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Nov 27, 2008 "Serving Alna, Dresden, Edgecomb, Westport, Wiscasset and Woolwich" Vol 39, Number 48
 

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Arsonist Acquitted
Edgecomb Fire Station
Hitting The High Notes
Maine Yankee Transfers
School Cuts
Some Taxpayers Getting Behind
Tales Of Local War Hero
Towns That Waited
Water District To Join


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Making Their ScrapbooksMaking Their Scrapbooks
Making their scrapbooks to show what they are thankful for, Joshua, left, and Kayla draw pictures of their family and homes. Kayla is also thankful for her dog, T.J., and flowers. Staff Photo/Paula Gibbs

Accused Dots Good Deals arsonist acquitted

(By Charlotte Boynton)

The son of Dorothy Schmidt, Henry Schmidt was acquitted of setting a fire last March that destroyed his mothers business, Dots Good Deals, on Route 1 in Woolwich. ...

Edgecomb gets bad news, good news

(By Susan Johns)

Edgecomb Selectman Jack Sarmanian had to hand the towns building committee bad news last week about grant funding for a new fire station, but he softened the blow with news about a possible source for a loan. ...

Maine Yankee transfers land to Chewonki

(By Charlotte Boynton)

Maine Yankee recently transferred 42 acres of land to the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset as a result of the settlement agreement between the company and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)....

State reveals school cuts

(By Christopher Cousins)

Friday, November 22 will likely be reviled for months to come as school systems across the state adjust to a statewide $27 million cut in spending between now and June 30, 2009. ...

Some taxpayers getting behind

(By Charlotte Boynton)

Westport Island selectmen have reported that there is still $250,000 to be collected in property taxes. The taxes were due November 1. ...

Towns that waited got better price on fuel

(By Paula Gibbs)

The most recent delivery the city of Ellsworth got was on October 28. The price was $2.21 a gallon. ...

Water District to join nationwide agency

(By Charlotte Boynton)

Wiscasset Water District Superintendent Chris Cossette has been part of a steering committee to establish a state Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) for over a year. The Wiscasset Water District is about to become part of that agency. ...


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