On March 31, hundreds of people came to the Taste of Maine in Woolwich to lend support to the family of Kimi Hill, the Wiscasset woman who died March 20 in a fall from a truck near The Forks in…
News
The Woolwich Planning Board will hold a site walk at 495 Mountain Road on Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m.
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On the morning of March 23, Tim Tibbetts had plans to haul out and demolish the float at his home on Christmas Cove, Southport Island. While he was waiting for his friend Gerry Gamage to show up,…
Six Boothbay Region Elementary and High School students were injured March 31 in a two-vehicle accident involving a 2003 International school bus and 2003 Oldsmobile Bravado on Back Narrows Road…
A few months ago, Lincoln Medical Partners Surgeon Dr. Garth Miller was rounding on surgical patients on the Miles Campus of LincolnHealth when a man he had operated on just hours…
Wiscasset Waterfront Committee
If everything happens that the Wiscasset Waterfront Committee agreed to send on to selectmen March 31, this summer will bring ice cream to the recreational pier, hot dogs on the Main Street Pier…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
On March 31, Town Manager Matt Lutkus sent a disappointing email to residents of Elm Street and Theater Street in Damariscotta, who were looking forward to having sidewalks fixed and water pipes…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Today at 2:49 p.m., the Lincoln County Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a traffic crash involving a school bus in the area of 364 Back Narrows Road in Boothbay. Lincoln…
Obituary
A life well traveled and well lived, Marcelle Kilpatrick of Boothbay Harbor sailed in her 91st year for a new port on March 31, 2016.
She was born on Bastille Day July 14, 1925 in the mill…
Skidompha’s Chats with Champions Committee and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop are delighted to announce that Boothbay Register/…
Members of the Twin Village Women's Club hosted a charming tea on Wednesday, March 22 at the Lincoln Home. Colored cloths of light greens, pinks and…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
On March 28, the Senate passed LD 1614, an emergency bill to approve an additional $2.4 million to support the county jail system.
The…
Monday, March 21
Chief Troy Cline investigated a case of two trucks tearing up the yard in back of Miss Wiscasset Diner. The drivers of the pickups left the scene, then one returned. Cline…
Lincoln Academy students Liam Cullina, Will Shaffer and Kathryn Colomb served as honorary pages in the Maine Senate on March 24 as guests of Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville. The students were…
When it comes to Special Olympics, Boothbay Harbor Police Department’s Administrative Assistant Maureen Smith is all in. She has worked diligently in support of the Special Olympics since 1989.…
Town of Newcastle
Nomination papers are now available at the town office for the following elected positions in the town of Newcastle:
One Selectman/Assessor
One member of School Committee
One…
So far, William Edward ”Ted” Hugger, co-owner of the Cod Cove Inn, is the only candidate for Edgecomb selectman. Hugger, 61, moved to Edgecomb in 2013. He is a member of the town’s Economic…
Three Edgecomb firefighters will soon travel to West Alexandria, Ohio in pursuit of a new brush truck for the department. The Edgecomb selectmen approved the department’s request for purchasing…
Lincoln County Superior and District courts
The following are final dispositions in the Lincoln County Courts from March 7 to March 25.Unless otherwise noted, all jail sentences are to be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Hiram…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen may return to televising their meetings on LCTV if voters approve funding in June. A $3,000 donation in support of local television is among nine funding requests for community…
Wiscasset Planning Board
First National Bank has the Wiscasset Planning Board’s go-ahead for a new route out of the bank’s Gardiner Road lot. The current entrance-exit will become an entrance only, and all traffic will…
Greenlight Maine, the television series designed to promote the entrepreneurs of Maine, is now accepting submissions for its second season. The series, which airs…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Lincoln County Superior Court justice has dismissed a Newcastle man’s court filing that had named Sheriff Todd Brackett and Deputy Mark Bridgham as defendants.
The court does not currently…
Obituary
Allan Emmons Strouss, 69, died at his home on March 27, 2016.
Allan was born November 20, 1946, in Youngstown, Ohio to Margaret (Emmons) and Clarence Strouss, who predeceased him.
On…
Obituary
Arnold Henry Johnsen, 80, a resident of Edgecomb for the last 25 years, died suddenly on March 25, 2016 at home.
Arne was born September 29, 1935 at the Lutheran Medical Center in Bay Ridge…
Obituary
Our loving father, grandfather and friend, Charles K. Fassett died peacefully on March 24, 2016.
He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on February 24, 1932.
Charlie was best known for his…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 21 to March 27, 2016
March 21
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Spring in Maine means a lot of good things: longer, warmer days, robins, budding trees and maple syrup.
On March 26, there were some blue balloons and a sign at the corner of Eddy and Cross…
Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee
Under prospective new rules a Wiscasset panel supported Monday night, the airport and waterfront committees could each have a non-resident serving, and voting, on them.
Selectmen decided…
Danariscotta Board of Selectmen
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen met with the budget committee for a third week March 23, hammering out details of the town budget for fiscal year 2017, which will be presented to voters at the…
Woolwich Selectmen
In response to a legal opinion, Woolwich selectmen rescinded an earlier vote accepting a petition for restoring pay-per-bag.
The petition asks for a May 7 annual town meeting article…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
Newcastle’s Local Planning Committee has finalized its plans for a mid-spring extravaganza that will encourage residents to come out and participate in the development of the town’s comprehensive…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Imagine that you are visiting Two Bridges Regional Jail to pay bail for your brother. You’ve never been there before. When you walk in, you are in a room full of two-way mirrors, and there is not…
Obituary
James William Beck, of Bath, only son of Gene and Scottie, devoted husband of 55 years to Barbara, and loving father to Kate, David and Dan, died in his family’s embrace March 24, 2016.
Born…
Coastal Women's Connection would like to invite local women entrepreneurs to a free networking social April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m., in the conference room at The First…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $14,000 to seventeen food banks in bank’s market area. “First National…
You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy the “Free Expression Art” workshop being offered by Maine Media Women on Saturday, April 9. This hands-on workshop will be…
Discover the Midcoast
The Griggs Preserve in South Newcastle offers a short but enjoyable trek through the woods for hikers of all ages. The preserve is just over the town line from Edgecomb in an area first settled…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
The last time Dresden twins Jaxx and Jett Dowling hunted for Easter eggs in Wiscasset, the brothers were 1 and got one egg apiece, their mother Taylor Alley recalled.
On Saturday, they were…
The sight of public safety vehicles with their lights flashing, facing Route 1 at the Wiscasset Fire Station, normally means crews are heading to an emergency. On Saturday, the aim was to prevent…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset held its Easter sunrise service March 27 on the waterfront. Courtesy of Tammy Doughty
Obituary
Eunice Charlotte (Gamage) Sigler of Bristol, Maine, died March 25, 2016 in Damariscotta.
She was born May 4, 1936 in South Bristol, Maine, to Harvey and Jennie (Plummer) Gamage. She…
Museum professionals from across Maine are joining with legislators and government officials at the State House in Augusta for the inaugural “Maine Museums Day” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March…
Cathy Johnson, North Woods project director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine,will be at Midcoast…
Alna selectmen said they hope to avoid going to court to address a trash issue on a Golden Ridge Road property.
If the town has to pick up the cleanup costs, the board will work to recover…
Wiscasset Public Library
“Anyone who has a library and a garden, wants for nothing,” wrote Roman…
The Animal House in Damariscotta has a day of events on Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in celebration of Easter.
The second annual Easter Egg Hunt will be available all day, for…
Wiscasset schools are closed Friday, March 25, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot announced shortly before 7:30 a.m. The update followed an initial, two-hour delay issued earlier this…
