As Brewer’s new superintendent of schools, departing Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Cheri Towle will get a bump up in pay and fulfill a longtime career goal.
In turn, she is leaving…
News
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Wiscasset couple continues to challenge the town’s approval of fireworks storage near their home.
A brief filed by Thomas and Kathleen Bryant and new ones filed in response by the town, Al…
Dresden residents dedicated a revitalized multi-purpose ball court at Bridge Academy on Saturday while introducing pickleball as a new use.
"Pickleball is tennis for old people," said player…
It was gone, but now it’s back. Edgecomb.org returned last week after a three-day absence. The website is owned and operated by former Selectman Stuart Smith.
The website’s hosting plan…
Obituary
Edythe "Edie" (Ayers) Wilkie, 77, of Boothbay Harbor, formerly of Maynard, Massachusetts, died Sept. 6, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Russell T. Wilkie…
Obituary
Leo W. Barter Sr., 88, died Sept. 12, 2015, at his home in Boothbay.
He was born June 9, 1927, in Boothbay Harbor. Leo grew up in Boothbay and graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School. He…
A Newcastle man was arrested and charged with Class D criminal OUI, Class E operating after suspension and Class E leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage after he allegedly…
The Eaton Farm Preserve of Chewonki’s Back River Trail system offers some of the most scenic hiking in Wiscasset.
To get there, drive 3.2 miles south from the Wiscasset Municipal Building on…
Pemaquid Oyster Festival
David Seybold, coordinator of the Maine Champion Oyster Shucking Contest, has issued a challenge to oyster…
Timely forecasts of storms and effective management of commercial fishing are essential in the wake of extreme weather events and unprecedented warming in the Gulf…
A Bristol man who was recently arrested in Wiscasset pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor charges.
Matthew Plummer, 32, of Bristol, pleaded not guilty to one count each of resisting…
The case of Damariscotta versus Maine-ly Pawn could be coming to an end on Monday.
The Damariscotta Planning Board is scheduled to have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the town…
Wiscasset Selectmen
For the second time this summer, Wiscasset selectmen on Sept. 15 are slated to take up the topic of drones. Shellfish committee member Dick Forrest said he plans to ask the board if it would be…
The Lincoln Home held its annual meeting on Monday, Aug. 31, and welcomed Anne Poole of Newcastle and Mary Ann Reynolds of Boothbay to the board of directors. Both new members bring a…
The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, will host Tim Connelly on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the 11 a.m. morning worship service.
Connelly has been singing since he was…
In celebration of the 70th anniversary year of the end of World War II, Jerry Wiles, well known historian, will give a talk on the life of Harry S. Truman at The Lincoln Home in Newcastle.
…
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to be offering another series of events as part of the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend on Sept. 25-27. All events are free and open to the…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service
Earlier this summer, a buddy invited Joseph McCole on a sailboat trip from Norfolk, Virginia, to Quebec. Engine trouble delayed the start. They got as far as the Catskills before turning the boat…
Woolwich EMS is exploring the possibility of purchasing a surplus ambulance from Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue in Harpswell.
Julia Gillespie, acting EMS director, told the board of…
To combat rising numbers of cats in the shelter, the Lincoln County Animal Shelter is hosting a “Free-Fur-All” special promotion on adult cats one…
The Westport Island volunteer fire department was recently notified that it has been awarded more than $57,000 under the 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport Manager Frank Costa was able to do something Tuesday that he wants to do more of: Getting out into the community that the airport is a part of, he said.
Hours…
Get to Know
Sam Chandler of Alna was born in an Ellsworth hospital on a November election day. His mother completed an absentee ballot in the hospital.
Growing up on Mount Desert Island, Chandler…
A petition calling for a pay-as-you-throw referendum for Woolwich voters to consider at the polls Nov. 3 was tossed out because of its wording.
