The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Healthy Lincoln County are excited to announce a comprehensive Responsible Safe Beverage training session this April aimed at enhancing safe alcohol-…
News
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with business support experts from APEX, CEI, SBDC, MIT, New Ventures Maine, and SCORE on Tuesday, March…
Wiscasset Advanced Placement (AP) History students studied historic Head Tide in Alna Jan. 28.
The Head Tide mills were in a busy village that also had apple orchards, boat building, and…
Update: The Roomful of Blues LCTV Classic Concert which was to have taken place this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Medomak Valley High School's Dolloff Auditorium…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 248 calls for service for the period of Feb. 11 to Feb. 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,064 calls for service.
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Climate Action Team
Please save the date for the second annual Wiscasset Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578).…
Obituary
Susan J. “Sue” Wilson, 77, died Feb. 6, 2025 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
Sue was born Aug. 10, 1947 in Newport, Rhode Island. Sue grew up in Newport and graduated from Rogers…
Obituary
Gary Lee Brewer, 73, of Boothbay passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 4, 2025 after a brave battle with cancer and his wife Linda by his side.
Gary was born Dec. 19, 1951 in…
In his peak seasons, Ken Elowe would build as many as 22 toboggans a year. In recent weeks, however, he’s been focused on construction oversight of three new wooden downhill racers—a project…
Artificial intelligence can help summarize some things for Wiscasset's comprehensive plan committee, Chair Sarah Whitfield said Feb. 12. "Honestly ... Then (we'd) also edit, because AI is not…
Alna's Annual Town Meeting will be held March 28 and 29. Article 1, to elect a moderator, will begin at 10 a.m. March 28…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) hosts two experts on the labor movement at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m.
The meeting will…
Obituary
Ann Niles of Whitefield, Maine died peacefully on Jan. 12, 2025, with her sons at her side.
Ann was born in Niagara Falls, New York on January 21, 1943, to Stephen and Jean Gulla. Born…
A bill set for public hearing in Augusta March 4 would name Wiscasset's downtown railroad crossing for poet-diplomat-civil rights advocate and "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" writer James Weldon…
The Wiscasset Wolverines' Class D South Boys’ quarterfinal game Feb. 15 was all about missed opportunities. Too many turnovers and too many second chance points for Telstar/Gould received due to…
Obituary
Diane J. West, of Wiscasset (formerly of Boothbay), died peacefully on Feb. 12, 2025 after several years of declining health.
Diane was born on June 13, 1950, to Carlene (Young) and Percy…
Monday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Lunch at Brady's will be a benefit for Robbie and Kristen Campbell who lost their home to fire on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Boothbay…
Wiscasset school committee
Before the teachers' contract that runs through August 2026, some teachers could make more just about anywhere else in the area, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson said Feb. 11.…
Fourth graders at Wiscasset Elementary School had a flavorful lesson in both gardening and math as they used fresh basil from their hydroponic garden to make pesto. The garden, funded by a…
Zhen Chen pled guilty Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court to a Class B offense of cultivating more than 500 marijuana plants and agreed to pay a $400 fine. He received a two-year…
Midcoast Senior College, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities for area residents 50 years and older, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. Since its…
Due to the impending winter storm, the Wiscasset Town Office will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 13, an announcement Wednesday night read; also, all Thursday day and evening meetings will be canceled…
Obituary
Charles Scott Heino, 67, of Ripley, Maine died unexpectedly of natural causes on Jan. 30, 2025 at his home.
Scott was born in Rumford on Aug. 13, 1957, the son of Charles H. Heino and…
Woolwich’s annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 at the elementary school on Nequasset Road. The selectboard set the meeting date Feb. 5. The board decided to continue…
The Boothbay Region YMCA's Y Arts group were awarded two trophies in Sacramento at the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival West, held over the weekend of Feb. 7-9.
Reported Y Arts director…
Obituary
Yvonne M. Kendley, 86, died Feb. 5, 2025 at Avita of Brunswick.
Yvonne was born Nov. 12, 1938 in Madera, California to Cressie Manning and Edna Johnson Manning. Yvonne grew up in…
Obituary
Abbie Ann Roberts, 94, of Nobleboro, passed away on Feb. 2, 2025. She was born in Waltham, Mass. on Jan. 15, 1931, to Robert and Clarissa Henry.
She attended Chandler School of Business.…
Obituary
Marjorie A. Davis, 89, of Trevett, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Feb. 6, 2025, after a period of declining health.
Born Marjorie Anna Lewis on Nov. 28, 1935 to…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online! Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
The Lincoln County commissioners are sending two employees to Dallas for the Conference on Crimes Against Women. This is the second year in a row witness advocate Abriana Delana…
Bobbie Robinson has worked 39 years as a full-time 911 emergency dispatcher and three years part-time, but later this spring she will end her career with Lincoln County. Communications Director…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Wiscasset American history students recently attended Puddle Dock School, built in 1874, to better understand the one-room schoolhouse and rich history in rural Maine.
Gabriel Cadwallader,…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Feb. 4, he had ordered work to stop on cleanup of the North Point area near the former Mason Station power plant. Simmons said the Environmental…
Wiscasset announced this morning, Thursday, Feb. 6 that the town office will close at noon today.
Obituary
Gary Carl Spurgat Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2025 at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta with his family by his side.
Gary was born on April 2, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey…
Obituary
Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, of Edgecomb, Maine passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.
Joanne was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised in Linden, New Jersey.…
Maine Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Twenty-year-old Lilly DesRoberts talks about how her high school boyfriend robbed her of college life in the Teen Dating Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month episode of…
Hearty Roots is thrilled to announce the recent addition of Carol Morrison to their office team. Carol joins the youth…
Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, passed away on Feb. 3, 2025 at Lincoln Health – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.…
The Donald E. Davey Bridge that carries Route One over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb will be down to one traffic lane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, beginning at 6 p.m. to…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 325 calls for service for the period of Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,502 calls for service.
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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 15-31:
Arrests/Summonses
Jan. 16, Raymond E. Nobles, 28,…
Occasionally, another aircraft in flight will get near Steve Williams' plane. The longtime pilot out of Wiscasset Municipal Airport recalled flying in the North Woods, lifting off a pond outside…
Amid news of spending freezes or potential ones at the federal level last week, Wiscasset Newspaper asked locally and nationally where things stand with the $5 million in…
This week, 30 Boothbay Region Y Arts youth performers and 40 adults – parents, grandparents, uncles and a few siblings – are bound for Sacramento, California where Y Arts will compete for the…
Obituary
Robert "Bob" Splaine, 86, of Boothbay Harbor Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 30, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, ingenuity and dedication.
He was born on July 25, 1938, in…
