As part of an intergenerational series St. Andrews Village is holding, 40 students from the Wiscasset Elementary School Chorus gave a performance for Village residents, staff, and guests last Friday, April 3.…

Celebrate Earth Day with a behind-the-scenes look at how recycling and composting work in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission invites the public to an Earth Day Open House at the Lincoln County Recycling Plant on Wednesday, April 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 54 Huntoon…

In 1966, a group of residents saw a need to help raise money and awareness of our Library and formed the Friends of the Wiscasset Library.

The world has changed since those early days. Lyndon Johnson was president, and "The Sound of Music" won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Saturday, May 2, Feed Our Scholars (FOS) will hold a fundraising dinner at 5:30 p.m. in St. Philip’s Lippiat Hall, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. But this event is a little quirky: a potluck recipe auction.

Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) has launched a community‑wide fundraising campaign to ensure that children across Lincoln County and local communities continue to receive free, nutritious meals during the summer months. The goal is to raise $75,000, with at least $50,000 needed by June when meal service begins.…

For a guy who once said out loud he would never enter the family business, Mike Hall gives every impression he loves what he does for a living.

Wiscasset selectmen April 1 unanimously accepted the economic development advisory committee's draft of goals and directed the committee to seek public input. Participants said meeting with local groups, perhaps when those groups meet anyway, such as American Legion Post 54 at its Wednesday morning coffee time, could yield the most…

This April, in observance of Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month, Healthy Kids, who leads the local Maine Prevention Council for Lincoln and Knox counties, is joining a national movement to shift the conversation from crisis intervention

“If we really need to find extreme cuts in the budget, then it should start from the top (jobs) down, not the other way around,” Wiscasset School Committee Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes said March 31. The committee and Superintendent of Schools Dr.

On Saturday, in their hundreds, thousands, and millions across the U.S., Americans peacefully demonstrated their opposition to the chaos of the Trump administration, the war of choice in Iran, ICE assaults on civil liberties, the shredding of decency in public life, and the seemingly never-ending attempts to tear apart the fabric…

The leadership team of 100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County Maine invites readers to join their upcoming meeting on Tuesday, April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.

Rev. John Hogue of First Congregational Church of Wiscasset invites the community to all Holy Week services, beginning on Maundy Thursday, April 2, with a Seder meal at 5:30 p.m., followed by a communion service at 7 p.m.

On Good Friday, Rev. Hogue will join Rev. Suzanne Colburn at St. Philip's Episcopal Churc…

In celebration of Earth Day and Earth Month, the Town of Alna invites residents to participate in its Annual Roadside Cleanup Event on Saturday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event will take place at the Alna Town Office, at 1574 Alna Road. Please note that there is no rain date scheduled.

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce invites our members and the wider community to a very special Business After Hours as we join The Friends of Wiscasset Public Library to celebrate their 60 years of service to Wiscasset Public Library.

Wiscasset will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at the municipal building, 51 Bath Road, to gather public input on the acceptance of a Community Enterprise Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The grant would support facade improvements at the buildings that now house Treats and Jodie's…

A No Kings rally at Donald E. Davey Bridge linking Wiscasset and Edgecomb was among many such events around the nation Saturday, March 28. 

After several budget workshop nights in recent weeks, Wiscasset's school committee and officials were getting creative March 26 and, at at least one point, getting funny. Talk turned to how to try anew to serve gifted and talented students, or as some participants described them, overachievers.

The heroic exploits of two Lincoln County residents will be recognized next month at the Maine Sheriff's Association Spring Conference at Sunday River Resort in Newry. The association's "Presidential Valor Award" will be presented to Hanna Meneses of Whitefield and Cameron Ryan of Waldoboro. 

United Way of Mid Coast Maine (“United Way”) is asking for the community’s support to help complete our $1.29 million fundraising goal for the United Way Community Fund.

The Edgecomb Historical Society annual meeting will be held on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall. There will be a slide show, update on EHS projects and future events, and election of officers. Books and maps will be available for sale. All interested members and non-members are invited to attend.…

On Thursday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to noon, the Maine Department of Education (DOE), in collaboration with the Maine Adult Education Association, will host an event at the Hall of Flags in the State House to showcase the broad impact of adult education programming across the state.

Is Wiscasset still OK with moving its wastewater treatment plant to public works and public works to the transfer station? Voters will decide again in June. Nodding the annual town meeting warrant March 24, selectmen did what they said they would after last fall's citizens' petition fell short on validated signatures: Ask…

Pianist Danny Holt will perform at Bay Chamber on Friday, April 3 at 1 p.m. Known for his dazzling virtuosity, Danny performs around the globe in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl, as well as clubs and art galleries.

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) is hosting a free informational workshop on legal services for business on Thursday, April 9, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the LCRPC conference room at 297 Bath Road in Wiscasset and online.

In a podcast conversation with Patrisha McLean of Finding Our Voices, Sharon Kennedy revealed from prison the "breakdown of self" by her ex that led to the murder of her daughter Marissa is the subject of a long and sympathetic feature article in the Daily Mail UK - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/crime-desk/article-15643123/shar…

This year's Corrections Officer of the Year hails from Dresden, Maine. Cpl. Aaron Smith will officially receive the honor on Thursday, April 9 during the 2026 Maine Sheriff's Association Spring Conference at Sunday River.

Approval for a training, living and rehabilitation facility on Route 27 for veterans may at least partly hinge on density rules, Wiscasset Code Enforcement Officer George Chase said Monday night.

The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset is on Thursday, April 2 at the First Congregational Church (fellowship hall), 28 High Street in Wiscasset. The program at 6 p.m.