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…
News
Between now and April 2, the Fish Ladder Restoration Committee is accepting submissions of a T-shirt design from Maine residents (year-round, summer or student). The winning design will be used as…
Obituary
Wayne Reed Abbott, 78, of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 9, 2016 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.
He was born in…
On Saturday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Boothbay Fire Dept. 911 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay will be hosting a craft fair. All proceeds from the table rentals will be donated to the Lincoln…
One of the first things Joyce Burr did after she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003 was to sign up for diabetes education classes at the…
AUGUSTA — Seven individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine in Knox and Lincoln counties. They were arrested today after a…
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students can now earn while they learn as part of an innovative new apprenticeship program offered by LincolnHealth and Pen Bay Medical Center.…
Join The Lincoln Home's open forum, Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 to 5:30 p.m., designed for families and friends of people with memory loss and dementia. Families and…
Lincoln County Democratic chair Jim Torbert of Whitefield announced that most Lincoln County Democrats will caucus March 6 in Damariscotta, Wiscasset and Waldoboro…
The SKY Family will be performing their high energy Celtic music, dance and Gospel production Celtic Revival at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene…
The Rev. Susan Craig, minister of the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, will begin a series of Lenten sermons on Feb. 14. This year’s theme for Lent is “To love God with all our heart,…
Maine shrimp lovers are hoping for the best this winter. With the shrimp population in decline over the past few years, and the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery being closed…
An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said…
Damariscotta Planning Board
The Damariscotta Planning Board will hold a public hearing on March 7 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
Members of the public will be free to comment on the six land use warrant articles that will be…
H.M. Payson, the Portland-based firm managing Wiscasset’s investments, will review the portfolio with selectmen Tuesday, Feb. 16.
A report from H.M. Payson summarizing the performance of the…
A couple of years from now, Wiscasset’s new town planner, Benjamin Averill, would like to see a stronger downtown Wiscasset.
“It’s a great downtown, with lots of unique and amazing places.…
Death notice
Wayne R. Abbott, 78, of Boothbay Harbor, died on the morning of February 9 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
A…
Obituary
Cora May Hanna Owen, 91, of Wiscasset died Feb. 8, 2016.
Cora was born on Dec. 1,…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA and Boothbay Region YMCA held a joint board and staff retreat hosted at Camp Kieve on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The three primary goals of the meeting were to…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen will meet with the budget committee for a special meeting 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11 at the town office.
The agenda includes a discussion of a forthcoming town meeting for…
Damariscotta Planning Board
The Damariscotta Planning Board has rescheduled its public workshop to reconcile the most recent draft of its proposed sign ordinance with the town manager’s considerations.
The board had…
Sean Fleming will come to The Lincoln Home for a one hour concert/sing-a-long to celebrate Valentine's Day on Monday, Feb. 15, 3 to 4 p.m. Fleming, an accomplished…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Samplers, silk embroideries, watercolors and furniture created by young women in 18th and early 19th century America were often made in the classrooms and were often the first — and sometimes only…
Edgecomb.org has a new owner. On Jan. 31, Planning Board Chairman Jack French announced he bought the website’s domain name from former Edgecomb selectman Stuart Smith for $1,196. French bought it…
The Bath Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16 beginning at noon at Grace Episcopal Church, 1100…
Wiscasset schools have a two-hour delay Tuesday, Feb. 9, the school department announced at about 5 a.m.
The National Weather Service website at forecast.weather.gov was showing a winter…
Obituary
Earle H. Smith Jr., 85, of Trevett, died peacefully on Feb. 6, 2016 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.
Earle was born in Salem, Massachusetts in February 1930 to Earle and Edna (Little…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man is planning an injury claim accusing a Lincoln County sheriff’s officer of fitting him into a cruiser’s back seat that was too small for him and then, the man claims, he had a…
Obituary
Lyman Whitman “Whit” Smith, 91, of Southport Island and Sanibel Island, Florida, died peacefully on Feb. 2, 2016, leaving his wife, Deborah, after 60 years of marriage.
Whit graduated from…
Ole Man Winter is alive and kicking in February.
A predicted 4 to 6 inches of snow for the Feb. 5 storm turned into 10 to 12 inches.
And just three days later we're preparing for…
Tim Simmons of Boothbay just returned from a week in Sweden. As interesting and exciting as he said it was, it wasn't a vacation. He was invited to go by his friend, crustacean scientist Matz…
The more things you discover from the past, the more meaning it brings to the present, or so believes David King Sr., chairman of the Woolwich Board of Selectmen.
King has a keen interest in…
It's been hard not to notice the paint peeling on the Boothbay Harbor Opera House over the last few years. It was equally hard not to notice the scaffolding being erected on the north side of the…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Before the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission introduces itself to property owners, its members want to make sure town officials understand the panel’s role.
Members on Feb. 4…
Alna’s Pam Hull held her 11-week-old golden doodle Ruby in her arms Feb. 4 while talking with fellow Alna Snowmobile Club member Brenda Fifield of Kingfield. A few yards away, members continued…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Winterfest was already going to be a nice time Saturday. The Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department had a weatherproof game plan. But some things can only happen with snow.
Attendees and…
On Friday, Feb. 12, celebrate the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend with a joint Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) and Damariscotta River Association (DRA) hike at PWA’s La Verna Preserve in Bristol…
A dozen Hidden Valley Nature Center members offer their time and talents each year helping to train both kids and adults the skills and joys of cross-country skiing…
The Wiscasset Police Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Nadean Crossley to fill the full-time officer vacancy created when Sergeant…
State Police on Feb. 4 arrested three residents of an Edgecomb home and charged them in connection with a theft from a store in the town of China. The theft allegedly happened three days before…
This February, Lincoln County Dental, Inc. (LCD) invites the community to “Have a Heart: Gift A Smile” by making a donation anytime throughout the month. Your contribution could…
Hank Lunn will share stories about Mainers who have made a mark in Maine and the world on Monday, Feb. 8 from 3 to 4 p.m. at The Lincoln Home. One such story tells…
An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said Feb…
Damariscotta Selectmen
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen agreed to call a special town meeting to approve a Community Development Block Grant application for the Public Infrastructure Grant Program in the amount of $…
Our next meeting is Monday, Feb. 8 at the Faith Baptist Church, 144 Mills Road, Newcastle. At 5:30 p.m., Rebecca Townsend will show 'n tell her scrap quilts, plus tell us a little bit about how…
All Wiscasset and Regional School Unit 12 schools are closed Friday, Feb. 5, due to the forecast for snow. RSU 12 and Wiscasset School Department each announced school was cancelled shortly after…
Town of Damariscotta
Damariscotta Town Manager Matt Lutkus on Feb. 4 explained his surprising proposed changes to the Planning Board’s sign ordinance,…
Job Opening
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper are seeking a full-time reporter to cover Boothbay Harbor boards and school meetings, school events and news, organizations’ events and news, town…
Tony C. McKim, President and CEO of The First, N.A. and its parent company, The First Bancorp, has announced that Angela Powell will assume the role of…
