Each year, Damariscotta pumpkin grower Buzz Pinkham grows giant pumpkins, donating them to Pumpkinfest to ensure that there will be enough of the giant gourds for the festival.
This year,…
News
The Department of Highway Safety will be available at the Wiscasset Speedway for Touch-a-Truck on June 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for car seat checks for interested families.
Representatives…
An email sent Tuesday evening from Maine Sheriffs’ Association President Joel Merry to Sen. Linda Baker, R-Sagadahoc, urged a floor…
Last week, Lincoln County Dental in Damariscotta received an unexpected gift of $25,000 from generous donors from the local community who wish to…
A Jefferson man who authorities claim was a fugitive from justice has been arrested on a fugitive warrant for an out-of-state drug charge.
…The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation is holding an adult/youth bass tournament June 27 on Damariscotta Lake at the public ramp in Jefferson.
Entry fee is $25. Tournament hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
Wiscasset Selectmen
The Wiscasset Ambulance Service has issues with its leadership, facility and recruitment, but residents and medical professionals like the care it provides, a consulting firm told Wiscasset…
A special town meeting June 16 tied up a loose end on Wiscasset’s school budget. Voters Tuesday night agreed to spend $10,000 on adult education.
The money was part of the $8.4 million in…
It seems land developer Anthony Casella’s proposal to build three condominium units may be his last on Davis Island. Edgecomb Planning Board Chairman Jack French told the board of selectman on…
Downeast Dog News has come out with its “Best of the Best” for 2015, where readers vote for the best pet-related places in all of Maine.
Through paper ballots and online, voters choose the…
Repair work slated under Nequasset bridge
The Woolwich Board of Selectmen won’t allow a Portland contractor to stage materials or equipment on town property when he makes repairs to a Route 1 bridge over Nequasset Brook this fall.
…
Obituary
Stella L. (Giles) Hammond, 91, died Feb. 8, 2015 at her winter residence in Sebring, Florida, with her family and friends beside her.
Stella was born April 30, 1923 in East Boothbay, the…
The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous promises a host of pirates both large and small to invade the Twin Villages in search of lost treasure on…
It's not every year a town meeting has to wrap up before 11 p.m., lest the authorities are called.
But such was the case Monday, June…
It took Dresden residents about 75 minutes on June 13 to approve 53 articles on the annual town meeting warrant. Fifty-three of the 1,336 registered voters disposed of the 53 articles with little…
Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, June 19 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…
Round Top Farm Arts Center
After six years putting on monthly open mic sessions at the Round Top Farm arts center in Damariscotta, organizers have decided to call it quits.
…
The Wiscasset Police Department’s school resource officer, Perry Hatch, confirmed June 15 that he has decided to resign. If he had continued in the position, he wouldn’t have been able to take…
On Friday, June 12, a joint investigation between the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Damariscotta Police Department resulted in the arrest of Christopher Gove, 20…
Due to the recent incidents on rides provided by Smokey's Greater Shows in Waterville, the Friends of Windjammer Days committee has decided to cancel the event for this year's Windjammer Days…
Obituary
Donald Bradley Watson died unexpectedly June 10, 2015.
He was born July 17, 1932 in Stewart, British Columbia, Canada…
Obituary
John F. "Jack" Wagstaff, 73, of Boothbay died June 8, 2015.
He was born April 1, 1942 in Boothbay to Charles B. and Ella G. (Farnham) Wagstaff. Jack attended Boothbay Center Grammar School…
Year three of Wings Over Wiscasset has been canceled due to revenues falling short of the event’s costs, according to a Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce official and a press release from the…
The Newcastle town meeting has been moved from the Lincoln Academy gym to the dining commons, due to gym renovations.
