Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett reported Dec. 6 about a detective’s impending retirement, a patrol sergeant becoming a detective, and a detective becoming a patrol sergeant. During the…
News
Wreaths Across America will be at Laurel Grove Cemetery on Middle Road, Woolwich Dec. 17 starting at 8 a.m. to place wreaths on veterans’ graves. Roger Brawn said people are welcome to come help…
Obituary
Margaret Jones Perritt, 85, died on Nov. 7, 2022 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. She passed peacefully with family and friends by her side.
Margaret was preceded in death by her…
Woolwich selectmen Dec. 5 agreed to name a committee to develop a proposed ordinance allowing future solar projects in rurally zoned areas. The board’s decision came in response to a petition…
Alna Planning Board Chair Jim Amaral strongly encourages residents to turn out at the fire station at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 for a public workshop on ordinance changes he expects voters will…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 15-30:
Arrests
Nov. 14, Brandon Plummer, 41, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault, by Officer…
Ann Royal Charlesworth, 96, died in her home at the Falmouth House, Falmouth, Maine on Nov. 25, 2022.
She was born on April 12, 1926, in Oak Park, Illinois and spent her childhood in…
Santa Claus was the guest of honor at Woolwich’s annual tree lighting Sunday evening, Dec. 4 at the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse. The Special Events Committee, sponsors of the program, accepted…
The extent of federal aid coming to Maine for broadband access is unprecedented and “will never happen again,” Axiom’s Mark Ouellette told Wiscasset, Woolwich and Dresden selectmen, broadband…
Obituary
George William Simpson Jr., 81, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away Nov. 27, 2022, from a stroke due to Parkinson’s disease.
Bill was born Jan. 27, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, to George…
Holiday shoppers took a break Friday afternoon to watch Mare LeMay from Mindful Gardens give a demonstration on building a tabletop tree. Nestled in a corner of the…
Finding Our Voices (FOV) has been awarded $10,000 from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation. The grant will bring safety and freedom to Maine women and children trapped in domestic abuse, through…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud spent the better part of Friday morning, Dec. 2 over the town common. He and Bob MacDonald were using the fire department’s ladder truck – its…
Chris Wilcoxson and Kevin Bachman are now handling the code enforcement duties for Woolwich. The select board announced their hiring following a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 30.
…Due to the inclement weather predicted for Saturday, the Wiscasset town Christmas tree lighting will take place on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alna selectmen
The vote is on in Alna for the rest of the funds to cover a one-year, $325,000 plow deal after a Woolwich firm’s pullout last month. Selectmen Nov. 30 agreed on the warrant for a special town…
Obituary
Gordon Earl Grinnell, originally from Washington, Maine, and more recently from Boothbay Harbor, passed away on Nov. 25, 2022.
He and his wife Jeanette (“Ginny” Upham) were married nearly…
Route 27 holds a special place in Katherine LaMontagne’s heart. As a child, she traveled summers from Boston to Boothbay Harbor to spend time with her grandparents John and Natalie Richardson.…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and Boothbay Lights have announced they are keeping an eye on Saturday’s weather – rain and wind in the forecast -- for the scheduled arrival of…
Obituary
Deanna Farmer Farrin, 81, died Nov. 22, 2022, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine
She was born Dec. 29, 1940 in East Boothbay Maine, the daughter of Thurlow A.…
3rd annual Fire Truck Parade and Competition
Southport Fire Department showcased its new engine in the 3rd annual Fire Truck Parade and Competition and took home the Dalmatian Cup and the People’s Choice Award Nov. 26.
Madison “Maddie…
Edgecomb is asking for a little help formulating plans to extend the town hall’s usefulness. As the town nears its 250th anniversary in 2024, the town hall has stood at its Route 27 location since…
St, Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS), 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is pleased to announce it has been picked by Boothbay Harbor Hannaford’s new Bloomin’ 4 Good program…
Press release
The world's second-largest retailer has chosen a Maine island community to illustrate delivery off the beaten path – way off.
