News

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  Kim Andersson Wiscasset’s next superintendent of schools

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  County sending funds to Boothbay Clean Water Initiative

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  Home sales decline in February due to the lack of available properties

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  WCC gym to be named for Robert MacDonald

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  Boothbay Harbor man apprehended, charged in shooting

Police, Fire & Courts

• Wiscasset police blotter

• Law enforcement on scene of Boothbay Harbor shooting

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

• Lincoln County sheriff wants to ‘jump start’ vehicle bidding process

• Wiscasset police blotter

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

• Edgecomb Fire Department

• Westport Island nominations opening

• Wiscasset police blotter

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

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Obituaries

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  Obituary

  Elaine M. Grover

  Elaine Merrill Grover, 84, passed away on March 18, 2023, at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta. Elaine was born on Dec. 18, 1938...
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  Charles W. Birlem

  It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the loss of Charles Wallace Birlem, who passed away quite suddenly and far...
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  Marcia G. Zeamer

  Marcia Gayle Zeamer passed away peacefully on March 4, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Marcia was born on April 12,...
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  Wallace A. Dodge

  Wallace A. “Wally” Dodge, 76, passed away March 11, 2023 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor after a long illness. He...
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  Mary A. Whitney

  Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mary A. Whitney passed away March 16, 2023 at her home in Boothbay at the age of 74....
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  Marjorie A. Desmond

  Marjorie Ann Desmond, 86, of Strafford, New Hampshire died peacefully in her home on Aug. 28, 2022 surrounded by her loving...
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  Rodney C. Foye

  Rodney C. “ Rowdy” Foye, 63 of Nobleboro, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 12, 2023, after a brief, but...
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  Philip J. Knapp

  Philip Knapp, 81, passed away on March 11, 2023 at Maine Medical Center after a very brief illness. Phil was born in...
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  Dorothy F. Lindemann

  Dorothy F. “Dot or Dottie” Lindemann, of Ocean Point, Boothbay passed away on March 2, 2023 at her Brielle, New Jersey home ...
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  Lloyd A. Dinsmore

  Lloyd A. “Chuck” Dinsmore, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on March 7, 2023 with his loving wife at his side. Chuck...

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Elections

• Alna votes March 24-25

• Sen. Reny and Rep. Crafts to provide legislative update at County Dems’ March meeting

• Some Wiscasset incumbents plan to run again

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More News

• Free tax prep services in Lincoln County

  Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will host the final session of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparation in Wiscasset on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are four ways to get...

• Edgecomb Community Church

  The Edgecomb Community Church Thrift Store will be reopening Tuesday, April 4, at 9 a.m. After a winter break, the store manager Sue Sikes is making the store ready for customers’ return in April....

• Fitting out Wiscasset’s new Sweetz & More, and talking candy

  

  As part of the Pendleton family that had Wiscasset’s Pendleton’s Market about 60 years, Jeff Pendleton worked there in high school. He worked at Mason Station power plant in Wiscasset 28 years as...

• Alna’s alewives contractor could change

  

  After Alna selectmen opened two bids March 8 for alewife harvesting, one bidder, the town’s longtime contractor David Sutter, brought up the pandemic and said he “only assumed the town would honor...

• Alna’s WW&F moves passenger shelter – via rail

  

  While Sheepscot Valley’s Narrow Gauge usually brings the passengers to the station, this month WW&F brought a station to the passengers. The Railway is renovating its Sheepscot Station at 97...

• Maine Marathon announces Veggies to Table as 2023 beneficiary

  

  Bob Dunfey, the volunteer race director for The Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay, has announced that Veggies to Table is one of four Maine beneficiaries of this year’s event which will be held...

• Edgecomb will vote on school budget separately from town referendum

  

  This year’s Edgecomb town meeting will be different than any other. The school budget vote will be a public vote while the municipal budget will be a secret ballot referendum. For the past two years...
• Press release

  Frances Perkins Center to search nationally for next exec director

  Frances Perkins Center’s board of directors announced March 16 the launch of a national search for its next executive director. The announcement comes at an exciting juncture for the non-profit...
• Press release

  In Wiscasset, Sweetz & More unveils ‘New England's largest sweet shop’

  

  Sweetz & More is proud to announce the opening of its newest location, April 1 in Wiscasset. With 8,100 square feet of pure sweetness, Sweetz & More is New England's largest sweet shop....

• Boothbay Region YMCA offers LIVESTRONG program

  

  Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration is currently open for the session that...

• ‘You can’t see hunger’

  

  Veggies To Table, a Newcastle-based non-profit grow-to-donate farm, has increased their grow space for the upcoming season by adding a new caterpillar tunnel and more fields, said founder Erica...

• Wiscasset transfer station closed March 15

  Wiscasset’s transfer station is closed today, Wednesday, March 15 “due to no electricity,” the town announced via TextMyGov Wednesday morning.

• Wiscasset mobile home park resolves water issue

  Water that, for weeks, was sometimes off, is back on and, knock on wood, will stay on, a lawyer representing Whippoorwill Mobile Home Park’s management firm, Maine Real Estate Management (MREM), said...

• Ship Virginia talk at WPL

  

  Join Jim Parmentier for his program at Wiscasset Public Library at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 as he presents “Reconstructing the 1607 ship Virginia.” In 1607, English colonists settled at the...
• Press release

  Westport Island water study update

  On March 7, Westport Island’s Conservation Commission hosted an informational meeting for residents regarding the ongoing groundwater/well study. This study has been made possible through a grant to...

