Jennie F. Cromwell
Jennie F. Cromwell, 95, of Westport Island passed away Wednesday, September 12, at her daughter-in-law's home. ...

Alberta A. Sherman
Alberta A. Sherman, 94, of Wiscasset, died peacefully Thursday, September 13, at St. Andrews Hospital. ...

Don't lose local control
To the citizens of Wiscasset: ...

Puzzled by school spending
Dear Editor: ...

Build plant in Connecticut, not here
Dear Editor: ...

If it's safe, let's build it
Dear Editor: ...

Technology not yet ready for coal gasification in Wiscasset
Dear Editor: ...

Gasification plant works well in Netherlands
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Stopping development hurts Maine
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Coal plant bad idea
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Classifieds
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ...

Backpacks can be backbreakers
The month of September has been named Backpack Safety America Month to focus attention on the impact that carrying heavily loaded backpacks can have on young developing spines. - Barbara Martin

Boat crash under investigation
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation of an unreported boat collision on the Back River near the Wiscasset-Westport Island town line. - Paula Gibbs

County EMA responds to Newcastle fire
Lincoln County Emergency Management (EMA) director Tim Pellerin told the commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning that his department helped in the Newcastle house fire on the Walker Point Friday, September 14 with mutual aid. - Charlotte Boynton

Dump county government?
Members of Boothbay's Board of Selectmen are asking their counterparts throughout Lincoln County if they would like to talk about doing away with county government. - Paula Gibbs

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Edgecomb's school plans moving forward
On Monday, members of the Edgecomb School Committee and Superintendent Eileen King met to share information with the Edgecomb selectmen - some good, some bad. - Barbara Martin

Fleury sentenced on 112 sexual abuse charges
Matthew Fleury was sentenced to serve 35 years with 17 years suspended on 112 counts of Gross Sexual Assault, Unlawful Sexual Contact, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor last week. - Barbara Martin

Islanders' craft show Saturday
The Westport Island Artisans Guild will present its ninth annual Craft Show this Saturday, September 22. Area residents will find a wide array of gifts and collectibles to get a head start on holiday shopping. - Anne Cole-Fairfield

King family celebrate newest arrival
The latest addition to the close-knit King family in Woolwich means there are now five generations, all living in Maine. - Charlotte Boynton

Murder mystery train ride Friday
Rockland? The third and final performance of the season for - The Time The Train Reaches Brunswick Junction, Two Hours After I

Mystery writing program Saturday
Wiscasset Public Library opens its first writers' program this fall with "Three Sisters in Crime." Lea Wait, Kate Flora, and Robin MacCready will help would be authors and fans to unravel the mystery of writing and publishing a mystery.

Newspaper, administrator tangle on Right-to-Know law
Lincoln County administrator Jim MacMahon has apparently changed his mind about one section of Maine's Right to Know law. - Charlotte Boynton

No convincing answers
Editorial - Paula Gibbs

Plant vote going on Nov. ballot
By a 3 to 1 vote Tuesday night, Wiscasset selectmen decided to put a proposed ordinance change on the November ballot that would allow the Twin River Energy Center, a gasification plant, to be built in Wiscasset. - The Time The Vote Was Taken, Selectman Nicole Veile Had To Leave

Richardson elected to state committee
Westport Island First Selectman George Richardson has been elected to the Maine Municipal Association's (MMA) Executive Committee. - Charlotte Boynton

State rejects school "intent;" talks to continue
Wiscasset School Superintendent Jay McIntire received word from the Maine Department of Education that the school system's Notice of Intent for the school reorganization plan, submitted by Wiscasset, Alna, and Westport Island, failed to meet requirements. - Charlotte Boynton

Tell It To George
Tell It To George is a collection of thoughts from here and away, from people who want to get their two cents worth in, without using their names.

Twin River Energy announces carbon dioxide study
Twin River Energy announced today the company has selected Potomac Hudson Engineering, Inc. to study the carbon life cycle of its energy production process. - Poe Cilley

Twin River Energy Center - Where will we get the water?
Understandably, people are very interested to know where we will draw the water for the Twin River Energy Center co-production process. In fact, it's the question we get most often over all others - Scott Houldin

Water District digs new plan
There was big news at the monthly Wiscasset Water District meeting that was held in Bath this year on Monday, following the annual meeting of the two districts. - Barbara Martin

Westport Island
Westport Island weekly column - Brenda Bonyun

Wiscasset Senior Center
Wiscasset Senior Center news - Doc Schilke

Woolwich Man Still Missing
Kevin Race, 46, of Woolwich, has been missing since Thursday, September 9, just two days before he was to appear in Lincoln County Superior Court for arraignment on four felony counts of theft. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. - Charlotte Boynton

You Studyin' Hard And Hopin' To Pass
"Do as I say, not as I do," mother always used to advise when I confronted her with the manifest hypocrisy of her behavior. Her pronouncements on matters moral, spiritual and hygienic designed to keep me in line did not, she said, apply to adults. - Boobs Whose Abuses Are Bold.