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Obituary
Michael T. Grindell
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 9:15am

Michael Thomas Grindell of Wiscasset, born to William “Joe” Grindell and Harriet Grindell on Jan. 6 1948, passed away at Mid Coast Hospital on Oct. 13, 2021. He graduated from Wiscasset High School where he was a standout baseball player and ran cross country. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy and served proudly on the USS New Jersey . He was an avid hunter and loved to fly fish. He coached countless kids sports teams in Bath from the early 80s to the early 90s and was loved...
‘Lo and behold’: State, locals, Floridians honor James Weldon Johnson in Wiscasset
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 8:45am

Post-women’s movement when a young Kim Andersson discovered men made more money, and post-Soviet Union when she was in the Ukraine and saw bread lines, the future Wiscasset selectman realized it takes more than law to bring change. Her voice broke in Wiscasset Community Center’s Senior Center Saturday, as she said she didn’t think a lot about racial issues until the pandemic and George Floyd’s murder. “Well-intentioned white people like me were sitting at home, not working” and she was...
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Stephen Witwicki
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 8:15am

Stephen Witwicki, 58, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 7, 2021 surrounded by his loving family and friends after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve was born in Danvers, Massachusetts on May 4, 1963, the son of David and Jacqueline (Litchfield) Witwicki. Steve grew up in Peabody and Danvers and attended Essex Agricultural School in Danvers. The sea called to him at an early age and after leaving high school he began his career on the water. There wasn’t a commercial...
Welcome Back Sunday at St. Columba’s
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 8:00am
St. Columba’s Episcopal Church is planning to hold Welcome Home Sunday Nov. 7, All Saints Sunday. The service begins at 10 a.m. to be followed by a coffee hour. There will be masks required unless eating or drinking. Coffee, cider and pre-wrapped snacks will be served. Groups of five will go into the conference room for their refreshments and then may congregate, at a reasonable distance, in the Narthex or Sanctuary. Welcome Home Sunday gives parishioners, old and new, an opportunity to meet...
Oct. 23 update: Midcoast adds 45 new COVID-19 cases
Sat, 10/23/2021 - 8:15am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,921 cases, 50 hospitalizations and 13 deaths. This data includes an increase of 17 new cases and two new...
Meserve appointed to State Claims Commission on Boothbay highway project
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 11:30am

Lincoln County commissioners appointed Hamilton Meserve Oct. 19 as the third member of a State Claims Commission hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. The hearing pertains to Maine Department of Transportation’s Boothbay Highway Project. Prior to the hearing, Meserve and the two other commission members would view four Boothbay land parcels owned by John Savage of Fairfield and Shane Savage of Oakland; Virginia Delaney-Black, trustee of Virginia Delaney-Black, of Grosse Point,...
maine has recorded 100,000 cases since march 2020
Oct. 22 update: Midcoast adds 58 new cases, one new death
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 8:15am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,904 cases, 48 hospitalizations and 13 deaths. This data includes an increase of 15 new cases since the...
Maine Masons to help fund travel for Special Olympics Maine
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 7:45am
The Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation is excited to announce a new collaboration with Special Olympics Maine, to ensure the Maine delegation of athletes selected to compete at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando have what they need to make the trip. The Special Olympics Maine Delegation is comprised of 38 athletes, plus coaches and partners from communities all across Maine. It is all about teamwork. The Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation has made a commitment to Special Olympics...
Obituary
Eugene W. Kelley
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 7:45am

Eugene William Kelley, 90, of Boothbay Harbor passed away in his home on Sept. 22, 2021 with his family and friends by his side. Gene was born on Sept. 10, 1931, in the house where he took his last breath. He would say, I was born in this house, and I want to die here. He was the son of James and Martha Pinkham, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, and graduated from Boothbay High School in 1949. He joined the Air Force in 1950 and became a flight engineer serving in the Korean War and Vietnam War...
Wiscasset police blotter
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 7:30am

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 1-15: Arrests Oct. 2, Albert L. Pinkham, 45, of Wiscasset was arrested for an outstanding warrant, by Officer Nathan Willhoite . Oct. 3, Cortney Harris, 30, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault and Domestic Violence Reckless Conduct, by Willhoite . Oct. 6, Nathan R. Herald, 32, of Wiscasset was arrested for Refusing to Submit to Arrest or Detention, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Oct. 7, Duane G. Natale, 43,...
Lincoln County ‘Spirit of America’ recipients announced
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 6:00pm

