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Wiscasset selectmen

Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons has gotten two more years in the job and a $20,000 a year raise. The raise, retroactive to July 1, brings his yearly salary to $105,000, Simmons said in…

An “active shooter” hoax Nov. 15 affecting Wiscasset Middle High School and several other Maine schools had local, state and federal agencies investigating the threats, reassuring families and the…

Wiscasset’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., will be holding its official Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 17,…

Edgecomb is heading back to court, this time as the defendant in a Freedom of Access Act case. Last month, selectmen were denied by a District Court judge in seeking a restraining order agains…

For the fifth year in a row, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow has been nominated for the annual USA TODAY…

Obituary

Elzada Lemar, 86, of Blinn Hill, Dresden died on Nov.12, 2022 at the Hospice House, Auburn.

Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is proud to present a special one-hour show about the 2022 return of the tuna fishing tournament to Boothbay Harbor.

This year the Congregational Church Christmas Fair will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds from the fair will be donated to the Community Resource…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a four-hour online training in Advanced Training in Sediment and Erosion Control for Certified Contractors:…

According to results Election Day, Nov. 8, Woolwich Selectman Dale Chadbourne won another term, with 1,207 votes; the night’s count also showed Allen Greene keeping his seat, with 724 votes to…

Obituary

Gail Marcia Lewis passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2022 in the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.

She was born Dec. 24, 1940 in Winchester, Massachusetts to Albert…

Obituary

Louise A. (Saulnier) Molter, 88, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.

Louise was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Ernest and…

Wiscasset sixth through eighth graders gathered to honor service members, past, present and future Nov. 10. The American Legion was invited as well as service…

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 22.

The deadline for the Nov. 24 issue will be Friday, Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…

Neither the winds nor the occasional rain from Hurricane Nicole’s remnants stopped the Wiscasset Early Riser, aka Early Bird, sale Nov. 12. According to shop owners reached Nov. 13, shoppers still…

Nov. 18 – Gardens Aglow Community Night, 4 to 9 p.m.

Nov. 19-Dec. 31 – Gardens Aglow, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. Thursdays-Sundays and select dates. Tickets, info:…

Woolwich veterans and others gathered in front of the town’s historic war memorial at the community’s Veterans Day ceremony at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Friday morning, Nov. 11. Robert Meade, a U.S.…

Wiscasset school committee

Addressing the Wiscasset school committee May 9, school nurse Marilyn Sprague expressed concern over a high number of student absences – having had a high for the…

For homeschoolers Ella Stoner, 15, and Cameron Stoner, 8, American Legion Post 54’s Veterans Day service at Wiscasset’s honor roll wall served as a history lesson, the Hotchkiss, Colorado siblings…

Obituary

Scott Anthony Human, 50, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich died Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 at his residence.

He was born in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 4, 1971, a son of Gerald and Catherine (Sigman) Human…

Holbrook Excavating is no longer Alna’s plowing contractor, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri and the Woolwich firm’s owner Evan Holbrook each confirmed Nov. 10: Pentaleri, responding to questions via…

Obituary

It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Douglas Vaughan Hathaway share news of his passing on Oct. 28, 2022.

Doug was born on Nov. 5, 1953 to Vaughan Hathaway and June Hathaway (nee…

Senator-elect Cameron Reny won a decisive victory in Senate District 13 in the race to represent the people of Lincoln County in the Maine Senate. Senator-Elect Reny is an educator and…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s 2022 fall campaign was marked with many successes and tremendous volunteer and donor support, Campaign…

The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that they will host political journalist Steve Mistler in person for post-election analysis during their final monthly…

State Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, won her third term as representative in the Nov. 8 election, defeating challenger Tricia Warren, R-Boothbay Harbor, in each the six towns in District 48.

Governor

Mills 506

LePage 298

State Senator District 13

Reny 496

Simmons 310

State Representative District 48…

Governor 

Hunkler, Sam 33

LePage, Paul R. 792

Mills, Janet T. 651

State Sen. District 13

Reny, Cameron D. 619

Simmons, Abden 835

Governor 

Hunkler, Sam 24

LePage, Paul R. 501

Mills, Janet T. 498

State Sen. District 24

Brackley, Matthew 523

Vitelli, Eloise 494…

Voters in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport approved the Special Election vote to keep the public drinking water supply fluoridated by a difference of 338 votes in the combined total on Nov…

Governor

Mills 275

LePage 175

State Senator District 13

Reny 266

Simmons 180

State Representative District 48…

Governor

Mills 126

LePage 192

Hunkler 10

State Senator District 13

Reny 119

Simmons 203

State…

Governor 

Hunkler, Sam 23

LePage, Paul R. 609

Mills, Janet T. 602

State Sen. District 13

Reny, Cameron D. 593

Simmons, Abden 630

Governor:

Hunkler, Sam: 43

LePage, Paul R: 939

Mills, Janet T: 987

State Senator District 13:

Reny, Cameron D: 999

Simmons, Abden: 948

Governor

Mills 48

LePage 5

State Senator District 13

Reny 48

Simmons 7

State Representative District 46…

Governor

Mills 876

LePage 390

State Senator District 13

Reny 885

Simmons 394

State Representative District 46…

Governor

Mills 427

LePage 770

Hunkler 29

State Senator District 13

Reny 402

Simmons 799

State…

Governor

Mills 768

LePage 444

State Senator District 13

Reny 872

Simmons 362

State Representative District 46…

Governor:

Hunkler, Sam: 12

LePage, Paul R: 163

Mills, Janet T: 311

State Senator District 13:

Reny, Cameron D: 319

Simmons, Abden: 162

Governor

Mills 292

LePage 196

State Senator District 13

Reny 290

Simmons 199

State Representative District 48…

Governor

Mills 975

LePage 905

State Senator District 14

Brackley 942

Vitelli 957

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 1,160

LePage 798

State Senator District 13

Reny 1,114

Simmons 832

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 1,202

LePage 699

State Senator District 13

Reny 1,233

Simmons 696

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 400

LePage 238

State Senator District 13

Reny 399

Simmons 250

State Representative District 48…

Governor

Mills 768

LePage 444

State Senator District 13

Reny 749

Simmons 478

State Representative District 48…

Governor

Mills 661

LePage 521

State Senator

Reny 633

Simmons 542

State Representative District 46

In results Washington reported, Paul LePage got 466 votes for governor to Janet Mills’ 364 and Sam Hunkler’s 21. For Maine Senate District 13, Abden Simmons got 500 votes; Cameron Reny, 347.

Governor

Mills 374

LePage 172

State Senator District 13

Reny 372

Simmons 180

State Representative District 45…

Set your alarm to wake you up early Saturday, Nov. 12 because you won’t want to miss Wiscasset’s annual Early Bird shopping event. With businesses offering special…