The Marshall Point Lighthouse & Museum Committee, in coordination with the Town of St. George, has announced the temporary closure of the lighthouse and museum following severe structural damage sustained during the back-to-back storms in January 2024. Construction is scheduled to being on May 19th, and repairs are expected to be completed by the end of June. In addition to the museum and grounds being closed, Marshall Point Road will be closed to all but local traffic.
Here are the upcoming meetings for the week:
•Monday, 8am-8pm, voting day for select board/school board/ordinances;
•Monday, 7pm, Planning Board;
•Tuesday, 11:30am, Senior Luncheon;
•Tuesday, 7pm, annual town meeting, St. George School gym;
•Wednesday, 5pm, Resilience Committee meeting;
•Wednesday, 6pm, Ad Hoc TIF Committee meeting.
Voter Update: Bennett Moore has withdrawn as a candidate for select board. As always, votes can be cast for write-in candidates.
May 4 through May 10, 2025 is the 56th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. Initiated in 1969 the week is a time of celebration and reflection on the importance of the Clerk’s office. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation that officially declared Municipal Clerks Week the first full week of May. In 1994 and 1996, President Bill Clinton also signed proclamations confirming Municipal Clerks Week. Thank you Bill, Magan, Patty, and Tara--we hope you had a great week.
A coyote has been spotted during daylight hours in the Tenants Harbor area. This morning around 8am it was seen crossing the road near the "Welcome II St. George" sign. We've just had another report of it being seen on Watts Ave.
There will be an open house at the Youth and Scouting building at 161 Snows Point Road on Saturday May 10th from 10am-1pm. This would be an excellent opportunity to become informed on ballot item #6 on the May 12th election.
The 2024 St. George town reports are now available! You can pick up a printed copy at the town office, or download a digital copy here: https://5il.co/3fgq7
Starting immediately, the transfer station will no longer be charging dump fees to full
time and seasonal residents. The dump fees will still be in effect for contractors working
within the town. Please have your blue transfer station stickers on your lower passenger
side windshield so the attendants can confirm that you are a town resident.
Monday is the day we talk "meetings!"
Monday, 6pm, Select Board, downstairs meeting room; Tuesday, 7pm, Planning Board, downstairs meeting room; Wednesday, 4:30pm, Cemetery Committee, downstairs meeting room; Wednesday, 5pm, Resilence Committee , upstairs big room.
If you would like to attend these meetings via Zoom, please send an email to webadmin@stgeorgemaine.com and we'll send you the login information.
The town of St. George is honored to have presented Ken Jacobson with St. George’s Boston Post Cane. The Boston Post Cane is an ebony cane that is passed down to the oldest resident in town, a tradition that began in 1909.
Ken was born on November 24, 1925 and has lived in St. George his entire life. Over a cup of coffee at his kitchen table he recalled the years attending the Long Cove schoolhouse as some of the best years of his life. At the age of 17, he went to work at Bath Iron Works, a commute he made sitting on a box in the back of car with eight other young shipbuilders. At the age of 18, he joined the Army to serve in World War II and was stationed in France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. When he returned home, he worked as a police officer and in the prison system.
Tomorrow is May 1st. Tomorrow we begin distribution of the new pine tree plate. It's been over 20 years since Maine has done a complete new plate rollout. Deputy Clerk Patty was here for that, and back then everything was recorded on paper! This time of course we're using a computer, and the computer software for this rollout will have a whole new module. That module won't get any real testing until tomorrow! Please bear with us; it's a new system, new information, a new protocol, it's all new. There will be some growing pains. Bring an extra dose of patience when you come to reregister your car.
Other things to bring with you? Your OLD registration. In order to prevent mistakes, you MUST bring your old registration with you. You will also need to bring your insurance card, and accurate mileage. If you have a vanity plate, and you reserved the plate, you should bring the physical plate and the the letter you received with you.
A recent series Apple watch was found on Horse Point Road near the pound. If you lost an Apple watch, call the town office and identify the style of watch you lost. (The watch in the photo is stock, and not the watch in question.)
Here are the upcoming meetings for the week. • Monday, Ad Hoc TIF comittee, 3pm; • Monday, Select Board workshop, 6pm; • Thursday, Conservation Commission, 4pm; • Cemetery Committee, Thursday, 4:30pm. If you would like to attend via Zoom, email your name and physical address to b.batty@stgeorgemaine.com.
Let's say the Island Institute Fellow lets it slip she's NEVER had a Twinkie! What do you do? That's right, you have a snack cake smorgasbord at the staff meeting. Erin reports "It's not as bad as I thought; it's kinda good."
Earlier this month we announced that our Assessors' Agent would be visiting about 375 properties over the next two months. That hasn't changed. What HAS changed is the day. Instead of working here in St. George on Wednesdays, she's moved her workday to Thursdays. If you have filed for a building permit in the last 24 months it is quite likely she will be stopping by for an inspection some Thursday.
Did you know today is St. George's Day? It's true! Learn all about it here on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day
Here are the upcoming meetings for the week. (Sorry we didn't post about the two meetings we had yesterday! We were enjoying the time off.)
1) Tuesday, 7pm, Emergency Services Committee, upstairs big room;
2) Tuesday, 7pm, Planning Board meeting, downstairs meeting room;
3) Wednesday the town office will open at 9:30am due to a staff meeting.
The town office is closed today for Patriot's Day. Patriot's Day remembers the battles of Lexington and Concord--the first battles of the American Revolution. Since the state of Maine was still part of Massachusetts then, the state still honors those Massachusetts battles. The photo in this post shows what's commonly called the "Betsy Ross flag," and another historic Massachusetts flag, the "Taunton flag." See the links bellow if you're interested in the history of the day and the flags. Photo courtesy of Office Clerk A and resident vexillologist Bill Batty, Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Taunton,_Massachusetts
We received this message from Maine Water, and wanted to pass it along to residents.
"This is an Important Message from the Maine Water Company"
On behalf of the Tenants Harbor Water District, Maine Water will be completing water main flushing in your area on Monday 04-21-2025 and Tuesday 04-22-2025. During and immediately after this work, you may notice cloudy or discolored water as flushing clears any sediment or build up in the water mains. If you notice cloudy water, please wait until flushing work has completed and run the COLD water from your bathtub tap or any other tap in your home for a couple minutes. The water should clear. Thank you for your patience while we complete this regular and important maintenance on your water system.
Irene Ames. She's our Finance Director, Tax Collector, and General Assistance Administrator. And becuase she's our GA lady, we're not supposed to use her photo online (for security reasons). So instead, we show you... Her raspberry pie! Yes, we're thankful she runs payroll every week. Yes, she's the lady who makes sure the budgets stay in check. But really, what we love the most, is her ability to churn out pie after delicious rasperry pie. Thanks for all you do, Irene, and thanks for the delicious treats! (Incidentally, if anyone knows a thing or two about treats, it's Irene. How a lady can eat thirteen times a day and still stay a size 2 is beyond us!)