The meeting will…
To help you avoid becoming a U.S. Coast Guard statistic, BoatUS Foundation recommends a new version of the familiar KISS principle (Keep it simple, stupid!), with a…
Saturday morning at Westport Island’s 11-mile yard sale, Joy Bancroft of Jefferson said a lamp was her only buy so far that she had needed to get. But it wasn’t her only buy. She found an over-…
A celebration of life potluck for Thomas Callahan will be held on Saturday, June 20 at 3 p.m. at 106 River Road. Edgecomb. In lieu of flowers, we ask you to please bring a perennial flower to…
With bowling-pin-shaped bodies, big striped beaks, and markings of vivid orange, crisp white, and icy jet black, the Atlantic puffin is adorable and unmistakable.
…All Lincoln County Democrats are invited to the June 22 meeting to take part in an open forum discussion about plans and strategies for the 2016 election cycle. It will also be an opportunity to…
An electrical fire that started at an outlet destroyed a mobile home on Wiscasset’s Cronks Lane, off West Alna Road on Saturday, fire officials said.
The cause of the June 13 fire was…
The kinetic sculptures of award-winning artist George Sherwood mesmerize and enchant as they move with each breath of wind. These abstract pieces are inspired by…
Wiscasset is losing its town clerk of six years. Christine Wolfe said Friday that her last day on the job will be June 26.
Leaving for the town clerk’s job in…
13th Annual
Sagadahoc Preservation Inc. (SPI) is presenting its 13th annual House & Garden Tour featuring 12 historic houses and/or gardens in Bath, on…
Wiscasset High School Sports
There will be no repeat champion in the Western Class D.
The Wiscasset High School boys varsity baseball team fell, 3-0, on Wednesday…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s next Business After Hours will be Thursday, June 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. hosted by the 2015 Wings Over Wiscasset (WOW) Veterans Appreciation Day &…
A cookbook sale, featuring 140 books in the late Lynne Crink's collection, will be held on Wednesday, June 24 on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn during the Windjammer Days celebration.…
If you were to pick one word to describe Jeff Speed it would be dependable. During his 39-year tenure on the Wiscasset Ambulance Service, “Speedy,” as his friends call him, was always there when…
Two Bridges Jail Authority
Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry, who heads the Maine Sheriffs Association, briefed the Two Bridges Jail Authority at its meeting on Wednesday about the status…
Obituary
Olaf William Johnson died peacefully on June 9, 2015 with his loving wife, Judith and family friend, Cheri, by his side. He was born to Charles and Mildred (Gross) Johnson on Nov. 22, 1933. At the…
A Wiscasset man was arrested and charged with felony assault after he allegedly choked a woman who was taking photos while he was sleeping.
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Wiscasset High School Graduation
Trish McLeod was feeling proud June 11 with daughter Jessica McLeod in cap and gown for graduation night…
A Wiscasset man who was on probation for a previous conviction has pleaded guilty to breaking that probation and was sentenced to six months in jail.
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A Wiscasset Fire Department training exercise turned into an actual emergency Wednesday night when a rear wheel sheared off the ladder truck.
On June 10, one of the loose tires bounded to…
The Dresden selectmen and budget review committee agree on all but one of the 53 articles on this Saturday’s town meeting warrant.
The selectmen’s proposed $733,479 municipal budget for 2015…
Schooner Landing, the long-standing restaurant and bar in Damariscotta, opened its summer entertainment season Wednesday afternoon with a "Party on the Pier.”
"We have a evolved away from…
The 53rd Windjammer Days Festival taking place June 21-27 has new events this year: a paddle board race, lighted boat parade and the first ever tug of war…
An Alna woman who was charged with trafficked in scheduled drugs in a school zone has pleaded guilty to a felony charge and will serve six months in jail.
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A day after giving their approval to both school budgets, Damariscotta voters approved the remainder of the town's budget on Wednesday, June 10.
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In a special town meeting that Alna resident Chris Cooper said may have been the shortest one he ever moderated, nine Alna voters on June 10 unanimously adopted a new floodplains ordinance. Alna…
Wiscasset’s new board of selectmen on June 10 moved Ben Rines Jr. up from vice chairman to chairman, and made newly elected Selectman Judy Flanagan the board’s vice chairman. There were no…
