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• Obituary

  Charlotte M. Littlefield

  Fri, 11/25/2022 - 2:00pm

  Charlotte M. Littlefield, 75, died Nov. 23, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Charlotte was born Sept. 21, 1947 in Skowhegan to William Bragg and Marjorie (Gross) Bragg. Charlotte and her family lived in several towns including Millinocket, Dover-Foxcroft, Waldoboro, and New Sharon. Charlotte graduated from Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. She moved to Boothbay over 30 years ago. She worked as a nurse at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor and later for several local doctors...
• Obituary

  Michael N. Groton

  Fri, 11/25/2022 - 1:30pm

  

  Michael N. Groton, 41, died Nov. 20, 2022 at his home in Boothbay. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on Oct. 20, 1981 to Linda (Babcock) Groton. Michael grew up in Boothbay and graduated from Boothbay Region High School in the class of 2000. Michael worked most of his life as a painter. He enjoyed the outdoors riding on dirt bikes and four wheelers. He loved and enjoyed his many dogs over the years. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Chester and Dorothy Babcock. He is survived by his...

• CTL open tour Dec. 7

  Fri, 11/25/2022 - 9:30am

  

  The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open Tour on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 8:20 to 10 a.m. CTL anticipates openings for the 2023-24 school year in kindergarten, grade 6, and grade 7. Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend; prospective students may visit the school at a later date. For families interested in learning more about the school or visiting CTL at another time, please contact Katy Inman, Head of School, at katy@c-t-l.org or 882...

• Alna’s new email upset

  Fri, 11/25/2022 - 8:00am

  Alna’s first selectman and a fellow resident argued Nov. 22 over the resident’s sending of an email the night before. At one point, the resident, Jeff Spinney, said to “shut the hell up”; moments later, another meeting goer called for Spinney to shut up. It all happened in a board meeting with a full audience at the town office and 15 people on Zoom for the board meeting, called the night before as the town tried to secure a plow contractor. Pentaleri said there were complaints “about the...

• Alna plans special town meeting for plow money

  Fri, 11/25/2022 - 7:30am

  Alna selectmen plan to ask voters to tap surplus to further fund this snowplowing season. With attendees’ input, selectmen Nov. 22 favored low bidder Mike Jewett of Whitefield and planned a town vote because the contract costs more than the one budgeted for the Woolwich firm that quit. The board can sign the contract contingent on voter approval, and will owe Jewett for any work done before town meeting, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said. “If the town doesn’t approve it, then ... we’re all...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Thu, 11/24/2022 - 1:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 167 calls for service for the period of 11/15/2022 to 11/22/2022, and Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9670 calls for service. RECENT SUMMONSES: 11/15/22, Cody L. Beal, 28, of Waldoboro was issued a summons for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, on Old Route 1, Waldoboro, by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. RECENT ARRESTS: 11/17/22, Joshua D. Benner, 34, of Newcastle was arrested on two Knox County...

• It’s zero gravity for BRHS grad!

  Thu, 11/24/2022 - 12:45pm

  

  Sometimes the planets just align. For 2003 BRHS graduate Karin Iuzzolino-Paquin, a trip to the grocery store, a newspaper ad and her teaching goals aligned for her selection to the Teachers in Space Human Flight Program. A science teacher for grades six through eight at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, the Lisbon resident spent last year working with her students on a Mars colony curriculum created by University of Arizona and hosted by National Geographic. Those lessons presented 10...

• Edgecomb Fire Department: October calls

  Wed, 11/23/2022 - 1:00pm

  Oct. 5 – 7:13 p.m., Shore Road. Medical alarm. Upon arrival, owner advised that they tripped alarm accidentally. Oct. 9 – 8:13 a.m., Deck House Road: Fire alarm. Owner set off alarm by accident. Oct. 9 – 12:44 p.m., Boothbay: Mutual aid. Provided station coverage at Boothbay fire station during a structure fire. Oct. 10 – 6:30 a.m. - Mill Road: 1 vehicle MVA, rollover. No injuries. Provided traffic control, applied speedy dry, cleared debris. Oct. 10 – 5:30 p.m. - Route 1 at Eddy Road. 2...
• Woolwich selectmen

