Hearty Roots, a nonprofit fostering resilience in Maine youth through outdoor adventure and social-emotional programming, has raised $500,000 toward a permanent Campus for Mindful Adventure. The…
News
All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18.
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Wiscasset planning board
Wiscasset’s planning board on Monday night declared Aekeir Brewing’s application for a tap room at 111 Main St. complete and passed the proposal on to Lincoln County Planner Emily Rabbe. Aekeir…
Obituary
Ruth Janet Bryant, 92, of Edgecomb, passed away on the evening of Nov. 21, 2023 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus in Damariscotta. Born on March 17, 1931 in Medford, Massachusetts, she was…
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) grows large quantities of storage crops like butternut squash, onions, carrots, cabbages, and beets to ensure a reliable and consistent flow of fresh local food…
The Turkey Trot has been a time-honored tradition for more than 28 years, in which students from Wiscasset Elementary School collect food items for the Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) Food Pantry.…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has received two grants totaling $5,050,658 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The funds will support research into alternatives…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-15:
Arrests, summonses
Nov. 1, Jessica Debella, 37, of Whitefield was arrested for a Warrant, Operating Vehicle while…
Analysis
“Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.” – Barack Obama
During those growing up years, when a kid…
Obituary
Deborah S. Gowell, 67, of Post Road, Bowdoinham passed away on Nov. 19, 2023 at home surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born in Bath on April 15, 1956, a daughter of Robert W. and…
Two pop-up shops in Wiscasset Village add new gift shopping opportunities during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest weekend, Dec. 1, 2 and 3. Filled with artisan wares, the old barn on Federal Street…
Obituary
Nancy Long was born Aug. 5, 1934 in Boothbay Harbor. She was the daughter of Parker and Carrie Bennet Brewer.
Nancy grew up in, and attended local schools, graduating from Boothbay High…
Hanging of the Greens, a tradition rooted in ancient civilizations to celebrate the winter solstice, will take place in Wiscasset at First…
Obituary
Richard John Onorato Sr. 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Winship Green Center in Bath on Nov. 20, 2023.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 6, 1937 to John and…
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield wants board representation at Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98’s long range planning committee meetings. In a selectmen’s meeting Nov. 21,…
Pies, pies, and more pies – pecan, apple, chocolate cream, rhubarb, banana cream, blueberry, mincemeat and pumpkin – 100 altogether, were baked and sold by Edgecomb Community Church to benefit…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wawenock LLC expects masonry work to be finished next March on its Main Street, Wiscasset building that shed hundreds of bricks in April 2021. Wawenock’s latest update to the town follows Town…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is pleased to welcome Land Conservation Manager Katie Beaver to its staff. Along with Land Conservation Director Joan Ray and Executive Director Steven Hufnagel,…
Home values continue to rise in Maine, though a lack of inventory has contributed to lower-than-normal sales activity. According to Maine Listings, 1,435 single-family existing homes changed hands…
Obituary
Frederick Synnott Morse, 87, of Phippsburg passed away on Nov. 18, 2023.
He was born to James and Winifred (Blaisdell) Morse on Jan. 30, 1936.
He was predeceased by his wife, Sharron…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The sounds of Celtic Christmas music, including fiddles, flutes, mandolins, Uilleann pipes, and harps, will fill the air at Boothbay Region Garden Club’s Holiday Festival.
The annual…
Silas Lehouillier of Edgecomb is a high school junior who knows his way around a kitchen. He has cooked with his family members since he was a child. His favorite dish to prepare is curry. He…
Obituary
Patricia A. “Pat” Parmenter died on Nov. 17, 2023, surrounded by her family, at the age of 91.
Pat was born on March 14, 1932 in Worcester, Massachusetts. There, she…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 192 calls for service for the period of Nov. 14 to Nov. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,032 calls for service.
