The two new traffic signals in downtown Wiscasset will be going live on Tuesday, March 31. These signals are at the intersection of Main (Route 1) and Middle streets and at the intersection of…
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PORTLAND, Maine— On Saturday, March 28 kids across Maine will gather online to raise funds for The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (BBCH) by playing their…
An East Boothbay man is part of the U.S. Homeland Security team as an amateur radio operator. Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens appointed Al Sirois, 88, as one of…
Wiscasset selectmen reviewed a new $5.7 million budget draft by meeting remotely Thursday evening, March 26. The teleconference was part of town precautions for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa announced today, March 26, the State will extend the…
Bureau of Parks and Lands announces steps to help slow the spread of coronavirus
Effective Friday, March 27, at 12:01 a.m., the following Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal State Parks and beaches are closed until April 8: Reid State Park, Popham Beach State Park, Fort Popham…
Downtown March 22, Wiscasset’s Loretta Leighton saw a kind of bird she didn’t know. So she messaged sister Rhonda Hamlin, who has taken up birding and photography. “My new hobby,” Hamlin, also of…
The Sons of the American Legion have donated a total of $768 in order to scholarship four youth memberships to the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA to help the Y support…
Obituary
Charles L. Bailey, 81, of Damariscotta, formerly of Edgecomb, passed away March 20, 2020.
He was born in Damariscotta on Feb. 3, 1939, a son of Linwood…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 26, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 155 cases confirmed and 3,394 tests have returned as negative. …
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department and Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry know that during these stressful times, everyone wants to get outside and…
The Lincoln County EMA Emergency Operations Center issued a request March 26 for new, unused Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to assist our front line Emergency Medical, Fire Department and Law…
For Nikki and Jimmy MacDonald of Boothbay Harbor, life in Oaxaca, Mexico, was the beginning of a new adventure. “We’d been there for about two months and planned to stay indefinitely,” said Nikki…
UPDATE: Deb Boucher said via email Monday, her daughter arrived back in Maine Saturday night. “She is at the (friend’s) house where she is isolating. She is fine, healthy and in good spirits…
Obituary
John J. “Jack” Riley Jr. of Callawassie Island passed away in Beaufort, South Carolina on Feb. 20, 2020. He was 88 years old.
Jack was born to John and Jeannette Riley in Lynn,…
WESTBROOK, ME – With the spread of COVID-19 and social distancing in place, many Mainers find themselves out of work or working remotely with children home due to school closings. Many of Maine’s…
Obituary
We are saddened to announce the death of our mother Elizabeth Littlefield Sprague on March 10, 2020 surrounded by her family. Mom battled Alzheimer’s disease for the past 13 years and had been…
Nicole St. Cyr of Newcastle is taking social distancing seriously. She thinks it should also apply to snowmen. March 24, after the overnight snowstorm, she got busy building a line of snowmen on…
AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is updating all Maine residents with the latest developments surrounding BMV transactions during the emergency closure period.
Sec. Dunlap…
It’s that season again. The once-every-decade time when we all try and remember how the decennial census count works. It’s no surprise that there is confusion surrounding the census, but that…
AUGUSTA – A significant number of individuals are filing unemployment insurance (UI) claims and reaching out to the Maine Department of Labor with questions as Mainers lose work due to COVID-19…
Governor also urges large essential businesses to limit in-store customers
Under the authority granted to her during a State of Civil Emergency, Governor Janet Mills today issued an Executive Order mandating that all non-essential businesses and operations in Maine close…
Andrea Smith has been getting looks when she drives her Subaru Forrester lately.
“Just some big smiles from other drivers going by in passing.”
Smith has been a Woolwich alewife…
When Boothbay Region Ambulance Service Director Scott Lash heard that a new virus outbreak occurred in a Chinese fishing province on Dec. 31, 2019, he sprang into action. Lash knew from past virus…
The Maine Health Care Association has launched an intergenerational program designed to reach nursing home and assisted living residents with messages of…
From Thursday, March 26, medical staff from St. Andrews Urgent Care will begin caring for patients on the Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
John Martins, director of Communications and Public…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 24, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 118 cases confirmed and 3,014 tests have returned as negative. …
Global pandemic nor rain kept customers away from Treats curbside pickup Thursday afternoon, March 19. “We’ll definitely try it again next week,” said owner Stacy Linehan via Facebook post. Treats…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine announced Monday that it has created a special Fund to help initiatives and agencies meet the increased needs of local people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Four candidates are running for first selectman to fill out the rest of Trudy Foss’ term that ends in June 2021. Foss resigned.
Dwight Keene, 68, will be looking for a second run as…
The coronavirus is affecting everyone's life right now. With stores, schools, and more closing, everyone is coming to terms with our new reality.
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Erika Shields was looking for a fresh start and new opportunity for her career. Her customer support and service background centered in the banking industry, and included managing a call center,…
The coronavirus is affecting everyone, both personally and professionally. With new recommendations from our governor, Maine Department of Health, the CDC and a new directive from Special Olympics…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will meet online on Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Pre-registration is required to receive access. Register at…
Obituary
John Laird Ross, 73, passed away on March 17, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.
John was born in Recife, Brazil April 6, 1946 to Archie and Katharine…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 23, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 107 cases confirmed and 2,791 have returned as negative.
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Press release
Boothbay Region Health Center, located in the Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor continues to serve local people during this time of need. We plan to be here for the community through thick and thin, as…
Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA has extended the closure of the main facility and child care site through April 5. Management will continue to monitor the situation and work closely with the…
The closure of in-person education for K-12 education as a COVID-19 precaution has posed unique challenges for local parents suddenly finding themselves with lesson plans and kids at home all day…
Concord Coach Lines has suspended its service to and from the Midcoast for the foreseeable future during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company had been making stops in Belfast, Rockport,…
Social distancing had a ring to it in Wiscasset Village Sunday. A lot of them: From a cowbell to Christmas ones,…
Regional School Unit 2 that includes Dresden, and Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 that includes Alna and Westport Island, have followed Woolwich’s district, Regional School Unit 1, and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 22, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 89 cases confirmed and 2,264 have returned as negative, though…
From fundraising for families, to village bell-ringing from porches and churches, and the new group Alna Cares, area residents are finding ways to connect and to help one another through the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 21, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Today, there are 70 cases confirmed and 2,264 have returned as negative, though…
In order to strengthen its response to COVID-19 (coronavirus) while continuing to provide care for patients with other health needs, LincolnHealth is making some proactive temporary staffing…
Alna residents who wrote in Leslie T. Fossel for first selectman Friday do not deserve to be called fellow citizens, Second Selectman Doug Baston told annual town meeting-goers Saturday afternoon…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s Midcoast Bowl for Kids’ Sake events, previously scheduled for April in Belfast, Waldoboro and Rockport, are being postponed. As recommended by the CDC, the…
A “sumo wrestler” had a unique perspective March 18 about the world-wide heath crisis known as the coronavirus. He held a multi-colored sign near the Boothay Harbor Hannaford’s entrance stating “…
