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Vermont principal with Midcoast ties is WMHS’s next principal

When Chris Hennessey came to Wiscasset Middle High School at the end of a school day to interview for principal, a kid outside was playing hacky sack. The veteran public school administrator hadn’t seen a kid do that in a long time. The two talked. “We…

'Round Town

Lupine

It’s lupine time! And, from the looks of it, this year will produce a bumper crop of this multi-colored roadside attraction. Lupine seem to spread quite effectively which sometimes means they come and go, from year to year, frequently clambering for space one year…

Entrance to Wiscasset’s wastewater treatment plant. File photo

Wiscasset selectmen

Town leaders acknowledge need to focus on moving, not upgrading, plant

"Essentially, we are going to have to move the wastewater treatment plant. Otherwise, we'll be facing a lot of financial challenges, more so than we are in general," Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said June 2 about the state's recent reiterating, an…

Dawkins’ house arrest moves to curfew

In a Wiscasset courtroom Monday afternoon, the defense, the state and Justice Daniel Billings agreed on changing D’Antae Dawkins’ bail terms from house arrest to a curfew, and still no contact with the alleged victim. Dawkins, 18, of Wiscasset has been out…

Pride and pleasantness: Wiscasset Class of 2026 graduation

Thursday night, June 4 in Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium, Jane LeBourdais, Class of 1959 from the old Wiscasset High School, had a great-great niece graduating, Brooke Lincoln. Having a senior to celebrate happens a lot for LeBourdais. Next year…

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News from newspapers, as it should be

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Salt ’n Spar
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The proposed FY27 municipal…
The Ozone Mountain mystery

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Galleries

Beyond the classroom: Wiscasset student artists on exhibit

Maine Art Gallery kicks off 2026 season with Wiscasset Student Art Show

Carrabec sends Wiscasset home, 61-51

Main Street Buzz

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Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Boating Course June 16 & 18

Camden Garden Club Restores the Traffic Island for Summer

Camden Garden Club

A Rare Opportunity to Create a Family Legacy on Damariscotta Lake

Newcastle Realty

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Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

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Father’s Day specials at Harbor Theater

A Father's Day Special at the Harbor Theater: "The Great Escape" back on the silver screen Sunday, June 21. Happy Father's Day from Harbor Theater! Courtesy of the venue

Whether you are a first-generation dad with kids still at home, or a second or third generation…

Edgecomb Primary results

On Primary Day, June 9, Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican…

CTL students are honored at eighth-grade graduation ceremony

CTL eighth graders graduated on Wednesday, June 3rd, in a ceremony celebrating them at the school. Courtesy photo

The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb celebrated its 31st…

Press release

Join United Way of Mid Coast Maine to celebrate youth ‘Connecting to Tomorrow’

United Way of Mid Coast Maine is extending an invitation to…

Local artists to host plein air painting at Coastal Rivers preserves

“Plein air” outings offer a way to connect with fellow artists, swap techniques, and socialize in a relaxed, low-pressure environment. Courtesy photo

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A Bird's Tale

What Do These Three Rare Birds Have in Common?

Like its more-common-to-Maine (in winter) northern cousin, the northern shrike, the loggerhead shrike captures small mammals and insects (and occasionally small birds) and often impales them on thorns and twigs so it can more easily tear into them for eating. (Photo by Jeffrey Gammon courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)

There’s no doubt that we birders find a thrill in seeing rare…

May home prices in Maine remained stable; homes for sale increased 26% since April

AUGUSTA (June 9, 2026)—Although Maine home sales…

Candidates’ TV ads

Are you as glad as I am that the myriad TV ads for the various candidates has ended? Spoiled my morning coffee time…

St. Giles annual Country Fair promises to be a day of fun for old and young

A mounted moose head offered as one of auction items at fair. Courtesy photo

Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church Fair Saturday,…

Wiscasset nixes public works as new sewer plant site, rejects school budget, decides selectboard, school committee races

Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons and…

Joe's Journal

A puzzlement

Modern medicine is wonderful – sometimes.

The white-coated boys and girls with big brains have…

Geocaching: Treasure at your fingertips

Martha Cowdery and Mike Tomko's daughter, Whitney Lytle, and granddaughter, Eben Anderson, 8, get on the geocaching fun at a spot in Dodge Point, Maine. Courtesy of Mike Tomko.

What if the whole world could be a treasure hunt? Turns out, it already is. Beginning in May 2000 with the public…

Alna election results

Voting results Alna released June 9:

RSU 12 Budget Election

239 Yes

52 …

Coastal Rivers offers two-day Wilderness First Aid certification course

Instructor Eric Duffy coaches students through a first aid scenario during a Wilderness First Aid class. Courtesy photo

…

This week at the Lincoln Theater

"The Devil Wears Prada 2" - (PG-13; 1 hour, 59 minutes) - Twenty years after making their…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 2 arrests

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 279 calls for service for the period of June…

Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' 4X100M relay team wins Class C championship

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls' track and field team produced a Class…

This week at the Harbor Theater

Brendan Fraser stars as Pres. Dwight Eisenhower in "Pressure." The film opens Friday, June 12 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Tuner" - (R; 1 hour, 47 minutes) - In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher's first…

If you see a Black Hawk helicopter in Wiscasset Tuesday morning, June 9, it’s a planned visit to WMHS

As part of Wiscasset Field Day activities this…

WMHS Class of 2026 scholarships

Wiscasset Middle High School has announced $122,500 in scholarships to members of the Class of 2026:

…

Edgecomb Eddy honored as 2027 'School Garden of the Year'

The Maine School Garden Network announced in May,…

Letter to the editor

Flag Day 2026

Dear Editor:

I emigrated to the USA in 1978 to work as a mechanic and electrician in the…

Wormfest! Day 1

Friday, June 12

Participate in the Wiscasset Wormcrawl, a self-guided restaurant and beverage…

Maine State Aquarium

June 17 is opening day at MSA

The Maine State Aquarium has fin-tastic news: opening day for the 2026 season is June 17. The aquarium…

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Rockland Tides

Thursday, 06/11
1:42 AM	Low	0.55`
7:47 AM	High	9.57`
1:55 PM	Low	0.67`
8:11 PM	High	10.84`

Friday, 06/12
2:40 AM	Low	-0.08`
8:49 AM	High	9.77`
2:50 PM	Low	0.52`
9:05 PM	High	11.39`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Thursday, 06/11
1:32 AM	Low	0.56`
7:45 AM	High	9.98`
1:45 PM	Low	0.76`
8:07 PM	High	11.38`

Friday, 06/12
2:30 AM	Low	-0.06`
8:44 AM	High	10.20`
2:41 PM	Low	0.60`
9:02 PM	High	11.90`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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