🌱 Police report suspected cocaine seizure after 120 mph highway chase

Morning Wiscasset! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Police report suspected cocaine seizure after 120 mph highway chase

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 48, low: 36.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 45 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Several pounds of cocaine found after chase reaches 120 mph on Maine highway (wmtw.com) — An Auburn man faces drug trafficking and eluding charges after police say a chase from Bowdoinham to Augusta reached 120 mph. Investigators say they recovered more than three pounds of suspected cocaine from a bag he discarded. Lawz Lepenn, 44, was held without bail on a probation violation at Wiscasset’s Two Bridges Regional Jail.
   

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📸 Around Wiscasset

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wiscasset

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams →
  Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel
  8:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Seacoast Artisans 27th Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show →
  Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Economic Development Committee →
  Town Office Conference Room, 51 Bath Road, Wiscasset
  5:00 pm
• Cribbage →
  Senior Center Community Center, Wiscasset
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Sew and Chat →
  Senior Center Community Center, Wiscasset
  9:30 am
• Zumba Gold →
  Gym Community Center, Wiscasset
  10:00 am

Saturday November 14

• Early Bird Sale →
  Wiscasset ME
  6:00 am
• Wiscasset Early Bird →
  Wiscasset ME
  6:00 am
• Waterworks →
  Pool Community Center, Wiscasset
  7:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Sew and Chat →
  Senior Center Community Center, Wiscasset
  9:30 am
• Beginning Line Dancing →
  Gym Community Center, Wiscasset
  10:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• Cribbage →
  Senior Center Community Center, Wiscasset
  9:30 am
• Selectboard →
  Town Office Conference Room, 51 Bath Road, Wiscasset
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Wiscasset Schools: Parent Teacher Conferences →
  Wiscasset ME

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Team Member in Bath. Apply here.
• General Dynamics Bath Iron Works posted a job opening for Outside Machinist/ Outside Machine Operator (Grades 7 - 9) in Bath. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wiscasset here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bath

• Midcoast lobsterman who died hauling traps known for work ethic (bangordailynews.com)

Boothbay

• '9 to 5' opening Friday, Nov. 13 (boothbayregister.com)
• 'Bridges to the Beyond' (boothbayregister.com)
• See 3 coastal Maine house lots for sale (pressherald.com)

Damariscotta

• Discovery Village Brings Yurt Classrooms to Damariscotta, Maine (wjbq.com)

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Ok Wiscasset! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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