St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will have its holiday week pantry day on Thursday, Dec. 19, beginning at 4:30 p.m. for a “grab and go” event…
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Obituary
Robert A. “Ribet” Johnson Sr., 62, passed away Dec. 4, 2019 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.
He was born Sept. 20, 1957 in Rockland, Maine, to Jesse J.…
Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at their special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. During this beautiful…
Volunteering as Santa around Wiscasset this Christmastime and Christmases past, Dave Sawyer has marveled at the kindness in children’s…
The Christmas Eve service of Lessons and Carols will begin at 4:40 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle with the Tower Ringers Handbell Choir playing arrangements of…
Tiffany Dauphin and Chantel Jacobs, both of Richmond, have been best friends for years. They went through cosmetology school together, shared the challenges of motherhood together – Dauphin has…
The family who bought and moved into Alna’s old town office this year is making a festive mark on Route 218 this Christmas, the family’s first in the home. Jean Bradford and Alton King…
At Wiscasset Community Center Friday night, Dec. 13, families decorated miniature home sweet homes for the holidays. Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud made the gingerbread houses in the WCC…
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
A single drop of seawater can contain a wide representation of ocean microbes from around the world – revealing novel insights into the ecology, evolution and biotechnology potential of the global…
On Thursday, Dec.12, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office arrested William P. Young, 55, of Topsham on a warrant of arrest in connection with a multi-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 1 in Woolwich…
Attorneys for accused say she added no facts to interrogation
BELFAST — The second portion of the fifth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo was largely spent with her attorney, Chris MacLean, cross-examining Maine State…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell has received a proposed consent agreement for a training burn that occurred at Huber’s Market Aug. 4 without permission of the Department of Environmental…
Obituary
Reba Henson Pixley, 89, passed peacefully and went to be with her Lord on Dec. 9, 2019 after her most recent battle with cancer.
Reba Jane Henson was born on May 3, 1930 in Covington,…
Obituary
Edgar Reed II, 95, died peacefully Dec. 9, 2019 at the family’s home in Worcester, Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Alden and Florence (Morse) Reed.
Edgar graduated from…
Obituary
Brenton Gaudette, age 73, of Gray Maine, died on Dec. 12, 2019 at Maine Medical Center.
He was born in Damariscotta and grew up on Southport Island. He attended Southport Central School and…
There is another reason for dog owners to send their best friend to Boothbay Canine Daycare and Boarding. An experienced groomer is now on hand for beautifying dogs during their stay. Jasmine…
Woolwich residents were promised Dec. 11, every effort will be made to keep Route 1 traffic moving during construction or reconstruction of the Station 46 bridge. The estimated $30 million project…
Whether at work or school, December is the season for gift exchanges and scammers want to get in on the action. One pyramid scam often seen around this season involves a viral social media post…
How complicated can one line be? If it’s the Edgecomb sewer line, very.
When Edgecomb selectmen meet Monday, Dec. 16 to set the sewer rate, it will be the next step on a bumpy, 20-year path…
On Dec. 10, Wiscasset Police Department received a theft complaint from Wiscasset Ford. The business reported the theft of a 2018 Dodge Caravan and a 2019 Ford Ranger. The thefts were by checks…
Day Four of murder trial; two jurors fall ill
BELFAST — The fourth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with a brief interview with Nicole Denis, who works with the Maine State Police Criminal Crimes…
Robert Bickford is in his first full week being Wiscasset’s fire chief again. The 31-year veteran of the department served as chief from 2010 to 2013. He was voted chief at a fire department…
Press release
On Sunday evening, Dec. 8, U.S. Senate candidate Sara Gideon joined over 70 voters in West Bath for an evening of coffee, pie, and conversation to share her vision for the state and answer…
Corrected: This article had stated Georgi Thompson now teaches gifted and talented classes for Thomaston’s school department; she no longer does.
