Katherine Race, a teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, said one of her students recently experienced a terrible event. While she omitted the details, she said it was a traumatic experience no child…
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Wiscasset selectmen
Citing some costs that are climbing and others that might climb, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons got selectmen’s OK Oct. 3 to carry forward hundreds of thousands of unspent dollars from…
Alna announced via email Oct. 4, Maine Municipal Association (MMA) has recognized …
Edgecomb selectmen held a public hearing Oct. 3 on the Wiscasset sewer district’s proposed rate increase. The public heard about two potential increase scenarios. One is a 3% rise and the other is…
Richard W. Miller, 87, of Wiscasset, died peacefully on July 4, 2023. A memorial service for Richard will be held on Friday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 11 Glidden St.,…
New Hope Midcoast will hold a yard sale from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 (rain date Oct. 21) at 5 Beech Street, Rockland. The sale features high quality new and gently used clothing…
Midcoast Senior College and Bowdoin College will host a free forum between advocates and opponents of the Pine Tree Power Referendums on Monday, Oct. 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Kresge Auditorium,…
Dorothy Albrecht Gregory passed June 17, 2023, following a period of declining health.
A graveside committal service will be held Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. at…
On Sunday Oct. 1 at 7:45 a.m. Maine Marathon participants left the gate, and many months of preparation, both training and fundraising, came to fruition. Each year, regardless of who crosses the…
Leah Bauer found herself in nature, particularly in her post-college years spent in the wilderness serving in Americorps program and on an extended self-supported bike tour of New Zealand.…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 238 calls for service for the period of Sept. 26 to Oct. 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,547 calls for service.
Summons
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The bridge on Alna’s Dock Road has a deck and substructure both in poor condition and a superstructure in satisfactory shape, according to Maine Department of Transportation. MaineDOT has the…
The deadline for submissions for the Oct. 12 edition is 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6.
The newspaper office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9 in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.
We…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 1- 15:
Arrests, summonses
Sept. 1, Katie Rackliff, 63, of Wiscasset was arrested for Driving to Endanger, by Officer…
National Network to End Domestic Violence
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), a leading national nonprofit dedicated to creating a world in which domestic violence no longer exists, is proud to launch the third year of…
When Bob Steneck came to the University of Maine in 1982, there were few marine ecologists in the state, and none interacted with fishermen. He was among the first in Maine to work with…
Wiscasset Art Walk wrapped for the 2023 season Thursday, Sept. 28 with music, fare and more, including a dance party after dark.
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September:
Alna: Alna, Inhab Of to Srock, Barbara A. P R and Srock, Larry E. Est; Srock…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Sept. 30 celebrated the opening of Jodie’s Cafe and Bakery on Water Street, Wiscasset with a ribbon-cutting.
Please join us Sunday, Oct. 22 to honor the life of Howard Hendrickson at the Wiscasset Community Center Senior room from 1 to 4 p.m.. We request you bring your fondest memories, photos, or…
On Saturday, Sept. 30, about 25 people looked on as Richard DeVries, chair of the Wright Landing Committee, unveiled a plaque to honor longtime, former selectman George Richardson as the “founding…
On Sunday, Oct. 15, LincolnHealth’s Obstetrics Department will lead a candlelight vigil to recognize and honor pregnancy and infant loss. The community is invited to participate in this event…
Obituary
Linda Stinson Day, 81, of Chopps Cross Road, Woolwich passed away peacefully on Sept. 28, 2023 with her family by her side.
A loving wife and mother, Linda always put family first. First to…
Obituary
Daniel Parker Jameson, 97, of Boothbay Harbor, husband of the late Shirley K. Jameson, passed away peacefully on Sept. 26, 2023 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
Dan was born on…
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Long Range Planning subcommittee met for the first time Sept. 26 to discuss collaborative opportunities in the region. According to AOS 98, the…
Have a question? Let us know! Is there a question about town government you would like the answer to? Or maybe there’s an issue that keeps coming up that you’d like more information about. Let us…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
It has been a year of celebration at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Twenty years ago on Sept. 29, 2003, the nonprofit of the same name purchased the 1894 building for $1.2 million from John…
Having a resident as a code enforcement officer risks conflict, Alna First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said. The statement Sept. 27 was in response to Third Selectman Coreysha Stone’s asking if two…
New Hope Midcoast, the Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center serving Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, wants to make everyone aware of the upcoming emergency test that will sound…
Maine Arts Commission Executive Director David Greenham will resign his post Sept. 29 after leading the state arts agency for the past three years. Before that, he served as a member of the…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced the Employee and Manager of the Year awards during its recent annual meeting on Burnt Island in Boothbay Harbor.
Amanda Ellis, PhD,…
Lincoln County Television has five nights of “All New All Local” shows this week for its viewers on Spectrum/Tidewater channel 7, LCTV.org, and all streaming services.
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For the second year in a row, Lincoln Academy was named Best Private Secondary School in Down East magazine’s…
Despite an unusually wet growing season, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) has been bringing in full and heavy harvests. According to Farm Manager Sara Cawthon, there have been some weeks when…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 186 calls for service for the period of Sept. 19 to Sept. 26. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,309 calls for service.
Summonses
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Are you concerned about the invasive mile-a-minute weed discovered in Maine or looking to learn how to tackle browntail moths? In partnership with the Maine Integrated Pest Management (IPM)…
Obituary
Johnna Albee Sproul Porter, of Marietta, Georgia, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by loving family, on Sept. 23, 2023, at the age of 77.
Johnna was born on Nov. 26, 1945, in…
Boothbay Cornhole Classic (BCC) raised $60,000 for Special Olympics Maine (SOM) on Sunday, Sept. 24, after the tournament had been delayed for a week due to…
John Michael Jarrett, age 70, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2023.
A celebration of Michael’s life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Mine Oyster Restaurant…
Finding Our Voices is the grassroots and survivor-powered nonprofit boldly breaking the silence of domestic abuse across Maine. McLean said that Mary’s promotion comes as the group is filling…
Mine Oyster hosted the 20th anniversary celebration of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 24, after tropical storm Lee postponed the event one week. An enormous crowd enjoyed…
The Sierra Club Maine Chapter, a grassroots non-partisan climate and environmental protection organization has named Pete Nichols as its new director.
Nichols, a Maine…
Alna selectmen
The rocky walk-in to Pinkham Pond remained an issue at the close of Alna selectmen’s Sept. 21 meeting after partly contentious talks continued among selectmen and between selectmen and the public…
Press release
Wiscasset Middle High School high school students and teacher Shanon Cotta attended recent…
In June, Lincoln County commissioners hired a Portland firm to perform a structural assessment of the sheriff’s building. Gale Associates began its review of the 18-year-old building earlier this…
After months of planning and construction, renovations on the iconic Boothbay Harbor Footbridge are complete. Town Manager Julia Latter said the last inspections for the project took place in…
An adequate supply of single-family homes for sale continues to be a challenge for buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine. Maine Listings reports an increase of 9.41 percent in home…
Design-build firm Knickerbocker Group is pleased to announce it has…
From the sounds of a saw to the relative quiet of painting with a brush, Wiscasset was abuzz Sept. 21 with outside work.
