On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, Skip Gates and a representative from the Maine Attorney General's Office will lead a discussion on…
News
Take a look at this 20-year-old photo from our archives. Then email your guess on who the area resident on the left is, to news@wiscassetnewspaper.com. We’ll reveal the answer in the Feb. 25 print…
Looking for something fun, educational (and delicious) to do on a mid-winter night?
Local chef/owner Rick Hirsch of…
Maine Innkeepers will reduce room rates by 50 percent this spring to support Hospitality for Habitat, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, announced Maine…
Well-known local historian Jerry Wiles will share the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American woman poet, on Monday, Feb. 22 from 3 to 4 p.m…
Lincoln County Democrats gave a slight edge to Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in a straw poll at the Democrats’ Feb. 15 meeting in Newcastle. Roughly 25 percent were undecided.
Guest…
The annual Lincoln County ‘Hearts and Hands’ Haiti Benefit Dinner will feature a new range of brightly colored and whimsical handicrafts and papier mache art from…
Learn about protecting yourself from identity theft and fraud at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset, located next to the Courthouse, on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.
Martha Currier, complaint…
A 70-year-old Wiscasset woman died Feb. 17 after being struck while using a crosswalk on Washington Street in Bath.
Paula K. Caruso died at the scene, after being struck by a 2008 Chevy…
Owning two hangars at Wiscasset Municipal Airport and a property next door, Steve Williams said he pays Wiscasset more in property taxes than he does Georgetown, where he lives.
For the last…
Join Midcoast Conservancy naturalist Lynne Flaccus for a walk through the woods under the light of a full moon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in…
Obituary
William S. Raithel died peacefully on Feb. 8, 2016 in Florida with his wife of 62 years, Nancy, by his side.
Bill was…
“She has given me hope that I can control my diabetes…She is amazing!” wrote one patient.
“Her bedside manner and her care and concern are off the charts!”…
Department of Marine Resources
All harvesters who are taking oysters or hard shell clams from the Damariscotta River, or buying shellfish from harvesters working on the river, are required to attend an annual training session…
Students at Wiscasset Middle High School may get the opportunity to restore pieces of the Hesper and Luther Little but before the project begins selectmen want to hear more from…
Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice has hired Mickey Gerhard, MSN, RN as its new hospice and palliative care coordinator. Each year, Miles & St.…
Wiscasset selectmen entered into two cooperative agreements with the Maine Department of Transportation for proposed road improvements for both the north and south intersections of routes 1 and…
Obituary
Faye W. Smith, 69, of Wiscasset died Feb. 11, 2016 at her home.
She was born on November 5, 1946 in Saco, the daughter…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Amid a routine Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, commissioners posed a surprise question to Major Ken Mason, who was speaking on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office and Two…
Alna fire officials hope town meeting voters will green light a $6 an hour, firefighter pay hike and the rest of a recruitment plan. Without it, the department may eventually go the way of the…
Daniel M. Lay, Managing Director, from H.M. Payson told Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday night the town closed out 2015 with a market value of $12.64 million in its investment portfolio.
Kay…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke about two U.S. Presidents from the state of Illinois during the Feb. 12 Lincoln Day Dinner. The annual dinner was sponsored by the county GOP at the 1812…
Wiscasset’s Feed Our Scholars Backpack Initiative is alerting all chowder lovers to save the March 12 date, when the group under the direction of Beth Cowing-Young…
Tigger Leather Silversmith has been in Boothbay Harbor for 38 years. Owner Peter Dombrowski said it has been a labor of love.
The shop was originally in the building that is now Coastal Dog…
Ransom Consulting will be conducting tests of the subsurface soil at the Damariscotta municipal parking lot between Main Street and the waterfront on Feb. 17 and 18.
Eight bore holes will be…
The Boothbay Railway Village is restoring S.D. Warren Co. locomotive No. 2 to its original operating condition, as built by the Baldwin Locomotive…
Due to a problem posting the warrant Wiscasset selectmen postponed the date of a planned special town meeting. The new date for the meeting is 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25.
The board will ask…
It’s taken a while but the really frigid temperatures have finally set in this winter, freezing many lakes and ponds. Years ago, before refrigeration came into being, this was the time of year…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 8 to Feb. 14.
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Teachers’ night at the Wiscasset McDonald’s restaurant has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., Wiscasset Middle High School technology coordinator Deb Pooler said.
A…
Obituary
Donna Mae Greenleaf, 72, of Livermore Falls, died peacefully on Feb. 13, 2016, and was reunited the day before Valentine’s Day with her beloved late husband, L. Stephen Greenleaf. She was lovingly…
In addition to an intriguing set of illustrated lectures this winter, the Boothbay Railway Village is also launching a series of hands-on programs related to the…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Wiscasset Community Center is proud to host another in our series of Wellness U events Feb. 20, sponsored by Lincoln County Healthcare, Ames Supply in Wiscasset, and Healthy Lincoln County.
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Can you name the man in this archival photo? The lobster plate may help. Send your guesses to news@wiscassetnewspaper.com. We’ll reveal the answer in the Feb. 18 edition of the Wiscasset Newspaper…
Becky Bartolotta is going to be wearing a lot of hats pretty soon.
The former town employee is returning to the fold after an absence of 18 years on Feb. 29 to take on the positions of…
Tony C. McKim, president and CEO of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, recently announced several staff promotions.
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Donna Gregory and her niece, Amylynn Balsdon, have a lot in common. They both love camping and being outdoors. They both own their own businesses as direct sellers, and they love animals.
It…
Lincoln County Recycling
Lincoln County has been ahead of the curve in sustainability for many years. It began recycling before almost anyone else had even heard of the word, in 1978, and is…
Although at first glance it’s hard to imagine, a Maine lobster is a vulnerable thing. …
Wiscasset Middle High School
Shoveling in front of Wiscasset Middle High School Friday, sophomore Trinin Jeffrey, in orange-rimmed sunglasses, and a few of his classmates had a plan.
“We’re going to make this lump of…
Residents of Lincoln County have helped meet the Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation’s $400,000 match to create a new Lincoln County fund at the…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen will convene in the hearing room for a special town meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. The board will ask approval from voters for transferring $71,531 from the undesignated…
Edgecomb School Committee
Edgecomb school officials are watching expenditures closely with about 80 class days remaining in the year. In January, Edgecomb Eddy expenses totaled $209,756, which is 8.26 percent of the budget…
Alna selectmen want to know if any changes to Head Tide Dam would fit the deed’s covenant that bars the dam’s destruction. Otherwise, there is no point in exploring ways to help fish get through,…
State Police have arrested the boyfriend of a woman shot to death in a Bath shopping center parking lot November 16.
Dylan Grubbs, 23, of Thomaston was charged with manslaughter following…
The last day Woolwich residents can return orange Pay As You Throw trash bags for a credit is Friday, Feb. 12. Selectmen now must decide what to do with thousands of bags left after voters opted…
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) announces local auditions for the 2016 season, open call, on Saturday, Feb. 27. Children auditions will begin at 10 a.m. and, for adults, at 1:30 p.m. All…
Do you know what to do if your pet has an emergency? Instructor Bobby Silcott will be presenting an American Red Cross Pet First Aid/CPR class at The Animal House on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.
…The Maine Principals' Association's 2016 high school basketball tournament, with sites in Bangor, Augusta and Portland, has announced that the games can be watched via live streaming on computers…
Alna selectmen
The look into possible fireworks rules in Alna has unearthed a broader question of how the town can enforce certain other rules, officials said Feb. 10.
Other than land use rules the code…
