Another year, more dire news about New England's oldest fishery.
The Gulf of Maine cod season will look a bit differently in 2014-15…
News
Union Church of South Bristol is holding its annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Center on Middle Road.
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Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is committed to providing great education and recreation opportunities year round. This time of year, when nothing’s…
Democratic State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Nov. 22, in three locations. He will be at the Waldoboro…
Darick and Terri Herald of Walpole are the new owners of the Coastal Car Wash and Harbor's Choice Laundry in Boothbay Harbor. The couple took over on Sept. 15.
Darick, formerly a…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset is moving closer to having its seventh and eight grades at Wiscasset High School next year. At a workshop Nov. 17, the Wiscasset School Committee supported the grades’ move…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said Monday he has approached Regional School Unit 1’s board chairman Tim Harkins about the possibility of talks to consider making the Bath-based…
Boothbay Railway Village
On Saturdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 13 and 20, the Boothbay Railway Village will be running the “North Pole Express!"
Departures will be at 11 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. each…
Obituary
Christine H. Winchenbach Clifford, 97, died Nov. 8, 2014 peacefully in her sleep at Hospice Haven Care Center in Gainesville, Florida.
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United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fundraising Campaign to improve local people’s lives met its goal, successfully raising $1,915,702. The fundraising goal was $1,915,000.
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Obituary
Harold M. Dow, 86, of West Alna Road, Wiscasset died Nov. 14, 2014 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
He was…
An engineering firm is recommending part of the Wiscasset Community Center's roof be replaced within a year and the rest in five to 10 years, at a projected cost of $240,000 to $280,…
The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation (BRHWF) is seeking to identify and promote any and all: holistic/complimentary/natural practitioners, naturopaths…
Obituary
Theodore “Ted” Sasala, 77, of Edgecomb died peacefully at his home on Nov. 12, 2014.
Ted was born in Homer City, Pennsylvania on Aug. 4, 1937, the son of the late Mitchell and Kathryn (…
Replacing an American flag in Wiscasset High School’s Stover Auditorium on Nov. 14, students and staff took the opportunity to honor the local education icon the gym is named for; hear some lesser…
New Hope for Women (NHFW) will present a workshop on Nov. 22 for healthcare professionals designed to provide practice in identifying and responding to indications of intimate partner violence in…
What are some delicious but easy ways to prepare squashes, turnips and cabbage for a small group, or perhaps only one or two persons?
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A head-on collision between a Volvo and a Nissan Pathfinder occurred on Route 27 just south of the Mason Road in Edgecomb Monday morning around 7:15 a.m.
The accident may have occurred…
Snow and sleet are possible over all of Lincoln County early Monday morning before a changeover to rain, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Gray office said.
The precipitation…
As the holidays approach, it’s a common tactic for phishing scammers to send emails claiming to be an alert about an undelivered package. In a slightly different variation of this scam, an email…
Maine Lobstermen’s Assc. opposes challenge, says Maine got good deal
The Maine Lobstering Union has filed a notice of its intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service, seeking to roll back rules that require fishermen here to use sinking rope and to run up…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce has named its 2014-2015 board of directors and appointed Mike Hall of Damariscotta as president.
Hall, of Hall Funeral Home, succeeds outgoing…
Skidompha Library’s Genealogy Club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the first floor Porter Meeting Hall. Visiting Elders from the LDS Church (The Church of Jesus…
The Maine Coast Book Shop, 158 Main Street, in Damariscotta is looking forward to hosting the Maine book launch for Warren Riess on…
Westport Island Town Clerk Gaye Wagner updated selectmen at their meeting on Monday, Nov. 10 about a current project with the town’s history committee to preserve…
A limited edition poster celebrating Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association’s 45th anniversary is now available at several retail locations in our area. Based on a watercolor painting of the…
Much of Maine was coated in snow on Thursday night, with some northern areas reporting as much as four inches, according to the National Weather Service.
After the dumping of snow Mainers…
Gordon Kontrath was in the garage at his Old Ferry Road, Wiscasset, home on Nov. 13 when his wife Lynne hollered to him.
“She said, ‘Did you see that train? It said Amtrak on it.’
“I…
A house fire in Woolwich took several hours to knock down and required mutual aid from two surrounding towns.
At approximately noon on Friday, Nov…
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Les Fossel (R-Alna) requested a recount of ballots cast in the Nov. 4 Senate District 13…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Wiscasset man has been charged with aggravated domestic assault after he allegedly choked a woman in Edgecomb.
Michael Burns, 31, of…
Obituary
Richard Wills, a longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, and renowned architect and principal of Royal Barry Wills Associates, died peacefully…
Whatever path Wiscasset takes to cut its excess school space, Wiscasset Middle School Principal Bruce Scally and Wiscasset Primary School Principal Mona Schlein said Nov. 13, their staff members…
When David Abbott moved to his home on West Alna Road in Alna 47 years ago, a Red Delicious apple tree stood just into the back yard.
“It was already a mature tree,” said Abbott, who serves…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Whether or not Gov. Paul LePage elects to put out a supplemental budget could have local consequences, especially at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
…Les Fossel, Republican candidate for Senate District 13, who lost in the Nov. 4 election to Senator Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) by an unofficial vote total of 339 votes, has asked Maine Secretary…
Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee on Nov. 17 will continue talks on a possible move of seventh and eighth grades from Wiscasset Middle School to Wiscasset High School.
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The Tomas Hammond Memorial
A fund has been set up for the benefit of Curtis Hammond, the 5-year-old son of Tomas Hammond, one of the two fisherman lost at sea while fishing off Matinicus…
Absentee ballots are now available at the Wiscasset town clerk’s office for the Dec. 9 vote regarding the future of Wiscasset Primary School.
Voters will either let stand the School…
Spectrum Generations and the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging (M4A) are coordinating efforts across the state to ensure warmth for as many older Mainers…
Lincoln County District Court
A Newcastle woman who pleaded not guilty to two counts, including burglary of a car, will have a trial Dec. 4.
Nichole Brackett, 29,…
Sometimes it seems like LincolnHealth Environmental Services Supervisor Carolyn Hatch never leaves the Miles Campus, according to Lincoln County…
At the Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual meeting on Saturday evening, Nov. 8, president Ed Kavanagh thanked volunteers for their…
When Jill Hugger first saw the Cod Cove Inn, she immediately fell in love with the place. Hugger and husband, Ted, were searching along the Midcoast for a hospitality business to buy in the summer…
A recent CNN news story about “Hunger in America” has inspired an Edgecomb man to provide a Merry Christmas to five needy families.
Tony Casella saw the cable news report about how one in…
Wiscasset High School sophomore Joshua Kramley has noticed a change this school year. He’s not hearing some students be rude to their teachers, like he was hearing last year.
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Veterans Day 2014
When USNR Captain H.A. “Nick” Nichols was graduating from Colby College in the late 1970s, he said his decision to join the Armed Forces wasn't met with enthusiasm.…
Wally Staples, a regular speaker at ceremonies of American Legion Post 54 of Wiscasset, brought a rock with him to Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony on the municipal building lawn. It came from his…
Obituary
Charles B. "Charlie" Hull Jr., 97, of Boothbay died at his home on Nov. 7, 2014.
Charlie was born in Massachusetts on…
Wiscasset Ford would like to welcome David Warford back to the Wiscasset Ford sales team.
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