Fourteen Lincoln County groups or people are being recognized for their dedicated community service. County commissioners are sending letters and certificates commemorating them for their volunteer efforts as 2021 Spirit of America recipients. In past years, commissioners held a public ceremony in Wiscasset, but concerns about COVID-19 resulted in cancelling the public event in 2020 and 2021. The Maine Spirit of America Foundation has presented over 400 certificates statewide since 1991. The...
Memorial service for Marjorie Brittingham
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 2:45pm
A memorial service and interment of cremains of Marjorie ( Midge) Wood Brittingham will take place at Christ Episcopal Church, Oberlin, Ohio on Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. Midge died at her home in Oberlin on New Year’s Eve, 2019 at the age of 81. Because the pandemic closed many churches, her service has been postponed to All Saints Day, 2021. She was the director of Alumni Relations of Oberlin College for many years, an active member of Christ Church, a summer member of St Columba’s, Boothbay Harbor,...
Arrest made in Edgecomb fatal crash investigation
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 1:15pm

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, a Boothbay woman was arrested in connection with an Oct. 10 fatal motor vehicle crash on River Road in Edgecomb. The crash claimed the life of 17-year-old Paris Pierpont of Jefferson. Pierpont, who died at the scene, was the sole occupant in the vehicle. After an investigation by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Sally Monroe, 30, of Boothbay was arrested and charged with Furnishing or Allowing Consumption of Liquor by Certain Persons Prohibited, Class D. The investigation...
Wiscasset selectmen
Solar lease gets split-vote win
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 12:30pm

In a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, Oct. 19, Wiscasset selectmen passed MSD Wiscasset , LLC ’s $28,000 a year lease of Wiscasset Municipal Airport land for a 20-acre solar project. Selectman Kim Andersson said she was satisfied it is a good deal, two years in the making, good use of airport space and, as solar power, good for the climate and children’s future. Selectman Dusty Jones said that 33 minutes before the meeting, he received answers to questions, and he needed time. “I’d like to see this...
Edgecomb Historical Society future in doubt
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 8:45am

Since 1999, Edgecomb Historical Society’s focus has been on the past, but now, it’s on the future. The society is struggling with fiscal and physical challenges. Membership is down significantly since the pandemic hit and the organization has never had a physical structure for storing historic artifacts. On Oct. 14, the society held an open forum seeking ideas for revitalizing the organization. President Deborah Eaton fears if the club’s fortunes didn’t change soon then it would cease to exist...
Maine online burn permits become free of charge
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 8:30am

LD 268, "An Act To Eliminate Online Burn Permit Fees for All Areas of the State," sponsored by Senator Jim Dill, took effect Sunday, Oct. 17, when open burning permits obtained online become free of charge. The online burn permit system is made possible by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Forest Service. Burn permits are available at www.maineburnpermit.com , required by law, and are valid for 24 hours. Handwritten burn permits may also be obtained through...
Oct. 21 update: Midcoast adds 39 new cases, one new death
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 8:15am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,889 cases, 48 hospitalizations and 13 deaths. This data includes an increase of 17 new cases and one new...
Here’s how many school staffers are vaccinated at your child’s school
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:15pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education (DOE), updated its COVID-19 vaccination rates for school staff. 79.7 percent of Maine school staff statewide were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Oct. 20, while 70.7 of central operations staff were fully vaccinated. DHHS and DOE will post updated school staff vaccination rates monthly by the middle of each month. The rates include school staff who were fully vaccinated as...
Estimated number of vaccinated students in area school districts increases
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated the estimated COVID-19 vaccination rate of students in each school administrative unit. With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all eligible individuals in Maine to receive the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Maine Department of Education estimated the rate of COVID-19 vaccination for youth ages 12-18 by SAU as part of a comprehensive plan to support vaccination of school...
Tracking Midcoast vaccination rates: How many in your town are vaccinated?
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:45pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its COVID-19 vaccination by ZIP code tacker. With the data update, the Maine CDC continues to urge all individuals in Maine — resident or not — to receive either two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. As per Maine CDC guidance, the below table is sorted by ZIP code since some ZIP codes could span multiple towns. As such, Maine CDC noted the data should not be directly broken down by town and referred to...
Midcoast Humane appoints interim executive director
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:45am
The Board of Directors of Midcoast Humane, a well-established nonprofit providing animal welfare services to 40 municipalities in the state of Maine, today announced the appointment of Jess Townsend as its interim executive director. Robert Jones, Chair of the Board of Directors of Midcoast Humane commented, “All of us at Midcoast Humane see an opportunity to improve and enhance the lives of pets and people in the communities we serve, and are thrilled to have Jess lead us in this exciting...
Last 2020 Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails event Oct. 30
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:15am

