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All are welcome to join in celebrating the life and legacy of Patrick Allan Farrin on Saturday, May 13, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.
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Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is requesting our community members join us in the 25th anniversary of Wiscasset Community Center, Thursday, June 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at WCC, 242…

The tulips and daffodils are in full bloom and Veggies to Table, a not-for-profit, organic, grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Damriscotta…

Fishing Partnership Support Services is working with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to hold free Safety at Sea Trainings for commercial lobstermen and fishermen in two Maine locations;…


Willis Todd Leadley, 54, of Scarborough, Maine passed away on May 2, 2023.
Will was born Nov. 3, 1968 in Augusta, Maine to Peter Jerome Leadley and Marian Sanborn Todd. Will graduated from…
The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday June 3. at the Wiscasset High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m.
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Dorothy Anne Gray (aka Dotsy) passed away peacefully on March 30, 2023 in the Brentwood Nursing Home of Yarmouth, Maine. She came in like a lion on April 15 (tax day), 1928 and went out like a…


Corinne R. McIntyre, fine artist and proprietor of Ocean Point Studio and Gallery in East Boothbay, passed away at her home on May 2, 2023, at the age of 92.
Corinne was born Feb. 28, 1931…

Leanne Shibles Eaton passed away on April 30, 2023 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport; it was her 95th birthday.
She was born in Westbrook on April 30, 1928 to Dr. Granville and…

“Diversity” has become a concept often misapplied exclusively to ethnic, social, and gender variability when diversity exists, and may be duly recognized, when the above factors are not…

The Waldoboro American Legion Hall was the setting for a Meet ‘n Greet for Abden Simmons on April 15. Abden is the Republican candidate (chosen at the recent Republican caucus) for the special…
In November, Mainers will have the opportunity to approve a ballot measure that would create the Pine Tree Power Company, a nonprofit, consumer-owned utility.
On Sunday, May 21, at 1 p.m.,…
Woolwich will begin advertising for an emergency medical services (EMS)/ambulance director following the resignation of Brian Carlton effective no later than July 1, the start of the town’s 2023-…
Grace S Tellefsen, 99, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on April 23, 2023 at St Andrews Village. Grace was born in Reading, Massachusetts to Stanley and Dorothy (Spencer) Bailey.
She spent…

Malcolm E. (Mac) Smith, 86, of Vinalhaven passed away at Sussman House in Rockport on Oct. 21, 2022. Malcolm was born Jan. 14, 1936, in Warren, Maine to Earl and Dorothy (Sidelinger) Smith.
…People United Against Racism is hosting an open gathering for anyone in Lincoln County interested in issues of anti-racism Tuesday May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Friends Meetinghouse at 77 Belvedere …

Alna selectmen on May 4 went with the low bidder for the next three years of plowing. Besides the savings, the board cited the job the contractor, Whitefield’s Mike Jewett, did in the 2022-23…

Healthy Lincoln County has named Larissa Hannan as its new executive director, effective May 8. Hannan succeeds Kelsey Robinson who served as…

Lincoln County commissioners promoted Maury Prentiss to County Emergency Management Agency director during the May 1 meeting. Prentiss served previously as assistant director to Casey Stevens, who…

Veggies to Table, a local non-profit vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, was prominently profiled in the most recent issue of Decor Maine. The long feature article focused on many facets of…

Patricia M. Jeremiah died in her sleep in her home in Edgecomb on March 16, 2023.
Pat was born Sept. 6, 1941 and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, the daughter of William Graydon Smith and…

The Alna select board members, Ed Pentaleri, Steven Graham, and Coreysha Stone, all completed professional training recently, related to their municipal responsibilities.
…The Wiscasset Select Board is seeking individuals who are interested in opportunities to become involved in the community by serving on several boards or committees.
The Select Board is…
Alna selectmen and resident Jeff Spinney continue to square off over his boat ramp off Golden Ridge Road. Friday night, April 28, the board voted to authorize the town’s attorney to “file and…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host a panel discussion on May 13 with six Wabanaki leaders as they discuss a growing movement to center Indigenous knowledge and leadership in conservation…
“Due to the heavy rains overnight we are experiencing a number of road washouts,” Wiscasset’s texting service TextMyGov stated in a text shortly before 2 p.m. Monday.
“Public Works is…

Kacie Orff started as a CNA at The Lincoln Home, advancing to our Community Life Director, and now to her current position as Community Outreach and Experience Director.
She loved being…

Phillips Smith of Southport, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023, at the age of 91 surrounded by family.
Born in Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1931, Phil attended Swampscott…
A graveside service for Christine Dickinson Sproul, who passed away on Dec. 9, 2022, will be held on May 20 at 11 a.m. at the Hillside Cemetery in Boothbay Harbor. A reception will be held…

Be it a labor of love or the know-how that has been passed down over generations, it takes an accomplished group of shipwrights and boat builders with a unique set of skills to restore the wooden…
A graveside service for Bonnie M. Thibeault, 76, who passed away on Jan. 19, 2023, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle…

Thomas Douglas Jacobs of Brunswick, Maine passed away after a brief illness on April 29, 2023. He was 89.
Tom was born the youngest of three children to Dorothy (Vincent) and James Jacobs…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will get $92,698 a year for five years as part of a $9 million investment in several programs around the state, Maine Department of Education (DOE)…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: Bailey, Mary Louise to Bailey, Spencer John.
Boothbay: York, Todd…
Woolwich voters at the annual town meeting Wednesday, May 17 will consider an ordinance requiring oversight and performance standards for future solar energy projects. A required public hearing…
On Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m., John O’Connell will lead a Jane’s Walk ME, a Maine Preservation project, along Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
The walking tour from the Footbridge to the…
Westport Island Town Clerk April Thibodeau has announced town elections are June 13 at the Old Town Hall, 1217 Main Road, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and two have two-way races.
Julie Casson and…

After six years of being purposefully portable, Hearty Roots is looking to find its permanent home, kicking off a $1.5 million capital campaign to purchase a campus for mindful adventures.
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Update: Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. said Thursday’s water main break has been fixed and WES was set to return to in-person learning Monday. Sunday night,…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay announced April 27 that Dr. Beth Orcutt was selected to be its new…

Malcolm E. “Mac” Smith, 86, of Vinalhaven passed away at Sussman House in Rockport on Oct. 21, 2022.
Malcolm was born Jan.14, 1936 in Warren, and was the son of Earl and Dorothy (…
Asked what letter grade he would give Wiscasset’s sewer treatment plant, Town Manager Dennis Simmons responded, probably a C-. The facility approaching its 60th year of operation at the upper end…
PORTLAND, Maine – Beginning May 1, care team members, patients, visitors and others entering MaineHealth facilities will no longer be required to mask in the…

Boothbay region seventh and eighth grade students will resume classes in their wing at Boothbay Region Elementary School on May 2, according to Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98…

Joan Marie Plummer passed away peacefully at the Brookdale Attleboro Senior Living Community in Attleboro, Massachusetts on April 21, 2023. She was 92 years old.
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While by definition medical emergencies are unplanned events, there is a bit of planning patients can do ahead of time to make sure there are few surprises when the bill arrives. Navigating the…
FocusMaine is awarding $89,685 to nine Maine aquaculture businesses through their new Propel Aquaculture Mini Grant Fund. This funding will support projects to enable business growth and job…