Wiscasset Newspaper

11/29/2025

Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said the town office had a plumbing issue Nov. 26 that backed up the toilets and flooded the bathrooms, the hall, and his office. "This necessitated the (town) office be closed for cleanup and to dry the floors, carpets and affected walls. The issue is being cre...

11/20/2025

From Wiscasset Police Department's page: Shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, a male subject knocked on a door of a Lincoln Street residence and asked a female if he could use her phone.The resident turned to get her phone and (the) male subject walked inside and displayed a firearm....

11/19/2025

“I encourage people to come in and eat in and sit down and meet someone new, and maybe, pick up with an old friend ... It's the time of year when we need to come together.”

"I encourage people to come in and eat in and sit down and meet someone new, and maybe, pick up with an old friend ... It's the time of year when we need to come together," Dave Sawyer of Lincoln Lodge of Masons in Wiscasset said about a free, Thanksgiving-style meal this Sunday, Nov. 23 at Wiscasse...

11/17/2025

“When it comes to recess time, that's the best place because we (can) see them in that basketball/parking lot area as well as the kids who are on the track.”

Wiscasset School Department will look at whether the planned spot at Wiscasset Middle High School for two new basketball hoops is the best place for them. Resident Chet Grover raised concerns to the school committee Nov. 12 when Principal Sarah Hubert said the grant-funded hoops will replace the por...

11/13/2025

“Not sure the weather cares about my wishing or yours, so let's just take our usual care in winter walking, driving, snowmobiling, skating, etc.”

For I think the first time this fall, the chance of brief, likely non-accumulating snow was forecast for our area earlier this week. At press time, the chance was dimming, which was fine by me, since I am no fan. If you are one, or if you need snow for any part of your livelihood, I, as I have in pr...

11/12/2025

At Arlington National Cemetery, during the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, many people witnessed the ceremony and "You could hear a pin drop," Cossette, Post 54's longtime commander, said. "There was no sound, whatsoever. And then you're looking out and seeing all the graves out there. I was quite taken back by it all, like everyone that went with us."

When Wiscasset's William Cossette Jr. took a special trip for veterans last summer, he took a photo of fellow American Legion Post 54 member Wally Pitcher with him. Pitcher was supposed to go with him on the Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. area sites that honor veterans. "He died two weeks bef...

11/06/2025

"This (lets) us as a town ... put our ducks in a row. And I really feel like this is answering a lot of the concerns of folks ... about the process.”

Drawing residents' praise and questions, Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 4 unanimously paused review of any proposals that involve tax-acquired properties.

11/05/2025

Woolwich voters Nov. 4 went with Dale Chadbourne (903 votes) and Thomas Davis (727) over Mechelle Given (599) for selectboard, in results posted at woolwich.us The lone candidate on the ballot for Regional School Unit 1's contest 1, Kurt Spiridakis, got 1,189 votes; the lone one on the ballot for co...

11/05/2025

In results Town Clerk Lisa Arsenault provided, Alna on Nov. 4 rejected Maine Question 1, 120-292; and passed Maine Question 2, 277-136.

11/05/2025

Wiscasset voters Nov. 4 passed all three local questions, in results Town Clerk Linda Perry provided. Local question 1, “Shall the Town appropriate an amount not to exceed $325,000 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to be used to secure a $4 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency f...

11/04/2025

"It's just an old time, warm feeling ... A lot of places have coffee or tea. A lot of people come out in pajamas ... It's like a throwback to how it used to be," when the retail holiday shopping season began around this time and not "a month ago," Allen "Big Al" Cohen said Monday about Wiscasset's a...

11/03/2025

“Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce business events are a great opportunity to network with other professionals and make new contacts in our unique business community.”

Join us to welcome our newest antique emporium, A Step Back in Time. Celebrate with Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesspeople at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A great event to see what's new in our area in an informal setting, 50/50 raffl...