MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host an open house on Tuesday, March 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. to introduce the new MaineHealth Primary Care Waldoboro facility at 126 Depot Street. The practice opens…
News
It took two meetings, nearly five hours and the Edgecomb School Committee brought down its fiscal 27 budget under a 10% increase. On March 2, the committee voted, 3-0, to propose a…
Wiscasset selectmen and the economic development advisory committee Feb. 26 mulled how to find out which types of economic development residents want, and how, when and, in some cases, if, to put…
Obituary
Barbara E. “Barbie” Newbegin (Brewer), 63, passed away Feb. 23, 2026 at her home in Bristol.
Born on Jan. 5…
Obituary
David Ellis Hemingway, 96, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 28, 2026, in Edgecomb, Maine.
Born in…
Obituary
Virginia “Ginger” C. Boyd, 81, of Alna, passed away at her home on the morning of Feb. 27, 2026.
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Obituary
Joseph John Paul Arsenault Sr., aged 89, of Dresden, Maine, died Feb. 17, 2026 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, surrounded by his loving family.
Joe, known as “Pete” to his relatives,…
After nearly two years, Maine District Court found an Edgecomb resident liable on a single count of wrongful use of a civil proceeding. Jan. 5, Honorable Sarah Gilbert ruled…
Wiscasset Rod and Gun Club
Wiscasset Rod and Gun Club hosted its third annual free kids ice fishing derby on Feb. 21. There was a great turnout of kids, parents and grandparents. Free hot dogs, hot chocolate, cookies and…
After Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson offered ways to get the 2026-27 budget draft down to $11.4 million, Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes noted residents passed the $10.7 million…
Wiscasset selectmen
Sometimes, less truck can be better, for more than one reason, according to one of the discussions Feb. 24 in Wiscasset selectmen's latest budget workshop.
It is hard to get and keep people…
March 8 in Damariscotta
Gubernatorial candidate and former Director on Maine CDC, Nirav Shah, will be holding a town hall meet-and-greet event at American Legion Post #42 in Damariscotta on Sunday,…
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC), in partnership with the Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is hosting an…
There will be a celebration of life for Billy Hall on Saturday, March 7 at Brady's (25 Union Street, Boothbay Harbor) from 1 to 4 p.m. Please bring your favorite memories or stories to share.…
Opening statements and testimony began Tuesday, Feb. 17 in a second trial for the death of 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan, of Edgecomb.
Tyler Witham-Jordan, 31, the boyfriend of Handrahan’s…
Press release
Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC in Wiscasset said it has been picked to receive a $1.5 million loan from Maine Technology Institute as part of the Governor's $25 million Maine Technology Asset…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sandwich sale …
Two Wiscasset school security projects have outranked most other requests to Maine's School Revolving Renovation Fund. Maine Department of Education has nodded partnerships for Wiscasset to get a…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to175 calls for…
For Ocean on Tap, the monthly ocean science speaker series organized by staff from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 2026 has been a good year already.
In January, the event officially…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen Feb. 18 began review of a 2026-27 budget draft Town Manager Dennis Simmons said was up 1.7% from 2025-26.
In making the draft, Simmons said he tried…
Hello Islanders. Here's hoping on Valentine's Day you got lots of hugs, flowers, jewelry, food, or peace and quiet depending on your love language.
Mud…
Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger Bag Program at the Boothbay…
Healthy Lincoln County's Community Routes mobile outreach program will host a free Community Pop-Up Event on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Wiscasset Transfer Station (78 Fowle Hill Road) from 9 a.m.…
Alna selectmen
A detour route for when Ben Brook Bridge on Egypt Road is being replaced will need a town meeting vote, Alna Second Selectman Steve Graham said Feb. 19. Graham said construction is "still on pace…
Finding Our Voices
Authors of the Novel of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2025's Irish Book Awards are among the March guests of Finding Our Voices, talking online about the domestic abuse in their…
Obituary
On Jan. 14, 2026, Lewis “Lew” G. Curtis, Maj. Gen., USAF (ret), passed away.
Lew was born Feb. 8, 1934, in Medford, Massachusetts (MA). He grew up in Winchester, MA, and Biddeford Pool,…
Right now, the cost to live, work and raise a family in Maine is too high. That’s especially true here in Lincoln County. Family budgets just don’t go as far as they used to, and it’s becoming…
Mid-Coast Audubon is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for individuals interested in learning about and…
A small batch coffee roastery is coming to Edgecomb this summer. Feb. 19, the Edgecomb Planning Board approved Brad Betts' application for a new use at his 146 Boothbay Road…
Three people were arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs into the Midcoast.
At about 2:20 a.m. Thursday Feb. 19, acting on a credible tip from Knox County…
Due to the forecasted snowfall, our highly-anticipated Within the Whale program on Feb. 21, made possible thanks to our partnership…
Vigilance is essential when protecting yourself from scammers, Julie Casson, community digital navigator at Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, and Boothbay Harbor Police…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen William “Bill” Maloney and Alissa Eason volunteered Feb. 17 to serve on the working group crafting a request for proposals (RFP) on some high-interest, town-owned properties.…
Lincoln County Commissioners
A Jefferson mother who lost her son to drug addiction made a return visit Feb. 17 to the county commissioners meeting. Sharon Bailey was joined by two others, all wearing…
MaineHealth is now recruiting for its next certified nursing assistant training program in the Coastal Region. The program…
The Business Booster Series, hosted by Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC), is a semi-regular workshop series for…
Westport Island Democrats will hold their biennial caucus on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Westport Island Town Office, 6 Fowles Point Road.
A town caucus is a grass-roots, in-…
Three residents offered to fill the seat Victoria Hugo-Vidal left on Wiscasset's school committee. And Monday night, the committee picked Brycson Grover. Members said Grover is a regular at their…
Wiscasset school committee
A budget draft Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson presented Feb. 11 would ask 12.4% more from local taxes than the 2025-26 budget did. The draft budget included an overall 9.35…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset's school committee declined Monday night to hire an independent investigator to, as Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes put it in his motion, "investigate a complaint received by the board."…
Since Raye Leonard took over as education director at Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE), it has been a goal to bring a driver’s education program for…
