— Sarah Whitfield, organizer of the inaugural Wormfest, to be held June 8 in Wiscasset. The daylong event is to celebrate the heritage of marine worm harvesting in a town National Geographic once called the “worm capital of the world.”
Hermon’s town manager has resigned. Joshua Berry previously worked as the town’s tax assessor and interim manager before accepting the position full time.
A view of the East Elm Street Dam in Yarmouth. Federal officials have proposed a path to remove two historic dams on the Royal River in Yarmouth, the result of more than a decade of studies and discussions. Photo by Emmett Gartner of The Maine Monitor.
Sarah Calnan Trask captured this video of a curious fox kit playing on her property in mid-May, along with the geese and their goslings. Springtime is the time of year when animal babies of all kinds are making their way into the world.
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“The family repeatedly contacted officials at multiple agencies with their concerns about Card. They sought help for him. They tried repeatedly to share concerns that he might hurt those around him. Yet, we see more accountability in Herling’s comment than we have from some officials themselves.”
A new festival will celebrate marine worms and the people who dig them. A mud-pie eating contest and a relay in waders are just two of the activities planned for Wiscasset’s inaugural Wormfest.
