J.D. Rule

Flying an American flag half again larger than a football field, on a pole standing taller than the Empire State Building -- that is only part of the vision Morrill Worcester and his family have outlined for their planned $1 billion, 2,500-acre Flagpole of Freedom Park.

Two construction bids for the Lubec Safe Harbor project have been received, and both are well above the funding amount approved by the federal government for the project.

By more than a two-to-one margin, Whiting voters approved plans for taking ownership, including maintenance obligations, of the Mill Pond dam. The vote took place during a special town meeting held November 29 at the town office; it attracted 55 registered voters.

Whiting voters will be asked to determine the fate of the Whiting Mill Pond in a special town meeting to be held Monday, November 29, in the Whiting Town Hall at 6 p.m.

A tipping-point has been reached with the ability of ambulance services in Washington County, whether volunteer or staff-driven, to serve the public.