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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 27, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 736. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Edgecomb will pay tribute to a former selectman by dedicating the 2020 Annual Town Report to him.

Banking has changed quite a bit thanks to the internet. But many people still prefer the brick and mortar experience when dealing with their money. However, just because you’re not depositing…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

After losing a member who said he made no secret he was not a Maine resident, Alna’s appeals board is set to regroup Tuesday night and take up shoreland owner Jeff Spinney…

AUGUSTA - The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for February 2021, which draws attention to the continued devastation…

The Frances Perkins Center (FPC) in Newcastle will present its seventh annual Public Policy Forum, Conscience and Courage: Frances Perkins and Dr. Feng Shan Ho, focusing on immigration and refugee…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Planning is in the final stages for a federally funded $3 million runway project at Wiscasset Municipal Airport. The project will go out to bid by early April. David Nadeau, senior associate of…

Maine Department of Marine Resources

Augusta – Despite unprecedented market losses, Maine fishermen earned over a half billion dollars for their catch in 2020. Valued at $516,796,614, the ex-vessel value of Maine’s commercially…

The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to help lower the cost of high-speed internet for eligible…

PORTLAND---Maine parishes will host Masses and services to celebrate the Easter Triduum, the culmination of Holy Week, on April 1-4. The Triduum, the summit of the liturgical year, is from the…

MIDCOAST — A total of 51 businesses in Lincoln County received aid money from the second phase of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program. 

The grant program, backed by $200 million in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Wiscasset Senior Center at Wiscasset Community Center is opening for cribbage and monthly senior suppers starting Tuesday, April 13.

Cribbage will start at 9:30 a.m. April 13. The once…

Two-term Selectman Mike Smith headlines the 2021 Edgecomb municipal election ballot. Voters will head to the polls Friday, May 21 to elect new municipal officers and approve a town and school…

On April 5, Edgecomb Town Hall will again begin hosting municipal meetings. The select board voted unanimously March 22 to hold a combination in-person/Zoom conference for their next meeting.…

Under federal statutes and Maine law, video service providers in Maine have an obligation to support community access television stations.  Called Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) cable…

As mud seasons go, Woolwich’s veteran road commissioner Jack Shaw said this year’s is about average. Spring arrived March 20 and the recent warmer days have Shaw keeping a close eye on the town’s…

According to the broadband committee and Monday night’s UberConference selectmen’s meeting, Westport Island has about three weeks to agree to chip in with Spectrum and ConnectME Authority on a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 23, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 731. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Weather permitting, Wiscasset’s Ordinance Review Committee will be downtown Monday night, March 29 walking the sidewalks and measuring them. The panel is working on a policy for selectmen to…

Corrected: The amounts proposed for the fire truck reserve and parking lot reserve were inverted in the original posting and are corrected below:

Alna voters will consider paying…

Edgecomb Community Church, United Church of Christ, will join Christians throughout the world celebrating Holy Week with the following services:

Palm Sunday, March 28 - We will celebrate…

High demand for single-family existing homes across Maine continues, despite the yearlong COVID-19 pandemic. Maine Listings released new housing statistics today for the month of February 2021,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 22, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

The Edgecomb Planning Board approved four permits March 18 for a new business, deck addition, new shed and a two-car garage. Scott Libby is buying the old NT Winters building at 289 U.S. Route 1…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 21, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 729. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 20, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

This is the perfect time for anyone age 60-69 to set up an appointment at our Boothbay Harbor COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Boothbay Region Y.

People age 60 and up are eligible for the…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 728. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the State of Maine will move the deadline for Maine individual income tax payments from April 15 to May 17, a change aligning Maine with the…

ensures right to healthy environment

AUGUSTA —  A bill from Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, the Pine Tree Amendment, received bipartisan committee support Wednesday in the State Legislature.

LD 489, “RESOLUTION, Proposing…

Cabot Creamery Cooperative has partnered with Rising Tide Co-op’s Loving Local Meals program, donating cheddar for a macaroni and cheese meal served the week of March 22nd, enabling the program to…

This week’s print issue didn’t include the answers to the March 11 crossword puzzle. We apologize for the error.

Attached is what should have been printed.

 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 18, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 727. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 18, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, introduced a bill to create a kinship navigator program to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on Tuesday, March 16.

The bill would…

By more than a 2-1 margin in a five-minute meeting, Woolwich voters on Wednesday, March 17 approved ordinance amendments that will enable Sea Grass Group to pursue licensing for its proposed…

If Wiscasset voters agree in June, selectmen will have a committee explore options for the school department’s future. The warrant article arose from two split votes on Zoom Tuesday night, March…

The Department of Marine Resources Coastal Program announces the availability of funds for Shore and Harbor Planning grants. Funds are provided through the state's NOAA Coastal Program Grant and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 17, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation, but only until April 15.

Created in 2018, this award highlights non-profit community partner…

Obituary

Gail Ross, born in Bad Axe, Michigan, passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side on March 9, 2021. She lived a full and impactful 71 years.

After she graduated from Bad Axe High,…

Alna is making it easier for residents to vote ahead of the Saturday, March 27 town elections and referendum town meeting. Second Selectman Doug Baston announced over Zoom Monday night, clerks are…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…