On Saturday, Feb. 28, Lincoln County Spark is hosting its third annual SnowBall and Silent Auction to raise funds and awareness for Lincoln County Animal Shelter.

This semi-formal event will…

Dresden firefighters found smoke but no flames when they arrived at a barn on River Road the afternoon of Feb. 18. A heating lamp had fallen into a stall of the barn where pigs were at the time,…

“Journeying to Jerusalem” is the theme of Lenten services, study and activities to be held at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset UCC .

On Feb. 24, Interim Pastor Susan Craig will…

Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM) is seeking female-identified survivors of any type of sexual violence for an upcoming peer support group. If…

Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars Backpack Program is most thrilled and thankful by a totally unexpected donation from the Wiscasset branch of The First Bank and its loan department.

It is…

The state swim meets were held at the University of Maine at Orono on Feb. 14 for the boys, and Feb. 16 for the girls. The Lincoln Academy boys placed 15th out of 24, and the girls placed 23rd out…

Six months before the third annual Wings Over Wiscasset at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, this year’s installment is taking shaping to again honor veterans and entertain event-goers with an airshow…

A Gibbs Road, Wiscasset man on Tuesday gave selectmen a petition that seeks new rules on what can be fired and when at Wiscasset Rod and Gun Club.

Dan O’Connell played an audio recording he…

A search panel’s unanimous pick for superintendent of Wiscasset schools has accepted the terms School Committee Chairman Steve Smith negotiated for a three-year contract, Smith announced at…

A registered sex offender who allegedly failed to notify police of a change in address has been arrested by the Wiscasset Police Department.

Friends and colleagues remembered Dr. Frank O. Avantaggio Jr. for his skill as a surgeon, his dedication to his patients and his lasting impact on the hospital he served for almost…

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Julie Meyer, licensed acupuncturist, will be speaking at the Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education group at the Wiscasset Community…

When the Jan. 23 meeting to discuss tax exempt properties was being dismissed by Rep. Mick Devin, he urged towns, nonprofits, tax-exempt entities and taxpayers to write…

Both Wiscasset High Schools boys and girls swim teams were able to rack up some points with four top-15 finishes at the state meets.

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Jason “Skippy” Simpson joined the Woolwich Fire Department when he was 15. He didn’t even have a driver’s license yet, mother Annette Simpson said.

This year marked the 1993 Wiscasset High…

Almost 15 months earlier, an open house meeting brought together residents of the Twin Villages to discuss what could with the municipal parking lot.

Jason A. "Skippy" Simpson died unexpectedly on Feb. 12, 2015.

Jason was born in Waterville on Dec. 13,…

Elizabeth B. "Bogie" Hayes, 89, of Essex, Connecticut died peacefully Feb. 8, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.

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Eftemia “Effie” Kessaris Wallace died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on Feb. 13, 2015 in Boothbay Harbor.

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The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous is seeking a local nonprofit to benefit, following the incorporation of Lincoln County Family Holiday Wishes with the respected national program, Toys for…

The generator at the Alna Fire Station was tipped onto its side when the town’s plowing contractor Hagar Enterprises was using a back hoe to move snow on Feb. 6, Fire Chief Mike Trask said.

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At approximately 11:34 a.m. Monday, Bath Police responded to a report from a resident that her tenant, a 41-year-old male from Bath, might be suicidal and on foot in the downtown area.

Sgt.…

As Wiscasset continues to grapple with winter, some Wiscasset grapplers finished their winter.

Four Wiscasset wrestlers who made the…

George David Jones died Feb. 7, 2015 at his home in Brewer.

He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on April 15, 1943, the son of the late Clyde and Sally Hodgdon Jones.

David grew up in…

Vernon D. Stapleford died Feb. 15, 2015 at St. Andrews Village.

He was born to Edith and Guy Stapleford on Aug. 28, 1916 in North Anson, where he grew up with nine siblings on a farm. He was…

Faced with headline-generating issues, members of the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority held a special meeting on Feb. 11.

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With the near record snowfall Maine has had this winter, it’s no wonder that news stations have been warning people about roofs collapsing under all that weight. One news station stated that a…

For LincolnHealth Pharmacists Kari London and Meridith Hackett, helping patients get the most out of their medications often begins with a “brown…

Coastal Kids Preschool in Damariscotta proudly celebrates 20 years of providing an inclusive, developmentally appropriate education for preschool…

A homeowner’s quick response ended a chimney fire at Lowelltown Road home on Saturday night, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said Sunday. Ryan Chadwick emptied both of the home’s wood stoves after…

Better Business Bureau (BBB) has launched a new website to help New Englanders before, during and after winter storms: www.bbb.org/boston/natural-disasters.

BBB’s new website provides…

With an estimated two inches of snow or less for Lincoln County after daybreak Sunday morning and only light additional snow expected, the snow portion of this weekend’s snowstorm turned out to be…

ROCKLAND —The National Weather Service at noon Sunday, Feb. 15, canceled its blizzard warning for all but southern Maine and points northeast of Hancock County and Downeast, though wind gusts…

On Sunday, Feb. 15, Peter Cook, a spinner, weaver and college professor, will examine the cultural significance of handspinning and spinning wheels throughout…

Nancie Atwell, a teacher at Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning, is one of ten teachers named as finalists for the $1,000,000 Global Teacher Prize, a new international award referred to as…

Winter and word of mouth are bringing in more users to Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene’s food pantry, the church’s senior pastor Wally Staples said.

Some of those coming in for food are…

With one snowstorm after another, the complaints about the piles on our roofs, the shoveling of walks, and the time we're spending cleaning off cars have become…

A Wiscasset man on probation was rearrested after he allegedly failed a drug test.

Gary Joslyn, 38, of Wiscasset, was arrested by the…

Phyllis Webster Raymond, 71, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 9, 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona after a five year battle with brain cancer.

She was born Oct. 2, 1943, a daughter to the…

If you don’t have to drive in this weekend’s snowstorm, don’t drive, meteorologist Tom Hawley of the National Weather Service said Friday. Snow will be intense and so will the winds, with gusts to…

The Church Belles of the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will host two speakers at their meeting on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall.

Learn how to recycle kitchen…

A consulting team’s review of Wiscasset Ambulance Service is a great opportunity to find ways to improve the department, Director Roland Abbott said Feb. 5.

Staff will take part in a survey…

An Alna land lot that was signed over to a man years after his death could soon be in the hands of his great niece, Nicole Moore of Wiscasset. Alna selectmen on Feb. 11 agreed to sign over the…

The Dresden Historical Society has announced that on Sunday, Feb. 22, archaeologist Arthur Spies will be at Bridge Academy on Route 197 in Dresden Mills at 2 p.m. to do a presentation on the…

In the company of family and friends, Betty Vollmer died Feb. 8, 2015 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Betty Lou…

Austin Bonang was in a high chair watching an episode of “Sesame Street” when his mother Naomi Bonang drew stick figures of Ernie and Bert. He took over and turned the figures into ones much…

Midcoast residents may want to start crossing their shovel-weary fingers that a storm this weekend tracks far enough away to minimize new snowfall. Depending on its track, the nor’easter could…

There will be plenty of Wolverines in the pool when the Maine Class B state finals commence in Orono.

Wiscasset will send three…

A Boothbay man who was arrested a year ago for allegedly stealing guns and a Nintendo has been rearrested for reportedly violating the conditions of his release.

A Bremen man, formerly of Wiscasset, has been rearrested after he allegedly took drugs and lied about going on a fishing trip.

Wilson…