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The obelisk at Evergreen Cemetery marking the final resting place of Samuel Emerson Smith, Maine’s 10th governor. Nowhere on the memorial stone does it mention Smith served as governor. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Where the bodies are buried: Evergreen Cemetery
Selectmen and town administrator continued work of revisions to the town’s personnel policy. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Changes coming to Woolwich’s personnel policy

Celebration of Life of Chester F. Fossett

Former Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford at the scene of Wednesday's call to Bigelow Laboratory. Courtesy of Mark Sullivan
Fire departments respond to electrical malfunction at Bigelow Laboratory July 15
Clam digging
Learn to dig softshell clams at Reid State Park Aug. 1

Police, Fire and Courts

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 4 arrests
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests
Edgecomb toddler murder trial might move
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 5 arrests

Obituaries

Marshall L. Hubbard
Obituary
Marshall L. Hubbard

Marshall Lancey Hubbard, 80, of Meredith, New Hampshire passed away on July 10, 2025, at St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Ethel Stansfield
Obituary
Ethel Stansfield

Ethel Stansfield of Wiscasset, Maine, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 8, 2025.

Service for George H. McEvoy

A memorial service will be held for George H.

William W. Sprague Sr.
Obituary
William W. Sprague Sr.

We are saddened to announce the death of our father, William Ward Sprague Sr. on June 28, 2025. Dad lived an active life right until the end, with lots of family and friends around. This recent Father’s Day June 17 he enjoyed a cookout with family and a boat ride around Boothbay Harbor.

Memorial Service for Susan J. Wilson

A memorial service to celebrate Susan J. "Sue" Wilson will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19 at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor. Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.

Charles M. McQuaid
Obituary
Charles M. McQuaid

Charles Murray McQuaid, of Jacksonville, Florida and Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor, passed away at his home in Jacksonville on March 19, 2025, at the age of 97.

Memorial Service for Paul B. Adams

A Memorial Service for Paul B. Adams, 99, of Boothbay Harbor, who passed away on April 9, 2024, will be held Saturday, July 12 at the East Boothbay Methodist Church. Seating will begin at 10:30 a.m., service starts at 11.

Cynthia M. Crowell
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Cynthia M. Crowell

Cynthia M. (Cochran) Crowell, 70, with her husband and sister by her side, passed away in North Port, Florida on June 9, 2025, following a courageous hard-fought battle with cancer.

Service for Leal Brinegar

Please join us as we celebrate the life of Leal M. Brinegar, a dedicated member of the Southport Yacht Club, All Saints by-the-Sea Chapel, Boothbay Region Garden Club, Saint Columba’s Episcopal Church and various other volunteer organizations around the area.   

Donald M. Rose
Obituary
Donald M. Rose

Don’s life was 92 years of a life well lived. Words have poured in describing him.

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Elections

Westport Island nods incumbents
School budget loses; Merrill, Hart top vote-getters for Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset voting reminder
Westport Island voting info
Wiscasset school committee candidate Laura Mewa
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Sen. Cameron Reny to hold July constituent office hours in Wiscasset

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, is announcing her May constituent office hours in Wiscasset.

Finding Our Voices
FOV receives $10k grant from Camden National Bank
 Simon Griffiths, CEO of Camden National Bank, with, from left, Finding Our Voices Board Member Elizabeth True; CEO and Founder Patrisha McLean, and Tina Flewelling, manager of the Blue Hill branch of Camden National Bank.  Photo courtesy Finding Our Voices

Finding Our Voices has received $10,000 from a Camden National Bank grant that brings the bank's total donation, since 2020, to the grassroots nonprofit to $65,000.  

Ed Epping exhibition confronts incarceration through visceral art
"ISOLATE" by Ed Epping, made of 100,000 hand-embroidered stitches on a vintage canvas cot cover.

It’s a numbing number: 100,000. 

Sports physicals available at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital School-Based Health Centers
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s school-based health centers (SBHCs) are offering fall sports clearance physicals for local students beginning August 12. Clinics will be held on the following dates: 

County assumes administrator's role in state's public safety health pilot program
Laura / Friend

Lincoln County will administer a state Public Safety and Health Reimbursement Pilot Program assisting first responders. On July 15, commissioners voted, 3-0, to oversee the program's funding which provides a $51,729 grant for wellness visits or specialized cardiac and metabolic screenings regarding m…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital joins program to improve care for older adults
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The MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH)Medical-Surgical Unit recently joined the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program of NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing…

Coastal Rivers seeks volunteers to tackle invasive plants at Round Top Farm
Volunteers cut and remove invasive bittersweet vines from a hedgerow at Coastal Rivers’ Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.

Coastal Rivers seeks volunteers to join its “Bittersweet Brigade” workdays, taking place every Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Coastal Rivers’ Round Top Farm through the summer and fall.

Wiscasset school committee wants to be ready for something from selectmen re: schools’ future
Teacher’s desk

Wiscasset's school committee July 8 asked Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson for information to help it address any recommendation or other message it might get from selectmen in connection with the future of the schools committee's pending report. That committee has anticipated it…

Press release
Morris Farm’s buyer seeks next buyer
Farm

Morris Farm's new owner, Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), is looking for a qualified farm buyer to buy Morris Farm, or enter into a short-term lease that would lead to the purchase of the farm. MFT’s goal is to have Morris Farm in active agricultural use within the next year and to transfer ownership within one to four years. …

Historic tax credit workshop July 22
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On Tuesday, July 22, 3-4:30 p.m., Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with experts about state and federal historic tax credits as a tool…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital hosts Family Reunion and Ice Cream Social
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If you or someone you love was bornor gave birthat MaineHealthLincoln Hospital(or back whenwe were known as Miles Me…

Midcoast Senior College
New fall courses for seniors in the Midcoast
Midcoast Senior College

Midcoast Senior College has announced its list of new courses for seniors in Midcoast Maine who are interested in continuing to learn as they age. Fall Term I begins in September and runs through October. Courses are four- to eight-weeks long and are either in-person or online (Zoom). No grades, no exams, senior college is not-…

Press release
MS research fundraiser July 19

Once again, Tina’s Daylilies will be hosting its annual garden party fundraiser which is open to the public. This is the 11th year Tina’s Daylilies has held this event.