  Contract changes sought for EMS hospital transfers

  Wed, 11/23/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Woolwich Emergency Medical Services may join other area towns in providing ambulance patient transport services for Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick but several details must be worked out before the select board will sign a contract. Lois Skillings, president of Mid Coast Hospital, and EMS Director Brian Carlton discussed the arrangement with the board Nov. 21. Skillings said the hospital recently bought the first of a planned fleet of 18 to 20 ambulances to be used for patient transfers to...
• Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop

  Sale on mystery and science fiction/fantasy

  Tue, 11/22/2022 - 8:30am

  

  All books in the mystery and science fiction/fantasy categories are on sale at half price now through Dec. 8 at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop. The sale includes books in the children’s section as well as in the collection for adults. Besides offering thousands of books in dozens of categories, the shop offers puzzles; movies on DVDs and VCRs; and music on CDs and vinyl records. All items are donated, all staff members are volunteers, and proceeds support the collections and programs of the...
• Obituary

  Schuyler Leroy Fairfield Sr.

  Mon, 11/21/2022 - 10:45am

  

  Schuyler Leroy Fairfield Sr., 92, long time Wiscasset resident, passed away on Nov. 19, 2022. He was born on Sept. 10, 1930 in Skowhegan, Maine, son of George Washington Fairfield, Sr. and Daisy (House) Fairfield. He graduated from Wiscasset Academy and Wagner School of Art in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Marguerite (Bailey) Fairfield in 1960. Schuyler owned and operated Fairfield of Wiscasset Signs, serving the Midcoast area for over 55 years. Schuyler’s work over six decades left his...
• Obituary

  Bernard G. Koehling III

  Mon, 11/21/2022 - 10:00am

  

  Bernard G. Koehling III, 64, of Gardiner Road passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Lincoln Health- Miles Campus. He was born in Bath on April 29, 1958, son of Bernard G. Koehling Jr. and Betty Ann (McLeod) Koehling. Bernard graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1976. During high school he enjoyed being on the school baseball team. After graduation, he gained employment with a construction company as his first job. In 1981, Bernard moved to Phoenix, Arizona as a manager for the Maine...
• Alna selectmen

  Plow issue builds

  Mon, 11/21/2022 - 8:45am

  Alna did not go looking for trouble or for something to do, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said Nov. 16 about winter plowing. He had been fielding residents’ questions and comments about the town’s loss of its plowing contractor, Holbrook Excavating, including the timing. The Woolwich firm’s pullout this month led to a new request for bids. The board was set to open the bids Monday, Nov. 21. “We take this (plowing) situation very, very seriously and we’re going to do absolutely everything we can...

• County signs deal with Colby & Gale for emergency assistance

  Fri, 11/18/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Maury Prentiss filled in for Director Casey Stevens Nov. 15 and greeted commissioners with an atypical greeting. “I have one thing, and it won’t cost you a thing,” he said. Prentiss presented commissioners with a proposal for a possible fuel shortage this winter. Prentiss reported the agency had negotiated an agreement with Colby & Gale to keep public safety and other critical infrastructure operational, if a fuel shortage...

• Donated Di Vece books to benefit WPL

  Fri, 11/18/2022 - 8:45am

  Wiscasset author and folklorist Phil Di Vece has generously donated copies of his books to Wiscasset Public Library with the understanding all proceeds from the sales will be used to benefit library programs. Di Vece’s easy conversational style is a pleasure to read. His books, all on local history, are full of little known historic events and memories. After deeply studying everything he could find in writing, Di Vece went to the older citizens in town interviewing them, drawing on their...

• ‘Fill cruiser’ for Toys for Tots Dec. 3

  Fri, 11/18/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Lincoln County Toys for Tots Coordinator Lisa Marr has announced a “fill the cruiser” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ames True Value Supply, Route 1, Wiscasset. Lincoln County Toys for Tots is taking applications until Dec. 15; for more information or for help signing up, contact Marr at 350-5623 .

