The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel (CAP) is seeking the strength and safety of numbers: strength, in the form of a bigger voice by reaching out to similar panels around New England; and…
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Elections 2015
Three candidates will be on the Wiscasset ballot for a selectman’s seat Nov. 3. Nominations closed Sept. 21.
Town Clerk Linda Perry said Judith Colby, Roland Abbott and David Flynn were the…
The Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Macrobiota (NCMA) at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is developing a program to train the next generation of scientists and…
Foreign Automobiles of all marques and models take center stage at the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Foreign Auto Festival, Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27.
The museum’s annual…
Wiscasset Middle High School Student Council members and other volunteers could have been a lot of other places on a sunny fall Saturday. But, on Sept. 19, they came to school, and in many cases,…
Hank Lunn will give a public talk at The Lincoln Home in Newcastle on how German prisoners of war in Maine transformed from foe to friend. The talk will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept…
An employee at Mad Hatters Smoke Shop in Wiscasset has been arrested and charged with indecent conduct, according to a press release from Wiscasset Police Department.
Michael Hoffman, 39, of…
Obituary
Linda Harrington Young, 65, died July 9, 2015.
She was born on November 15, 1949 in Port Jefferson, New York, to…
Obituary
Gardiner-Jean Eugenie Simonyi Tibbetts died on Sept. 2, 2015, at the Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, a few weeks before her 95th birthday.
She was born in Manhattan, New York City,…
The second week of Story Hour at the Wiscasset Public Library had a fantastic turnout.
Nearly 35 people, ranging from a 4-week-old up to a couple of grandmothers, gathered on pillows and…
Betsy Spekke, a preservation specialist, and Tammy Marks, director of Archive Services and Records Management, Maine State Archives, spoke to the Lincoln-Sagadahoc County Clerks' Association about…
September 2015
The Lincoln County Grand Jury indicts the following individuals:
Heather Fontane, 29, of Brunswick was indicted on one count…
At its recent annual meeting, the Damariscotta River Association elected six new members to its board of trustees. The newly elected trustees include Tom Field,…
The first Dean Snell Cancer Foundation Volleyball Tournament was held at Jones Sand Volleyball Court on Suki Lane Sept. 19. The event raised $800, Julie Jones said.
Alna Selectmen
Alna selectmen plan to seek both legal and accounting help getting the town’s books in order. Board members said they will ask the town’s attorney and the town’s former auditing firm for help…
The Coastal Humane Society of Brunswick has received a Belvedere Animal Welfare Fund grant through the Maine Community Foundation in…
Damariscotta Selectmen
With news about police officer shootings grabbing headlines, the Damariscotta Police Department got a little safer Wednesday night.
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen approved a Department…
Woolwich voters will have the opportunity to repeal its pay-as-you-throw refuse contract with WasteZero at the Nov. 3 general election.
The board of selectmen accepted a petition calling for…
Speaking at the Tuesday, Sept. 15, meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners, Sheriff Todd Brackett raised the possibility of a bail fund and additional bail commissioners as a means of reducing…
Wiscasset School Department
Part of the way to ensure the Wiscasset School Department finds the right leader for Wiscasset Middle High School is to ask people in and outside the school what they want to see in that person,…
A Whitefield man who was arrested twice in July has been arrested twice in September.
Kimber Niles, 61, of Whitefield, was rearrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after he…
Claw Down 2015
Nicholas Krunkkala, chef at The Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor, took two top honors at the fourth…
If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's third largest; and yet, for many people, social media can be intimidating. A free workshop for anyone who is timid but curious about how to use…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Do you or your family own a woodland? Have you taken the time to plan and care for your land? If you’re like most women woodland owners, there are 101 reasons why…
The Wiscasset Municipal Airport Advisory Committee on Sept. 16 took issue with airport manager Frank Costa’s handling of a recent flying complaint. Members questioned Costa’s writing of a letter…
Woolwich Historical Society’s annual dinner is Sept. 26
Lloyd and Collette Coombs will receive the 2015 Distinguished Service Award at the 13th annual recognition dinner and silent auction hosted by the Woolwich Historical Society.
