Ceremony
Full circle moment: James Weldon Johnson signs unveiled
Eighty-seven years to the day James Weldon Johnson died in a car-train crash at the Main Street, Wiscasset railroad crossing, gatherants June 26 unveiled signs naming the crossing for the civil rights advocate, U.S. diplomat and "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" writer…
Festival
Strawberry festival full of smiles, crafts, shortcake
Saturday. June 28 turned out rainy and windy but, thanks to St. Philip's 71st Strawberry Festival, a pleasant day nonetheless. Enjoy these moments captured by Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio. 
The authors have noticed a resurgence in American robins singing as they walk through their neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells)
A Bird's Tale
“Restaurants and Hardware Stores” for Your Bird Neighbors
Walking our little black chug through the leafy streets of our neighborhood several times a day for years continues to give us an appreciation of the small things that can otherwise be easily missed in our daily lives. We notice when someone plants a new shrub in…
July 4, Wiscasset. BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio photo
Independence Day in Wiscasset
Wiscasset's Fourth of July brought veterans, race car drivers, public safety personnel, churches and others together for a parade full of red, white and blue and smiles on participants and event-goers. And a week after St. Philip's Strawberry Festival,the…
Teacher’s desk
Wiscasset future of the schools committee reviewing subcommittees’ draft reports
According to draft subcommittee reports of Wiscasset's future of the schools committee, regionalization is feasible; teachers', voters' and the community's caring set Wiscasset apart; and, if the high school grades were tuitioned out, Wiscasset Middle High School…

Obituaries

Gail A. Sullivan

Gail Sullivan

Gail Andrews Sullivan, 89, of North Falmouth,…
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Ethel Stansfield

Ethel Stansfield

Ethel Stansfield of Wiscasset, Maine, passed away…
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Service for George H. McEvoy

A…
William W. Sprague Sr.

William W. Sprague Sr.

We are saddened to announce the death of our…
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Memorial Service for Susan J. Wilson

A memorial service to celebrate Susan…
Charles M. McQuaid

Charles M. McQuaid

Charles Murray…
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Cemetery Chronicles
Perpetual care means forever. Until it doesn't.
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The Boothbay Town Report of 1940 noted that Cemetery District Trustees authorized the…
Midcoast Humane
Second chances for orphaned kittens
Feeding time. Courtesy of Jess Townsend

Each summer, we see an enormous surge in pregnant mother cats and orphaned or abandoned kittens at both of our shelters—…
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Opera House BBH: Ireland's Jigjam July 22
Jigjam. July 22. Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

“A standing ovation!” - Grand Ole Opry

When virtuoso Irish playing…
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Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s in Wiscasset is blessed by recent donations for which…
Wiscasset school committee nods second budget offer
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The $10.74 million budget proposal Wiscasset's school committee passed 5-0 July 8 asks $152,151 less from…
'Lipstick and Gamblers' run at Carousel has begun
196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.

July 8 saw the opening of our first dinner…
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Tuesday, July 15 

7:30 p.m. Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. Advance…
Sen. Reny’s affordable housing bill signed into law

Gov. Janet Mills on July 1 signed into law a bill sponsored by Sen. Cameron Reny (…
Brenda Bettinson 'Ravensbrück Series'
See, experience, Brenda Bettinson’s "Ravensbrück Series" now through Sept. 5 at the Michael Klahr Center, UMaine at Augusta. Courtesy of Cordula Mathias

Brenda Bettinson’s Ravensbrück Series is currently on display at the Holocaust and Human…
A Bird's Tale
A Sound You Will Never Forget
Upland sandpipers, a bird of open grasslands, will sometimes perch on human-made structures like fences as well as on bushes and shrubs, making it easy to see their mottled plumage, long bill and legs, and large, dark eye. (Photo by Wild Return, courtesy Wikipedia Commons)

The first time you clearly hear the long, drawn-out whistled “weet-woo” of an upland sandpiper drifting…
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Summer memories
Kevin G. Burnham

Yes, I disdain the humidity that comes with summer like some (or most) people, but the sunshine and longer daylight…
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The part in participation
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We agree with Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield's observation last week that when public engagement is…
'Round Town
Southport’s museum
Photos by Robert Mitchell

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Summertime is here
Joe Gelarden

Well, the windjammers sailed into and back out of the harbor and the fireworks signaled the 249th birthday of the good…
Adventures abound at WW & F Railway this month
Courtesy of Matthew Malkiewicz/WW& F Railway Museum

Saturdays throughout July, you can board the WW&F’s Lavender Pickin Trains to SeaLyon Farm for…
Sailmaking with Sherm Brewer
A sail in the making at Sherman Brewer Sailmaker in East Boothbay.

Join the Friends of the Southport Historical Society on Monday, July 14, 7 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall (361…
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 4 arrests
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Dakota L. Brann, 28…
Bake sale July 19 for Wiscasset Set for Success

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Jimmy Buffet tribute band Aug. 3
At the Waldo Aug. 3! Courtesy of the artist

Calling all Parrotheads! Captain Mike and The Shipwrecked, "A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett" will be at The Waldo…
Wiscasset school committee, admin working toward smaller budget offer
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With Wiscasset's valuation hiking at a higher rate than the state…
DaPonte String Quartet in concert July 13
DaPonte String Quartet photo by Jeffrey Morris, The Pierce Studio

The beloved Daponte String Quartet will perform a community concert on Sunday, July 13 at 3…
Letter to the editor
Let the good times roll

Dear Editor:

In the 1950s and early 60s, people in America had hope,…
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A contrast in leadership

Dear Editor: 

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Police, Fire and Courts

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
Edgecomb toddler murder trial might move
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
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Tides

Friday, 07/11
12:05 AM High 10.23`
6:22 AM Low 0.16`
12:49 PM High 8.72`
6:18 PM Low 1.32`
Saturday, 07/12
12:46 AM High 10.42`
7:00 AM Low -0.06`
1:28 PM High 8.96`
7:00 PM Low 1.09`
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Tides

Friday, 07/11
6:10 AM Low 0.15`
12:27 PM High 8.21`
6:06 PM Low 1.24`
Saturday, 07/12
12:24 AM High 9.81`
6:48 AM Low -0.06`
1:06 PM High 8.44`
6:48 PM Low 1.03`
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Rockland Tides

Friday, 07/11
6:06 AM Low 0.18`
12:20 PM High 9.04`
6:04 PM Low 1.47`
Saturday, 07/12
12:14 AM High 10.62`
6:45 AM Low -0.01`
12:57 PM High 9.24`
6:45 PM Low 1.28`
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Belfast Tides

Friday, 07/11
6:00 AM Low 0.24`
12:13 PM High 9.69`
6:03 PM Low 1.54`
Saturday, 07/12
12:16 AM High 11.20`
6:39 AM Low 0.04`
12:52 PM High 9.95`
6:44 PM Low 1.32`
Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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Sheepscot River Race July 6

Life

15th annual Ina and Lewis Heafitz Endowed Lecture Series presents: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
Veggies to Table second annual French and Travel-Themed Auction Gala drawing closer
Keith Plummer art exhibition launches Puddle Dock Village Festival
Craft tables still available for First Congo’s Summerfest
Petit à Petit: On farming, macarons and feeding community

Work

Registration now open for 2025 Maine Coastal Cleanup
Maine State CU hosts free document Shred-It event in Rockland
Hannaford reports 95,000 Maine employees may be victims of data breach
Coast Guard Auxiliary boating courses
Second annual French and travel-themed auction gala tickets available

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'Land & Sea' show opens with reception July 12
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