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• Edgecomb art teacher retiring at school year’s end

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 9:00am

  

  An Edgecomb art teacher is leaving the classroom. Robin MacCready is retiring at the school year’s end after teaching in education since 1993. Alternative Organizational Structure 98 Superintendent Robert Kahler announced MacCready’s retirement during the May 9 Edgecomb School Committee meeting. The committee also approved three continuing teachers’ contracts. Two first-year teachers received a continuing contract for next year. Kindergarten teacher Rachael Kellogg and grade 5-6 teacher Nicole...

• Route 1, Woolwich temp bridge detour

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 8:45am

  To facilitate construction of the new Station 46 bridge in Woolwich, Route 1 traffic will be shifted onto a temporary roadway detour starting May 31. The detour shift will start immediately east of the Station 46 bridge and will continue for about 1,350 feet, where traffic will then shift back onto Route 1. The two-lane detour will redirect both northbound and southbound traffic. The speed limit through the work zone will be reduced to 35 mph. Motorists should expect delays when traveling...
• Obituary

  Patrick A. Farrin

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Patrick Allen Farrin, 71, of Boothbay, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on May 14th, 2022 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born July 12, 1950 in Damariscotta, Maine, he was the son of Frances (House) Mank of Waldoboro and the late Alva Farrin of South Bristol. He spent his early years on the shores of Toddy Pond in Orland, Maine where his father ran the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. He later moved to Boothbay attending local schools and graduating...

• Dead River keeping county out of ‘fuelish’ situation

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 8:30am

  

  With diesel fuel prices soaring, Dead Rive Co. is delaying 12-month fixed price contracts. As of May 16, AAA reported a gallon of diesel averaged $6.378 in Maine. So Dead River is telling their volume customers, like Lincoln County, not to enter into a fixed price deal. Instead, Finance Director Michelle Richardson told commissioners at the May 16 meeting, Dead River is charging bulk customers market price plus 25 cents per gallon. “The market is too volatile and the last thing they want is for...

• May 18 update: Midcoast adds 59 new COVID-19 cases

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...

• Maine Yankee panel meets May 25

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 8:00am

  The 202 2 meeting of the Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel on Spent Nuclear Fuel Sto r age and Removal will be fr om 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 at Montswea g Restaurant on Rout e 1 in W oolwich . P lease park in the north side parking area and use the ramp from the parking lot to access the second floor function room. The meeting will include updates by Maine Yankee and the State of Maine on activities at the Maine Ya nkee site and on the nati onal sp ent nuclear fuel issu e status as well...

• LincolnHealth hiring event set for May 24

  Tue, 05/17/2022 - 9:15am

  Whether you’re just starting out or you have years of experience, LincolnHealth may have a job that’s right for you – and you could be in a position for a job offer the same day you meet with us. LincolnHealth’s Hiring Blitz will take place Tuesday, May 24 from 2-6 p.m. at the Central Lincoln County YMCA, 525 Main St., Damariscotta. We need team members in housekeeping, food service and maintenance as well as RNs, CNAs, clinical support and professional jobs both clinical and non-clinical areas...

• May 17 update: Midcoast adds 89 new COVID-19 cases

  Tue, 05/17/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...
• Obituary

  Eleanor L. Johnson

  Tue, 05/17/2022 - 7:00am

  

  Eleanor L. Johnson, known to all as Fran, passed away on May 9, 2022 at St. Andrews’ Gregory Wing. She was a life-long resident of Southport born to Edward W. Childs and Margaret J, (Foggins) Childs on Aug. 11, 1927 in Melrose, MA while her parents were visiting relatives and was delivered by her father’s uncle, Dr. Ed Marr. Fran married Lewis C. Johnson in 1947 and had two children, Linda and Larry. She was a member of the Mother’s Club, the Benevolent Society, the Southport Yacht Club, the...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 05/16/2022 - 11:00am

  

  For May 1 through May 15, Wiscasset Police Department reported 278 calls for service, two motor vehicle accidents and five arrests: Arrests May 3, Taylor Delano, 22, of Wiscasset was arrested for Operate After Habitual Offender Revocation, by Chief Larry Hesseltine. And Joshua Watkis, 45, of Alna was arrested for Operating While License Suspended or Revoked, by Hesseltine. May 5, Stuart C.S. Wyman, 31, of Boothbay was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault, by Sgt. Perry Hatch. And May 9,...

