Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons has gotten two more years in the job and a $20,000 a year raise. The raise, retroactive to July 1, brings his yearly salary to $105,000, Simmons said in…
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An “active shooter” hoax Nov. 15 affecting Wiscasset Middle High School and several other Maine schools had local, state and federal agencies investigating the threats, reassuring families and the…
Wiscasset’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., will be holding its official Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 17,…

Edgecomb is heading back to court, this time as the defendant in a Freedom of Access Act case. Last month, selectmen were denied by a District Court judge in seeking a restraining order agains…

For the fifth year in a row, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow has been nominated for the annual USA TODAY…

Elzada Lemar, 86, of Blinn Hill, Dresden died on Nov.12, 2022 at the Hospice House, Auburn.
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Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is proud to present a special one-hour show about the 2022 return of the tuna fishing tournament to Boothbay Harbor.
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This year the Congregational Church Christmas Fair will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds from the fair will be donated to the Community Resource…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a four-hour online training in Advanced Training in Sediment and Erosion Control for Certified Contractors:…

According to results Election Day, Nov. 8, Woolwich Selectman Dale Chadbourne won another term, with 1,207 votes; the night’s count also showed Allen Greene keeping his seat, with 724 votes to…

Gail Marcia Lewis passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2022 in the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Dec. 24, 1940 in Winchester, Massachusetts to Albert…
Louise A. (Saulnier) Molter, 88, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.
Louise was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Ernest and…

Wiscasset sixth through eighth graders gathered to honor service members, past, present and future Nov. 10. The American Legion was invited as well as service…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
The deadline for the Nov. 24 issue will be Friday, Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…

Neither the winds nor the occasional rain from Hurricane Nicole’s remnants stopped the Wiscasset Early Riser, aka Early Bird, sale Nov. 12. According to shop owners reached Nov. 13, shoppers still…

Nov. 18 – Gardens Aglow Community Night, 4 to 9 p.m.
Nov. 19-Dec. 31 – Gardens Aglow, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. Thursdays-Sundays and select dates. Tickets, info:…
Woolwich veterans and others gathered in front of the town’s historic war memorial at the community’s Veterans Day ceremony at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Friday morning, Nov. 11. Robert Meade, a U.S.…

Addressing the Wiscasset school committee May 9, school nurse Marilyn Sprague expressed concern over a high number of student absences – having had a high for the…

For homeschoolers Ella Stoner, 15, and Cameron Stoner, 8, American Legion Post 54’s Veterans Day service at Wiscasset’s honor roll wall served as a history lesson, the Hotchkiss, Colorado siblings…
Scott Anthony Human, 50, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich died Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 at his residence.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 4, 1971, a son of Gerald and Catherine (Sigman) Human…
Holbrook Excavating is no longer Alna’s plowing contractor, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri and the Woolwich firm’s owner Evan Holbrook each confirmed Nov. 10: Pentaleri, responding to questions via…

It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Douglas Vaughan Hathaway share news of his passing on Oct. 28, 2022.
Doug was born on Nov. 5, 1953 to Vaughan Hathaway and June Hathaway (nee…

Senator-elect Cameron Reny won a decisive victory in Senate District 13 in the race to represent the people of Lincoln County in the Maine Senate. Senator-Elect Reny is an educator and…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s 2022 fall campaign was marked with many successes and tremendous volunteer and donor support, Campaign…

The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that they will host political journalist Steve Mistler in person for post-election analysis during their final monthly…

State Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, won her third term as representative in the Nov. 8 election, defeating challenger Tricia Warren, R-Boothbay Harbor, in each the six towns in District 48.
…Governor
Mills 506
LePage 298
State Senator District 13
Reny 496
Simmons 310
State Representative District 48…
Governor
Hunkler, Sam 33
LePage, Paul R. 792
Mills, Janet T. 651
State Sen. District 13
Reny, Cameron D. 619
Simmons, Abden 835
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Governor
Hunkler, Sam 24
LePage, Paul R. 501
Mills, Janet T. 498
State Sen. District 24
Brackley, Matthew 523
Vitelli, Eloise 494…
Voters in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport approved the Special Election vote to keep the public drinking water supply fluoridated by a difference of 338 votes in the combined total on Nov…
Governor
Mills 275
LePage 175
State Senator District 13
Reny 266
Simmons 180
State Representative District 48…
Governor
Mills 126
LePage 192
Hunkler 10
State Senator District 13
Reny 119
Simmons 203
State…
Governor
Hunkler, Sam 23
LePage, Paul R. 609
Mills, Janet T. 602
State Sen. District 13
Reny, Cameron D. 593
Simmons, Abden 630
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Governor:
Hunkler, Sam: 43
LePage, Paul R: 939
Mills, Janet T: 987
State Senator District 13:
Reny, Cameron D: 999
Simmons, Abden: 948
…Governor
Mills 48
LePage 5
State Senator District 13
Reny 48
Simmons 7
State Representative District 46…
Governor
Mills 876
LePage 390
State Senator District 13
Reny 885
Simmons 394
State Representative District 46…
Governor
Mills 427
LePage 770
Hunkler 29
State Senator District 13
Reny 402
Simmons 799
State…
Governor
Mills 768
LePage 444
State Senator District 13
Reny 872
Simmons 362
State Representative District 46…
Governor:
Hunkler, Sam: 12
LePage, Paul R: 163
Mills, Janet T: 311
State Senator District 13:
Reny, Cameron D: 319
Simmons, Abden: 162
…Governor
Mills 292
LePage 196
State Senator District 13
Reny 290
Simmons 199
State Representative District 48…
Governor
Mills 975
LePage 905
State Senator District 14
Brackley 942
Vitelli 957
State Representative District…
Governor
Mills 1,160
LePage 798
State Senator District 13
Reny 1,114
Simmons 832
State Representative District…
Governor
Mills 1,202
LePage 699
State Senator District 13
Reny 1,233
Simmons 696
State Representative District…
Governor
Mills 400
LePage 238
State Senator District 13
Reny 399
Simmons 250
State Representative District 48…
Governor
Mills 768
LePage 444
State Senator District 13
Reny 749
Simmons 478
State Representative District 48…
Governor
Mills 661
LePage 521
State Senator
Reny 633
Simmons 542
State Representative District 46
…In results Washington reported, Paul LePage got 466 votes for governor to Janet Mills’ 364 and Sam Hunkler’s 21. For Maine Senate District 13, Abden Simmons got 500 votes; Cameron Reny, 347.
…Governor
Mills 374
LePage 172
State Senator District 13
Reny 372
Simmons 180
State Representative District 45…

Set your alarm to wake you up early Saturday, Nov. 12 because you won’t want to miss Wiscasset’s annual Early Bird shopping event. With businesses offering special…