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Address: 14 High St., Wiscasset

Occupation: Civil Engineer…

Address: P.O. Box 308, 36 Langdon Road, Wiscasset 

Occupation: Director of Annual Giving, University of Southern Maine Foundation

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Government, Colby…

Address: Old Bath Road

Occupation: 33 years BIW welder, retired 

Education: Graduate of Wiscasset High School, Class of 1971

Political History (Board, committees, other): Four…

Address: 211 Federal St., Wiscasset, ME 04578

Occupation: retired National Sales Manager (Director) Sales & Marketing for International Company

Education: Attended New England…

Address: 415 West Alna Road

Occupation: Project Manager at Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Education: Undergraduate: University of Rhode Island…

Address: 718 West Shore Road

Occupation: Owner, excavation company G & D Cromwell 

Education: 1974 Wiscasset High School graduate; worked 30 years or better on excavation

Address: 123 West Shore Road, Westport Island

Occupation: engineer

Education: (4) years preparatory school, (3) years college

The Boothbay Region Garden Club welcomes you back to our Home and Garden Tour in 2022! Save the date: Friday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The tour features special properties with guest…

Address: 17 Hooper St., Wiscasset

Occupation: Self-employed carpenter – Over 30 years’ experience, specializing in old house and barn restoration

Education: 1988…

Also seeking to join Wiscasset’s school committee in the June 14 elections is John D. MacLaren II.

MacLaren declined to submit responses to Wiscasset Newspaper’s questions for candidates.…

Address: 36 Montsweag Valley Road, Wiscasset ME 04578

Occupation:  Licensed Clinical Social Worker…

Update: May 25, Barnes announced he will no longer take a school committee seat if he wins one June 14: …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Press release

Wiscasset officials are pleased to announce they have been awarded a Safety Enhancement Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,489.

Town…

Coastal College Advising, your compass for navigating the new college landscape and application process, is offering in-person workshops that help rising high school seniors get a jumpstart on the…

Maine Department of Transportation announced May 20, it will be repairing a railroad crossing on Route 1 in Wiscasset on Tuesday night, May 24. This work will require a detour…

Address: Westport Island

Occupation: Retired adult

Address: 17 Ferry Road, Westport Island, ME 04578-3116

Occupation: President of my own corporation that provided financial and team leadership for many projects for the U.S. Navy for 12…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

No letter concerning Wiscasset’s and Westport Island’s June 14 elections and Wiscasset’s annual town meeting warrant will be published if received after 4 p.m. Friday, May 27.

On Wednesday, June 8, there will be a candidates night for the five running for the Wiscasset selectboard, Pam Logan announced on behalf of a group of voters.  Beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior…

Obituaries
Jean Heald Gilbert, 78, of Ipswich and Southport, ME, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2022. Jean was born in Augusta, Maine on March 7, 1944, the middle of three…

Courtney Everett of Wiscasset has been named to…

On May 10 when Tripadvisor, the popular online travel company, announced the winners of its annual Travelers' Choice awards for hotels, Boothbay Harbor’s Topside Inn was named the “Best Small…

teens were using frisbees to dig 10-foot hole, according to reports

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A Union teenager was killed Tuesday, May 17 while on vacation with his family in New Jersey, according to a law enforcement news release and area media reports. 

Levi…

On Wednesday, June 8

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County…

Obituary

Lois May Shiels,

Wiscasset Parks and Recreation

Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department held its first Mother-Son Dance in seven years Friday evening, May 13. There were nearly 50 boys in attendance with their moms…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Obituary

Robert Charles (Bob) Meixell, 93, of Westport Island, Maine, died May 13, 2022. Born Feb. 11, 1929, in Wind Gap, PA, he was the son of the late Russell and Katherine (Troxell) Meixell.

Bob…

Maine Tasting Center

Maine Tasting Center at 506 Old Bath Road in Wiscasset has expanded its calendar of classes in the Learning Center.

The business opened in July 2021…

Obituary

Robert A Hanley. Jr., 97, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on May 13, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Hanley was predeceased by his late wife, Theodora and his loving son-in-law…

An Edgecomb art teacher is leaving the classroom. Robin MacCready is retiring at the school year’s end after teaching in education since 1993. Alternative Organizational Structure 98…

To facilitate construction of the new Station 46 bridge in Woolwich, Route 1 traffic will be shifted onto a temporary roadway detour starting May 31. The detour shift will…

Obituary

Patrick Allen Farrin, 71, of Boothbay, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on May 14th, 2022 following a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born July 12, 1950 in…

With diesel fuel prices soaring, Dead Rive Co. is delaying 12-month fixed price contracts. As of May 16, AAA reported a gallon of diesel averaged $6.378 in Maine. So Dead River is telling their…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Whether you’re just starting out or you have years of experience, LincolnHealth may have a job that’s right for you – and you could be in a position for a job offer the same day you meet with us…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Obituary

Eleanor L. Johnson, known to all as Fran, passed away on May 9, 2022 at St. Andrews’ Gregory Wing. She was a life-long resident of Southport born to Edward W. Childs and Margaret J, (Foggins)…

Elizabeth Potter

The Merry Barn is growing! From inception we have held offerings for children, such as summer camps and book clubs. But creativity is not just for the young, the vibrancy it brings…

Weston Neil Andersen, circa 1948

There is no Wikipedia page for Andersen Design, established in 1952 as production as an art form on the Boothbay peninsula in Maine. Coming across the Wikipedia page on Mid-century design under…

Obituary

Marilyn P. Keyes, 96, of East Boothbay, Maine fell asleep in death peacefully at home on May 1, 2022 after a long and rewarding life. She is survived by her three children: Jeffrey A. Keyes and…

Wiscasset school committee

Veteran school administrator Robert England Jr. figures challenges such as those the pandemic gave education can be viewed in one of two ways: “You can look at things as either depressing, or you…

When Gary Starankewicz hands over the keys to Dunton’s Doghouse May 20, he’ll be keeping the popular Boothbay Harbor food stand in the family.

The new owner is Andrew Hawke, a resident of…

Obituary

Kent Beckwith Lawrence of Boston and West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on May 12, 2022 in Boston from prostate cancer. He was 86 years old.

Kent was born in…

Obituary

Robert Wesley Horne, 90, died peacefully on Sunday, May 8, at Pine Point Center in his beloved state of Maine.

Bobby was born in Somerville, MA on Jan. 8, 1932. He was…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…