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Nigel Calder photo
'No Kings' rallies in Wiscasset and Newcastle/Damariscotta
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Hundreds turn out for No Kings rally in Wiscasset

Knickerbocker Group logo
Knickerbocker Group announces strategic leadership and department updates

Field trip
WES students hike, learn at HVNC
Woolwich Municipal Building. File photo
Woolwich officials want Route One rumble strip returned ASAP

Police, Fire and Courts

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 8 accidents involving deer
Edgecomb Fire Department September report
Accident clarification
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 8 arrests
Wiscasset investigates, warns of ‘fraudulent scheme’

Obituaries

Ronald N. Wentworth
Obituary
Ronald N. Wentworth

Ronald Neal Wentworth of Wiscasset, Maine, passed away on Oct, 12, 2025 at the age of 76. 

Ron was born on Dec. 2, 1948, and was raised in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Ruth M. Davenport
Obituary
Ruth M. Davenport

Ruth Marie Davenport, a spirited soul who was cherished by those who knew her, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Martin Thibault
Obituary
Martin Thibault

Martin Thibault of Southport, Maine died June 26, 2025.

Susan D. Foss
Obituary
Susan D. Foss

Susan Diane (Rainey) Foss passed peacefully into the arms of our Savior on the morning of Oct. 4, 2025. 

Megan Nicole Kilbreth
Obituary
Megan N. Kilbreth

Obituary
Christina K. Main

Dennis E. Soule
Obituary
Dennis E. Soule

Dennis E. Soule, 81, of Wiscasset, passed away after a period of declining health on the morning of Oct. 3, 2025 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Born on Sept. 24, 1944, he was the son of Catherine (Caton) and Francis Soule Sr.

Richard W. Brooke
Obituary
Richard W. Brooke

Celebration of Life for John and Diane West

A celebration of the life of John and Diane West will be held Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post, Boothbay.

Ann Brown
Obituary
Ann Brown

Ann Brown, 85, formerly of Wiscasset, Maine passed away peacefully with her daughter, Lisa, by her side Oct. 1, 2025 at her home in Port Orange, Florida. 

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Elections

State Referendum Voting Nov. 4
Here’s what you need to know about Maine’s two ballot questions this November
Citizen's Guide to the 2025 Maine Referendum Election available
Secretary of State defends the safety and security of Maine elections
Aug. 26 deadline for public comment on statewide referenda to appear in citizens’ guide
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Wiscasset selectmen
Hesseltine’s emergency inspires businesses to look into Narcan
Town office

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…

Maine-OK Enterprises newspapers win at 2025 Maine Press Association’s annual awards
SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

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.…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital earns national award for BP control
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Crossword puzzle answers for Oct. 9 issue
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Attached are the correct answers to the Oct. 9, 2025 crossword puzzle which were to be printed in the Oct. 16 issue but a glitch in the system provided readers with a blank listing ... Fingers crossed for this coming week!

Voters have choice for Woolwich selectboard
Dale Chadbourne (file photo)

Three candidates are seeking two, three-year terms on the Woolwich selectboard in the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election. Early voting has started. The seats' terms start Jan. 1, 2026.  

Dale Chadbourne

Wiscasset’s Nov. 4 local questions explained
Town office

The following is posted at Wiscasset.gov about the local questions voters will decide Nov. 4:

On November 4, 2025, voters will be asked to decide three municipal-related questions:

Article 2/Question 1

Damariscotta River cleanup scheduled for Oct. 24
Volunteers unload trash from boats at the Damariscotta town landing following a successful cleanup in 2024. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Lincoln County Republicans host fundraiser for Turning Point USA – Maine Chapters
LC Republicans logo

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. 

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Edgecomb Community Church
Fall concert for hunger Oct. 26
Church pianist, composer and soloist Joseph Cough. Courtesy photo

Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a fall concert to address children’s nutrition and hunger in the Edgecomb/Wiscasset area. Sunday, Oct. 26, is the date and the time is 3 p.m. at the church located at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb. 

Wiscasset school committee
Panel, Andersson eye goals for school department

How detailed should Wiscasset School Department get on each of its goals? The school committee and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson deliberated on that Oct. 8 and worked out some potential answers.

The committee will consider approving the goals in November.

The Waldo Theatre
'Murdering the Mob' cast announced
These Midcoast Maine actors will be bringing the mobsters, molls, barmaids and cops of "Murdering the Mob" to life. Show to open in November. Waldo Theatre photo

The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has announced the cast of its upcoming community theatre production of Murdering the Mob, a seriously silly, laugh-out-loud, whodunit comedy where the audience helps to solve the crime!

St. Philip’s gets new ‘priest in charge’
Rev. Suzanne F. Colburn. Sharman Ballantine photo

St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Wiscasset, is pleased to announce the Reverend Suzanne F. Colburn has accepted a call to serve as part-time Priest In Charge. St. Philip's is excited at the prospect of having such an experienced leader.

