Maine Maritime Academy’s schooner Bowdoin, the official vessel of the state of Maine and a National Historic Landmark, is undergoing hull restoration at Bristol Marine, The Shipyard in…
News
High-speed broadband is becoming the essential communications infrastructure across America and Maine. In manufacturing, health care, tourism and education, and at home, internet service that is…
Obituary
Charles H. Heino, 87, of Belgrade, died peacefully at Lakewood Manor in Waterville, Maine on Dec. 22, 2018.
Charlie was born in Rockland, Maine on Sept. 6, 1931. He was the son of Charles…
Governor-elect Janet Mills announced this week that she will nominate Laura Fortman to serve as the commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor and John Rohde to serve as…
The deadline for advertisements and classifieds for the Thursday, Jan. 3 edition will be at noon on Friday, Dec. 28.
For press releases, letters, columns and community news, the deadline…
The Morris Farm will offer a series of four hands-on, interactive cooking classes this winter. This series is called “Now is the Time for Change. Become the CEO of your Body!” The classes are…
The WMHS gymnasium was full of cheer Friday Dec. 21, in an assembly that sent off students and staff into vacation.
There was no dull moment. The assembly opened with Principal Charles…
Death notice
Mason Joseph “Joe” Carter, 71, of Wiscasset, passed away at his home on the evening of Dec. 21,2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on August 14, 1947, Joe was the husband of…
Sagadahoc County Courts
Lawyers for Danielle Ward, 35, of Hope are seeking to have blood samples taken after a 2017 accident in Woolwich excluded from her trial for vehicular manslaughter. According to court records,…
AUGUSTA (December 19, 2018)—Values are increasing for Maine’s single-family existing homes. According to the Maine Listings, the median sales price (MSP) for homes sold in November reached $219,…
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Liberty Consulting, the group the Maine Public Utilities Commission hired to conduct an audit into higher than expected electric bills for Central Maine Power customers at the start of 2018 and…
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 82 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor - Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. and Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
St. Patrick Church, 380 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle - Christmas…
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C. is actively seeking to register all female veterans (past and present) in the United States. According to their…
On Dec. 19, bar, restaurant and convenience store owners and staff received training that provided them with tools to help reduce underage drinking and drunk driving. The Responsible Beverage…
Obituary
Carolyn V. Erskine, 79, of Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset died Dec. 18, 2018 at LincolnHealth Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
She was born in Boston,…
LincolnHealth, in partnership with Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA, will be offering free blood pressure screenings during select dates of the Friday farmers' markets. The screenings will be…
Highlighting its nationally-recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, LincolnHealth was named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for the seventh time in eight years. The…
A new quarter-million-dollar monument honoring all veterans of all branches of the service and the Merchant Marines has been designed and may be under construction as early as this summer. Plans…
Obituary
Patricia Ellen “Patty” Porter passed away peacefully Dec. 14, 2018 at her home in West Gardiner after a lengthy battle against several illnesses.
Born Jan. 29, 1951, she was predeceased by…
Lincoln County Commissioners
After a larger project for research into Lincoln County’s housing issues was sidelined during the budget process, Lincoln County Regional Economic Developer Mary Ellen Barnes came to county…
Representatives of Edgecomb’s planning board met with selectmen Monday, Dec. 17 to discuss the town’s options concerning marijuana.
Planning board members David Nutt, Barry Hathorne and…
Wiscasset selectmen
The long-awaited sand and salt building reimbursement check has arrived, for $49,651.92, according to Wiscasset Town Manager Marian Anderson.
The reimbursement program was a Maine…
Tidewater Telecom’s try at ConnectME Authority funds to expand its service in Alna was a miss Friday. But Tidewater and Alna will try again next round, Third Selectman Doug Baston said in a phone…
Newcastle Chrysler has collected hundreds of toys again this year to help families in need. They are collaborating with Healthy Kids and the CLC YMCA to distribute toys during this holiday season…
Obituary
Marjorie Lewis, 94, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16, 2018 at Winship Green Nursing Home in Bath, Maine.
