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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

No injuries were reported after part of the Wawenock block collapsed Saturday afternoon showering hundreds of bricks onto the Main Street, Wiscasset sidewalk in front of the historic building.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 745.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

March 29, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Pemaquid Chapter tapped Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine to raise the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Flag at the Wiscasset…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 2, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 744. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday all Maine residents age 16 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Wednesday, April 7.

The acceleration of Maine’s…

Obituary

Mary A. (Steen) Lewis of Gardiner passed away in Augusta on March 26, 2021 while surrounded by her family.

Mary was born in Bridgton, Maine in 1946 to her…

Obituary

Jeremy F. “Jerry” Grenier Jr., 81, of Litchfield, passed away on March 21, 2021, from complications relating to pneumonia, following a long battle with cancer.

Jerry was born on May 15,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Edgecomb school committee members voted unanimously March 30 to support new warrant items involving the proposed 2021-2022 budget. The amendments on additional local funds and language on…

In a split vote March 30, Alna’s appeals board decided David Buczkowski – who voted in appeals involving Jeff Spinney’s shoreland project – was not “a full member of the board.” Then, the board…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 31, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 743. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

ROCKLAND — For the second year in a row, the Maine Lobster Festival will not be held because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival’s board of directors announced. 

“The Maine Lobster…

Wiscasset selectmen

Wiscasset has one less, six-digit bill to pay. Tuesday night, selectmen were set to consider asking voters in June to, if needed, tap capital reserve for the town’s share of…

Alna First Selectman Melissa Spinney announced Tuesday night, March 30, she was leaving that office and all her town duties Friday, April 2. Her resignation letter to selectmen…

Alna First Selectman Melissa Spinney announced the following in a town email Tuesday, March 30:

“Chris Cooper made his last trip to the food bank yesterday. He has resigned as pantry…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 30, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 738. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Salt ’n Spar

Let’s celebrate the waning days of “Women's History Month” to recognize a few Wiscasset ladies for making our community a better place to raise children and call home sweet home.

One that…

LincolnHealth President and Chief Executive Officer James Donovan retired March 30. Donovan came to LincolnHealth, formerly Lincoln Medical Partners, in 2008 from over 20 years of healthcare…

Westport Island selectmen Monday night agreed to hold a 9 a.m. Saturday, April 10 town meeting at town hall for voters to consider a local match to a possible ConnectME grant to expand broadband…

“OK, let’s get measuring!”

With that start from Wiscasset Selectman Sarah Whitfield, ordinance review committee members and other masked walkers spent about a half hour in the whipping…

Obituary

Patricia Anne Conley, 85, of Boothbay, passed away on the evening of March 23, 2021 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. 

Pat was a devout Christian who lived her faith. She was born…

Obituary

Karyl Bannister Conant passed away peacefully on March 18, 2021.

She grew up in Boston, where she later graduated from MassArt with a degree in illustration. Her career as a graphic artist…

Two weeks after a Wiscasset Middle High School staff member tested positive for COVID-19, a WMHS student has received a “probable positive” test result, according to announcements at the school…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

In a special March 25 emergency joint meeting with school officials, Edgecomb selectmen approved two additional warrant questions for the May town meeting referendum election. Selectmen met with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 28, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

In results out Saturday night, Alna picked Linda Kristan over Kyle Levasseur 183-131 for second selectman and Charles Culbertson over Christopher Cooper 174-144 for third selectman. Both seats…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 27, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 736. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Edgecomb will pay tribute to a former selectman by dedicating the 2020 Annual Town Report to him.

Banking has changed quite a bit thanks to the internet. But many people still prefer the brick and mortar experience when dealing with their money. However, just because you’re not depositing…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

After losing a member who said he made no secret he was not a Maine resident, Alna’s appeals board is set to regroup Tuesday night and take up shoreland owner Jeff Spinney…

AUGUSTA - The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for February 2021, which draws attention to the continued devastation…

The Frances Perkins Center (FPC) in Newcastle will present its seventh annual Public Policy Forum, Conscience and Courage: Frances Perkins and Dr. Feng Shan Ho, focusing on immigration and refugee…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Planning is in the final stages for a federally funded $3 million runway project at Wiscasset Municipal Airport. The project will go out to bid by early April. David Nadeau, senior associate of…

Maine Department of Marine Resources

Augusta – Despite unprecedented market losses, Maine fishermen earned over a half billion dollars for their catch in 2020. Valued at $516,796,614, the ex-vessel value of Maine’s commercially…

The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to help lower the cost of high-speed internet for eligible…

PORTLAND---Maine parishes will host Masses and services to celebrate the Easter Triduum, the culmination of Holy Week, on April 1-4. The Triduum, the summit of the liturgical year, is from the…

MIDCOAST — A total of 51 businesses in Lincoln County received aid money from the second phase of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program. 

The grant program, backed by $200 million in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Wiscasset Senior Center at Wiscasset Community Center is opening for cribbage and monthly senior suppers starting Tuesday, April 13.

Cribbage will start at 9:30 a.m. April 13. The once…

Two-term Selectman Mike Smith headlines the 2021 Edgecomb municipal election ballot. Voters will head to the polls Friday, May 21 to elect new municipal officers and approve a town and school…