What's the best version of budget drafts for Wiscasset's school committee to study? Districtwide totals for items, versus broken down? Both? Which first, and what else?
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Wiscasset school committee
The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously…
Defying meteorological science, Saturday, Aug. 8 was a stellar weather day for the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett 13th annual Vintage Car Show. Forty-five fascinating vehicles competed for six trophies…
Press release
Cheney Financial Group has announced the appointment of Hannah Hilton as president and chief operating officer of Newcastle Realty,…
Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), Audacity CAT (Rockland), and Indivisible Waldo County are holding coordinated “By Land or by Sea Vigils.”
The vigils…
Wiscasset selectmen
The non-binding question on exploring a regional high school got its second nod Aug. 4. Wiscasset selectmen last month decided to put the question on the Nov. 3 ballot. And last week,…
Dr. Sallie Albert is in the…
There are changes coming to Edgecomb's Ordinance Review Committee. One is the membership is expanding to include another public…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
On Aug. 8, at about 1:54 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash on Wiscasset Road in Boothbay.
A preliminary investigation…
Press release
J. Edward Knight, a leading…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons and Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Robert Lalli told selectmen Aug. 4 about a sewage issue the town had been dealing with downtown, with sewage…
Town Manager Dennis Simmons has provided the below fact sheet on one of Wiscasset's Sept. 1 ballot questions.
Wastewater (Sewer) Treatment Plant Relocation Bond:
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Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory. Our goal is to bring people of the community…
Press release
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will…
Town of Edgecomb
As Edgecomb selectmen began their…
Last week, over 250 friends and…
In partnership with the Maine Native Plant Cooperative, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a native plant sale on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will take place at…
Press release
Saturday, Aug. 1 at 3:30.p.m., …
The Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service Board of Directors met with members of the Miles Delivers Action Coalition at a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 3 to…
Obituary
Julie Ravenel Boothe Perry 89, a native of Alexandria, Virginia, and long-time resident of East Boothbay, passed away peacefully on Aug. 1, 2026 surrounded by family in Newcastle, Maine.
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Maine Democrats haven’t won a U.S. Senate election since George Mitchell’s on Nov. 8, 1988, but this election, local party leaders and activists believe that…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset's commercial floats are in tough shape and Town Manager Dennis Simmons is doing something about it. Citing an exception to the town's purchasing policy, he has given Public Works…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Boothbay Railway Village Museum will host its highly anticipated annual Children’s Day this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BRVM is located at 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay.
The…
It’s been a big year for Lincoln Theater, as sesquicentennial years tend to be! The theater kicked off its 150th Anniversary celebration with cake and champagne and has…
There's still time to be part of…
A voice familiar to many Mainers graced Southport Town Hall July 28 as award-winning journalist and beloved co-host of News Center Maine's "207" Don Carrigan shared stories about growing up in the…
Sunday, Aug. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., Set for Success (S4S) will once again throw a spirited event at Wiscasset Community Center to celebrate the community and its upcoming school year. All…
Obituary
Christine (Tina) Corinne Hanley Warren of Edgecomb, Maine died on July 22, 2026 at age 75. Tina was surrounded by her family, music, sunlight and all the love she invested into being a sister, a…
Salt ’n Spar
Every so often, I make it a point to circle back to subjects appearing in earlier Salt ’n Spar columns sharing comments from readers. Kevin Burnham, managing editor of the Boothbay Register/…
Alna selectmen
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett told Alna selectmen and other residents July 23, upping enforcement, including possibly via contract, would probably impact speeding in Sheepscot Village for a…
Alna Third Selectman Coreysha Lothrop shared how Alna has funded a way to keep beavers from clogging culverts.
"The first grant we received was for $4,000…
During the month of August, Lincoln County Recovery Community Center will be collecting hygiene supplies throughout Lincoln County. All donated items will be distributed to those who may not have…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
From a Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office Facebook post:
The morning of July 23, Sagadahoc County Communications Center received a 911 call from a Woolwich motorist reporting they had been…
