Midcoast artists designing a 32-foot mural for D.C.-area restaurant chain

Midcoast artists and friends have been working on their latest mural in Wiscasset.

Brunswick man shot, police search for suspects

Darren Mitchell of Brunswick was taken to Maine Medical Center after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. He is in stable condition. A Wiscasset man was arrested on unrelated charges as police investigated.

Weaver to set up loom in Wiscasset broom maker’s shop

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. Thursday through Saturday, July 4-6, at 52 Water St.

Fourth of July events scheduled around central Maine

Plenty of July 4th celebrating has been planned in the area.

Carrabassett Valley hires new town manager

Garrett Corbin of Coplin Plantation and Wiscasset will begin his duties June 17.

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.

Association to host March 14 talk on Black sailors of Lincoln County

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.

Defendant charged with working at illegal central Maine cannabis grow says he has not ‘received a paycheck yet’ after ‘years’

Lincoln County investigators say they are continuing to process evidence collected at local homes they said were filled with marijuana and had cramped living quarters.