This is a very special year for the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library as we will be celebrating our 60th anniversary serving the community. We plan a year-long celebration which will begin with a celebration party on April 23 at our library. We invite you to join the…

Chocolate chip, blueberry, or plain buttermilk — which of these emerged as the most popular pancake at Wiscasset Winterfest's breakfast Jan. 31 to benefit Cooper-DiPerri Scholarship Fund?

On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, introduced legislation to address the critical shortage of access to affordable medications that Mainers are facing — particularly in rural and underserved communities.

It's been a year since the Boothbay Register, in partnership with Boothbay Region Historical Society (BRHS), began our digitization project. The goal is to create an easily searchable, electronic catalog of all 150 years of Register history, from 1876 to 2013 (after which the paper began creating E-editions).…

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Wiscasset School Committee member Christopher Hart asked Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Sarah Hubert Jan. 20 if she turned back any requests for the 2026-27 school budget. 

A coalition of Midcoast Christian churches are banding together to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They are holding a public event, “Helping Hands, Heating Homes,” on Saturday evening, Feb. 7 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Academy Hill Road in Newcastle at 6. The event will include a spaghett…

J. Edward Knight Insurance’s Wiscasset office is proud to announce a $600 donation to Jamie and Holly Riordan and their beautiful herd of rescue horses at Whistle Pig Farm in Alna.

The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will present the second program in its series of free online talks on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m., offering the public an in-depth look at households in Colonial New England.

Rebecca Brewer believes her new job as Wiscasset’s town clerk will suit her perfectly, because she likes to be busy and clerk fits that bill.

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Parkinson’s Support Group will feature a presentation on improving balance and preventing falls at its next session on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. in the community room at Chase Point Assisted Living.

Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education recently launched The Makeshift, an e-newsletter to replace the winter/spring print brochure. The program moved to a school-year catalog of courses, but wants to make sure the community knows about spring offerings.

In addition to the inspiring performances that take place on the stage at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, there is a team of staff and volunteers hard at work behind the scenes. One such group is the Board of Directors who meet monthly and help the staff carry out the Opera House mission.

Whitney Inn’s executive chef Isaac Hogue will demonstrate his culinary talents at a fundraising event at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. The menu for the sweetheart dinner will include a shrimp scampi entrée, salad, and dessert. The dinner is open to the public, and admission…

What a way to end January! A fun dance and fundraiser, the Snow Ball, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Ledges in Wiscasset. The event celebrates and supports Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets.

Attention all young performers who love to sing, act, and spend their summer doing what they love most—being on stage!

Cold weather and spluttering snow aren’t a deterrent when you’re gripped by the overwhelming urge to make yourself heard.  

Alex Zipparo from the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and Sarah Demers from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development will host a Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Catalyst Program Grant web

Lincoln County commissioners accepted a $18,893 national Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Weapon Storage Grant Jan. 20 to expand the sheriff's department's evidence room. In December, Sheriff Todd Brackett requested seeking the grant to expand the room's size.

Wiscasset Community Center announces the return of Winterfest 2026, running from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1. This annual tradition brings the community together for indoor and outdoor fun while raising support for the Cooper DiPerri Scholarship Fund. A week-long silent auction and raffles start Jan. 24, with a weekend of events kicking off on J…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Watson Medical Building in Damariscotta. 

All the Edgecomb planning board members agreed: Amy S. and Richard S. Olszewski's application was excellent, but didn't meet the town's setback requirement.

Are Wiscasset Middle High School students feeling safe at school? Results on that varied in two surveys and over time. And Principal Sarah Hubert suggested, to some students, "feeling safe" might mean people speaking nicely and, to others, it might mean physical safety. 

Barbara Cray, of Westport Island, said Jan. 18 that she will run in the Democratic Primary for District Attorney for the State of Maine Sixth Prosecutorial District, which comprises Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties.