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Wiscasset Art Walk can hang banners on Main Street railings and, on Middle Street, have bistro tables and possible performances, selectmen decided 4-0 Tuesday night, April 6. Making the requests, organizer Lucia Droby said WAW will be mostly outside this year, have musicians, family activities, restaurants selling “picnics to go,” might have arts vendors and, if she can find them, dancers.
It will be “almost a normal” WAW, Droby said. “We want to bring joy, we want to bring liveliness to the village, some brightness and something to look forward to . experience small town neighborliness . art education . self-expression . and of course we want to attract visitors to Wiscasset.” Last year, with the pandemic, a Walk Around Wiscasset series had attendees waving to one another, dressing in themes and writing on sticky notes what brings them joy.
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If Wiscasset voters agree in June, selectmen will have a committee explore options for the school department’s future. The warrant article arose from two split votes on Zoom Tuesday night, March 16.
Selectmen rejected 3-2 a proposed question Town Manager Dennis Simmons offered. Its scope aligned with residents Judith Colby and William Maloney’s proposal that started this year’s talks. Simmons’ proposed question read: “Shall the Town authorize the Selectmen to form an ad hoc committee to study the financial impact of the Wiscasset School Department discontinuing to offer grades 9-12 and offer those students tuition at a local school of their choice.”
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Jeff Slack, lower left, gives a thumbs up Feb. 16 as fellow selectman Kim Andersson, next box over, comments, “People seek out public art installations.” Zoom screenshot
Wiscasset selectmen received this photo and others, all taken elsewhere, as part of Lucia Droby’s yarn bombing proposal. Courtesy town of Wiscasset
Wiscasset selectmen received this photo and others, all taken elsewhere, as part of Lucia Droby’s yarn bombing proposal. Courtesy town of Wiscasset
The prospects for a colorful yarn exhibit, or yarn bombing, on Wiscasset’s made over Main Street have unraveled. Selectmen Feb. 16 were mixed on the concept and some said it might work, not on Main Street, but south of it, on Railroad Avenue.
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Wiscasset selectmen plan to ask voters for a committee about education in town.
Will the question call it a committee on schools’ future or come closer to residents Judy Colby and Bill Maloney’s proposed wording to evaluate the financial impact of tuitioning out the high school grades? The board was not sure Tuesday night, Feb. 16. But after member Jeff Slack reiterated he was seeking a vote that night to commit the board to proposing a committee to voters, Chair Pam Dunning said, “You don’t need to vote on it, Jeff. We’re all on board with working on this.”
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Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud. File photo
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud told selectmen over Zoom Tuesday, Jan. 19, due to COVID-19 crowd limits, neither Winterfest nor the annual father-daughter dance can run on their usual dates. He was not sure Winterfest will happen this year.
Only 50 people can be indoors, and the dance draws 125-175 people, Goud said. As for Winterfest, which Selectman Sarah Whitfield asked about, Goud said: “I’m not sure if we’re going to be able to have it . If we do, we’re going to push it off. It might be toward the end of February.” He is waiting for any updates to the guidelines, he said. Winterfest’s trivia night gets 75-80 people, Goud noted.