Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood set out to keep the local share of Wiscasset's 2019-2020 school budget under $6 million. She just made it, as it stands now: Voters would be asked to raise $5,…
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Wiscasset Budget Committee
The Wiscasset budget workshop process was set to wind up on Wednesday, March 27, with all major departments already examined.
Last week, the budget committee and selectmen examined the…
Two first-term Democratic female legislators discussed their bills and early impressions of the 129th legislative session March 21 in Newcastle, but Gov. Janet Mills’ support of Central Maine…
Edgecomb selectmen
State Rep. Holly Stover joined Edgecomb selectmen March 25 in response to an invitation from the town’s officials.
Chairman Jack Sarmanian explained, the hope was to start a dialogue…
Looking to get a book or to give one for others to enjoy? A year-round small library, North End Free Library, is now set up near the road at 7 Shaw Road, Westport Island.
It has books of…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
On March 21, the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for a property Dion West owns at 5 Evergreen St. The COA had been tabled so West could bring…
Obituary
Althea Marion Fitch-Cromwell of Westport Island passed away peacefully at home on the morning of March 19, 2019 after a brief illness, just 10 days prior to her 82nd birthday. She was surrounded…
First National Bank recently presented Good Shepherd Food Bank with a check for $17,500.
Since 2016, as part of a three year capital campaign, First National Bank’s donations have…
Most people living in the north recognize the colorful orange and black monarch butterfly that flutters around in their backyard each summer, but not everyone realizes monarchs are snowbirds. They…
Obituary
William Dickenson Shew Jr., 85, of South Bristol, Maine passed away March 18, 2019.
“Dick” Shew the son of the late William and Lois Shew and loving husband of Ellen Shew for 57 years ,was…
On March 26, Boothbay Region Health Center opens a new medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinic for those with substance use disorders.
Combining peer coaching, addiction counseling and…
Obituary
John B. “Jack Murray, 92, of East Boothbay, Maine, passed away on March 21, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Camden, New Jersey and resided in Pennsauken, N.J. for many…
AUGUSTA (March 22, 2019)—Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine eased slightly, while prices rose 2.85 percent comparing February 2019 to February…
Edgecomb selectmen will discuss the 2019-20 municipal budget with the budget committee at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1 in the municipal building.
Voters in Alna Friday went with outgoing Third Selectman Doug Baston over former selectman Les Fossel, 180-58, for second selectman in results Town Clerk Liz Brown emailed Friday night.
The…
Dale Chadbourne of Woolwich has seen many a checkered flag fall and celebrated countess victory laps as a race car driver, crew chief and car owner. But on the evening of April 13, he’ll be able…
Running an automotive shop is something Greg Sprague has always wanted to do. And for 10 years, that's exactly what he’s done. Sprague, 42, began Four Season Automotive in Edgecomb in June 2009…
Tony C. McKim, president and CEO of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, recently announced a new role for Sherry Smith.
Smith is a long-time…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration is currently open for the session that…
The next Edgecomb Historical Society meeting will be held Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall. Guest speaker will be Edgecomb resident Travis Chapman, a builder who specializes…
First National Bank recently announced donations totaling $15,000 to food banks in its market area.
“First National Bank is grateful for the critical services that our food banks provide to…
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
Weekly Bible study, Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; Lenten Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper through April 12, Friday, 5 p.m.; Good Friday Celebration of the Lord…
Wiscasset selectmen
Steve Christiansen told Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday, the Sortwell conveyance of the Sunken Gardens to the town stipulated no building be erected in the garden.
Since 1990 or 1991, there has…
Polls are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Alna fire station to elect selectmen and other officials. The open town meeting to decide the budget and other items is Saturday, March 23…
SVRSU
If the early numbers stick, Alna and Westport Island would see single-digit percent hikes in their fiscal year 2020 school tabs. Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools…
Woolwich voters will have a second chance to hear ambulance service proposals at an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the cafeteria of Woolwich Central School on Nequasset…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Tuesday, Kevin Dennison was named Deputy of the Year. He said Dennison was the kind of deputy Brackett would “like to clone.” Dennison served in the Army, then…
Obituary
Patricia Mary Hendrickson, a long-time resident of the Wiscasset area, died March 11, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital.
