Miles Brewer, 39, of Wiscasset was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault, Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening, Aggravated Assault, Criminal Threatening, Burglary,…

CLC YMCA Board of Directors has announced that current Director of Operations Casey Clark Kelley is overseeing daily operations in a short-term manner during their leadership transition process.…

AUGUSTA — An opposition group to the proposed Central Maine Power corridor said Feb. 3 that it submitted more than 75,000 signatures from registered Maine voters to the Secretary of State opposing…

Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Casey Stevens on Feb. 4 discussed the importance of moving toward a drone program for search and rescue. He said the drone could detect body heat or…

Love is in the air with the first annual “For the Love of Beer, Wine and Boutiques” in Boothbay Harbor. The weekend of fun and love begins on the…

What goes around, comes around.

From about 1982 to 1993, Lincoln County Publishing Company (LCPC) in Newcastle printed the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper, along with The Lincoln…

The Woolwich selectboard reviewed requests from non-profit organizations Monday when it continued work on the 2020-21 municipal budget. Voters will take up the requests at the annual town meeting…

The Edgecomb School Committee directed Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Dr. Keith Laser to investigate whether buying or leasing a minivan is the best option in…

Dresden selectmen voted Feb. 4 to hold a special election April 7 for the selectman’s seat Trudy Foss is leaving. Nomination papers are now available and will be due March 6. Absentee ballots will…

Citing family and other commitments, Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell announced Tuesday night he is resigning, and offered, should the board wish, to stay on until the first week in June to…

Wiscasset selectmen and the budget committee debated Monday whether or not to have both an annual budget and a second, five-year or longer capital budget plan that would include departments’ long-…

There will be a Celebration of Life for Christopher Pinkham on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.

Hilary Heaton, born Feb. 7, 1928, in New York City, died peacefully on Feb. 2, 2020, after a brief illness.

He was the son of Maurice and Berenice VanSlyke of Valley Cottage, New York. In…

Westport Island selectmen on Monday heard Deputy EMA Director Gayle Wagner report that the final $1,013 reimbursement from FEMA was finalized this week. These funds were reimbursement from the…

Argirios Takis Kazakos of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, world traveler, devoted family man, tireless worker, skilled handyman and lover of vanilla ice cream, passed away at the age of 83 on Feb. 3, 2020…

Carla Diane (Fritz) Allen of Corvallis, Oregon and Southport, Maine, died Jan. 31, 2020.

She was born Oct. 23, 1967.

Throughout her New England childhood days, California college…

John R. “Jack” Barry, 70, of East Boothbay, Maine, passed away on Feb. 3, 2020 with loving family after a brief battle with cancer.

Jack’s greatest love was his family and he always went…

It will be left to Woolwich voters to decide whether or not to increase stipends for members of the ambulance department. EMS Director Brian Carlton made the recommendation when he presented his…

Two Edgecomb Eddy School third graders battled through 18 rounds before Stella Chapman spelled two words to win the annual school spelling bee.

Chapman opened the 18th round spelling “union…

Merlin “Cush” Gray Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2020.

Merlin was born in Boothbay Harbor on June 25, 1931 to Merlin and Edna (Cheviot) Gray. Upon graduation from Boothbay…

“You might just have to take two, if they’re stuck together,” Dave Sawyer told Recreation Programmer Chelsea Taylor as she had one pancake in the tongs and a hanger-on at Saturday’s breakfast at…

Every day, unsuspecting Americans, from border to border, are victimized by scammers -- typically working with a highly coordinated and sophisticated network of criminals. For these people, the…

Completing its examination into Central Maine Power’s high billing and metering issues from late 2017 to date, Maine Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 30 found no…

Boothbay Region High and Elementary, Southport and Georgetown central and Edgecomb Eddy schools underwent standard security measures after threats were made to over a dozen Maine schools.…

Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, has announced that she is running for re-election to the Maine State Legislature. Hepler represents Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, part of Richmond and…

Washington has come through with $1.4 million for a Head Start program that serves Lincoln, Sagadahoc and northeastern Cumberland counties, according to program staff and a statement Thursday, Jan…

Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell has responded to concerns citizens voiced to selectmen Jan. 21 about the town’s sidewalks.

