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.

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.

Wiscasset jail offers vaccines to inmates, staff amid COVID-19 outbreak

This is the first time Two Bridges has offered vaccines to inmates.

Missing Wiscasset man found safe

Wiscasset Police Chief Lawrence Hesseltine said Michael Pekich, 44, reached out to authorities early Thursday morning.

Wiscasset police ask for public’s help in finding missing man

Michael Pekich, 44, was last seen driving a black 2011 Jeep Patriot with Maine Lobster Registration 139-ABR headed to the Downeast region and was expected to return in a few days.

30 people at Wiscasset jail test positive for COVID-19

Approximately 27 residents and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Spokesperson Robert Long confirmed Friday.

Online art auction to benefit Wiscasset gallery

Red’s Eats opens for 2021 season, with lobster temporarily off the menu

Lobster rolls, arguably the seafood shack's best-known menu item, won't be available until mid-May.

Wiscasset student wins top award in national writing competition

Chewonki Elementary and Middle School student Maeve Tholen wins for a short story that addresses dementia.

Police: Vandal drives through Wiscasset cemetery wall, knocks over headstone

Police are looking for the public's help over the incident at Woodlawn Cemetery