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Wiscasset officials reiterate: Tree harvest ‘maintenance only’
"I want to be very, very clear ...," Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said Nov. 5. The timber harvesting contract the board was nodding that night for Herman-based Gary M. Pomeroy Logging Inc. is not for clear-cutting, Whitfield said. She said she was…
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Looking back at Wiscasset’s not so distant past
Come take a trip with me back in time, not too far back, just far enough to see whether you remember some of these former Wiscasset businesses. All of the pictures were taken to accompany stories I was writing for the newspaper and appear in black & white…
At Sweetz
How Sweetz it is: ‘Big Al’ Cohen plays Santa in ad for Wiscasset’s successful sweets shop
This Santa had a beanie. That fits, if you know "Big Al" Cohen or saw his commercials over the many years Cohen had Big Al's Super Values, "Route (rhymes with 'out') One, Wiscasset." Cohen and the signature beanie were back at the well-known spot Oct. 24, where he…
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‘Quite a change in the old diner’: Charm Thai to open where Miss Wiscasset Diner was
Come and try it, Wiscasset’s Stephen Heald said when Wiscasset Newspaper asked what he would tell readers who always knew 762 Bath Road for Miss Wiscasset Diner’s meat and potatoes or fries, and classic breakfasts, and now will find Charm Thai.  The iconic Route…
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Maine-OK Enterprises newspapers win big at Maine Press Association’s annual awards
The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won 35 Maine Press Association individual and staff awards, and the Pilot’s advertising salesperson, Janis Bunting, received the 2024 Advertising Person of the Year Award. The awards ceremony was held…

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Blythe B. Edwards

Blythe B. Edwards

Blythe Bickel Edwards left the world and her…
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Joyce E. Humason

Joyce E. Humason

Joyce Ellen Humason, 92, of Alna…
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Evelyn L. Hanson

Evelyn L. Hanson

Evelyn Louise Hanson, 93, of Wiscasset, passed…
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Jane T. Holden

Jane T. Holden

Jane T…
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Louise M. Harrison

Louise M. Harrison

Louise M. Harrison, 93, of Birch Point Road,…
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Natalie Grover

Natalie H. Grover

Natalie Holmes Grover, 82, of Hallowell passed away…
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Democracy Diminished: Is Local News Dying?
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Opera House 2025 events ... so far!
97 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. File photo

Saturday, Jan. 11 – The Boneheads

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Edgecomb Community Church Thanksgiving pie sale
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The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale on…
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Erik Hobson and musicians will perform in a free public concert at the Boothbay Baptist Church…
Gingerbread Spectacular preparations begin
Gingerbread class is Nov. 20. 3:45 p.m. Registration required. Courtesy of the Opera House

For nearly two decades the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor has played host to…
A Bird's Tale
A Not-So-Common Gull
Two common gulls - not so common in Maine - was discovered this week in Rockland. The birds are actually common Europe. Courtesy of Mike Pennington, Wiki Commons

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Holly Stover wins a fourth term
Rep. Holly Stover

Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, won her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 5,…
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Saturday, Dec. 7

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Saturday, Dec. 7

Fishing and commercial boat captains decorate their vessels with holiday lights and usually…
Senator Reny wins re-election to Senate District 13
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AUGUSTA — Senator Cameron Reny of Bristol wins re-election to…
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Police, Fire and Courts

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
Several departments knock down Edgecomb fire Oct. 25
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Tides

Wednesday, 11/06
1:58 AM High 8.38`
7:35 AM Low 1.73`
1:58 PM High 9.68`
8:17 PM Low 0.65`
Thursday, 11/07
2:45 AM High 8.24`
8:24 AM Low 1.81`
2:48 PM High 9.57`
9:09 PM Low 0.73`
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Tides

Wednesday, 11/06
1:36 AM High 7.89`
7:23 AM Low 1.62`
1:36 PM High 9.12`
8:05 PM Low 0.61`
Thursday, 11/07
2:23 AM High 7.76`
8:12 AM Low 1.71`
2:26 PM High 9.02`
8:57 PM Low 0.69`
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Rockland Tides

Wednesday, 11/06
1:27 AM High 8.77`
7:23 AM Low 1.97`
1:28 PM High 9.99`
8:06 PM Low 0.61`
Thursday, 11/07
2:14 AM High 8.68`
8:11 AM Low 2.06`
2:18 PM High 9.93`
8:58 PM Low 0.66`
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Belfast Tides

Wednesday, 11/06
1:26 AM High 9.27`
7:17 AM Low 2.01`
1:31 PM High 10.42`
7:57 PM Low 0.80`
Thursday, 11/07
2:13 AM High 9.13`
8:05 AM Low 2.11`
2:21 PM High 10.29`
8:48 PM Low 0.88`
Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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