Maine Arts Commission
Statewide 'Arts in Health' roundtables announced
courtesy of Maine Arts Commission

Augusta, ME — The Maine Arts Commission, in collaboration with the Cultural Alliance of Maine, United Way of Southern Maine, Side x Side, MaineHealth, and community organizer Jessie Laurita-Spanglet, invites the public to take part in a series of virtual Arts in Health Roundtables this fall.  

Internet and fraud scam workshop Oct. 17 at Patten Free Library
Workshop poster

Patten Free Library, Age-Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec, and Coastal Maine Regional Broadband together will present a series of three workshops on frauds and scams, with the first event Friday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Patten Free Library in Bath.

Rare cars add to streetscape of Wiscasset Homes on Tour Oct. 18
Car

Thanks to the generosity of Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, a collection of rare and intriguing vehicles will be part of the streetscape during Wiscasset Homes on Tour on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m.

Press release
K9 Storm, Game Warden Chad Robertson find missing Edgecomb man
Dog

K9 Storm and Game Warden Chad Robertson located a missing elderly Edgecomb man Thursday evening, Oct. 9 just as freezing temperatures started to set in. 

MaineDOT comment period under way for Woolwich projects
MaineDOT is planning improvements to the intersection of Route 1 and Nequasset Road. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper

The public comment period has begun for two Maine Department of Transportation projects in Woolwich. From Oct. 9 through Oct. 27, residents can review improvements planned at the traffic signal at the intersection of Route One and Nequasset Road, in addition to widening the corner of Nequasset and George Wrigh…

Westport Island resident opposes data center in Wiscasset
Mary Danzer

A Westport Island resident made a short statement Oct. 7 to Lincoln County commissioners. Mary Danzer has lived on Westport Island for 25 years and she doesn't support the idea of a data center in Wiscasset. "I know you don't have anything to do with this project, but we are against it."

Wiscasset selectmen
‘It’s a vampire’: Wiscasset, Westport Island residents air concerns over prospect of data center
Town office

A potential data center on Old Ferry Road in Wiscasset was not on selectmen's agenda Oct. 7, but was on the minds of Wiscasset and Westport Island residents who told the board their concerns. One concern was not about the would-be center, but a "non-disclosure" deal the town made.

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Wiscasset selectmen
Like a college campus: Latest on Peregrine’s proposal
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The research and development campus Peregrine Turbine Technologies (PTT) wants more Birch Point land for "will have the aesthetics of a college campus," Chief Executive Officer David Stapp told selectmen Oct. 7.

Blodgett receives 'County Commissioner of Month' honor
COY

Last month, the Maine Spirit of America Foundation named William Blodgett of Waldoboro "Maine County Commissioner of the Month." At the Oct. 7 commissioners' meeting, Blodgett received a congratulatory card from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in recognition of his public service. "To the Honorable William Blodgett: Congratulat…

Sen. Reny earns perfect score from Maine AFL-CIO for voting record supporting working families
Senator Cameron Reny

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, received a perfect score in the Maine AFL-CIO’s 2025 Legislative Scorecard for her voting record to promote fair wages, ensure safe work environments and support working families. Sen.

LCHA presents 'Shades of the Past'

Woolwich school supper to benefit D.C. trip

Woolwich Central School is the place for a harvest supper Oct. 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets may be bought at the door: Adults $10, seniors $8, and children 3-12, $6; or "Immediate Family," $30.

The supper benefits the WCS eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C.

Wiscasset selectmen
Peregrine Turbine Technologies looks to grow, in Wiscasset
Town office

Thirteen years in, Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC, 29 South Point Drive on Wiscasset's Birch Point, is eying expansion. 

Town of Woolwich
Hepler, Stevens are Distinguished Service Award honorees
Rod Stevens and Allison Hepler pictured in front of the Virginia. The couple was named the recipients of Woolwich Historical Society’s 21st annual Distinguished Service Award. Courtesy photo

District 49 representative and longtime selectman Allison Hepler and her husband Rob Stevens are this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Service Award for their many years of service to the Woolwich community.

Early deadline for Indigenous Peoples Day
News graphic

The deadline for submissions for the Oct. 16 edition is 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10.

Advocacy group talks fed response to domestic violence, firearms
Retired federal prosecutor, Margaret Groban, discusses federal response to domestic violence and firearms during a New Hope Midcoast event. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Scarecrowfest highlights
Scarecrowfest

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce, Wiscasset Recreation Department and Maine Obsolete Auto League and event goers came together Saturday, Oct. 4 for the annual Scarecrowfest and chili/chowder contest. It all took place in and around Wiscasset's municipal buildings.

Mansion ‘Daybreak’ featured on Wiscasset Homes on Tour Oct. 18
Daybreak Mansion

“Daybreak is a truly magical piece of land,” said owner Christopher Hart, of the majestic brick home and the surrounding landscape that he and his wife, Alissa Eason, treasure at the edge of Wiscasset Village. It was the sweep of the home and land that captured both of them five years ago when they first entered the…

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