Edward M. Poch is currently being held without bail in Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset following his arrest early Saturday after a standoff on Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine Crime, News
Former lawyer sentenced to 18 months for stealing from elderly clients
The prosecutor calls the Tenants Harbor woman – who stole more than $1 million from three, elderly incapacitated clients – ‘the Bernie Madoff of Maine.’
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Wiscasset association showcases Lincoln County women writers
WISCASSET — The Lincoln County Historical Association is spotlighting a local writer of love stories, Maude Clark Gay. Born in Waldoboro in 1876, Gay, nee Mayo, began writing at a young age, contributing stories and poems to newspapers and magazines while still a teenager, according to a news release from the association. Her work as […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Wiscasset gallery receives grant from arts commission
The Maine Arts Commission has awarded Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery $8,700 in support of the commission’s goal of strengthening the state’s creative workforce. The matching grant will enable the gallery to fund more time for the organization’s part-time gallery manager from December through June, as well as fees for class instructors and honorariums for exhibit […]
Posted inTimes Record
The end of an era: Big Al’s in Wiscasset closes for good after 35 years
Owner Al Cohen said he decided to close the discount emporium due to staffing shortages incited by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Chewonki offers environmental leader scholarships to Maine youth
WISCASSET — The Chewonki Foundation is offering two $15,000 Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarships, which support students who would like to join Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki in 2022-23 for the spring or fall of their junior year in high school. Maine Coast Semester is a residential program based in Wiscasset. Learning takes place in […]
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Federal government launches push that may remove Maine Yankee’s nuclear waste from Wiscasset
The U.S. Department of Energy wants to know whether communities would be willing to store nuclear waste temporarily while the government finds a permanent solution.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest set to begin Dec. 3
The Historic Nickels-Sortwell House is to be open for tours.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Chelsea-area school board votes to continue discussion around where to send high school students
Approaching nearly 10 years of using Wiscasset High School as the school “of record” for RSU 12’s high school-aged students, Superintendent Howie Tuttle asked the board if they would like to continue the relationship.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
National Digital Equity Center becomes nonprofit
WISCASSET — The National Digital Equity Center has announced its new nonprofit status, and its new board members, to kick off Digital Inclusion Week 2021. Formerly a program of the Axiom Education & Training Center, the National Digital Equity Center has branched out as an independent nonprofit with the mission to expand nationally to close […]