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Edgecomb selectmen explain reasons for proposed amendment to fire department ordinance (opens the original)
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On Nov. 3, voters will head to the polls electing Maine's state and federal leaders. In Edgecomb, voters will have additional ballot questions regarding their town governance. On Sept. 29, Edgecomb held a public hearing discussing the four local referendum questions. Two questions regard off-premise liquor sales. Earlier this year, All-In-One Market on Route One requested to sell liquor and wine. This resulted in selectmen's placing two separate liquor sale questions on the ballot. One allows fo
Gavin P. Martin Foundation donates $2,500 to Edgecomb Fire Dept. (opens the original)
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Gavin Martin lived a short, but remarkable life. Martin worked as a volunteer fireman in two communities. He began his public service in his hometown of Verona, New Jersey and later served in Edgecomb. Shortly after his death in December 2025 at age 21, his family set up the Gavin P. Martin Foundation which benefits local fire departments. A board of directors was set up and, with a sponsorship from the Verona Local Policemen’s Benevolent Association No. 72, the foundation was established. On Se
Marchenay resigns from Edgecomb school committee (opens the original)
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There is another committee in Edgecomb needing a new member. On Sept. 23, Irene Marchenay resigned from the Edgecomb School Committee. In an email read by Chairman Heather Sinclair, Marchenay decried the overall negative tone taken by a vocal minority at Edgecomb’s community forum held Sept. 20. The forum drew about 60 residents for various discussions about municipal and school governance. Residents also had a chance to seek information about town finances. The committee will now seek Marchenay
Selectmen hear troubling concerns about Knickerbocker Lake levels (opens the original)
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A local effort is trying to retain Knickerbocker Lake’s shrinking water supply. On Sept. 23, Win Mitchell discussed the lake’s recent level which he described as dropping over three feet. He attributed the water loss to two consecutive dry summers. Mitchell proposed the lake’s stakeholders examine possible ways to regain the lake's water supply. Mitchell made the proposal during the Boothbay selectmen’s meeting. He recommended involving all of Knickerbocker Lake’s “stakeholders" in developing a
Strong turnout for Edgecomb's Community Forum (opens the original)
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On Sept. 20, Edgecomb tried tackling a question being asked all over the country: Is our community affordable? About 60 residents attended the community forum at Edgecomb Eddy School. For the past couple years, residents frustrated by the budget process have asked town officials for more information prior to the votes. So the selectmen, budget and school committees devised this community forum as an opportunity for asking those difficult questions and providing leaders an opportunity to answer t
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