• Hanging of the greens at First Congo, Wiscasset

  Fri, 11/18/2022 - 8:00am

  The annual Hanging of the Greens ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Advent will be held at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. Hanging of the G reens is a tradition rooted in ancient Druid, Celt, Norse , and Roman civilizations that c e lebrated the winter solstice around Dec. 21. As pagan cultures converted to Christianity, they continued many of the traditional winter solstice activities including the H anging of the G reens to decorate their homes and...
• Obituary

  Mary Ann Morse

  Thu, 11/17/2022 - 9:45am

  

  Mary Ann Morse is now resting in peace. She passed away on Nov. 15 at Miles Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 11, 1941, in Augusta, Maine to Virgil L. and Ethelyn Gibson Morse. She was also adored by her grandparents, Virgil Sr. and Lydia Morse, where she spent much of her time on the family farm in North Waldoboro, the home of Morse’s Sauerkraut. Mary Ann attended Waldoboro High School, Chamberlain School of Retailing, and the Jordan Marsh Co. Executive Training Program-Boston. She...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Thu, 11/17/2022 - 9:45am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-15: Arrests/Summonses Nov. 4, Jeffry Spinney, 48, of Alna was arrested for OUI (alcohol), by Officer Nathan Willhoite. Nov. 5, Michael Dickson, 43, of Wiscasset was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Refusing to Sign Criminal Summons, by Willhoite. Nov. 9, Nathan Herald, 33, of Wiscasset was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Trespass, by Willhoite. Nov. 10, Elliott Prats, 41, of Brunswick was summonsed for Operate Vehicle...

• WES giving tradition Turkey Trot continues

  Thu, 11/17/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The spirit of giving started early for Wiscasset Elementary School as the staff and students in pre k through grade five participated in this year's Turkey Trot, a longtime holiday tradition. The food goes to Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church on Hodge Street. Fifth grade teacher Dane Dwyer explained, ”We haven’t done it for the last two years. Last year we (the teachers) brought the food over. Two years ago, we didn’t do it because of all the restrictions. So this is the first...

• Bucket truck accident in Edgecomb closes Route 27 for several hours

  Thu, 11/17/2022 - 8:30am

  No one was hurt in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 14 on Route 27 in Edgecomb. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported a tree service bucket loader truck traveling north on Route 27 lost control around 2:09 p.m. near the fire station. Brandon Brewer, 38, of China was driving the truck owned by Chavarie Tree Service of Sidney. Lt. Brendan Kane reported driver error resulted in the accident. “The vehicle got caught up in the shoulder and overcorrected.” Kane said Brewer lost control, the...

• Woolwich residents want traffic light to stay

  Thu, 11/17/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Woolwich residents like the idea of making a traffic signal at the Route 1/Nequasset Road intersection permanent but urged Maine Department of Transportation officials to add turning lanes here to improve driver safety. Discussion of the traffic light took center stage at Tuesday’s night’s informational meeting that included an update on the Station 46 bridge replacement project. Also discussed were planned improvements at the intersection of George Wright and Nequasset roads. The traffic light...

• Fundraiser for Ian Michaud

  Wed, 11/16/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Damariscotta Scout Pack /Cub Pack 213 are holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held at American Legion Post #36 in Boothbay for 10-year-old Ian Michaud Sunday, Dec. 3 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Items will be raffled. Ian has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Treatments began in early September with 10 weeks of chemotherapy to be followed by surgery and more chemotherapy. This treatment plan is expected to take eight to nine months. His progress is being charted on the...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Simmons gets raise, more years

  Wed, 11/16/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons has gotten two more years in the job and a $20,000 a year raise. The raise, retroactive to July 1, brings his yearly salary to $105,000, Simmons said in response to questions Wiscasset Newspaper asked over Zoom after selectmen’s decision at the town office Nov. 15. The vote followed a pair of executive sessions that together took about an hour and a half; the first, to consult with legal counsel; the other, a personnel matter. The contract extension starts...

• WMHS handles ‘active shooter’ hoax

  Wed, 11/16/2022 - 7:45am

  

  An “active shooter” hoax Nov. 15 affecting Wiscasset Middle High School and several other Maine schools had local, state and federal agencies investigating the threats, reassuring families and the public and continuing to work on safety. Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. told reporters via conference call Nov. 16, a law enforcement dispatcher received a report “to the effect that” there was an active shooter at WMHS and that five people had been shot; the dispatcher...

