The sun shines April 10 on Wiscasset’s Scout Hall, now a training center for the town. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Wiscasset selectmen
Hodge Street parking change; open house planned for town’s training center at Scout Hall
By paring parking on Hodge Street, Wiscasset selectmen April 15 hoped to up traffic safety in that in-town neighborhood. Said Town Manager Dennis Simmons, Route One-Hodge-Washington is "kind of a tough intersection ... People coming up from Washington Street…
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Rallying in Wiscasset for libraries
Did Alna’s Sherry Lyons think rallying in support of libraries might help to save their federal aid? In the sun and wind next to Route One in Wiscasset April 10, Lyons explained, she felt doing nothing would have been worse. “This is doing something. These (people…
Montsweag Flea Market, with its gazebo, vendor sheds and concession stand. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Montsweag Flea Market returns May 3 with new owner
After being closed since 2023, Montsweag Flea Market in Woolwich will reopen Saturday, May 3, under the new ownership of David J. Jones, owner of FO Bailey Real Estate in Falmouth. The flea market will remain open through the summer season from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Wiscasset warrant heads for June 10 town vote
Wiscasset residents will vote June 10 on the proposed $15.6 million budget, up $672,689, or 4.5%, from last year’s. Selectmen April 1 nodded the warrant voters will face at the polls.  The budget summary at wiscasset.gov shows administration up 7.38% to $207,397;…
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Woolwich selectboard signs town meeting warrant
Woolwich voters will consider a 2025-2026 town budget of $2.75 million at their annual town meeting. The budget proposed by the selectboard is $187,000 higher than last year. The board finalized the town meeting warrant April 2. The annual town meeting is set for…

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Graveside service for Tony Dickinson

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David W. Wilson

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Irving J. “IJ” Pinkham

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May and June Artist of the Month: Ramone Hanley-Warren
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This week at the Harbor Theater
Final screenings of "Black Bag" at Harbor Theater are April 30 and May 1. See listing for details. Courtesy of the venue

"Black Bag" - (R; 1 hour, 34 minutes) -  Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett stars as a seasoned…
Beauty on a rainy day
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Spring color abounded near Woolwich's Nequasset Meeting House and cemetery on a rainy Sunday, April 27. Less so near…
This week at Lincoln Theater
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Robert Jon & The Wreck at The Waldo
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Robert Jon and The Wreck will be performing for the first time at The Waldo on Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in…
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Maine author C.W. Wells spins coastal chaos and comedy in ‘Lobster Trap’
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Maine author C.W. Wells of Southport is back with “Lobster Trap,” a…
Boothbay/Wiscasset girls track and field posts second place finish
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It was a bright start for the Boothbay/Wiscasset girls track and…
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Whimsical works by Andre Benoit and humorist Tim Sample
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Presidential/Trump Trivia and Pizza Night

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Boothbay/Wiscasset boys finish third in opening MVC meet
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The intersection of domestic abuse, healthcare, and law enforcement
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13th Maine Pottery Tour May 3 and 4

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Damariscotta Green: where conservation and recreation will mindfully meet and overlap
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Edgecomb resident complains about US Route 1 solar farm
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Combating negative effects of technology on youth mental health
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Monday, 04/28
5:57 AM Low -1.89`
12:24 PM High 10.80`
6:09 PM Low -0.72`
Tuesday, 04/29
12:35 AM High 12.12`
6:49 AM Low -1.99`
1:17 PM High 10.64`
7:00 PM Low -0.48`
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Monday, 04/28
5:45 AM Low -1.78`
12:02 PM High 10.17`
5:57 PM Low -0.68`
Tuesday, 04/29
12:13 AM High 11.41`
6:37 AM Low -1.87`
12:55 PM High 10.02`
6:48 PM Low -0.46`
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Rockland Tides

Monday, 04/28
5:46 AM Low -1.77`
12:00 PM High 11.27`
6:00 PM Low -0.60`
Tuesday, 04/29
12:12 AM High 12.50`
6:38 AM Low -1.94`
12:54 PM High 11.10`
6:50 PM Low -0.39`
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Belfast Tides

Monday, 04/28
5:38 AM Low -1.95`
11:54 AM High 11.80`
5:53 PM Low -0.71`
Tuesday, 04/29
12:08 AM High 12.97`
6:30 AM Low -2.03`
12:46 PM High 11.62`
6:44 PM Low -0.42`
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