American Legion Post 51 of Wiscasset will meet at the veterans’ wall at the town office at 9 a.m. Monday, May 31, Memorial Day, Post Cmdr. Bill Cossette Jr. said. Wreaths will be placed, a bugle will be played and there will be no speeches, Cossette.
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
Louise Miller, Lincoln County Historical Association Tue, 12/29/2020 - 7:00am
Sarah Prescott Goodwin, c. 1850. Courtesy of LCHA
A passage from the diary of Sarah/Sallie Prescott Goodwin, penned during the journey from England to New Orleans on board a ship captained by her husband, might well apply to our lives today. Having left Liverpool on November 27, 1853 and nearing the Bahamas, she wrote:
“January 1, 1854. A new year has dawned upon us and a bright, auspicious morn it is, every way favorable for us; a warm sun, fine weather together with a gentle breeze wafting us on our way, for all of which blessings we feel exceedingly thankful. The past week has been very unfavorable. The calm which commenced on Christmas continuing several days so we have only made nine degrees since last Sabbath. The weather is warm as June at home (Dresden), and the days nearly as long. The evenings are lovely. The new moon and countless stars reflected on the surface of the water are lo