The Friends of Wiscasset Village announced that two subcommittees met over the past month. The first discussed extra amenities such as benches, trash cans and planters; the second discussed…

Wiscasset’s Le Garage at 15 Water St., shuttered since Cheryl Rust closed the 40-year-old restaurant in 2017, has a new owner and a new lease on life.

Ed Colburn and Rust closed on the sale…

Lincoln County Commissioners heard concerns about LD 657, An Act to Reorganize the Probate Court, from County Administrator Carrie Kipfer on Tuesday.

The current probate system is entirely…

Freshman State Rep. Allison Hepler, D - Woolwich, is sponsoring bills to aid people with brain injuries, encourage small businesses' growth and wipe out the sales tax on newspapers. The ideas all…

Vernon Castle Brewer Jr. died comfortably in his home Feb. 14, 2019 after a long struggle with COPD. He was surrounded by his immediate family during his final moments.

He was born April 3…

Gilda Rose (Gullo) Coitrone went to heaven on St. Valentine's Day 2019. She was born on March 17, 1929 (St. Patrick's Day) in Blair Township, Pennsylvania. She claimed Irish heritage because and…

Sgt. Perry Hatch returned to the Wiscasset Police Department Feb. 1. Hatch had worked for the department beginning in 2011, then left briefly in 2015, then left again in 2017. Hatch’s background…

The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission deferred a decision Feb. 7 about a window replacement.

Richard and Faye Snyder own the building at 190 Main St. Chair John Reinhardt said the…

Wiscasset Elementary School second grader Leilani Doronio said she likes books about bugs best. Her classmate Graham Oyster prefers graphic novels like the popular series, “Plants vs Zombies.”  …

Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has announced the addition of $12.1 million to Maine’s Unclaimed Property Fund. This property consists of financial assets that have gone unclaimed by their owners.…

Midcoast Humane is inviting residents and businesses to join them at two town hall meetings in Damariscotta and Boothbay Harbor to hear how the community can continue to help them make life better…

The Boothbay Region YMCA is launching its annual Knickerbocker Fund Drive to support summer camp scholarships for Boothbay region children and youth.

“Each year the Boothbay Region YMCA…

Peg Averill said without the blood transfusions her father Frank Cromwell got for years, she wouldn't have had him as long as she did.

"That's what kept him going, and it was through the…

Raymond Soule, who has served Wiscasset in multiple ways over the last quarter of a century, has tendered his resignation to the Planning Board effective Feb. 20.

The resignation was part…

Post offices across the state will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, as we celebrate Presidents Day. Street delivery on Monday will be limited to guaranteed overnight parcels and there will be no…

On March 2, The Morris Farm and Chewonki will co-convene the 5th annual Lincoln County Food Security Forum at Chewonki. We are fortunate this year to bring Dr. Donna Beegle, a nationally renowned…

Maine Department of Transportation unplugged a culvert the week of Feb. 4 after ice briefly blocked a Central Maine and Quebec Railway freight train's crossing of Route 144 in Wiscasset.…

Eugene Sukeforth, 83, of Wiscasset, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty in November to one count of Gross Sexual Assault, a…

Edgecomb residents are likely to see a hefty increase in the next year’s school budget. The school committee is recommending a $3,172,191 budget which reflects a 10.9 percent increase. Edgecomb…

Love was in the air Thursday, Feb. 14 at St. Andrews Village.

With the fourth and fifth grade chorus from Wiscasset Elementary School lined up on risers, Bob Drury, the home’s marketing…

Midcoast Conservancy’s Conservation Committee recently met for the first time following the merger between Midcoast and Medomak Valley Land Trust. The event yielded a summary of progress to date…

Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service's new service chief, Nick Bryant, met with Edgecomb selectmen Feb. 11.

Bryant explained he has been a full-time member of the service since joining…

The Wiscasset School Committee has a goal of proposing a 2019-2020 budget with little or no increase. Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood plans to have a first draft of the budget for the…

After $100 million invested in about 20 properties, Paul Coulombe is still driven by the desire to see the harbor and its peninsula neighbors succeed as a premier economic driver on the Midcoast.…

Students are “strongly discouraged” from bringing personal cell phones and other electronic devices to school, in a new policy the Wiscasset School Committee adopted Feb. 12.

