News

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  Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six accidents

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  Wiscasset talks marijuana, sidewalks

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  Lincoln County leads Maine in first-round vaccinations

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  Sen. Maxmin introduces bill to create semi-open primaries in Maine

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  Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by two

Police, Fire & Courts

• Wiscasset’s elections have one contest

• County names Tara Doe 9-1-1 communications director

• February head-on in Wiscasset leads to charges

• Sheriff’s department driving toward hybrid vehicle fleet

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

• Wiscasset police log

• 2001 rescue yields gratitude, gift

• Bricks shower sidewalk as part of historic Wawenock block collapses

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

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Obituaries

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  June L. Beane

  June-Lee Dunton Beane passed away peacefully on April 8, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. June was born Nov. 29, 1937...
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  Joan M. Legg

  Joan M. Legg, 82, of Bradford Road, Wiscasset, died April 9, 2021 at Brentwood Center in Yarmouth, Maine. She was born in...
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  Robert T. Newton

  Bob Newton, 74, of Boothbay, Maine passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 8, 2021. He was born in...
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  Mary Linda Rapelye

  Mary Linda Rapelye passed away April 5, 2021 with her brother Gardiner Rapelye Jr. and dear friends Julianna and Will...
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  Audrey F. Catassi

  Mrs. Audrey F. (Furbush) Catassi, 73, of Boothbay passed away unexpectedly on April 4, 2021 at home. Audrey was born Aug....
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  Shawn R. Pitcher

  On Monday, March 29, 2021, our father Shawn Pitcher passed away unexpectedly. Shawn Robert Pitcher was born on April 18,...
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  Tracy A. Hickey

  Tracy Ann (Stockwell) Hickey, 56, of Franklin, Massachusetts died peacefully April 5, 2021 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital...
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  Mary E. Cowley

  Mary E. Cowley, 84, of Wakefield, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on the morning of April 6, with her family at her side...
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  Mary A. Lewis

  Mary A. (Steen) Lewis of Gardiner passed away in Augusta on March 26, 2021 while surrounded by her family. Mary was born in...
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  Jeremy F. Grenier Jr.

  Jeremy F. “Jerry” Grenier Jr., 81, of Litchfield, passed away on March 21, 2021, from complications relating to pneumonia,...

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Elections

• Residency re-emerges as issue in Alna

• Alna elects Culbertson, Kristan; rejects shoreland rule change

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More News

• NAMI Maine seeks trainees

  NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, is seeking volunteers interested in being trained...

• April 13 update: Midcoast adds 21 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...
• Wiscasset planning board

  Coffee shop coming to Water Street; car wash to grow

  Nouria Energy’s car wash in Wiscasset will grow 520 square feet, and Planning Board Chair Karl Olson said he is looking forward to a cup of coffee at Steamed Beans Coffee Emporium downtown. Monday...

• Lincoln Home donates summer camp scholarship to Merry Barn

  

  Stephanie Noyes McSherry, founder of Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat & Educational Consulting, has been working with residents at The Lincoln Home helping them engage in writing and sharing stories...

• SVCH to hold online auction

  

  Sheepscot Valley Children’s House (SVCH) in Wiscasset will hold its first ever online May Festival Auction starting April 15 at noon. Bidding will remain open until noon May 15 at https://www....

• April 12 update: Midcoast adds 21 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 751. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Owner assessing damage to Wawenock Block

  

  A week after part of the outer wall collapsed, a construction team has been assessing damage to the Wawenock Block, a fixture of Wiscasset’s Main Street for more than a century. No one was injured...

• April 11 update: Midcoast adds three new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...
• Westport Island

  Westport Island nods broadband grant proposal

  

  Under a sunny sky for Saturday’s special town meeting, Westport Island voters agreed 79-1 to seek a ConnectME broadband infrastructure grant. Residents stood outside town hall for the vote that lets...

• April 10 update: Midcoast adds 11 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• State ferry, Capt. Richard G. Spear, launched at W & D Shipyard

  

  The Maine State Ferry Service's newest vessel, Capt. Richard G. Spear, slid down the ways at Washburn & Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay and into the Damariscotta River Friday morning,...

