In and near Wiscasset in March were at least five good things, so let's get to them before April gets any older. This installment marks the end of the first quarter of our year-long commitment to dedicating space here to noting five good things that happened in the area each month, many of which we reported on, and all of which deserve a shout out or a second one. 

Alna residents in March continued the town's long tradition of volunteers delivering the annual town report. And Third Selectman Coreysha Stone noted the weather was good for this year's effort. If anyone was missed, they can pick up a town report at the town office, officials said.

According to findings aired March 12, Wiscasset's nearness to water and Portland has likely contributed to light industry in town and can attract more of it. The session was part of the town's ongoing, state-aided look at what to do with its 297 former Maine Yankee acres at Old Ferry Road and with 33 acres, partly private and partly town owned, at Birch Point, where Mason Station once made power. Both spots' histories in energy helped Wiscasset land help from the Maine Community Energy Redevelopment Program (MCERP) and the town, the state and HR&A Associates have met with stakeholders, surveyed the public, and studied the market and possible strategies toward the sites' use, such as creating infrastructure for aquaculture; doing a financial feasibility study for housing and seeking developers' proposals; supporting Mason Station Redevelopment Company's battery storage plan at Birch Point; and doing a riverfront recreation project.

Planning went on in March for a longtime Wiscasset event — the 10 a.m. (gates open at 9:30) Saturday, April 19 Easter egg hunt at the Wiscasset Middle High School track (wonder if it will be windy like the egg hunt usually is) and year two of another, the Earth Day celebration next door at Wiscasset Community Center. This year's is Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Good plans help make good events, so we look forward to both the old tradition and the newer one.

March 7, Shaw's Wiscasset's grand re-opening included a $2,500 donation to St. Philip's Episcopal Church's Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) pantry. Pantry volunteer Al Cohen told News Contributor Jane Carpenter, the donation "will purchase a tremendous amount of food for our families."

Play ball, Wiscasset. Wolverines baseball is back! As our Bill Pearson reports, practice drills started at March's end. The school is starting back with a junior varsity team this year, with an eye toward varsity next year.

Week's (other) positive parting thought: At least the April snow of late has trouble sticking.