The Bridge Academy Public Library is restocked with books and reinvigorated with volunteers and patrons, as it hopes to grow out of the coronavirus pandemic.
Common Road residents Patty Stewart Parker and Justin Parker. ART MAYERS/Wiscasset Newspaper
New Bridge Academy Librarian Amalia Farel. ART MAYERS/Wiscasset Newspaper
A popular walking trail in Dresden has been temporarily closed due to problems with unleashed dogs. Trail developer Dave Probert said the loop trail near Pownalborough Court House has consistently had problems with dog owners failing to follow leash rules.
“The signs were thrown into the bushes,” Probert told selectmen at the board’s Tuesday, April 27 meeting. Probert said as many as 400 people per month had used the trail until it was closed last year.
“When the trail started it was good news,” Justin Parker told the board. But as the trail became popular, his Common Road property became swamped with traffic. “It became a headache,” he said. Parker, who raises hunting dogs, said his border collie had to fight off a larger dog who entered their yard. “We had to post our land,” said Patty Stewart