something new.

Investigator named in Westrum Probe
The Sagadahoc County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to hire Attorney Jonathan Goodman to conduct an investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment made against Sheriff Mark Westrum by Investigator Mark Damren. - Charlotte Boynton

Learning from the Finns
Editorial - Paula Gibbs

Still putting students first
Letters to the Editor

Hope and inspiration
Letters to the Editor

Lincoln Home residents hear talk on historic buildings
Historic building restoration expert, Les Fossel, took Lincoln Home residents and their guests on a virtual tour of venerable Lincoln County buildings via slide show. - Herbert G. McKinney

Mailbox vandals could get three years in jail
Sagadahoc Sheriff's Department Sergeant Greg Siegel was called to a home on the Old Stage Road in Woolwich Saturday morning to check out a report of a missing mailbox. - Charlotte Boynton

Maine may appeal Declaration decision
The state of Maine is looking into appealing a recent Virginia court decision which ruled against Maine and the town of Wiscasset. - Paula Gibbs

Marine biologist to speak
Professor Brian Beal from the University of Maine Machias (UMM) will give a presentation on marine biology at the Westport Island Town Office March 20 at 6 p.m.

Moratorium on criminal trials unwise, district attorney says
District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau told Lincoln County Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning that a suggested six-week moratorium on criminal trials is not a good idea. - Charlotte Boynton

News from Troop #201
The Boy Scouts joined the Cub Scouts at their Blue and Gold celebration to hold a Court of Honor for all those scouts who had recently attained advancement and to review the Scouts' accomplishments for the year. - Robert Marcus

River Road hot topic in Edgecomb
Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) representative Rhonda Fletcher was on the hot seat Monday night at the Edgecomb selectmen's meeting during a discussion of the condition of the River Road, and could offer no relief. - Charlotte Boynton

Salt supplies severely low
Salt supplies throughout the state are becoming seriously low. Drivers on Maine's secondary state roads could see a difference in road treatments if the frequency of winter storms continues and regional salt suppliers cannot keep up.

State Issues - Weekly Update
State Issues - Weekly update by Rep. McKane - State Rep. Jon Mckane

SVCA hosting `Birds of Prey - Hunters in the Sky'
Please join The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA) for a special evening presentation on Birds of Prey, Wednesday, March 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the SVCA Office, 624 Sheepscot Road, Newcastle. - Kristin Pennock

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.

Volunteer now to save lives tomorrow
Lincoln County Special Needs Coordinator Lynn Orne is asking for volunteers to train and organize a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to assist people with disabilities and special needs in the county. - Charlotte Boynton

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Brenda Bonyun

Westport Island receives $50,000 SHIP grant
Westport Island has received a $50,000 Maine Department of Transportation Small Harbor Improvement Program (SHIP) grant to install a float system on the Wright property, at the Ferry Landing on Westport Island. - Charlotte Boynton

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke