A church that has touched the community and thousands of visitors for over 200 years will get a touch up this fall thanks to generous donors.
St. Patrick Church in Newcastle, the…
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Man has searched for answers since the beginning of time to perplexing questions. An early tool was the labyrinth, a outdoor place…

Hake in grape leaves, monkfish ceviche, pickled mackerel and scallop panzanella - likely four dishes you’ve never tried featuring several species that don’t make it onto just any seafood…

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, our community unexpectedly lost a compassionate, adventurous, and generous soul. Kimberly “Kim” Ann Crocker lived her life with laughter and positivity, changing the…

Due to the rain predicted for tonight, Tuesday, July 27, the Harbor Theater is rescheduling “Ghostbusters” for tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 28. Screening in the Meadow Mall parking lot, a.k.a.…
Edgecomb will deviate from its policy for disposing of town-acquired property. On July 26, selectmen voted 2-0 with one abstention to seek bids for a Gleason Road property. The policy gives…

At Monday night’s Westport Island selectmen’s meeting, Deputy Clerk Gaye Wagner gave a happy report of a young entrepreneur-philanthropist. Linnea Helland, 6, brought a smile to many faces last…

Camden-based nonprofit Finding Our Voices (FOV) has received national recognition for its “Outstanding Awareness Campaign,” the Let’s Talk About It/Women in Windows posters and “Best…


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…

In addition to the Honorary Chair of the Bake Hon. Marge Kilkelly of Dresden, elected officials from across Lincoln County and beyond have confirmed their attendance of the Lincoln County…

Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between June 17 and July 21.
On June 18, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Brad Buckley, 38, of Essex, Massachusetts for operating under…

In grandparents Lora and Randy Rinow’s Edgecomb living room Saturday, Jameson Brooks asked if he could open one of his presents that makes noise. The Trevett, Boothbay boy, blind and s…

Manhattan’s Kathryn Fedus figured wearing her hair down when taking her mother Kathleen Quirion’s Newfoundland-poodle (Noodle) Brooke through the dog parade unintentionally clinched the prize…
Al Sirois, N1MHC & NNA1AS will offer to send free National Traffic System messages to any USA, Canadian and some other countries on Saturday, Aug. 7 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the American…
A 76-year-old Newcastle man died Saturday when the 2002 Yamaha motorcycle he was driving south on North Newcastle Road in Newcastle apparently drifted off the shoulder…

“Exciting times here at Peregrine (Turbine Technologies). Wiscasset is birthing new technology,” Chief Executive Officer David Stapp told Wiscasset Newspaper via email July 22. He shared a press…

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…

Who doesn’t love something for free? But beware, that “free trial offer” might mean months of payments that you didn’t know you signed up for and will have a hard time canceling.…

SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE – As part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s continued commitment to supporting the prevention and treatment of cancer and the work of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program…

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 historic gaff-rigged topsail schooner returns to local waters July 30 providing day tours. The Isaac H. Evans was built in 1886 and worked in the oyster trade until 1940. In 1971, the…

"Hodgdon Yachts is very pleased to support the return of the Shipyard Cup newly configured as a classic yacht regatta under the umbrella of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club,” says Tim Hodgdon,…
AUGUSTA — Demand continues to drive up the values of Maine’s single-family existing homes. Maine Listings reported a statewide median sales price (MSP) of $310,000 in June—a 24.5 percent increase…
Shortly after arriving, invitees to Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar's grand opening celebration July 21 huddled shoulder to shoulder under a couple of awnings on the Edgecomb business's rooftop…

Plans call for Wiscasset voters to have a second chance this summer to fund a police cruiser and school resource officer, and a first chance to help fund Schoonerfest.
Selectmen decided…

In the evening of July 19, 2021, Robert P. “Skip” Kreahling Jr. passed away at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, with his family by his side.
He was born on January 31, 1941 in…

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…

Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Road, will hold its highly anticipated yard sale, Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on our upper parking area in conjunction with the 5-mile…

Dresden selectmen on Tuesday, July 20 agreed to meet with Maine Department of Transportation officials Monday, July 26 to discuss possible replacement of the Route 197 bridge that spans the…

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…

On July 6, 2021, Catharine Keely Anagnost formerly of River Vale, New Jersey and Ocean Point, Maine, passed away peacefully at the Allendale Community Center for senior living in Ramsey, New…

The family of Georgette Abbott Lewis and Henry E. Abbott would like to invite family and friends to a Celebration of Life service to honor our sister and brother on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 2:30…
The Maine Department of Transportation will be deviating from its normal operating schedule for the Southport swing bridge, which carries Route 27 over Townsend Gut between Boothbay Harbor and…

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is warning Mainers to be suspicious of text messages they may have received from an entity claiming to be the "Secretary of State Drivers License…
Lincoln County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 28 at the Boothbay American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Road. The doors open at 6 p.…
Margaret Murray Pease, born in Bangor, Maine July 23, 1929, passed away July 18, 2021 at Camden, Maine, surrounded by her loving family.
She was known as "Marnie" and is survived by her…
Drivers and walkers frustrated at traffic lights’ duration downtown have been going against them, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen in his report for the board’s July 20…
Westport Island selectmen nominated Robert Mooney Monday night to serve a three-year term on the planning board.
Resident E. Davies Allan asked if the board had been in communication with…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta now accepts donations every Monday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., of books, CDs, vinyl records, DVDs, music, and puzzles.
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…

Maine celebrated 200 years of statehood in 2020, and many historical societies and organizations throughout Lincoln County planned to commemorate the historic event with a county-wide slate of…
Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) will now be opening its office doors for community members to obtain naloxone. Beginning Aug.. 4, HLC will be offering free naloxone kits to anyone in the community…

Ruth Davison of Southport, Maine and Hollywood, Florida passed away after a short battle with cancer. She was 83.
The daughter of David and Ann Hilton, Ruth was born in Waterville, Maine…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
Alna: Exposito, Patricia A. to Exposito, Lorenzo F.
Boothbay: Weoalot LLC…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS), 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is eager for Damariscotta Hannaford shoppers to buy reusable Shopping Bags-for-a-Cause in August to carry one’s…
A Celebration of Life gathering for Shawn Rodgers, who died Dec. 4, 2020, will be held Saturday, July 31, 1 to 3 p.m., at Mine Oyster Restaurant, Pier One, Boothbay Harbor.

On Nov. 13, 2020, James O’Reilly Coleman Jr. of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully at the age of 80.
Jim was born in Scarsdale, New York on Nov. 16, 1939 to James O’Reilly Coleman and…

Frances Freeman “Kim” Kimball, age 92, died peacefully the morning of July 15, 2021 at The Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington, Maine.
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