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  History of Westport, Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Westport is an island situated in Shepscot River between Woolwich and Boothbay, in Lincoln County.
The soil of Westport, ia a clay loam.
Westport has four public schoolhouses; the school property being valued at $2,000.
history.rays-place.com /me/westport-me.htm   (237 words)

  
 How Safe?
Maine Yankee, the state's only nuclear power plant which closed in 1997, is in the process of decommissioning and building 64 casks in which to store the spent fuel.
Westport is bounded by the Back River on one side and the Sheepscot River on the other side.
No potential threat to Maine Yankee has been identified, but we have gone ahead and taken precautions in keeping with the heightened security at all nuclear plants." Governors of both New Hampshire and Vermont have sent letters to the NRC asking for increased security measures in their states.
wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /2001-10-11/how_safe.html   (913 words)

  
 The Main attraction
The solitude is possible because we visit Midcoast Maine in the spring or fall, when the tourist infestation wanes.
Westport Island juts out from the village of Wiscasset, which bills itself as the Prettiest Village in Maine.
Near the turnoff to Westport is Simpson's Oceanfresh Seafood, where we scored three lively lobsters for our first night's dinner, along with some halibut and crab.
www.austin360.com /food_drink/content/food_drink/stories/2006/03/5lobsterpalooza.html   (2020 words)

  
 Lincoln County News
Craighead told the NRC that she believes the most critical issue at Maine Yankee today is the storage of the spent fuel because of security issues and other concerns about its presence there for an indefinite length of time.
The state has doubts about whether Maine Yankee had the authority under its license to build the ISFSI (independent spent fuel storage installation) in the first place, even though it was with NRC approval, according to Craighead.
In response, Mike Meisner, Maine Yankee’s chief nuclear officer, assured Christine that Maine Yankee would remain responsible for the ISFSI for the duration until the spent fuel is transported elsewhere.
www.mainelincolncountynews.com /index.cfm?ID=556   (1549 words)

  
 Welcome
A mother's pride shows in the face of Sandra Crehore as she pins lieutenant bars on the chest of her son, Benjamin, serving in the U.S. Navy on the USS Gridley.
Westport Island residents, veterans, police officers, family and friends of Kimberly Greenleaf, gathered at the island bridge on Friday to replace the American Flags that have been vandalized twice in recent weeks.
A group of people whose family members are incarcerated and two groups of inmates within the Maine State Prison are on a mission to change the way the state's Department of Corrections (DOC) handles inmates' phone calls.
wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com   (218 words)

  
 Maine Music Trail: News Item
Gene Groves is the lead singer and guitarist from Brunswick, Maine who personifies the idea that you don't have to be from the south to have bluegrass music in your veins.
Eben Greenleaf of Westport Island, Maine is the man on the five-string banjo.
Maine venues played by Back to Basics include; The Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, Hebron Pines Bluegrass Festival, The Record Family's Oxford County Bluegrass Festival, White's Beach & Campground Traditional Family Bluegrass Festival, The Maine Festival, and Congress Square Summer Concerts Series.
www.mainemusic.org /news_view.php3?key=10&mainemusic=573ee3de2   (538 words)

  
 Westport, Maine ME, town profile (Lincoln County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Maine > All counties > Lincoln County > Westport
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Westport was $21,623, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Westport, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $607.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=267365   (403 words)

  
 Tails that will whet your appetite for a tasty trip to Maine | The San Diego Union-Tribune
We stay at a friend's cottage at the edge of the Sheepscot River, one of Maine's myriad inlets from the Atlantic Ocean.
The lobsters were 1½-pound soft shells, so called because the lobsters were in the process of growing new shells, having recently molted.
On our last night in Maine, we had one final meal of lobster and wine, then walked out to a tiny beach near the cottage, sat on rocks and sang.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20060402/news_1t02lobster.html   (953 words)

  
 Westport Island Vacation Rentals, Westport Island Rentals, Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes, , ...
Westport Island Vacation Rentals can feature Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes in Westport Island Maine.
Westport Island Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes in Maine are an affordable vacation lodging option and are perfect to rent for family vacations, group travel, weddings, honeymoons, family reunions or anytime you want more space than a hotel room provides.
Many Westport Island Vacation Rentals may be pet friendly.
www.cyberrentals.com /Westport-Island/s/6322/fa/find.squery   (331 words)

  
 Westport Island Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions
The Decker family built the Marie Antoinette House on Westport in the early 1800s and legend has it that the home was originally being prepared as a home for Queen Marie Antoinette.
Westport Island is in the heart of all the mid coast attractions; visit the seafaring town of Wiscasset, known for its’ many antique shops, enjoy boat trips, whale watching excursions and lighthouse excursions, deep sea fishing and an ocean aquarium at Boothbay Harbor.
River region, located along mid-coast Maine, has a moderate climate that is greatly influenced by its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
www.mainevacation.com /regions/Westport-Island-Maine.html   (546 words)

