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Janet Chesebro
Janet Chesebro
Edgecomb votes
Edgecomb residents overwhelmingly approve $4,487,740 school budget

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is now open for the season. Courtesy of CMBG
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens launches its 19th season

St. Giles Church in Jefferson
Vendors still needed at St. Giles summer Country Fair
LCSO car
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 4 arrests

Police, Fire and Courts

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 1 arrest
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 2 arrests
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 3 arrests
Edgecomb Fire Department March report
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 3 summonses

Obituaries

Juliette N. Williams
Obituary
Juliette N. Williams

Juliette Nichols Williams, 87, of Nobleboro, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 1, 2026 at the Sussman House in Rockport Maine.  She was attended by her daughter, Hilary and son-in-law, Darryn.

Deborah A. Phinney
Obituary
Deborah A. Phinney

Deborah Ann Phinney, 72, died April 27, 2026 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Deborah was born May 4, 1953 in Everett, Massachusetts to Herbert King and Ella Spencer King. She grew up in Everett and graduated from Everett Vocational High School in the class of 1972.

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Death notice
Christopher Giles

Christopher Giles, 57, of Boothbay, passed away on April 27, 2026.

Brian D. Rittershaus
Obituary
Brian D. Rittershaus

Brian D.

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Karen J. Tiger

Karen Jaynes Tiger, 82, of Dacula, Georgia passed away peacefully on the morning of March 18, 2026, at home with her loving husband of 6

Joan M. Sandstrom
Celebration of Life for Joan Sandstrom

A celebration of Life for Joan M.

Neal A. Reny
Obituary
Neal A. Reny

Neal Allen Reny, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 23, 2026.  

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Death notice
Lee R. Dickinson

Lee R. Dickinson, 83, of Boothbay, passed away on April 22, 2026 at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta.  

A full obituary will be published when available. 

Anne K. Ford
Obituary
Anne K. Ford

Anne K. Ford, 70, of Bourne, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully on April 17, 2026 surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with mesothelioma. 

Amanda Balsdon
Obituary
Amanda Balsdon

Amanda Balsdon of Boothbay Harbor died unexpectedly on April 2, 2026 at the age of 50 in Brewer, Maine.

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Elections

Wiscasset candidate forums planned
Shenna Bellows, candidate for governor, in Alna May 7
Community Meet and Greet Planned for Charlotte Nutt and Senator Cameron Reny at Glidden Point May 17
Cassaundra Rose announces for Wiscasset selectman
Lincoln County Indivisible releases 2026 gubernatorial questionnaire
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Wiscasset downtown paving planned for May 11-15
Town seal

The Town of Wiscasset has contracted with Hagar Enterprises of Damariscotta to pave several Village streets. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, May 11 and conclude Friday, May 15, weather permitting. Crews will be working between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day.

Veggies to Table dahlia tuber sale, farm tours and more
Dahlias. Erica Berman photo

Due to enthusiastic community response and additional tuber availability, Veggies to Table has re-opened their dahlia tuber sale, for in person sales only, with a lineup of three dahlia pop-up events at the farm, offering last chance tu

Wiscasset selectmen
Wormfest seeks to hook June 13 date, other plans
Wormfest past. File photo

Wormfest year three is planned in detail, from the music, parking and more, down to the festival's trash. New and returning features will make up Wormfest 2026, according to plans shared ahead of selectmen's Tuesday, May 5 board meeting. Wormfest organizers were asking for Railroad Avenue's shutdown from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jun…

Press release
Time to count alewives in Woolwich
Fish count

As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset alewife count.  Counting alewives is an exciting way to celebrate spring, take part in one of the world's great migrations, and help an important and historic fishery!

Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR members participate in events
Pemaquid Chapter members at lunch. John Hochstein photo

On April 16, the Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR daughters donated 20 plus large bags of clothing to New Hope Midcoast and presented them with a $150 check for their April matching donation campaign.

Monument added at AL post in Wiscasset
From left, Post 54 officers Bob Hersom, Larry Rines, Bill Cossette, Bob Milligan, Tom Stoner and John Kennedy. Clifford Hendricks photo

American Legion Post 54 recently installed this U.S. military monument in front of the post's hall on Route One. 

WMHS Class of 2026’s ‘Top Scholars’
Olivia Marshall

Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce the three seniors in the Class of 2026 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar." To be recognized as a “Top Scholar," a senior must hold a cumulative (four-year) grade point average of 3.5 or higher. 

Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
Preventing tragedy: Heatstroke prevention to protect our children and other unattended passengers
Bureau of Highway Safety logo

Vehicular heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle-related deaths for children 14 and younger in the United States. Being left in a hot car is dangerous for any unattended passenger.

Wiscasset school budget offer passes intact; other vote June 9
School sign

Wiscasset's would-be 2026-27 school budget passed with no changes April 29 in Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium, sending the $11.2 million offer intact to an up or down vote at the polls June 9.