Amazon this month released a mini-…
Death notice
Heather A. Chapman passed away Nov. 26, 2022, at Lincoln Health in Damariscotta, with her family by her side. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
Hall’s of Waldoboro has care of…
Obituary
Elizabeth Mary “Betty” Pennington of Hartford, Maine passed away peacefully at CMMC in Lewiston with her loving family by her side.
…
Obituary
Rebecca A. “Becky” Levesque of Brunswick, formerly of Arrowsic, died peacefully on Nov. 2, 2022 at Dionne Commons in Brunswick.
Born April 19, 1955 in Limestone to Eugene and Doris (Keith)…
After an extensive six-month search, the Boothbay Railway Village Museum Board of Directors are pleased to announce Paul Barcellos, of Fairfield, Maine as the museum’s new executive director. Paul…
Obituary
Patricia Silk Curtis, 88, of Bar Harbor died peacefully at MDI Hospital on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 2022.
She was born in Bar Harbor on Jan. 19, 1934, the daughter of Hiram N. Silk and…
Obituary
Charlotte M. Littlefield, 75, died Nov. 23, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Charlotte was born Sept. 21, 1947 in Skowhegan to William Bragg and Marjorie (Gross) Bragg.
Charlotte and…
Obituary
Michael N. Groton, 41, died Nov. 20, 2022 at his home in Boothbay. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on Oct. 20, 1981 to Linda (Babcock) Groton.
Michael grew up in Boothbay and…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open Tour on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 8:20 to 10 a.m.
CTL anticipates openings for the 2023-24 school…
Alna’s first selectman and a fellow resident argued Nov. 22 over the resident’s sending of an email the night before. At one point, the resident, Jeff Spinney, said to “shut the hell up”; moments…
Alna selectmen plan to ask voters to tap surplus to further fund this snowplowing season. With attendees’ input, selectmen Nov. 22 favored low bidder Mike Jewett of Whitefield and planned a town…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 167 calls for service for the period of Nov. 15 to Nov. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,670 calls for service.…
Sometimes the planets just align.
For 2003 BRHS graduate Karin Iuzzolino-Paquin, a trip to the grocery store, a newspaper ad and her teaching goals aligned for her selection to the Teachers…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich Emergency Medical Services may join other area towns in providing ambulance patient transport services for Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick but several details must be worked out before…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop
All books in the mystery and science fiction/fantasy categories are on sale at half price now through Dec. 8 at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop. The sale includes books in the…
Obituary
Schuyler Leroy Fairfield Sr., 92, long time Wiscasset resident, passed away on Nov. 19, 2022.
He was born on Sept. 10, 1930 in Skowhegan, Maine, son of George Washington Fairfield, Sr. and…
Obituary
Bernard G. Koehling III, 64, of Gardiner Road passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Lincoln Health- Miles Campus.
He was born in Bath on April 29, 1958, son of Bernard G. Koehling Jr.…
Alna selectmen
Alna did not go looking for trouble or for something to do, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said Nov. 16 about winter plowing. He had been fielding residents’ questions and comments about the town’s…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Maury Prentiss filled in for Director Casey Stevens Nov. 15 and greeted commissioners with an atypical greeting. “I have one thing,…
Wiscasset author and folklorist Phil Di Vece has generously donated copies of his books to Wiscasset Public Library with the understanding all proceeds from the sales will be used to benefit…
The annual Hanging of the Greens ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Advent will be held at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on …
Lincoln County Toys for Tots Coordinator Lisa Marr has announced a “fill the cruiser” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ames True Value Supply, Route 1, Wiscasset.
Lincoln…
Obituary
Mary Ann Morse is now resting in peace. She passed away on Nov. 15 at Miles Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 11, 1941, in Augusta, Maine to Virgil L. and Ethelyn Gibson Morse. She was also…
The spirit of giving started early for Wiscasset Elementary School as the staff and students in pre k through grade five participated in this year's Turkey Trot, a…
No one was hurt in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 14 on Route 27 in Edgecomb. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported a tree service bucket loader truck traveling north on Route 27 lost…
Woolwich residents like the idea of making a traffic signal at the Route 1/Nequasset Road intersection permanent but urged Maine Department of Transportation officials to add turning lanes here to…
