This spring, John "Johnny" Merry will retire as director of facilities and transportation for Wiscasset School Department, closing out a career that began in 1998 — though his connection to the schools stretches back much further.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is inviting community members to help grow the local conservation movement by becoming volunteer ambassadors. A training session for outreach and events volunteers will be held on Thursday, March 19, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Coastal Rivers Denny Conservation…

The Edgecomb Planning Board had good news Thursday, March 5 for Twisted Willow Farm. A site walk was performed Feb. 28 on the River Road property where a proposed 20-stall barn and indoor riding arena are planned. 

Twisted Willow Farm is a three-person partnership between Ronald and Juliette Cohen of Boothbay Harbor a…

In July 2025, Lincoln County Sheriff's Department had a new face in the office. Commissioners used opioid settlement funds to hire behavioral health liaison (BHI) Danielle Pierce.

Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting their Coast Guard Approved OUPV Captain’s Licensing Course at the Fireside Inn in Belfast. The course will be begin on Monday April 13 and will meet every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 19. The final exam will be conducted on April 20 at the same location starting at 9 a.m.

Wiscasset Community Center, the town-owned recreation, fitness and event hub, is getting nine ambassadors. Selectmen March 3 agreed to create a "support committee" to promote WCC.

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC), in partnership with SBDC Maine, Bangor Savings Bank, Bath Savings Bank, and First National Bank, is hosting a free informational workshop on using local banks for financing on Thursday, March 19, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the LCRPC conference room at 297 Bath Road in W…

Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Wiscasset Selectboard honored the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library with a proclamation honoring their 60 years of service to the community. Tracey Whitney, president of the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library, gratefully accepted this award on behalf of the members, many of whom were in attendance.…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host an open house on Tuesday, March 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. to introduce the new MaineHealth Primary Care Waldoboro facility at 126 Depot Street. The practice opens to patients on March 16. 

It took two meetings, nearly five hours and the Edgecomb School Committee brought down its fiscal 27 budget under a 10% increase. On March 2, the committee voted, 3-0, to propose a $4,539,384 fiscal 27 budget reflecting a 9.2% spending increase. 

Wiscasset selectmen and the economic development advisory committee Feb. 26 mulled how to find out which types of economic development residents want, and how, when and, in some cases, if, to put work into the goals the committee drafted.

After nearly two years, Maine District Court found an Edgecomb resident liable on a single count of wrongful use of a civil proceeding. Jan. 5, Honorable Sarah Gilbert ruled Timothy Harrington violated the provision following Alan Whitman's receipt of a protection from harassment Order in 2024. 

Wiscasset Rod and Gun Club hosted its third annual free kids ice fishing derby on Feb. 21. There was a great turnout of kids, parents and grandparents. Free hot dogs, hot chocolate, cookies and ice cream bars were enjoyed by all.

After Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson offered ways to get the 2026-27 budget draft down to $11.4 million, Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes noted residents passed the $10.7 million, 2025-26 school budget by two votes. And he said at least 20 people told him they regretted not…

Sometimes, less truck can be better, for more than one reason, according to one of the discussions Feb. 24 in Wiscasset selectmen's latest budget workshop.

Community members are invited to explore meaningful volunteer opportunities supporting marine education and lighthouse preservation at an upcoming Volunteer Recruitment Fair hosted at the Maine State Aquarium.

Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC in Wiscasset said it has been picked to receive a $1.5 million loan from Maine Technology Institute as part of the Governor's $25 million Maine Technology Asset Fund (MTAF) 3.0 program. The funding will support the development of energy technology research and development in…

Two Wiscasset school security projects have outranked most other requests to Maine's School Revolving Renovation Fund.

Newcastle Realty is pleased to announce that Clayton Pottle, a highly respected and well-known real estate agent in the Midcoast Maine community, has joined the firm.

For Ocean on Tap, the monthly ocean science speaker series organized by staff from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 2026 has been a good year already.

In January, the event officially expanded. In addition to the regular Thursday talks at Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor, there is now a second talk at Aek…

Wiscasset selectmen Feb. 18 began review of a 2026-27 budget draft Town Manager Dennis Simmons said was up 1.7% from 2025-26.

Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger Bag Program at the Boothbay Harbor branch, located at 180 Townsend Avenue, for all of March.

Healthy Lincoln County's Community Routes mobile outreach program will host a free Community Pop-Up Event on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Wiscasset Transfer Station (78 Fowle Hill Road) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event offers an open, welcoming space where neighbors can share resources and access…

A detour route for when Ben Brook Bridge on Egypt Road is being replaced will need a town meeting vote, Alna Second Selectman Steve Graham said Feb. 19. Graham said construction is "still on pace" for 2026, "although ... most of that is dictated by (Maine Department of Transportation's) workload and other things that they need to…

Authors of the Novel of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2025's Irish Book Awards are among the March guests of Finding Our Voices, talking online about the domestic abuse in their books. The events are free and open to everyone through the Finding Our Voices Book Club.

Right now, the cost to live, work and raise a family in Maine is too high. That’s especially true here in Lincoln County. Family budgets just don’t go as far as they used to, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for everyday Mainers to get ahead, no matter how hard they work. It shouldn’t be this way.