• Expanded offerings at the Merry Barn!

  Mon, 05/16/2022 - 10:45am

  

  The Merry Barn is growing! From inception we have held offerings for children, such as summer camps and book clubs. But creativity is not just for the young, the vibrancy it brings is for folks of all ages! To further our mission of cultivating Creativity, Curiosity, and Community, we are expanding our programs for teenage and adult writers of all abilities. With a diverse selection, and offerings that span weekday evenings and weekends, we have something for everyone. Soul Notes - Published...
• Celebration of Life

  Mary E. Friant

  Mon, 05/16/2022 - 7:30am

  

  The family of Mary Evelyn welcome friends and relatives to attend a funeral Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Friday, June 3 at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome. Please join the family immediately following Mass for a toast and nibbles at the Tugboat Inn, from 3-5 p.m., where we can laugh and share favorite memories and stories of our beloved mother.

• Researcher sought to write untold history for a $5K fellowship competition

  Sun, 05/15/2022 - 7:00pm

  

  There is no Wikipedia page for Andersen Design, established in 1952 as production as an art form on the Boothbay peninsula in Maine. Coming across the Wikipedia page on Mid-century design under the heading, industrial design, I saw my parent's personal friends and colleagues, stores that sold Andersen, and other ceramic companies of the era. After many years of waiting for someone else to write about Andersen, I edited the industrial design section of Wikipedia Mid-century Design to include...
• Obituary

  Marilyn P. Keyes

  Sun, 05/15/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  Marilyn P. Keyes, 96, of East Boothbay, Maine fell asleep in death peacefully at home on May 1, 2022 after a long and rewarding life. She is survived by her three children: Jeffrey A. Keyes and his wife Karen of Boothbay Harbor, Pamela Seneca and her husband Peter of East Boothbay and Priscilla Eich and her husband Daniel of Charlotte, North Carolina. She was also blessed with five grandchildren: Scott, Missy, Joey, Peter and Danny, and eight great grandchildren. “Mal” as her friends knew her,...

• England of Warren ‘looking forward to’ Wiscasset’s interim superintendent job

  Sun, 05/15/2022 - 6:00am

  

  Veteran school administrator Robert England Jr. figures challenges such as those the pandemic gave education can be viewed in one of two ways: “You can look at things as either depressing, or you can look at them as an opportunity,” the Warren man told Wiscasset Newspaper in a phone interview Friday, May 13. “And we’re coming out of this COVID thing, and you can look at it as an opportunity to see how we can benefit kids.” England said he shared this outlook when he was a candidate for...

• Dunton’s Doghouse gets new owner

  Sat, 05/14/2022 - 4:45pm

  

  When Gary Starankewicz hands over the keys to Dunton’s Doghouse May 20, he’ll be keeping the popular Boothbay Harbor food stand in the family. The new owner is Andrew Hawke, a resident of Southport and Starankewicz’s nephew. Hawke started shadowing his uncle on Monday, May 2, learning the ropes and welcoming customers for the Doghouse’s 50th year in business. “Loved it!” “Perfection!” “A hidden gem!” Those are just some of the five-star reviews Dunton’s, a Boothbay Harbor fixture, has received...
• Obituary

  Kent B. Lawrence

  Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:00pm

  

  Kent Beckwith Lawrence of Boston and West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on May 12, 2022 in Boston from prostate cancer. He was 86 years old. Kent was born in Boston, the son of the late Dr. Richard W. and Mary (Peckham) Lawrence. He attended schools in New England and Washington, and in 1958 graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. The day after his graduation he married his high school sweetheart, Erna MacLaughlin of Newport, R.I., in the Naval Academy Chapel. Kent and Erna then...
• Obituary

  Robert W. Horne

  Sat, 05/14/2022 - 11:30am

  

  Robert Wesley Horne, 90, died peacefully on Sunday, May 8, at Pine Point Center in his beloved state of Maine. Bobby was born in Somerville, MA on Jan. 8, 1932. He was the son of Frank William Horne, Sr and Sadie (Roberts) and lived his childhood years at 6 Reservoir St. in Winchester. Bobby was predeceased by his elder brother, Frank (Bill) William Horne Jr. who died as a result of injury while serving his country in Germany during WWII. Bobby graduated from Winchester High School in 1949, and...

