Wiscasset selectmen Oct. 20 made Deputy Fire Chief John Merry interim fire chief and emergency management agency director. Robert Bickford resigned from both offices this fall with plans to stay on the department he has been part of for 38 years. 

After 15 stops, and tens of thousands of visitors, the Maine Historical Society’s rare copy of the Declaration of Independence will finish its tour of Maine’s 16 counties at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Mysterious Harbor Tours – Boothbay Harbor’s local company for all things supernatural!

After careful consideration and extensive evaluation of available resources, the Maine Hospice Council Board members have made the difficult decision to cease operations and close the organization effective Oct. 17, 2026.

Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Woolwich Central School, town staff said. The last day to request absentee ballots is Oct. 29. 

Three candidates are on the ballot for two, two-year selectboard seats: Incumbents Allison Hepler and Jason Shaw, and challenger Darcy St. John…

"The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood" by Mary Lynn Dobson will be performed in the Wiscasset Middle High School gymnasium on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

It is open to the public and tickets are by donation at the door. 

A warm hat or pair of mittens can make a meaningful difference during Maine's cold winter months. This fall, First National Bank is inviting community members to help keep their neighbors warm through its Warm Hands, Warm Hearts Hat & Mitten Drive, taking place now through Nov. 16.

J. Edward Knight Insurance, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Midcoast Maine since 1898, is pleased to announce the addition of Kristy Cromwell to its Boothbay Harbor team.

The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Jefferson Fire Station, 204 Waldoboro Road, Jefferson. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., doors open at 5:30.

The second “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” spaghetti dinner/silent auction/concert to raise funds for heating assistance for local families will be held Saturday, Oct. 24. It will take place at St.

The Rotary Club of Bath is once again encouraging nonprofit charitable organizations to submit applications for Community Service Grants.

The question regarding expanding Edgecomb's selectboard to five members is gaining momentum. On Oct. 13, the board discussed options regarding municipal governance.

Happy Fall! And what a glorious one it is. I think we are being compensated for the shortness of the summer. Hope you are making the most of it and getting lots of outside time in the lovely crisp air. 

Wiscasset Middle High School was closer Oct. 13 to getting its next nurse, after Sommer Maybee's arrest on an OUI charge last month and her subsequent resignation.

Two candidates were set to be interviewed for the job, WMHS Principal Chris Hennessey told the school committee. 

Design-Build firm Knickerbocker Group has been named to Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects.

Maine Listings reports that home sales prices in Maine increased 2.6 percent to a median sales price (MSP) of $415,000 comparing September 2026 to September 2025.

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced the date, time and location for their biannual “Get Out the Vote Rally” (GOTV). The event, which will be held rain or shine, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct.

From wiscasset.gov: 

Wiscasset Elementary School students are enjoying a new, healthy addition to their school day, thanks to a grant secured by Food Service Director Lorie Johnson. Johnson applied for and was awarded participation in the USDA's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), a federally funded reimbursement program that brings free, fresh produce to…

Richmond's the outlier, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson told selectmen and her other fellow residents Oct. 6. She was addressing recent months' public comments comparing Wiscasset's per student cost to Richmond's.

Julie Cromwell has been a REALTOR® since 1996 and is broker/owner of Cromwell Coastal Properties in Woolwich. She served as President of her local REALTOR® Council, the Lincoln County Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS® three separate times, the first in 1999, then 2017 and again last year in 2025.

Rescue Charlie’s Friends in Woolwich presents Containment Breach, a zombie-themed haunted house attraction! The quarantine has fallen. Will you survive? Join us Oct. 23 and 24 from 4 to 9 p.m. at 90 Road B in Woolwich for a spooky experience filled with thrills, free trick-or-treating, game…

The Station 46 Bridge on Route One in Woolwich will soon become the “Veterans Memorial Bridge." A dedication ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 in the parking area of Taste of Maine Restaurant.

Julie Cromwell has been named 2026 Maine State REALTOR® of the Year

The town-owned area near former power plant Mason Station is "kind of the focus at the moment, but it's not the be all to end all" for a sewer plant site, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Oct. 6. "It's just where we're headed right now, because I do feel like we've got to keep this moving forward. We c…

Sommer Maybee’s resignation as Wiscasset Middle High School’s school nurse has appeared on the agenda for the Tuesday, Oct. 13 school committee meeting. As Wiscasset Newspaper has reported, Wiscasset police arrested Maybee under the last name of Harding a half hour after she left the school Sept. 22.

Concern, puzzlement, praise and hope were all aired Oct. 7 over a would-be 170-unit housing development on Route One, Wiscasset near Birch Point Road.

On Friday, Sept. 25, representatives of Bangor Savings Bank traveled to the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb to present the school’s service group with a grant for $2,700.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has announced the official launch of Open Access, the Maine State Archives (MSA) new online platform for publicly accessible, digitized and born-digital public records.

Three Midcoast counties have taken the next step toward entering into a jail administration consolidation agreement. On Oct. 5, Lincoln joined Sagadahoc and Knox counties in selecting Verrill, a Maine law firm, as a consultant in creating a professional services agreement developing a plan f…