This summer, the 1897 stone arch at Damariscotta’s Walpole Cemetery could get its first repairs since the 1940s.
A previous try at grant money failed; but the town has $20,000 from capital…
News
The Boothbay Regional Refuse Disposal District unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget on Jan. 14. The $1,626,167 budget is $36,750 more than the previous budget. Operations…
On Jan. 6, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) hosted the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative's executive director Matt Jacobson at its first monthly board meeting of 2016. The MLA, founded…
This weekend 29 youth from the Boothbay Region YMCA headed down to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2016 Junior Theatre Festival hosted by…
Obituary
Tita V. Townsend, 74, of Edgecomb, died peacefully on Jan. 8, 2016 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice as a result of an accidental fall…
CAMDEN — Shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, Camden police officers responded to a 911 call at the Camden residence of singer-songerwiter Don McLean. An investigation by responding officers…
When Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline took his job about five years ago, getting the department into the social media mix was one of the things he put on his to-do list.
People rely so…
Make sure you’ve got your Wellies by the door for what Old Man Winter has in store.
Today, according to the National Weather Service: A slight chance of snow showers between 4 p.m. and 5 p.…
Wiscasset is reviewing its computers’ security following an incident with one at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, Town Manager Marian Anderson said Friday.
“It heightened our awareness,”…
Obituary
Randy S. Reed, 63, of Oxhorn Road, Wiscasset died unexpectedly on Jan. 12, 2016 at work in Brunswick.
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Due to anticipated harsh weather conditions for Saturday, Jan. 16, Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville canceled his monthly office hours. The office hours have been rescheduled for next Saturday, Jan…
Innkeepers Mark Osborn and Buzz Makarewicz of the Topside Inn on the Hill in Boothbay Harbor received exciting news from bedandbreakfast.com's Caroline Costello on Jan. 10.
Topside has been…
LincolnHealth Occupational Therapist Megan McCartney, MS, OTR will discuss how to improve cognition and memory at the Jan. 27 meeting of the LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group.…
Alna selectmen
For $4,000 a year, Alna could have ambulance service and not have to cover users’ unpaid debts, First Selectman David Abbott said. As a result of what a Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance…
Hiking the Midcoast
The lack of snow has kept trails in the Midcoast open and easily accessible. Before the weather took a snowy turn for the worse Tuesday, I spent an hour or so exploring the Mills Overlook Preserve…
A passing vehicle came very close to striking Wiscasset Police Officer Nadean Crossley Jan. 8, Police Chief Troy Cline said.
Crossley was outside her cruiser on a traffic stop on Route 1,…
Wiscasset Planning Board
A proposed pier, float and ramp off Hemlock Road got the Wiscasset Planning Board’s okay Monday, Chairman Ray Soule said.
Following approvals from the Maine Department of Environmental…
If anyone in Alna wants to run for selectman, road commissioner or treasurer, they have until Feb. 2 to get their name on the ballot. Nomination papers are due by 8 p.m. Feb. 2, Town Clerk Amy…
Sen. Chris Johnsons, D-Somerville, is inviting interested members of the public to join an effort by local officials, law enforcement…
The Midcoast Green Collaborative, in collaboration with Coastal Senior College, invites you to “An Introduction to Permaculture,” a free public…
Wiscasset selectmen
The year ahead promises to be a busy one for Wiscasset selectmen who have a good deal of unfinished business left from 2015. The following is a glimpse at some of the more important and…
Military life can have lasting impacts only other veterans fully understand, veteran Frank Hansen, senior minister at Wiscasset’s Freedom Fellowship Church, said.
