Not tired of winter, but plain tired, maybe because of a flu virus. The Marine Animal Lifeline has received 208 distress calls about seals since Jan. 1, many more than normal. It's town meeting time, and once again the minutiae of local government are open for inspection. But selectmen are leery about taking too much from the fund. A new bridge is set to cross the St. Croix River, and its location may spell the end of the city's downtown district.
Local opinions vary, but most favor a location just outside town, near the industrial park.
The York County gaol, er, jail, is so overcrowded prisoners recently rioted to make the point. The state has responded by reducing the number of inmates who can be housed there. Sagahadoc has no jail, and Lincoln's is wicked overcrowded. Yup, at Maine Yankee. Believe it or not, officials are worried that the bar district might be dangerous to young people.