Just as many stores, restaurants, and other businesses have fallen victim to the dictates of the coronavirus, museums and historic sites including three that are maintained by Lincoln County Historical Association remain closed to summer visitors. In a normal year, volunteer docents would share stories of these buildings to show how history intertwines with the […]
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
County Democrats to hold drive in rally Aug. 30
WISCASSET — The Lincoln County Democrats will hold the Drive In for Democracy: A Rally for the People, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Wiscasset Speedway, 274 West Alna Road. The “pandemic-safe” event will be hosted by the Lincoln County Democratic Committee and will follow guidelines set by Maine’s DECD for […]
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Wiscasset police say man forced cruiser off the road, charge him for 2nd time this week
Stuart Wyman, 48, faces drunken-driving counts in 2 incidents and other charges, as well.
Posted inLocal & State
Former firefighter, Wiscasset resident, dies from cancer linked to 9/11 service
According to the World Trade Center Health Program, 17,094 of its members hold at least one cancer certification and 931 members have died from cancer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Life of James Weldon Johnson, who wrote ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ ended tragically in Maine
The civil rights activist and educator was killed in a car accident in 1938 after vacationing in Islesboro.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: BIW brought on strike by forfeiting trust of workers
Senior management has subcontracted jobs and tried to cut costs in ways that have eroded morale and productivity.
Posted inLocal & State
$5.5 million Wiscasset jail budget cuts 15 positions
Two Bridges Regional Jail’s new budget starting in July is a 10.2% decrease and will result in 12 layoffs, according to administrator James Bailey.
Posted inMaine Crime, Times Record
Wiscasset police charge man for allegedly pointing a gun at another driver
Wiscasset police charged a Hunter Proctor, 23, of Wiscasset with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and operating under the influence after an alleged road rage incident Friday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
71-year-old man killed in Wiscasset crash
Wiscasset police ask any witnesses of the Wednesday morning crash to call with information.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Lobster roll landmark, Red’s Eats opens in Wiscasset for abnormal season
Saturday marked opening day for Red’s Eats, a landmark seafood shack on Route 1 in Wiscasset.