Town of Wiscasset

11/01/2026

🍂⏰ Time to Fall Back!

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. Remember to turn your clocks BACK one hour before heading to bed Saturday night!

It’s also a great reminder to test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Enjoy the extra hour, Wiscasset! 🍁

10/28/2026

Halloween Activities in Wiscasset
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Come out for a ghoulishly good time! Enjoy an afternoon of costumes, treats, and family-friendly fun around Wiscasset.

Trunk or Treat at Wiscasset Speedway
2:00–4:00 p.m.; Wiscasset Speedway
Trick-or-treat along the Speedway’s front stretch in a safe, fun, family-friendly setting. This FREE event is open to all ages!

The Great Halloween Door Knock at Islebrook Village
3:00–5:00 p.m.; Islebrook Village
Knock on a door, say “Trick or Treat,” and make a Halloween memory with Islebrook Village residents. All are welcome!

Nightmare on Federal Street
4:00–6:30 p.m.

Halloween Parade
4:00 p.m.: Parade lineup begins at Wiscasset Elementary School. The first 200 trick-or-treaters can pick up a special prize at the WCC/WPRD tent!
4:30 p.m.: The parade heads down Federal Street, turns right onto Washington Street, right onto Union Street, right onto Warren Street, and left back onto Federal Street.

Block Party and Trick-or-Treating
Enjoy trick-or-treating, music, pizza, and more!
Chamber Costume Contest: Prizes for kids and groups in the Funniest, Scariest, and Most Original categories, plus a special prize for the best overall dog costume.

The Pirates of Wiscasset: Visit them at their new location at the Customs House on Water Street.

Families are also encouraged to explore downtown, where participating businesses and residences will welcome trick-or-treaters. Check out the Treasure Map for directions!

Parking: Available at Wiscasset Elementary School, Middle Street, Railroad Avenue, and Waterfront Park.

10/28/2026

Don’t forget to Vote!

Polls open at 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road.
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State General Election
• U.S. Senator
• Governor
• Rep. to Congress
• State Senator
• Rep. to the Legislature
• Register of Probate
• County Treasurer
• Register of Deeds
• Sheriff
• District Attorney

Special Town Meeting - School Budget Validation Referendum
For more information, go to: https://www.wiscassetschools.org/o/wiscasset-school-department/page/revised-2026-27-proposed-budget

Special Town Meeting - Town Referendum
What’s on the ballot? Five items:
• Ordinance Review Committee amendment
• Fire Department Cost Recovery Ordinance
• Data Center Moratorium
• Mobile Home Park Lot Rent Increase Moratorium
• Non-binding question on exploring a regional high school

Ordinance Review Committee Amendment
Wiscasset has struggled to fill ORC seats, delaying required updates, especially changes needed for Maine’s new housing law (LD 1829). Proposal: Dissolve the ORC and shift ordinance drafting to Town staff, with Select Board review at public meetings. Goal: Keep ordinance work moving and increase public participation.

Fire Department Cost Recovery Ordinance
Fire protection costs have risen sharply, with over $1.3M spent on apparatus in recent years. Proposal: Allow the Town to recover actual costs for certain incident types (hazmat cleanup, crashes, nuisance alarms, etc.) through insurance or direct billing. Note: Emergency services are never withheld due to inability or refusal to pay.

Data Center Moratorium (Temporary)
Proposal: A six-month pause on new or expanded data center applications. Purpose: Give the Town time to study the impact on electricity, water, wastewater, noise, lighting, traffic, visual character, and finances. Not a ban; routine maintenance and government IT are exempt.

Mobile Home Park Lot Rent Increase Moratorium (Temporary)
Proposal: Limit covered lot rent increases to 3% above Sept. 1, 2026, rent, retroactive to Sept. 1. Purpose: Provide time to review resident and owner concerns before considering any permanent ordinance. Covers tenants living in a park at enactment; excludes landlord-owned homes and resident-owned cooperatives.

