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News
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 29 to March 6, 2016
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Wiscasset has announced the resignations of its police chief, Troy Cline, and school resource officer, Tom Hoepner. More coverage to follow.
“It is with sincere regret and best wishes to…
Woolwich selectmen awarded Riverside Disposal the town’s solid waste contract Monday night, Mar. 7. The Chelsea-based company submitted the lower of two bids for the one-year contract that…
Wiscasset Police Department
When Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline used the department’s new cruiser under snowy conditions last month, the 2015 Ford Interceptor sport utility vehicle, with all-wheel drive, drove like it was…
Edgecomb selectmen
Selectman and former committee member Mike Smith described Edgecomb Eddy School as a central part of the community’s future. Smith addressed the Edgecomb School Committee meeting March 1,…
The Edgecomb Planning Board voted 5-0 to approve a building permit for a 62-foot-by-100-foot, climate-controlled storage facility on Route 1. Ben Ellinwood will build the storage unit near his…
The next monthly meeting of the Lincoln County TRIAD will be held on Thursday, March 17 at the Boothbay Harbor Municipal Building. The meeting will…
Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle will celebrate Women's Sunday on March 13 as part of UCC Women's Week. The theme is “Plant Healing,” and for the…
Maine Democratic Committee
Bernie Sanders won the Maine Democratic caucus on Sunday with 64.9 percent of all votes cast. Twenty-five delegates were at stake for the national convention, as well as five superdelegates. While…
Joe Norton has been building walls for around 12 years. They're not the kind of walls that keep people out. In fact they do just the opposite. Their artful beauty draws people in.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) victory in Lincoln County March 5 was reflective of his strong showing statewide. Cruz received 325 of 746 votes cast in the County Presidential Caucus held at…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will hold his next town hall Thursday, March 10, in Bath where he will deliver remarks about moving Maine forward and answer questions from residents.
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Alna selectmen
Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent Howie Tuttle and Alna’s school board representatives will meet with Alna selectmen Wednesday, March 9, to present the district’s proposed next budget, Town…
Who’s the school band member in this photo from our archives? Email guesses to news@wiscassetnewspaper.com. We’ll publish the answer and maybe your correct guess in our March 10 edition.
Obituary
James S. Townsend, 86, of Boothbay died March 3, 2016 at his home.
Born in Falmouth on…
Wiscasset fire and public works personnel responded Monday morning to a fuel leak inside the municipal building’s furnace room. The leak from a day tank that feeds the furnaces was found shortly…
Obituary
Nancy A. Williams, 76, died March 2, 2016, at her home in Plant City, Florida. She was with her husband of 58 years, Robert, by her side.
Nancy was born on July 28…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset School Department’s maintenance and transportation director John Merry would go full-time, in an early budget offer he and Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot shared with the School…
The town of Edgecomb and the Wiscasset Water District formalized an agreement Feb. 29 dating back six years. In 2010, the Wiscasset Water District amended its wastewater agreement with Edgecomb,…
The town of Edgecomb doesn’t have a public boat access to the Damariscotta or Sheepscot rivers, but that might be changing. The town’s Conservation Commission is sending letters to three…
Obituary
Richard Lawrence Charlesworth of Falmouth died at home in the presence of his family on February 29, 2016.
He was born in Orange, New Jersey on July 8, 1923, as the son of Harry Prescott and…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
A representative from Maine Preservation offered some advice and encouragement to Wiscasset’s Historic Preservation Commission Thursday evening, March 3.
Christopher Closs, a field service…
Lincoln County Democratic Committee
A large turnout at the Lincoln County caucus sites played an important role in the success of candidate Bernie Sanders, who won over Hillary Clinton in every town reporting results by 5:30 p.m.…
WGME Spirit Challenge
Wiscasset Middle High School finished fourth in WGME’s Spirit Challenge on Friday, March 4, WMHS technology coordinator Deb Pooler said. More importantly, she said, the school and the Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is in the black and is growing in members, chamber officers said at the group’s annual dinner Thursday night, March 3.
The chamber finished the year with $…
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ot Texas received the most votes in the Lincoln County Republican Presidential Caucus Saturday. Cruz received 325 votes of the 701 cast at the countywide caucus held at…
Families, friends, staff, board members and residents all gathered on the afternoon of March 1 to welcome the RN manager of Harbor View Cottage Tina Ham, RN, of…
Obituary
Timothy Patrick Shea, 58, of Bangor, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 18, 2016 at a Bangor health facility.
He was born in Syracuse, New York on August 23, 1957, the son of the late…
The United States Power Squadrons® will be teaching a one day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, April 2. This is an eight-hour course…
The Lincoln Home
Many people know they should plan for their senior years, but they have no idea where to begin. The Lincoln Home Senior Living Community is back with one of its free popular education series,…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 22 to Feb. 28.
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This spring timber frame construction workshops are returning to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC). The first class of the year will be held Thursday to Sunday, April 28-May 1.…
St. Giles' Episcopal Church on Route 126 in Jefferson will host this wintertime’s third and last free supper Saturday March 12 beginning at 5 p.m.…
Come and celebrate the wonderful Irish heritage that was instrumental in the formation of St. Patrick Church in Newcastle on March 17.As in years past, the…
Join Bud Warren Monday, March 7, from 3 to 4 p.m. to meet Hattie Bowker from Phippsburg. A teenage girl’s diary offers an intimate and refreshing…
AUGUSTA – Officials from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Maine Maple Producers Association report that maple tapping is underway throughout the state, with…
Lincoln County Democratic and Lincoln County Republican committees
Lincoln County will be voting for presidential preference this weekend.
Republicans will vote on Saturday, and the caucus site is at Wiscasset High School. More information and times for the…
Discover the Midcoast
It was 50 degrees when we recently explored the Bass Falls Preserve in Alna. This mostly wooded property lies along the upper waters of the Sheepscot River.
The Sheepscot Valley…
The Boothbay Region Community Center recently provided classes in the art form of Ukrainian egg-decorating.
Known as “…
Wiscasset may do more than the state requires for fencing Wiscasset Elementary School’s playground, and may go with a cheaper surface than in 2015, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said.…
A group of Midcoast women in their 60s, 70s and 80s from the group Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR) met Feb. 23 with some 30 student members of the Bowdoin College NARAL…
Wiscasset is asking $1,000 less than Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance to respond to Alna’s calls, but the decision may not come down to money, Alna First Selectman David Abbott said.
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Newcastle Board of Selectmen
Newcastle Selectmen met to decide on road and maintenance projects for the next five years, but some citizens arrived believing that the selectmen were planning to establish a Department of Public…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen revisited the issue of non-residents serving on town committees, specifically the airport committee when they met Tuesday night. Selectman Judy Flanagan asked to have the issue…
Wicasset Police Department
Monday, February 22
Officer Benjamin Kolko issue a warning for speed, and a citation for speed on Bath Road, a warning for speed on Gardiner Road…
Will Gates had everything. He was a full scholarship student in microbiology at University of Vermont, he was a championship speed skier. He had a close family and many friends.
And he died…
Damariscotta Planning Board
Damariscotta’s Planning Board met Feb. 29 with Town Manager Matt Lutkus to discuss his recent markups to the board’s eleventh draft of its proposed sign ordinance.
He first apologized to the…
Wiscasset will soon have a new ambulance director.Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Tuesday Toby Martin will become the town’s new EMS director. Martin will begin his duties on April 4.
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