Would you like to learn from an expert how to turn a so-so garden into a fertile growing place? You’ll have that opportunity on…
News
Charlotte Nutt is living in Nepal in Udaypur in the Gaighat region about 200 kilometers east of Kathmandu. The earthquake was very powerful in her area, but the damage was not to the extent that…
Obituary
Robert E. Sutter, 75, of Birch Point Road, Wiscasset, died April 16 at Maine Medical Center.
…The first summer supper of the season will be held at the Edgecomb Congregational Church on Saturday, May 16. Guests start arriving at 4 p.m. for the supper that is…
People from near and far have often said that visiting the 1811 Lincoln County Museum and Old Jail in Wiscasset is like stepping into the past. Its curator, the Lincoln County…
Registration has begun for the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce education program entitled “Local Access to Healthcare Services: Today’s…
This summer Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to kick off the Little Dyer Adventure Club for youth ages 8-14. In collaboration with the Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC)…
PC Construction joined local nonprofit leaders at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath on April 15 to present three Maine-based nonprofits with donations…
The Boothbay Railway Village is gearing up for its 50th season and the museum needs the help of…
Here in Wiscasset, we’re fortunate to have several first rate nature trails to enjoy, all within a five-minute drive of downtown. One of the more…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency has begun to review the Lincoln County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan using the guidelines as provided by the Federal Emergency Management…
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the owner of a Waldoboro auto repair shop is missing following a fire that destroyed his Route 1 business early Friday morning, April 24.
The body of a…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Funding for a school resource officer for the Wiscasset School Department will be on the ballot after all. Voters will…
On Tuesday, April 28, 5-8 p.m., the FARMS Community Kitchen (upstairs over the Rising Tide Market) in Damariscotta will welcome noted local baker Debra Arter, who will share tips and rules of…
As April draws to an end, the FARMS Community Kitchen (upstairs above the Rising Tide Market) in Damariscotta invites the public to find out what’s cooking in the…
Local emergency and fire crews fought a fully involved structure fire on Hunter Road in Dresden on Friday afternoon, April 24.
Dresden Fire Chief Steven Lilly said the house, owned by Janet…
Alna selectmen plan to give a Dock Road property owner until May before the town contacts her again about her unpaid shoreland fine. The board’s April 22 discussion on Lisa Packard’s fine followed…
Jim Torbert, chairman of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC), announced at the start of LCDC’s April 13 meeting that the release of “A Better Deal for Maine,” the Democrats’ counter to…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to the Bath Community Storm Drain Stenciling Blitz on Sunday, April 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. Teams of 2 to 5 members can register up to the…
Wiscasset Spring Sports
Wiscasset's home opener is happening a little sooner than scheduled.
The boys and girls varsity baseball and softball teams will host…
Lincoln County Commissioners
An email sent to Lincoln County’s legislative delegation on Friday by County Administrator John O’Connell was direct and to-the-point concerning the county jail…
A petition drive has started for Wiscasset voters to be able to decide whether or not to keep the Wiscasset Police Department’s school resource officer, according to resident Janet Smith.
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Union Church of South Bristol is sponsoring a potluck supper to benefit Lincoln County Animal Shelter, on Saturday, April 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall/Community Center on…
A stunning, hand-appliqued quilt was donated to the Damariscotta Mills fish ladder restoration project by Damariscotta Mills resident Betty Lu Brydges.
“Wow, it’s one of the most beautiful…
Lincoln County Democrats will host a springtime “get out of the house” public supper and social on Saturday, May 2, from 5 to 7 p.m at Mobius, Route 1 in Damariscotta. The theme of the evening…
The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum will be holding its annual spring work weekend Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26.
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The Wiscasset Post Office is undergoing construction as a handicapped accessible ramp is installed at the main entrance there.…
Alna Treasurer Aaron Miller resigned and turned in his keys to selectmen on April 22 after the board turned down his request for help learning how to carry out payroll tax payments. The board…
The Margaret Ellis Community Garden, located at the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset, is now accepting applications for garden plots for the 2015…
Wiscasset School Department
Chelsea Haggett used to play on Wiscasset Middle School’s playground. Now the Wiscasset School Committee member is helping plan its makeover in the months before the school changes from serving…
Firefighters from departments all across Lincoln County came together on Thursday, April 16 for free training on how to properly fight car fires.
Instead of lighting a real car on fire, the…
A 36-year-old Bath man was subdued via Taser on April 17 after he allegedly threatened Bath police officers.
According to a release…
Come aboard and set sail with Bud Warren out of Camden Harbor on the windjammer Angelique. We will follow Bud’s journey along Maine’s majestic coast under…
Runners of all levels are invited to join a community of runners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson for six weeks of trail running. Whether you’re trying to get back into running shape…
Mid Coast Hospital
The annual “Grand and Glorious” yard sale sponsored by Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary will be held May 8, 9 and 10 at the old Borders bookstore, Merrymeeting Plaza,…
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is raising money to support the local Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine. The church has participated in…
Spring 2015
Meg and Victor Atkins were doing a lot of smiling as they walked along Alna’s Head Tide Road on April 18. They have walked the same stretch of road every morning they could for about 40 years. On…
The ElderCare Network of Lincoln County may be able to use some of the items you find while spring cleaning. Each of the seven assisted living homes can often use gently used items in good…
Edgecomb Historical Society sleuths have borrowed a mixed sampler of our archival material stashed away at Edgecomb Eddy School. We would love to share with you diaries and logs from days of old…
As it now stands, when Wiscasset voters go to the polls this spring, they will not have the option to keep a school resource officer in the police department budget.
In a pair of decisions…
A Wiscasset man has been ordered to “unfriend” an alleged victim.
Lucas Morse, 22, of Wiscasset was rearrested April 16 and charged…
A Vassalboro man who was on probation for conspiracy to traffic drugs was arrested Sunday, April 19, after he allegedly led Maine State Police on a high speed chase…
The Seventh and Eighth Grade District III Honors Music Festival was held on April 10 and 11 at Hall-Dale High School. Wiscasset had three students taking part in…
The time has almost come for the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship's first phase to end.
That means only a few days left to vote for…
The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen hope savvy budgeting and prudent use of municipal resources will replenish the town’s surplus account. The selectmen have included several articles into the May…
Obituary
James Goodwin Bowden III of Vero Beach, Florida and Capitol Island, formerly of Weston, Massachusetts, died April 19,2015 after a long battle with cancer and dementia.
Born in Worcester,…
Land developer Tony Casella has a new idea for his Edgecomb property located on the corner of Eddy Road and U.S. Route 1. Casella wants three condominiums built on the 10.03 acre lot where the…
Obituary
Natalie Ann Morrison Freeman, 88, known as Nancy, died on the morning of April 15 at the LincolnHealth Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
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Obituary
Rufus H. Caswell Jr. of Edgecomb died peacefully on April 19 at his own home where he wanted to be, watching the sparkling water of the Sheepscot River and…
