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Jack Dexter has lived on Cod Cove Farm Road for 30 years. In that time, two things have not changed: A spectacular view of the Sheepscot River and unreliable internet speed. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Jack Dexter moved to Edgecomb in 1990 and his Cod Cove Farm Road home has a spectacular view of the Sheepscot River. What the location lacks is reliable internet. Dexter and his six Cod Cove Farm Road neighbors have internet through Consolidated Communications which provides three megabytes per second. “ConnectME considers speeds that low as being underserved,” Dexter said. “We have internet, but there is a lot we can’t do because of the speed.”
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The new year signals a start to a new legislative session, and Edgecomb’s select board updated its state representative, Rep. Holly Stover, about local important issues. On the Jan. 25 Zoom conference, Selectman Dawn Murray discussed the impact of unfunded mandates on the school committee. Chairman Mike Smith had concerns about road conditions, especially state Route 27 and U.S. Route 1. Selectman Ted Hugger had two questions impacting local businessmen like him. Hugger owns Cod Cove Inn in Edgecomb and Cedar Crest Inn in Camden. Prior to attending the board meeting, Hugger saw a televsion news report about the state considering taxing the Paycheck Protection Program and other federal stimulus funds.