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…

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.…

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!

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

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:

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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. 

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. 

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 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 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.

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.  

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.

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.

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. 

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…

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."

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

“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…