In a memo dated Jan. 27 and sent to Wiscasset Newspaper and…

The Maine Dept. of Revenue Services finalized the …

Bruce M. Johnson, passed away Jan. 26, 2020 in his home in Southport, Maine.

He leaves his wife of 40 years, Enid. Those who love and will miss this kind man are not only Enid, but also his…

Residents on both sides of the Kennebec River want Central Maine Power to eliminate or greatly reduce the intensity of strobe lighting on its transmission towers on Chops Point. The flashing red…

Habitat’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Adam Wyatt Lacher of Portland will be leading the affiliate as executive director starting Feb. 24.

“Adam brings a great mix of…

Frances Perkins Center in Damariscotta announces the addition of two new members to its board of directors: Peter Blaze Corcoran of Freeport, Maine and Sanibel Island, Florida, and…

Meagan Hamblett has taken a new job within the YMCA. On Feb. 3, she becomes executive director of the Alliances of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.  Hamblett has been Central Lincoln County YMCA’…

Pine Tree Society, a statewide organization transforming the lives of Maine people with disabilities since 1936, has expanded its Children’s Case Management Services to its Bath office.

“…

Christopher Pinkham, 44, of Boothbay, described by his friends as a hard worker, devoted husband and father, drowned in a tragic boating accident off Portland harbor on Thursday, Jan. 23. He was…

Helen M. Walsh of Machiasport was a beloved wife, mother, sister and friend who passed away on Jan. 14, 2020 on what would have been her and Patrick’s 53rd wedding anniversary. Helen will be…

Let’s tip our hats to the students of Wiscasset Middle High School. They came up with a clever way to raise monies and have some fun while drawing awareness to a very serious problem –the…

The Wiscasset Planning Board on Monday approved plans for three new cottages and a replacement garage at Chewonki Campground.

Owners Pamela Brackett and Ann Beck said their plans were…

On Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, Christopher Pinkham of Boothbay, loving and devoted father and husband, passed away at the age of 44. Chris died suddenly and tragically when the fishing vessel he was…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 261 calls for service for the period of Jan. 21 and Jan. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded…

The Westport Island History Committee has scheduled work sessions at the historic Town Hall every third Sunday through the winter, opening up the History Room so members can do organizing and…

In preparation for the March 3 Democratic Primary and March 8 Democratic party town caucus, the Westport Island Democrats will meet next Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. For the meeting’s location,…

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to welcome two new staff members: a senior watershed manager and a senior land steward.

Cara O’Donnell joins Midcoast Conservancy as the senior watershed…

Dennis Grant Hill, 66, of Edgecomb and Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of Jan. 25, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. 

Born in Aberdeen, Maryland on Oct. 1, 1953, he was the son…

Ransom Engineering environmental engineer Steve Dyer and project manager Jaime Madore said Jan. 23, the ash pond cleanup project at Mason Station is entering its design phase, and they expected…

WARREN — A 16-year-old Boothbay resident has been hospitalized with serious injuries following a two vehicle car crash in Warren Saturday night.

The juvenile, who was not identified because…

The 2018-19 Maine Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) for Wiscasset students showed mixed results over last year’s scores, according to the Maine Department of Education. According to …

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating several motor vehicle burglaries on Page Avenue in Wiscasset Friday night or early Saturday. 

A White Chevrolet 1500 was seen in the…

Samuel Parkman Newbury of Farmington, Connecticut died peacefully Jan. 22, 2020.

Sam was born Aug. 21, 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island, son of Nathan Newbury Jr. and Elizabeth Stuart…

The Maine Press Association is awarding $5,000 in scholarships to five journalism students this month.

Recipients of 2020 scholarships are Hailey Bryant, of Gorham…