Woolwich selectmen will move forward with a plan to purchase a solar array off Middle Road on the town’s former landfill. The 24-watt system was originally financed through a Power Purchase Agree

Comments Wiscasset selectmen and Town Manager Dennis Simmons had received ran 11-3 in favor of a letter of support for a bill naming the downtown railroad crossing for James Weldon Johnson. Wanting to ensure people knew about the proposal and had a chance to comment, the board on Feb. 18 put off considering the l…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Healthy Lincoln County are excited to announce a comprehensive Responsible Safe Beverage training session this April aimed at enhancing safe alcohol-serving practices in local establishments.  The training is designed to reduce the risk of alcohol-related…

Wiscasset Advanced Placement (AP) History students studied historic Head Tide in Alna Jan. 28.

The Head Tide mills were in a busy village that also had apple orchards, boat building, and fishing. The Head Tide Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 

Update:  The Roomful of Blues LCTV Classic Concert which was to have taken place this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Medomak Valley High School's Dolloff Auditorium has been cancelled.

 Please save the date for the second annual Wiscasset Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26  from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578).

In his peak seasons, Ken Elowe would build as many as 22 toboggans a year. In recent weeks, however, he’s been focused on construction oversight of three new wooden downhill racers—a project sponsored by the Carpenter’s Boat Shop and two groups of six students from Great Sale Bay School (GSB).

Artificial intelligence can help summarize some things for Wiscasset's comprehensive plan committee, Chair Sarah Whitfield said Feb. 12. "Honestly ... Then (we'd) also edit, because AI is not always so smart."

"There's going to be plenty of texts in the comprehensive plan that that could probably serve very we…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) hosts two experts on the labor movement at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. 

The meeting will be in a hybrid format. Participants can join in person at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road, and can be attended on…

A bill set for public hearing in Augusta March 4 would name Wiscasset's downtown railroad crossing for poet-diplomat-civil rights advocate and "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" writer James Weldon Johnson, killed in a car-train crash at that crossing in 1938. Selectmen are set to consider the proposal Tuesday,…

The Wiscasset Wolverines' Class D South Boys’ quarterfinal game Feb. 15 was all about missed opportunities. Too many turnovers and too many second chance points for Telstar/Gould received due to their offensive rebounds. But, in fact, it really came down to 16 missed free throws in regulation as the Wolverines lost 74-67 in o…

Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt!

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.

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 generous grant from Maine Agriculture in the Classroom, has been an exciting hands-on project for students to explore gardening practices and nutrit…

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 suspended sentence. 

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 inception in 2000, the organization has continued to grow and expand its offerings of exceptional learning events, course…

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. The Transfer Station will be open during regular hours of operation. 

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 holding the meeting mid-week rather than on a Saturday morning.

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.

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 April 18. We are offering curbside pick-up of your orders on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, and “Ca…