First up for April's six good things in and around Wiscasset for 2026 is the introduction of short-sleeve or, depending on the wind, sweatshirt weather. Go away, coveralls. See you again in November; October, maybe.

Next is a bad spring (and summer and fall) thing I will twist into a positive one: People are seeing so many ticks already this year on them and theirs, everyone has been well-reminded of safeguards to minimize the risk. Don't let a tick stick!

An Alna woman has a casual coffee meetup idea that, based on last week's discussion in a selectmen's meeting, might stick. Baked goods and suggested donations were mentioned as Catherine Scott volunteered to run the setup, in a trial run inside the town office. Residents recalled, gatherings in the meeting room were envisioned when that town office was planned.

Always good for voters, and voter turnout numbers, is a choice among candidates. April saw Wiscasset's nominations deadline, and the lone school committee seat up for election had two contenders turn in papers. We have sent out our candidate questionnaires to them and other candidates on the June ballot. Stay tuned for their responses we receive.

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission recognized Alna's climate action team for its efforts on a battery lending program and getting solar panels on the fire station, Alna's Ed Pentaleri told selectmen. He called it a nice shout-out. And here's one from us to all the towns' climate action teams for their year-round, proactive work.

Speaking of Earth mattering, participation doubled for Alna's Earth Month cleanup event this year, as Third Selectman Coreysha Lothrop reported.

That's six good things for this month. Maybe we could each pick up six pieces of litter we see in our daily travels. See how long it takes to get to six! Prediction: Not long.