Wiscasset selectmen

Bickford resigns as fire chief; will stay on department

Wiscasset Fire Department member of 38 years Rob Bickford has resigned as fire chief, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director and addressing officer. In his monthly report to Town Manager Dennis Simmons, Bickford said he’ll still be a member, and will “make the…

Strong turnout for Edgecomb's Community Forum

On Sept. 20, Edgecomb tried tackling a question being asked all over the country: Is our community affordable? About 60 residents attended the community forum at Edgecomb Eddy School. For the past couple years, residents frustrated by the budget process have asked…

Wiscasset school committee goes with Clarke

Wiscasset Partners in Education secretary and past school committee candidate Danielle Clarke has made the committee. In a 3-1 vote Sept. 15, the committee named Clarke to fill the seat Jonathan Barnes left. The term runs out in June. The committee considered…

Local ask down in Wiscasset’s latest school budget offer

The budget offer Wiscasset's school committee nodded Sept. 10 cuts $105,046 in costs from the one that failed at the polls Sept. 1. And it takes $600,000 from the undesignated fund balance instead of $500,000. Gone would be a half-time social worker job and a full…

WMHS Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Brandon Rogers, left, and Principal Chris Hennessey. File photo

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‘I am convinced we can sustain this’

From the state's cell phone ban to making sure students are where assigned, Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Chris Hennessey told the school committee Sept. 8, students are not pushing back. Six school days in, Hennessey said, “ I just can’t state…

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Talking history behind the old Lincoln County Jail

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Marchenay resigns from Edgecomb school committee

There is another committee in Edgecomb needing a new member. On Sept. 23, Irene Marchenay resigned…

Old Sarah’s Cafe building’s new owner says, ‘Stay tuned’

“Stay tuned. I will try not to disappoint."

Wiscasset’s Chris Soucier wanted to…

storm is tracking similar to March 2018 nor'easter

Strongest nor'easter wind gusts expected Saturday night into Sunday morning

Evening cloud over East Penobscot Bay, looking toward Islesboro. (Photo courtesy Jeanne Thompson King))

The National Weather Service is determining that the…

Finding Our Voices awarded $80,000 in September grants

In the one month of September, five esteemed organizations provided $80,000.00…

Backer graduates

Benjamin Backer of Wiscasset graduated from the University of Mississippi in August. Backer majored in and…

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Coast Guard urges Northeast mariners to seek safe harbor ahead of severe gales and seas

The Coast Guard Northeast District is urging…

UPDATE: WMHS school nurse was at work just prior to OUI arrest; coverage being arranged for school’s nursing needs

Update: Supt. Andersson confirmed Sept. 24, WMHS school nurse Sommer Maybee was at the school on Tuesday…

Veggies to Table’s fall tours, workshops and events

A Veggies to Table garden. Courtesy photo

Veggies to Table is opening the farm this fall for more learning, gathering and giving…

Info meeting set on possible Bath Road, Wiscasset housing

All are welcome to attend the Public Informational Meeting on…

Oct. 24 event in Newcastle to provide heating assistance

Some Midcoast Christian churches are banding together for the second time to raise…

A Bird's Tale

A Hawk on a Mailbox?

Hawks perch where they can best see the prey they are hunting. The authors recently saw a young red-tailed hawk, like the one here, perched on a mailbox at a farmhouse, perhaps hunting nearby house sparrows. Photo by Department of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, courtesy of Wikicommons.

Countless times, we’ve driven past the big, white farmhouse next to the long, red milking…

Boothbay mother-daughter duo release kid's cookbook

Boothbay Region Elementary Schooler Lexi, 9, and her mother, Jenny Shae Rawn, compiled some regional favorites into kid-friendly recipes in new cookbook. Courtesy of Jenny Shae Rawn

It isn’t uncommon for Jenny Shea Rawn of Boothbay to wake up…

Joe's Journal

A modest proposal redux

This is a note to the suits who quarterback Maine Health.

