Mondays and Wednesdays, April 17-26, 6-8 p.m. Navigating Midcoast Maine, Members $76; non-members $95. Students will learn the basics about nautical charts, using navigational aids to cruise…
News
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will meet at the Newcastle Community Room at 86 River Road, Newcastle, Wednesday, April 19 for a 6:30 p.m. social gathering…
Obituary
James P. Beliasov, 78, was taken suddenly to be with his Savior and Lord on March 23, 2017. He was a faithful pastor of God’s word.
Jim was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1938…
Improve your balance and reduce your risk of falling at LincolnHealth’s popular falls prevention program, “Balancing Act.” This free, four-week program will be held at the Wellness and…
A possible two percent hike in taxes for Wiscasset’s next school budget is down to 1.3 percent. Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot gave the School Committee the latest numbers Monday night…
After the State and Local Government Committee voted 8-5 April 6 to issue an “ought no to pass” recommendation for her bill, State Rep. Stephanie Hawke (R-Boothbay Harbor) remained optimistic…
Wiscasset’s latest downtown parking plan and other tweaks to the Maine Department of Transportation’s $5 million traffic improvement plan will be aired at a public forum Monday, May 8, from 6:30…
Republican Committees of District Six
The Republican Committees from Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties met April 10 to select names to send to the governor to replace Geoffrey Rushlau as district attorney for Prosecutorial…
Wiscasset School Department
When Stacy White toured Wiscasset Elementary School as a candidate for principal, one of the two well-spoken students showing her around told her people there just wanted someone who cares about…
The driving range formerly known as Longshot Golf Center is under new management. The lease has been taken over by the new ownership and management group that is…
Wiscasset School Department is the lead department on a proposed regional project for special education students who need behavioral support, according to an email Monday from the Maine Department…
Thursday, April 13, is Maundy Thursday — Last Supper day. It is also pantry day at St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf. What a conundrum!
The Shelf and the church fathers feel it important to…
Reel to Reel Music had a “soft opening” on Saturday, April 8 in the former Radio Shack store in the Elm Street Plaza in Damariscotta. Co-owners Zacharia Rankin and Olivia DeLisle are responding to…
They emailed, they phoned, and they drove to Bangor and Augusta, all in an effort to schedule a local town hall with Senator Susan Collins. Midcoast Maine Indivisi…
The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will continue a tradition of fundraising for local non-profits when the event returns on Saturday, June 24; announcing three area food support groups as…
Maine Photography Show
The first place selections by juror Marc Muench in the 2017 Maine Photography Show, as announced Friday night at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation are aas…
Wiscasset selectmen are considering how to proceed in response to a petition the town received Thursday, April 6 from the Wiscasset Taxpayers Alliance. The petition is the latest challenge to…
Elise Andersen, daughter of the late East Boothbay artists and ceramists Brenda and Weston Andersen, has been busy lately. She and some of her siblings have been going…
Wiscasset Elementary School
Wiscasset Elementary School first grader Daegen Marshall, 7, said the best part of his first swimming lesson at Wiscasset Community Center Friday morning was when the water would come up from the…
A phone call from a highway patrol dispatcher is a call no parent ever wants to receive. It could mean a son or daughter has been injured or killed…
Come to the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum for the annual Easter Eggspress trains on Saturday, April 15 from noon to 3 p.m. Trains will leave the Sheepscot…
Obituary
Robert Perry Landry, 79, of Skowhegan died peacefully at Cedar Ridge Center in Skowhegan on March 23, 2017.
