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The parent of a Woolwich Central School fifth grader asked the Regional School Unit 1 board to remove the puberty-focused book "It's Perfectly Normal."

For over a decade, British publication Building Design presented the Carbuncle Cup, an architectural accolade given to the "most unattractive building completed in the past 12 months" in the United Kingdom. This tongue-in-cheek award, created in contrast to the esteemed Stirling Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects, singled out 13 structures as design failures from 2006 to 2018., Viral News, Times Now

A parent had called for the removal of "Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out," charging its subject matter was inappropriate for young students.

Alysia Coats is appealing the denial of her request that "Beyond Magenta: Trans Teens Speak Out" be removed from the Woolwich Central School library, saying that it is inappropriate for elementary and middle school students.

It took 82 Woolwich voters two hours to approve a $2.29 million 2022-2023 municipal budget at their annual town meeting Wednesday night, April 27. Attorney Ted Hoch served as moderator for the meeting held in the multi-purpose room of Woolwich...

Woolwich will post Old Stage, Nequasset and Mountain roads during construction of the new Station 46 Bridge. Road Commissioner Jack Shaw told the selectboard Feb. 22, he’d need their approval before he put up the signs. “We’re talking signs...

Woolwich is looking for a new town clerk following the resignation of Anthony Blasi; his final day at the town office will be Friday, Feb. 18. Selectmen appointed Town Administrator Kim Dalton interim town clerk and register of voters. “Anthony...

Bath Water District is seeking funding to construct an estimated $8 million water transmission main linking Nequasset Road to Route 127 in Woolwich. “We have most of the engineering done as part of our funding application and we are on the primary...

Woolwich to vote on $2.2 million spending plan; tax impact unknown The largest driver of the proposed budget is a $100,000 addition to begin saving for the town to conduct a property re-evaluation. Share Woolwich residents will be asked to approve a $2.2 million municipal spending plan at a special town meeting Wednesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. at Woolwich Central School. The proposed $2,207,194 municipal budget is $252,179 higher than last year’s $1,955,015 budget, showing a 12.9% increase. Town...

PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Tue, 04/06/2021 - 8:30am The Woolwich select board on Monday declined Bath Area Food Bank’s request to increase the town’s 2021-22 contributions from $1,000 to $1,500. In the request, food bank officials stated their client visits have doubled this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Woolwich residents have visited the food bank 175 times, they noted. David King Sr., select board chairman, recommended keeping all donations at the same amount as l...