Born in 1938 in Gardiner, Maine. Patricia loved life and everyone she met.…
Woolwich Road Commissioner Jack Shaw called this year’s mud season one for the record books. “It’s by far among the worst I’ve ever seen,” Shaw told the select board Monday evening.
Shaw is…
Death notice
Pete Mundy, 88, died March 18, 2019 at his home in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine. A Memorial Service to celebrate Pete's life will be held at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on Saturday…
Friends of Wiscasset Village decided March 15 to join an umbrella group for several community initiatives, including Wiscasset Art Walk, Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest,…
According to Maine Department of Transportation, the following activities are planned in downtown Wiscasset, beginning March 31.
From March 31 to April 18, the contractor will be installing…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Jail Authority on March 13 reviewed a draft policy on employees' pay structure. The purpose, according to Col. James Bailey, was to attract and keep qualified personnel, motivate…
Obituary
Marjorie Wayne Marr, 82, passed away March 14, 2019 at the St. Andrews Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born on July 25, 1936 to Everard and Myrtle Spinney. Marjorie grew up in…
Obituary
Darrell “Butch” Loren Tobin, 76, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a battle with Lewy body dementia. He was born August 4, 1942 in Masardis, Maine to…
After her sophomore year at Wiscasset High School, Elizabeth Rose, an emancipated teen, headed to Texas thinking she knew it all. She did not. But Rose said her early independence helped prepare…
Boothbay Region (BR) and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCAs are pleased to welcome Ella Everett as their coordinator of Marketing. Everett will support the planning, development, and…
Prosecutorial District VI
The grand jury rose March 13 and issued the following indictments, filed with the Wiscasset Unified Courts:
Brent Ayotte, 45, of Augusta, was indicted on a single charge of Failure to…
Edgecomb fell short of its goal of 50 survey responses for Phase 1 of a ConnectME broadband grant project, according to Janet Blevins, member of both the town’s website and the Lincoln County…
Wiscasset District Court
Former state representative Jeffrey Pierce of Dresden, scheduled to be arraigned on three charges of falsifying information on hunting license applications, failed to appear in court March 14.…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen newly available in the Arctic Ocean. The microbial process of “nitrogen fixation…
Obituary
It is with great sadness that the family of Martha Irene Mckown announces her passing on March 12, 2019 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine at the age of 84.
Martha was born…
West Bath District Court
Danielle Ward, 35, of Hope has pleaded guilty to several charges related to a fatal crash on Jan. 21, 2017 that claimed the lives of a Woolwich couple, Robert S. Martin…
Wiscasset selectmen
John Carroll, spokesman for Central Maine Power and its parent company, Iberdrola, spoke Tuesday night to Wiscasset selectmen and a crowd, about New England Clean Energy Connect. NECEC is a series…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office could have fewer alarms to respond to, depending on how towns respond to proposed rules that include fines. The ordinance gets its first test in Alna March 23,…
Lincoln Academy students will soon be gearing up to chuck some wood for Boothbay Region Community Resource Council’s Woodchucks. LA’s…
Obituary
Merle C. West, 70, of Alna, passed away at his home on the afternoon of March 11, 2019, after a courageous battle with Mesothelioma.
Born in Damariscotta on August 8, 1948, he was the son…
Obituary
Lucille J. Machon, 102, of Boothbay Harbor died March 8, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Lucille was born January 22, 1917 in Boothbay Harbor to Ralph Colby and Lillian Williams…
On Thursday, March 7, the Edgecomb planning board approved Ben Ellinwood’s request to create a retaining wall at the Rock Solid storage facility at 380 Atlantic Highway.
Ellinwood said his…
Wiscasset Planning Board
On March 11, the Wiscasset Planning Board held a public hearing and voted to approve the Dollar General project, to be sited at the former location of Huber’s Market at 279 Main St. Matt Casey,…