• Edgecomb selectmen object to 2 school warrant articles

  

  Edgecomb selectmen are waiting for a response from the school committee on two questions prior to approving the 2023 May town meeting warrant. On March 9, selectmen reviewed the wording of all 61...

• Thistle Inn Restaurant to open March 31

  

  After closing 10 months ago, acquiring a new owner and four months of improvements, the Thistle Inn restaurant will open its doors on March 31, according to owner Jenny Chen who said diners will see...

• Maine lobster fishery sues Monterey Bay Aquarium, alleges defamation

  

  Maine lobster businesses and industry trade associations today filed a federal lawsuit against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation (the “Aquarium”) for making false and defamatory statements about...

• Midcoast Friends invites public to day of prayer for peace

  The public is invited to join with the Quaker (Friends) community at the Midcoast meeting on Saturday, March 18, by stopping by to join them in silent prayer between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.. The doors...

• Another Wiscasset school administrator leaving

  

  Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Kathleen Pastore is resigning effective June 30. In her March 8 letter to Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr., Pastore said this was one...

• Goud fields parks and rec budget questions

  

  Wiscasset budget committee member Tom Joyce said March 8, he understands everything costs more now, but he did not know if he could vote for the parks and recreation budget. In budget talks at the...

• Woolwich selectmen review donation requests

  

  Woolwich voters will be asked to raise $20,024 for area non-profit organizations. The requests, which are grouped together in one article, will be taken up by voters at the May 17 annual town meeting...

• Griffin-McLellan wedding

  

  Elizabeth Joan Griffin and Dustin Cameron McLellan were married on July 17, 2022 at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point, Maine. The Reverend Todd Weir of the Congregational Church of Boothbay...

• Patten Free Library requests more from Woolwich

  

  Patten Free Library of Bath is asking Woolwich for a 2023-2024 contribution of $63,231, an increase of $2,928 from last year. Voters will consider the library’s request at the annual town meeting set...
• Press release

  King declares nuclear waste storage scattered across the country ‘probably the worst solution’

  Thursday, March 9 in a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) questioned U.S. leaders and experts in the nuclear energy field about the need and...

• Rockland investor inquires about Pyro City building for restaurant

  

  A Rockland man is interested in transforming the Pyro City Maine building into a restaurant. Edgecomb selectmen received a request from businessman Steve Stinson about fire and sewer infrastructure...

• Bigelow Lab receives $5K grant for STEM programs

  The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation announced March 7 that more than $88,000 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations across Maine and New Hampshire that are providing critical social and civic...

• Fishermen’s Memorial gets $30k donation

  

  The Fishermen’s Memorial Committee accepted a $30,000 donation Feb. 28. The money was raised through the revived Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge held last September. Tuna Challenge Chairman and...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Creating options for town sewer’s future

  

  As Wiscasset faces possibly moving its sewer plant and how moving or not moving it could impact rates, selectmen are seeking to expand the town’s options: March 7, the board agreed to request...

• Stover recognized as an Outstanding Woman of 2023

  

  Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, was recognized this week as one of 20 Outstanding Women in 2023 for her work as the director of the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council and with Lincoln County...
• The Waldo Theatre

  ‘NOW More Than Ever’: Women Taking Power

  

  The Waldo Theatre is proud to announce registration for NOW More Than Ever: a day of films, conversations, learning, and opportunities for women of all ages. The goal is to create an opportunity for...

• State of Maine to recognize National Vietnam War Veterans Day

  

  On Wednesday, March 29 at 2 p.m., the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services will host a tribute of remembrance, reflection, and appreciation event ceremony at the State House in the Hall of Flags to...
• Press release

  ‘Exploded’ paint prompts one-lane travel instances at Westport Island-Wiscasset bridge

  

  In February, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reduced travel on the Westport Island-Wiscasset bridge to one lane for a number of days. They have informed the Westport Island Select Board...

• Wellness and Rehabilitation Center marks opening with ribbon cutting

  

  The new Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in the Webster Van Winkle Building was officially welcomed to LincolnHealth’ s Miles campus with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Thursday, March 2. Greater...

• MaineHousing launches new portal for Homeowner Assistance Fund

  A new online portal and expanded benefit amount are key features of a relaunch of the Maine Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) that opens for applications today. Fueled with $50 million from federal...
• New business

  Midcoast Tick & Skeeter LLC is ready for service

  

  According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, in Maine alone last year 3,632 people were reported to have contracted Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, or babesiosis – all from the deer tick...

• House of Pizza: The ‘American Dream’ is now 30

  

  This is a short story of an “American Dream.” At the age of 17, a young Mark Rigas left his homeland of Greece and set off with nothing more than determination and hunger to succeed in building a...
• LincolnHealth Support Group

  More affordable diabetes treatment discussion

  LincolnHealth’s Diabetes Support Group, which is open to anyone living with diabetes or caring for a loved one with diabetes has a meeting scheduled on March 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the new Wellness...

• Dow Furniture joins fight against winter chill

  

  Dow Furniture, a family-owned and operated business based in Waldoboro since 1955, is pleased to announce its recent donation of $1,055 to the Community Energy Fund, a fund that provides energy...

• 2023 Fishermen’s Forum, in photos

  

  ROCKPORT - The 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum concluded over the weekend at the Samoset Resort. Capacity crowds on Friday and a Saturday snowstorm failed to deter attendees nor diminish spirits. The...

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