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Lisbon businesses get façade makeovers through community grant program

by Payal Gangishetti October 17, 2021October 18, 2021

The funds can be used to renovate the exteriors of the buildings, replace windows, doors and other exterior renovations.

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Wiscasset to vote on new police cruiser, cemetery gates, solar guidelines at town meeting

by Kathleen O'Brien October 17, 2021October 18, 2021

Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Wiscasset Community Center.

Local & State

Hospitalizations inch up as Maine CDC reports 542 new COVID-19 cases

by Rob Wolfe October 16, 2021October 16, 2021

Two more people have died with the disease, and 169 patients were in hospitals statewide on Saturday.

Local & State

Pair of Richmond students get national recognition for yearbook they helped start in middle school

by Emily Duggan October 15, 2021October 18, 2021

Now-high school students, Lila Viselli and Izzy Stewart helped start the yearbook in Richmond Middle School after a six-year hiatus and are being recognized for their work two years later.

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Phippsburg Elementary School gets $3,000 donation for classroom supplies

by The Times Record October 15, 2021October 13, 2021

Phippsburg Elementary School received an unexpected gift this fall — $3,000 toward the purchase of classroom supplies and educational tools, courtesy of Bath Subaru. Subaru of America, Inc. celebrates its annual Subaru Loves Learning month in August. The initiative connects local retailers, including Bath Subaru, with AdoptAClassroom.org to help supply community schools with needed resources. […]

Nation & World, New England

Coast Guard: Shipwreck found in Atlantic off Boston is storied cutter Bear

by MARK PRATT Associated Press October 14, 2021October 15, 2021

The vessel spent over four decades patrolling and performing search and rescue in the Arctic and was the first in the U.S. government to be captained by a Black man.

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