All First National Bank branches are collecting items for local food pantries throughout the month of November. 

If you would like to help, First National Bank welcomes donations to your local branches. Most-needed items include: canned meats/fish, chili, soup, skillet meals,…

Daylight saving time will end for the year at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 2. Turn your clocks back one hour that day.

Wiscasset's economic development advisory committee Oct. 23 talked possible goals, including supporting small businesses and, as part of that, "expanding business opportunities on (Route) 27 heading north."

Wiscasset Creative Alliance is inviting residents from across the region to join in a night of hockey and hometown pride during Wiscasset Wormfest Night with the Maine Mariners on Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.

Now that more Dresden residents are hooked up to more economical, faster and reliable fiberoptic internet, Dresden Digital Equity is launching a series of five free computer training classes during November and December to help residents update and expand computer uses and skills.

Nearly 120 local women gathered at Wanderwood in early October to support and celebrate the impactful work of local non-profits. After a social hour at the event, the names of three member-nominated area non-profits were drawn. Members heard details about the work being accomplished at Steppin…

RePower Wiscasset has a big idea and wants the Lincoln County Commissioners to support it. On Oct. 21, Peter Arnold represented Repower Wiscasset and addressed its hopes regarding a project that would provide geothermal energy, potentially at the town-owned land on Old Ferry Road opposite the former Maine Yankee nuclear power plant. 

Join us to welcome our newest antique emporium, A Step Back in Time. Celebrate with Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesspeople at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A great event to see what's new in our area in an informal setting, 50/50 raffle and some fun surprises…

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental health care. Sen. Reny is one of 20 senators to earn a perfect score for their 2025 voting record.

A couple Boothbay/Wiscasset Adult Education graduates learned a last-minute lesson Oct. 23 prior to receiving their diplomas. Colin Mettle, 24, of West Boothbay Harbor and Peter Young, 22, of Boothbay received instructions on tassel placement on their mortarboards.

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) will host a special fundraising event in support of Turning Point USA’s Maine Chapters on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Union + Co, 31 Centre Street, Unit 101, Bath, Maine.  Doors open at 5:15 p.m. 

On Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall, speaker Kevin Johnson, photo archivist, will highlight historical views of Edgecomb, Maine and the surrounding area through postcards photographed during the early 1900s.

Are you interested in joining a group that makes an impact on our community? The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library invite you to join our organization. Meetings are held in Wiscasset Public Library (21 High St. in Wiscasset) and begin at 10 a.m. with a coffee social time. The business meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. O…

Coastal Rivers is offering a start-to-finish guide pack basket-making class on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Denny Conservation and Education Center at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta. This class is for all ability levels, from beginner on up.

Viles Arboretum and the Children’s Discovery Museum are teaming up once again to host the Trail of Treats and Discovery, a family-friendly fall adventure like no other, on Saturday Oct. 25 at Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital Street in Augusta.

Since April 2024, River Road residents have complained about loud noise and fast traffic they attributed to the nearby Glidden Point Oyster Farms. Resident David Tonry lives 600 feet from the farm and along with several other neighbors has issued several complaints to the code enforcement officer and selectmen about the farm's operation.

The Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset is pleased to be picked once again as the Hannaford Fight Hunger Bag Program recipient, this time, for November at its Damariscotta store. For each Fight Hunger bag purchased, HYS will receive $1.

Wiscasset's non-disclosure agreement with whoever is eying putting a data center off Old Ferry Road obligates neither party to make further agreements, or to "proceed with any possible relationship or other project," the NDA states.

Knickerbocker Group is pleased to announce Rick Nelson as vice president, joining Katryn Mitchell, who was promoted earlier this year.

Crowds filled the sidewalk of the Wiscasset Bridge along Route 1, stretching beyond on either side, Saturday morning at 10 a.m., for the Oct. 18, 2025 No Kings Rally. Several groups in Maine participated in similar events, in peaceful protest against actions of the current presidential administration. Some of the locations where crowds formed included Portlan…

When Dresden Takeout owner Kathy Dubord learned Narcan was used to aid Wiscasset's police chief after his accidental exposure to what was believed to be fentanyl, she got proactive.

"It just made us realize, if (the emergency) could happen to the chief it could happen to anybody," Dubord said in a phone interview from her Route 27, Dresden bu…

The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won 30 Maine Press Association individual and staff awards at the 2025 MPA Conference held Saturday, Oct. 18 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland in South Portland.

All three newspapers competed in the Weekly 2 division.…

Lichens, moss, and fungi delighted fourth-grade students at Hidden Valley Nature Center as they came for their monthly visit. Naturalists Cami Wilbert and Karen Simpson greeted the students at the HVNC entrance and set the purpose for their hike to the barn. Examples of lichen and moss were shared, while the scarcity of mushrooms brought on by lack of rain was…