Dear Editor: After a multi-year pause, the Town of Alna will hold its annual town meeting in person Saturday, March 26th at 10am at the Alna Volunteer Fire Department. The warrant for the town meeting can be found in the 2021-2022 town report and on.
The $5 an hour raise Alna gave firefighters last year has not yielded more members but likely has helped keep some, Fire Chief Mike Trask told selectmen Feb. 9. For next month’s annual town meeting, Trask proposed a department budget he said was.
Alna’s Ed Pentaleri, former selectman, is running for the vacant spot on the board. The election is Dec. 14. “I’m committed to Alna and all of its residents,” said Pentaleri, who lives in Head Tide. “I’m running for select board to put my knowledge.
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Firefighters look for hot spots after knocking down a Wiscasset woods fire Sunday, May 2. Courtesy of AVFD
Alna Volunteer Fire Department joins other towns in helping put out Sunday’s fire. Courtesy of AVFD
A woods fire in a rocky, hilly area off Wiscasset’s Birch Point Road Sunday, May 2 spanned about three acres, Alna Volunteer Fire Department reported on its Facebook page.
The department had eight firefighters and multiple vehicles on scene and worked about two hours there, the post stated. Wiscasset, Edgecomb, Westport and Woolwich also responded, Lincoln County Communications confirmed.
Wiscasset Newspaper is seeking further details from Wiscasset Fire Department.
Charles Culbertson
Alna’s two candidates on the March 27 ballot for second selectman and the two seeking to be third selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s uniform questions on why they are running; what traits, experience, etc. do they have that will aid their service as selectman; what their top priorities would be if elected, and why; and anything else they would like to get across to voters. The newspaper told candidates their complete response could total up to 500 words.
Second selectman candidate Linda Kristan
As I gathered signatures on the application form for second selectperson in Alna, I heard many times, “Thank you for running.” This was not an impulsive decision on my part. I considered several other ways of serving in Alna before this,including the school board, planning board, and part-time town clerk. The timing was not quite right for those opportunities, but the opening on the select board connected for several reasons. I had the time, energy and r