The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
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Wiscasset jail approaches end of second COVID-19 outbreak
About 42 people within Two Bridges Regional Jail tested positive for COVID-19 in August and September.
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Final Wiscasset Art Walk planned for Sept. 30
WISCASSET — True to the spirit of the 2021 Wiscasset Art Walk season, the final event scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, will feature community art-making, working artists, music, and picnics to go. The evening’s sidewalk activities aim to activate inner artists, stimulate taste buds, and enhance community connections. Two hands-on community art projects […]
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Woolwich twig artist
WISCASSET — Susy Perrine, a self-described twig artist, is scheduled to build a garden structure out of that material from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, during the Wiscasset Art Walk. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village. “I’m interested in the process almost as much as […]
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Wiscasset art gallery to feature works by fine art photographers
WISCASSET — For its final show of the season, the Maine Art Gallery plans to feature four fine art photographers, each celebrating Maine through their own point of view and aesthetic. Works by Terry Hire, Jim Nickelson, Lisa Mossel Vietze and Olga Merrill explore the state through both abstract and representational imagery, all with a […]
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Big Al’s, an iconic discount emporium, to close after 35 years in business
The store is known, in part, for its colorful owner and variety of merchandise on Route 1 in Wiscasset.
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Netflix film crew visits Wiscasset seafood landmark
Phil Rosenthal, creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” stopped by Red’s Eats while filming for his new food and travel documentary series on Netflix this month.
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Plein air artists to fill Wiscasset’s streets, byways
WISCASSET — Response to the Maine Art Gallery’s call for artists to participate in this year’s plein air “Paint the Town” event has been overwhelming, the gallery reports. It has had to turn away last-minute applicants for lack of exhibit space in the historic Academy building on Warren Street. Normally, fewer than 12 participants joined […]
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Augusta man flees Wiscasset arrest, crashes in Richmond
Police say Vlad Palli, 23, fled from a traffic stop in Wiscasset on Sunday, triggering a brief high-speed chase in Dresden before his car ended up in a ditch on Front Street in Richmond.
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Following COVID outbreak, Wiscasset jail will not require employees, inmates to get vaccine
Two Bridges Regional Jail is “strongly encouraging” employees to get vaccinated to keep the jail’s COVID-19 case count low.