Something exciting is rumbling down the tracks at Trout Brook Preserve! There are now two ways to enjoy the wooded hillsides of Trout Brook Preserve and surrounding Alna, by rail or by trail. Since 2020, the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway has partnered with Midcoast Conservancy to offer "Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails" events. Passengers enjoy a scenic 30-minute train ride from Alna Station to Top of the Mountain, then continue down the tracks by foot to Trout Brook Preserve'...
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reports 46 new COVID-19 cases for week of Oct. 11
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:45am

LincolnHealth reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 out of 561 tests for the week of Oct. 11. While the percent positive rose 1.3% since the previous week, breakthrough cases – those who are vaccinated and test positive – have decreased from 37% to 17%, the lowest figure in months. COVID-19 cases continue to test capacity at LincolnHealth and in hospitals across the state, said Director of Communications John Martins. Many patients still await discharge into other facilities like nursing homes and...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:15am

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 194 calls for service for the period of Oct. 12 to Oct. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,334 calls for service. Summonses Tayler Giacomaro, 34, of Boothbay was issued a summons Oct. 13 for Violating Condition of Release, on Pension Ridge Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Mark W. Harrison Jr., 39, of Phippsburg was issued a summons Oct. 13 for Violation of Protective Order, on Cedar Grove Road, Dresden, by Deputy Matthew Ryan...
Flu clinic Oct. 28 at Health Center
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:00am
The Boothbay Region Health Center will be offering flu shots both by appointment and walk-in from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28. We have both regular flu shots and senior (65+) flu shots available. To make an appointment, call (207) 633-1075. You do not need to be a current patient to receive a flu shot. If you have health insurance, we will bill your health insurance company. If you are uninsured, the charge will be the lowest possible to cover the cost of the vaccine and the shot...
Edgecomb moving towards possible tennis court resolution
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 8:45am
Edgecomb officials are methodically putting together a plan for replacing a defunct tennis court built in 1974 with federal funds. On Oct. 18, Schmid Preserve Chairman Lisa McSwain updated selectmen about her participation in the search for an outdoor recreational location to satisfy federal replacement guidelines. McSwain told selectmen a proposal is under consideration to use a 13-acre Middle Road parcel as part of a plan connecting Schmid Preserve to the River Link Trails which would...
Woolwich to vote at town office Nov. 2
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 8:45am

Woolwich voters will cast their ballots at the town office, not at the usual polling place, Woolwich Central School, Nov. 2, the day of the general election. Select Board Chairman David King Sr. said plans are being made to set up a polling area on the town office building’s second floor where the board meets and the fire department trains. “People can access the room from the stairway in the lobby and the building is equipped with an elevator for those who need it.” King could not recall the...
Oct. 20 update: Midcoast adds 52 new COVID-19 cases
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 8:30am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,872 cases, 48 hospitalizations and 12 deaths. This data includes an increase of eight new cases since the...
Drug Takeback Day in Lincoln County scheduled
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 3:30pm
LincolnHealth, along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and Damariscotta Police Department, will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Takeback Day this Saturday, Oct. 23. People can drop off unused or expired prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the tent located on the Miles campus. Boothbay Harbor, Waldoboro and Wiscasset Police as well as Boothbay Harbor EMS are also participating at their department’s locations. According to the 2019 National...
Wiscasset dealing with break-ins at ex-WPS
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 10:30am

Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Monday, “Over the past few years the (former Wiscasset) Primary School on Gardiner Road has been the target of multiple break ins. Several arrests have been made with more pending. The building was targeted again this week and we are looking to identify the subjects pictured. If you have any information that can help put a stop to this, please contact us at 207-882-8203.”
Cruiser, gallery, solar, more: Wiscasset’s Nov. 2 vote
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:45am

