Except for someone with a special circumstance, the time to pick up an absentee ballot at the Wiscasset town office for Tuesday’s school closure vote has ended.
It ended Thursday, Dec. 4,…
News
When it comes to Damariscotta's tax base, approximately 17 to 18 percent is off limits.
And soon there will be a discussion about that…
This Remembrance Tree stands on the lawn of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library to honor the lives of Chellie Calloway and Sally Murray.
Ten years ago, on Aug. 21, Calloway, a teacher…
Alna selectmen
Hagar Enterprises of Damariscotta wasn’t Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask’s preference for the town’s snowplowing contractor this year. He publicly favored hiring back the last contractor, Hanley…
Snow late Friday night and rain Saturday is the weather forecast for the Midcoast this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Meteorologist Margaret Curtis expects about…
You may have heard the name before. Boothbay Region Community Resources Council is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit that provide persons in need on the Boothbay peninsula (Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor,…
A Boothbay Harbor man, who was already on probation for a stalking conviction, was charged Dec. 3 with another stalking charge.
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Alna Selectmen
From now on, Alna resident Chris Cooper will need to keep expletives out of his emails to the town, if Third Selectman David Reingardt is going to read them.
Reingardt on Dec. 3 told fellow…
Are you looking for some new ideas to spruce up the cocktail hour over the holidays, when friends and family will be visiting?
Noted local chef Chris Sprague (author of "Chris Sprague's…
Under the sponsorship of the Westport Community Association and the energetic direction of Wendy Thompson with piano accompaniment by Carol Blake, Westport Island…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine recently received a $6,000 grant from United Mid-Coast Charities.
The nonprofit agency serves over 500 children in Knox…
The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen and School Committee are at odds over whether a 2002 John Deere tractor is town or school property. The Edgecomb School Committee believes state law mandates that…
The Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee for Haiti has announced plans for its sixth annual Haiti Benefit Dinner, “Hearts and Hands for Haiti.”
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Route 197 motorists in Dresden and Richmond will have a new bridge to take over the Kennebec River on Dec. 5, ending years of hairy driving experiences on a smaller bridge that dates to 1931.
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Patricia Moroz is an artist. She makes sculptures that delight people. Photos are taken of them, and people gush over them. Then they eat them.
Moroz is in the…
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett updated County Commissioners on several items at their regular Board meeting Tuesday morning, Dec. 2.
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Wiscasset Selectmen
A plan to spend up to $150,000 to replace a plow truck has garnered the support of Wiscasset selectmen and the budget committee. On Thursday, Dec. 11, residents at an open town meeting will…
Both the Wiscasset School Department and Regional School Unit 12 have called two-hour weather delays on the start of school for Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Following those announcements, Wiscasset…
The Winter Weather Advisory projected to hit the state on Tuesday night may not significantly impact Lincoln County. Whereas the National Weather Service in Gray predicts 2-4 inches of snow in…
The Wiscasset Quik Stop will be holding a fundraiser night on Friday, Dec. 5.
The Quik Stop will donate 20 percent of the sales of pizza purchased to the Wiscasset Middle School eighth grade…
Obituary
Neil E. Payson, 84, of Southport died peacefully at Maine Veteran’s Home in Augusta on Dec. 1, 2014.
Friends are…
A memorial service for Jeanne Eileen Foster of Boothbay, who died Nov. 22, 2014 at the LincolnHealth Miles Campus in Damariscotta, will be held at 2 p.m., on…
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, voters will decide if this school year is the last one at Wiscasset Primary School, or if the school committee needs to go back to the drawing board for other solutions to the…
A Whitefield woman has been arrested and charged with assault after she allegedly bit and kicked and jumped out of a window.
JennyLee…
Obituary
Elinor Tomlinson Virden, 90, died peacefully at home in Boothbay Harbor on Nov. 28, 2014.
