AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is closing the central office of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, at 101 Hospital St., Augusta today at noon due to…

Due to a generous grant from the Wiscasset-based Elizabeth Ann Leach Charitable Trust, the Animal Welfare Society’s Cleo Fund (AWS/Cleo Fund) is expanding its spay/neuter resources for residents…

First National Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Harbor Theater as a 2020 business partner.

Harbor Theater is a non-profit independent cinema founded in…

Events are being placed on the 2020 Summertime events calendar now.

All listings must include: Name of event, date of event, time(s), brief description of event; contact phone number;…

The Woolwich Selectboard will have the town attorney review four proposed marijuana ordinances before the board sets a public hearing ahead of the April 29 annual town meeting.

“It’s taken…

Jane Callahan Harriman, 70, of Wiscasset and formerly of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away on Feb. 2, 2020.

She was born on Dec. 1, 1949 in Terre Haute, Indiana to John P. and Lucille (…

Dresden selectmen voted Feb. 18 to keep their historic determination a public road exists on Ballard Road. Abutters will be notified that any gate or bars across the road are illegal and will need…

The season of Lent that precedes Easter lasts 40 days to represent the amount of time Jesus Christ spent in the desert, fasting and preparing for his ministry. Lent at the Second Congregational…

Voters are invited to meet House District 90 Democratic candidates on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bremen Library on Route 32. Lydia Crafts and David Levesque, both of Newcastle, and…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 470 calls for service for the period of Feb. 4 through Feb. 19. Year to date, LCSO has…

Tamara J. Stetson Chase, age 56, left this world too soon on Feb. 17, 2020. Her passing, be it unexpected, was peaceful. Born Feb. 3, 1964, she will continue to live on in the hearts of those who…

Det. Ryan Chubbuck was named Deputy of the Quarter during the Feb. 18 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting. Sheriff Todd Brackett presented him with a certificate.

Brackett said he is in…

Maine Public Utilities Commission Chair Philip Bartlett answered questions Feb. 13 about two Central Maine Power decisions – one to determine if there were ongoing problems with metering and…

The Wiscasset Budget Committee and selectmen were generally supportive of the budgets for wastewater, EMS and police Feb. 13, acknowledging a need to increase taxpayer support to the wastewater…

Carlton B. Plummer passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Legacy Care Unit at Sunny Acres in Chelmsford, Massachusetts on Feb.13, 2020 at the age of 90. The staff…

An enthusiastic crowd of 40 Democrats gathered at the 2020 Election Kick-Off meeting on February 9 at Ragsdale Studio in Boothbay. Attendees from Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Southport and Edgecomb…

On Valentine’s Day, a couple drove over 180 miles from Calais to Boothbay Harbor for the love of a dog. The couple was determined to adopt a Chiweenie, a mix breed of Chihuahua and Dachshund,…

Wiscasset Middle High School’s students and staff kicked off the February vacation break with their annual Winter Carnival Friday, Feb. 14.

The morning began with an assembly in the…

On Feb. 5, 2020 John Herrick Moses Jr. passed away peacefully.

He was born March 15, 1939 in New York City, the son of Kay and John Moses, of Pig Cove Road, Southport. John spent his…

What are you doing with your extra day this Leap Year?

An extra day is something people always wish they had but only get once every four years. So, shouldn’t it be used for something…

The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association’s annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby was held on Wily Pond on Saturday, Feb. 15, and despite temperatures barely above zero for the 8 a.m. start and…

The Wiscasset Elementary School Fourth and Fifth Grade Chorus performed a Valentine’s Day concert for residents of St. Andrews Village and other guests in…

Portland, Maine: March 15, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of Maine separating from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state in the Union. Maine Historical Society (MHS) recognized that it would be…

Post Offices across the state will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in celebration of Presidents’ Day. Retail offices will be closed and only…

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, begins the Season of Lent. First Congregational Church UCC of Wiscasset will join St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in the St. Philip’s Parish Hall at 6 p.m. for a service of…

Laura Mewa grew up in Old Town. A couple of years after earning her master’s degree, she took a job as school counselor at Medomak Middle School in Waldoboro.

Wiscasset Police Chief Larry…

Some of Woolwich’s earliest birth and death records dating from 1731 to 1835 have been newly restored and digitalized. Each page was rehydrated, repaired if needed and sleeved in protective mylar…

Fifth grade language teacher Justin Stygles on Feb. 11 presented to the school committee the results of one of the standardized tests Wiscasset Elementary School does. Stygles said the results…

A Woolwich man has been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury for Leaving the Scene of An Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death, according to court records. The grand jury report…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:

Alna: Verney, Joel W. P R and Verney, Richard A. Est. to Verney, Jeffrey W…

Wiscasset School Department has announced schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 13 due to the inclement weather.

Once again this, 106.9 FRANK FM (WBQX, Thomaston) will be broadcast several tournament basketball games from the Augusta Civic Center, featuring several schools in the Midcoast and Central Maine…

The joint budget and select board workshop on Feb. 10 discussed the need for a planner/economic developer. Weather permitting, wastewater, public works and the transfer…

Feb. 10 was rainy and gray, not a typical Maine beach day, but for a group of retired scientists and six Edgecomb Eddy School students, it proved a bright and sunny learning experience. Three…

Edgecomb officials learned Monday, Feb. 10, the buyer for the town’s property on McKay Road may be interested in more land.

At the selectmen’s meeting, Troy Plummer, son of purchaser Todd…

No doubt locals noticed the tall figure of Jonne Trees filming at community events during the last few months of 2019. He was there as the returning station manager for BRTV Media Center/Channel…

U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Sara Gideon and her campaign drew over 250 to “Suppers with Sara” at American Legion Post 42 in Damariscotta Feb. 10. Gideon, seeking to unseat four-term incumbent…

Ann Winslow Cochrane, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 8, 2020.

Ann was born on March 3, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Gordon and Janet Winslow,…

Despite the expected wintery weather mix, those who attended Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s ninth annual dinner enjoyed the food, the venue, and the celebration of those honored this year.…

The excitement and anticipation is growing as the Damariscotta Mills Alewife Festival Committee is busy making sure that 13th annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder “Alewives” Festival is filled…

Maine Department of Transportation will seek bids on an estimated $500,000 in repairs to Max L. Wilder Memorial Bridge on state Route 127 linking Woolwich with Arrowsic.

The bridge spans…

Glenn A. Townsend died unexpectedly on Feb. 5, 2020.

He was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on July 4, 1948 to Francis and Dorothy (Sproul) Townsend. Glenn graduated from Boothbay Region…

The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Jeremiah Lucas, 22, of Edgecomb…

Beloved by many, Joy Mehrl of Wiscasset passed away on Feb. 5, 2020 in the presence of her family. 

Margaret Joy Brenner was born in 1946 to her parents…

Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA in Damariscotta will host an American Red Cross on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs donated blood but…

Wiscasset School Department has announced a two-hour delay Monday, Feb. 10.

Midcoast Conservancy has welcomed Patricia Nease and Andrew Moriarity as its Maine Conservation Corps Environmental Stewards focused on lands and waters in its service area. MCC stewards volunteer…

Dads, stepdads, grandfathers, uncles and family friends brought a total of 94 girls to Wiscasset Parks and Recreation’s annual father-daughter dance Friday night, Feb. 7 at Wiscasset Community…