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…
News
Woolwich selectmen accepted an application Monday night, March 15 from Farley’s Cannabis Farm to switch from selling medical to recreational marijuana products. A public hearing to discuss the…
Alna planning board
Jade and Davis Archer got Alna planning board’s OK March 9 for a business raising and slaughtering chickens. The 4-0 nod is contingent on the business also getting state approval.
In that…
MaineHealth has issued a new policy for visitors to its care settings in light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. LincolnHealth officially put this policy in place Monday (March 15) at noon.
…Senator Chloe Maxmin (Senate District 13) and Representatives Holly Stover (House District 89) and Lydia Crafts (House District 90) will host an Offshore Wind Listening Session via Zoom on…
Obituary
Winona B. Johnson, 86, passed away peacefully with her loving daughter by her side on March 10, 2021 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta.
Winona was born April 10, 1934 in Waldoboro to Roland G…
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) applauds the Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills for securing funding for Maine’s tourism marketing. The Maine Office of Tourism, which falls under the…
A St. Patrick’s Day Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick Church, located on 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle, on Wednesday, March 17, at noon. St. Patrick Church was the first church in the…
Be part of the second annual Lincoln County Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS® Affordable Housing Yard Sale on Saturday, June 26, 8 a.m. until 1 pm., at Farrin Properties, 767…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 725.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 15, 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 updated its list, March 14, 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…
COVID-19 and the economic downturn have put millions of Americans in financial peril. For most people, one of the first steps to getting back on their feet is getting rid of debt. Enter the con…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 13, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 724.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 13, 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…
Big Al’s owner Al Cohen thinks people will like the new Barters Island bridge. He liked what he saw of it March 10 when he was crossing the one-lane, temporary bridge.
“The new bridge…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 12, 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…
Obituary
Sarah M. Jensen, 75, died of a short, unexpected illness on March 8, 2021 at her home in Bath.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on April 24, 1945, a daughter…
The Maine State Archives has launched its first-ever catalog of its holdings, via the online ArchivesSpace portal…
Budget talks
An “awful lot” of Wiscasset’s wastewater treatment equipment is decaying, the plant’s superintendent, Robert Lalli, told selectmen March 9. The board looked at $220,000 in proposed capital…
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset Middle High School is ranked 13th in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report high school rankings for Maine, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood announced at the March 9 school…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 11, 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…
For those with an interest in the natural world and conservation, Coastal Rivers’ Midcoast Stewards program offers a unique overview of natural resource topics…
Press release
An Incident Review Team, convened at the request of Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, met March 10 in Wiscasset to review the deputy-involved shooting on Dec. 18, 2020 in Jefferson. The review…
A husband and wife got safely out of their home that was on fire early Wednesday, March 10, Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask said. Fire, smoke and water heavily damaged the old farmhouse at 1817 Alna…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 10, 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…
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm is starting its sixth season by hiring additional staff members to help grow food for Lincoln County pantries. Amanda LaBelle and Claudie Babineaux bring many years of…
Town of Edgecomb
On Jan. 1, the new year resulted in a minimum wage increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour. But another new labor law is creating a rift between Edgecomb’s selectmen and volunteer fire department. On…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, introduced Monday the Pine Tree Amendment, which would amend the state’s Constitution to ensure all Mainers have the right to a healthy environment.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 9, an additional 17 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 723.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 9, 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…
Midcoast Conservancy is thrilled to announce that Pete Nichols will become its new executive director in April of 2021. A seven-month national search drew an…
Alna’s two candidates on the March 27 ballot for second selectman and the two seeking to be third selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s uniform questions on why they are running; what traits,…
After Alna’s appeals board decided a series of appeals March 4 on resident Jeff Spinney’s shoreland project, members said the matter will go back to the planning board that approved Spinney’s…
Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, will hold her monthly office hours, Coffee with Chloe, from noon to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 14 via Zoom.
Office hours provide local residents a chance to…
Obituary
Beloved by many, Steve Mehrl of Wiscasset passed away at home on March 1, 2021 after a long battle with mesothelioma.
Named after his father, but better known as just Steve, he was the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce a new and improved anonymous tip line, also known as “LTIP”. Anyone can use the tip line to anonymously connect with local law…
Town of Edgecomb
A New York City power company received conditional approval March 4 to construct a community solar farm in Edgecomb. The planning board voted unanimously to require Syncarpha Solar to provide more…
When Rebuilding Together - Lincoln County (RT-LC) rolled out its Ramps-for-All program last month, they knew it would be popular but not as popular as it turned out to be. As a result, the non-…
In response to demand, Coastal Rivers naturalist Sarah Gladu will offer a repeat of her online program about attracting Eastern bluebirds on Thursday, March 18 from 5 to 6 p.m.
With its…
Kate Novack, an Emmy-nominated writer-director-producer of documentaries, wrote and directed “Hysterical Girl,” a short film nominated for Best Short by the International Documentary Association.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 8, 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…
If the state takes over maintaining the stream crossing at Wiscasset’s Old Ferry Road, will the state cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in repairs ahead of the handoff? No, Town Manager…
Salt 'n Spar
I’ve taken hundreds of photographs over the years. Many have been shared by people on Facebook and the internet, and one even found its way into the National Enquirer. You heard correctly, the…
On March 10, a public survey from the Wiscasset Comprehensive Planning Committee will go live at www.bit.ly/WiscassetCompPlan
The survey…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 706.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 7, 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…
Morris Farm
Spring is on the way and, to celebrate, Morris Farm in Wiscasset is holding its first craft fair and bean supper of 2021. Join us Saturday, March 13 for a varied selection of crafts and a take-…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 6, 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…
Healthy Lincoln County, a nonprofit community-based organization, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Maine Department of Agriculture as an approved site for an Americorps…