Absentee ballots are available and polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Roa d. Town Clerk Linda Perry said the town will follow current Center for Disease Control guidelines. “Absentee requests have been steady. At this time we have had 136 requests,” Perry said in an email response Monday. Request an absentee ballot through Oct. 28. Ask the town clerk’s office for details. Voters face spending questions including a second chance to buy a...
Alna plans first selectman vote Dec. 14
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:45am

Alna selectmen Monday night agreed to have the town elect a first selectman Tuesday, Dec. 14, open nominations Wednesday, Oct. 20 and close them Nov. 5. “(Dec. 14) is not so close to Christmas and it will allow the vacancy to be filled a bit earlier” than the other date considered, Dec. 21, Second Selectman Linda Kristan told the meeting, held at the town office and over Zoom. The shortened nomination period avoids pushing the election into at least mid-January, Third Selectman Charles...
Senior living study moves into next phase
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:30am

The study to determine if a new nursing facility can be built in Damariscotta to accommodate and consolidate LincolnHealth’s nursing and skilled nursing services provided in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta has moved into the evaluation phase. Sandy River Company, a respected nursing home developer, agreed to LincolnHealth’s request for 60 days to communicate with interested audiences before it began its assessment of the project. That time has since passed, and Sandy River Company will soon...
Oct. 19 update: Midcoast adds 76 new COVID-19 cases
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:15am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,864 cases, 48 hospitalizations and 12 deaths. This data includes an increase of 31 new cases since the...
Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Maine Tribal Populations
James Weldon Johnson event Saturday at WCC
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 5:30am
On Saturday, Oct. 23, we will gather in Wiscasset to honor James Weldon Johnson, whose exemplary life in service of racial justice began in Jacksonville, Florida in 1871 and ended all too soon, in Wiscasset in 1938. Interested citizens from Wiscasset and Jacksonville will join together with members of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Maine Tribal Populations in hosting a day-long program aimed at soliciting input from a broad range of stakeholders and engaged...
Obituary
Shirley M. Thibodeau
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 3:00pm

Shirley Mae (Perrault) Thibodeau passed away peacefully in the evening on Oct. 15, 2021. At the time of her death, she was living independently at the Park Danforth retirement home in Portland, Maine. Our mother was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on April 24, 1932, to Bertha L. and Arthur J. Perrault. Shirley graduated with honors from Lynn English High School in 1950. Shirley was a cheerleader and was the winner of the Boston Herald Spelling Bee in 1950. After high school she studied business at...
Spinney-Dean wedding
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 10:45am

Nancy B. Spinney, of Southport, Maine and Lawrence A. Dean, of Greenfield, Massachusetts were married on Saturday, Sept. 25. The evening ceremony and dinner that followed were held at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Robert Pura of Exeter, New Hampshire, performed the ceremony and Kat Logan of Wiscasset, Maine provided the music. Toasts were offered by Stuart Dean of Indian Land, South Carolina, brother of the groom; Ted Kaler of Brooksville, Florida, longtime friend of...
How ‘green’ is Maine? Recycling data so incomplete, state experts don’t have clear picture
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 9:45am

In more than 30 years, Maine has never reached its goal of recycling 50 percent of the state’s solid waste. Even figuring out how much progress it’s making — and how state agencies might help municipalities with recycling programs — has been tough. “We’re going backwards,” state Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) told a virtual audience last spring during an event hosted by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. “Our recycling is estimated to be more like 36 percent, but we don’t really have...
Republicans to meet Oct. 27
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 8:30am
Lincoln County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the Word of Life Church, 41 Old Route 1, Waldoboro. The social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7. All conservatives are invited to attend. Senate Minority Leader Jeff Timberlake from Turner will be our guest speaker. He is a businessman and will be discussing what the legislature can do to help save our struggling businesses, the challenges of supporting conservative values such as...
Boothbay Region Garden Club to hold Winter Market
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 7:45am

Boothbay Region Garden Club presents Early Bird Saturday Winter Market on Boothbay Common Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come join us for your early holiday shopping and support our club’s student education scholarships and our many community service projects. To keep you warm, our market offers hot chocolate, hot cider and coffee on the gazebo. For your holiday shopping, our shops that you all know from our Festival of Trees will be there. ETC, an eclectic mix of gift items; Table and Mantel,...
The season of the scarecrow!
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 12:15pm

