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Hearty Roots Hootenanny in Edgecomb
A little bit of Nashville is coming to the Maine coast this September when rising country artist Cam Shelton headlines Hearty Roots’ Hootenanny: Ho-Down Southern Social at Glidden Point Oyster…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The countdown is on to Saturday, Aug. 29 for Cocktails & Chrome, the Railway Village Museum’s 3rd annual event in support of the Museum’s “Driving History Forward” capital campaign for the…
First National Bank is proud to…
The Damariscotta Historical Society will once again hold its annual silent auction event to raise funds to preserve ancient burial…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset resident Anne Leslie told…
Obituary
Paul Blais, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 12, 2026, after a month's long illness.
Born on May 22, 1945, in the town of…
Press release
When parents and caregivers begin to drop off their students at Wiscasset Elementary next week, many might notice some improvements to the school grounds. In addition to upgrades to the…
Death notice
The family of Anne Porter Butler sadly announces her passing Aug. 23, 2026. An obituary will be forthcoming, with details of a celebration of life at St Columba’s Episcopal Church.
It isn't going to happen, but a data center eyed by a man with a Boothbay tie stood to bring to Wiscasset millions of dollars in taxes and about 1,700-2,300 temporary construction…
Wiscasset selectmen
“We are not locked into (using) this,” Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Aug. 18 about the $10 million sewer plant move bond up for a town vote Sept. 1. A…
Local partners will come together…
Lincoln County deputies Aug. 21 continued to assist and support the NTSB and FAA with their investigation into the cause of a single engine airplane crash in Bristol.…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
At 1 p.m. today, the Lincoln County 911 center received calls of a small plane crash near Fort William Henry in Bristol. Units from Bristol Fire and Rescue, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and…
UPDATE: The sheriff's office has posted the following on Facebook:
"(The) situation has been resolved safely with one subject taken into custody after extended negotiations. The road is…
The first problem caused by Edgecomb being down a selectman occurred Aug. 18 as the board canceled its meeting for lack of a quorum. Selectman Cara Gaffney was present, but Chairman Forrest Carver…
Aug. 18, a trash trailer hooked up to Wiscasset Transfer Station's hopper that is "underneath inside the building" caught fire and the station crew "managed to get underneath and pull that trailer…
Wiscasset School Department has announced its school bus routes for the new school year.
Please see the attached pdf the school department provided.
Sunday, Aug. 16 at about 7:30 p.m., Wiscasset Fire Department responded to a fire at a detached garage at 243 Bradford Road in Wiscasset. Investigators with the Office of State Fire Marshal…
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing for our highly-acclaimed December concert of "Lessons and Carols" for the Christmas season. Drawing…
Wiscasset's selectboard Aug. 18 was poised to consider Selectman Heather Jones' proposal to put on the November ballot a would-be moratorium, or temporary ban, on data centers. The proposal comes…
Mobius, Inc. is looking toward the future with the planned sale of its longtime building at 319 Main St. in Damariscotta, while continuing the full range of programs and supports it currently…
Obituary
On Aug. 9, 2026, Dennis Homan Terry of Edgecomb, Maine, beloved fiancé of Patricia Stauble for 12 years, passed away at the age of 88.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Terry…
Vanessa MacDougall got Milo as a kitten. Now 15-20 pounds and 9 years old, Milo has been the subject of an extensive search in the Gardiner Road (Route 27) area of Wiscasset since Aug. 12.…
Wiscasset school committee/finance committee
A year ago last month, Wiscasset School Department's business manager, Cathy Coffey, said with Wiscasset's valuation hiking at a higher rate than the state average, the town stands to get less…
Obituary
Michael Brendan Barker, 58, of Southport died on Aug. 5, 2026 in Portland, Maine of a serious illness that did not present until it was too late for treatment. A generous and caring spirit with an…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset School Committee member Christopher Hart lightly chucked his cell phone away in the Aug. 11 committee meeting. He did it without a word and while maintaining his focus on the speaker,…
Preservation Party, Lincoln County…
A cookout for veterans and their families will be held Saturday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion hall, 523 Bath Road, Wiscasset, Adjutant Cliff Hendricks said.