  
 Westport Is Accident Lawyer: Free Legal Services in Maine (ME)
Accident victims in Westport Is can get compensation for their injuries, pain, and suffering with the help of an accident lawyer.
If you have a loved one who has been hurt in an accident in Westport Is, you can refer them to Weitz and Luxenberg by clicking here.
Please be aware that Weitz and Luxenberg may not be able to represent all lawsuits in all areas of Maine due to local and federal statutes.
www.weitzlux.com /maine/westportisaccidentlawyer_214412.html   (409 words)

  
 Colorado Springs Travel
Maine has a lot of pretty villages, but this one's nice.
Maine State Aquarium: McKown Point, West Boothbay Harbor, $3-$5, free ages 4 and younger; 1-207-633-9542, www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/aquarium
Maine Maritime Museum: 243 Washington St., Bath, $6.75-$9.50, free ages 6 and younger; 1-207-443-1316, www.bathmaine.com
www.coloradosprings.com /travel/fullstory.php?id=4222   (1384 words)

  
 Recipes and Reminiscences
In the early 60's they moved to Maine permanently and Otto went to work for the State of maine Finance and Administration, Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration, State Budget Officer and Financial Manager of the maine Attorney General's Office.
Over the years her interest in great food had become a passion and she was learning all the time from all the great cooks she encountered.
Then one day the phone rang and Olive Ross, executive assistant to Maine's First Lady Polly Curtis, was calling to ask if Phyllis would be interested in coming to work at the Blaine House as the governor's chef.
www.maineiac.com /bhchef1/biography.html   (432 words)

  
 Remove All Nuclear Waste, Governor King Says
Westport's three selectmen sent off a letter to the NRC October 3, with a copy to the governor, saying they are worried that the dry cask storage system would be an easy target for terrorists because it "will be fully visible and exposed from the air."
No potential threat to Maine Yankee has been identified, but we have gone ahead and taken precautions in keeping with the heightened security at all nuclear plants."
Governors of both New Hampshire and Vermont have sent letters to the NRC asking for increased security measures in their states.
boothbayregister.maine.com /2001-10-11/waste.html   (979 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - Town of Westport - Main Page
Westport is an island town in Lincoln County, incorporated on February 5, 1828 from the western portion of the town of Edgecomb, thus Westport.
The narrow ten mile long island, once known as Jeremisquam, was sold by the sagamore Robinhood to John Richards in 1649.
Its still small population has more than tripled in the thirty years from 1970 to 2000 as the mid-coast area continues its growth spurt.
www.maine.gov /local/lincoln/westport   (79 words)

  
 Westport Residents can now Renew Vehicle Registrations over the Internet
Renewing your vehicle registration is an annual event that generally requires getting in line at the town office to pay the municipal excise tax, and then for some getting in line again at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to pay the registration fee.
For the first time Westport citizens will be able to conduct business online with municipal and state government in one seamless transaction," stated Secretary Gwadosky.
While municipal participation in the program is voluntary, Westport was eager to launch Rapid Renewal to provide its citizens with this efficient and convenient service.
www.maine.gov /sos/news/2003/WestportRR.htm   (355 words)

  
 Crime Scene Cleanup Directory - Blood - Death - Suicide
Many of the states at this time were theocratic, and their codes of conduct were religious in origin or reference.
Maine (1861) studied the ancient codes and failed to find any criminal law in the modern sense of the word.
While modern systems distinguish between offences against the "State" or "Community", and offences against the "Individual", what was termed the penal law of ancient communities was not the law of "Crimes" (crimina); it was the law of "Wrongs" (delicta).
www.crime-scene-cleanup-directory.com   (3636 words)

  
 Boothbay Harbor Lodgings Maine Westport - Cottage
THIS OLD MAINE SUMMER COTTAGE sits up high on the rugged shoreline of Westport Island overlooking Islands in the Sheepscot Bay, working Lobster Boats, Harbor Seals on the ledges in front and out to Hendriks Head Lighthouse and the open Ocean beyond....
Westport Island is a 2 by 12 mile undiscovered "jewel" connected to the mainland by bridge.
It is 9.8 miles down off route one to the door of the Cottage, which makes it an easy commute to all of the activities and attractions that the Beautiful Mid Coast and Boothbay Harbor area of Maine has to offer.
www.vrbo.com /28044   (619 words)

  
 (Westport) Bruce Thresher Pierce - Obituaries - VillageSoup
WESTPORT (Nov 15): Bruce Thresher Pierce died on Friday, Nov. 10 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine.
He was a Freemason and an Episcopalian, and he loved his home on Westport Island, where the Pierce family has lived for many generations.
Services shall be held at Westport Island Community Church on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 at 1:30 p.m., followed by a burial at the Pierce family cemetery on Westport Island, Maine.
waldo.villagesoup.com /announcements/ObituaryStory.cfm?StoryID=81964&storytypeid=1   (467 words)

  
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Somwhere between 1850 and 1855 he arrived in the United States and subsequently settled on "Jeremysquam", which is now known as Westport Island, Maine.
Dickson of the Maine Central's Mt. Desert Ferry fleet for the past twenty-nine years, died Thursday, at Bar Harbor, of diabetes.
She hit the wharf at nearly full speed Friday, and the shock dislodged two piles from the wharf.
www.angelfire.com /me4/dickson/Cemeteries.html   (402 words)

