On April 10, The Lincoln Home was proud and delighted to honor its resident, Dr. Douglas Tigert of Bremen, at the Maine Health Care Association's annual Remember ME…
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Obituary
Mary Loring Clapp of Prides Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts, died peacefully April 5, 2018 shortly after her 106th birthday.
She had been residing at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford,…
Alna officials are checking into recent digging near or on two old Alna properties. The post office and the town-owned Village School at Puddledock, once a school and later the town office, sit at…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Monday, June 18…
Obituary
Artist Robert (Bob) Thomas died April 9, 2018 at his home in Edgecomb after a long illness. He was 73 years old.
Bob was born in the Bronx, New York to parents Robert Joseph Thomas (senior…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s board on April 12 takes its first read of the change Alna wants to make to school choice.
To get the proposal to a required district-wide vote,…
Edgecomb residents will not vote on purchasing a new fire truck at the May town meeting. On April 9, selectmen explained their decision to place a warrant article for discussion only regarding the…
Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee finalized its budget April 10. Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot announced two adjustments which together decreased the budget by $81,455.29.
The two…
Westport Island selectmen on April 9 reviewed a March 28 letter from Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) Executive Director Carrie Kinne in response to a board request.
On March 26, Kinne…
A celebration of the life of Janet E. Peters, who died March 21, 2018, will be held Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Knights of Pythias Hall, Lakeside Drive, Boothbay Harbor, following the…
Habitat 7 Rivers’ 25th annual Spring Walk to Build will take place Sunday, April 29 in Topsham and Brunswick at 2 p.m. The organization’s largest fundraiser will begin at Mid-Coast…
Something new will be available at this year’s annual town meeting at Woolwich Central School on Nequasset Road – free daycare offered by the recreation committee. The meeting is set for 9 a.m.…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that many training and support resources are available to residents running for municipal offices such as members of select boards,…
Wiscasset Town Manager Marian Anderson said regardless of any action by the court at an April 13 hearing, the April 17 referendum on continuing the lawsuit against Maine Department of…
Obituary
Ian Heppel, 69, of Lower Round Pond Road, Bristol, died April 7, 2018 at his residence.
He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on Oct. 23, 1948, a son of Charles and Bernice (Lowe) Heppel…
Obituary
Frank W. Wiley, 77, died April 5, 2018 at his home in Boothbay, Maine.
Frank was born in Camden on Aug. 29, 1940 to Wilbur Wiley and Evelyn McKeon and graduated in 1959 from Camden High…
Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee
UPDATED: The Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology considered a bill to put some management and routine auditing costs onto shareholders rather than ratepayers, establish a…
The Lincoln County Democrats will meet Wednesday, April 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road, Newcastle. The monthly meeting is an opportunity to meet members,…
As the Maine Public Utilities Commission prepares for an audit examining customer complaints into Central Maine Power Co.’s billing and communication systems, an internal company one is nearly…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot’s and Special Education Director Carrie Kern’s resignations are on the School Committee’s Tuesday, April 10 agenda, released Friday. Both…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved three certificates of appropriateness April 5.
Naga Baba and Krishnabai Lescoult got approval, 3-0, for a fence around 87 Federal St…
Central Maine Power
Samoset Resort General Manager Connie Russell on April 5 said the resort has not engaged in a quid pro quo with Central Maine Power, including after the October 2017 windstorm.
Russell said…
Chairman Jack Brennan paraphrased an ancient Greek philosopher-mathematician on April 2 in summarizing how the Edgecomb Budget Committee formulated a $4,190,266 combined FY 19 municipal and school…
Dresden selectmen
The discussion of what to do about plastic recycling was a topic at the Dresden selectmen's meeting April 2.
