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WEBWiscasset’s Scarecrowfest traditions continue. Wiscasset’s longtime fall event Scarecrowfest at the town office Oct. 5 had the chili and chowder contest, Halloween costumes for children to pick out, and more, including the time-honored scarecrow. A Bird's Tale. Michiel Does It Again.
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WEBMichael Paul Dickson, 45, of Wiscasset passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 26, 2024. He suffered from many long-term health issues. Obituary. Arlene G. McIntosh. Born Arlene Larsen in Yarmouth, Maine on Feb. 8, 1937, Arlene Gloria Larsen McIntosh lived a fulfilling life always surrounded by family and friends.
WMHS evacuated for under an hour Oct. 10 after gas smell
WEB19 hours ago · File photo. Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson said students and staff at Wiscasset Middle High School the morning of Oct. 10 noticed the smell of propane in a chemistry room where a bunsen burner was in use. "The propane was shut off and, out of an abundance of caution, the principal …
High schoolers learn at Wiscasset selectboard meeting
WEB19 hours ago · Wiscasset Middle High School, Principles of Democracy students recently attended a Wiscasset selectboard meeting to gain a deeper knowledge of municipal government. Makayla Bush, class president, mentioned, “We witnessed how local governance impacts our community. The discussion on traffic issues highlighted the challenges residents face daily, emphasizing the selectmen's role in addressing ...
Wiscasset: Tentative assessment deal reached with Maine Yankee
WEB4 days ago · The Wiscasset Selectboard is announcing a tentative settlement in its real estate tax assessment dispute with Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company. Following a full-day mediation session led by Jerrol Crouter, the parties, with the assistance of their legal counsel, reached a tentative agreement valuing the Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and its Bailey Point land at $80 ...
Wiscasset Elementary School’s ‘mushroomy’ Becky Hallowell is …
WEB1 day ago · “One of us, one of us,” a smiling Joshua Chard, 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year, chanted in the Wiscasset Elementary School gym Oct. 10, while he looked toward some of the Teacher of the Year program’s other past honorees.
Wiscasset talks traffic progress, concerns
WEBWiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield Sept. 3 said Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky’s written statement was true, that Wiscasset, known as Maine’s prettiest village, is also, he said, “often recognized for its gridlock traffic.” “True. But I want us to stop saying it,” Whitfield said as the board discussed the …
Wiscasset decides elections, budgets, ordinances June 11
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at Wiscasset Community Center for voters to consider the would be-2024-25 budget piece by piece, three selectboard and two school committee seats, all contests, the school budget and proposed ordinance changes. Wiscasset.org summarizes the proposed rule changes: “Voters are being asked to amend Article I Town Officials, Section 2 ...
Andersson gets another 5 years as superintendent; Hubert makes ...
WEBAfter an executive session Tuesday night, Wiscasset’s school committee announced another five years as superintendent of schools for Kim Andersson, who started last July. Chair Jason Putnam said the salary was still to be finalized. And in open session earlier, the committee moved Sarah Hubert from being Wiscasset Middle High School’s interim principal to its principal.
Hopes and soft predictions for Wiscasset’s ’24
WEBThis is the year repairs will finish on the Wawenock block on Main Street, some project will be announced for Mason Station and it will not snow much. I put that last prediction in there for me, but also to show – this week’s somewhat snowy forecast aside – you never know. The pre-winter months that ended 2023 turned out to be a mud season, sometimes frozen, but no blankets of snow.