The Edgecomb School Committee may hold an emergency meeting later this month if its damaged school bus is no longer serviceable. The 12-year-old bus is off the road after encountering an oil leak…
News
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Wiscasset man died after the car he was driving Thursday night in Whitefield struck a tree. Cory A. Barter, 38, was not wearing a seat…
From scarecrows throughout town in late fall, to a First Night with fireworks and ice dancing on the town rink, or maybe a Riverfest, the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s board, and a few…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
A Boothbay Harbor woman was arrested recently and charged with felony trafficking following a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.…
The Edgecomb Historical Society will meet Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Rd., Edgecomb.
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The Bath Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at noon at Grace Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington St., Bath.
After a light fare of sandwiches and beverages, there…
Darn it, we messed up the puzzle page again.
In this week’s paper, we reprinted the November 5 Jumble puzzle and we printed the answers to the crossword puzzle from two weeks ago.
We…
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will open a new exhibit, Wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea, on Saturday, November 14. The exhibit explores the history of communications at sea, from flags,…
The Morris Farm of Wiscasset had a great year and wants to thank all those who made it possible. The Morris Farm will host a potluck dinner on Thursday, Nov. 19 at its 156 Gardiner Road location.…
Veterans Day 2015
The song of each branch of the U.S. military was played at a Wiscasset Senior Center supper Nov. 11.
Ellie Tracy, wife of Navy veteran Ted Tracy, invited veterans to stand when they heard…
The community of Woolwich gathered to honor its military veterans past and present in a ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse.
Greeting everyone at the door was…
Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Community Concepts, Inc. and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program are pleased to announce a four-week personal finance class on Mondays, November 23, 30, December 7…
When the Candy Cane Train takes Woolwich’s Reed’s Pass en route to Wiscasset then back to Bath, Dennis Youland plans to be where he has been in Decembers past, outside his home in a Santa hat,…
Edgecomb
An Edgecomb woman filed a Freedom of Access request on Nov. 9 to the Board of Selectmen. Jarryl Larson submitted a written request to review six years of the town’s sewer fees billed to Davis…
Wiscasset Middle High School will present the play called "In the Spirit" by Matthew Carlin. The performances are on November 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. and November 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 9 arrested William Curran, 42, at his home in Whitefield, on a charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Since the victim was under the age of 12 at the…
A Boothbay Harbor man has been arrested and charged with felony trafficking after he allegedly brought drugs into Two Bridges Regional Jail…
Woolwich
A policy to prevent carrying handguns into the Woolwich municipal building isn’t going to happen any time soon, as state statutes prohibit it.
Selectmen were considering adopting such a…
Odds and ends of legendary old schooners discovered
More pieces of Wiscasset's legendary schooners, Hesper and Luther Little, have turned up, including a length of weathered bow section with the name HESPER carved into it…
Join the new Community Green Team for a free informational about the practical use of essential oils and toxin free cleaners. Our team is compiled of locals who are tired of the…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) presents its annual environmental lecture, Water Quality of the Estuary, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the…
Starting Friday, Nov. 13, Healthy Kids will host its first ever playgroup at the United Methodist Church of Waldoboro from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring your little one, ages 0 to 5 and participate in a…
Obituary
James Robert “J.R." Hill, 72, of Fosters Point Road, West Bath lost his courageous battle to cancer and died peacefully November 9, 2015 at his home surrounded by family and…
Edgecomb
The Edgecomb School Committee (ESC) is hoping the wheels of a 12-year-old bus will go round and round for a few more miles. The committee has decided to repair a totaled school bus, instead of…
PAYT was tossed out, now what?
Woolwich selectmen will begin the process of ending the town’s contract with WasteZero and Pay As You Throw (PAYT) when they meet for a regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.
On Election…
Lincoln County Probate Court is using modern technology to safeguard its historical records. Register of Probate Catherine Moore and her staff have started to scan…
Midcoast Conservancy is the name of the new alliance of…
Miss Wiscasset Diner co-owners Mark Suarez and Robert Harris expect some of their first customers Saturday morning, Nov. 14, will be women wanting a good meal to shop on.
There will also be…
Obituary
Matthew Barber Wilder of Boothbay Harbor died November 1, 2015 surrounded by his family.
He was born in 1946 in South Bend, Indiana to Sam and Joan (Hinds) Wilder. Matt grew up in Madison,…
Three local nonprofit organizations recently received donations from Rising Tide Community Market’s Co-ops for Community Day program. Co-ops for Community Day…
Westport Island selectmen discussed several issues concerning money at their meeting Monday, Nov. 9, the lengthiest discussion…
The annual fall half-price sale at Skidompha Second Hand Book Shop in Damariscotta will take place from Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14.
The shop is located in “The Red…
Wiscasset Fall Sports
Another sports season has come and gone and this year saw several Wiscasset Middle High School Wolverines pick up several awards.
During the Thursday, Nov. 5 awards night dinner at the…
Wiscasset Planning Board
ReVision Energy will build a solar farm at Morris Farm regardless of whether a ninth member is found to…
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reports the following activity from Monday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 8:
Burglary/Theft
At 8:23 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline…
“When do the State Police provide services for the county?” Commissioner Hamilton Meserve asked at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3.…
This week, just before attending training on trip and fall prevention, the Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice team took a few moments out of their…
This past Sunday afternoon, 95 volunteers from the Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Clubs packaged 30,000 meals for needy families…
Wiscasset School Department
Vicki Hart just started as a Wiscasset School Department employee this school year. But it’s her third year in the town’s schools. The Durham-raised, Topsham woman started at Wiscasset Primary and…
When the paramedic-drama series “Emergency” aired in the 1970s, Alna’s Kathy Zuppa had an easy time remembering the emergency wagon’s call number, KMG-365. She was Kathy Gilbert of New Harbor then…
Obituary
Thelma A. Sprague, 94, of Old Bath Road, Wiscasset, died November 1, 2015 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
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Obituary
The Reverend Dr. Robert “Bob” Zimmerli of East Boothbay died on November 5, 2015, surrounded by love.
He was born August 29, 1925 to Robert Zimmerli and Isabelle (Smith ) Zimmerli in…
Obituary
Brian Stewart "Bry" Taylor, 52, of Charlotte, North Carolina, formerly of Wiscasset, died of cancer on Monday, November 2, 2015 at a…
Need a little eye opener during Wiscasset’s Early Riser Sale on Saturday, November 14? Come on down to Red’s Eats where the Feed Our Scholars table will feature coffee and mulled cider to help…
A central figure on the town of Edgecomb’s Website Committee plans to resign. Jarryl Larson has served on the six-month old committee since its inception. Larson informed the planning board on Nov…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and distributed starting on the same day.
The deadline for the November 26 issue will be Friday, Nov. 20…
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission will need to be sensitive, transparent and objective when it fields property owners’ requests for projects, members and Town Planner Jamel Torres…
Coastal Humane Society and partner shelter Lincoln County Animal Shelter of Edgecomb is honoring senior pets all month long for National Senior Pet Month. Through the end of November, dogs and…
The Union Church of South Bristol will hold its annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Parish Hall on Middle Road.
Plan to…
Water rushing over the concrete dam at the upper end of Montsweag Brook is a pretty sight this time of year surrounded by the golden colors of autumn. The dam situated between Wiscasset and…
