A petition drive is on in Wiscasset.

According to resident Doug Smith, the goal is a November referendum that proposes asking selectmen to tap reserve money,…

Part-time Woolwich resident Elizabeth Hilpman has been named chairman of the Maine Community Foundation’s investment committee.

“I'm really honored to be selected,” Hilpman, also of New York…

The YMCA’s special event of 2013, Once Upon a Time with the Time Pilots, is Thursday, Sept. 5. A golf tournament will begin at 1 p.…

Registration begins Monday, Aug. 26 for the seven-week YMCA fall program session beginning the week of September 9.

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Robert H. Hunt Jr., 71, of Kennebunk, died peacefully Friday morning, August 16, 2013 at his residence with his family at his side following a five-…

The Summerfest Committee of the First Congregational Church U.C.C. of Wiscasset would like to thank the following businesses and individuals who donated to our very successful 30th annual fair:…

George B. Davis, 64, died unexpectedly on August 15, 2013 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

He was born on June 25, 1949 in Boothbay Harbor, to the late Robert and Geraldine Davis. Growing…

Mid Coast Health Services has appointed Linda A. MacMillan as Associate Director of Development. In this new role, MacMillan will coordinate development activities across the spectrum of services…

Wiscasset's contrast to big city life makes it a good place to bring international exchange students, according to a Richmond woman seeking host families for ones who would attend Wiscasset High…

The next “Wings Over Wiscasset” will need a new helmsman, more sponsors and an earlier lineup of volunteers, Wiscasset Town Manager Laurie Smith said.

The organizing committee's August 16…

Veterans of the Mid-Coast will be opening a Veterans Resource Center at 62 Pegasus Street at the Brunswick Landing. The grand opening is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19…

Less than a year after the 2012 elections, a replacement for departed Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, will be voted in Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Wiscasset Newspaper has released the first mobile version of its rapidly growing website, making it easier to keep up with local and regional news on your smartphone (iPhone, Android,…

Wiscasset High School Principal Deb Taylor expects to learn any time now if the school will keep its accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Should Wiscasset's public schools undergo some form of consolidation?

The idea has been bandied about off and on since Maine Yankee's closure cut enrollment;…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has charged two inmates at the Two Bridges Regional Jail with trafficking in prison contraband and one of the inmates with assault.

These charges stem…

U.S Rep. Mike Michaud today announced that he is running for governor of Maine.

“So much is at stake: Our economy, our environment and our future,” Michaud said. “…

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested an 18-year-old Richmond man for sending sexually explicit pictures of himself to a 13-year-old Wiscasset girl via the Internet.

Daniel Reusch Jr…

On August 6, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of criminal mischief to mailboxes in the Whitefield area. One complainant stated she noticed her mailbox was knocked off its post and as…

For the second year in a row, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has issued a Claw Down for local chefs, challenging them to come up with the best lobster bite for the…

When Ron Young toured Damariscotta, his son asked him if he knew everyone they passed.

“He asked me if we…

What do two trucks, a generator and a special washing machine have in common? Wiscasset department heads are making the case for the town to buy them this year, for safety and…

Although not widespread, there is a precedent for a blight that has started infecting Maine lobsters.

A shell disease, which has…

Usually, traffic in Wiscasset is seen as a detriment; on Wednesday, it aided the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office as they were able to apprehend a suspect after a short…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen proposed a “do not pick” policy for certain items left at the local recycling center.

On August 12 the board put electrical equipment such as vacuum cleaners…

On August 13, Maine Medical Center announced its plans to layoff 50 employees, terminate 175 vacant positions and cut top hospital administrators salaries by 12.5 percent.

These cuts…

If you've had some good pie around town this summer, or maybe a pumpkin whoopie pie, there's a chance it came from the kitchen of Daphne Cromwell.

The Westport Island woman bakes and…

There will be a disctrict wide referendum on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alna Town Office to vote on the RSU 12 school budget, which was…

To withdraw or not to withdraw: It's all in Wiscasset's hands now. The state has given its final nod to the town's plan for exiting from the Sheepscot Valley…

Some local athletes tested their abilities and had a unique opportunity to lend a hand to a wounded warrior at the Tough Mudder event at Mount Snow in Vermont on August 10.

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A 100-foot-tall cell phone tower could be going up at the Edgecomb Fire Station, and if it doesn't go there, it will likely end up somewhere else in town, town officials said.

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit's proposed budget remained in tact following a district-wide meeting August 12, Superintendent Howard Tuttle said.

“A…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of four people suspected with trafficking heroin in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties.

Raymond H. Ripley Jr. 90, formerly of Wellesley, Mass., died August 8 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. Ray was born March 3, 1923 in Watertown, Mass., to Raymond H. Ripley Sr. and…

F. Parker “Tad” Bartlett III, 74, lost his three-year battle with cancer and died on August 6. He was born September 23, 1938 in Newton, Mass., to F. Parker Bartlett Jr. and Jane…

A former Two Bridges Regional Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit against Two Bridges Regional Jail, alleging that her rights were infringed when she was in custody.

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PORT CLYDE — Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston ambulances were called to Port Clyde, where a crash involving a handful of pedestrians and multiple vehicles on the pier occurred…

Wiscasset High School students have plenty of elbow room.

Not counting the bathrooms, hallways and storage and mechanical areas, there's 140.4 square feet for each Wolverine.

Pre-…

Your presence we miss you, your memory we treasure, loving you always, forgetting you never.

Your loving wife Emma

and children

Marie,…

Feed Our Scholars program offered an opportunity to feed the community’s sweet tooth at a recent bake sale generously hosted at Shaw’s supermarket in Wiscasset.…

With the first-ever “Wings Over Wiscasset” in the books, organizers are looking ahead to the future of the event that drew thousands to the Wiscasset Municipal Airport on August 6.

Does it…

Bright red signs all pointed to Pratts Island, where a procession of Mercedes-Benz, Jaguars and BMWs snaked its way through dirt roads to Paul Coulombe's sprawling estate.

Those wearing…

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Court for July 23-August 6:

Joseph M. Cappelletti Jr., 62, Damariscotta, two counts of…

Under the snout of a snarling World War II fighter called the P-40 Warhawk, a group of veterans from the “Greatest Generaton” told a Wiscasset audience that their war ranged from terror to utter…

Norman Sherman has reason for optimism with Trucks By Norm, the used truck sales business he opened August 5, up Route 1 from Norm's Used Cars. A month earlier, there were about 65 trucks he…

Ocean Point’s Marlies Boyd walked out on the new driving range at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club and prepared to practice.

As she stared at the practice facility, which opened this week, a…

“Wings Over Wiscasset” got the blue-sky day organizers had been hoping for.

“I'm excited, and very excited to see that everyone who had to show up and do their part showed up,” Wiscasset…

Valerie St. Pierre was asking herself recently what she could do to help the community.

“And it just came to me,” the Wiscasset woman said.

A year after Lincoln County received $48,000 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the oldest county in Maine will again take advantage of the homeland security grant.

Tod…

The Wiscasset Municipal Airport has won $45,000 toward a study that airport manager Ervin Deck said could lead to safety improvements.

The study will look at…