Governor Janet Mills has nominated Dr. Mark Fourre of Camden for appointment to the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees.
Fourre is the president…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 636.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 635.
Additionally, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
The panel working on Wiscasset’s next decade of goals regrouped Thursday night, Feb. 4. The comprehensive plan committee got a new chair and some new help, and members renewed their plans for a…
February means Valentine’s Day, but romance scammers abound every month of the year. It’s important to understand that a “romance” scam isn’t about romance at all. It’s about people looking for…
A long serving Edgecomb planning board member has resigned. Pat Jeremiah informed Chairman Barry Hathorne she no longer wanted to serve. On Feb. 4, Hathorne told board members “I told her I didn’t…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 6, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 634.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…
COVID-19 now has something in common with scams offering extended car warranties and free vacations: LincolnHealth’s John Martins said there have been reports of people receiving calls asking for…
Since December, Wiscasset has negotiated with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission about entering into a consulting contract. On Feb. 4, negotiations culminated with a deal as the county…
Beginning this week, local nonprofit organizations serving communities in New Hampshire and Maine will have an opportunity to apply for grants through Northeast Credit Union’s Love Your Community…
Press release
Today, Maine is home to some of our nation’s last true working waterfronts. Our fishing heritage is part of what makes our state such a unique, beautiful, innovative, and sustaining…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 5, 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, Feb. 5, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 632.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
Press release
Sen. Maxmin appointed to Substance Use Disorder Commission; selected as co-chair of Broadband Caucus
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, has been appointed to the Substance Use Disorder Commission by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash. In addition, Sen. Maxmin will serve as co-chair…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 4, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 630.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 4, 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…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay will be used to explore how kelp…
State Rep. Jeffrey P. Hanley (R-Pittston) has been appointed to the 130th Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and Taxation. Hanley will serve as the…
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Pam Dunning announced Tuesday night, Town Manager Dennis Simmons is six months in and no longer probationary. The whole board is “ecstatic, pretty much, with his…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 3, an additional nine COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 627.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 3, 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…
Better Business Bureau
Got your COVID-19 vaccine? Great job! But don’t share a photo of your vaccination card on social media. The self-identifying information on it makes you vulnerable to identity theft and can help…
Obituary
Jon R. Doyle of Richmond passed away at home on Jan. 30, 2021 as a result of declining…
If Edgecomb voters approve the recommended school budget, it will be a lower one than the previous two years. On Feb. 1, the Edgecomb School Committee voted 3-0 to recommend a $3,283,589 budget…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 2, an additional 23 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 618.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 2, 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…
Following a pair of public hearings Feb. 1, Woolwich selectmen unanimously approved a conditional license to SeaGrass Group to grow recreational marijuana. Voters have the final say in a March 17…
Westport Island voters will elect a selectman and two school board members June 8 and have town meeting June 19. Selectmen set the dates Monday night.
Town Clerk Julie Casson said the…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $16,500 to 28 food pantries in the bank’s market area to celebrate the launch of its new program, Dream First Community…
low pressure enters Gulf of Maine Tuesday, to deepen, pivot toward the Midcoast
MIDCOAST — A massive weather system has marched across the country and is settling into Maine as a nor’easter this evening,…
Obituary
Evelyn “Nancy” (Brewer) McKnight, born Jan. 21, 1933, daughter of Archie and Julia (Alley) Brewer of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2021 at the LincolnHealth - Miles…
Obituary
Laurence E. Peaslee Sr., 85, passed peacefully with his immediate family by his side on Jan. 29, 2021 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born March 14, 1935 in Somerville to Guy…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 1, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 595.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 1, 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
James (Jim) Landale Dun died on Jan. 22, 2021. He died of pulmonary fibrosis, and he was brave and uncomplaining throughout its trials. He was 84 years old.
Jim grew up in Staten Island,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 31, 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…
Press release
A Wiscasset woman was hurt and facing new charges after a crash into Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office late Saturday night. About 11:42 p.m. Saturday, …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 30, 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, Jan. 30, an additional 20 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 590.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
Like many active churches in the Twin Villages, Second Congregational Church, UCC on Main Street in Newcastle has been hard hit by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, Second…
Morris Farm is going 21st century on its fundraising, after a pandemic-induced, $30,000 budget shortfall, board chair Madelyn Hennessey said in a phone interview Friday night. A press release…
Press release
AUGUSTA – Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, is pleased to share the details of Maine’s three-year transportation…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 29, 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, Jan. 29, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 570.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
Portland, Maine –MaineHealth, northern New England’s largest integrated health system, has selected a physician-executive from Virginia as its next chief executive officer.
Andrew T.…
UPDATE, JAN. 28: Maine CDC received word early Thursday afternoon the vaccines are viable, and there was no compromise of safety or efficacy.
The Maine CDC, according to…
