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On March 10, Burke’s Island Farm welcomed six new friends – all donkeys – who needed rehabilitation toward finding a second purpose in life. The project is called “Charlie and Friends Second…

The Maine Art Gallery is happy to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Davis Family Foundation for restorative work on the 1807 “Old Academy Building” at 15 Warren St. in Wiscasset…

This spring, Bath Savings is celebrating its 170th anniversary. Incorporated by the Maine legislature on April 19, 1852, Bath Savings is proud to still be a Maine-based mutual organization,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

The Lincoln Home is celebrating 95 years of serving seniors and the Lincoln County community. On August 20, a Roaring 20’s Lawn Party is planned for the 95th Birthday Bash with dancing to The…

Press release

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Boothbay food service…

Ordinance review committee

Wiscasset should not let Route 1 be the only place for marijuana manufacturing and testing facilities, ordinance review committee member Al Cohen said Monday night. Those businesses could be away…

Ashley Marshall has been on the move for nearly her whole life. Last fall, Marshall, her husband Jay and her two sons moved from a community near Salem, Oregon to Edgecomb. But her travels began…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

A graveside service for Elaine Dickinson of Boothbay, who died Nov. 21, 2021, will be held on Saturday, April 30 at noon at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, in Boothbay. Family and friends…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee monthly meeting will be held at the Newcastle Community Center (Fire Station), 86 River Road, Newcastle on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to noon.

A memorial mass of Christian Burial for John Allen Reinhardt, 80, who died April 22, 2020, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Newcastle. Arrangements…

LincolnHealth has added dermatology to its long list of specialty services, welcoming Leopold S. Laufer, MD to the Watson Health Center on the Damariscotta campus.

Dr. Laufer has more than…

Maine Photography Show

Hallowell photographer Jennifer Bechard was awarded Best of Show for her stunning photograph of a Snowy Owl in flight entitled, “Arctic Visitor.” Bechard is a professional photographer…

Obituary

Evelyn B. Hyson passed away on April 6, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

Evelyn was born in Boothbay on Feb. 22, 1925 to Sidney and Amy Grant. She attended local schools and lived in…

Press release

With Easter soon approaching, the Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee for Haiti’s 2022 Lenten fundraising campaign is nearing its goal. “With the world’s attention, quite rightly, focused on the…

Alna planning board

Look for organic vegetables and another year’s blasting in Alna. The planning board April 5 nodded Crooker Construction’s annual business permit and a permanent one for Underground Beets, 264…

Obituary

Tracey S. Riggens of Boothbay, Maine passed away, March 14, 2022 after a long and courageous battle with Huntington’s disease. Tracey’s grace and composure during this trying time, which she…

Obituary

Edward Harmon Tibbetts, 65, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away unexpectedly in St. Augustine, Florida on April 2, 2022. Ed spent his last days the way he always envisioned his retirement…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Wiscasset selectmen

Wiscasset selectmen on April 5 got pared down versions of a possible White’s Island project and got a lot of feedback on those and the concepts aired March 29. Resident Bill Maloney liked the…

The Woolwich Select Board dedicated its 262nd town report to Sylvia Carlton and Rob Buck, longtime residents remembered and respected for their many years of service to the community. Both…

Gov. Janet Mills: ‘reach an agreement that averts the need for such a drastic, damaging move’

PORTLAND – On April 6, MaineHealth announced to the state that its Portland hospital, Maine Medical Center, was pulling out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine health insurance…

Wiscasset and the state plan to emphasize the 25 mph speed limit to Federal Street and Route 1 motorists. State Traffic Engineer Stephen Landry at Maine Department of Transportation told Wiscasset…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

A Woolwich man was taken by helicopter to a Portland hospital after he was thrown from a motorcycle in a crash on Middle Road, Woolwich on Wednesday, according to a Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s…

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission has received an extra pair of “eyes and ears” and a few more dollars to assist local community broadband expansion. On April 5, Executive Director…

Earth Day community service offers friendship and fulfillment while helping the environment! Earth Day 2022 is Saturday, April 23, and all are invited to join Midcoast Conservancy to clean up a…

Lincoln County taxpayers will pay more for county services this year. On April 5, the three commissioners approved an $11,754,515 tax commitment for 2022 which reflects a 7.4% increase. County…

Obituary

A memorial service for Beatrice A. Little “Bea” Schmucker, who passed away on March 29, 2022, will be held April 18 in Florida.

Mrs. Schmucker was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and moved…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Obituary

Matthew Elbert Prince, 38, of Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor died March 31, 2022 at home.

He was born Dec. 7, 1983 in Charleston, West Virginia to William and Candice (Howard) Prince.…

To get Wiscasset Community Center an automated external defibrillator (AED), Nancy and Alton Wyman tapped the account they have for awarding annual scholarships in their late son Daniel Leeman’s…

Two major Wiscasset panels will each have at least one new face after the June elections. School Committee Chair Michael Dunn and selectmen Kim Andersson and Pam…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

There will be a Celebration of Life for Ronald Orchard, Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Industrial Park Road, Boothbay.

Lincoln County Republican candidates held a meet and greet in Boothbay Harbor at the Boathouse Bistro on Sunday afternoon, April 3. House District 48 candidates were there to meet, mingle, talk,…

March 2: 10:10 a.m., River Road, 1 vehicle accident, cleared debris, controlled traffic until car was towed.

March 2: 1:49 p.m., Dodge Road, Paged for propane leak. Tech was on scene and…

Obituary

Amber M. Greene, 34, of Oak Street, Brunswick passed away peacefully March 30, 2022, at Mid Coast Hospital with family by her side.

She was born in Bath on Nov. 27, 1987, a beautiful little…

Obituary

Paul Dickson, 73, a lifelong Wiscasset…

Partners In Education's bingo fundraiser April 1 was a fun community event for all! We had a night of bingo at Huntoon Hill Grange, generously coordinated by the Grange. Total proceeds for the…
Obituary

Kameron Bernard Koepke, 27, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 18, 2022.

He was born Oct. 27, 1994 in Hollywood, Florida to Scott…

Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will gather for the annual Easter sunrise service at Fort Edgecomb, ME, on Sunday, April 17, beginning at 6 a.m.

Easter Sunday sunrise services are a…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in March:

Alna: Cheney, Stephanie T. and Cheney, Jesse M. to Compher, Kevin and Widing,…

Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee offers a unique opportunity to observe fashion styles for women and men from 1750 to the late 1820s in “Dressing…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will offer its annual Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History for children ages 7 through 11.…

Alna selectmen

With most of the numbers in, Alna, Westport Island and Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s other towns are each looking at about a proposed 3% hike in their share of a $25,665,988 budget for…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…