Over coffee on Tuesdays at…
Alna residents may learn in February whether or not they’ll face a vote on local fireworks rules at the annual town meeting in March. The planning board had planned to deliberate Jan. 4; but only…
The state’s rapidly shrinking paper industry is putting the squeeze on local landowners who have supplied Maine’s mills with low-quality pulp for decades. When the Verso Corp. closed its Bucksport…
All Regional School Unit 12 schools have a two-hour delay Wednesday, Jan. 13. All RSU 12 Pre-K programs are closed Wednesday. The district serves Alna, Westport Island, Whitefield, Somerville,…
Obituary
Thomas F. Fogarty Sr., 72, died peacefully with loving family by his side on Jan. 12, 2016, at the Maine Veterans Hospital.
He was born April 24, 1943 to Thomas F. Fogarty and Mary Mahoney…
Wolverine boys basketball
The Wiscasset boys basketball games against Lisbon High School scheduled for tonight, Jan. 12 have now been postponed until Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Few of us have the opportunity to profoundly affect someone else’s life even once. Imagine having that opportunity over almost three decades. Since 1988, Thomas A…
Senator Chris Johnson will discuss legislative actions on the growing drug addiction crisis in Maine and the moves to bring Operation HOPE to Lincoln County when…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its 2016 “Beat the Winter Blahs!” cards can start saving you money this Fri, Jan…
Late in December, Conde Nast Traveler magazine announced its selection of Spruce Point Inn as one of the top 20 resorts in the U.S. for family reunions, highlighting the waterfront location,…
Wolverine boys basketball
The start times of today's boys basketball games vs. Lisbon High School have been changed due to the impending snow. The junior varsity game will start at 4 p.m., followed by the varsity at 5:30 p…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 4 to Jan. 10:
Jan. 4
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Popular takeout restaurant gets new look
Route 1 motorists can’t help but notice the renovations going on at the Dairy Queen in Woolwich which will soon have a new look inside and out.
The well-known takeout restaurant located just…
The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has released its winter schedule of programs. Scholarships are available for all programs. Programs meet at…
Two Main Street law firms in Damariscotta, Gallagher and Stein and The Law Offices of Marcia E. DeGeer have merged to form Gallagher, Villenueve…
Obituary
Gerald S. Jordan Jr., 48, of Klearview Manor, Fairfield died Jan. 9, 2016 at his residence.
He was born in Brunswick…
Collections continue for Wiscasset’s participation in WGME’s Spirit Challenge food drive. People can drop off food and money donations at Wiscasset Middle High School and…
Obituary
George W. Cochrane III, 88, of Southport died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2016, with his loving family by his side.
He was…
Mary Coventry and Gaye Wagner, representing the Westport Island History Committee, received approval from selectmen on Monday evening for the committee’s 2016…
The inaugural year of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow was deemed a huge success by CMBG staff and local businesses alike. The goal of Gardens Aglow was to increase winter tourist…
When the weather warms a little, visit the new brick patio behind the Used Book Room at Wiscasset Public Library to see the inscribed bricks that are now permanently a part of the patio. Some of…
Again this new year, there are plans for the Simply Supper program sponsored by the Mission/Benevolence Committee of the Bremen Union Church, 533 Waldoboro Road, Bremen. These suppers are offered…
Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at three locations around the region: Waldoboro Public Library in…
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, Patten Free Library in Bath will reprise its popular workshop series,” iPad for Seniors.”Roberta Jordan, an instruction and outreach librarian at Patten, will offer five…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Brunswick man faces a February hearing in connection with alleged area thefts and other crimes. The charges against Kristopher M. Russ, 33, were among several indictments a Lincoln County grand…
Obituary
Neil Schroeder of Portland died January 5, 2016 in Portland. He died peacefully while a patient at Maine Medical Center, where he had been admitted the day before.
Neil was born in Cleveland…
LincolnHealth’s first baby of 2016, was born Jan. 4 at 11:43 a.m. just one door down from the room where his sister Anastasia arrived 15 months earlier.
Lev…
Aspiring owners of the historic Temple Theatre in Houlton, Maine have two extra weeks to make their case. The deadline for the essay contest, sponsored by current owner Michael Hurley, which will…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission members said Jan. 7, they want to help property owners, not control them.
Their work, cast in an ordinance residents passed in 2015, is about…
