The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will host a winter exploration of seasonal changes at its Trout Brook Preserve in Alna on Monday, Jan…
News
The Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes will be hosting an informational session for those interested in walking in the statewide March for Babies on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. at Skidompha…
Witness galaxies, constellations, planets and much more at a Star Party jointly offered by Damariscotta River Association (DRA) and Central Maine Astronomical Society (CMAS). Between Jan. 16 and…
Thomas College in Waterville will no longer require standardized test scores for admissions. The college will adopt an SAT/ACT test-optional policy for all undergraduate applicants beginning with…
Alna Selectmen
Nicole Moore of Wiscasset doesn’t expect a large sum for the land she’s trying to sell near Alna’s Bog Road. But without a deed from Alna turning a share of the property over to her, Moore said…
State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Jan. 17, in three locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to…
Wiscasset First Congregational Church’s new interim minister Susan Craig believes mission work can be done anywhere, close to home or far away.
For 11 years, she served with an evangelical…
Obituary
John S. Pringle, 86, of Wiscasset died on Jan. 3, 2015 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, Massachusetts.
He was born in Montreal, Canada on Aug. 15, 1928, the son of the…
On Thursday, Jan. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., our special guest speaker will be Peter Baker, LMSW Alzheimer’s Association-Maine Chapter.
…
Obituary
Alan D. Cederstrom, 86, of Queensbury, New York, a 1946 graduate of Boothbay Harbor High School, died Jan. 10, 2015 at Glens Falls Hospital in…
Obituary
A memorial service will be held this spring in Boothbay Harbor for Jean Carolyn Blake McVicker, 81, who died Nov. 17, 2014 at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, where she…
In what has been called a parking lot for the entire community, the Twin Villages will go in together for the next municipal parking lot meeting.
…Staff from the Two Bridges Regional Jail will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the MacMaster family after their tragic loss of wife and mother, Cindi…
Start the new year off with a winter getaway on the Amtrak Downeaster.
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The weekend of Jan. 24-25, anyone who adopts a cat or dog from Lincoln County Animal Shelter will receive a $25 gift certificate to Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in Boothbay Harbor.
“We felt…
A letter from Alna Code Enforcement Officer Stan Waltz to a local property owner calls for a tree house to come down and for Lisa Packard to acknowledge that no one can live in a cabin also on the…
When the 127th Maine Legislature reconvened last week it did so for the first time in eight years without Bruce MacDonald. He was among 19 state legislators who were prohibited from seeking a…
On Tuesday, Jan. 13 a group of protestors walked across the Davey Bridge to urge President Barack Obama to say no to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man with prior convictions for domestic violence assault has been arrested and charged with another alleged incident.
John…
Growing up outside Boston, Robert McFetridge would listen to the police scanner his father, a Millis selectman, had at home. The traffic on the scanner sparked an interest in becoming a dispatcher…
“Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here.”
With those words into a microphone Tuesday, across the Wiscasset Community Center’s gym boards from Officer Donald H. “Donnie” Smith’s family,…
Obituary
Jordan Edward Dickinson, 36, of Southport died January 12 in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born April 16, 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois to Richard and Pandora (Cullen) Dickinson.
A service…
In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's very first Special Olympics Winter Games. It all began on a small hill in Gorham with only a handful of people. Today, in 2015 Special Olympics…
A Wiscasset man who eluded police for almost a month has been apprehended.
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Wiscasset Planning Board
Thomas and Kathleen Bryant said the Wiscasset Planning Board’s vote Monday reapproving a project on JB’s Way was exactly what the couple expected to happen.
But they are not done trying to…
The Newcastle-Damariscotta Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee would like to remind all area residents and visitors to take a few minutes to complete the…
Wiscasset High School Basketball
The Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball game scheduled for Monday, Jan. 12 has been canceled.
