Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Dec. 26, Waldoboro police have arrested the Waldoboro man being sought in connection with an alleged Oct. 30 theft of about $140 worth of…
News
A once vegetated spot upriver of Alna’s Head Tide Dam is now a hazardous, “sheer drop,” resident Chris Cooper told selectmen Dec. 23. Big rocks or some other barrier will go there, Atlantic Salmon…
It’s New Year’s Resolution time. Time to make a commitment to be fraud aware in 2020. For the next 52 weeks, like clockwork, scammers will be on the prowl looking to steal our money or sensitive…
Due to its growing practice, Lincoln Medical Partners Ophthalmology moved to the Miles Professional Building on the Miles campus in November. In January, Kaitlyn Nolan, M.D. will be joined by…
Lincoln Medical Partners has teamed with MaineHealth and the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help reduce the number of people in Lincoln County who do not have enough to eat.
According to the…
The Edgecomb Community Church's Candlelight Winter Solstice Labyrinth Walk and Family Christmas Concert was held Saturday, Dec. 21. Irish singer and song writer Kate McDonnell performed and The…
When is an ordinance not an ordinance? Alna First Selectman Melissa Spinney said Dec. 23, the state has told her the town’s 2010 shoreland zoning is still in effect because the town never turned…
In the spirit of Community Giving, employees from Cheney Financial Group volunteered to help the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Damariscotta-Newcastle fight hunger in Lincoln County. One in seven…
Obituary
Sharon (Cunningham) Proctor of Wiscasset, died on Dec. 19, 2019 at age 79 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. In recent years, Sharon received excellent care at Chase Point/Riverside and…
Due to New Year’s Day falling on Wednesday this year, the newspaper will be going to press on Monday, Dec. 30. The deadline for all advertising and press releases for the Jan. 2 issue will be at…
Wiscasset’s Richard Harvey said when he met an apparent terrier mix early last year at then-Lincoln County Animal Shelter, now Midcoast Humane, some ham the longtime Bath Iron Works pipefitter…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's Dog Obedience classes.
Held on Tuesdays, the next session will run from Jan. 7 through Feb. 25.Beginner class…
At Alna’s Head Tide Dam Dec. 21, a fence no longer blocked access to the new platform overlooking the Sheepscot River. Wiscasset Newspaper took early morning photos the day of the winter solstice…
Bard College student and Edgecomb native Mary Reid (’21) has been awarded a $3,000 highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State for her term…
Thursday, Dec. 19, two days before winter, was sunny the day after snow and then the wind’s overnight brushing of that snow. At midday on one of the shortest days of the year, shadows accented…
Two Bridges Regional Jail can expect more stable state funding levels from an amended bill that would set a permanent state share for county jails. The bill, LD 973, passed out of the Criminal…
The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine’s shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms. A…
Boothbay Region YMCA’s Y-Arts performers will be competing in the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 19 at The Cobb…
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that legislation they authored to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for tick-borne…
The Woolwich town office will close at noon Dec. 24 and reopen on Thursday, Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. The town office will also be closed Jan. 1 and will…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of 345 Atlantic Highway in Warren, the former longtime home of Scuttlebutt Antiques.
With its close proximity…
Obituary
Thomas R. “Tom” Cavanaugh, 96, of Navarre Beach, Florida, passed away on Nov. 14, 2019.
Tom was born on July 19, 1923 in Danville, Illinois. He was the son of Hazel B. and Harry Cavanaugh…
The Morris Farm Trust is very pleased to announce a grant award from the Quimby Foundation for the pursuit of the trust’s AmeriCorps/VISTA Food…
Defense attorneys plan to appeal
BELFAST — After five hours of deliberation, the jury in the case against Sharon Carrillo announced that they had reached the verdict of guilty.
The trial against Sharon Carrillo began Dec.…
Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA has been announced as a recipient of the 2019 Quimby Foundation Nourishment Grant. Grant funding was awarded in the amount of $15,000 to support food programs and…
Vera Roberts, president of the board of directors of New Hope for Women, is pleased to announce the addition of Shelley Megquier and Sarah Robbins to its board.