Woolwich's Olivia Drewniak wins National VFW scholarship
Olivia Drewniak, a senior at Morse High School was recognized at Woolwich's annual town meeting and shown here accepting a certificate recognizing her accomplishment from David King Sr. select board chairman. PHIL DIVECE/Wiscasset Newspaper

Rep. Stover earns 2026 Legacy of Leadership Award
Rep. Holly Stover

Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, recently earned the 2026 Legacy of Leadership Award from the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

Friends of WPL to hold book sale May 9

Spring has arrived and Midcoast Maine is coming alive! This is our first celebration of a very special time in Wiscasset and Second Hand Prose (the Used Book Room) is having a special sale to mark this time. This is the perfect time to add to your book collection.  The Used Book Room has a wonderful selection of almost-new books fo…

UPDATED: Technical difficulties on websites resolved
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Update: The issue stated below was resolved within an hour thanks to our technical team.

Original post: For some unknown reason, our websites have published breaking news — old breaking news items — which are not applicable. Please disregard until the situation is fixed. We thank you. 

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Marshall valedictorian, Ruzyckij salutatorian
Olivia Marshall

Wiscasset Middle High School’s valedictorian for 2026 is Olivia Marshall, who also received the Maine Principal’s Award. The Principal’s Award is a prestigious honor presented by school administrators to recognize students or staff for exceptional achievement, character, leadership and positive impact on the community.

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64th Windjammer Days celebrates US Navy & America's 250th
 Ben Williamson photo

The 64th annual Windjammer Days will commemorate the 250th birthday of America and the U.S. Navy. This year’s festival will take place Sunday, June 21 through Saturday, June 27 ushering in the summer season and celebrating the region’s rich maritime heritage.

Chewonki owl program with Healthy Kids held in Thomaston
Sam Cunningham

On Wednesday, April 22, Healthy Kids teamed up with the Thomaston Library and Chewonki to host an “Owls of Maine” program for Lincoln and Knox counties’ families. Over 60 parents and children of all ages participated.

Edgecomb voters head to polls May 16 for municipal budget, elections and BVR
Edgecomb town hall

Reminder: Wiscasset’s special town meeting Wednesday on school budget
School sign

At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, Wiscasset's school committee will hold a special meeting in Stover Auditorium (the Wiscasset Middle High School gymnasium) to share a presentation of the FY27 school budget, ahead of the 6 p.m. special town meeting, which is the school budget validation meeting. That mee…

Bangor Savings Bank supports ‘100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County Maine’ with major donation
Brynne Whitney speaks to 100+ Women Who Care members about Bangor Savings Bank's support. Courtesy photo

Nurses’ role in shaping patient experience discussed at Lincoln Theater May 21 
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Veggies to Table awarded $5,000 grant
Picking flowers at Veggies to Table. Courtesy photo

Veggies to Table is honored to announce it has received a $5,000 Nourishment Grant from the Quimby Family Foundation in support of its mission to grow and donate organic produce and flowers to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Alna selectmen
WW&F eyes expanding south toward Wiscasset
Town sign

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum has a dream and long-term goal to rebuild the railroad southward about two miles and build a passenger facility near the Wiscasset line, railroad superintendent and museum board member Jason Lamontagne told Alna selectmen April 23. 

Jailer's wife's cookbook inspires dinner for prospective LCHA volunteers

Curious about volunteering at Wiscasset’s Old Jail? Join us for a special dinner to learn about the site and upcoming opportunities to get involved!

Wiscasset planning board nods town’s North Point cleanup
Town office

Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night OK'd the town's cleanup plan for the North Point fill area on North Point Road, off Birch Point Road. The site, now town-owned, was a dump for waste from the Mason Station power plant, according to the site plan application.

Boothbay Region YMCA announces Megan Benvenuto as new CEO
Megan Benvenuto, new CEO of the Boothbay Region YMCA. Courtesy photo

Edgecomb readies for May 2 public school budget vote
Edgecomb Eddy School

For the second year in a row, Edgecomb residents will vote separately on the school and municipal budgets. The school budget vote will be in-person on Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m. in the school. This year's proposed budget is $4,539,384 which is a 9.16% spending increase. The proposal would also result in a 17.4% rise in the town's assessm…

Code officer finds evidence supporting Glidden Point Oyster operation
Dimauro

A lengthy search of decades-old municipal documents has shown, Glidden Point Oyster Farm is in compliance with all town ordinances except one. April 16, Code Enforcement Officer Marian Anderson reported her findings dating back 10 years regarding River Road, LLC, Glidden Point Oyster Farm Co. and Ryan M…

Wiscasset alumni banquet May 30
Courtesy of Wiscasset Academy-High School Alumni Association

The Wiscasset Academy-High School Alumni Association cordially invites WHS-WMHS graduates to its 124th Banquet and Annual Meeting to be held at Wiscasset Middle High School on Saturday, May 30. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner begins at 6 p.m. 

Recipe fundraiser for Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars

Come one, come all to the fun, festive, and delicious fundraiser to benefit Wiscasset’s Feed Our Scholars/Set For Success Initiative. On Saturday, May 2, at 5:30, the group is hosting a recipe auction.

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s 16th anniversary celebrated April 15 at annual meeting
Community Resilience Planner Laura Graziano speaking at LCRPC's annual meeting April 15. Courtesy photo

The Lincoln County Planning Commission (LCRPC) held its annual meeting the evening of Wednesday, April 15 at Bigelow Labora

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