• ZIP code COVID-19 case data: Lincoln County

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has released COVID-19 confirmed and probable case data by ZIP code. With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all individuals in Maine — resident or not — to...

• April 9 update: Midcoast adds 15 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by two

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 9, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 750. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• COVID-19 funds save SVRSU jobs

  

  Thanks to $700,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 can avoid a “pretty significant” staff cut, Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle told the district’s board...

• Edgecomb considering property revaluation for 2024

  Edgecomb has not had a property revaluation in 17 years, and it doesn’t look there will be one anytime soon. Selectmen discussed the timetable April 6, but their tax assessor isn’t available for...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll, again, rises by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 748. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• April 8 update: Midcoast adds nine new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Edgecomb selectmen discuss legislative issues with Stover

  The Maine Legislature is back to work and enacted a biennial budget last month. State Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, discussed the $8.4 billion biennial budget details on April 6 with the Edgecomb...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Temp parking for a growing Molnlycke; ‘Almost a normal’ WAW

  

  Wiscasset Art Walk can hang banners on Main Street railings and, on Middle Street, have bistro tables and possible performances, selectmen decided 4-0 Tuesday night, April 6. Making the requests,...

• April 7 update: Midcoast adds 20 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 747. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Agencies seek input on natural disaster mitigation actions

  

  The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) is partnering with the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) to update the Lincoln County Hazard Mitigation Plan. They are asking...

• Land trusts, community come together to conserve Damariscotta farmland

  

  Funding from three project partners in the past two weeks brings Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust close to the finish line in their campaign to permanently conserve Chapman Field and Forest, a 32-...

• Tick Talk: Dr. Nananda Col tells how to avoid Lyme

  

  Georgetown resident and physician Dr. Nananda Col spoke to a Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) session of over 50 people April 1 on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Col became a member of a group in...
• Woolwich selectmen

  Donation requests to stay at last year’s amounts

  

  The Woolwich select board on Monday declined Bath Area Food Bank’s request to increase the town’s 2021-22 contributions from $1,000 to $1,500. In the request, food bank officials stated their client...

• April 6 update: Midcoast records seven new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Kaler’s prepares for post-Memorial Day soft launch

  

  Kaler’s Crab and Lobster House will be reopening for 2021, owners Sam and Maddie Kaler announced unofficially at the end of March. After making the hard decision to close for a year due to the...

• Westport Island sets protocol for Saturday’s special town meeting

  

  Westport Island officials Monday night announced the following details of the 9 a.m. Saturday, April 10 special town meeting set for the town hall green, 1217 Main Road on the proposed local match to...
• Alna selectmen

  Past town clerk back as interim

  

  Past Alna town clerk Lisa Arsenault’s hire as interim clerk has avoided a town office shutdown. Third Selectman Charles Culbertson said the board on Monday afternoon named Arsenault to the interim...

• Hanley announces MDOT projects

  State Rep. Jeffery P. Hanley (R - Pittston) is pleased to announce the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Work Plan for 2021, 2022 and 2023 is available. The estimated value of work in the...

• Rides available to COVID-19 vaccination appointments at Boothbay Region Y

  

  LincolnHealth is pleased to announce the availability of free transportation for those in Lincoln County who have scheduled appointments at the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Boothbay but have no way...

• April 5 update: Midcoast adds seven new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 5, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 746. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• April 4 update: Midcoast adds six new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Maine State Housing Authority taking requests for rental help

  

  Maine State Housing Authority reopened its Emergency Rental Assistance Program March 1 and electronic and paper applications are available. The program was designed to offer help during the COVID-19...

• April 3 update: Midcoast adds 11 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll, again, rises by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 745. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Mid-Coast Audubon hosts talk on horseshoe crabs

  

  Mid-Coast Audubon and Camden Public Library will host a free online Zoom presentation on the ecology of horseshoe crabs in the Great Salt Bay on Thursday, April 15 at 6 p.m. To register for the event...

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