Thu, 03/04/2021 - 11:15am
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission has announced a drive-through food box giveaway for all will be held Wednesday, March 17 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road.
A free box of produce, meat and dairy will be given to those who show up between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. To reserve orders of 10 or more boxes, contact Sandy Gilbreath, (207) 232-5419, sandyg@lcrpc.org
In case of bad weather, check LCRPC s Facebook page for more information.
COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed, including PPE worn at all times and social distancing practiced. Attendees are asked to stay in their car to avoid additional contact.
Mary Ellen Barnes Fri, 02/19/2021 - 8:00am
Here is information that will be helpful to Lincoln County residents who could benefit from confidential and free tax prep assistance by trained volunteers (households generally earning less than $57,000). First is UW of Midcoast Maine s CASH Coalition and secondly is the CLC-Y AARP Aid at Spectrum Generations. Especially key to reducing taxes and increasing refunds are learning about Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC), the Childcare Tax Credits (CTC), and other debt reduction programs.
Midcoast Ca$h is here for you. Volunteers are ready to help. Midcoast CA$H has teamed up with GetYourRefund.org to connect you to our IRS-certified virtual volunteers. Filing will be done virtually, and safety precautions will be in place at our drive-thru Scan & Go sites.
Mary Ellen Barnes Fri, 02/19/2021 - 8:00am
Here is information that will be helpful to Lincoln County residents who could benefit from confidential and free tax prep assistance by trained volunteers (households generally earning less than $57,000). First is UW of Midcoast Maine s CASH Coalition and secondly is the CLC-Y AARP Aid at Spectrum Generations. Especially key to reducing taxes and increasing refunds are learning about Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC), the Childcare Tax Credits (CTC), and other debt reduction programs.
Midcoast Ca$h is here for you. Volunteers are ready to help. Midcoast CA$H has teamed up with GetYourRefund.org to connect you to our IRS-certified virtual volunteers. Filing will be done virtually, and safety precautions will be in place at our drive-thru Scan & Go sites.
Tue, 02/09/2021 - 7:45am
Policies, not an ordinance, might be the way for Wiscasset to go on its sidewalks, according to participants in a workshop on Zoom Monday night. “Policies are flexible,” ordinance review committee chair Karl Olson said. He said selectmen have not specified what they want the ordinance to accomplish. And from what he was hearing, he said it sounded like policies might be better.
Merchants would prefer it, Friends of Wiscasset Village members told the ORC and Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission staff.
“The businesses and people we’ve spoken with would be super thrilled with that,” Friends’ Chris Erickson said. “Ordinance always has a bit of an authoritarian ring to it.” Erickson suggested guidelines be merchant-friendly, such as with tables, clothes racks and event banners allowed, while maintaining safety and aesthetics. Safety should come first and foremost, he said.
SUSAN JOHNS Sun, 02/07/2021 - 8:00am
The panel working on Wiscasset’s next decade of goals regrouped Thursday night, Feb. 4. The comprehensive plan committee got a new chair and some new help, and members renewed their plans for a town-wide survey.
It might get more responses than it would have in last year’s political season, member Jason Putnam said. “People were really fatigued with that sort of thing. And now that we’re into a new year . people might be more willing to do this and feel like, with spring coming . this is more worthy than they may have. So there’s possibly a silver lining to the (survey’s) delay.”