I know I have been a pain in the tush as I…

'Round Town

Sky King

I flew with Doctor John Andrews and lived to tell the story, or should I say, “Stories.” Still recovering to this day!…

First National Bank named a 2026 Best Place to Work in Maine

First National’s Cole Chase, Kimberly Averill, Ann Clifford, Noelle Bruns, Jordan Bragg, Kayla Howard and Jessica Mullins. Courtesy photo

First National Bank has been named one of the 2026 Best Places to Work in…

Young Eagles Day at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Oct. 3

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Brunswick Chapter 87…

Virginia Bolena organ recital

Organist Virginia Bolena's next recital is Sept. 25 in Newcastle. Courtesy of Sean Fleming

Virginia Bolena, organist and director of music at Trinity…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 3 arrests

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 285 calls for service for the period of…

Local National Guardsman awarded the Legion of Merit recognizing 32 years of military service

Colonel Shanon Cotta was awarded a Legion of Merit and retired after 32 years of service from the United States Army on Sept. 13 in Bangor, Maine. After the retirement ceremony, he stands with his mother Helga Cotta of South China, Maine. Courtesy photo

Colonel Shanon W. Cotta, of Alna, Maine was awarded…

Group 1 champions crowned at Wiscasset Speedway

As the saying goes: “All good things must come to an end.” The same reigns…

Babysitter training, Fix-A-Bike, and favorite teachers return to Boothbay-Wiscasset Adult Ed

Jennifer Harris, of First Point Training, holds a training infant used in the American Red Cross Babysitter Training. Courtesy of Raye Leonard

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Annual Nor'easters barbershop chorus concert Oct. 3

The Barbershop Men's Chorus is among the three choruses performing on Oct. 3 in Newcastle. Courtesy of Lew Flagg

Mark your calendars! The…

Garden Club of Wiscasset

Oct. 1 talk on apple growing

The topic for the next program of the Garden Club of Wiscasset is “Apples: Learn the Essentials of Growing…

Town of Edgecomb

Residents raise questions about timeliness of warrant questions

Edgecomb selectmen received negative feedback Sept. 15 regarding two warrant questions on the Nov. 3 special…

Tides

Friday, 09/25
4:40 AM	Low	0.36`
11:05 AM	High	9.63`
4:55 PM	Low	0.42`
11:20 PM	High	10.14`

Saturday, 09/26
5:16 AM	Low	0.10`
11:41 AM	High	10.12`
5:35 PM	Low	-0.06`

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Friday, 09/25
4:28 AM	Low	0.34`
10:43 AM	High	9.07`
4:43 PM	Low	0.39`
10:58 PM	High	9.55`

Saturday, 09/26
5:04 AM	Low	0.10`
11:19 AM	High	9.53`
5:23 PM	Low	-0.06`
11:38 PM	High	9.68`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Rockland Tides

Friday, 09/25
4:28 AM	Low	0.43`
10:41 AM	High	9.85`
4:42 PM	Low	0.61`
10:54 PM	High	10.38`

Saturday, 09/26
5:05 AM	Low	0.23`
11:15 AM	High	10.30`
5:23 PM	Low	0.15`
11:32 PM	High	10.54`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Friday, 09/25
4:21 AM	Low	0.36`
10:34 AM	High	10.45`
4:37 PM	Low	0.50`
10:50 PM	High	10.97`

Saturday, 09/26
4:58 AM	Low	0.10`
11:10 AM	High	10.98`
5:17 PM	Low	0.01`
11:30 PM	High	11.16`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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It might be a washout but we have GAME!!! zzzz

Brady’s

PRIME RIB & POPOVER THURSDAY AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR FROM 4-8:30PM

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Blue saxophonist Vanessa Collier on Sept. 25!

The Strand Theatre

10x Blues Music Award recipient Danielle Nicole comes to Watts Hall!

Watts Hall Community Arts

Sunday Breakfast at Brady's and then FOOTBALL!!!!

Brady’s

Tickets now on Sale for 2026 Garden's Aglow!!

Brady’s

IT’S A RAINY SUNDAY BUT HAPPY HOUR WILL HELP YOU GET THROUGH 3-5PM AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Fused Glass Workshop 9/12

Southport General Store & Barn

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Red Flag Implementation: Next Steps with Margaret Groban - Boothbay

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