It took Wiscasset’s Budget Committee less than 10 minutes to approve the select board’s request to draw $11,502 from the undesignated fund balance to cover overdrafts from the 2018-2019 budget.…
News
Woolwich Fire Department
Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, Woolwich fire units responded to the end of Hockomock Road for a possible hazardous materials incident. The local trash company Riverside Disposal was, as they do every…
The Maine Marine Patrol has temporarily suspended the search of Round Pond Harbor for 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. The search will resume Thursday and continue through the weekend with…
If it’s September, it must be time for the annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit, hosted by Cook’s Lobster & Ale House on Bailey Island! The…
Lincoln County Courts
These are the closed court cases in Lincoln County District and Superior courts for July. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at…
The Maine Lighthouse Trust has announced it is in the final phase of securing the mandated number of advance purchase lighthouse license plates needed to advance the campaign to the legislature…
A canoe, a table saw, nail guns and other serious tools, three days at an Arrowsic cottage on the water, horseback riding lessons, bicycles, new infant/child gear and clothing, homemade jams and…
This year, Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has set Sept. 12 as the night to honor Hometown Heroes. The annual event, which thanks first responders and their spouses, will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Spruce…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood will also be Wiscasset Elementary School’s principal this school year. She started helping there after Principal Stacy White resigned last spring.…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 1 considered three applications for certificates of appropriateness. The first was from Martin O’Rourke…
Lincoln County Courts
Guido Anthony Hernandez, 27, of Augusta, was found guilty last month of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching for incidents in 2016. According to Lincoln…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 274 calls for service from Aug. 6 through Aug. 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,487…
Edgecomb seasonal resident William Anthony and year-round Edgecomb resident Dr. Kathryn Rohr offered selectmen their services Monday Aug. 12 in keeping increasing costs at bay.
Selectmen…
The Wiscasset High School Class of 1983 is holding a reunion Saturday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. upstairs at the Montsweag Roadhouse in Woolwich. For more information, contact Barb Moore, 207-841-7696.
A Celebration of Life gathering for Suzanne “Suzi” LaPlaca, who died May 21, 2019, will be held Saturday, Aug. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Barrett’s Park in Boothbay Harbor.
After a four month search that attracted more than 50 applicants from throughout the U.S., The Waldo Theater’s board of directors is very pleased to announce that Kate Fletcher will be the…
Obituary
George Elwood Knight, 72, of Alna Road, Wiscasset died August 9, 2019 at Togus Springs Hospice in Togus.
He was born in Naples on Aug. 1, 1947, a son of…
UPDATE: The search for Glenn Murdoch, 63, of Bremen was suspended at 6 p.m. Tuesday and was set to resume at 8 a.m. Wednesday with divers, Maine Marine Patrol vessels and an airplane, Maine Marine…
With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross has an emergency need for…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens announces its first ever Maine Educator Day, Tuesday, Aug. 20. CMBG welcomes all Maine educators to explore the Gardens for free; participants will have to…
Dr. John Knight, founder and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children’s Hospital said it best: “Addiction is a pediatric disease.”
Children and…
A memorial service to celebrate the life of David P. Fischer of Wiscasset will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Wiscasset High School gymnasium. During…
When Woolwich’s Danny Evarts ran from Wiscasset’s fire station to Newcastle’s last year, the former military intelligence linguist and New York City music industry professional already considered…
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Damariscotta will host a kickoff event Sunday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m., at Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust - Round Top Farm, at 3 Round Top Lane,…
The Frances Perkins Center will honor two women who exemplify Perkins’ inspiring leadership and commitment to social justice and economic security at its annual Garden Party: Liz Shuler, current…
Sometimes there is a story to tell even at the expense of the storyteller.
On Saturday, June 29 I received a message on my phone after going out to dinner: “Hi, this is Dr. Brooks. Your…
Boothbay Region Community Center
Representatives from Midcoast Literacy in Bath will be at the Boothbay Region Community Center, Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor to meet with people who’d like to find out more about becoming a tutor…
Obituary
Eric Traphagen, 79, formerly of Boothbay, Maine passed on to his next life on July 30, 2019, his 31st wedding anniversary.
Eric was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. He finished the…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Part of Lincoln County was temporarily left without emergency communications service July 19 after a sheared fiber cable left residents unable to use telephone or internet services. Lincoln County…
Alna selectmen
UPDATE: The SVRSU board voted Aug. 8 to allocate $1,500 for a solar feasibility study, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said.
Original post: Going solar with Sheepscot Valley…
First National Bank
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its 12th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 200 entries, and each winning…
MaineHealth Care at Home (MHCAH) and hospice volunteers will host Remembrance Gatherings for community members who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one. The Remembrance Gatherings will…
Spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River in Alna, sipping Champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while a Lincoln Academy student jazz combo provides the soundtrack at Champagne…
An event that celebrates neighborhood safety and community partnerships with police drew people of all ages to the Wiscasset town office lawn Tuesday, Aug. 6. Activities included a bounce house,…
Dresden selectmen
Plowing contractor Ben Goodall told Dresden selectmen Aug. 6, the town should expect better personnel and equipment on the roads next winter.
“Your vehicles need to be whole. One couldn’t…
One consistent theme of human history is of people, facing huge odds, going on the…
Wiscasset selectmen will meet with the budget committee at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, to discuss a planned special town meeting.
No date was set for the special town meeting to cover…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset and Dresden officials have a different understanding as to who’s responsible for uncollected ambulance fees. The uncollectables, as they’re called, are for Wiscasset EMS calls to Dresden…
The decision to close Miss Wiscasset Diner less than two weeks ago came down to not having enough help,…
The luxury liner My Seanna arrived Monday evening and berthed overnight at the Wiscasset pier on the waterfront. Harbor Master Ray Soule told the Wiscasset Newspaper he had received advance…
Not until December, PUC says
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said Aug. 6 that it expects to rule on the controversial metering and billing case in December 2019, and shortly thereafter take action on CMP’s proposed rate…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen heard a presentation Monday evening from a Denver-based solar energy developer.
Salar Naini, vice president of business development for Turning Point Energy, said Maine’s…
Mark your calendars for a festive yard sale plus live and silent auctions at St. Giles Jefferson Saturday, Aug. 24. Grilled hot dogs and burgers will be for sale, and another of the parish’s…
Obituary
Kevin M. McGrath, 56, died unexpectedly Aug. 4, 2019 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
He was born Nov. 23, 1962 to Charles and Patricia McGrath.
Kevin visited Boothbay Harbor in the summer…
Obituary
Jeffrey C. Harris, 65, of Old Bath Road, Wiscasset died July 31, 2019 at his residence after a short battle with lung cancer.
He was born in Bath on April 7…
Wiscasset was an important place in Colonial times, its more notable citizens having had a measure of influence over state politics. Others bore witness to great moments in our nation’s founding…
On the night of Sept. 26, 1918, six weeks before World War I ended, USCG Petty Officer First Class Justin Plummer Wiley was aboard the USCGC TAMPA on duty in the North Atlantic. At 23,…
Area fire departments got training Sunday in burning the former, longtime Huber’s Market on Route 1 in Wiscasset. Dollar General…
A new record was broken in the Nequasset Paddle Race, a pecan pie won the baking contest, the cotton candy was free and a hamburger could be had for a dollar! All of this, a pair of miniature…
Singing with Princess Elsa in a festival of princesses at Damariscotta Baptist Church Saturday, Charlotte Ramsdell knew a lot of the words to “Let it go.”
“But some of the words I didn’t…
