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The procession was led by Brewer’s son, Maynard Brewer, who captained the Sherm & Jake, which was named for two of Brewer’s grandsons and towed one of the dories from his stop seining…

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William “Bill” Maloney has announced he is a candidate for

New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, announces its 40th Anniversary fundraiser. With a goal of $4,040, the campaign begins May22 and runs for…

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

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 805.  

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

About a month ago, Francie Siegfried was still living in Norfolk, Virginia. Now the past high school English teacher, writer-editor, retail worker and social worker is living in Wiscasset over the…

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A crew from Boothbay Harbor’s Bristol Marine recently volunteered their time at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), lending their considerable expertise to the construction of the Gardens’…

Westport Island’s two candidates on the June 8 ballot for second selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s questions on their traits, experience, etc. that will aid their service as selectman; what…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 803.  

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

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

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

Glenn M. Lewis, 65, formerly of Wiscasset, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Togus VA in Augusta after a long battle with cancer.

Glenn grew up in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 802.  

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

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

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

Last summer Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) completed several major improvement projects at its flagship preserve--Oak Point Farm. Among these was the expansion of the disability parking area…

The Wiscasset select board received a final briefing Thursday evening, May 13 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport on a proposed five-megawatt solar project there. Voters will decide June 8 if they want…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 801.  

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

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

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

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AUGSTA — Following a review by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Governor Janet Mills announced today the State of Maine…

Three candidates are seeking two, two-year terms on the Wiscasset select board. The annual election is Tuesday, June 8. In-person voting Election Day is at Wiscasset Community Center from 8 a.m.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 14, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 799.  

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

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

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

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

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

It took 15 Wiscasset residents less than a half hour to endorse 20 school budget articles in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium Wednesday night, May 12. Voters approved the 2021-22…

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Leo A. “Sonny” Molter Jr. passed away in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on May 9, 2021 at the age of 88.

He was a graduate of Fitchburg Vocational High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army…

Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by Greg Marley.

Collecting and eating wild…

On Tuesday, May 11, Bath Subaru presented a $9,900 check to Woolwich Fire Department/EMS, recipients of the 2021 Subaru Share the Love Event.

Selectman Jason Shaw said, “The town of…

Is regularly pool-testing students and adults for COVID–19 doable, and could it help prevent spread? Wiscasset School Committee listened and asked questions Tuesday night, May 11 as staff nurse…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 798.  

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

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

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

Obituary

Eldena Rose Main, 82, formerly of Wiscasset, Maine died on April 27, 2021 in South Boston, Mass.

She was born on Feb. 28,1939, the only daughter of Clifton and Flora L. (Pennington) Munsey…

Dresden selectmen

Selectmen disagreed on Tuesday, May 11 on whether or not to accept a proposed $5,000 surcharge from Richmond for waste disposal.

“I don’t like this at all,” said board member Gerald Lilly…

AOS 98

The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board selected Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler as its next superintendent May 11. The board began interviews for outgoing…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a discussion with President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation Tuesday, Governor Janet Mills announced the State of Maine is launching…

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It was a night filled with good-byes as two Edgecomb school officials participated in their final meeting with the current committee. Chairman…

A graveside service for Richard E. Mansir, who died Jan. 1, 2021 in Florida, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 21 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Dresden.

Arrangements are by Daigle…

Wiscasset Monday night moved closer to a possible sidewalk policy, and to learning about, and drafting, marijuana rules. The ordinance review committee voted to send the sidewalk policy onto…

Due to multiple parts needing more information, the Wiscasset planning board Monday night found Central Maine Power’s application incomplete. A complete one is needed before there can be a public…

Ralph Smith has cooked up another business venture to join his Mine Oyster and Boat House Bistro restaurants. Smith bought Hawke Rentals from Leila Hawke, who sold the business before moving to…

Obituary

John-Russell Hibbard, born Sept. 11, 2002, in Brunswick, Maine, residing in Lisbon Falls, Maine, tragically taken from us on May 2, 2021 in an automobile accident.

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 11, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 797.  

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, 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…

Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset’s COVID-19 outbreak has risen from the…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Nirav D. Shah released…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will meet online on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m. 

Preregistration is required for non-voting members to receive access. Register at…

The Alna Food Pantry is in the basement of the town office, 1574 Alna Road, 586-5313. The pantry is open Friday afternoons from 4 to 6. Area residents are welcome. There are no eligibility…

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Robert T. Marshall, 88, of Southport Island, Maine, formerly of Yarmouth, Maine, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2021.

Robert grew up in Portland, the son of John and Evelyne Marshall. He…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 10, 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…

Garden Club of Wiscasset member Jan Flowers sat with a stranger’s blanket about her Saturday as she helped man a bake sale at the club’s plant sale. The annual event was fully outdoors this year…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 9, 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…