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Worster resigns from WPD
Training for bars, restaurants and stores selling alcohol
Wiscasset Police Blotter Dec. 3-9
Davis arraigned Dec. 10 for allegedly threatening cyclist
Maker: ‘Ellsworth can’t be replaced’
Obituaries
Richard J. Scanlan Jr.
Mary J. Dodge
Ezra C. Poore
David R. Hart
Claire B. Gardner
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Nightmare on Federal Street
Looking back at the Wolverine soccer season
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You are what you eat! Keep your immune system strong by crowding out
Your New Year’s Resolution? Max out 2019 IRA and other Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
Just Ponderin’... on thank you pies
The double whammy: Rising interest rates, and less robust stock market performance
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Tropical Hawk Comes to Maine
Tom and Karen
Christmas: the weird and wacky
Hey, look us over
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Di Ta Ondek and Margaret Higgins’ art at AMC
Where It’s At ... Local holiday art show and sales
Newcastle Christmas Pageant welcomes children
Peaceful Beginnings at Mobius Jan. 1
CCAC announces auditions for ‘Plaza Suite’
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Where It’s At ... Local holiday art show and sales
Newcastle Christmas Pageant welcomes children
The Dough Ball is coming, the Dough Ball is coming!
School Committee discusses transgender policy
Meatloaf, meatloaf, meatloaf!
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Biking and Bites: a free family bike-riding open house Dec. 15
Merger of Medomak Valley Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy is approved
Hall-Dale deals WMHS second hoop loss
Wolverine boys lose to Hall-Dale
Parks and Rec adult basketball results
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Electricity bills for Central Maine Power customers to increase as PUC approves supply price hike
BIRCH's wreath wins 'People's Choice'
Wagon, wreaths, wrapping help make Marketfest
Marketfest opens with carols, cocoa, fireworks
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Wiscasset Police Department
Worster resigns from WPD
Police Sgt. Craig Worster submitted a letter of resignation, dated Dec. 6, to Wiscasset selectmen. Worster was hired as a patrol deputy in 2016 and was promoted to School Resource Officer in February 2017 and sergeant in September 2017. Worster sought to be chief when Chief Jeff Lange resigned...
Obituary
Richard J. Scanlan Jr.
Richard J. Scanlan Jr., 64, of Wiscasset, died peacefully in his home on Dec. 11, 2018 as a result of complications from ALS. His wife and family members were at his side. Rick was born on Feb. 16, 1954, the son of the late Richard and Mary (Gill) Scanlan of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. He...
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Harbor Lights 2018
Early Bird 2018
Hundreds of working families could overlook valuable tax credits
Hundreds of low and moderate-income Midcoast workers could overlook important federal tax benefits because they simply don’t know about them. Thanks to the Midcoast CA$H’s IRS trained and certified volunteer tax preparers, these people can have those benefits identified and get their taxes...
Di Ta Ondek and Margaret Higgins’ art at AMC
The walls are alive with vibrant, vivid color just in time for the holidays and the New Year with new art of returning artist, DiTa Ondek as well as a few painting of Brunswick resident Margaret Higgins. We are pleased to introduce fresh art here at AMC and invite the public to stop in during...
Training for bars, restaurants and stores selling alcohol
The holidays are not just a time for merry making and celebration, they’re also a time of increased risk for underage drinking and impaired driving. More alcohol is purchased this time of year due to increased family gatherings and holiday parties, and teens are 43 percent more likely to try...
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Boothbay YMCA Winter Program...
Boothbay Region YMCA
Cheney Financial Group Set’s...
Newcastle Realty
Where It’s At ... Local holiday art show and sales
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-LA! It’s that holiday time of year boys and girls … Hanukkah, Yule/Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa … so many celebrations (not to mention birthdays and anniversaries, right?) happen in December, and that means shopping. Now, some of us aren’t too keen on the whole mall...
Newcastle Christmas Pageant welcomes children
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will hold our Christmas Pageant as part of the 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Service at the church on Glidden Street in Newcastle. If you have kids or grandchildren who would like to join in, we would love to include them. All ages are welcome, infants through...
Peaceful Beginnings at Mobius Jan. 1
New dreams, new hopes, new experiences and new joys, with the dawning of the New Year as musicians, storytellers, poets, music, song, homemade soups and breads, sweet treats and a bit of fundraising converge at noon on New Year’s Day 2019 (Jan. 1) at Mobius, 319 Main Street in Damariscotta. A new...
Main Street: Shop - Stay - Dine - Save
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Oak Street Cafe ...Mens Night...