  
 The Dunton Times Vol. II Issue 4
This project had its beginnings with a labor of love (and a love of local history) by Beatrice Harriman, in an effort to preserve the old records of Westport, Maine, before they were lost forever.
It is said that in 1853 the town of Westport was the richest town per capita in the state of Maine.
It is said that he lived to an old age, no date available, but the Maine Genealogical and family History that according to tradition, Elizabeth was at least one hundred eight years of age when she died.
www.dunton.org /files/v2i4.htm   (1909 words)

  
 Westport Maine Real Estate Westport ME Homes Houses Condos FSBO Foreclosures Realtors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Westport Land, New Construction, Builders, Developers, Architects & investment properties., Westport Maine homes for sale,Maine For Sale By Owner and Owner Financed homes.
Westport Maine houses for sale by owner,If you are buying or selling in Westport Maine or communities close by we can help.
Westport Maine Realtors,If you are buying or selling in Westport Maine or communities close by we can help.
www.reusa.us /westport-maine-real-estate.html   (332 words)

  
 The Squire Tarbox Inn - Wiscasset/Westport Island (Boothbay Harbor area), Maine - BBOnline.com / Introduction
This Maine Bed and Breakfast Inn is located away from tourist crowds but situated conveniently for coastal adventures.
Combining the charm of antiquity with modern comforts, each of the rooms is adorned with handmade quilts and antiques, all reflecting New England style and tradition.
The Main House rooms are more formal, with high ceilings, decorative moldings, king-size beds and wood-burning fireplaces.
www.bbonline.com /me/squiretarbox   (479 words)

  
 Dickson Genealogy/Dickson Family Photo's
They moved to Rockland, Maine where their son Walter L Dickson was born.
They later moved to Hancock, Maine, where Ernest also worked as a Marine Engineer with the same steamboat company as his father, Edgar.
After Marrying Ernest H Dickson in Castine, Maine, April 1909, moving to Rockland,and Hancock Maine, they had a daughter, Marion E Dickson.
www.angelfire.com /me4/dickson/Dickson.html   (249 words)

  
 Westport Island
The Westport Island First Responders are making an application to the State of Maine to license as a non-transporting First Responder Service to serve the Town of Westport Island, Maine.
The applicant is requesting to be licensed at the First Responder level.
Comments regarding this application may be made to Maine EMS, 16 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 with in 30 days of publication of this notice.
wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /2003-10-02/westport_island.html   (326 words)

  
 Planet Ark - FEATURE - New England fishermen fear red crab in danger
WESTPORT, Maine - New England red crab fishermen are bracing for a fight with their West Coast counterparts who have suddenly appeared in Maine waters to exploit one of the last unregulated US fisheries.
Faced with a collapsing crab fishery in the Bering Sea, two boats from Washington state have showed up to harvest delicate red crab, and fishermen who have been railing against regulation of other species such as cod, tuna and scallops are seeking emergency rules and regulations to protect the Atlantic crab.
He owns the Krystal James and a share in the Hannah Boden, the swordfishing boat made famous by the book and movie of "The Perfect Storm." The Hannah Boden, brought safely back to Gloucester after the storm by its then-captain Linda Greenlaw, has since been retrofitted to fish for lobster and crab.
www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9484   (778 words)

  
 Westport Yellow Pages and Westport CT Guide
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Westport's new online source for up-to-the-minute news, photos and features
To get the best Westport directory search results enter a Business Name OR a Business Category.
westport.areaconnect.com   (262 words)

  
 (Portland ) Pupdate! - News - VillageSoup
Two premature born and abandoned harbor seal pups, one adult harp seal, and one juvenile harp seal.
#165, male adult harp seal, stranded in Westport, Maine, on 5/1.
#166, male premature born harbor seal pup, stranded in Scarborough, Maine, on 4/29.
camden.villagesoup.com /news/Print.cfm?StoryID=54815   (744 words)

  
 Westport Island Vacation Rentals house Log Home By the Sea - Island Views - Deep Water Dock USA,Maine
Westport Island Vacation Rentals house Log Home By the Sea - Island Views - Deep Water Dock USA,Maine
Genuine log home on 3 acres located on unspoiled Westport Island with deepwater ocean frontage.
Westport Island is known for the best striper fishing in midcoast Maine.
www.cyberrentals.com /USA/Maine/Boothbay-Harbor-Area/vacation-house-Westport-Island/p134792.htm   (537 words)

  
 Belle Mortgage LLC - Westport Maine, ME Mortgages and Home Loans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Westport Maine Mortgages & Home Loans: The Westport ME resource for ME Mortgages, Home Loans, Real Estate loans, financing, refinancing & interest rates.
Located conveniently near Westport ME, we're a local, family owned Mortgage Company serving all of your Real Estate financing and home loan needs in and around Westport Maine.
Here you'll find the answers you need to take the next step in purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing one in or around the Westport ME area.
www.bellemortgage.com /westportME.htm   (247 words)

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