This year’s…
Denise Moore-Reynolds brings enthusiasm and energy as she sings southern and traditional gospel music.
Among her…
There is now an easy way for LincolnHealth patients to recognize the great care they received from the LH nursing staff.
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A Belfast woman has been charged with driving to endanger and leaving the scene of an accident after an alleged road rage incident in Wiscasset.
Elizabeth Brown, 26, of Belfast was arrested…
The public is invited to attend a talk on Monarch butterflies from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, at The Lincoln Home in Newcastle.
Audubon staff naturalist, Doug Hitchcox will give an…
The biggest single factor in county spending is the jail system, according to District One Commissioner Hamilton Meserve (R-Southport). The county jail encompasses over a third of the $10,673,017…
On Saturday, Sept. 26, Wicked Good Yoga of Wiscasset will host Bmoved, a worldwide Baptiste Yoga event, to raise funds for the Baptiste Foundation and local charities around the globe.
Join…
Interested in getting outside as part of Maine Great Outdoor Weekend, and learning about improving wildlife habitat on your property? SVCA will be having a stewardship day at Trout Brook Preserve…
Boothbay Region Adult Ed’s fall classes begin Oct. 13.
The fall brochure will be out this week and available at the following locations: Hannaford, YMCA, Video Loft, Memorial Library,…
Obituary
Carolyn F. (Rice) Brewer of Freeport died peacefully on Sept. 10, 2015.
She was born on June 29, 1928, in Boothbay Harbor. She was the daughter of Baxter M. Rice and Rheta (Bridges) Rice and…
Obituary
James Robert Fisk, 49, of Wiscasset died Sept. 14, 2015, at Mid Coast Hospital, in Brunswick after battling a long illness with cancer.
Born in Springfield, Vermont, on Jan. 14, 1966,…
Raffle winner Jarryl Larson and her husband, Byron Johnson of Edgecomb, headed off to North Haven Island recently to take part in the "American as Apple Pie" cooking class given by U.S.…
A busy first week of soccer saw the Wiscasset Middle High School girls varsity squad capture its first win and had the boys team battling their rivals.
The boys team has faced a gauntlet of…
The saga of Maine-ly Pawn's outdoor storage will continue.
The Damariscotta Planing Board again met Monday, Sept. 14 with Maine-ly Pawn owner Mark Hoffman to decide whether or not the…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset's tax rate is dropping by 3.5 percent this year to $16.40 for every thousand dollars of assessed valuation, or $1,640 on a $100,000 home. Selectmen set the rate Tuesday night.
The…
Head Tide Dam Committee
The Sheepscot River was largely calm at Alna’s Head Tide Dam the night of Sept. 9, but the ideas were flowing. Representatives were there from a firm the Atlantic Salmon Federation has hired to…
Finding the courage and confidence to age “my way” in “my community” can be a challenge. At this year’s fourth annual "There’s No Place Like Home 2015 Aging in Place Symposium" on September 17 at…
Piper Beck of Nobleboro was about to turn five years old when she told her parents she had a birthday wish: "Can we save a dog?"
Piper's family has two dogs already: Chloe, a Labrador…
The Oct. 3 meeting of Maine Media Women will be a Christmas card-making workshop led by Carol Jaeger, owner of Salt Bay Art Supply in Damariscotta. This enjoyable…
This month’s Business After Hours for the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Chewonki Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset.
It will be held in…
Obituary
Eva A. Russell, 87, of Rockland died Aug. 17, 2015, at her home following an extended illness.
…
A gala event on Westport Island, on a picture perfect September evening, attended by some 175 persons, raised more than $15,000 for the Sheepscot Valley…
Sometime overnight Sept. 10 into Sept. 11, the office of Shore Hills Campground in Boothbay was broken into and a safe was taken, the business’ co-owner Jean Reny said Sept. 11.
Between the…
Obituary
Wellesley Mortimer Humason, 92, died Sept. 8, 2015, at Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills.
He was born in…
One person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Monday night following a mattress fire in a shed on Wiscasset’s Bradford Road, authorities said. The Wiscasset Police…