• May 14 update: Midcoast adds 32 new COVID-19 cases

  Sat, 05/14/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...

• ‘A supportive human being’: WES fete adds to Trae Stover’s first full day as Lincoln County teacher of the year

  Sat, 05/14/2022 - 6:30am

  

  “Don’t start crying. I will,” Wiscasset Elementary School reading interventionist Carol Adams told longtime colleague, first grade teacher Trae Stover at the outdoor classroom Friday, May 13. “Too late,” Stover said. The sunny morning’s celebration came less than a day after Maine named Stover Lincoln County teacher of the year. Before Stover came outside, students were told, when she did they could make as much noise as they wanted. Their practice cheer was loud and 12 seconds long. Almost a...

• ‘Project Sticker Shock’ for substance abuse prevention

  Fri, 05/13/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  On May 25 th , students from Lincoln Academy, along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Damariscotta Police Department, the CLC YMCA, and substance use prevention coordinators from Healthy Lincoln County will spend the afternoon placing thousands of bright orange stickers on packs of alcohol at local retailers – five in Damariscotta, two in Newcastle, and two in Bristol. They do this as part of an effort called “Project Sticker Shock” which aims to prevent underage drinking. Sticker Shock...

• Part of Wiscasset municipal building lot closed for part of Fridays soon

  Fri, 05/13/2022 - 11:15am

  On Nov. 2, 2021, the Wiscasset Selectboard authorized the closure of the east end of the m unicipal building parking lot (Washington Street/Route 27 end) for use by the 2022 Wiscasset Farmer’s Market. Effective June 3, 2022 through Sept 30, 2022, the east end parking lot from the corner of the municipal building to the Washington Street/Route 27 entrance will be close d every Friday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Commuters and others wishing to utilize municipal parking may park directly behind the...

• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to hold Maine Days over Memorial Day weekend

  Fri, 05/13/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Maine Days, generously sponsored by Renys, welcomes Maine residents to visit the Gardens at no cost over Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, 29 and 30. Founded by Maine residents with a passion for gardens and the state’s magnificent coast and forests, the Gardens is comprised of cultivated, formal gardens and natural landscapes that highlight natural history, habitats, botany, horticulture, and ecological connections while honoring Maine and its people. Endeavoring...

• Boothbay Farmers’ Market begins May 19

  Fri, 05/13/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts their season on Boothbay Town Common on Thursday, May 19. They will be on the Common every Thursday through October 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. Dan Sortwell of Big Barn Coffee, market president, said, “We have twenty-five members this year. New members include Bill Weiss of Boothbay Harbor, a grower of heirloom vegetables. Other local members include Stewart & Reid Bakers, Southport; Boothbay Craft Brewery & Tavern, Boothbay; and Mana Medicinals, Boothbay...

• May 13 update: Midcoast adds 55 new COVID-19 cases

  Fri, 05/13/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...

• Wiscasset Elementary’s Trae Stover Lincoln County teacher of the year

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 4:30pm

  

  Longtime Wiscasset teacher Trae Stover said as the new Lincoln County teacher of the year she is “very excited to represent Wiscasset and work with teachers from across the state as well as policy makers over the coming year! It is a huge honor not just for me but for all Maine teachers!” In her email response May 13, the morning after all the county winners were announced in Augusta, Stover also said getting to meet Gov. Janet Mills and Education Commissioner Pender Makin “was a huge bonus!”...

• United Way annual meeting May 24

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 11:30am

  United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 24, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. All members of the community are invited to attend and can register by emailing info@uwmcm.org or by calling United Way at 443-9752. Seating is limited due to Covid-19 safety precautions. Mid Coast-Parkview Health President Lois Skillings will give the keynote address: “Could We Become the Healthiest Community in America?” Standing for election or re-election to...

• May 12 update: Midcoast adds 52 new COVID-19 cases, one new death

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...

• Bid to attend President’s Suite at 2022 U.S. Tennis Open

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 8:00am

  

  The Central Lincoln County YMCA is pleased to announce an opportunity to purchase two (one pair) invitations to the USTA President’s Suite and box seats while attending the 2022 US Open. The invitations, which were donated by the USTA Foundation, will be part of a live auction on Thursday, June 23 at a Central Lincoln County YMCA fundraising event. The USTA has established a $5,000 minimum bid for the pair of invitations. Estimated value is more than $20,000. Persons interested in attending and...