“Tommy” was born on Aug. 2, 1924 in Morristown, New Jersey, a daughter of Frances Tomlinson Cook and…
Dr. John F. Andrews Sr. died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 at Saint Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
Visitation at Hall’s Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay will be Friday, Dec. 12 from 6 to…
When Judy Greenleaf first served as Alna’s town clerk and deputy town clerk, the town office was the former Puddle Dock School that had an outhouse for a restroom. That was in the 1980s. By the…
Saturday, Dec. 6, is the day of the annual Boothbay Harbor Lights Craft Show, held at the Fire Station. This year it will include the opportunity to have your family’s portraits…
According to Maine Listings (Maine Real Estate Information System) statewide single-family existing home sales jumped 26.24 percent in 2014, compared to figures from October 2013. The median sales…
More children at Wiscasset schools will soon be going home with weekend food, thanks to the community’s continued support and a cut in the food’s cost, Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars Chairman…
The towns of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport have proclaimed Dec. 2 #GivingTuesday as “A Day of Giving for the Boothbay Region.”
#GivingTuesday is the first of its kind to harness…
Department of Labor
The Maine Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Standards is hosting its no-charge safety courses for employers throughout December.
"New federal OSHA recordkeeping updates are happening…
St. Giles' Episcopal Church on Route 126 in Jefferson will host a new series of free suppers for Midcoast residents, beginning Saturday, Dec. 13 at…
The Bath Area Family YMCA presents its 20th annual Festival of Trees on Dec. 9 and 10.
This year’s fundraiser is at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street…
Those who say, “When pigs fly,” to predict that something will never happen, may want to think twice after a pair of pigs wandered close to Wiscasset Municipal Airport on Nov. 28.
The…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) have committed to finding sustainable and alternative ways to dispose of carpet and rugs other than…
A new volunteer program at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village is designed to ensure that nobody dies alone.
The Compassionate Companion Program serves people who are “actively dying,”…
St. Andrews Village Assisted Living resident Alan Tindal likes living in the middle of the woods, yet being only five minutes from downtown Boothbay Harbor.
Tindal also likes being able to…
Mike and Liz Hall are pleased to announce Laura Conway as Hall’s newest Funeral Director and Tribute Team Member in Boothbay, Waldoboro and Thomaston.
“Laura is a natural fit for us as she…
Wiscasset Schools
Christina Ferreira has known she wanted to teach in a special services classroom for as long as she can remember.
“I always knew I wanted to teach at this level,” Ferreira said. “Seeing kids…
Two Bridges Regional Jail is holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the facility on 522 Bath Road, Wiscasset, just off of Route 1.
Inmates at Two Bridges…
A deed that Alna selectmen signed in 2001 has surfaced as an issue for the property’s current owner who wants to sell the lot. According to the woman’s lawyer, the town is still part-owner of the…
Lincoln County customers comprised just over 10 percent of Central Maine Power's outages late Thanksgiving eve. According to CMP's website at www.cmpco…
Maine humorist Tim Sample will be serving up heaping helpings of laughter at an 8 a.m. breakfast at the Augusta Civic Center on Dec. 13 to benefit Maine’s First Lego League Championship, a youth…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has announced that all state offices will be closing at 1 p.m. today due to inclement weather.
“I urge all of you to drive safely as you commute to…
Wiscasset selectmen
Plans call for a $148,500, 2014 plow truck to replace Wiscasset’s 18-year-old one that a falling tree limb destroyed. Under the funding breakdown that selectmen passed 4-0 on Nov. 25, the town can…
Obituary
Virginia Britton, 91, died Nov. 19, 2014, with her family by her side, at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born in Illinois on Aug. 18, 1923. She grew up in the Midwest and…
Newcastle Selectmen
While other towns have begun moving towards a shared code enforcement officer, Newcastle decided that the town could find a better alternative on its own.
…
Obituary
Laura Mae Ezzell Travis, 23, died unexpectedly on Nov. 22, 2014.
She was born in Damariscotta on Dec. 5, 1990, the daughter of Audra Ezzell and Doug Brown and Mark Ezzell.
Laura…