Non-Binding Question: Regional High School
Question: Should Wiscasset explore a single high school serving multiple towns in the area? This is a survey only; no consolidation, spending, or commitments. Goal: Learn whether residents want to keep the conversation going about regional options.

Voter Registration & Absentee Ballot Information
This link explains how to register and vote in state elections. State of Maine Voter Guide

You can request an absentee ballot to be mailed to your chosen address by clicking here: Absentee Ballot Request & Tracking Service, or by filling out the form below and returning it to the Town Office by close of business on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Return absentee ballots by 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the Community Center, at poll closing.

For more information, please go to:

The Town Clerk's Office is the record keeping department for the Town of Wiscasset. The office issues Birth, Marriage and Death and all other official documents. Marriage licenses are by appointment only.

10/20/2026

Friendly reminder: Tonight’s Meeting Schedule, Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

The Special Town Meeting, at 6:00 pm, will be held at Wiscasset Middle/High School to appropriate additional funds for needed improvements to several existing Wastewater Treatment Plant pump stations.
For more information, https://www.wiscasset.gov/192/Town-Clerk-Elections

The Selectboard meeting is being held immediately after the Special Town Meeting at Wiscasset Middle/High School.
For more information, https://www.wiscasset.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-801?html=true

At each regular Selectboard meeting, there will be time devoted to the public to address the Selectboard regarding any time that is not on the agenda for that meeting. Comment will be limited to five minutes per person. There will be a 30-minute maximum for the section. 

10/15/2026

Stay warm, stay safe, and plan ahead this winter, Wiscasset!

As colder weather approaches, now is a great time to schedule your heating system tune-up, check fuel levels, and seal drafts around windows and doors. A little preparation can reduce heating costs and keep your home comfortable all season.

If you’re concerned about heating bills, help may be available. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps eligible homeowners and renters pay for heating. Other programs offer support for weatherization, heating system repairs, and emergency fuel assistance. Efficiency Maine also offers incentives for qualifying energy improvements.

For information about heating assistance and local resources, see the Winter Heating Guide, contact 211 Maine, Midcoast Maine Community Action, or Town of Wiscasset General Assistance. Reach out early to learn about your options.

Please share this post to help neighbors find the support they need this winter.

The Maine Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is the cabinet-level agency responsible for leading the state’s energy policy, planning, programs, and development. DOER tracks delivered fuel prices weekly during the heating season and updates this Winter Heating Guide each year to share informatio...

10/14/2026

Could Your Land Be The Next Home of Wiscasset’s Wastewater Treatment Plant?

The Town is seeking private landowners willing to sell at least three acres for a potential new wastewater treatment plant site. Mason Station is being evaluated, but no final location has been selected. Have property you’d like considered? Read the full announcement for requirements and how to submit a letter of interest. You don't need new surveys or engineering studies to express interest.

Alternative Sites Announcement

10/14/2026

Public Hearing Being Held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, for November 3rd, 2026, Special Town Meeting Ballot Questions

The Select Board will hold a Public Hearing during its October 20th, 2026, meeting to take comments and answer questions about the November 3rd Town Meeting ballot. No changes can be made to the ballot. NOTE: This meeting will be held at the Wiscasset Middle/High School gym.

For more information:

Public Hearing Notice: https://www.wiscasset.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1759/PUBLIC-HEARING-Ad-for-Special-TM-11032026?bidId=

Warrants/ Ballots/ Memos
https://www.wiscasset.gov/192/Town-Clerk-Elections

The Town Clerk's Office is the record keeping department for the Town of Wiscasset. The office issues Birth, Marriage and Death and all other official documents. Marriage licenses are by appointment only.

10/08/2026

Special Town Meeting for Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The Select Board has set a Special Town Meeting for Tuesday, October 20th, 2026, at 6:00 pm at the Wiscasset Middle/High School to appropriate additional funds for needed improvements to several Wastewater Treatment Plant pump stations. (NOTE: This meeting is being held at the Wiscasset Middle/High School)

For more information, go to the Town website:
https://www.wiscasset.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/203

Special Town Meeting Warrant
WWTP Pump Station Improvement Memo

The Select Board has set a Special Town Meeting for October 20th, 2026, at 6:00 pm at the Wiscasset Middle/High School for the purpose of appropriating additional funds for the needed improvements to

10/07/2026

The Town Office will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026, in observance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. The Town Office will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, during its regular hours. Thank you for understanding.