The Wolverines were slated to play in Lisbon against the Greyhounds, but the…
Ellen “Sally” M. Colby, 83, of Wiscasset, died on the morning of Jan. 11, surrounded by her loving family, at the Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
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New Hampshire
Former Boothbay Town Manager John Anderson was found not guilty on an appeal of a previous conviction that alleged he exposed himself to a salesperson inside his New…
Obituary
Ann Reed, 81, of Nobleboro and East Boothbay, died peacefully on Jan. 7, 2015 at her home on East Neck Road in Nobleboro.
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Obituary
Robert Jeffrey Frazer died Jan. 7, 2015 at his home in Wiscasset after a long and brave battle against cancer.
Jeff was born May 9, 1957 to Robert N. and Jeanne (Peck) Frazer, the fifth of…
Obituary
Martha Jayne Crocker died Jan. 5, 2015 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
She was born Feb. 6, 1942 in Boothbay to…
Have you ever wondered what knot is best for tying a tarp to a tree during a camping trip or how best to keep the canoe from leaving and yet be able to untie it a week later?
Get instruction…
Recent logging on Cushman Mountain in Wiscasset is part of the Chewonki Foundation’s forest management plan that serves multiple purposes, Foundation President Willard Morgan said.
The plan…
Are you a lobsterman or a relative of a lobsterman? Are you interested in signing up for an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan but are put off by the…
After almost 11 months of opening up the ceiling and replacing walls and floor to expose and enhance the beauty of the building they bought last March, Alison Evans and…
James Cosgrove, Designated Broker of Newcastle Square Realty is pleased to announce that Laura Blake of Southport and Scott Lund of Jefferson have joined the firm as broker associates.
Blake…
Stepping Stone Housing will be conducting a tennis tournament on Feb. 7 to raise money for affordable housing in Lincoln County. The round robin tournament is…
A piece of the North Maine Woods is coming to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Friday, Feb. 6 at 4:30 p.m. Paul Johnson from Maine Woods Forever will give a presentation about…
Obituary
Donald H. Smith Jr., 48, of Wiscasset died unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 7, 2015.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on Feb. 5, 1966, the son of Donald and Faye (Backman) Smith.
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Harper Yeaton, the first baby of the new year on the Miles Campus of LincolnHealth, was born to parents Jeremy Yeaton and Jasmine Doughty, of Friendship, Jan. 4 at 2:55 p.m.
…A Wiscasset couple is claiming the town broke state law and the Maine and U.S. Constitutions in handling a proposed addition to a storage building on JB’s Way.
Thomas and Kathleen Bryant…
Obituary
Mary Marion Patrick, 69, died Jan. 7, 2015 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Nov. 1, 1945 in Augusta, the daughter of Stephen and Harriet Pease Patrick.
Mary grew…
Obituary
Barbara R. Tibbetts, 85, of Southport died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 4, 2015 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta after a long illness.
She was born at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor…
Wiscasset High School Basketball
Despite playing a close three quarters, the Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball was unable to shake off a pesky Carrabec team and fell, 55-40, Thursday, Jan…
High winds may be the cause behind 1,000-plus power outages in the Boothbay region Friday.
On Jan. 9 as of 9:15 a.m., 1,043 homes were without power in Boothbay Harbor, 13 in Southport, 13…
Dresden Fire Department members will meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Pownalborough Fire Station. You can check he roster on the first Wednesday of the month for any training that will be…
Damariscotta Selectmen
Although Damariscotta doesn't typically partner up with nonprofits to sponsor events, the town decided to make an exception for an event…
On Dec. 4, Dr. Beth Orcutt and Dr. Graham Shimmield left Costa Rica for a 14-hour journey into the Pacific Ocean to study the Dorado Outcrop, located near where two tectonic plates, the Cocos and…
Wiscasset Police Officer Donald “Donnie” Smith, 48, died at his home in Wiscasset on Wednesday, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said.
“On behalf of the men and women who serve as members…
