Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said Jan. 14, Maine Education Assessment results for students with disabilities in Wiscasset helped bring the schools up from tier three to tier one…
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Boothbay Region Land Trust
At a Boothbay Region Land Trust/Indivisible Boothbay event Friday morning at Southport Town Hall, Dr. Jeff Wells described a dire situation he said climate change has put Maine birds in,…
Corey “Bo Bo” Tibbetts was feelin’ the love at the Break-A-Leg Send Off Party at Brady’s Restaurant Jan. 12. He leaves Thursday, Jan.16 for Nashville to audition Jan. 18 in the open call for “The…
A recent Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 board decision to outsource work formerly done by finance manager Kathleen Pearce created a change in process for Edgecomb, town officials…
Obituary
Toni Hinds, 71, of Washington, Maine, formerly of Wiscasset, died Jan. 10, 2020 at the Washington Manor.
She was born at Gardiner General Hospital on Nov. 15, 1948, a daughter of Cecil and…
Press release
Representative Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, announced her campaign for Senate District 13 on Jan. 13, 2020. Maxmin will challenge Senate Republican Minority Leader Dana Dow. The campaign will…
Obituary
Deborah Holmes Beam, 58, of Edgecomb, Maine passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, 2020, in the loving hands of her family at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. Her passing comes after a long and…
Obituary
Michael Flanakin Eastwood passed away Jan. 11, 2020 after a long battle with Parkinson ’s disease.
Mike was born on July 2, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Roy and Mary Grace Flanakin.…
Wiscasset Planning Board
The Barnhouse Grill, the proposed restaurant and bar in the former Simpson’s Fish Market at 690 Bath Road, Wiscasset, received the planning board’s final approval Jan. 13. In a public hearing, co-…
A longtime Augusta collision center manager who summers on a boat in Boothbay Harbor has bought Pro Body Works in Wiscasset from the Westport Island man who had it its first 37 years. “He will do…
For Jack and Beth McKenna it looks like retirement is going to be busy. The recently retired marine geologist and still working educator have set up a nonprofit introducing kids to the marine…
Obituary
Holly Marie Keith, 58, of Wiscasset, Maine passed away Jan. 10, 2020 surrounded by family and friends, due to liver disease brought on by Crohn’s Disease at Mid Ccoast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine…
Obituary
Roger Dalton, 86, of Phippsburg, Maine passed away at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick Jan. 9, 2020.
Roger was born Aug. 27, 1933 in Wiscasset, Maine to Joseph and Edith Jones Dalton of…
Press release
Dr. Ron Bouffard, “the Boothbay Chiropractor” for the past 25 years has announced he is taking a leave of absence from the practice to immerse himself in a clinical practice of functional…
Central Maine Power officials will be at the Woolwich municipal building at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 to discuss aircraft warning lights on CMP’s Chops Point transmission towers.
“This is…
Obituary
Brenda Evelyn Flanders, 60, of Sarasota, Florida died Jan. 1, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident.
Born on April 23, 1959 in Damariscotta, Maine, she grew up in Wiscasset and…
Pepper Powers of Phippsburg and wife Jean plan to start a brewery and taproom, Bath Ale Works, at Wiscasset Marketplace on Route 1.
Pepper Powers is recently retired as a NASA contractor…
Maine’s coastal communities face multiple environmental and socioeconomic changes, including declining fisheries, loss of working waterfronts, and warming oceans. With more than 3,500…
Kerry Ann Mendez had a first in Wiscasset Jan. 9. The upstate New York-raised Kennebunk resident has given gardening talks around the U.S. and overseas. Some clubs are stiff, some warm, making her…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December:
Alna: Frost, Simon and Frost, Jane to Diprima, Francesca; Peele, Michelle…
Wind and snow provided a peaceful backdrop at Wilson Memorial Chapel at Ocean Point on Monday afternoon, Dec. 30 for a quaint baptism ceremony for 5-month-old Meredith Jones, daughter of Cheryl…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to welcome Shri Verrill as its new watershed restoration manager. The watershed restoration manager provides leadership for eco-system based restoration in…
For the fourth year, People United Against Racism (PUAR) has organized two days of community events on Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan. 20. All events are free and open to the public and intended…
Obituary
Marna Teruzzi Denton, 83, beloved wife of George Henry Denton, passed away on Dec. 26, 2019.