10/01/2026

Two Short Planned Outages This Weekend In Wiscasset

Central Maine Power (CMP) notified the Town that it is scheduling two brief planned outages affecting 1516 customers in Wiscasset and Woolwich on:

Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 5:15 to 5:20 AM --- Roads Affected By Outage

Acorn Rd; Alewife Run; Anchor Way; Andrews Dr; Appleton Rd; Atlantic Hwy
Backdoor Rd; Bailey Rd; Baker Rd; Barnes Rd; Bath Rd; Bay Shore Rd; Bayview Dr; Beechnut Hill Rd; Beechwood Rd; Birch Point Rd; Blackmore Ln; Boatyard Rd; Borskis Way; Bridge Rd; Brooks Cove Rd; Buckley Rd; Burnell Rd
Castle Ln; Caton Rd; Chase Dr; Cheney Dr; Chewonki Neck Rd; Chickadee Ln; Clover Ln; Colby Rd; Cove Side Way; Crickets Ln; Cromwell Rd; Crooker Rd; Cushman Point Rd
Dewey Way; Doggett Rd; Dunn Dr
E Shore Rd; Eaton Cove Rd; Edwin Dr; Eloise Dr; Evergreen Ln
Faulkingham Ln; Ferry Rd; Flood Ave; Foggy Bottom Ln; Fowles Point Rd; Fox Run Rd; Freedom Song Ln
Goose Rock Rd; Gorham Rd; Greenleaf Rd; Grover Ln
Haggett Rd; Harrimans Point Rd; Haskell Rd; Hemlock Rd; Heritage Ln; Heron Way; Hickory Dr; Hidden Rd; Hilton Ln; Hodgdon Rd; Hopkins Rd; Howard Ln
James Way; Jays Ln; JBS Way; Jeremysquam Way; Jewett Cove Rd; Johnson Ln; Johnson St; Junction Rd; Juniper Rd
Kehail Point Rd; Knight Meadow Ln; Knubble Bay Rd
Leblanc Rd; Ledge Hill Ln; Lester Rd; Lewis Dr; Line Dr; Loheed Line; Log Cabin Rd; Long Cove Way; Loranz Ln; Lord Rd; Lucky Ln
Maine Yankee Ln; Main Rd; Main St; Malone Rd; Mank Ln; Mason Station; McCarty Cove Rd; Metcalf Rd; Metzger Dr; Michelson Ln; Montsweag Valley Rd; Moose Walk Rd; Mulhall Rd; Murray Dr; Mystik Way
N End Rd; North Rd
Oak Point Rd; Oak Ridge Dr; Oak Ridge West; Oak Run Rd; Old Bath Rd; Old County Rd; Old Ferry Rd; Old Pier Ln; Old Stage Rd; Old Woods Rd; Osprey Way; Oxhorn Rd
Page Ave; Palmer Rd; Parsons Rd; Peters Cove Ln; Pettey Rd; Pierce Rd; Pine Needle Dr; Pine Rd; Pinewood Dr; Plummer Rd; Point East Dr; Post Office Rd; Pottle Cove Rd
Ratcliffe Rd; Ready Point Rd; Red Gate Ln; Red Oak Dr; Ridge View Ln; Ridgeview Rd; River Rd; Rocky Rd
S Point Dr; Shady Ln; Shaw Rd; Skillin Ln; Sortwell Rd; Spruce Ln; Strawberry Hill Rd; Sukie Ln; Stage Rd
Tarbox Rd; Taylor Rd; Thorndike Rd; Treeside Dr; Twin Oak Rd; Twin Rivers Dr; Two Bridge Rd
W Shore Rd; Ward Brook Rd; Weatherstone Dr; Westport Bridge Rd; Willis Point Rd; Wood Ln; Wright Rd
Youngs Point Rd

Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 4:30 to 4:35 PM --- Roads Affected By Outage

Acorn Rd; Alewife Run; Anchor Way; Andrews Dr; Appleton Rd; Atlantic Hwy
Bath Rd; Backdoor Rd; Bailey Rd; Baker Rd; Barnes Rd; Bay Shore Rd; Bayview Dr; Beechnut Hill Rd; Beechwood Rd; Birch Point Rd; Boatyard Rd; Borskis Way; Bridge Rd; Brooks Cove Rd; Buckley Rd; Burnell Rd
Castle Ln; Caton Rd; Chase Dr; Cheney Dr; Chewonki Neck Rd; Chickadee Ln; Clover Ln; Colby Rd; Cove Side Way; Crickets Ln; Cromwell Rd; Crooker Rd; Cushman Point Rd
Dewey Way; Doggett Rd; Dunn Dr
E Shore Rd; Eaton Cove Rd; Edwin Dr; Eloise Dr; Evergreen Ln
Faulkingham Ln; Ferry Rd; Flood Ave; Foggy Bottom Ln; Fowles Point Rd; Fowles Pt Rd; Fox Run Rd; Freedom Song Ln
Goose Rock Rd; Gorham Rd; Greenleaf Rd; Grover Ln
Haggett Rd; Harrimans Point Rd; Haskell Rd; Hemlock Rd; Heritage Ln; Heron Way; Hickory Dr; Hidden Rd; Hilton Ln; Hodgdon Rd; Hopkins Rd; Howard Ln
James Way; Jays Ln; JBS Way; Jeremysquam Way; Jewett Cove Rd; Johnson Ln; Johnson St; Junction Rd; Juniper Rd
Kehail Point Rd; Knight Meadow Ln; Knubble Bay Rd
Leblanc Rd; Ledge Hill Ln; Lester Rd; Lewis Dr; Line Dr; Loheed Line; Log Cabin Rd; Long Cove Way; Loranz Ln; Lord Rd; Lucky Ln
Maine Yankee Ln; Main Rd; Main St; Malone Rd; Mank Ln; Mason Station; McCarty Cove Rd; Metcalf Rd • Metzger Dr; Michelson Ln; Montsweag Valley Rd; Moose Walk Rd; Mulhall Rd • Murray Dr; Mystik Way
N End Rd; North Rd
Oak Point Rd; Oak Ridge Dr; Oak Ridge West; Oak Run Rd; Old Bath Rd; Old County Rd; Old Ferry Rd; Old Pier Ln; Old Stage Rd; Old Woods Rd; Osprey Way; Oxhorn Rd
Page Ave; Palmer Rd; Parsons Rd; Peters Cove Ln; Pettey Rd; Pierce Rd; Pine Needle Dr; Pine Rd; Pinewood Dr; Plummer Rd; Point East Dr; Post Office Rd; Pottle Cove Rd
Ratcliffe Rd; Ready Point Rd; Red Gate Ln; Red Oak Dr; Ridge View Ln; Ridgeview Rd; River Rd; Rocky Rd
S Point Dr; Shady Ln; Shaw Rd; Skillin Ln; Sortwell Rd; Spruce Ln; Stage Rd; Strawberry Hill Rd; Sukie Ln
Tarbox Rd; Taylor Rd; Thorndike Rd; Treeside Dr; Twin Oak Rd; Twin Rivers Dr; Two Bridge Rd
W Shore Rd; Ward Brook Rd; Weatherstone Dr; Westport Bridge Rd; Willis Point Rd; Wood Ln; Wright Rd
Youngs Point Rd

This is being done to replace a transmission line structure at the Maine Yankee substation. For more information about the Planned Outages, go to: https://www.cmpco.com/outages/weareready/plannedmaintenance

If you have any questions, contact CMP at (800) 750-4000.