• Wiscasset names interim superintendent of schools

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 2:45pm

  Wiscasset has picked its interim superintendent of schools. According to draft minutes at wiscasset schools.org of the May 10 school committee meeting, members voted 5-0 to hire Robert England Jr. for the 2022-23 school year. The vote followed an eight-minute executive session on the superintendent search, according to the meeting’s draft minutes. Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood resigned in early 2022, effective June 30. In other news from the meeting, according to the draft minutes and...

• May 11 update: Midcoast adds 55 new COVID-19 cases, one new death

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...
• Obituary

  Eileen M. Harvey

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Eileen Mary Harvey, 69, of Damariscotta, passed away at home on the morning of May 10, 2022. She was born in 1952 in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland. She immigrated to the United States in 1955. Eileen did her nurses training in England, University of Greenwich, graduating in 1978. She met the love of her life, by accident, in 1977. They married in 1979 and enjoyed 43 years of wedded bliss. In 1982 she moved permanently to the United States with her husband and small child. Eileen had two more...

• Businesses, others help Habitat for Humanity combat supply cost increases

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 7:30am

  Habitat 7 Rivers’ 29th annual Spring Walk to Build will take place Sunday, May 15 at 1 p.m. The organization’s largest fundraiser will begin at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, 28 High St. The anticipated 100 walkers will follow the two-mile route through the downtown, out Federal Street to the site of Habitat’s next home build project, and back. The course is on sidewalks and is family and dog-friendly. “This is our largest fundraiser to support building, repairing and modifying homes...

• Head of MaineHousing speaks at LCRPC annual meeting

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 4:15pm

  

  Affordable housing is an issue throughout Lincoln County, and to emphasize the state’s role in housing, Dan Brennan spoke at Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s annual meeting on April 21, held at the Wavus Campus in Jefferson. Mr. Brennan discussed current multi-family rental, homeownership, and supportive programs, painted the challenging picture of increasing prices of Lincoln County homes and apartments, and suggested a mix of strategies to create more housing (the presentation is...
• Press release

  County delegates attend 2022 Maine State Republican Convention

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 11:45am

  

  The Augusta Civic Center was the site of Maine State 2022 Republican Convention held on April 29-30. Delegates gathered from Aroostock to York Counties to listen to speakers, vote on our party platform, caucus and elect representatives as Republican State Delegates. Dr. Demi Kouzounas, chairwoman of the Maine Republican Party, called the convention to order. A video from Ronna McDaniel of the National Republican Party welcomed all of our members and presented a positive outlook for the 2022 mid...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 11:45am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 170 calls for service for the period of May 3 to May 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,684 calls for service. Summonses Alexander J. Ingram, 26, of Winthrop was issued summonses May 3 for Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drug and Violating Condition of Release, on Bunker Hill Road, Jefferson, by Deputy Jonathan Colby, who was assisted by Sgt. Jared Mitkus. A 13-year-old male juvenile from Somerville was issued juvenile summonses May 3 for...
• Press release

  Lincoln County Dems meet May 19 with Secretary of State Bellows

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 11:00am

  

  The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that it will hold its first hybrid meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, via Zoom or in person at the Great Salt Bay Community School, 559 Main St., Damariscotta. For safety, all attendees are required to wear a mask unless speaking. The guest speaker is Secretary of State Shenna Bellows who will present "Defending Our Democracy" to discuss: legislative accomplishments that continue to make Maine a model for protecting voting...

• Simmons raises idea of reval

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset should do a town-wide property revaluation next year, Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen May 3. “I just want it out there, because everyone gets a little upset when you talk about revaluation, especially now with home prices being so incredibly high (and) it doesn’t appear ... they’re going to be going down anytime soon.” He said a revaluation does not mean taxes will rise, it just “re-equalizes everything to where they should be with respect to market rates. So it’s something...

• Robin Ford elected Boothbay Harbor American Legion Commander

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Members of Charles E. Sherman American Legion Post # 36 have elected Newcastle’s Robin Ford Commander of the 145-member post beginning in June. She was unopposed in voting that took place at the Legion Hall on Monday, May 9. Ford has recently been serving as 2nd Vice Commander and will become the first female Commander of Post #36. Ford served in the Marine Corps in Okinawa in 1993 and at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina until 1997. She is also a member of the Legion Auxiliary and her grandfathers...