Acting on the advice of their attorney, the…
Thanks to a grant from the United Way, ElderCare Network residents have been able to participate in the Therapeutic Horticultural class led by Irene Brady Barber at the Coastal Maine Botanical…
Head Tide Dam Committee Chairman David Reingardt on Tuesday night doubted that the panel will have a proposal ready for Alna’s annual town meeting in March 2016.
“I would be shocked if we’re…
Teens To Trails and Chewonki teamed up in 2008 to offer Sara's Scholarship — Engaging Teens in the Outdoors,…
This year's Spirit of America Award from Damariscotta went to the organization that helped keep the community warm during the past few harsh winters.
The Community Energy Fund was given the…
Wiscasset Speedway kicked off the final month of racing Saturday with a full card of action in its Group 1 divisions. Near perfect weather greeted a large and enthusiastic crowd at Maine's fastest…
Town of Edgecomb
A problem with the town’s website has delayed a summer resident’s request for an accessory building permit. The Edgecomb Planning Board requested that William and Carolyn Anthony of Chicago,…
With two more deaths resulting from motorcycle crashes, this year’s motorcycle death count in Maine now stands at 26.
Caribou Police said a 40-year-old man was killed Monday, Sept. 7, when…
Walpole resident and gifted artist Sarah Wilde recently donated two paintings titled “Island in the Light” and “Reid’s Beach” to Miles and St. Andrews Home Health…
The next meeting of the Head Tide Site Committee will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 8 at the Alna fire station. The theme will be the sea-run fisheries of the Sheepscot River.
…
Obituary
Jane Heaton Najim, 63, died Sept. 5, 2015, at her home in Newcastle surrounded by her family and her beloved Sammy and Amelia.
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The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold a golf tournament beginning at noon on Thursday, Sept. 17…
New Englanders from the 18th century to today mark their important moments and memories of love and life with jewelry.
Join Wiscasset Site Manager Peggy Konitzky on Sunday, Sept. 13…
Obituary
Mason Ballou Smith of Charleston, South Carolina, died peacefully on Sept. 5, 2015, in Charleston, of cancer.
Born in 1949 in Bronxville, New York, he was the…
Kathryn Young, LD, of Lincoln County Dental Inc., will discuss dental health and how it relates to diabetes at the next LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group Meeting.
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Harbor Fest 2015 got off to a bang on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, as visitors boarded the Rocktide Inn trolley to be ferried about to the open arms of area businesses.
Guests were awarded…
The members of Lincoln County’s 2016 budget committee were elected at a caucus of selectmen on Thursday, Sept. 3.
…
The new 24-page Ratewatcher Guide, a publication of the Office of the Public Advocate that helps customers make informed choices about their telephone and broadband options is now available online…
The First, N.A. recently made a charitable donation to the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset. The donation will allow the farm to realize additional income producing projects that will in turn help…
September is an ideal time for hiking. The weather is cooler and there are far fewer insects to contend with. Two memorable hikes close to the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions are to Squirrel Point…
Henry Rowe of Boothbay got a surprise in the mail a few days before his 83rd birthday. On July 6, he received a letter from his son who lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
The letter…
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Faith Baptist Church, 144 Mills Road, Newcastle, Paula Wheeler will introduce the Clamshell Quilters group to the fast and easy "Bento Box" block.
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More than 140 guests, speakers and honorees gathered at the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark in Newcastle last month for The Frances Perkins Center’s seventh annual garden…
Are you inspired by the tranquility of running on rustic trails deep in the Maine woods? Do you enjoy the challenge of highly varied terrain, where slippery roots or loose rocks demand your…
Midcoast Maine is well known in textile circles for the hand hooked rugs that were crafted by local women during the second half of the 19th century and well into…
Wiscasset Selectmen
The Maine Department of Transportation wants to meet with Wiscasset selectmen on a couple of different traffic topics, but, for now, not about the Federal Street weight limit, an MDOT spokesman…
Before the season began, the Wiscasset Middle High School girls varsity soccer team found itself in a fight.
The team almost didn't have enough players to field a full team in a season that…
