Three residents have stepped forward to vie for two seats on the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen. Chair Pam Dunning and Selectman Tim Merry are not seeking re-election.

Newcastle Chrysler has expanded its reconditioning and tire-alignment departments with the construction of a 40-by-40-foot building at its Route 1 location.

A Waldoboro woman has started a new company called Podzook to manufacture a British-designed spherical structure called the Archipod in the United States.

Waldoboro officers responded to 278 calls for service from May 18 to 26. A few highlights appear below.

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.