Richard E. Reed
Richard E. Reed, 74, of Boothbay Harbor, died Saturday, June 28 at his daughter's home in Cumberland. ...

Elizabeth S. House
Elizabeth Sayward House, 85, died at her home in Damariscotta on Saturday, July 5, after a brief illness. ...

Bert A. Arsenault
Bert A. Arsenault, 73, of Bath, died Monday, July 1, at Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath after a brief illness. ...

Under-utilized middle school
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'Total' bypass needed
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Great day in Wiscasset
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No opposition? What a shocker
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Are they starting to listen?
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Tyler's kindness most appreciated
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Red's Eats is not the problem
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Classifieds
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Active agers learn kayaking fundamentals
How adventurous do you want to be, this summer? Explore one possibility for living an active life as you age. Spend Friday morning July 18, at Biscay Pond learning entry-level kayaking techniques, including route planning, equipment and safety gear. - Marianne Pinkham

Alna honors veterans
Many Alna residents took time out last Friday from all the Fourth of July activities to gather at the Old Meetinghouse on Route 218 to pay tribute to the men and women who have fought to keep our country free. - Charlotte Boynton

Correction
In the last paragraph of the Westport Island's selectmen's meeting article last week, July 3, issue it was reported incorrectly that E. Davies Allan would be given an abatement in the amount of $1,225.

County administrator responds
I look forward to similar comparisons being made of local school administrative district cost increases and larger municipality cost increases between 1998 and 2007 not to mention the costs of running our state government.

Dave Trahan collecting signatures to repeal school consolidation
State Senate Candidate Dave Trahan (R-Waldoboro) will be at the parking lot of the Wiscasset Municipal Building on Thursday, July 10 - Nick Adolphsen

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Edgecomb selectmen quiz Bintliff on sewer status
Edgecomb selectmen decided Tuesday afternoon during a site walk they won't issue a "stop work" order to Roger Bintliff, owner of the Sheepscot Harbour Village & Resort. - Paula Gibbs

Fireworks, parade, music celebrate the 4th
"Heroes Then and Now" the theme of this year's Fourth of July parade certainly proved to be a theme that generated a community spirit that was reflected in the floats and the participants in the parade. - Charlotte Boynton

Fish chowder suppers return Monday
They're back! St. Philip's annual Fish Chowder Suppers begin this Monday, July 14. - Amy Hranicky

Fly a kite Saturday
Come fly your kite at Castle Tucker! On Saturday, July 12, Historic New England will host a kite-flying event at Castle Tucker on the field overlooking the beautiful Sheepscot River and Wiscasset harbor. - Peggy Konitzky

Historic Building Tour Day planned in Alna
On Saturday, July 12, the Committee for Alna History and the Friends of the Head Tide Church, are sponsoring "Historic Building Tour Day." - Doreen Conboy

July 26 race to benefit Swan Island
At the head of Merrymeeting Bay in the Kennebec River between the towns of Richmond and Dresden is Swan Island, where settlers first arrived in the early 1600s. - Charlotte Boynton

No one will know how you voted
One of the results of Wiscasset's switch a few years ago from an open town meeting form of government to referendum balloting has been the huge increase in absentee voters. - Paula Gibbs

Ofslager pieces included in auction
The private collection of antique painted furniture which belonged to the late Margaret Brockway (Peg) Ofslager, a long-time Wiscasset antiques dealer, will be included in the Lincoln Home Founders Day Auction to be held on Wednesday, August 6. - Herbert G. McKinney

Oil panic - it's always short-lived
Editorial - Mary Brewer

Questions raised on island causeway
The condition of the dirt causeway leading to the wooden footbridges to White's Island in Wiscasset harbor was raised at Tuesday night's selectmen's meeting by Selectman Phil DiVece. - Paula Gibbs

School budget, cruiser, recreation up for another vote
Just as the Wiscasset School Committee submitted a second proposed budget that was higher than the first, the second Parks and Recreation budget to be put before voters is also higher than the first. - 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.

TV converter boxes to be explained
On Wednesday, July 16 following lunch at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center Michael Mattern from the Federal Communications Office in Boston will discuss the end of standard broadcast TV signals in the United States.

Update from Rep. Jon McKane
Update from Rep. Jon McKane - Rep Jon McKane

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Brenda Bonyun

Westport Island selectmen resolve health hazard issue
The Westport Island Selectmen and the town Health Officer, Ann Cavanaugh, have been working on a public health issue for several weeks. During the meeting Monday evening the offender called the selectmen and said he would have the issue resolved July 16. - Charlotte Boynton

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke

Woolwich selectmen seek legal advice
The Woolwich selectmen held a special meeting Monday evening with Attorney Durward Parkinson, with two items on their agenda - the Regional School Unit #1 (RSU#1) deed information and the clean-up at Dot's Good Deals. - Charlotte Boynton

`Secret Garden' cast receives standing ovation
On opening night, the cast at the Boothbay Playhouse was given a well deserved standing ovation! Director Ginny Bishop has done it again! - Alan Bebout