There was no…

The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce held its eighth annual award dinner Thursday, Feb. 7 at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. Stone Cove Catering catered. Wonderfully attended and with the crowd ready…

On Wednesday, Jan. 23, in accordance with the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) bylaws, the membership packed the community room of the Newcastle Fire Station to elect the organization’…

Twelve Midcoast Humane Society animals found a home Feb. 9 during a pet adoption in Boothbay Harbor. The local pet shelter held its monthly adoption Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with 11 puppies…

Patten Free Library in Bath is seeking a proposed $1,352 increase from Woolwich for fiscal year 2019-20. Library officials reviewed their proposed budget with the select board Monday afternoon.…

Anne Hankinson Kern, 88, died peacefully Jan. 29, 2019, at Webster of Rye, Rye, New Hampshire.

She was born Aug. 17, 1930 in Orange, New Jersey, the third child of the late Kenneth Raymond…

Jonathan D. Roberts, 45, of Waban, Massachusetts pled not guilty at his formal arraignment in Wiscasset Feb. 11 to charges stemming from the Aug. 2 accident that claimed the life of Kristen…

Meeting Thursday evening, Feb. 7, the Edgecomb planning board quickly approved the site plan for a visitor information center and market-café on Route 1. Gayle Hunt and Bill Burge represented…

Jeffrey Ramsdell has been bringing daughter Charlotte to Wiscasset's annual father-daughter dance for years. Now 7, Charlotte has gone from not really being able to dance to knowing moves like…

A new study has revealed how a group of deep-sea microbes provides clues to the evolution of life on Earth, according to a…

The 12th annual Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club Karl’s Kids Ski Day fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 2 at Sugarloaf. Karl’s Kids honors the late Rotarian Karl Berger by helping less…

Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grader Addy Eckert said in an interview in the gym Feb. 7, her favorite part of WinterKids Winter Games was “probably spending time with my family.” And she said…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:

Alna:

Steen, Arlene A., Averill, Jeffrey H., Averill, Stephen P.…

Cleanup work is underway at the Mason Station powerhouse, the only part of the peninsula currently owned by Mason Station LLC, according to Steve Dyer at Ransom Engineering, the company performing…

Unexpected tuition costs are the main culprits in an Edgecomb school budget up nearly 11 percent for Fiscal Year 20. Principal Ira Michaud presented the budget's first draft Feb. 4 during the…

The Feb. 5 Wiscasset selectmen's meeting included numerous staff changes. Road Commissioner Doug Fowler has resigned as of Feb. 15, Richard Gaeth is the new director of the wastewater treatment…

Woolwich residents will choose between expanding their EMS department or possibly contracting with Bath Fire and Rescue for 24/7 ambulance services. Fewer than 40 residents turned out Tuesday…

When the Edgecomb planning board meets Thursday, Feb. 7, it will be asked to review and approve the site plan for a Midcoast Gateway Visitor Information Center and market/café on Route 1.

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The Once Upon A Time Family Dance scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8 at the Opera House has been cancelled. Dance instructor and Queen of the event, Kim Keller, cannot be here due to a family emergency…

Lincoln County Commissioners hired Megan McLaughlin as county planner Feb. 5. She starts Feb. 11. McLaughlin was offered the job last month but requested a second meeting with the hiring committee…

Gov. Janet Mills announced Monday, she has hired Tom Abello of Edgecomb and Mary Anne Turowski of Newburgh as senior policy advisors.

Turowski previously served as director of politics and…

Christopher Morrison, owner of the Minesweeper which sank in a January 2018 blizzard, was scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 19 to answer charges of littering.

Morrison has…

Oscar O. Noah passed away peacefully Feb. 2, 2019 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

He was born on the family farm in Jahns Valley, Wisconsin on Nov. 28, 1930, the son of…

The following are the closed cases in Lincoln County Courts in January. All information was provided by the County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are…