The Woolwich ambulance service has been on the go the past few weeks having responded to 20 calls so far in February, and 52 since the start of the new year, according to EMS Director Danny Evarts. Evarts gave his bi-weekly report to the selectboard.
Due to unseasonably warm temperatures Woolwich’s heavy load limits for vehicular traffic are going into effect about a week earlier than usual, according to Road Commissioner Jack Shaw. “The posting goes by the weather, not the date on the calendar.
The Woolwich selectboard lent its support Wednesday, Jan. 17 to the planned expansion of a small oyster farm operating in Montsweag Bay. It was the selectboard’s first meeting at its new 5 p.m. start time. Luke Saindon’s oyster farm is off Oak.
In 2023, Wiscasset and other towns dealt with how to get and keep workers, improve residents’ and businesses’ internet access and, in Wiscasset’s case, how to protect the wastewater treatment plant from the rising water of climate change.
Woolwich, a town with many traditions, hosted its most colorful one Sunday evening – the annual Yuletide sing-along and holiday tree lighting. A good crowd turned out in the colonial-era Nequasset Meetinghouse as guests of all ages gathered to.