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A Bird’s Tale
This past week, as we were having breakfast at the kitchen table, we noticed some “flitting and sitting” in the lilac tree just outside the window. We turned and saw a ruby-crowned kinglet that…
Obituary
Delbert “Del” Ketcham died April 29, 2015 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, after a five month battle with lung cancer. Del and his wife, Sheila deBettencourt,…
The Westport Community Association is heavily involved in the planning of its 60th birthday/anniversary celebration on Aug. 16 at the historic town hall, which is located about…
Do you have something in the attic that might possibly have real value as an antique, but you just don’t know? Would you like to raise money for local nonprofits…
Author and painter Ernest DeRaps is a living link to the days when lighthouse keepers on Maine’s coast kept the beacons lighted and rescued the shipwrecked.
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Obituary
Maxine V. (Rittall) Greenleaf Saltmarsh, 96, died May 3, 2015 at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Concord, New Hampshire.
The Spectrum Generations Golf Tournament, now in its 13th year, will be held at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro on Monday, June 8 and welcomes golfers at all levels to come out and enjoy the day…
Even when asked if they would reconsider, a group of Damariscotta voters still said no to the proposed secondary regular instruction and special education budget during the Wednesday, May 6 town…
The owner of a home at 450 Townhouse Road in Whitefield extinguished a fire on the home’s deck on May 6, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Rand Maker said on May 8. The fire started on a grill and…
Thursday, May 7 is World Prayer Day. In recognition of personal, national and global concerns for peace and healing, First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will be holding a prayer service from…
The Dresden Board of Selectmen accepted a three-year $579,091 bid from snow plowing contractor Goodall Landscaping of Topsham at its regular meeting Monday night.
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Obituary
Clara Holland Chase, 98, died peacefully May 5, 2015 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
Born Feb. 1, 1917 in Andover,…
A Portland man faces a number of charges after he assaulted a State Trooper Tuesday, May 5 after his car was stopped on I-295 in Gardiner for speeding. Allegedly found in the car was $10,000 in…
Maine State Police say three cars and a tractor trailer have been involved a series of crashes on Interstate 295 in Brunswick on Wednesday afternoon. One of the cars overturned.
Traffic…
The Wiscasset Community Center is excited to host its annual Mother/Son Dance on Friday, May 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A chance for…
The Maine Principal’s Association’s recent spate of big changes could mean several small changes ahead for Wiscasset High School.
With…
Members of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association met April 14 to begin planning for SVCA's 7th annual "Champagne on the Sheepscot" fundraiser, to be held this September on Westport Island…
Jesica Waller, Noah Oppenheim and Skylar Bayer, graduate students at the Darling Maine Center (DMC), have received awards and recognition from the University of Maine. All three students are in…
The state has authority to remove the 6,000-pound weight limit on Wiscasset’s Federal Street, and would like to, but doesn’t want to force the change, a Maine Department of Transportation official…
Crews have started a paving project along Route 1 in Woolwich from the Bath Bridge over the Kennebec River to the railroad overpass near the Taste of Maine restaurant as well as along the Arrowsic…
The film "American Meat" first looks at the feedlots and confinement operations of our current industrial meat production system, as seen through the eyes of the…
At the Alna Selectmen’s special meeting on April 29, Lisa Packard came in to discuss ways to provide in-kind work for the town in lieu of part of her shoreland zone violation fine. The selectmen…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Proponents of keeping Wiscasset Ambulance Service got three boosts on May 5. A contractor’s bid options ranged from $178,000 to $403,000 a year; Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter and other speakers…
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Wiscasset is pausing its efforts to save its steeple as members determine if they need to focus on preserving programs instead, a leading member said…
Obituary
Alta B. Greenleaf, 94, of Trevett, died May 5, 2015 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, after a brief illness.
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Westport Island selectmen were given an overview of the history committee’s strategic plan at their meeting on Monday, April 27.
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The start to a very busy baseball week got off on the right foot for the Wiscasset High School baseball team.
The Wolverines (2-2)…
A Boothbay man on probation for multiple felonies was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking after being arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and…
Obituary
Marcia Janet Ross, 89, of Alna, died May 3, 2015 at the Hill House in Bath.
Born on July 4, 1925 in Nashua, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Frank and Ida Angell.
Marcia…
Dresden Fire Association will meet on Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in Pownalborough Hall for the monthly business meeting.
Dresden Fire Department members meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in…
The voters have spoken.
Both Wiscasset High School seniors Kayla Gordon and Maeve Carlson will move forward to the next step of the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship…
Throughout the year, Lincoln County Historical Association is celebrating the 260th anniversary of the Chapman-Hall House, which stands at the head of Main Street…
A fifth “What’s Cooking, Doc?” class organized by LincolnHealth will be offered on…
A pair of surveys will soon be returning to Damariscotta.
The Damariscotta board of selectmen will host its first meeting of the month…
Obituary
Harry Ifill Lauer III died April 26, 2015 at his home in Camden.
During Harry’s long battle with cancer, his courage and kindness were a remarkable inspiration for all with whom he came in…
A committal service for Deanna H. Mansir, who died Jan. 26, 2015, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Dresden.
Arrangements are by…
Thanks to a donation from the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, the Wiscasset Fire Department has a portable piece of medical equipment that could help restart a heart. The automatic…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is hosting a Community Diaper Drive to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
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Spring is the time of year to start thinking about a safe boating season.
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Dr. Nananda Col is an internist who lives in Georgetown, Maine. She is a staunch believer in the Empowered Patient movement. As a physician and a…
A committal service for Chester R. Crocker, 92, who died March 8, 2015, will be held at noon on Saturday, May 16, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with military honors.
Arrangements are by…
Wiscasset Public Library
The Wiscasset Public Library welcomed the month of May by getting back outside for story hour. After reading “In The Woods: Who’s Been Here?” by Lindsay Barrett George, the group stepped outside…
Obituary
Simone Steeves Gilbert died at home in Gorham on April 27, 2015.
She was born in Jackman on March 1, 1922, the oldest…
An Edgecomb man is being honored for his contributions to the Kennebec Valley. Le Club Calumet will honor Richard O’Connor on May 9 for his decades of community service. Le Club Calumet named O’…
The Edgecomb Historical Society is searching for a place to house relics from a 19th century blacksmith shop. Two years ago, the society was notified that an intact blacksmith shop was found on an…
Gordon Campbell, president of the Wiscasset All Sports Boosters Club, wants to see red.
Red banners, that is.
…You may or may not have noticed the explosion of sound recently in the woods by your house. Within the past few weeks there have been sounds not heard in Maine since late last summer. They are the…
Spring turkey season starts on Monday, May 4 throughout the state, and for the first time in modern history, hunters will be able to turkey hunt in northern Maine.…