He born April 27, 1937 the son of Richard and Beatrice (Perry) Landry. Robert was…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
During a contentious meeting at the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on April 6, the commission agreed to write a letter to selectmen to advise them the Maine Department of…
Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo) has appointed Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) to serve a two-year term representing Maine on the National Conference of…
There's been a lot of speculation around Boothbay Harbor over the winter about what will become of the former Rocktide Inn & Restaurant. In January, the almost 50-year-old resort at 35-37…
On Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m., the Midcoast Community Alliance will hold its first public event, “A Call to Action for Suicide Prevention,” in the gymnasium at the Bath Parks & Recreation…
At YMCA Camp Knickerbocker, our counselors and staff are “professional role models,” helping kids to develop core values, learn new skills, make new friends, have…
Wiscasset’s Ruth Applin turns 100 on Easter Sunday. Daughter Betty Applin said an open house is planned at Wiscasset Community Center for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, so anyone who…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The following are closed criminal cases at the Wiscasset district and superior courts from March 15 to 31. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Court Clerk. Unless otherwise noted,…
Portland Media Group, LLC, the producers of “Greenlight Maine,” is pleased to announce that it is now accepting submissions for season 3 of the series. The show airs…
Damariscotta Planning Board
Another marathon Damariscotta Planning Board session cleared a good deal of the board’s recurring docket Monday night, with approvals for the Dollar General/Sherman Williams project on the old…
In March, Lincoln County Communications Center launched a new tower-based simulcast system capable of transmitting and receiving both analog and…
New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich, a two-time Super Bowl champion, will sign autographs and pose for photos with fans at Hammond Lumber Company in Belgrade on Wednesday, April 12.…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The April 4 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners was held in a newly renovated courthouse. The district attorney’s offices were relocated to the east side of the building, where the Deeds…
The Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee heard a wide range of opinions March 29 regarding Lincoln County’s budget process. A combination of 18 municipal and county officials,…
Wiscasset selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday night to begin contract negotiations for providing ambulance services to Dresden. Selectman Larry Gordon dissented.
EMS Director Toby Martin proposed…
Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? The United States Power Squadron is offering America's Boating Course on Saturday April 29…
Prosecutorial District 6
Gov. Paul LePage on March 29 nominated six-term District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 6, Geoffrey Rushlau of Dresden, to a judgeship on the Maine District Court. Rushlau’s term would have…
The Wiscasset Budget Committee is recommending voters reject the planning budget that keeps a full-time planner. The 2-6 vote on the $66,764 proposal was among several split decisions Monday night…
Come on over to the Morris Farm and meet the farmers/fishermen who bring products to your favorite farmers’ market and store this Sunday, April 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. The third annual Farm and Fish…
Obituary
Thomas H. Davis of Wiscasset died March 29, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Tom suffered a massive heart attack from which he did not recover. He was 57 years old.
Originally from…
Obituary
Virginia Sortwell Brun, known by many as Sally, died peacefully at her Wiscasset home April 3, 2017 at the age of 100 and three months.
Until a few months ago, Sally was found daily in her…
Westport Island selectmen on Monday reviewed a request from Carrie Kinne, executive director of Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT), for tax exemptions on three properties.
Exemptions are…
Heidi Thiboutot said Tuesday, her and husband Mike Thiboutot’s chocolate lab Maddie will forever be loved and remembered. The 7-year-old dog was recovered from Montsweag Brook where another of…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen will host an informational meeting at the town office to discuss a privately funded solar array at the former landfill at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 13. Voters have the final say…
Woolwich voters will consider buying a fire truck when they convene for their annual town meeting 9 a.m., Saturday, April 29, at Woolwich Central School. The proposed 2017-18 town budget is 4.34…
Computer-agile Dresden residents may soon be taking fewer visits to the town office, with the expansion of Maine Revenue Services’ partnership for payment of tax and license fees online.
In…
The Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle Eastertide has announced its Eastertide calendar of activities, open to all.
Palm Sunday, April 9, Worship Service and Childcare/Sunday…
Alison Beyea, executive director of the Maine affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, will give a public talk at Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill Road, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11.…
A pancake breakfast fundraiser for the March of Dimes is planned for Saturday, April 8 from 9 to 11 am. at the Damariscotta Baptist Church. The event is hosted by…
