Wiscasset – Lewiston Sun Journal

Business, Maine, News

Lisbon Falls, Portland, Westbrook among Subway locations closed by state

by Christopher Wheelock December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Maine labor officials are reaching out to workers after Revenue Services shuttered multiple restaurants.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Things to Do

These 5 holiday displays will take you back in time

by Megan Gray December 8, 2025December 5, 2025

Learn about traditions of Christmases past at historic homes and sites in southern Maine.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Knox County to partner with Two Bridges jail

by Morgan Womack November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Knox County will send people in custody to the Wiscasset jail in 2026.

Business, Maine, News

Wiscasset loses ARPA funding after data center proposal, confusion

by Daniel Kool November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.

Letters

Unsafe drinking water in Wiscasset must be addressed | Letter

August 5, 2025August 4, 2025

An upcoming court hearing on continuing quality issues at a local mobile home park should place resident safety above landlord interests.

Maine, News

Where in Maine are you most likely to get a dangerous tick bite?

by Penelope Overton June 23, 2025June 24, 2025

For the last 6 years, the answer has been Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, according to researchers at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s tick lab.

News, Politics

Mainers rally by the thousands for ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump

by Staff report June 14, 2025June 16, 2025

Large crowd gathered in Portland, Augusta, Auburn and elsewhere as part of a nationwide day of protests. Demonstrations were peaceful, though 2 arrests were made in Portland as police tried to move protesters onto the sidewalk.