News
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Achieving better health is grant’s goal
Read More>>In the last year, the local conversation about healthcare has focused largely on the availability of facilities.
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Seniors walk for free at the Y
Read More>>The Elder Empowerment Committee of the Boothbay Health and Wellness Foundation is delighted to announce a new pilot program in conjunction with the YMCA.
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WGME Contest
Wiscasset High wins Spirit Challenge
Wiscasset High School captured WGME’s Spirit Cup on March 7, besting seven other Maine high schools in the food drive and spirit contest. The school won by raising 58,662 pounds of food through collections of food and money, for Good Shepherd Food Bank.
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Alna fire truck request shrinks in price
Read More>>Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask has cut the cost for a proposed new fire truck. He's saving $33,000 by swapping versions of one feature he wants the new truck to have.
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Local Business
Radio Shack not closing
Read More>>Contrary to rumors circulating the peninsula, Radio Shack stores in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta aren't shutting down.
Local and national news stations have been reporting closures of up to 1,100 Radio Shack stores nationwide.
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Local Business
Molnlycke deal clears state hurdle
Read More>>The state has approved Wiscasset's tax deal with Molnlycke, linked to the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company's planned expansion of its Rynel plant on Twin Rivers Drive.
Wiscasset voters passed the deal on January 14.
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March Of Dimes hires Midcoast business leader for March For Babies
Read More>>The March of Dimes recently hired Aubrey Martin as the Family Teams Specialist to work out of their Scarborough office. In this newly-created role, Martin will be responsible for assisting teams walking in the statewide March for Babies, which kicks off May 3 in Waterville and Saco.
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Understanding the Damariscotta River: Volunteers monitor water quality through DRA program
Read More>>“A free boat ride on the Damariscotta? Watching a beautiful sunset over the river? It’s a ‘no brainer.’ It’s lots of fun and helps a good cause.” So says Bob Barkalow of his volunteer work monitoring the estuary’s quality.
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Lincoln County Democrats
Democrats turn out for caucuses
Read More>>Lincoln County Democrats kicked off the 2014 campaign season with well-attended caucuses on March 2 in Whitefield, Wiscasset, Waldoboro and Damariscotta. Attendees heard some rousing speeches and showed strong support for Democratic candidates.
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Wiscasset High School
‘Keep your fingers crossed’
Read More>>A Wiscasset High School contingent will make an early morning trip to Portland Friday, when television station WGME names the winner of its Spirit Challenge.
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Spring Forward
Daylight Saving Time
Read More>>This Sunday, March 9, is the day to move your clocks forward an hour as we move into Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Fire department volunteers suggest it is a good time to check the batteries in your smoke detectors.
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Wiscasset Ambulance Association
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Please come join the Wiscasset Ambulance Association for the 2nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Feast on Saturday, March 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Wiscasset Fire Station, 51 Bath Road.
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests and a tire in the road
Read More>>Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
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Damariscotta Police Blotter: Parking lot accidents, drug paraphernalia and juvenile problems
Read More>>Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:
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Wiscasset Selectmen
‘We’ve always got choices’
Read More>>If the move to consolidate Wiscasset schools is going to happen, it will have to go by petition.
The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen decided against entering into a non-binding referendum during its March 4 meeting.
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