Wiscasset Creative Alliance will host Wiscasset Homes on Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13. The tour depicts the historic components of a small, self-contained community by representing wealth, commerce and agriculture. Proceeds from the tour benefit the alliance’s community programs. The tour includes a 2.5-acre estate with lawns and plantings that […]
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Weaver demonstrates hand looming in Wiscasset broom maker’s shop
Two local craftspeople will showcase their passion for functional art in one storefront this week. Eric McIntyre, proprietor and woodcarver at Village Handcraft, will host Hilary Crowell of The Cultivated Thread in the store’s working showroom from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 4-6 at 52 Water St. in Wiscasset. Crowell weaves on a small […]
Wiscasset Art Walk opens for its 12th season on June 27
The 2024 Wiscasset Art Walk season opens Thursday, June 27, in Wiscasset Village. Visitors are invited to peruse the village galleries and shops. From 4-7 p.m., village sidewalks will be lined with original art, regional vendors and local community tables where visitors can meet the artists. While perusing, snag something tasty from Bowlicious food truck […]
Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset hosts two shows in one exhibition
Maine Art Gallery is hosting two shows in its next exhibition, one on each floor of the historic Old Academy in Wiscasset. Running from June 13 through July 21, the first floor will feature works by artists who have been involved in MAG’s plein-air event, “Paint it! Wiscasset,” and the second floor will feature an […]
Bath educator recognized for work in environmental education
First- and second-grade teacher Lorna Fake is recognized for making the natural world a part of her classroom.
New exhibition at Wiscasset Bay Gallery opens Memorial Day weekend
“Fresh Paint and Recent Acquisitions” will open Saturday, May 25, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in celebration of the gallery’s 40th season. Featuring a diverse and eclectic collection of works by artists from Denmark, Croatia, France, Italy, Great Britain and the United States, the exhibition will span three centuries. Among the highlights of the show […]
Man who died at Wiscasset jail was struggling with mental health, family says
Kare Randall, 25, moved to Maine this year, hoping for a fresh start, but he was found dead of an apparent suicide last week. Family members say there were red flags that Two Bridges Regional Jail overlooked.
State police investigating inmate’s suicide at Wiscasset jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail confirmed a resident died Sunday morning, but released no other information pending the investigation by the Maine State Police.
Maine Yankee, Wiscasset clash over nuclear waste site taxes with millions at stake
Maine Yankee was granted an environmental exemption to avoid paying property taxes on its Wiscasset nuclear storage facility that the town valued at nearly $94 million.
Interim Wiscasset Middle High School principal appointed after ex-principal’s firing
Sarah Hubert was named interim principal of Wiscasset Middle High School after former Principal Gina Stevens was fired for a series of alleged transgressions.