New Hope for Women (NHFW)…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen unanimously approved Big Al’s business license for 2018 and fireworks licenses for 2018 and 2019 on Dec. 17, according to the…
BELFAST — A Maine Department of Health and Human Services caseworker was the first witness called to the stand by Sharon Carrillo’s defense attorneys Dec. 17 in a…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer on Dec. 17 recommended Sandy Gilbreath for community development specialist with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission. Gilbreath replaces Harold…
“Incredible!”
“How do they come up with these ideas?”
“Wow – unbelievable!”
Comments like these were overheard throughout…
Joy to the World, the Lord has come. Let Earth receive her King. This is the familiar theme of Advent, a period from Dec. 1 to 25 which explains how Jesus Christ came into the world. For seven…
At this point in his life, Bill Burge finds happiness in the simple things: the comfort of his recliner, a good TV show, homemade cooking from his wife of 56 years, a visit from his granddaughter…
Obituary
Richard Austin Cain, MD, 89, of Bayville, Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully at home after a valiant struggle against squamous cell skin cancer. He went to be with his Lord the morning of Dec…
Obituary
June E. (French) Caton, 84, died on Nov. 17, 2019 at her home in Wiscasset.
She was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on June 21, 1935, the daughter of Frank and Thelma (Seavey) French. She…
A second legal opinion will be sought on a proposal by Woolwich’s EMS director to begin charging for some repeat ambulance calls when transports aren’t needed. The change may require an ordinance…
Paddling from Kings Mills in Whitefield to Alna’s Head Tide Dam Sunday, Woolwich’s Catherine Kimball got out of a kayak and the Sheepscot River just before the dam. Fellow Penobscot Paddle and…
Press release
Food Trucks A-Go, the Midcoast’s newest dining experience, is excited to announce that the food court located on Route 27 in Boothbay will be open daily from Thursday, Dec. 19 through Tuesday, Dec…
The Oratorio Chorale, under the baton of Emily Isaacson, performed a refreshed program of “Sing We Noel” at St. Paul’s in Brunswick Saturday, Dec. 14 for several performances. The Chorale will…
The monthly meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR convened in the activity room of the Lincoln Home on Saturday, Dec. 7. At 11:20 a.m. Regent Miller called the meeting to order. Miriam Buckley,…
Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Museum
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum in Alna held its annual Victorian Christmas Dec. 14. According to the museum, more than three inches rain reduced the crowds, but still over 530…
A celebration of life for Richard C. Wallace, who died Dec. 7, will be held at the Boothbay Railway Village on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 11 a.m. A service in the chapel will be followed by a reception…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will have its holiday week pantry day on Thursday, Dec. 19, beginning at 4:30 p.m. for a “grab and go” event…
Obituary
Robert A. “Ribet” Johnson Sr., 62, passed away Dec. 4, 2019 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.
He was born Sept. 20, 1957 in Rockland, Maine, to Jesse J.…
Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at their special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. During this beautiful…
Volunteering as Santa around Wiscasset this Christmastime and Christmases past, Dave Sawyer has marveled at the kindness in children’s…
The Christmas Eve service of Lessons and Carols will begin at 4:40 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle with the Tower Ringers Handbell Choir playing arrangements of…
Tiffany Dauphin and Chantel Jacobs, both of Richmond, have been best friends for years. They went through cosmetology school together, shared the challenges of motherhood together – Dauphin has…
The family who bought and moved into Alna’s old town office this year is making a festive mark on Route 218 this Christmas, the family’s first in the home. Jean Bradford and Alton King…
At Wiscasset Community Center Friday night, Dec. 13, families decorated miniature home sweet homes for the holidays. Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud made the gingerbread houses in the WCC…
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
A single drop of seawater can contain a wide representation of ocean microbes from around the world – revealing novel insights into the ecology, evolution and biotechnology potential of the global…
