3 days ago · Wiscasset Middle High School's boys' high school basketball team will be a top-three seed in D south regionals, and the girls' team "just snapped a 122-game losing streak," Athletic Director Brandon Rogers told the school committee Jan. 14.

Alna's deadline to file nomination papers for the March elections was Monday, and Town Clerk Sarah Perkins said she received completed papers from Michael Trask, for road commissioner, a one-year term; Sherry Lyons, for school board, a three-year term; Steven Graham and Ed Pentaleri, both for the second selectman's seat, a two-year term; and…

Robert G. "Bob" Splaine, 86, died Jan. 30, 2025 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. Friends are welcome to join the family for a time of visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Hall Funeral…

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6 days ago · Jan. 28 at about 1:59 p.m., Sagadahoc County Communications received a call for a house fire in the area of 450 Main St. in Richmond. Richmond Fire Department arrived on scene within minutes of… Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 3 arrests The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 313 calls ...

2 days ago · Amid news of spending freezes or potential ones at the federal level last week, Wiscasset Newspaper asked locally and nationally where things stand with the $5 million in earmarked, Congressionally directed spending toward the Wiscasset sewer plant's projected $50 million move to where public works is now; the price tag includes moving public works to the transfer station property.

Jan 13, 2025 · The Alna appeals board Jan. 8 eyed potential fixes and improvements to appeals board rules and how to approach that work. According to the discussion at the town office and over Zoom, numerous Alna ordinances say things about the appeals board and do not all jive. If the board proposes changes to the appeals board ordinance and those parts of other ordinances are not also addressed, alternate ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Amid some of their and others' concerns, Wiscasset school committee members Jan. 14 agreed to apply to the state to serve children younger than the schools' youngest students. The unanimous vote came after Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson said applying does not commit Wiscasset to taking part.

Jan 8, 2025 · Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for December: Arrests, Summonses Dec. 2, Lily Schutte, 18, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Failing to Notify of Motor Vehicle Accident, by Officer Nathan Willhoite. Dec. 2, Katherine Taylor, 38, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Domestic Violence Assault and Violating Condition of Release, by Officer Jonathan Barnes.