Summonses
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Amid the controversy over Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens’ being put on paid leave, with a dismissal hearing pending, WMHS Athletic Director-Assistant Principal Sarah Hubert…
The Wiscasset Select Board held a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 9 to discuss issues regarding the future of the town’s wastewater treatment plant. William Olver, of Olver Associates Inc., a civil…
In celebration of outstanding service, Cheney Financial Group (CFG) associates and guests recently gathered for the Annual CFG Awards and Recognition Event. Held at the 1812 Farm in Bristol, the…
Help welcome Santa to his Wiscasset Village Workshop on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. Santa will be arriving via a Merry & Bright Light Parade – cars, trucks and ATVs lit and decorated for…
Lincoln County Television is pleased to announce six nights of shows for Thanksgiving week, including a Damariscotta Shellfish Committee live stream on Tuesday, Nov. 21 the 11th episode of Vintage…
This Giving Tuesday, Healthy Lincoln County will be partnering with Rising Tide in Damariscotta to collect dry and canned goods for Lincoln County’s charitable food systems. The Bringing Food…
Obituary
Lenora “Lee” McGinn Lockwood of Brunswick died peacefully with family and her caregivers on Nov. 10, 2023, at the age of 92.
Born at Eastern Maine General Hospital in Bangor, on Aug. 22,…
School committee
December sometime, Wiscasset School Committee Chair Jason Putnam told a heavy turnout at Wiscasset Middle High School and online Nov. 14: The date for the committee’s dismissal hearing on WMHS…
Maine lobstermen who fish in federal waters have only a few weeks left until the Dec. 15 deadline to install and activate recently distributed tracking devices on their boats to comply with a…
Press release
The newly formed Dresden Digital Equity Group met Nov. 11 to explore uses of a recent sizeable bequest from a resident to promote access to…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
“This year's Gardens Aglow will continue our tradition of providing moments of magic and wonder for the whole family. We…
Alna selectmen
After a year and a half effort, Alna has won a federal grant to get the town office an automatic generator, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said Nov. 16. Citing the town’s best interest to go with 14…
Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, is announcing a November constituent office hours event for residents of Senate District 13. The event will take place…
A tight housing market will likely become tighter in the next 10 years. A county-wide housing study commissioned this spring by Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission showed 1,048 housing…
Spending a little extra time outdoors during the last week in October earned Wiscasset Middle High School sixth, seventh and eighth graders a $1,000 prize in the “Life Happens Outside Challenge”…
Obituary
Barrie Ann Walter, 62, affectionately known as Missie, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Oct. 20, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born in Akron, Ohio to Anne and Greg…
Press release
Wiscasset is pleased to announce the establishment of a pivotal role within our town management – the job of economic development director. This reflects the commitment of the town manager and…
Woolwich voters will be asked to consider a land sale and other articles at a special town meeting in the municipal building at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. The selectboard finalized the warrant…
Obit
Janet Malcolm Logan Buck died Nov. 13, 2023.
Shewas born in Gardiner, Maine on Dec. 28, 1934. She was the daughter of James and Viola Malcolm. Janet was a descendant of Captain Daniel…
Obituary
Samuel James Barter Sr. 78, of Wiscasset, passed away Sept. 14, 2023 at his home after a brief illness. Sam was born Jan. 13, 1945 in Boothbay to Warren and Florence (Emerson) Barter.
He…
Maine Authors for Lewiston, an informal group of more than 70 Maine authors, have banded together to support the victims of the recent tragedy in Lewiston. The group has organized a series of 10…
The 766 acre Schmid Preserve in Edgecomb held their annual fall trail work day on Sunday, Nov. 5. Eighteen local volunteers cleared trails, repainted trail blazes, constructed a bridge, and…
The Wiscasset School Committee voted, 4-0, to conduct a dismissal hearing regarding the current middle and high school Principal Gina Stevens following a public Nov. 13 personnel discussion.…
“You could have heard a pin drop,” Lincon County Sheriff Todd Brackett said Nov. 7 recounting an educational session at last month’s alternative sentencing program. Brackett updated commissioners…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 calls for service for the period of Nov. 7 to Nov. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9,840 calls for service.
Summons
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If it’s November, particularly in Boothbay Harbor on the third Saturday of the month, a flock of unusually feathered birds will be found downtown. This year it all happens on Nov. 18 for the Early…
