July 29, Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new 16-unit affordable apartment complex in Newcastle. The two-building complex, walking distance from the downtowns of both Newcastle and Damariscotta, was funded in part by the Maine Legislatu…

Veggies to Table, a Midcoast Maine nonprofit farm dedicated to ending hunger, building community, and creating joyful volunteer experiences, is thrilled to share that its annual Silent Auction is now open…

Organizers of the 12th annual Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show are calling for registrations.

July 24 was a beautiful night for an Alive on the Common concert on Wiscasset Common, featuring The Dooryarders with classic Top 40s and sponsored by First National Bank and Davis Construction.

Aug. 7 is 80s pop/rock band Deadly Desire in a 6 p.m. concert sponsored by Wiscasset Creative Alliance.

Summerfest, First Congregational Church of Wiscasset's annual fun day on the common, was July 26 with the dog parade, music, silent auction and more. Our thanks to local photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio for sharing these moments from the sunny event. 

Historic photos of Popham from the Eastern Illustrating Collection and the Captain James Perkins Collection will be the featured program on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.

The proposed 2025-26, $10.74 million Wiscasset school budget passed intact at a special town meeting July 23 at Wiscasset Elementary School, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson said.

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) invites all community members to its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. at the beautiful Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main Street, Waldoboro.

Veggies to Table, the Midcoast Maine nonprofit farm dedicated to ending hunger, building community, and creating joyful volunteer experiences, is thrilled to announce the launch of its Annual Silent Auction on Saturday, July 27.

All skill levels are welcome at the Pemaquid Beach Triathlon, taking place this year on Aug. 24. The triathlon is a fundraiser for Bristol Parks and Recreation. Proceeds will be used to build a playground at Pemaquid Beach Park.

It was a spectacular summer weekend for ocean racing at the 51st annual Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics C…

A new convenience store will likely open later this fall on Route One in Edgecomb. The Patel family, which owns Wiscasset Quik Stop and several other business properties in the region, has bought the plaza at 21 U.S. Route One and plans on replacing the three retail units with one convenience store.

Raza Patel, an 11-year-old chess player from New York City, has launched Moves For A Mission, a unique 501(c)(3) chess charity aimed at helping children in need.

At the 7th  annual Governor Janet Mills Opioid Response Summit in Augusta on July 10, Maine Governor Janet Mills presented Lincoln County resident Peter Bruun, co-founder and director of Studio B, with the prestigious Governor’s Award, honoring…

AUGUSTA (July 23, 2025)—The Maine Association of Realtors reports 1,441 single family home sales during June 2025, 10.51 percent more than June 2024, with a median sales price (MSP) of $425,00, an increase of 4.94 percent compared to a year ago. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold fo…

Update: Wiscasset reports the lights are working again.

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Wiscasset issued the following statement at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, July 22:

Dr. Philip Metzger, son of Trudy Metzger of south Westport Island, is a renowned scientist who spoke last year locally to a packed house and he is back again by request.

Tick-tock! The White Rabbit is in a panic, he swears you’ll be late! There are only days left to snag your tickets for the most topsy-turvy evening of the summer: Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s Storybook Ball, Aug. 2.

Organizers of the 12th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show announced …

Speaking strictly for herself Monday night, Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said of Wiscasset's future of the schools committee's final report, 69 pages including the appendix, "As a personal member of the selectboard, not as a whole, I am going to recommend that we send it along (to the school com…

After more than four decades of service and stewardship, Dennis Hilton has officially passed the torch to the next generation of leadership at three of Lincoln County’s most respected family-owned businesses: Cheney Insurance, Newcastle Vacation Rentals, and Newcastle Realty.

The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame announces their Induction Class for 2025. Eight individuals will be honored at the 18th annual Induction Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Rockland Elks Lodge. Those being inducted this year are; Donald Brewer, Rachel Cool, Tom Fifield (posthumous), Frank McGrady, Dean Shea (posthumous), K…

First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is holding the annual church fair on the Common from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 26.

Alna's updated list of permit and other fees is meant to be user-friendly and the fees, fair, Alna Third Selectman Coreysha Stone said July 17.

Wiscasset remains committed to "enhancing the marketability of the Mason Station property and realizing its highest and best use," Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen in his written report for the board's July 15 meeting. Simmons noted the engineering work for environmental cleanup at North Point at Mason Station is ongoing and cleanup…

Woolwich selectmen resumed work on the town’s new personnel policy July 16. They met with the town administrator to discuss a list of revisions before their regular meeting. Among the changes are clarifying entitlements for employees including accrued hours for earned time off. Chairman David King Sr. remarked the docu…