• HYS Thanksgiving information

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 2:45pm

  Wiscasset’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. , will be holding its official Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The earlier allocation allows people to have time for better planning their celebrations. The Pantry will also be providing its usual weekly boxes at the same time and in the usual drive-up manner. One does not need to be a patron of HYS to receive a Thanksgiving bag. As with last year’s distribution, they...

• Harrington files FOAA lawsuit against Edgecomb

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 1:15pm

  

  Edgecomb is heading back to court, this time as the defendant in a Freedom of Access Act case. Last month, selectmen were denied by a District Court judge in seeking a restraining order agains resident Timothy Harrington. But Board Chairman Dawn Murray was successful in her individual complaint seeking a year-long protection order against Harrington. But now, it’s Harrington who is suing the town. On Nov. 8, municipal officials received notice he filed a lawsuit in Wiscasset District Court to...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 12:00pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 160 calls for service for the period of Nov. 8 to Nov. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,503 calls for service. Summonses William R. Poulin, 37, of Somerville was issued a summons Nov. 7 for Allowing Dog to be at Large, on Valley Road, Somerville, by Animal Control Officer Allen Oliver. Jennifer R. Sirois, 29, of Somerville was issued a summons Nov. 9 for Allowing Dog to be at Large, on Valley Road, Somerville, by Animal Control Officer...

• Gardens Aglow Nominated for the 2022 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for the Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 11:00am

  

  For the fifth year in a row, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow has been nominated for the annual USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for the Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights. Each year, a panel of experts and members of the 10Best editorial team select 20 nominees for the lighting display category. The top 10 winners will be decided by popular vote. Gardens Aglow was voted 4th best in 2021 and 3rd best in 2020, 2019 and 2018. The complete list of 2022 nominees is below:...
• Obituary

  Elzada Lemar

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 10:15am

  

  Elzada Lemar, 86, of Blinn Hill, Dresden died on Nov.12, 2022 at the Hospice House, Auburn. She was born Dec. 3, 1935 in Rockland, the daughter of William and Anna Thorndike. Elzada worked in the Dresden Elementary School cafeteria for many years. She also worked at the Rocktide and Tugboat inns in Boothbay Harbor. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and playing games on her computer. Elzada was predeceased by her parents, sons Robert and Greg Lemar, sisters Malvena Boyce and Mary Chin, and a brother...

• Lincoln County Television Tuna Challenge Special Nov. 19

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is proud to present a special one-hour show about the 2022 return of the tuna fishing tournament to Boothbay Harbor. The show airs Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. on LCTV.org, LCTV Spectrum/Tidewater 7, and on Boothbay Region Television channel 7. Filmed on location this September in Boothbay Harbor at the Carousel Marina, the show captures the action from the boats leaving for the fishing grounds to the surprise finish in the final hour for the $30,000 first prize...

• Annual Congregational Church Christmas Fair Dec. 3

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 8:30am

  

  This year the Congregational Church Christmas Fair will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds from the fair will be donated to the Community Resource Council's Community Fuel Fund. This fund helps our neighbors with home heating fuel costs, and with the rising cost of fuel, it is more important than ever that we rally together to support this cause. Fuel assistance applications are available through the CRC Community Navigator from Nov. 15 to April 15...

• Erosion control course begins Dec. 15 in Wiscasset

  Tue, 11/15/2022 - 7:15am

  Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a four-hour online training in Advanced Training in Sediment and Erosion Control for Certified Contractors: Winter Best Management Practices Certification Course on Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Wiscasset Parks and Recreation located at 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. John Maclaine of Maine DEP and Louisa Crane of Knox-Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District will focus on the Best Management...