Lincoln County Recycling is having trouble getting rid of the plastic as…
Maine Public Utilities Commission
The Maine Public Utilities Commission ruled April 4, Central Maine Power cannot disconnect customers during the investigation into its metering, billing, and consumer service practices, if the…
The Lincoln County Gleaners had a banner first year by gleaning and distributing almost 6,000 pounds of fresh, local food from five local farms, and they’re looking to recruit more volunteers for…
The Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety, in partnership with the other New England states, has launched the first New England-wide, coordinated distracted driving education…
Wiscasset Police Department
A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured at about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 on Wiscasset's Gardiner Road, or Route 27. Bernard Koehling, 82, of Wiscasset was rushed to Maine Medical Center…
On March 29, the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor met Lincoln County’s only four-legged employee: Duke, a 6-year-old German shepherd patrol and drug search dog. Duke and his crime-fighting partner,…
A new parking lot by the end of 2019 needs to be an “active priority” for Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, the Alna Planning Board decided Monday.
The board set that…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners set aside time in every meeting for public comment, but it is rarely used. On April 3, however, two citizens discussed the recycling program.
Beginning April 1…
Westport Island Town Clerk Gaye Wagner on April 2 gave selectmen the slate of election clerks for the June 12 elections.
Wagner provided the names of 10 republicans, 10 democrats and one…
Wiscasset Board of Selectmen
About 100 residents and business owners from Wiscasset attended a public hearing on the referendum vote on April 17 to determine if the town will continue a lawsuit against Maine Department of…
Town of Edgecomb
In March, Edgecomb Eddy School’s enrollment reached 88 students, the most in its 16-year history at its current location. School officials estimate enrollment will reach 93 students next fall. The…
Woolwich selectmen
A one-lane bridge coming up for a decision at Woolwich’s annual town meeting April 28 was discussed again Monday night.
Matt and Amy Richard own and rent the home served by the bridge off…
At Indivisible Boothbay's monthly meeting March 29, guest speaker Esther Pew, statewide community organizer for the Maine People's Alliance (MPA), spoke in favor of a coming ballot issue for…
PORTLAND–The much anticipated extension of Amtrak train service northeast to Rockland will not happen this summer.
At the March 26…
Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee
At a workshop of the Standing Joint Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology March 29, House Chair Rep. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham) asked Central Maine Power representatives about a letter he…
Maine Department of Transportation
Maine Department of Transportation and Wiscasset have been trading legal barbs as an April 12 court date nears on a requested preliminary injunction to prevent MDOT from demolishing the Haggett…
UPDATE: At approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested a Waldoboro woman for the robbery of the Damariscotta Bank and Trust in Bristol Monday…
School Committee Chairman Tom Abello told approximately 20 Edgecomb residents March 28, the proposed 2018-19 budget shows a 6.7 percent increase. The committee is recommending a $2,869,172 budget…
Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee
Dick Rogers, business and financial manager for IBEW Union Local 1837 which represents line workers for Central Maine Power, told the Joint Standing Committee for Energy, Utilities and Technology…
Obituary
John “Jack” G. Gingrow Jr., 59, also known as “Bird Man of Wiscasset” died suddenly March 28, 2018.
He was born in Augusta on April 15, 1958, a son of John G. and Beverly A. (Brown) Gingrow…
The Boothbay Railway Village and the Saint Andrews Society of Maine invite the public to join them in celebrating Tartan Day on Saturday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Brunswick Scottish…
Obituary
Kim Readinger died March 24 in the comfort of her home in Wiscasset at the age of 60 after a long and fearless battle with cancer.
Kim was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Mary…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
On Wednesday March 28, the Lincoln County Sheriffs’ Office conducted a county wide check of establishments licensed to sell alcohol for off premise consumption. Of the 48 licensed establishments…
The impact of Medicare and Medicaid changes was among the topics March 27 when Indivisible Boothbay hosted a healthcare panel at the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor.
Panelists were…
Alna selectmen
Alna officials and residents voiced interest March 28 in giving townspeople more to do together. A Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum announcement to selectmen sparked the…
Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee
The reach of Wiscasset’s historic preservation ordinance could change under a draft the ordinance review committee and representatives of the town’s preservation commission worked on Monday night…
The Edgecomb Budget Committee is seeking two missing pieces of information prior to making its final recommendation to selectmen. Chairman Jack Brennan reported the committee lacks a figure for…
