Congratulations Patty St. Clair! The venerable Patty was selected as the Girl Scouts of Maine "Volunteer of the Month." Read the entire write-up here: https://bit.ly/PatriciaStClair
The Conservation Commission is VERY active in St. George. They took up FOUR pages in this month's newsletter with valuable info about browntail moth. You can read that info, and all the newsletter articles, here: https://5il.co/3hhzq
The Zoom recording on the 06/02/2025 Select Board meeting is now available on Youtube, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCurqZ1kI1M&ab_channel=TownofSt.GeorgeMaine
Here are the upcoming meetings for this week: Monday, Resilience Committee, 5pm; Monday, Select Board, 6pm; Tuesday, Senior Lunch, 11:30am; Tuesday, Parks & Rec Committee, 6pm; Tuesday, Public Meeting/draft Comprehensive Plan, 6pm; Thursday, Conservation Comission, 4pm.
If you would like to attend via Zoom, please email your name, physical address, and what meeting you'd like to attend to webadmin@stgeorgemaine.com; we'll reply with the information.
Have you lost your cow? Ben Fernald at 29 Wallston Rd. says there's a yong black bull in his yard, and he's never seen it before. If you've lost your future steaks, please pop by Ben's.
Although not technically town sponsored events, we've received a bunch of enquiries about what's happening on Memorial Day. Our understanding is:
•7-9am, pancake breakfast at the Eureka Lodge of Masons
•8:30am, parade line-up at Tenants Harbor Baptist Church
•9am, parade starts
•Immediately after the parade, Memorial Day Ceremonies at the Kinney Melquist Post of the American Legion
Have you read Bill Batty's "Town Tech Tip" in the most recent newsletter? Bill started a series on backing up your digital life; the first installent was in the last issue. If you'd like to read the newsletter, find it here: https://5il.co/3el9q
The St. George Select Board meeting of 05/19/2025 is now available on Youtube. Find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdi67CduvVo&ab_channel=TownofSt.GeorgeMaine
While you're there consider subscribing!
Meetings this week: Select Board meeting, Monday 6pm; Solid Waste and Recycling Committee, Wednesday, 7:30am. If you would like to attend via Zoom, email webadmin@stgeorgemaine.com and we'll reply with the login info.
This post has been corrected; the Solid Waste Committee meeting was not included in the original post.
Did you know the Tenants Harbor floats were in? If you had read our newsletter you would've seen Ryan making the announcement. You say you didn't know about our newsletter? Check out the May issue here: https://5il.co/3el9q
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.
