News
A service for Alfred Marin will be held Friday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. at Hall’s of Boothbay, located at 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.
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Ross Maddocks, a lifelong sailor, devoted husband and father, decorated United States Navy veteran, harbormaster, storyteller, and beloved friend to many, passed away peacefully Aug.
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Martin Franklin Achilles, age 89, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2026 at his home in The Highlands in Topsham Maine.
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Sharon Lee Andrews Pulkkinen of East Boothbay, Maine, passed on Sept. 4, 2026 overlooking Linekin Bay at her home in East Boothbay.
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Ronald (Ron) Edward Johnson, 76 years old, passed away peacefully on Aug. 28, 2026 at Cape Memory Care Home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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Carol Ann Parker, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
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Anthony Wayne “Tony” Faulkingham, born May 27, 1953, in Harrington, Maine, passed away on Sept. 5, 2026.
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Robert Soule, age 76, of Wiscasset passed away on Aug. 28, 2026, after a long period of declining health.
Finding Our Voices
Movie theaters in Rockland, Portland, and Waterville are partnering with the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices to roll out October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the screening of a powerful documentary followed by a survivor-led community discussion.
The following announcements are from woolwich.us
Through Sept. 26, Carousel Music Theater is staging “Flashback to Murder,” a musical comedy whodunnit set in the disco-vibed world of 1975, flashing back to a 1955 high school reunion where the prom queen’s unsolved murder takes center stage.
The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23 at the Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., doors open at 5:30.
The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is seeking nominations for one elected position on its five-member Board of Supervisors.
The budget offer Wiscasset's school committee nodded Sept. 10 cuts $105,046 in costs from the one that failed at the polls Sept. 1. And it takes $600,000 from the undesignated fund balance instead of $500,000.
Wiscasset school committee
From the state's cell phone ban to making sure students are where assigned, Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Chris Hennessey told the school committee Sept. 8, students are not pushing back.
The Maine Association of Realtors reports 1,542 existing single-family homes changed hands in August—a decrease of 10.09 percent year-over-year.
On Saturday, Sept. 19, visitors to Pownalborough Court House in Dresden will have the opportunity to interact with life in 1778, when the American Revolution was still being fought and the new nation was taking shape.
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:
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The Town of Wiscasset offers several convenient ways for residents to stay informed about municipal news, meetings, and community updates. Community members can visit the Town website, follow the Town’s Facebook page, or sign up for the Town’s alert notification system, Notify Me®.
Stephen and Helene Huyler are mounting an epic estate sale featuring exotic treasures from their travels around the world as a benefit for Finding Our Voices, at 10 Sea St. in Camden on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.
Labor Day may signal the official end of summer, but it also marks the beginning of special series and events season at Harbor Theater. In September alone, you’ll find the return of Arts on Film and Cinema Clubhouse series, a special free event for members, and a Middle Earth birthday party!
Wiscasset selectmen
Twelve months of a monthly membership at Wiscasset Community Center cost, together, almost 50% more than an annual one, selectmen observed Sept. 1. Board members brainstormed how to make WCC membership more affordable for someone who can't pay the annual, lump sum.
Please join us Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay for a presentation on recently passed Maine Red Flag Laws with Margaret Groban. Groban will review Red and Yellow Flag processes, identify points of overlap and key differences, and walk attendees through court forms developed for Red Flag petitions.
Summer may be almost over, but the American Legion Sunday breakfasts continue on into the fall. The next breakfast will be on Sunday, Sept. 13 at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay.
Boothbay Railway Village Museum - Driving History Forward campaign
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The Boothbay Region Democratic Committee invites everyone to join them for their annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. on the Boothbay Common.
Healthy Kids, a community-based family support network and the designated member of Maine’s Prevention Council serving Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties, has launched its 2026 Baby Safety Month campaign.
Wiscasset school committee
Hours after Wiscasset School Department's second try at a 2026-27 school budget lost at the polls Sept. 1, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson was up early and went online to check out Richmond's school budget and compare it, line by line, to Wiscasset's. The Sagadahoc County town's school budget has been cited by Ed Polewarczyk, a frequent questioner of Wiscasset's school budget.
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this fall: one for tutoring children and one for tutoring adult English language learn
To further enhance visitors' experience at the ca. 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, a Timeline of Events has been installed in the ell of the historic cape at the head of Main Street.
Woolwich selectmen recently met with three Maine Department of Transportation representatives to discuss what steps might be taken to improve traffic safety on the Route One corridor.
Wiscasset selectmen
It’s official: Wiscasset voters have several decisions to make Nov. 3, involving mobile home park rents, data centers, the ordinance review committee (ORC) and use of some fire department services. Selectmen Sept.
Edgecomb selectmen honored the life of a community member Sept. 1 to begin their board meeting. Aug. 8, Dave Boucher, 70, died due to a medical condition while driving a car in Boothbay.
Veggies to Table raised an extraordinary $319,106 at its annual To the Nines auction and gala on Aug. 9, bringing the community together in support of its mission to help end hunger.