Wiscasset kicked off the Halloween season with the annual Scarecrow Festival hosted by the parks and recreation department. Saturday morning was a bit gray and damp but by afternoon the sun was shining on the Town Common where the popular event was held this year. Allison Henderson and her son Jack, 3, and his sister Charlie, almost 2, were the first to arrive. The rain had stopped by 10 but Henderson had her children clad in their raincoats just in case. Working together they fashioned the...
Wiscasset schools planning way ahead
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 8:45am

This summer, selectmen briefly mulled having the voter-approved, selectmen-appointed, ad hoc, schools study committee craft a strategic plan for Wiscasset education. They dropped the idea as part of the committee’s charge, when Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood informed them, the school department was already working on one. Oct. 12, the plan went public. The plan’s stated vision is to prepare all students to be productive citizens; its mission, to educate them to “think critically,...
Morris Farm fall education classes
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 8:30am

Earring Workshop with Barbara Gage: Saturday, Nov. 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sign up before Friday, Oct. 29. $25 for course, $5 for materials. Class size: 10-12. Come learn how to make different styles of earrings! You will choose/make headpins, bead caps and wires - and select your beads or wire to make three different pairs of earrings. Supplies will be provided. Scrapbooking/Card Making with Lorna Laughland-Winthrop and Skyler Abriola: Saturday, Nov. 13 10 a.m.-noon. Sign up by Friday, Nov. 5. $25...
Oct. 16 update: Midcoast adds 12 new COVID-19 cases
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 8:15am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,833 cases, 48 hospitalizations and 12 deaths. This data includes an increase of four new cases and one...
AG’s Office: Lincoln County deputy was defending self, others in fatal shooting of Jefferson man
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 2:30pm

Maine Attorney General’s Office has determined Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy David Bellows was acting in self-defense and in defense of other deputies and a woman on scene Dec. 18, 2020 when, according to the report released Friday, he fatally shot a Jefferson man whose finger was on the trigger of a loaded, AR-style rifle. Reached via email, Sheriff Todd Brackett declined comment except to note the report summarizes the event accurately. It states Jacob McClure, 41, had the gun pointed at...
Sugar and spice drive at First National Bank
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 1:00pm
All First National Bank branches will be collecting sweet treats and seasonings for local food pantries from Oct. 18 through Nov. 13. If you would like to help, First National Bank welcomes donations to your local branches. Valuable donations include: Cake, cookie, brownie and muffin mix, cinnamon, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder and taco seasoning. “We knew we wanted our annual drive to make a meaningful impact,” said Sarah Dubay, community engagement...
LAST MAINE CDC UPDATE: oct. 14
ZIP code COVID-19 case data: Lincoln County
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 9:30am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has released COVID-19 confirmed and probable case data by ZIP code. With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all individuals in Maine — resident or not — to abide by all established COVID-19 guidelines whether cases are within their particular ZIP code. Do not rely solely on ZIP Code data when making decisions on what you should or should not do amid the pandemic, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said during a COVID-19 update briefing. “While interesting...
Unanimous: SVRSU to see if Wiscasset would stay its high school of record
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 8:45am

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s board was onboard with Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle’s offer Oct. 14. Members decided unanimously to have him find out if Wiscasset wants to keep taking students other schools will not. In a couple of years, when that set-up is set to end, the district will still need a high school of record, one that takes students other schools “disinvite,” Tuttle explained. Maine’s school consolidation law called for it, he said. And he said Wiscasset as a...
Oct. 15 update: Midcoast adds 58 new COVID-19 cases
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 8:15am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 1,829 cases, 47 hospitalizations and 12 deaths. This data includes an increase of 12 new cases and one new...
Longtime Central Maine Power leader David Flanagan dies
Thu, 10/14/2021 - 1:00pm

Central Maine Power extended condolences to the family of iconic Maine business and philanthropy leader, David T. Flanagan, upon his death Oct. 14. Flanagan led CMP as President and CEO from 1994-2000 and again as Executive Chairman from February 2020 to September 2021. He first joined the company’s legal department in 1984. “David was always steps ahead and always thinking about our customers,” said Joe Purington, president and CEO of CMP, in a news release. “He knew how important it was to...

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