Before the teachers' contract that runs through August 2026, some teachers could make more just about anywhere else in the area, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson said Feb. 11.…
News
Fourth graders at Wiscasset Elementary School had a flavorful lesson in both gardening and math as they used fresh basil from their hydroponic garden to make pesto. The garden, funded by a…
Zhen Chen pled guilty Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court to a Class B offense of cultivating more than 500 marijuana plants and agreed to pay a $400 fine. He received a two-year…
Midcoast Senior College, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities for area residents 50 years and older, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. Since its…
Due to the impending winter storm, the Wiscasset Town Office will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 13, an announcement Wednesday night read; also, all Thursday day and evening meetings will be canceled…
Obituary
Charles Scott Heino, 67, of Ripley, Maine died unexpectedly of natural causes on Jan. 30, 2025 at his home.
Scott was born in Rumford on Aug. 13, 1957, the son of Charles H. Heino and…
Woolwich’s annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 at the elementary school on Nequasset Road. The selectboard set the meeting date Feb. 5. The board decided to continue…
The Boothbay Region YMCA's Y Arts group were awarded two trophies in Sacramento at the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival West, held over the weekend of Feb. 7-9.
Reported Y Arts director…
Obituary
Yvonne M. Kendley, 86, died Feb. 5, 2025 at Avita of Brunswick.
Yvonne was born Nov. 12, 1938 in Madera, California to Cressie Manning and Edna Johnson Manning. Yvonne grew up in…
Obituary
Abbie Ann Roberts, 94, of Nobleboro, passed away on Feb. 2, 2025. She was born in Waltham, Mass. on Jan. 15, 1931, to Robert and Clarissa Henry.
She attended Chandler School of Business.…
Obituary
Marjorie A. Davis, 89, of Trevett, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Feb. 6, 2025, after a period of declining health.
Born Marjorie Anna Lewis on Nov. 28, 1935 to…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online! Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
The Lincoln County commissioners are sending two employees to Dallas for the Conference on Crimes Against Women. This is the second year in a row witness advocate Abriana Delana…
Bobbie Robinson has worked 39 years as a full-time 911 emergency dispatcher and three years part-time, but later this spring she will end her career with Lincoln County. Communications Director…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Feb. 4, he had ordered work to stop on cleanup of the North Point area near the former Mason Station power plant. Simmons said the Environmental…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Wiscasset American history students recently attended Puddle Dock School, built in 1874, to better understand the one-room schoolhouse and rich history in rural Maine.
Gabriel Cadwallader,…
Wiscasset announced this morning, Thursday, Feb. 6 that the town office will close at noon today.
Obituary
Gary Carl Spurgat Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2025 at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta with his family by his side.
Gary was born on April 2, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey…
Obituary
Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, of Edgecomb, Maine passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.
Joanne was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised in Linden, New Jersey.…
Maine Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Twenty-year-old Lilly DesRoberts talks about how her high school boyfriend robbed her of college life in the Teen Dating Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month episode of…
Hearty Roots is thrilled to announce the recent addition of Carol Morrison to their office team. Carol joins the youth…
Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, passed away on Feb. 3, 2025 at Lincoln Health – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.…
The Donald E. Davey Bridge that carries Route One over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb will be down to one traffic lane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, beginning at 6 p.m. to…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 325 calls for service for the period of Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,502 calls for service.
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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 15-31:
Arrests/Summonses
Jan. 16, Raymond E. Nobles, 28,…
Occasionally, another aircraft in flight will get near Steve Williams' plane. The longtime pilot out of Wiscasset Municipal Airport recalled flying in the North Woods, lifting off a pond outside…
Amid news of spending freezes or potential ones at the federal level last week, Wiscasset Newspaper asked locally and nationally where things stand with the $5 million in…
This week, 30 Boothbay Region Y Arts youth performers and 40 adults – parents, grandparents, uncles and a few siblings – are bound for Sacramento, California where Y Arts will compete for the…
Obituary
Robert "Bob" Splaine, 86, of Boothbay Harbor Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 30, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, ingenuity and dedication.
He was born on July 25, 1938, in…
First Congo has set the schedule for a series of potluck suppers and chats led by Rev. David Myers. The discussions will center on three men and three women in the Bible which Rev. Myers says, “…
Obituary
Cynthia “Cyndi” Ames Haselton died unexpectedly on Christmas morning, 2024 at her home in Colchester, Vermont. She was 69 years old.
Cyndi was born in Morristown, New Jersey, to John…
Salt ’n Spar
In just a few months the town of Woolwich will hold its 265th annual town meeting. That’s a pretty remarkable feat…
An initial look at the 2025-26 Edgecomb School budget draft shows a 5.5% assessment increase for taxpayers and an overall 10.4% spending increase. On Jan. 28 school committee members began…
Jinna Han was so caring that, when a fellow skater was struggling with injury at an event, Han was consoling her and Han’s coach eventually had to tell her it was “time to get selfish” and focus…
Robert G. "Bob" Splaine, 86, died Jan. 30, 2025 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
Friends are welcome to join the family for a time of visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Hall Funeral…
Jan. 28 at about 1:59 p.m., Sagadahoc County Communications received a call for a house fire in the area of 450 Main St. in Richmond. Richmond Fire Department arrived on scene within minutes of…
Stalking. According to stalkingawareness.org, in the U.S. alone, 6-7.5 million people — one in three women and one in six men — experience stalking each year; 50% say…
Labor Day may seem a long way off, however, the Fundraising Committee of the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library will begin planning for their signature event, Bands for Books, on Feb. 7. The…
Obituary
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Diane "Sue" Murray, who passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2025, at her home surrounded by cherished friends and the love of her family…
Diane “Sue” Murray, 80, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully at her home on Jan. 24, 2025 with her loving family by her side…
The work of monitoring and maintaining public trails requires more than just the eyes and time of a land trust’s staff; with over 100 miles of trails, there aren’t enough hours in the day for…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 313 calls for service for the period of Jan. 21 to Jan. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to…
Obituary
Chester Frederick Fossett, 94, died on Jan. 26, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
He was the son of…
“Vernal Pools” will be the topic of the Garden Club of Wiscasset’s next program on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the Congregational Church, 28 High St. in Wiscasset.
The…
Alna residents discussed concerns about potential geologic disturbance and the importance of regulating explosive use in town during a public hearing over a proposed blasting ordinance on Thursday…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and Midcoast Council of Governments will host a Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Catalyst Program…
Alna's deadline to file nomination papers for the March elections was Monday, and Town Clerk Sarah Perkins said she received completed papers from Michael Trask, for road commissioner, a one-year…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is delighted to report it is the February recipient of funds generated by the…
