Mon, 05/17/2021 - 8:30am
Bailey Bartlett. Courtesy of Bailey Bartlett
Jeff Tarbox. Courtesy of Jeff Tarbox
Westport Island’s two candidates on the June 8 ballot for second selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s questions on their traits, experience, etc. 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.
Bailey Bartlett
“If I were elected my overall aspiration would be to promote, encourage and motivate other islanders my age to volunteer. I am a big believer in the Unbuntu philosophy, ‘I am, because we are.’ The philosophy centers around the concept that a human can’t truly prosper in isolation. Living on an island, this becomes so true.
Jen Hazard, Teens to Trails Sat, 04/24/2021 - 8:45am
Linnea Andersson
Lindsay, Carol, Sara and Bob Leone. Courtesy photo
April 8 was Sara Leone’s birthday. The Wiscasset High School teenager, and daughter of Teens to Trails founders Bob and Carol Leone, had a big love for the outdoors. Together with her parents and her older sister Lindsay, Sara enjoyed so many meaningful experiences in nature, from jumping in cold ocean waves to family camping to watching meteor showers light up the night sky. Sara’s inspired outdoor spirit lives on in both our organization and the scholarship that bears her name.
Wiscasset nonprofit farm facing $30,000 shortfall receives wave of donations
Morris Farm in Wiscasset received about $25,000 to help cover a shortfall caused by the pandemic.
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Liza Goss, an Americorps volunteer at Morris Farm, said she began the take-what-you-need farm stand to fight food insecurity in Wiscasset as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened.
Photo courtesy of Erica Berman
Morris Farm, a Wiscasset nonprofit providing food and educational programming, received a wave of donations from the community in the past month, closing the gap on a $30,000 shortfall caused by the pandemic.
In just over one month, community members donated over $25,000, according to Morris Farm Board Chairperson Madelyn Hennessey. The donations alone reinforce the nonprofit’s existence for the next few years.
Wiscasset community raises $30,000 to help local farm stay in business
Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021
Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021
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Show Transcript KEEFE REPORTS. THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED UP TO KEEP IT AFLOAT. 16:37 I LIKE TO SAY FARMING IS ALWAYS KIND OF A GAMBLING ISSUEMH THE PAST YEAR HAS DEALT A TOUGH HAND TO SO MANY . INCLUDING NON- PROFITS, WHICH RELY ON DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING. TO STAY VIABLE. 16:43 BECAUSE OF COVID WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO MUCH OF OUR FUNDRAISING. WE WEREN T ABLE TO HAVE CAMP. I THINK OF THIS AS OUR FALLOW SEASON. MH THE MORRIS FARM HAS CAMPS FOR KIDS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS. IT HOSTS EVENTS. AND THERE S A FARM STORE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CRAFTS AND PRODUCTS. LAST MONTH. THE FINANCIAL TOLL THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN BECAME TOO MUCH. AND THE FA
Spring is on the way and, to celebrate, Morris Farm in Wiscasset is holding its first craft fair and bean supper of 2021. Join us Saturday, March 13 for a varied selection of crafts and a take-away bean supper. The craft fair opens at 9 a.m. with.