News

• 

  LCRPC seeking state grant to fight climate change

• 

  Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

• 

  Jan. 21 update: Midcoast adds 108 new COVID-19 cases

• 

  Spring plant sale fundraiser launched

• 

  Call for Summertime guide events

Police, Fire & Courts

• Accident closes part of Route 1, Edgecomb for 5 hours

• Maine’s struggles with domestic violence and child abuse worsened last summer

• Wood: SRO planned for Wiscasset again

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine accidents on Jan. 5

• Edgecomb Fire Department

• County using ARPA funds for Boothbay EMT training program

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

• Wiscasset police blotter

• REVISED: Maine law to require fuel gas detectors in multi-occupant buildings

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

More

Obituaries

• Obituary

  Norman T. Norwood

  Norman Tucker Norwood of Boothbay passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2022 at Stony Brook Nursing Home in Farmington after a...
• 

  Obituary

  Sandra L. Bell

  Sandra L. (Cook) Bell, age 69, of Wiscasset, passed away on Jan. 17, 2022 in Brunswick, Maine surrounded by her family....
• 

  Obituary

  June H. Jones

  Our beloved mom, June Hildreth Jones, passed from this life, on Jan. 14, 2022, as she lived it: with grace, and dignity, and...
• 

  Obituary

  Paul A. Dighton

  Paul A. Dighton, age 50, passed away on the morning of Jan. 12, 2022, in Damariscotta. Born on Aug. 18, 1971, he was the...
• 

  Obituary

  Suzanne Jones

  Suzanne “Suzie” Jones, 72, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and formerly of Ballston Lake, New York, passed away at home on Jan....
• 

  Obituary

  Beverly A. Rogers Lilly

  Beverly A. Rogers Lilly, 93, formerly of Dresden, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay...
• Death notice

  Freeman E. Dodge

  Freeman Edward “Ed” Dodge, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by the love of his...
• 

  Obituary

  Elaine Dickinson

  Elaine Dickinson, 79, of Boothbay passed on Nov. 21, 2021, at Parkview Hospital in Brunswick after a long battle with...
• 

  Obituary

  George F. Stanley

  George Frederick Stanley, 61, of East Boothbay, Maine passed away peacefully at 3:39 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2022, at Mass General...
• 

  Obituary

  Richard P. Giles

  Richard Phillip Giles, 65, of Boothbay, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2022. He was the son of Carlton and Jeanette Giles of...

More

Elections

• David Levesque of Newcastle to run for state senate

• Abden Simmons running for Senate District 13

• Cameron Reny announces run for Senate District 13

• Sen. Maxmin won’t seek re-election

• Goodkowsky seeks House District 47 seat

• Lincoln County Republicans host candidates Jan. 8

• Lincoln County Republicans meet Jan. 8

More

More News

• Midcoast Humane announces new leadership

  

  Midcoast Humane, a well-established nonprofit providing animal welfare services to 39 municipalities in the state of Maine, announced the appointment of five new board members and the promotion of...

• Jan. 20 update: Midcoast adds 95 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• ‘We’re working on it, people’: Selectmen eye next town budget for SRO issue

  

  Selectmen said Jan. 18, due to the losing town vote last June, they will wait for the next budget cycle to revisit the school resource officer job. “I have to respect their decision,” Superintendent...

• Sheriff honors Healthy Lincoln County with award

  

  With the 2020 Maine Sheriff’s Association banquet cancelled due to COVID-19, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett needed an alternate venue to present the county’s Maine Sheriff Association’s...

• Jan. 19 update: Midcoast adds 127 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Sheriff honors two retired deputies

  

  “Collie” and “The Crime Fighter” are no longer working for the Lincoln Sheriff’s Department. On Jan. 18, Sheriff Todd Brackett honored retired deputies Brian Collamore and Chad Gilbert with plaques...

• LincolnHealth reports 277 new COVID-19 cases for week of Jan. 3

  

  LincolnHealth reported a record 277 new COVID-19 cases from 1,146 tests for the week of Jan. 3. The positivity rate also rose to its highest yet, 24.2%. Over half of the cases were breakthroughs,...

• Jan. 18 update: Midcoast adds 50 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Watershed and The Color Network Receive $35,000 NEA grant

  

  Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts and The Color Network (TCN) are partnering for a second year to offer an artist residency focused on mentor-mentee relationship building among artists of color...

• Gardiner Road school zone gets lights

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page last week, lights have gone up in the school zone of Wiscasset Middle High School on Gardiner Road. “Huge shout out to (Wiscasset schools’) ...
• Wiscasset school committee

  Town, schools eye SRO return

  

  Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine told Wiscasset Newspaper Friday, he is excited the school department has grant funding for two years of a school resource officer. He hopes to get an SRO back...

• Jan. 15 update: Midcoast adds 132 new COVID-19 cases, one new death

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....
• Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission

  Sign up for monthly newsletter on climate change

  

  Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission is continuing a monthly newsletter discussing climate change in Maine. “LCRPC Interprets!” was released monthly during 2021 following each chapter of the “...