• Recount yields new result: Woolwich re-elects Chadbourne, elects Davis selectmen

  Mon, 11/14/2022 - 3:45pm

  

  According to results Election Day, Nov. 8, Woolwich Selectman Dale Chadbourne won another term, with 1,207 votes; the night’s count also showed Allen Greene keeping his seat, with 724 votes to challenger Thomas Davis’s 720. Davis asked for a recount, town officials said last week. And Monday, the recount upstairs in the municipal building showed a different outcome for the second seat up for election: Davis, 716 votes; Greene, 711. Fielding questions after the recount, Town Clerk Opal Keith...
• Obituary

  Gail M. Lewis

  Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:45pm

  

  Gail Marcia Lewis passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2022 in the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor. She was born Dec. 24, 1940 in Winchester, Massachusetts to Albert and Esther Morash Craven. Gail graduated from Melrose High School in Massachusetts. Starting as a very young girl, she spent her summers on Southport Island, eventually making it her home. She was a talented knitter. Besides leaving behind some dear friends, she leaves her beloved cat Chrissy. She was...
• Obituary

  Louise A. Molter

  Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:45pm

  Louise A. (Saulnier) Molter, 88, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Louise was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Ernest and Aurelie (Goguen) Saulnier and her siblings Annette, Ernest, Elaine and Roland. Louise and her beloved husband “Sonny” Leo Molter Jr. were happily married for 67 years until his passing in May of 2021. Louise and Sonny bought and rebuilt a summer cottage at Ocean Point in Boothbay, Maine where spending time in...

• Early deadline for Thanksgiving

  Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The deadline for the Nov. 24 issue will be Friday, Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display advertising, all news contributions, columns, letters, photos, etc.

• Wiscasset Early Bird shoppers find refuge from Nicole remnants

  Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Neither the winds nor the occasional rain from Hurricane Nicole’s remnants stopped the Wiscasset Early Riser, aka Early Bird, sale Nov. 12. According to shop owners reached Nov. 13, shoppers still showed Saturday and, when the weather was worse, stayed a little longer. In a phone interview, Erika Soule, owner of Rock Paper Scissors, 68 Main St., said of the sale, “It was pretty good! It was busy, pretty steady all day long, because we did the sale all day, which seems to be what (stores are)...

• Wiscasset middle schoolers honor service members

  Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset sixth through eighth graders gathered to honor service members, past, present and future Nov. 10. The American Legion was invited as well as service members from the students’ families and community. To thank them. students created a bulletin board of stars with the names of people they knew who had served. They also wrote letters to service members in general thanking them for their service. Assistant Principal Warren Cossette asked each of the American Legion members present to...

• Boothbay Lights 2022 Schedule of Events

  Sun, 11/13/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Nov. 18 – Gardens Aglow Community Night, 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 19-Dec. 31 – Gardens Aglow, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. Thursdays-Sundays and select dates. Tickets, info: www.mainegardens.org Nov. 19-Dec. 31 – Pot Buoy Tree, Pier 1, Boothbay Harbor. Join the Chamber’s Selfie Contest! Nov. 19 – Early Bird Sale. Shop in your pajamas! Nov. 15-25 – Eastside Waterfront Park Ornament Decorating Contest. Pick up ornament at Chamber of Commerce office. Nov. 26 – Small Business Saturday. Shop...

• Woolwich remembers its veterans

  Fri, 11/11/2022 - 7:00pm

  

  Woolwich veterans and others gathered in front of the town’s historic war memorial at the community’s Veterans Day ceremony at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Friday morning, Nov. 11. Robert Meade, a U.S. Army and Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, placed a memorial wreath here. Cpl. Meade was assisted by Hank Fuller, a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart medal recipient who served in the Marine Corps. The ceremony was followed by a short prayer and the playing of “Taps” by Peter Gallant. Roger Brawn...
• Wiscasset school committee

  Absences, efficient responses to potential safety issues

  Fri, 11/11/2022 - 6:45pm

  

  Addressing the Wiscasset school committee May 9, school nurse Marilyn Sprague expressed concern over a high number of student absences – having had a high for the school year that day of 63 students out. Sprague explained the schools are dealing with other illnesses in addition to COVID this year including hand, foot and mouth disease, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and an illness with a cough that may or may not be RSV. Sprague said due to a shortage of tests, people are now only being...