Oak Street Cafe
MEN’S NIGHT IS FOR THE DOGS
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Biking and Bites: a free family bike-riding open house Dec. 15
All are invited to join Midcoast Conservancy’s AmeriCorps Outdoor Adventure Members Emma, Jess, and Miranda on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for some outdoor fun at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Attendees can give fat tire biking a try on one of Midcoast Conservancy’s fat...
Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Authored by Ray Bradbury in 1962, this dark fantasy novel written about a group of youngsters who face a nightmarish experience with a traveling carnival in their small town and how they learned to overcome their fears. Now you’re probably wondering, “What on earth has gotten into Paula and where...
Merger of Medomak Valley Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy is approved
Medomak Valley Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy are excited to announce that they will be merging on Jan. 1, 2019. This follows unanimous support from both organizations that was confirmed at Midcoast Conservancy’s Annual Meeting on Dec. 6. The organization will have in its care over 11,000...
Wolverines girls basketball
Hall-Dale deals WMHS second hoop loss
Iris Ireland netted 14 points, 10 in the second quarter leading Hall-Dale to a 69-16 win at Wiscasset Middle High School in the Wolverines' home opener Tuesday night. The Wolverines are now 0-2 in the Mountain Valley Conference. Hall-Dale is 2-0. It defeated Telstar in the first game. After...
The Dough Ball is coming, the Dough Ball is coming!
Even the Gingerbread Man is helping to deck the halls this year at the Opera House in preparation for the Friday, December 14 Dough Ball! Tickets for the Dough Ball preview party and awards ceremony are available through the box office at 633-5159. Preview this year’s gingerbreads - and be there...
Chocolate Church Arts Center
CCAC announces auditions for ‘Plaza Suite’
The Chocolate Church Arts Center announces open auditions for one of our upcoming theatrical shows. "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon on Jan. 2 and 3 in the Annex at the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 804 Washington St., Bath, at 7 p.m. both dates. Performance dates are Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3 in the...
Tropical Hawk Comes to Maine
Maybe some things really are not meant to be. New England Patriots fans will know what we mean considering the way the Patriots lost to the Miami Dolphins in Miami last Sunday yet again, despite holding a lead with just seconds left in the game. We’ve wondered if we might have the same streak of...
’Round Town
Tom and Karen
Tom Nickerson and Karen Calhoun Pinkham have been friends a long time. When they were in school, Tom did an internship of sorts at Elm's garage and Karen worked at the Dairy Freeze, nearby in Boothbay. Tom said he and Steve Gaudette used to stop by on a weekend evening to see Karen and get a big...
From the editor
Christmas: the weird and wacky
Christmas has to be the weirdest holiday there is when it comes to gifts, songs, music, decorations, traditions, clothing, food and more. I think I first discovered this when my grandmother introduced me to fruit cake back in the 1960s. I might have had one more piece of that traditional Christmas...
From the assistant editor
Hey, look us over
News of the latest high profile properties to change hands on the Boothbay peninsula, and the plans to invest in them, inspire the question, could Wiscasset be next? It should be. It has spots open on the corridor of visibility, Route 1. The opposite of Harry Potter's cloak of invisibility, this...
Lincoln County ARC
Maker: ‘Ellsworth can’t be replaced’
Bill Ellsworth was 80 when he died in a motor vehicle accident in Nobleboro Dec. 6. He’d recently been ill and had been considering retirement, according to Lt. Rand Maker of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. He was a tireless counselor, universally acknowledged to be overworked with his...
School Committee discusses transgender policy
During Tuesday night's Wiscasset school committee meeting, member Jason Putnam had a question about a policy on the agenda, regarding transgender students. According to the policy, students who identify as a gender other than their birth gender are welcome to use facilities appropriate to the...
Lincoln County Courts
Davis arraigned Dec. 10 for allegedly threatening cyclist
Daniel Davis, 38, of Wiscasset was arraigned Dec. 10 for Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Class C; Terrorizing, Class D; Failure to Register a Vehicle, Class E; and Operating While License Suspended or Revoked, Class E, according to court records. He had been expected to be arraigned...
Joe’s Journal
Ms. Pigette wants to know ...
Ms. Pigette tells me that on weekends, Route 27 carries a steady stream of traffic coming into and out of our town. She should know, as she stands alongside the road holding up a mailbox across the street from Joan Rittall’s home. As it is almost Christmas, she reluctantly traded in her “mad bomber...
