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DRESDEN — Local residents and businesses can attend a Shredding on Site event, set for 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, in the parking lot at the Dresden Town Office, 534 Gardiner Road. There is no set charge for this service, but donations will help maintain the historic Pownalborough Court House. Volunteers will provide assistance. Bags, […]

Readers reacted to hearing that Baan Siam Thai Cuisine in Barrow has been put up for sale.

RESIDENTS have defended a comedian labelled as offensive after his performance in Barrow.

THE announcement that controversial comedian Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is returning to Barrow has divided the community.

READERS have expressed mixed opinions after Barrows multi-million-pound Marina Village plan took a step forward. The scheme has been in the pipeline since 2007 and now a scoping report has been published which has sought the views of relevant organisations ahead of works to get the site ready ahead of marketing it to private investors. GP Rose said: "This is older than the Morecambe Bay Bridge project." Stuart Balfour said: "People tend to be sceptical when for more years than they can ...

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 ...

ART MAYERS, News Contributor Wed, 04/14/2021 - 7:45pm Upset by the prospect of a proposed 8.8 percent increase in school taxes, Dresden selectmen and some residents Tuesday, April 13 raised the prospect of rejecting the proposed Regional School Unit 2 budget or withdawing from the district. “ We can vote it down,” said board member Allan Moeller. He recited the $186,400 increase selectmen learned of in a Zoom meeting the RSU 2 School Committee held the previous evening. “They n...