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The Feed Our Scholars yoga fundraiser on Saturday, March 14 has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for a Saturday in April, so stay tuned, yoga aficionados.

Meanwhile, the Feed…

Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties have been chosen to receive supplemental Emergency Food and Shelter Programs (EFSP) funds. EFSP funds are federal funds made available through the U.S. Department of…

The South Bristol community presents March Music Madness at the Union Church Parish Hall/Community Center, on Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m.

Performers include local children at the piano or…

Obituary

Joan Falvey Parker, 83, wife of the late Joseph S. W. Parker Sr., of Marblehead, Massachusetts and Southport, died peacefully at home March 4.

Woolwich Selectmen

The Woolwich Board of Selectmen heard an update on Monday, March 2 concerning a Feb. 24 structure fire on Hedge Bridge Road.…

The 10th annual “Cares for Kids” Radiothon to benefit The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (BBCH) at Maine Medical Center will be held Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, March 14.

Since…

Damariscotta

On Wednesday, March 4, the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen discussed digging up dirt.

Specifically, the board discussed when the town…

Local Business

March Mainea kicked off Friday, March 6: Four weekends of Maine…

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro called U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, chairman of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, to announce that more than $2.5…

Meriel Longley, Tanya Bailey, Steven Smith

Green was all around at the Wiscasset fire and ambulance station on Saturday night, March 7, on beaded necklaces, miniature hats as place-settings, garland and shamrocks on the door and cash in a…

The State Fire Marshal's Office has charged a Bath woman with violating her bail conditions in connection with an arson charge. Lisa Green, 49, was rearrested last week in Brunswick.

Green…

State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, March 14, at three in-district locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to…

Employees of The First recently raised $702.31 for the Boothbay Region Community Resources, after donating a dollar for each Friday they dressed casually for one month. Since 1995, employees of…

A fast-moving fire destroyed a double-wide trailer on 86 Ryder Trail in Boothbay on Saturday evening, March 7.

Edgecomb Green, Edgecomb Fire Department

Edgecomb firefighters responded to Edgecomb Green at 31 Cross Point Road on Saturday afternoon for what turned out to be a broken hot water pipe, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said. The initial…

For the third straight year, Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources increased in overall value and generated over one-half billion dollars for the state’s…

Heidi Pinkham, a 2013 graduate of Wiscasset High School, was named to the fall 2014 dean's list at the University of Southern Maine. This is her second time being named to the dean's list. She is…

Elections 2015
Wiscasset Selectman Pam Dunning

One of Wiscasset’s town boards stands to pick up at least one new member in spring elections, while another could see one or both incumbents defending their seats. Selectmen’s Chairman Pam Dunning…

Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce

On Feb. 24, nearly 30 Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Lincoln County Healthcare’s Miles Hospital conference room to…

Spring is coming, no matter what the weather forecasts say. One sure sign is coming this Sunday, March 8, when daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m.

So spin your clocks forward an hour. You’…

The Lincoln Home’'s second talk in a free five-week educational series on caring for someone with dementia is Tuesday, March 10, from…

Teens To Trails and Chewonki are pleased to announce that Gabrielle Chapman and Joshua Kramley, both sophomores…

Damariscotta

Opening an adult-themed business in Damariscotta just got a little harder — by design.

The Damariscotta Planning Board held a public…

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted against going forward with the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission's Brownfield Assessment Program, which would have surveyed the areas around the…

Brunswick resident and Boothbay native Ryan Leighton will recount his 2014 adventures on a restored whaling ship’s sail along the New England coast…

Lincoln County Historical Association

“What Is It? Possessions of a Colonial Household” was the topic of a recent visit between Louise Miller and the students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb.

Miller is…

Ben Jacobs, a student at Carrabassett Valley Academy in Sugarloaf, Maine, won the State U14 Giant Slalom at Shawnee Peak, Maine, on March 1.

Lincoln County Healthcare will offer families a $10 gas cards and the chance to win an Apple iPad mini at a series of immunization clinics this spring in an effort to make it…

Postponed by one of February’s many snowstorms, Francis and Lynne Marzilli of Marzilli Vintage will be the featured dealers at the Bath Antique Show and Sale on Sunday, March 8. Paul Fuller…

 

 

The Morris Farm and Chewonki are pleased to present "Local Food, Local Hunger: A Community Forum on Food Security in Lincoln County" this Saturday, March 7. The event is scheduled…

For the third year in a row, and only the third time ever, Maine lobster fishermen landed over 120 million pounds with a record overall value of $456,935,346,…

The Lincoln County Community Theater production of “The Mikado,” at the Lincoln Theater, has had to reschedule its opening night from Thursday, March 5 to Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.

One of…

Woolwich Central School

Liam Scanlon, son of Sarah Savard and John Scanlon of Woolwich is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Maine National Geographic State Bee,…

Lincoln County Historical Association

On Sunday, March 8, Peter Cook, a spinner, weaver, and college professor, will examine the cultural significance of handspinning and spinning wheels throughout…

St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson is hosting a free supper for Midcoast residents Saturday March 14 at 5 p.m., the third and last in a…

Get out the candles and let’s have a party! The Westport Community Association is celebrating 60 years on Westport Island.

It began in 1955 with seven…

Lincoln County District Court

A Wiscasset man who eluded police for a month has been rearrested after he allegedly made threats against the Wiscasset chief of police.

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission plans to ask the state to air all its alternatives for Wiscasset’s downtown and riverfront, Lincoln County Planner…

We had a very snowy, cold February, and now it's March with the promise of warmer weather. It's a great time to get out of the house…

Wiscasset Planning Board

To keep Wiscasset property owners eligible for a federal flood insurance program, the town needs a new flood plain ordinance, according to Town Planner Jamel Torres, a series of recent government…

Our community service workshop has been rescheduled to this coming Saturday, March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be held at the Faith Baptist Church in Newcastle. You are welcome to stay…

Obituary

Andrew David Goupil died unexpectedly on Feb. 28, 2015, with loved ones by his side.

At age 35, he married the love of his life, Tracy, on Sept. 27, 2014. The newlyweds made their home in…

Obituary

Weston Neil Andersen, of East Boothbay, died peacefully in his home in the early afternoon of Sunday, March 1, 2015.

The Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education will now be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month (no longer on Wednesdays) at the Midcoast Recreation Center on Route 90 in Rockport from 6…

Feed Our Scholars

Need to get the cobwebs out? Join Susan Gallagher, certified yoga instructor, at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, on March 14 at 9:30 a.m. for an hour’s more intense yoga workout,…

The Edgecomb selectmen began preliminary discussions about the municipal budget’s goals and objectives on Feb. 23 with an expectation of reducing spending.

Selectman Jessica Chubbuck started…

Many exotic and unusual breeds and popular breeds of cats will star in the 2015 Cat Show on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15. The show will be held at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave.,…

The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is asking for help from local organizations, businesses and individuals in its quest for a new minister.

A questionnaire has been created to…

Lincoln County District Court

A Bremen woman on bail conditions preventing her from drinking alcohol was arrested Feb. 18 by Damariscotta Police.

Chassedy Foster,…

Damariscotta

The town of Damariscotta will have a special town meeting this week to to see whether or not citizens will give the go-ahead to pursue a grant that could potentially…