Alna reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 85, no 236. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 56 votes; Michael Bloomberg, 19;…
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Newcastle reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 151, no 689. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden got 178 votes; Michael Bloomberg,…
In unofficial results Woolwich reported Tuesday, March 3, Question 1, the people's veto on vaccinations, ran yes 252, no 832. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Joseph Biden had 190;…
Damariscotta Maine – LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through March 23. The 10-week training course begins April 21 and runs until…
Patten Free Library in Bath is asking Woolwich for a 2020-2021 contribution of $60,702, $5,007 more than last year. Library officials told the selectboard the increase is needed to keep the…
march 3, 2020 elections
AUGUSTA — Voters heading to the polls March 3 will be faced with one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019.
The…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing an additional…
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft…
Maine students in grades 4-12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. This year’s theme is “Your Vote, Your Voice, Our…
Wiscasset Family Health owner Dr. Cortney Linville and office manager Shelley Strozier will have a shorter walk to their spring jump into the Sheepscot River this year. Linville is moving the…
Analysis
The adage “Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves” is turning out to be a bit harder these days for Maine towns.
Since the end of last year, Edgecomb’s budget…
The Postal Service will be dedicating the Maine Statehood stamp on Sunday, March 15 at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave.
updated: some candidates suspending campaigns
Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, will be tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a…
Anna Krebs died Feb. 25, 2020 at The Pines of Poughkeepsie, New York. She was 93. Anna was born on Jan. 29, 1927 to Agnes and Valentin Lippert in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
She married Edgar…
Three representatives from Good Shepherd Food Bank will be traveling to Washington D.C. to participate in the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference from March 1-3. They will be joining more than…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a day-long training in Basic Septic System Installation for contractors and site evaluators on Tuesday, March 31 at Watts Hall,…
Woolwich’s DQ Grill & Chill on Route 1, north of Sagadahoc Bridge, recently changed owners. Jasen and Lori Wood of Lincolnville bought the popular restaurant the Ranta family operated for two…
Steps include updating equipment and protocols, working with partners statewide
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) outlined today, Feb. 28, steps that Maine is taking to prepare for the potential spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus to…
Gregory Lee Lemar, 59, of Dresden, died on Feb. 23, 2020 at Moosehead Lake in Greenville in a snowmobile accident while he and his wife enjoyed a sport they loved.
Beginning at the age of…
A long agenda filled with controversial items resulted in a large attendance for Boothbay selectmen’s Feb. 26 meeting. Twenty-seven residents filled the town office’s conference room for public…
The 35-foot patrol vessel Monitor caught fire Monday morning, Feb. 24 while at the dock at Department of Marine Resources’ Boothbay Harbor facility, DMR spokesman Jeff…
State Rep. Holly Stover’s bill to exempt the need for prior authorization for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder under MaineCare received unanimous support from the Health and…
After seeing too many traffic accident near misses at the intersection of Route 1 and Eddy Road, Edgecomb resident Skip White brought selectmen a suggestion Feb. 24.
As White described it,…
Harbor Theater is closed Thursday, Feb. 27; Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29 for repairs to the projector.
A sudden failure of a circuit board on Wednesday, Feb. 26 caused the closing…
On the evening of Monday, March 9, Edgecomb citizens are invited to a discussion of the town's budget with the Select Board and the Budget Committee. This conversation will encourage townspeople…
“Looks like it did what it’s supposed to,” VHB’s Chris Bobay called out to railway and other crews at the Main Street, Wiscasset crossing Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, after the tracks’ warning…
WISCASSET - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting more traffic signal work in downtown Wiscasset on Wednesday, Feb. 26 and Friday, Feb. 28. Signal testing will be happening…
For years when people thought of Wiscasset, they thought of the old schooners, the Hesper and Luther Little beached at the waterfront. What was left of them was demolished over…
Christophe Herreros will return to Boothbay Harbor in late March focused on scouting shooting locations for his new film project. Herreros and his film crew were in Boothbay Harbor from Paris in…
UPDATE: Selectmen on Tuesday night announced a special board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 on the planning board bylaws matter.
Original post: Alna’s planning board is putting its…
In response to the recent rabid fox attacks in the city of Bath, Midcoast Humane is hosting a low-cost emergency rabies clinic for cats and dogs at the Train Depot on Wednesday,…
At Monday night’s Wiscasset Planning Board meeting, the public hearing proved brief for amendments to building laws, zoning, subdivision, shoreland, and historic preservation ordinances. The…
Thursday, Feb. 27 is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the March 3 primaries. Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry said absentee ballots are available at the town office during regular…
On March 14, Feed Our Scholars (FOS) will hold its annual fundraising dinner at 5 p.m. in St. Philip’s Lippiat Hall, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Snow date is March 21. But this event is a little…
Obituary
Dugald C. McLeod Jr., of Southport died of complications from pneumonia on Feb. 21, 2020 in London, the city he loved.
Toby was the beloved husband of Nancie Atwell, beloved father of Anne…
In January 1993, a medical team from San Francisco travelled to La Serena, Chile, to treat children with cleft lip and palate anomalies. It was the first medical mission undertaken by Rotaplast…
Democratic Party caucuses are Sunday, March 8, with a snow date of Sunday, March 15. The caucuses are a chance for registered Democrats to meet local legislative and other candidates, get involved…
When Pam Cahill moved to Woolwich in 1977, a neighbor came to greet her.
“She was in full winter coveralls, with gum rubber boots ... She shook my hand and said, ‘My name’s Margaret…
Press release
Representative Jeff Hanley (R-Pittston) has filed paperwork to run for a fourth term. Hanley, who serves as the top House Republican on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and…
The Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA and Boothbay Region YMCA are proud to announce the release of their joint 2020 YMCA Summer Camp Guide. It should be an exciting summer for the kids and teens…
Water’s Edge Development, LLC partner Scott Larson got approval from Edgecomb’s planning board Feb. 20 to change the use of a unit at 302 Eddy Road from a spa to a guest room.
Larson and…
Obituary
After many months of battling increasing disability of his adult-onset muscular dystrophy in the comfort of their home in Boothbay Harbor, M. John O’Connell gave in peacefully Feb. 16, 2020 at…
A criminal case against lawyer Jonathan Hull, 73, of Newcastle could move closer to its end Feb. 28 with a conference at Lincoln County Courthouse. Assistant District Attorney A.J. Chalifour said…
Despite the current leadership transition underway, Central Lincoln County (CLC) Board and staff team continue to focus on the organization’s financial priorities to ensure long-term…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee hosted U.S. Senator Susan Collins, former Governor Paul LePage, and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Dr. Jay Allen at a very well…
MOOSEHEAD LAKE – A Wiscasset man is dead Feb. 23 following a fatal snowmobile crash on Moosehead Lake. Gregory Lemar, age 59, of Wiscasset, was operating a late model Arctic Cat 800 snowmobile…
Lincoln County courts
The Lincoln County court clerk’s office provided this information on recently closed cases:
Gwendolyn Akin, 69, of Bristol, charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in…
The Boothbay Region YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program, which helps adults lose weight through healthier eating and increased physical activity to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, is…