• Jan. 14 update: Midcoast adds 103 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Jan. 13 update: Midcoast adds 133 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....
• Town of Wiscasset

  Sand moving to transfer station for residents’ access

  

  Wiscasset is moving its free sandpile from the town garage to the transfer station on Fowle Hill Road. The town has always made free sand available at the town garage for residents of Wiscasset to...

• Jan. 12 update: Midcoast adds 105 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• County Dems meet Jan. 20 with Sen. Maxmin

  

  The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will meet via Zoom or by telephone at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20. The agenda includes State Senator Chloe Maxmin (D-Nobleboro), joined by local...
• Edgecomb

  Selectmen begin preparing for 250th anniversary

  In 1774, a small Lincoln County town started out as Freetown, but later renamed itself after a British lord who supported the American Revolution. Lord Mount Edgecomb was the British nobleman who...

• Bigelow Laboratory appoints new board members

  

  Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Each will support the laboratory’s mission to study the foundation of global ocean...

• SVRSU starts using updated state COVID protocol

  

  Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle’s report to the district’s board for its Thursday, Jan. 13 meeting states the following On Jan. 5 RSU 12 began...

• Midcoast Federal Credit Union announces recent new hires

  

  Midcoast Federal Credit Union is pleased to welcome the following individuals to the Midcoast Team. Midcoast FCU welcomes April Chubbuck as their new Member Services Representative for its Edgecomb...
• Alna planning board

  Cabin OK’d, solar project hearing bound

  

  The proposed solar project off Route 218 is an Alna first, Planning Board Chair Jim Amaral told the developer’s representatives Jan. 4. The board set a public hearing for 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at the fire...
• Ordinance review committee

  Wiscasset marijuana rules supporters lead in early survey results

  Most people who have so far answered Wiscasset’s marijuana survey want an ordinance to allow licenses, Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield told the ordinance review committee Monday night. That survey...

• Jan. 11 update: Midcoast adds 250 new COVID-19 cases, one new death

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Booster shot schedule now offers walk-ins, evening hours

  

  LincolnHealth has made changes to its booster clinic schedule and expanded vaccine eligibility in the hope more individuals age 12 and up will receive this extra layer of protection against COVID-19...

• Completion of timber harvest requires temporary closure of Dodge Point

  

  The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is working with an independent logger to complete the selective timber harvest that was begun at Dodge Point in Newcastle in 2019. According to Project Manager...

• Lincoln County Amateur Radio EMA Team field day Jan. 29

  The Lincoln County Amateur Radio EMA Team will participate in the Winter Field Day Amateur Radio event in Damariscotta Jan. 29. The event will be held in the Damariscotta municipal parking lot by the...

• Woolwich selectmen express angst over Station 46 Bridge replacement

  

  Woolwich selectmen are taking their concerns about the Station 46 Bridge Replacement Project to the press. Wiscasset Newspaper was invited to meet with two of the five selectboard members and the...

• Jan. 8 update: Midcoast adds 128 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Flags at half-staff Jan. 8 for Sen. Harry Reid

  President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on Saturday, Jan. 8, the day of interment for Senator Harry Reid, who died Dec. 28, 2021. Below is President Biden’s...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Broadband panel: Fed money not forever

  

  To explore Wiscasset’s options for all of town to have fiber optic broadband, including how to ensure residents who cannot afford broadband, or do not know how to use it, can get it and learn it,...

• Maine CASA to hold online training March 8-11

  Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its spring training for volunteer advocates on March 8-11. This...

• Jan. 7 update: Midcoast adds 124 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....
• Alna selectmen

  Icy review: Alna complains about plowing contractor’s response to Jan. 5 conditions

  Alna firefighter Paul Crandall responded to none of the car mishaps town officials said happened in a Wednesday, Jan. 5 icing event. He lives on Head Tide Hill Road, the hill had not been sanded and...

• Boothbay Harbor Country Club recognized by Golfweek magazine as one of the Top 100 Resort Courses in the U.S.

  

  Boothbay Harbor Country Club makes Golfweek’s Best 2022 list of the Top Resort Courses in the U.S. – making it into the top 100! After a rigorous review of several criteria by Golfweek’s expert...

• Jan. 6 update: Midcoast adds 132 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....
• MaineHealth

  MaineHealth reports surge in care teams’ COVID-related absences

  

  Community members can help mitigate the impact of a sharp increase in cases that is further straining the health care system’s resources. Find information on MaineHealth’s vaccination clinics at...

• MaineHealth reminds community: ED, walk-in centers and clinics do not perform confirmatory COVID-19 tests

  

  Community members who test positive for COVID-19 with at-home tests should follow CDC guidelines for isolation and should not come to the emergency department, urgent care or walk-in clinics for...

• County seeks EMT trainees

  Emergency medical service agencies in Lincoln County have experienced staffing shortages due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to expand the number of licensed EMTs in Lincoln County...

More