• May 10 update: Midcoast adds 79 new COVID-19 cases

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 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 Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays. “Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January...
• Press release

  Thelander for Congress event in South Bristol

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:00am

  

  The Patio at 1578 in South Bristol provided a beautiful backdrop of ocean views and blue skies on May 5 to celebrate both Cinco de Mayo and to hear from First District U.S. Congressional candidate, Ed Thelander. Longtime supporters gathered to share the growing excitement as we move closer to the June primary. Some newcomers attending the event were there to learn more about the candidate and his stance on issues facing Maine and our country. The positive comments shared among the guests were...

• Graveside service for Paul A. Wright

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:00am

  A graveside service for Paul A. Wright who died November 19, 2021 will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with military honors. A gathering of family and friends will follow at the American Legion, Route 1, Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

• SVRSU continues eying what happens when Wiscasset deal expires

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:45am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the district board May 5, he still does not know if one-time member Wiscasset will want to keep taking SVRSU high school students other schools refuse, when it no longer has to. That status as SVRSU’s high school of record runs out in June 2023, Tuttle said; the arrangement was part of the withdrawal deal. Tuttle brought up the matter when telling the board about a new state law. He probably needs to check with...

• Kits on the river bank

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:00am

  

  These kits – baby foxes – live in a den about 10 feet above the Sheepscot River. They were discovered by a friend of the photographer, who went out and found them for photographing. All photos taken with a Nikon zoom at 300mm.
• Press release

  Maloney runs for Wiscasset selectman

  Mon, 05/09/2022 - 8:45am

  

  I , William “ Bill ” Maloney, currently chair of the Budget Committee , am running for selectman for the town of Wiscasset. My primary reason for running is to bring fiscal responsibility to the board. W iscasset is in a “ C atch 22.” We have many amenities resulting from the tax income the town received when Maine Yankee paid a significant percentage of our bills. With Maine Yankee ’s departure , we are now saddled with these amenities without the all-important tax base to fully support them...
• Wiscasset

  Maine Art Gallery recounts lease effort, celebrates exhibit

  Mon, 05/09/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery opened for the season May 7 with a reception days after selectmen passed the gallery’s 20-year lease of the former Wiscasset Academy. There was an air of celebration for the lease, which is helping the gallery seek grants. Wendy Ross, president of MAG’s board, said, “It has been a long conversation with the town and gallery on details.” She said grantors want proof of long-term plans for the building; MAG has already received three grants in the past few months due...

• Celebration of Life for Kenneth Morse Sr.

  Mon, 05/09/2022 - 8:45am

  Kenneth Fairfield Morse Sr., age 88, went home to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Dec. 30, 2021 after a brief battle with cholangiocarcinoma. Kenneth wanted everyone to know most of all that God loves them and has a special purpose for their lives. He emphasized forgiveness and love for others. Relatives and friends are invited to join the family for a service to celebrate Kenneth’s life at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 21 at the First Baptist Church of Woolwich, Middle Road...
• Obituary

  Mary J. Webster

  Mon, 05/09/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Mary Jane (Shuler) Webster, 97, a resident of Oceanview in Falmouth, passed away peacefully at her Falmouth House residence on May 4, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born on Aug. 7, 1924 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Joseph Ralph Shuler and Ruth (Potter) Shuler. She was a graduate of Norristown High School. Jane and her husband Woody lived in Westbury, New York where they raised their family. While she took on the responsible of the home, she also worked for the...

• Commissioners approve LCRPC contract with Wiscasset

  Sun, 05/08/2022 - 1:30pm

  

  Lincoln County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year contract May 3 between Wiscasset and Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission. Wiscasset will pay the commission $37,000 for a year of planning service consultation. The commission will provide assistance to Wiscasset’s planning board, ordinance review committee, code enforcement and town manager. LCRPC Executive Director Mary Ellen Barnes told commissioners assistance included guidance on site plan reviews, subdivision...

• When to fly the American flag at half-staff

  Sun, 05/08/2022 - 10:00am

  

  Christopher Armstead, Americanism Officer at American Legion Post 36, has compiled this list of days of when American flags are required to be flown at half-staff during the year. He has included explanations on each day and some history behind the laws. Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (sunrise until sunset) Public Law 87-726: Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have...

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