The duties that Sue Varney carried out for many years as Wiscasset’s assessors’ agent will not necessarily go to one person. In a post on the town website at www.wiscasset.org on Dec. 31,…

Historian and local attorney Chip Griffin will describe the legacy of the fiercely independent Scots Irish people, who were among the first settlers…

Alna First Selectman David Abbott and officials with two nonprofits agree on two points regarding Head Tide Dam: If left untouched, eventually nature will dismantle it; and until then, the only…

MaineHousing will provide training for the annual point-in-time count of homeless people in Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Community Resources January meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from…

Lincoln County Democrats will have a full agenda for their meeting on Jan. 20.

One of…

Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta will host its weekly Lunch and Learn program on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 11:15 a.m.

Following the luncheon Jane Margesson,…

The Edgecomb planning board wants selectmen to take action against what it perceives as an illegal subdivision.

The planning board presented information to selectmen and town attorney Bill…

The service at the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, Jan. 4 will include a reflection by Mimi Moore on the "Joys and Sorrows" in her life. A…

As people know, the winter is a hard time for many groups within a community. Our Arts and Humanities class at Boothbay Region High School decided to do a benefit…

As the basketball season nears the half-way mark, both girls and boys Wiscasset teams would qualify for the Western Class C playoffs if the season ended on New Year’s…

Edgecomb Selectmen are considering taking more legal action against a Route 27 property owner who is in violation of a consent agreement that stated he would clean up debris on his Edgecomb…

Debate Monday evening by the Westport Selectmen followed the reading of a written request from Chief Robert Mooney to transfer funds to the volunteer fire department’s checking account from other…

WARREN, WISCASSET and NEWCASTLE — A three-month investigation of illegal distribution and possession of prescription drugs from Massachusetts into Lincoln and Knox counties resulted this week in…

White Gift Sunday, which will be celebrated at First Congregational Church, UCC Wiscasset, on Jan. 4, 2015, has been a part of Christian churches’ celebrations for over…

Cynthia Ann Brown Manner, 82, died Dec. 29, 2014 at her home in Boothbay Harbor.

Born…

William Reynolds Weare II, of Boothbay, beloved husband and father, died Dec. 28, 2014 at the Veterans Hospital with family members at his side.

Bill was born Feb. 9, 1943 the son of William…

Online registration is open for the 2015 Indoor Insanity 5k event scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at Colby College in Waterville. 

Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are…

A Wiscasset man who allegedly failed to comply with the sex offender registry could face prison time if convicted.

Aaron Ashton, 33,…

Change abounded in the region in 2014. From the opening of a new bridge in Dresden to Wiscasset’s first year outside Regional School Unit 12, some of the dice had been cast in 2013 or earlier.…

Despite one of the warmest Decembers on record, 2014 will go out with a bite.

A month of above-average and above-freezing temperatures…

William H. Lewis, 81, died peacefully at his home in East Boothbay on Dec. 28, 2014.

Bill was born on March 15, 1933 in Bath, the son of the late Maxcy and Edna (Wilson) Lewis. Growing up on…

The Bath Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at noon at Grace Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington Street, Bath. …

Prominent Wiscasset resident William Theodore Phinney died Dec. 24, 2014.…

The Boothbay Harbor Police made one arrest between Dec. 22 -28.

On Dec. 28, Michael Witwicki, 19, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested on an alleged aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs…

Brenda Keene Gremillion, 67, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died Dec. 16, 2014 at Our Lady of the Lake hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

She was born in Boothbay Harbor, daughter of James E.…

Alexander Smelcer, a 2010 graduate of Wiscasset High School, graduated from the University of Southern Maine on Dec. 20 with a bachelor of science degree in biology.

Concurrently, he served…

If you’re making a New Year’s resolution to get healthier in 2015, you may want to clear your calendar for Jan. 10.

Wiscasset Parks & Recreation, Wiscasset Ambulance Service and other…

A Damariscotta man has been arrested and charged with seven misdemeanor counts of unlawful sexual touching after allegedly touching an underage girl for years.

Dr. William H. “Bill” Wanger of Alna died Dec. 14 at the age of 79.

Dr. Wanger was born in 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland…

Daily exposure to toxins, including pollutants and diets high in processed foods, can ultimately disrupt the body’s endocrine, immune, nervous and reproductive systems.

To help patients…

ElderCare Network has a deep commitment to all seniors in the Lincoln County area. In addition to the seven assisted living homes, Eldercare can now help friends and neighbors find…

On Saturday, Jan. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association ( SVCA) will host a full moon owl prowl at their Trout Brook…

A festive cooking celebration was enjoyed by the fifth grade students of Bristol Consolidated School last week at the FARMS (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools) Community Kitchen in…

Maine Listings, on Dec. 22, reported a 9.85 percent decline in sales of single-family existing homes in November. The median sales price (MSP) dipped 1.43 percent…

Rising Tide Community Market recently donated $341.13 to Lincoln County-based Community Housing Improvement Project (CHIP) through its Co-ops for Community Day program, which lets shoppers give…

Free Round Dance open house events will be held Mondays, Jan. 5 and 12 at 6:30 p.m. and free Square Dance open house events will be held Tuesdays, Jan. 13 and 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Woodside…

The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a very Merry Christmas to our chamber communities and best wishes for a prosperous new year!

John Lawrence Tibbetts Sr., 99, husband of the late Shirley (Johnson) Tibbetts, died peacefully on Dec. 16 at home in Burlington, Connecticut.

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A meeting hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to discuss an addendum to the interstate striped bass fishery management plan recently approved by the…

All are invited to a gospel concert with gospel singer Allen Frink of Hudson, N.H. at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, Sunday, December 28 at 11 a…

The Boothbay Police Department made one arrest between Dec. 15-21.

On Dec. 21, police arrested Melissa Racz, 34, of Boothbay Harbor for allegedly failing to pay fines. Officer Chryplewicz…

Three members of the Boothbay Region High School Outing Club recently secured a grant from Teens To Trails, which will allow the group to take an overnight trip sometime in May.

These two…

A Christmas evening fire tore through a Boothbay Harbor home at approximately 8:30 p.m.

The 57 Lakeview Road home, owned by Kate and Matthew Rice, was engulfed in flames when firefighters…

There will be a fourth Sunday Damariscotta Area Shape Note Singing on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2-5 p.m. at St. Andrews Church in Newcastle, 11 Glidden Street. Participants…

Artist Barbara Ernst Prey has produced a striking new series of digital prints of her most iconic and important works, to be issued in limited edition this holiday season.

What a wonderful way to start the new year!

Susan Gallagher, yoga instructor, is offering an hour’s yoga event on Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. in St. Philip’s hall at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset. The…

Dick McLean recently joined the board of Lincoln County Dental, at the invitation of Dr. James Olson, well-known local dentist and president of the Lincoln County Dental Board of…

New Hope for Women (NHFW) is pleased to be the recipient of a $500 HopeLine Grant from Verizon Wireless. NHFW announced receipt of the grant on Dec. 17.

HopeLine collects no-longer-used…

When it comes to constituent complaints, the top spot is a bit unusual, Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, said.

It isn't taxes, or jobs,…

The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will be hosting a Christmas Eve Communion Service at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24.

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