Marna was born 1936 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Orlando and Anita…
Obituary
Richard “Dick” Luce, 93, died peacefully on Jan. 6, 2020 at Diversicare of Council Grove, Kansas.
Dick was born to Shirley Otto Luce and Beatrice Luce on June 22, 1926 in Lansing, Michigan…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell on Jan. 7 announced Town Treasurer Vernice Boyce’s resignation. O’Connell said her last day of work would be Jan. 13. She has accepted a job in Winthrop.…
Obituary
Campbell “Cam” Searle passed away peacefully at his home in Topsham, Maine on Jan. 5, 2020, surrounded by his family. Cam was a gentleman: quiet, soft-spoken, reserved and unfailingly polite. He…
A lawyer is recommending seeking voters’ OK on Woolwich EMS’s proposed charge for repeat ambulance calls that don’t result in patient transports to a healthcare facility. Selectmen had sought…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Jan. 7 accepted $11,240 from the federal Department of Justice’s State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which covers correctional officer salary costs for…
A study published in Ecology and Society by University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie…
Obituary
On Jan. 5, 2020, Karen C. Pinkham lost her hard fought battle with kidney disease. Her final days were spent at her favorite place, her home in Bayville surrounded by her loving family and…
The rich ecosystem of the Damariscotta River estuary still holds many mysteries. Some of its most visible residents – oysters, alewives, seals and birds – are counted regularly. But until this…
Obituary
Nancy M. Banfield, 88, of Edgecomb passed away on Jan. 2, 2020.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
She is survived by her husband Charles Banfield of Edgecomb and…
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company has generously donated a parcel of land on Westport Island to the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) for a wildlife preserve. The 17-acre parcel, near the corner…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset
“It’s not about the amount or what the gift is, it’s about the act of giving. It reminds us of our equal humanity.” With those words, Pastor Josh Fitterling introduced the White Gift offering in…
Obituary
The world is a little less brighter without the presence of Alice Wood (Hodgdon) Thompson, who left us on a sunny afternoon on Dec. 29, 2019 in Portland, Maine following a brief illness.
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Midcoast CA$H, an initiative of the United Way of Mid Coast Maine, is scheduling appointments for free tax preparation at (207) 295-6340.
Generally, individuals who make less than $56,000…
Obituary
Wilfred J. Mackie Jr., 93, of Vero Beach, Florida and Westport Island, Maine, known as “Bill” or “Billy” to friends and family, passed away peacefully Dec. 27, 2019 in Vero Beach, Florida, after a…
Dresden’s 540 Gardiner Road goes way back in Marilyn Schager Baker’s family. And now the past and future Dresden resident hopes the property will be part of the town’s future.
Next door to…
Wiscasset is among Midcoast towns with reports of thefts from cars Jan. 2. Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud announced Friday, Jan. 3, four vehicles were…
If you want to know the history of Ernestina-Morrissey and the work that has been and is being done on the schooner at Bristol Marine Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, pick up a copy of the…
Similar to thefts in other Maine towns; remove valuables from cars, police chief warns
ROCKPORT — Car burglars targeted unlocked motor vehicles in Glen Cove and West Rockport Jan 2, in the afternoon, stealing purses, wallets and other valuables. Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy…
If you’re like a lot of Americans, you spent a lot this holiday season and you might be in the mood to tackle your debt in the new year. Getting yourself out of debt is hard work. It takes time…
Death notice
Alice H. Thompson, 80, of Southport passed away Dec. 29, 2019. A full obituary will be published at a later date.
Obituary
Richard “Dick” Hodgdon Jr., 90, of Trevett passed away at his home on Dec. 27, 2019 after a brief illness, his loving family at his side.
Dick was born in Boothbay on June 20, 1929. He was…
Obituary
Dorothy L. (Bryant) Carter of Freeport passed away peacefully on Dec. 25, 2019 at the age of 96.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1923 in Gardiner, the daughter of Ralph and Elvira (Barrett) Bryant…
A slight wind and the 40-degree salt water didn’t stop the nearly 40 hearty souls who walked, ran and plunged (some of them) into Linekin Bay, East Boothbay on Wednesday morning, Jan. 1 for the…
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will be offering an “On-the-Spot Admit Day” Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at locations statewide.
Locations include Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick,…
Merrymeeting Winter Series
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s (FOMB) fourth presentation of their 23nd annual Winter Speaker Series; entitled “Let There Be Dark”-Preserving our Night Skies, features Rob Burgess, NASA Solar…
