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Sagadahoc County

A pair of men were arrested Wednesday in Bath after they allegedly fought and made threats with a baseball bat and a pair of knives.

Robert McKenney, 43, of Woolwich and Logan Sewall, 30, of…

Let’s return to Wiscasset of the 1940s and go time traveling with Blinn LeBourdais.

LeBourdais will turn 76 in September but stays busy working three days a week as part of the Wiscasset…

A Turner man has been arrested after he allegedly choked a woman in a Boothbay Harbor motel.

Stephen Entrott, 44, of Turner was arrested in Boothbay Harbor after he allegedly assaulted a…

The Maine Department of Motor Vehicles’ Sept. 10 visit to Wiscasset will mark the agency’s last time having a mobile unit in Maine’s prettiest village. The town has received word that the DMV is…

Lincoln County Democrats are looking forward to again holding their annual lobster bake on the beautiful waterfront property in Walpole of Linda and Dirk Brunner. This is always a highlight of the…

It’s the first, and likely won’t be the last member-owned solar farm in Maine. The Edgecomb Community Solar Farm Association began providing electricity to the grid on July 31 and held a ceremony…

Wiscasset School Committee

A course on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) or drones is a go for this fall at Wiscasset Middle High School. The Wiscasset School Committee on Aug. 12 agreed to let Principal Cheri…

Prospective candidates for an open seat on the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen have until Sept. 21 to turn in nomination papers. Papers became available Monday, Aug. 10, Town Clerk Linda Perry said…

Sheltered overnight on an island

Jackson Day, the missing kayaker that prompted a Coast Guard search, has been located, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

He was paddling back to Swans Island this morning from a night on a…

John Affleck, Morris Farm, Kylee Smith, Hunter Giroux

Hunter Giroux, 6, of Wiscasset was measuring distances on paper Aug. 6 in “Brownie” feet. The four-inch units take their name from an elf-like character helping the Wiscasset School Department’s…

In 2013 Bigelow Laboratory and the University of Mississippi formed a five-year Strategic Inter-Institutional Partnership Agreement for collaborative research and commercialization initiatives.…

The Great War, or World War I was thought to be the war to end all wars, instead it was the birthplace of 20th century conflict and the stepping stone for the emergence of the United States as a…

Application deadline is Aug. 31 at 5 p.m.

At a special meeting at the town office on Aug. 10, the Woolwich Board of Selectmen appointed a search committee to assist in the hiring of a new fire chief.

Selectman Jason Shaw will serve…

Planners from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties hope to offer tourists a look at interior towns by establishing a byway that would include Dresden.

Lincoln County Planner Bob Faunce told…

The Olde Bristol Days 2nd annual Vintage Car Show organizers announced that all types of vehicles are participating in this year’s show on Aug. 15, including rare and unusual cars and trucks not…

After almost a month, Newcastle and Damariscotta have an agreement to end an agreement.

The Newcastle board of selectmen voted Monday, Aug. 10, to sign an extension that will dissolve the…

Wiscasset Selectmen
Ben Rines Jr.

Any town’s selectmen’s meeting might start with the pledge of allegiance, a directive to silence cell phones, or both. In Wiscasset, since Ben Rines Jr. became chairman in June and the town began…

For anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do while visiting Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island Clambakes is a destination that defies the mundane.…

Summer 2015
Monica Betz, Chris Betz, Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, Alna

When Kathy Devonshire was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s and would ask for a train set, she was told that trains weren’t for girls.

On Aug. 9, the retired high school librarian joined…

Coastal Senior College's Challenge of Change discussion group will host the author of “The Dandelion Insurrection,” a protest novel about making change through non-violent action,…

Wiscasset’s first Community Solar Farm will be built as soon as nine families, businesses, or a combination of both join together as investors.

Morris Farm, the planned site of the solar…

Lincoln County Commissioners have approved the fiscal year 2016 budget calendar as prepared by Carrie Kipfer, the county’s finance director.
Obituary

Laurence P. (Lonny) Sisson, 87, died at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 7, 2015.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 27, 1928. He was an artist who pursued a…

A week after Wiscasset selectmen declined to fund a drone-building course and Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Cheri Towle expected to have to cancel it, a new development Monday put the…

Volunteers from the Edgecomb Fire Department were on Cross Point Road on Saturday, Aug. 8, taking donations for the department.

