News

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  Nov. 26 update: Midcoast adds five new cases, 16 new recoveries

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  Education officials create team to support contact tracing in schools

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  AOS 98 Superintendent Keith Laser to retire

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  Nov. 25 update: Midcoast adds 14 new cases, 17 new recoveries

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  Maine’s COVID-19 death toll increases by one

Police, Fire & Courts

• Edgecomb man facing multiple charges after four-town, high-speed chase

• Truck hits Route 1, Wiscasset guardrail, no one hurt

• Read receives Maine Sheriff’s Association award

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

• Wiscasset police blotter

• Fatal workplace accident in Wiscasset

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

• Wiscasset, Dresden women charged in connection with $28K theft case at Circle K

• Wiscasset police cruiser buy is stalled

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

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Obituaries

• Phyllis M. Wright

  Phyllis M. Wright passed away peacefully on Nov. 19, 2020 in Sanford, Maine. A full obituary will follow when available. ...
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  Marlene Long

  Marlene Kay Long, 76, of Iron River, Michigan, formerly of Bremen, Maine, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. She was...
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  Linda Pierce-Morin

  Linda Pierce-Morin passed away on Nov. 22, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine. Her recent cancer diagnosis had...
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  Michael E. Barlow

  Michael E. Barlow, 72, of Westborough, Massachusetts died on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 at Blaire House of Worcester in Worcester...
• Death notice

  John R. Gordon

  John R. Gordon, 66, of Boothbay passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 17, 2020. A private family service will be held at a later...
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  Obituary

  Richard D. Reid

  After a brief illness, Richard Dennett Reid passed away on the afternoon of Nov. 10, 2020, surrounded by family, holding the...
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  Obituary

  Nicia N. Gruener

  Nicia Norris Gruener, 75, died suddenly Nov. 11, 2020 in Boothbay Harbor. She was born July 31, 1945 in Georgia to James...
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  Obituary

  Charlotte W. Gallacher

  Charlotte Wales Gallacher, 77, passed away on Nov. 11, 2020 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Charlotte was born...
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  Janet E. Azzoni

  Janet Elderkin Azzoni, 91, passed away in her sleep on Nov. 9, 2020 at her home in Englewood, Florida. She was born in...
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  Obituary

  Jane M. Dow

  Jane M. Dow, age 53, passed away at Hospice House in Auburn on Nov. 10, 2020 after waging a courageous battle against her...

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Elections

• Maxmin to host virtual campaign celebration

• Election recap with County Democrats Nov. 19

• Maxmin unseats Dow; Stover, Hanley, Hepler prevail in rematches

• Alna eyes town vote on petition-led shoreland rules change

• Voting chart here

• School committee member lone candidate for selectman’s seat

• Hepler, Shaw keep Woolwich selectmen’s seats

• Maxmin defeats Dow for Senate 13 seat

• Hepler keeps House District 53 seat

• Hanley reelected to House District 87

More News

• LincolnHealth

  Urgent Care staff to be temporarily re-assigned

  The continued surge of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County has prompted LincolnHealth to take proactive measures to assure that the needs of our patients can be met. At the close of business Dec. 4, St...

• WES student tests positive for COVID-19

  

  A Wiscasset Elementary School student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has no symptoms at this time, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said in an email response to questions from Wiscasset...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office : Nov. 23 report

  For further information, Contact Chief Deputy Rand Maker @ 882-6576 or rmaker@lincolnso.me Sheriff Todd Brackett Reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 299 calls...
• Giving Tuesday

  Remember your animal shelter

  

  All humane societies rely on the generosity of community members. This includes our local shelter, Lincoln County Animal Shelter located at 27 Atlantic Highway, Edgecomb. In the spirit of the season...

• NHFW receives emergency food and shelter funding

  

  New Hope for Women (NHFW) recently received local approval for funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Funds will assist with sheltering victims of domestic violence in each of...

• Planning commission seeks ‘Working Family Challenge’ grant

  

  Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission is seeking a grant to help rural communities combat challenges facing working families. Executive Director Mary Ellen Barnes told county commissioners Nov...

• Nov. 24 update: Midcoast adds 14 new cases, 22 new recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 24, 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 spikes by 12

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 24, an additional 12 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 189. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...
• Westport Island selectmen

  Party for none, money for some

  

  Westport Community Association was on tap to ask selectmen’s OK Nov. 23 to serve wine at the group’s annual holiday gathering. Instead, WCA co-chair Debbie Lorenson reported its board of directors...

• Locals, guests rise early for 32nd Early Bird Sale

  

  It wasn’t the same old Early Bird Sale in Boothbay Harbor. The crowds were smaller and special sales lasted a little longer due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But hundreds of...
• Press release

  Plan underway to help Woolwich students with internet

  Gov. Janet Mills announced Nov. 20, her administration has awarded $5.6 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies to fund the construction of permanent internet infrastructure that...

