Wiscasset News

Voters in most Lincoln County communities will go to the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 14 for a special election between Democrat Chris Johnson and Republican Dana Dow , both of whom are vying for the Maine Senate District 20 seat.

Each weekend we'll feature one auto as the Atlantic Motorcar's "Auto of the Week". These will be autos which we feel represent an exceptional value, have very special interest, or aA unique appeal.

Two groups met Monday night to discuss the future of Wiscasset schools. While the Wiscasset Schools Advisory Group for Educational Success met at the high school to discuss how people perceive the three schools in their town, another group called the Wiscasset Educational Research Panel discussed alternative solutions for withdrawing from RSU 12.

The Texas Flying Legends Museum has decided to make Wiscasset its permanent summer home which means legendary WWII-era planes like these will regularly grace the Midcoast skies.

A group of residents advocating for withdrawal from Regional School Unit 12 has gathered enough signatures to send the issue to a referendum vote.

By J.W. Oliver Elwell Leach, 99, of Newcastle, says he owes his longevity to fruit.

WISCASSET, Maine - People in the town of Wiscasset are being asked to take their town out of its school district.

BOWDOINHAM, Maine - A Bowdoinham man faces a charge of felony aggravated reckless conduct after he loaded a shotgun late Thursday during a squabble with family members over a set of truck tires.

A new cost-sharing plan devised by the Regional School Unit 12 Finance Committee would increase the required school-funding contributions of Palermo, Somerville and Windsor by more than 25 percent each of what they are currently paying.

By Alec Brodsky The Wiscasset Educational Research Panel has begun circulating a petition that could ultimately set the stage for Wiscasset's eventual exit from RSU 12.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is pleased to announce the installation of a new medication collection box.

By Alec Brodsky The Wiscasset Educational Research Panel has begun circulating a petition that could ultimately see Wiscasset begin negotiations with RSU 12 to withdraw.

Two Massachusetts men are facing multiple charges after police say they broke into a man's home and held a blade to his throat while demanding drugs and money.

A Minnesota company's plan to build airplanes at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station was seen as a major boost, both to base redevelopment and the midcoast Maine economy, when it was announced in July 2010.

Even as officials say Regional School Unit 12's effort to create a new teacher evaluation system will take a while and include lots of time for refinement, at least one school board member says many teachers feel the initiative is moving too fast.

Regional School Unit 12 has scheduled two public hearings on a proposal to change the formula for sharing costs among the district's eight towns.