Live, laugh and love
Meatloaf, meatloaf, meatloaf!
When I was growing up, most people ate meatloaf. I was never a real big fan ... But I ate it with my mashed potatoes and corn or peas like everyone else. Once again it’s right up there with shepherd’s pie ... top 10 in my husband’s world, lol. My husband is a meat and potatoes man. He and I couldn’...
BIRCH's wreath wins 'People's Choice'
Among wreath entries from Big Al’s, BIRCH, Burgess Technology Services, Carl Larrabee Insurance Agency, Casey’s Wood Products, Cromwell Coastal Properties, Morris Farm Trust, Sarah’s Café, Sheepscot Bay Physical Therapy, and Wiscasset Green, BIRCH's emerged as the People's Choice award winner at...
Student council visits Togus
On Dec. 4, Wiscasset Middle High School's high school student council traveled to visit the veterans at Togus. This is the fifth year the students have visited. It has become a tradition the students really look forward to. Students sat with veterans and listened in awe to their stories of their...
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12/13
Welcome all GARDENS AGLOW visitors. New England’s biggest and brightest light display, with over...
Midcoast Escape Rooms
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12/13
Give the gift of an adventure from Midcoast Escape Rooms at 281 Main Street in Damariscotta where a...
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WinsMor Garage Door & Custom Garage Doors & More
12/13
WinsMor Garage Door Co.is offering a 8x7 or 9x7 insulated steel raised panel door with a 1/2 HP...
Oak Street Cafe ...Mens Night in Boothbay Harbor
Oak Street Cafe
12/12
Stop by Oak Street Café on Mens night while you are out shopping and warm up with Karens chili...
Are You Ready For Men’s Night 2018?
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters
12/12
Come join us on Thursday, December 19th for Don’s FREE World-Famous Sirloin Chili and Corn Bread...
Garden’s Aglow Pet-Friendly Rental
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters
12/10
Looking for a place for you and Fido to hunker down after going to Garden’s Aglow? Search no...
MEN’S NIGHT IS FOR THE DOGS
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters
12/10
Come join us on Wednesday, December 19th for Don’s FREE World-Famous Sirloin Chili and Corn Bread...
MEN’S NIGHT 2018
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters
12/8
Traditionally, Men’s Night was a night set aside to lure all the lumbering, Sasquatch-like...
The smell of beach roses in winter
Kay Stephens Creative Content & Social Media
12/6
Be sure to pop into Brambles in Belfast for the Friday Art Walk and your holiday shopping this...
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OCEAN POINT STUDIO
12/1
Event Date:
Fri, Dec 14 - 11:00 am
I have painted at this spot for many years in all kinds of weather and I am still finding new ways...
What if the Walls Can Talk?
Spruce Point Inn - Maine’s Classic Oceafront Resort
12/12
What if the Walls Can Talk? Monday, December 10th, 2018 As more and more seasonal displays light up...
17th Annual Penguin Plunge
Boothbay Region YMCA
12/12
Boothbay Region YMCA Penguin Plunge - 17th Annual Date: Tuesday January 1, 2019 at 11 am Location:...
Boothbay YMCA Winter Program Registration Guide
Boothbay Region YMCA
12/12
The Boothbay Region YMCA starts registration for its Winter programs on Monday, December 17th. http...
12/10: Explore the Maine Woods and Coast with the Szelogs at The Lincoln Home
The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees
12/7
We welcome the public to join us, Monday, December 10, from 3:00-4:00pm . Tom and Lee Szelog's...
Cheney Financial Group Set’s Up Donation Box for Local Schools!
Newcastle Realty
12/7
As part of Cheney Financial Group’s Community Involvement and Outreach Program, we reached out to...
12/17: The Life of Winslow Homer at The Lincoln Home
The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees
12/5
Event Date:
Mon, Dec 17 - 2:30 pm
We welcome the public to join historian, Jerry Wiles, Monday, December 17, from 2:00-3:00pm . You...
Only four days away!
Wiscasset Public Library
12/4
The Children's Christmas Sale in the Wiscasset Public Library Used Book Sale Room, part of the...
Boys Basketball vs Gardner - H
Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
12/3
12/3: Celebrate the Holiday Season with Jud Caswell at The Lincoln Home
The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees
11/30
We welcome the public to join us in a musical celebration of the holiday season, Monday, December 3...
Magic of Christmas
Boothbay Region YMCA
11/30
4 SPOTS LEFT Join us at the Magic of Christmas on Friday, December 14th for the 2pm show. The...
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