Dresden Summerfest July 20

Dresden’s Pownalborough Courthouse, which was built in 1761 and sits on the Kennebec River, has been witness to many historic moments, and once again it will be the backdrop for Dresden’s annual community event: Summerfest! Rain or shine, join the fun on Sunday, July 20 from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. at 23 Court House Road in Dresden.

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Harbor Theater
Special screening of 'Israelism' July 23

In light of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, a local group called the People’s Perseverance is hosting a screening of the film "Israelism," an art exhibit, panel discussion, and question and answer session as conversation among neighbors on Wednesday, July 23 at the Harbor Theater, 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, from 6-8 p.m.…

Lobster Jam July 18-20

This coming weekend Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20 see 20 games and competitions. Daily entry fee just $5. Concessions will be available. $10 lobster rolls! 

Competitions: Skills, three-point shoot out, tournament championship, Player of the Game awards.

Veggies to Table
French travel-themed auction gala updates
Veggies To Table photo

Hunger is on the rise, and 1 in 5 children go hungry every day in Maine. With new government funding cuts to food assistance the solution to hunger relief now lies in the hands of individuals and non-profit organizations doing the work to help those most at risk. 

Midcoast Humane
Second chances for orphaned kittens
Feeding time. Courtesy of Jess Townsend

Each summer, we see an enormous surge in pregnant mother cats and orphaned or abandoned kittens at both of our shelters—many just days old and in desperate need of round-the-clock care. These fragile creatures depend on us for everything: warmth, nourishment, medical treatment, and love. This year, the need is even greater.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Help Yourself Shelf update

Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s in Wiscasset is blessed by recent donations for which we are truly grateful.

Wiscasset school committee nods second budget offer
School sign

The $10.74 million budget proposal Wiscasset's school committee passed 5-0 July 8 asks $152,151 less from local taxpayers than the offer voters passed in an April town meeting and rejected at the polls in June, according to the revenue sheet Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson provided.

Sen. Reny’s affordable housing bill signed into law

Gov. Janet Mills on July 1 signed into law a bill sponsored by Sen. Cameron Reny (D-Bristol) to create tax incentives for resident-owned housing organizations. Reny represents Maine Senate District 13, which includes most of Lincoln County. The law takes effect Sept. 24. 

Adventures abound at WW & F Railway this month
Courtesy of Matthew Malkiewicz/WW& F Railway Museum

Saturdays throughout July, you can board the WW&F’s Lavender Pickin Trains to SeaLyon Farm for one of the most unique summertime activities in all of New England.

Sailmaking with Sherm Brewer
A sail in the making at Sherman Brewer Sailmaker in East Boothbay.

Join the Friends of the Southport Historical Society on Monday, July 14, 7 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall (361 Hendricks Hill Road), for a talk with local sailmaker and Southport native Sherm Brewer. He will share insights into his profession and the local history of sailmaking. 

Bake sale July 19 for Wiscasset Set for Success

Come one, come all to Ames Supply on Bath Road In Wiscasset Saturday, July 19 from 7:30 to 1:30, to snap up home baked cakes, cookies, pies and such. In the process, support the mission of supplying all Wiscasset school students with teacher-recommended school supplies to begin the new school year on a l…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital welcomes local board member
Harold Moorefield

Harold ‘Hal’ Moorefield Jr. of Boothbay Harbor was unanimously appointed to the MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH) community board recently.…

Wiscasset school committee, admin working toward smaller budget offer
School sign

With Wiscasset's valuation hiking at a higher rate than the state average is hiking, the town's schools stand to get less state aid, the school department's business manager, Cathy Coffey, told the school committee July 3. "And then if you look further down the road, if that trend continues ...

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
15th annual Ina and Lewis Heafitz Endowed Lecture Series presents: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
Photo courtesy of Rebecca McMackin

Returning for its fifteenth year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Ina and Lewis Heafitz Endowed Lecture Series introduces Rebecca McMackin and her “Adventures in Ecological Horticulture.” The free lecture is held on Aug. 28 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Gardens’ Bosarge Family Education Cent…

Veggies to Table second annual French and Travel-Themed Auction Gala drawing closer
Touring Veggies to Table greenhouse. Erica Berman photo

Hunger is on the rise, and 1 in 5 children go hungry every day in Maine.

Press release
Alana LaCourse named Miss Maine's Teen
Alana LaCourse (left) 2025 Miss Maine's Teen stands on stage with Paige Lessard, 2025 Miss Maine at the Donald M. Gay Performing Arts Center at Edward Little High School. Photo courtesy: Miss Maine

On June 28, the Miss Maine Scholarship Program hosted the 2025 Miss Maine and Miss Maine Teen Competitions at the Donald M. Gay Performing Arts Center at Edward Little High School. The winners were Miss Maine 2025 Paige Lessard (Biddeford, Miss York County) and Miss Maine Teen 2025 Alana LaCourse (East Boothbay, Miss Boothbay’s Tee…

Friends of WPL fundraiser set
Friends of WPL

The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library will once again host the annual Bands for Books on Labor Day at Lakehurst Lodge in Damariscotta. The Salty Dogs have confirmed they will be performing and will have people up and dancing throughout the event.  This year we will honor Linda Winterberg.

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