🌱 What to know about February’s murder trial in Wiscasset

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• What to know about February's murder trial in Wiscasset

Also on today's calendar: Special Town Meeting: School Budget and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Remaining cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Waldoboro man accused of killing his ex-wife goes to trial this winter (bangordailynews.com) — A high-profile murder case tied to Waldoboro is set for jury selection in Wiscasset this February, with testimony expected to run into mid-month. Prosecutors allege James Clark fatally shot his ex-wife, and investigators say matching ammunition and DNA evidence link him to the scene, while the court reviews prior abuse allegations and mental health evaluations.
   

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Saturday October 17
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Tuesday September 29
• Special Town Meeting: School Budget →
  Wiscasset Middle High School Gym, Wiscasset
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Climate Action Team →
  Town Office Conference Room, 51 Bath Road, Wiscasset
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Saturday October 3
• Maguire's Midcoast Community Challenge →
  Maguire's Midcoast Community Challenge, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset
  8:00 am
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  Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset
  11:00 am
Thursday October 8
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Saturday October 10
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  Maguire's Midcoast Community Challenge, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• $10 Work Day at Union + Co →
  Union + Co, 31 Centre Street, Bath
  8:00 am
• The Wind Tunnel: A Meetup for Small Business Owners →
  Union + Co, 31 Centre Street, Bath
  9:00 am
• Oyster Farms & Fall River Cruise →
  Damariscotta River Cruises, 47 Main St., Damariscotta
  2:00 pm
• Veggies to Table Farm Tour →
  Veggies to Table, 27 Bailey Lane, Newcastle
  3:00 pm
• Perils of the Percy & Small Shipyard →
  Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Bath

• Coastal impacts continue today with showers from the nor'easter (wmtw.com)

Boothbay

• Inside the 2026 Pemaquid Oyster Festival (boothbayregister.com)
• Vote for Troy Jackson (boothbayregister.com)
• Obituary: Sherry Dey (greenwichsentinel.com)

Damariscotta

• Characters of the County: Forrest Meader is Living his Dream, One Game Night at a Time (lcnme.com)
• Inside the 2026 Pemaquid Oyster Festival (wiscassetnewspaper.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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