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. 

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.

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…

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…

Last chance! Just a few seats remain for Veggies to Table’s Harvest Dinner & Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Contented Sole in New Harbor.

There are a new sergeant and detective at Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. Jared Mitkus was promoted from detective to detective sergeant and Ethan Burns was promoted from the patrol division to detective. 

The deadline for submissions for the Oct. 15 edition is 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9.

Will Black was educated in the Wiscasset schools, graduating in 2009, and years after sitting in Becky Hallowell’s classroom as a student, he returned to share his knowledge and experience with Wiscasset’s fourth graders. This time, he was there as a marine biologist.

Members of Partners in Education (PIE) from Wiscasset Elementary School worked with all grade levels to create scarecrows for last Friday night's Fall Festival at WES.

Maureen Heffernan is the choice to fill a vacancy on the Edgecomb School Committee. On Oct. 5, the committee appointed Heffernan to fill an unexpired term created by Irene Marchenay’s resignation last month.

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will offer drive-thru flu clinics at all of its primary care practices throughout October. The clinics, which are open to the public, will offer both the standard-dose flu shot and the high-dose.

One of the first sites talked about years ago for a new Wiscasset wastewater treatment plant might be getting a closer look. Olver Associates and town officials were recommending selectmen Oct. 6 consider making Mason Station the next site to investigate.

In 2024, Megan Nicole Kilbreth marched in the Damariscotta Breast Cancer Awareness March. She was joined by her mother, Sherry Hodgdon, her older sister Sarah Winchenbach and other family members.

McSeagull’s Restaurant, established in 1976 on Pier One, Boothbay Harbor, is partnering with the Community Resource Council to celebrate the restaurant’s 50th anniversary and to help CRC and its beneficiaries on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to close.

The Maine School Garden Network (MSGN) announces that registration is open for their annual meeting held at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Friday, Nov. 6 from 2 to 6:30 p.m.

On Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. at Wiscasset Middle High School, individuals and families will gather to participate in the third You Are Deeply Loved Color Run. The run is held in memory of Gavin Clark and Alex Taylor. They were best friends from the day they met each other at Wiscasset’s Summer Camp program before their kindergart…

The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper will cease accepting political letters for the Nov. 3 elections at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The letters will be published online late afternoon on Oct. 19 and in the Oct. 22 issue.

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September: 

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) is partnering with the state’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program and the Maine Coastal Program to host a workshop on nature-based planning strategies that encourage resilient s