30 people at Wiscasset jail test positive for COVID-19

Approximately 27 residents and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Spokesperson Robert Long confirmed Friday.

Wiscasset art gallery plans ‘Paint the Town and Plein Air Show’

Downtown Wiscasset crumbling brick façade repair cost, timeline remain uncertain

Questions about what caused the brick façade of the 163-year-old Wawenock Block building in downtown Wiscasset to crumble and how long the repairs will take remain unknown nearly one month after the incident.

Online art auction to benefit Wiscasset gallery

Red’s Eats opens for 2021 season, with lobster temporarily off the menu

Lobster rolls, arguably the seafood shack's best-known menu item, won't be available until mid-May.

No injuries reported after Wiscasset building’s brick façade crumbles

No one was injured when bricks peeled off the front of the 163-year-old Wawenock Block building at 67 Main Street, but what caused the collapse remains a mystery, said Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons.

Wiscasset school 8th grader recognized for short story

Alna’s Maeve Tholen's story was chosen from among more than 230,000 entries to receive the Scholastic National Gold Medal.

Wiscasset student wins top award in national writing competition

Chewonki Elementary and Middle School student Maeve Tholen wins for a short story that addresses dementia.

Police: Vandal drives through Wiscasset cemetery wall, knocks over headstone

Police are looking for the public's help over the incident at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Maine airports receive grant funding through COVID bill

Thirty-one airports in Maine were awarded $9.7 million through funding provided through the COVID-19 package that was signed into law in December, according to an announcement by the office Sen. Susan Collins.