Handmade paddles, wooden spoons, bowls,…
The Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) is pleased to announce that Tricia Campbell, assistant principal at Boothbay Region Elementary School, has been named Maine’s NAESP National Outstanding…
During their Dec. 9 meeting, Edgecomb school officials briefly discussed how the CSD’s Master Plan may impact their students’ future. Last month, the Boothbay-Boothbay CSD hired a firm to study…
Wiscasset School Committee
Data from this year’s Maine Educational Assessments will be released in the January Wiscasset School Committee meeting. Superintendent Terry Wood said she received an email from Maine Department…
The Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee on Dec. 9 focused on possible changes to the historic preservation ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission worked several months to amend the…
The Wiscasset Planning Board scheduled a site walk for the restaurant planned at the former Simpson’s fish market on Dec. 16 at noon, followed by a public hearing Dec. 23.
Michael Collins…
The Route 1, Edgecomb restaurant formerly known as Bintliff’s will open in mid-May under the direction of renowned Portland chef David Turin, according to information Planning Board Chair Barry…
Both working within Lincoln County, Boothbay Region (BR) and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCAs are partner organizations working together closely to best serve the community for greater,…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee will host a fundraising evening of holiday cheer and entertainment on Friday, Dec. 13 at Porter Hall, Skidompha Library in Damariscotta. Special guests will…
On Saturday, Dec. 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., consider buying loads of yummy sweets at Ames True Value Supply in Wiscasset. Feed Our Scholars (FOS) will hold a bake sale to help…
Waldo County Superior Court, Belfast
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo continued Monday, Dec. 9, with a social worker the first witness called for the day. Carrillo is on trial for the murder of…
There are no blockheads in Cindy Casey’s Edgecomb Eddy School kindergarten class, at least, in regards to decorating a holiday tree. On Dec. 6, her class won Best in Show in Edgecomb’s Charlie…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
On Dec. 5, Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved 3-0 a change to Wiscasset Public Library’s certificate of appropriateness for its roof, according to the…
Obituary
Richard C. Wallace of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2019. The youngest child of Erville and Ethel (Gilman) Wallace, Richard was born on Sept. 25, 1930, at their home on Sea…
Press release
Todd Brackett, who has served as Lincoln County sheriff for more than 17 years, gave a riveting talk at the meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) on Nov. 21 at the Newcastle…
The Lincoln County Council of Mountains to Shore Board of Realtors has been busy of late, welcoming a new council member, collecting donations for Midcoast Humane…
The town forum Edgecomb selectmen held with more than 20 residents at Edgecomb Eddy School Dec. 7 was, by all accounts, a success.
“Today we saw what makes Edgecomb great,“ said Selectman…
Visitors turned out for the Shop ’til U Drop Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Woolwich Central School. Woolwich Firefighters Association sponsored the holiday event, which celebrated…
Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell has appointed Robert Bickford fire chief, Wiscasset Administrative Assistant Kathleen Onorato announces in an email Monday.
Bickford was sworn into…
Rina Van Valkenburgh accompanied by The Monstweagers led in the singing of “White Christmas” and other holiday favorites at Woolwich’s Yule Sing at Nequasset Meeting House Dec. 8.
A…
From all the candy canes and cookies in First Congregational Church’s Fellowship Hall Saturday night after Wiscasset lit its tree, Deb Foster picked a gingerbread man. “You can’t get more…
Edgecomb Community Church
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding a Sunday morning Celtic Prayer Service on Dec. 22, at 9:30 a.m. The community gathering will begin by sharing a delicious breakfast together…
First witnesses called to testify in Waldo County courthouse
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo officially began in Waldo County Superior Court Dec. 6, with the 12 jurors and two alternates seated just yesterday.
Carrillo is on trial for the…
Wiscasset’s Holiday Marketfest opened Friday with holiday music, a visit from St. Nicholas, and fireworks. Stores downtown stayed open after dark, welcoming shoppers to a bedecked Main Street.…
Here come the railings and bench for Head Tide Dam’s new overlook in Alna. And with their installation, underway through the week of Dec. 9, will come public access to the overlook, Atlantic…
Local residents enjoyed a winter wonderland this week at the Gardens Aglow Community Night, a special complimentary evening for residents of the Boothbay peninsula at Coastal Maine Botanical…
Maine Department of Transportation officials will be in Woolwich at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 to discuss replacing the Station 46 bridge and Route 1 improvements near George Wright Road. The…
