Three business partners are restoring the former Musical Wonder House, on High Street in Wiscasset village, to its past grandeur.

A new group has formed to promote downtown Wiscasset during and after the Maine Department of Transportation’s construction project.

The Maine Department of Transportation has demolished Haggett’s Garage, the 102-year-old Water Street office building at the center of much debate in Wiscasset the last two years.

The Maine Department of Transportation expected a subcontractor to start work on the demolition of Haggett’s Garage in Wiscasset on Wednesday, Sept. 5.

The Wiscasset Planning Board heard about plans for a new tavern on Main Street and a new bed-and-breakfast on High Street on Monday, Aug. 27.

Larry Hesseltine, a 30-year veteran of law enforcement, will be Wiscasset’s next police chief.

Lincoln County Communications Center Director Joseph M. “Joe” Westrich is no longer on the job, but the veteran dispatcher is appealing the county’s action in regard to his employment.

The Maine Department of Transportation will restore the same number of off-street parking spaces from its original plans for downtown Wiscasset to its current plans, according to DOT and town officials.

A local father and son with 62 years of service to the U.S. military between them visited veterans memorials in Washington, D.C. with Honor Flight Maine last month.

Westport Island will appeal a justice’s decision in a lawsuit against the town and will allow the painting of a mural on the foundation of the sand shed, voters decided at town meeting Saturday, June 23.