She was born Aug. 7, 1924 to Phyllis and Amos Barter of Boothbay. She attended…
Lincoln County Courts
Lincoln County has filed a motion to appeal a decision by the Maine State Board of Arbitration. In July, the board ruled the county needs to enforce the results of…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset invites all to a traditional Christmas Eve service with carols, reading of the birth narrative and the giving of thanks for the gift of Jesus. The…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
A car versus trailer truck crash injured one driver and snarled traffic on Route 1 in Woolwich near its northern intersection with George Wright Road at about 11:30 a.m. Monday. The tractor-…
Part of a retaining wall at the newly constructed Railroad Avenue parking lot has fallen over and will be replaced in the spring when work resumes on Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown…
Update: The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department released the following information Monday on Saturday's incident:
On Saturday Dec. 15, at about 12:36 a.m., Lincoln County deputies responded…
Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry at St. Philip’s Church in Wiscasset, 12 Hodge St., will be hosting a ‘Grab ’n Go’ pantry on Thursday, Dec. 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Possible choices will include…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:
Alna: Willard, Billie G. to Shea, Anzia; Keating, Ehlers…
For the second year in a row, Woolwich Historical Society will benefit from Bath Subaru’s “Share the Love” campaign.
Bruce McElman, owner and manager of the family-owned dealership at 116…
The deadline for advertisements and classifieds for the Thursday, Dec. 27 edition will be at noon on Friday, Dec. 21. The deadline for advertisements and classifieds for the Thursday, Jan. 3…
This year’s judges - Brenda Blackman, Rob Wheeler, Edie Deen, John Webster and Gingerbread Chief Justice Kit Sherrill - awarded the following at the 2018 Dough Ball Friday, Dec. 14:
Drum…
Bob Steneck, professor of marine sciences based at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, traveled to Monaco for the Ocean Solutions Initiative.
…After the tree is decorated, the cookies are baked and all the presents are wrapped, Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at our special…
Alna elects two selectmen next March and both may be new. As nominations opened, the incumbents were undecided about running.
Papers are available at the town office and must be turned in…
Alna’s next town office arrived Friday, at 9:18 and 9:19 a.m. About half a dozen residents watched and some photographed as one half, then the other came south on Route 218 and then backed down…
Obituary
Bertha M. Melnuk, 93, of Wiscasset, most recently of HillHouse in Bath, died Dec. 11, 2018 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
She was born in Farmingdale on…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
New research shows that phytoplankton iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs, according to a recent paper in the Proceedings of…
Wiscasset Police Department
Police Sgt. Craig Worster submitted a letter of resignation, dated Dec. 6, to Wiscasset selectmen. Worster was hired as a patrol deputy in 2016 and was promoted to School Resource Officer in…
Obituary
Richard J. Scanlan Jr., 64, of Wiscasset, died peacefully in his home on Dec. 11, 2018 as a result of complications from ALS. His wife and family members were at his side.
Rick was born on…
Hundreds of low and moderate-income Midcoast workers could overlook important federal tax benefits because they simply don’t know about them. Thanks to the Midcoast CA$H’s IRS trained and…
The holidays are not just a time for merry making and celebration, they’re also a time of increased risk for underage drinking and impaired driving. More alcohol is purchased this time of year due…
Medomak Valley Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy are excited to announce that they will be merging on Jan. 1, 2019. This follows unanimous support from both organizations that was confirmed…
6.7 percent monthly bill increase
In competitive solicitations concluded Dec. 10, the Maine Public Utilities Commission accepted bids and set new prices for standard offer electricity supply for customers of Central Maine Power (…
Lincoln County ARC
Bill Ellsworth was 80 when he died in a motor vehicle accident in Nobleboro Dec. 6. He’d recently been ill and had been considering retirement, according to Lt. Rand Maker of the Lincoln County…
During Tuesday night's Wiscasset school committee meeting, member Jason Putnam had a question about a policy on the agenda, regarding transgender students. According to the policy, students who…
