The rain did not keep people away from the July 29 Wiscasset Art Walk. Shoppers darted in and out of the downpours and many braved the rain to sit and enjoy the music of Downeast Brass.
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News
Wiscasset Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club, 794 Gardiner Road. An election of a new Wiscasset chairperson will…
Wiscasset’s Anthony Rauseo has traveled the world and believes its best country is the U.S. His and wife Caryl “C.J.” Rauseo’s piece of the world, 22 Federal St., shows that perspective indoors…
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…
BATH – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening, July 30.…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife spokesman Mark Latti reported July 29, the July 24 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident which claimed the life of Kimberly Hilgendorf Crocker, 46…
Featuring a brew-pub style tasting room with all Maine-sourced food and beverages
WISCASSET—Lobster. Blueberries. Beer. Maine’s most well-known fare is synonymous with the state. But, what about sea salt? Seaweed? Kombucha and Jun? The native products that can be derived from…
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…
Death notice
Marilynn B. Sewall of Boothbay Harbor Maine passed away peacefully at St. Andrews Village the morning of July 28, 2021.
A full obituary will follow when available, according to Hall’s…
A three-term Boothbay Harbor selectman is seeking election as a Republican to the state legislature next year. Tricia Warren had a special guest introduce her July 28 during her announcement at…
When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law July 26, 1990, it concerned access to physical property, but an area business was recently threatened with an accessibility lawsuit due to its…
Alna selectmen set this year’s tax rate July 29 at $18.95 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, the same as last year.
Officials said education costs were up, but so were excise tax…
Press release
Bakes for Breast Cancer is proud to announce that Treats of Maine, 80 Main St., in Wiscasset is participating in the inaugural Bakes for Breast Cancer Maine.
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Obituary
Edna E. Greenleaf passed away peacefully on July 26, 2021 at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, just 10 days shy of her 102nd birthday.
Edna, one of 10 children 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…
The Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle will celebrate the life and work of Frances Perkins with a virtual Garden Party and awards ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 15 from 5 to 6 p.m. To register for this…
these changes are recommendations, not requirements
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Wednesday the State of Maine will follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (U.S. CDC) updated face covering guidance, which…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its eleventh annual Heafitz lecture, “Planting Your Path,” with Abra Lee, online and in-person at the Gardens, Aug. 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A new $5 million grant will support the efforts of Bigelow Laboratory scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle — one of the largest human-caused sources of the greenhouse gas. The…
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…
A church that has touched the community and thousands of visitors for over 200 years will get a touch up this fall thanks to generous donors.
St. Patrick Church in Newcastle, the…
Man has searched for answers since the beginning of time to perplexing questions. An early tool was the labyrinth, a outdoor place…
Hake in grape leaves, monkfish ceviche, pickled mackerel and scallop panzanella - likely four dishes you’ve never tried featuring several species that don’t make it onto just any seafood…
Obituary
On Sunday, July 25, 2021, our community unexpectedly lost a compassionate, adventurous, and generous soul. Kimberly “Kim” Ann Crocker lived her life with laughter and positivity, changing the…
Due to the rain predicted for tonight, Tuesday, July 27, the Harbor Theater is rescheduling “Ghostbusters” for tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 28. Screening in the Meadow Mall parking lot, a.k.a.…
Edgecomb will deviate from its policy for disposing of town-acquired property. On July 26, selectmen voted 2-0 with one abstention to seek bids for a Gleason Road property. The policy gives…
Westport Island selectmen
At Monday night’s Westport Island selectmen’s meeting, Deputy Clerk Gaye Wagner gave a happy report of a young entrepreneur-philanthropist. Linnea Helland, 6, brought a smile to many faces last…
Camden-based nonprofit Finding Our Voices (FOV) has received national recognition for its “Outstanding Awareness Campaign,” the Let’s Talk About It/Women in Windows posters and “Best Awareness…
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…
Alna selectmen
According to Alna selectmen July 22, a town email July 23 and an April 7 Maine Department of Transportation letter to the town, the Egypt Road bridge over Ben Brook needs…
In addition to the Honorary Chair of the Bake Hon. Marge Kilkelly of Dresden, elected officials from across Lincoln County and beyond have confirmed their attendance of the Lincoln County…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between June 17 and July 21.
On June 18, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Brad Buckley, 38, of Essex, Massachusetts for operating under…
In grandparents Lora and Randy Rinow’s Edgecomb living room Saturday, Jameson Brooks asked if he could open one of his presents that makes noise. The Trevett, Boothbay boy, blind and s…
Manhattan’s Kathryn Fedus figured wearing her hair down when taking her mother Kathleen Quirion’s Newfoundland-poodle (Noodle) Brooke through the dog parade unintentionally clinched the prize for…
Al Sirois, N1MHC & NNA1AS will offer to send free National Traffic System messages to any USA, Canadian and some other countries on Saturday, Aug. 7 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the American…
A 76-year-old Newcastle man died Saturday when the 2002 Yamaha motorcycle he was driving south on North Newcastle Road in Newcastle apparently drifted off the shoulder…
“Exciting times here at Peregrine (Turbine Technologies). Wiscasset is birthing new technology,” Chief Executive Officer David Stapp told Wiscasset Newspaper via email July 22. He shared a press…
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…
Who doesn’t love something for free? But beware, that “free trial offer” might mean months of payments that you didn’t know you signed up for and will have a hard time canceling.…
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE – As part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s continued commitment to supporting the prevention and treatment of cancer and the work of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program…
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…
A historic gaff-rigged topsail schooner returns to local waters July 30 providing day tours. The Isaac H. Evans was built in 1886 and worked in the oyster trade until 1940. In 1971, the…
Countdown to the BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge
"Hodgdon Yachts is very pleased to support the return of the Shipyard Cup newly configured as a classic yacht regatta under the umbrella of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club,” says Tim Hodgdon,…
AUGUSTA — Demand continues to drive up the values of Maine’s single-family existing homes. Maine Listings reported a statewide median sales price (MSP) of $310,000 in June—a 24.5 percent increase…
Shortly after arriving, invitees to Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar's grand opening celebration July 21 huddled shoulder to shoulder under a couple of awnings on the Edgecomb business's rooftop…
Obituary
In the evening of July 19, 2021, Robert P. “Skip” Kreahling Jr. passed away at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, with his family by his side.
He was born on January 31, 1941 in McKeesport,…
Wiscasset selectmen
Plans call for Wiscasset voters to have a second chance this summer to fund a police cruiser and school resource officer, and a first chance to help fund Schoonerfest.
Selectmen decided…
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…
Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Road, will hold its highly anticipated yard sale, Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on our upper parking area in conjunction with the 5-mile Yard…
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…
