The Wiscasset High School class of 2015 didn't go out quietly.

Playing for the either the last time ever or the last time this season…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen raised a question Monday, June 1 about an unusual problem facing the local recycling center concerning unopened personal…

Some people enjoy spending a day outdoors at the beach, others by playing a round of golf; then there are those who spend their leisure time embarking on quests to find benchmarks…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested three men in Waldoboro on crack cocaine, heroin and firearm charges.

Following leads provided by Rockland Police and Knox County Sheriff’s…

Ron Phillips, founder of Coastal Enterprises (CEI) in Wiscasset, will be retiring as its chief executive officer around July 1, 2016. After nearly four decades, it’s time for the nonprofit’s next…

Pastor Wally Staples of the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene was honored as recipient of the Pastor of the Year award at the annual Maine District Church of the Nazarene Assembly in South Portland…

Kristi Braun has joined New Hope for Women as its development director. Braun is responsible for the planning and implementation of fund development and public relations associated with fund…

The LincolnHealth St. Andrews Wellness Department will be hosting board certified neurologist, John L. Dolan III, DO, on June 16 at 2…

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline on June 2 expressed confidence that residents will agree to keep funding the department’s school resource officer. The $47,400 spending item is among the 55…

A contract to have the Bath Ambulance Department provide backup emergency services to Woolwich remains on hold following a legal opinion saying the…

Woolwich has reached a verbal agreement with the city of Bath to provide backup ambulance service.

David King Sr., chairman of the Woolwich Board of Selectmen told the newspaper Tuesday…

After Wiscasset considers giving its school budget the final OK on June 9, there will still be a loose end to tie up. Selectmen on June 2 called a special town meeting for June 16 to approve…

As part of its summer-long adoption specials, Lincoln County Animal Shelter will participate prominently at Rescue Day at the Railway, which will take place at the…

A Damariscotta woman pleaded guilty May 18 to drug charges and will be sent to jail for nine months.

Kristina Donahue, 35, of…

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett provided the Lincoln County Commissioners with an update Tuesday about the jail bill currently being reviewed by the…

On Saturday, June 6 the Boothbay Railway Village will host the second annual Rescue Day at the Railway. The day will be filled with…

The docks are in and the Wiscasset Yacht Club has officially opened for the season. We're inviting everyone to come to our open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.

As the club…

As Wiscasset High School changes from a grades 9-12 school to serving grades 7-12, Wiscasset School Committee member and former Wiscasset High Assistant Principal Eugene Stover said residents have…

Edgecomb selectmen are looking for a third member to join the newly formed website committee. Resident Jarryl Larson and planning board member David Nutt have been served as town advisers for…

Educator Hope Douglas will bring a great horned owl, a red-tailed hawk, a recently rehabilitated saw-whet owl named Asta and Skywalker, the golden eagle, to St. Andrews Village on…

Despite the recent rain, there might be a little sunshine for the Wiscasset High School boys varsity baseball team.

The Wolverines (5-…

On May 7, Edgecomb Community Church’s members and its youth group, The Young Disciples, participated in Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine’s Spring Walk to Build.…

Imagine solar panels on Wiscasset municipal buildings, generating clean, sustainable electricity while saving taxpayers’ money. Too good to be true?

A group of citizens from Lincoln County…

This year there are many special cruises catered to serve Mainers on the 49-passenger river boat, Teciani, The River Tripper, sailing out of Schooner Landing Marina “by the…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office have arrested a man and claim that he allegedly peered over the shoulder of a woman to steal her debit card's PIN.

Michael and Louanne Pinkham of Wiscasset wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heidi, to Vincent Souza, son of William Souza of Orange, New Hampshire, and Karen Souza of Biddeford.…

Louise Mackenzie Royall, 89, of East Boothbay, died June 1, 2015. She left while surrounded by family and in sight of the sea.

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A Somerville man has been arrested and accused of illegal contact with an underage girl in 2013.

Jeremy Hallowell, 36, of Somerville…

Diane M. Hathorne, 75, of Wiscasset died May 30, 2015 at Boothbay Green in Boothbay.

Robert P. Kiley, 80, of Damariscotta died May 30, 2015, at home with his family.

He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1935 to M. Marcus and Jane Ruddy Kiley. He is survived by his…

On Sunday, May 24, approximately 80 people walked or ran in a 5k and a half marathon race to benefit the Wiscasset…

A Porter man who was on bail conditions following an April arrest has been rearrested after he allegedly broke those conditions.

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Joanne McBride, 69, of Boothbay Harbor, died May 29, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Feb. 28, 1946…

Mabelle Piper Haynes died peacefully at home with family in Kimball, Michigan, on May 27, 2015 at the age of 89 due to complications from anemia.

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Get your tickets soon for the June 24 drawing of a canoe package raffle valued at $2,500 being offered by the Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club.

The winner will receive a classic 16-foot Grumman…

On Saturday, June 20, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine will offer the public an opportunity to hear more about what qualifies a family to become a Habitat homeowner.

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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is warning Maine residents that the infestation of a noxious invasive caterpillar is worse this year than last year and local…

The 47th annual Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games are fast approaching. Over 1,500 athletes, ages 8-88 have been training, planning, and now packing for…

During a special Skidompha Library Chats with Champions May 16, Boston Globe reporters and co-authors Jenna Russell and Scott Helman discussed their book “Long Mile…

Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, was elected to the board of directors of United Way of Mid Coast Maine at…

Sarah E. Spencer and Daniel T. Austin have announced their engagement. The bride and groom are both graduates of Hall-Dale High School, class of 2009, and the University of Maine,…

Not many know that when they volunteer to grow a giant pumpkin for the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, they also have the opportunity to raise funds for their favorite local nonprofit…

Due to computer problems caused by Thursday night’s lightning storm, the Wiscasset Town Office closed for the day at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

Residents may still utilize the town’s online services…

On June 6, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee is holding an information and update meeting for all their docents and anyone interested in volunteering at the house…

Elwood A. Perkins, 82, of Dresden died in his home on May 25, 2015 of a long illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1932.

Elwood was an avid hunter, snowmobiler and ice fisherman. He enjoyed the…

Interim Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Lyford Beverage on May 28 shut down Wiscasset High School teacher Rob Cronk’s comments on the handling of an issue involving the school’s drafting room…

This time around, the booming came from outside.

Amid a thunderstorm booming outside, Damariscotta voters approved the 2015-16…

Following a successful eWaste collection last fall, and repeated requests, Lincoln County Recycling is offering another free collection opportunity. This event, on…