• County treasurer set to leave post at year’s end

  

  Lincoln County Treasurer Rick Newell will leave his term a little early. Newell informed county commissioners Nov. 16, he will resign at year’s end. The Republican was elected to a third four-year...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises with death of Lincoln County resident

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 23, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 177. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Nov. 23 update: Midcoast records 14 new cases, 13 new recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 23, 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...

• ‘Daring to Dream’ at First Congo’s drive-through pledge drive

  

  Traffic was stop and go outside First Congregational Church of Wiscasset Sunday morning. Parishioners drove through the parking lot to make pledges for the coming year and pick up holiday wreaths or...

• United Way reaches goal

  

  United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fall campaign, despite running during a pandemic, successfully reached its $1,650,000 goal, Campaign Co-Chairs Bob and Barb McCue announced Friday. “The total results...

• Nov. 22 update: Midcoast adds 15 new cases, three new recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 22, 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, Nov. 22, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 176. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Zooming in on Thanksgiving

  

  Thanksgiving brings yet another challenge to 2020, with an official warning from the Center for Disease Control that traveling for the holiday is high risk given the ongoing spikes in COVID-19 cases...
• Alna selectmen

  Spinney: Not my petition

  

  Alna selectmen decided Wednesday, Nov. 18 to take as much time as law allows before setting a town vote on Ralph Hilton’s petition to change the shoreland ordinance. The board plans to decide Dec. 16...
• Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals

  14 Todd Ave. stop work order’s lifting upheld

  

  Tom Myette and Chandler Wright of 29 and 35 McKown St., Boothbay Harbor lost their Nov. 19 appeal of Code Enforcement Officer Geoff Smith's lifting of a stop work order on abutter Dennis Hilton's 14...

• Local business supports Lincoln Home’s Annual Giving Campaign

  

  Milling Around in Newcastle recently sold several donated pieces by local artist Jake Day, which had been on display in their shop. The anonymous donor of the collection is gifting the proceeds of...

• Nov. 21 update: Midcoast adds five new cases, 10 new recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 21, 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 climbs by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 174. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Nov. 20 update: Midcoast records 11 new cases, 15 new recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 20, 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, Nov. 20, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 173. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• Maine real estate sales up 26.88%

  

  AUGUSTA (Nov. 19, 2020) - Maine’s real estate sales are heating up—by double digits. According to statistics released today by the Maine Association of Realtors, Realtors across the state sold 2,341...

• Nov. 19 update: Midcoast records 13 new cases, nine recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 19, 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 increases by one

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 171. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• County receives 400 COVID-19 test kits for first responders

  

  Local emergency medical service first responders will now know within 15 minutes if they test positive for COVID-19. Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens reported Nov. 16 the agency...

• Alna closes town office

  Alna residents can make appointments for outdoor transactions, as the town office is closed to the public due to a possible exposure to the coronavirus, town officials said. The town office is closed...

• Cubbyhole holding silent auction to help seniors with winter heating costs

  

  The holidays are just around the corner, the evenings are drawing in, and all over Maine people are preparing for a holiday season that is uncharted. Some of our seniors are facing a problem that...

• WMHS remote learning-only through Nov. 30 after ‘possible exposures’

  

  The following letter from Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood went live on wiscassetschools.org Wednesday, Nov. 18: “Out of an abundance of caution, this letter is to inform you there...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Bid-seeking generates bids too high for generators

  

  How much did Wiscasset voters approve to get generators for sewer pump stations, Selectman Jeff Slack asked Town Manager Dennis Simmons over Zoom and Youtube Tuesday night, Nov. 17. $100,000,...

• Early deadline for Thanksgiving issue

  

  Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The deadline for the Nov. 26 issue will be Friday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. for both classified and display advertising,...
• Maine Medical Center

  Maine Medical Center puts new visitation restrictions in place in response to COVID-19 surge

  

  The new policy, part of MMC’s continued safety efforts, is effective Wednesday, Nov. 18 Maine Medical Center (MMC) is taking new steps to increase social distancing at its facilities as...

• UPDATED: Maine records four new COVID-19 deaths, including one in Knox County

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 18, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 170. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine...

• LincolnHealth’s food service director earns Van Winkle Excellence in Health Care Award

  

  Tom Schwarz’s unique efforts to care for team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic were recognized in October when he was chosen as the recipient of the Webster and Elise Van Winkle Excellence in...

• Nov. 18 update: Midcoast adds nine new cases, 11 new recoveries

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 18, 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...

• Early Bird Sale & PJ Party this Saturday!

  

  Boothbay’s Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is offering some fantastic shopping options and discounts, even for the night owls among us! That’s right, this Saturday, Nov. 21, our community will be...

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