Glenn Chadbourne is a spooky guy.
Born in Damariscotta on a late October day some 50 years ago, Chadbourne has been drawing…
News
Ervin Deck confirmed Friday that he will be leaving his job as manager of the town-owned Wiscasset Municipal Airport. He will leave sometime after the first of the year, Deck states in an email…
The LincolnHealth Wound Care Center, a member of the Healogics network, is participating in the Healogics National Diabetes Campaign from Oct. 27 to…
New Hope for Women’s new Wiscasset office is getting more walk-ins than a Damariscotta site did, representatives for the nonprofit said. The new location that opened in July at 41 Water Street,…
Election 2014
Editor’s note: During the summer, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper collectively sought interviews with the three candidates for governor. Eliot Cutler and…
Fifty or more Midcoast small businesses will receive an economic boost next spring. The Midcoast Council of Governments will distribute $500,000 in the Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance Program…
What’s Cooking
Here it is the first week of November and we are on the heels of the craziest, busiest time of the year. I know there will be days when even I whine "I'm too tired to cook."
That's when I…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is accepting applications for new funding partnerships with Midcoast nonprofit agencies that work to improve people’s lives in the core building blocks of education,…
After a few brief days of sea trials in Newport, Rhode Island, East Boothbay-built Comanche set sail Oct. 30 for Charleston, South Carolina, the first leg of the passage to Sydney,…
Midcoast Printmakers announced a new Saturday workshop to be held at their studio workshop on Main Street in Damariscotta on Saturday, Nov. 8.
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Nick Livingston and Julie Roberts are putting together a fundraiser for John and Cathy Orne of Edgecomb…
The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host Mike Everett on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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In 2011, a snowstorm deposited a blanket of snow for New England trick-or-treaters. This year, the parka can probably be stowed away a bit longer.
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Video: Lobster Chefs
Jonne Trees and Cody Mitchell of Channel 7 Boothbay Region Community Television, and Cherie Scott of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce produced this video starring Boothbay Harbor’s…
Dresden restaurant owner Lenny Santos questions the board of selectmen’s intent to prohibit parking on the south bound lane of Route 27 along his business…
Obituary
Jennie Adeline “Jane” Hutchins, 85, died at Safe Havens in Boothbay Harbor on Oct. 26, 2014.
She was born on Nov. 15, 1928 in Portland, the daughter of the late Clarence and Lola (Reed)…
Creating Community is a socially supportive group designed to connect people with one another as they navigate living with cancer.
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It's time for the annual fall birdseed sale held by the Mid-Coast Audubon chapter. Proceeds help the chapter with its nesting box program and help provide the many free educational programs held…
#GivingTuesday
Have you heard about Boothbay Treasures? A group of 26 local nonprofits from the Boothbay region are collaborating to let the world know that they live, work and serve in one of the most caring…
A water heater’s elements failed, reportedly causing a brief fire at a Hooper Street, Wiscasset home Wednesday night, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.
The occupants of the home at 33…
New Hope for Women is pleased to announce the addition of Julia Hatfield to its staff as a community-based advocate in Wiscasset.
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When a wound in Henry Bonner’s left leg wouldn’t heal, LincolnHealth Wound Care Center providers gave him back his quality of life.
For more than a year, a…
Edgecomb voters narrowly approved the purchase of a new tractor for the school during an Oct. 20 special town meeting. Residents voted, 14-12, to finance the purchase of a 2014 John Deere tractor…
Over the past three years, LincolnHealth Occupational Therapist Megan McCartney has seen a growing number of patients come to the hospital with a physical illness and leave with a…
A two-term Bath City Councilor and local attorney believes his plan to re-vamp the District 6 district attorney’s office will serve the public in a more effective manner.
David Sinclair, 45…
His experience and consistent, fair approach are two reasons District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau says voters should return him to office this fall. Rushlau is the second longest serving district…
People talk about many things with their loved ones, from day-to-day details to big events.
Sharing stories with those who matter most isn’t just important today; it will be especially…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made no arrests between Oct. 21-27. The department wants to reminder motorists that Friday is Halloween night, and be aware of trick or treaters on the…
East Boothbay lobsterman Mike Lewis survived about an hour in the cold waters of the Damariscotta River near Back Narrows on Sunday, Oct. 26 after getting dragged off his boat, Victoria's…
There are 142 students in Wiscasset's special education department, which spans from the primary to the high school level. These students are supported by a staff of seven district-wide staff…
Wednesday, Oct. 29 will mark the two-year anniversary of the Bounty’s sinking during a hurricane.
On Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 the tall ship radioed to the Coast Guard to announce the…
#GivingTuesday
In 2012, the 92nd Street Y in New York City began the Giving Tuesday program. After the crazy spending of Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday, Giving…
New England Fishery Management Council
Terry Stockwell, the Maine Department of Marine Resources external affairs director, has been reelected as chairman of the New England Fishery Management Council.…
When Linda Campbell and husband Jeremy Gardner of Wiscasset got Mae the bloodhound from Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick, the dog had some weight to gain. She gained a bit too much, however,…
Wiscasset Middle School
Today’s teens and preteens aren’t the only ones up on the latest themes in young adult fiction. Katie Loubier is, too.
Wiscasset Middle School’s new reading interventionist can talk about…
Newcastle Selectmen
A barge that had become a fixture of Newcastle's waterfront is on its way out of town.
But not before kicking up a little controversy…
Volunteers will be the focus of this year’s annual meeting of Knox-Lincoln Counties…
After years of variances and appeals, the Harbor Theatre will soon have a permanent sign along Route 27. Boothbay Harbor selectmen voted to approve a year-round…
Three Westport Island property owners had their requests for tax abatements granted when the board of selectmen met Monday evening.
The estate of late island resident David Fairfield…
Let your voice be heard about community health issues in Lincoln County.
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and its partners (CEI, Midcoast Hunger Prevention and Healthy…
Photos
The Alna Store’s Trick or Treat Street event on Oct. 26 was a big success.
Send your own photos from the event to pix@wiscassetnewspaper.com, or submit in our…
Dungeons and Dragons
There's no board, no plastic pieces and no figurines. Instead, there are worksheets, bulk bags of Reny's candy, and there is Das Horn, which is a plastic drinking horn that is filled with cream…
After a season of battling, going up and down, it came down to the last minute — but the Wiscasset High School girls varsity soccer team won’t be in the state playoffs this fall.
The team (5…
The job of Wiscasset town planner remains unfilled, but the town is getting closer to making a hire. Eight people responded to ads for the position, according to an Oct. 27 press release from Town…
Obituary
Eunice M. Adams, formerly of Wiscasset, died Oct. 26, 2014 at the Charles County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Laplata, Maryland.
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Obituary
Earl Bassett, 53, of Wiscasset died peacefully at his home on Oct. 17, 2014 with his loving family by his side.
He was born Jan. 25, 1961 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the son of the late…
The Boothbay Region YMCA's Fall Program Session II begins Nov. 3 and runs until Dec. 20. The Y invites all…
Obituary
Charles Francis Baker III, co-founder of Calliope magazine, Ivy Close Publishing and Ivy Close Images, died suddenly the morning of Oct. 23, 2014 at his vacation home on Southport Island. He was…
A Wiscasset woman was one of the three people hurt in a three-car accident on Route 1 in Edgecomb on Oct. 25, authorities said.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Major Ken Mason on Oct. 27 named the…