Daren Graves was at the Eddy Road end of the annual 5 mile…

The Wattle and Daub House at Colonial Pemaquid

Bristol’s storied past will come alive during the 63rd annual Olde Bristol Days, when the town will celebrate its sestercentennial.

Bristol became a town on June 21, 1765. As early as 1625,…

Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Friday, Aug. 21, from 10-11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

There's a place over the harbor in Wiscasset to get a good lobster roll, a lobster dinner, or other seafood delicacies, that sometimes gets passed by because of a…

No one was hurt and traffic was slowed but not stopped Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, due to a camper fire near Route 1 in Edgecomb, a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy said.

Kevin Barrett of…

For the second year, a gala benefit for the Wiscasset Public Library will be held at Marianmade Farm, a wedding destination site in Wiscasset on the Sheepscot River.…

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Woolwich town clock

This past spring marked the 17th anniversary of Woolwich’s town clock on the municipal building, although the timepiece housed within its tower is nearing its 120th birthday.

How is this…

Traffic backed up for miles on Wiscasset’s Route 1 on Sunday morning, Aug. 9, after a rollover accident injured a teen driver, authorities said. Route 1 was back open both north and southbound by…

The Coastal Humane Society will be holding its 10th anniversary Paws for a Cause 5k and 1-mile walk/parade on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Bus 5, Cathy Sherman: 7:15 a.m.  depart bus garage; 7:18 a.m. Bradford Road; 7:20 a.m. end of Rummerill Road; 7:22 a.m. Lowelltown Road; 7:34 a.m. Old Dresden Road; 7:40 a.m. Indian Road; 7:45 a.m…

Colin Woodard, author of "The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators & the Struggle for a…

A desire to learn more about the body and how it heals led Dr. Catherine Cavanaugh to medical school after an undergraduate degree in biomedical…

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger, which has raised $5.9 million since 1990 including a record-setting $552,257 in 2014,…

Boothbay Harbor Police Department

A Boothbay woman was arrested in July after allegedly sneaking through an apartment window and attacking people inside while she was drunk and on bail conditions.

Jamie Rudd, 32, of Boothbay…

The Edgecomb Community Church will be hosting an afternoon performance of “A Musical Journey from Around the World,” by the Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m.

The…

The Cod Cove Inn, a 28-room inn overlooking Wiscasset and the Sheepscot River, will host the next Wiscasset Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Thursday,…

Bath Water District

A planned rate increase by the Bath Water District will mean the town of Woolwich will soon be paying a little more than what was budgeted for fire protection.

Mike Sinton, town…

Farmer Minor and Daisy have been invited to the U.S. Capitol and have been seen on the "Today Show" and "Montel Williams," sharing their love of libraries and reading! Come meet them and their…

A group from Bath Iron Works changed up their game and struck it rich, taking home a $3,000,000 prize in the Maine Lottery’s Mega Millions game. The self-proclaimed “Harding’s Maintenance Crew”…

Now is the time to start practicing your best rowing and paddling skills for the 22nd annual Southport Rowgatta on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 8:30 a.m.

Propelling any person-powered craft that is…

A man in jail for Class A aggravated drug trafficking was rearrested after he allegedly attacked another prisoner.

Casey Kleykamp, 28, of Boothbay was arrested Aug. 3 and charged with Class…

Hey Man Cool guitarist and lead vocalist Tim Stegna of Walpole, Rob Proctor of Brunswick on drums and Mike Nelson on guitar performed on the Wiscasset Common on Aug. 6 as part of this summer’s…

“Thomas the Tank Engine” was on hand Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Boothbay Railway Village so that children could visit the full-sized replica of the iconic children's book and television character.…

The typical victim of a scam is a white female between 70 and 89, according David Leach, Principal Examiner at the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection in Augusta. Often, she…

Join art instructor Kathi Nordone at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main St., Damariscotta for an introductory drawing and sketching classes. All you will need is a pencil and…

Before best-selling author Debbie Macomber wrote 136 books and 14 novels, she was a struggling writer raising four kids with her husband in Port Orchard, Washington. Macomber told 40 women at St.…