A growing number of people are fighting loneliness with a new pet, but choosing a pet – especially online - can be tricky and sometimes dangerous. A national survey found that more than 80% of…
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The Maine Tourism Association (MTA), the organization that represents all segments of Maine’s largest industry, has released a video of members talking about the challenges of the pandemic crisis…
Obituary
Sherry Ann Guerette, 65, of Dresden, passed with her family by her side on April 30, 2020.
Sherry was born, a twin, in Bath, Maine on April 21, 1955 to Paul and Mildred Knight of Arrowsic.…
Wiscasset selectmen approved permits for Sprague’s Lobster and three other vendors Tuesday afternoon, May 5. In the brief teleconference meeting, vendors approved to do business on the Main Street…
Patients who require infusions and other types of intravenous therapies can now receive them in a newly designed suite in the hospital on LincolnHealth’s Miles campus.
The Center opened in…
As we all work to flatten the COVID-19 curve by staying home and taking precautions when we do need to go out, our healthcare providers are busy helping those of us who need medical attention. It…
The coronavirus has made an impact on everybody from Beijing to Boothbay Harbor. Peter Bruun is responding to the worldwide pandemic with a website dealing with how they deal with life in the…
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has created a shortage of available personal protective equipment, but Lincoln County is on track to receive 141 ENVO N-95 masks. Emergency Management Agency…
Pandemic forces organizers to take a different route to celebrate rural life
UNITY — One of Maine’s favorite agricultural events, the Common Ground Fair, will be going virtual this September.
The…
As some local residents and businesses remain absent from homes and storefronts across the northeast, they may also be socially distanced from their mailbox. So what happens to that mail delivery…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 5, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 61.
Two of the individuals were residents of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 5, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,226 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
A week after announcing an outdoor graduation June 11, Wiscasset Middle High School on Tuesday announced the following details:
Where: WMHS Upper Parking Lot
When: …
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins is warning Mainers to be on alert for criminals attempting to use fraudulent text messages about COVID-19 to gain access to their personal information…
Years of planning came to fruition Friday as Sheila Sawyer sold Carl M.P. Larrabee Agency in Wiscasset to J. Edward Knight. Sawyer and J. Edward Knight President Rob Wheeler said it was a good fit…
Edgecomb selectmen are mulling when to reschedule the annual town meeting. Gov. Janet Mills’ continued “Stay Safer at Home” order bars groups of 50 or larger in gathering in public spaces until at…
Westport Island selectmen agreed via UberConference call Monday night, as state agencies the town works with are still working remotely under Gov. Janet Mills’ first stage of restarting Maine’s…
Healthy Kids has partnered with Maine Children’s Trust to launch a new digital campaign to help Maine parents navigate the challenges of parenting, especially amid the current uncertainties…
In late April, Brad Weigel joined Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) as its new lands manager. Brad hails from Indiana, though he most recently spent two years as the superintendant of grounds at…
Throughout its 160-year history, the YMCA has supported communities through incredible challenges, including world wars, economic recessions, and public health crises. During the COVID-19 pandemic…
The ambulance comes to a stop. The doors fly open and I rush out wearing my protective suit. Thermometer in hand I reach the patient. “How to you do feel? Do you have a fever? Is it difficult to…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & RegattaTM has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 Pandemic in hopes that we would be able to safely host all the activities that lead up to our annual events in…
A Celebration of Life service for Alice H. Thompson of Southport, scheduled for June 6 at the American Legion Hall, Boothbay, has been postponed until it is safe to congregate again.
The Maine Department of Transportation's ongoing paving and safety improvements work on Route 1 from Brunswick to the Sagadahoc Bridge will involve new traffic restrictions in Bath on Wednesday,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 4, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,205 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
Obituary
Constance Kelly Fletcher, of Summit, New Jersey, died on April 21, 2020, after suffering a stroke.
Connie was born on Oct. 5, 1935, in Wilmington, Delaware, to Charles and Josephine Kelly…
Obituary
Margaret “Peggy” Fahey, 76 of Wiscasset, passed away on the morning of May 1, 2020 at the Woodlands of Rockland.
Born in Augusta, on June 14, 1943, she was the daughter of Edward and Lola…
Obituary
Danial T. Rogers, 45, died unexpectedly at his home in Edgecomb on April 29, 2020.
He was born Jan. 21, 1975 in Boothbay Harbor to William L. Rogers Sr. and Marie Granger Rogers. Danial…
The last Saturday in June has for the last 67 years been the traditional day in Wiscasset for huge and delicious strawberry shortcakes, dipped berries, strawberry ice cream, and fresh-picked…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee has announced the program for its virtual Frances Perkins Award Dinner honoring Sheriff Todd Brackett. The virtual dinner will take place via a Zoom…
“It is with a heavy heart and the utmost regard for health and safety that we have made the difficult decision to cancel Windjammer Days 2020. This pandemic has brought to light all that we at…
In a Facebook announcement and a Wiscasset Newspaper phone interview, Cheryl Kaplan is being clear about the possible prom she is organizing for members of Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of…
Event organizer Ashlee Lowery announced Sunday, May 3 that the 35th annual Charles Begin Memorial Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races, scheduled for June 20, will be canceled this year, in…
Wiscasset school staff have another hit on their hands. And this one’s got Cindy Collamore on horseback telling jokes.
The first video sending students positive messages and music during…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 57.
The individual was a resident of Cumberland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 3, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,185 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
Obituary
Marjorie Lee Kluck, 75, of Boothbay passed away peacefully at her home on April 30, 2020.
“Margie” was born in Boothbay to Edward Gross and Annie Brewer. She attended local schools and…
When University of Maine alum Joshua Girgis graduated from University of Maine’s College of Engineering in 2018, he never imagined where he would end up next. This Madison, Maine native had…
Chris Tarr is the new owner of Aerus franchises in Rockland, Brunswick and Portland and in Claremont and Concord, New Hampshire. Tarr, 33, has been working tirelessly to reconnect with customers…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 2, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 56.
The individual was a resident of Waldo County, and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 2, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,152 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new eight-part video series for first-time gardeners.
“A Victory Garden for ME” provides an overview of vegetable gardening, from…
Viewers at wiscassetnewspaper.com checked out Principal…
Last fall, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens joined a host of other Mainers in planting daffodils, a flower chosen by the Maine movement in…
For the past 20 years, three local contractors – Jack Shaw and Sons, Landcrafters and Quonset Hardscape have been responsible for plowing and sanding roughly 60 miles of Woolwich roads.
…
The Maine Tourism Association and Poland Spring® 100% Natural Spring Water, part of the Nestlé Waters family, today announced the official launch of “The Maine Tourism Relief Fund, Founded by…
With no known end date to the coronavirus fight, the American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to make appointments to …
A boy, Parker Robert Garceau, was born to Ethan Robert and Samantha Marie Garceau (Sharkey) of Dresden, on April 23, 2020 at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. Maternal grandparents are Terina Young…
COVID-19 aka the coronavirus has certainly upended our way of life and will likely continue to do so for some time to come. It is hard to keep up with information concerning the virus as new data…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 1, an additional two COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 55.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