• Residents, visitors, Legion honor veterans in Wiscasset

  Fri, 11/11/2022 - 6:00pm

  

  For homeschoolers Ella Stoner, 15, and Cameron Stoner, 8, American Legion Post 54’s Veterans Day service at Wiscasset’s honor roll wall served as a history lesson, the Hotchkiss, Colorado siblings’ mother Eva Stoner said. They and Eva’s mother-in-law Mary Sue Stoner of Woolwich also had another reason they all wanted to be there: Mary Sue’s husband Tom Stoner, Post 54 member, was taking part. He played “Taps,” as he has done at many Post 54 ceremonies. Carlos Vasquez, who is serving in the Navy...
• Obituary

  Scott A. Human

  Fri, 11/11/2022 - 12:15pm

  Scott Anthony Human, 50, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich died Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 4, 1971, a son of Gerald and Catherine (Sigman) Human. Scott graduated from Lincoln Academy and the University of Maine, Orono in computer science. He was employed at Bath Iron Works as a computer technician. He was an avid online gamer. He is survived by his brother, Craig A. Human and his wife Elizabeth of Standish, and a half-sister, Michelle Geyer of Ohio...

• Alna seeks new plowing services

  Thu, 11/10/2022 - 2:00pm

  Holbrook Excavating is no longer Alna’s plowing contractor, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri and the Woolwich firm’s owner Evan Holbrook each confirmed Nov. 10: Pentaleri, responding to questions via text; and Holbrook, when reached by phone. “Holbrook quit,” Pentaleri said. “We’re working now to find others to supply the plowing services that we had previously contracted with Holbrook to provide.” The firm and town were in the third year of a three-year plow deal. In a Nov. 2 selectmen’s meeting,...
• Obituary

  Dr. Douglas V. Hathaway

  Thu, 11/10/2022 - 12:30pm

  

  It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Douglas Vaughan Hathaway share news of his passing on Oct. 28, 2022. Doug was born on Nov. 5, 1953 to Vaughan Hathaway and June Hathaway (nee Chatto) in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, followed by his younger brother Arthur Hathaway. He graduated from Boothbay Region High School in 1972, and recently celebrated at his 50th High School Reunion in Boothbay Harbor. Doug continued to pursue his education to earn a bachelor’s degree from Geneva College, where...

• Reny wins election to Senate District 13

  Thu, 11/10/2022 - 12:15pm

  

  Senator-elect Cameron Reny won a decisive victory in Senate District 13 in the race to represent the people of Lincoln County in the Maine Senate. Senator-Elect Reny is an educator and lifelong resident of Lincoln County. “Lincoln County is my home and where I am choosing to raise my family, I’m honored to have the chance to represent our communities in the Maine Senate,” said Reny. “We all want our kids to grow up healthy and safe, and be able to build a life for themselves in Maine. We must...

• United Way Campaign celebration held, workplace awards given

  Thu, 11/10/2022 - 8:45am

  

  United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s 2022 fall campaign was marked with many successes and tremendous volunteer and donor support, Campaign Chair Mara Pennell announced at the organization’s Finale celebration at Bowdoin College’s Moulton Union Wednesday, Nov. 9. The Campaign has raised $1,569,095, or 95% of goal, announced Pennell, vice president of Commercial Lending for Bath Savings. “We are so, so close to the goal,” said Pennell. “These are challenging times and our community needs us. The...

• USDA funding for Kennebec, Lincoln counties: How should money be spent?

  Thu, 11/10/2022 - 7:45am

  

  The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public meeting of the Kennebec-Lincoln Local Working Groups (LWG). Taking into account local resource concerns, these Local Working Groups make recommendations to NRCS on how to spend USDA Farm Bill funds for conservation practices on private lands. This year’s meeting will be held in person on Dec. 12 from 10 a...

• UPDATED Election recap with County Democrats Nov. 17

  Wed, 11/09/2022 - 1:15pm

  

  The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that they will host political journalist Steve Mistler in person for post-election analysis during their final monthly meeting of 2022. At the writing of this announcement, the outcome of the Nov. 8 election had yet to be determined. “We are thankful and very proud of the good hearted, capable and down-to-earth candidates who stepped forward to run for public office on the Democratic ticket this year,” said Chris Johnson, LCDC chair...

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