Katherine Lizotte and Henry D. Thompson III, of Newcastle, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Owen Henry Thompson, born on June 17 at 7:58 a.m. at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 19.25 inches.

After 10 years, Edgecomb is on the verge of deciphering the complicated legal and financial entanglements surrounding the water and sewer lines that connect three Davis Island developments to the Wiscasset Waste Water Treatment Plant.

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Land Use, Town Staffing Questions Go to Newcastle Voters

Westport Island Second Selectman Challenged

Dresden to Consider Comprehensive Plan at Town Meeting

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Approximately 42 Wiscasset residents gathered in the high school gym Wednesday, May 27 to vote on the Wiscasset School Department’s proposed 2015-2016 budget of $8,426,886.08.

The Edgecomb Planning Board met for the fifth time to consider Tony Casella’s proposed three-cottage development on Davis Island Thursday, June 18. Chip Griffin, the planning board’s counsel, recommended Casella meet approximately 27 conditions before the application is approved.

A Nobleboro man faces up to 13 years in prison after reaching a plea deal during his trial for attacking a woman with a stun gun in Damariscotta last August.

Dresden voters will decide whether to adopt a comprehensive plan when they gather for town meeting at Pownalborough Hall at 9 a.m., Saturday, June 13.

Government Notices Boothbay Harbor Town of Boothbay Harbor REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES May 26, 2015 The Town of Boothbay Harbor is seeking proposals from qualified financial investment firms to provide investment management of the Town’s Reserve Funds portfolio which has a current market value of approximately $400,000. The funds to be invested […]

The Midcoast Economic Development District’s General Assembly will gather Thursday, June 25 to vote on dissolving the organization – a final step in the process to transfer its federal economic development district status to the Sagadahoc County based Midcoast Council of Governments.

Wiscasset High School once held the title for the lowest graduation rate in Maine. It is a distinction the school has lost.

Whitefield’s personal property tax committee, formed in the wake of the uproar caused by the Whitefield Board of Selectmen’s effort to update the town’s personal property tax list, invited Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, and Rep. Deb Sanderson, R-Chelsea, to their meeting Thursday, May 28.

Wings over Wiscasset was instituted with the help of the Texas Flying Legends Museum to honor veterans and educate the larger community about their service. The event may have been canceled in its third year, but the effort to recognize and honor service members has not.

The Sheepscot Valley Regional School District’s $20,271,921 budget for 2015-2016 received its final stamp of approval from voters at referendum Tuesday, June 9. A total of 670 voters turned out for the election, which was the final step in a months-long process to approve the budget.

Long time local resident Jason Simonds has been working one end of a sound system as the singer in his band, Wicked Blues Band. While that project continues on in the studio, last year, Simonds began working toward providing sound reinforcement to other bands and events by starting up Bunker Hill Sound.