If all goes as hoped, Edgecomb will have a new, 100-seat restaurant. Steve Stinson and wife Luanne asked the Edgecomb planning board Sept. 19 about the possibility of a restaurant on Route 1…
News
AUGUSTA — All Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed Thursday, Sept. 26 for a full-day training of all bureau staff members, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced…
Obituary
Donna Louise (Mim) Martin (nee Hurshman) began her next journey on Sept. 17, 2019 at the age of 86.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 28, 1933 to Mary (nee Shantery) and Norman…
Pike will pave Railroad Avenue and Water Street from the parking lot to Lincoln Street, complete street paving work for Water Street and all side…
Wiscasset Planning Board
The Wiscasset Planning Board conducted a pre-application site plan review Sept. 23 for FIN, LLC, a wedding venue planned for 28 Flood Ave. Heather Poirier and Scott Varney are the prospective…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on Sept. 10 considered three certificate of appropriateness applications. Continuing consideration of a COA for replacing windows and a…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail is about seven weeks into its Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program with ENSO…
Obituary
M. W. Farnham, known as Teaver, of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully at home on the morning of Sept. 18.
He was born on December 7, 1929, and lived in Boothbay Harbor his whole life…
Friends of Wiscasset Village
Planning is underway for a celebration around the end of October, to coincide with the end of construction, at least for this year, of the Wiscasset Downtown Project. Friends of Wiscasset Village…
Lincoln County Historical Association will host its second Fall Fashion show at Waters Edge in Edgecomb on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11:30 a.m. The event provides an opportunity to showcase fashions…
On both ends of Wiscasset Saturday, people were raising money to help people pay household or other bills while fighting cancer. Organizers of the separately run events at Wiscasset Speedway near…
Outside Ames True Value Sunday, as masons from Lincoln Lodge in Wiscasset prepared to cook food to sell at a cornhole tournament, mason Chuck Billings praised the Route 1, Wiscasset business and…
In a free educational seminar, Dr. Paul Schacknow explained cataracts as something everyone deals with as they age. The Southport summer resident practices ophthalmology in West Palm Beach,…
Last spring, The Waldo was awarded a $40,000 challenge grant from the Sandy River Charitable Foundation which required a dollar for dollar match. The organization successfully raised the matching…
A South Bristol man died at the scene of a crash in that town Thursday night, Sept. 19. At 9:29 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call from a resident on State Route 129 in…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
The “U.S. Submarine Service veteran” hat Willis Clifford wore to Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours Sept. 19 prompted a question from Garden Club of Wiscasset’s Linda…
Roxanne Andrews brings over 30 years of experience in providing Senior Services to her new role as One2One Care director at Lincoln Home. One2One Care services older adults who wish to live…
Maine State Representatives Chloe Maxmin (Dist. 88), Holly Stover (Dist. 89), and Allison Hepler (Dist. 53), will help the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) celebrate autumn during their…
In a 4-0 vote Sept. 18, Woolwich selectmen appointed Town Administrator Kim Dalton tax collector. Selectman Alison Hepler was absent.
Chairman David King Sr. said the board’s action…
Local and nationally known sports legends and Hall of Famers are making arrangements to meet in Boothbay for the 29th annual Boothbay Charities Classic golf tournament, lobster bake and sports…
Midcoast Conservancy
Space is still available in the fall Midcoast Conservancy Timber Frame course at Hidden Valley Nature Center, from Oct. 11-14. The course is a four-day, hands-on experience, where eight students…
Obituary
Connie Ida Dalton, 75, of Wiscasset died Sept. 15, 2019 at The Woodlands in Rockland.
She was born in Camden on March 12, 1944, a daughter of Walter A.…
The Santa Maria, one of the three legendary ships of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage, sank on Christmas Eve when the ship ran aground on a Haitian reef shortly after making its…
Midcoast Humane is pleased to announce that Tammy Walsh, community resource coordinator, has been named as one of Coast 93.1-Hannaford’s 20 Outstanding Women of 2019.
Ms. Walsh is a…
If you see a former Boston Red Sox, Bruin or New England Patriot on Sept. 27 and 28, you’re probably attending the 29th edition of the Boothbay Charities Classic. Once again, a host of retired…
After an executive session, Wiscasset selectmen on Tuesday accepted the retirement of the wastewater treatment plant’s director, Richard Gaerth, as of Jan. 2.
Gaerth recently learned…
While there will be many things happening at the first Changing Aging event Sunday, the opportunity to learn from experts on some important issues affecting seniors are a highlight.
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Dresden resident Cindy Moeller asked selectmen Tuesday if they would consider becoming a community partner with Wiscasset Parks and Recreation.
“It would be nice as outlet,” said Moeller.…
Ames True Value and Wicked Cornhole are holding the second annual Cornhole Classic at Ames True Value, Route 1, Wiscasset on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Registration starts at 11 a.m. and bags fly at…
Lincoln County Commissioners
In a special appreciation award Sept. 17, Lincoln County commissioners honored Jeffrey Sewell and Kathy Blagden. Sewell responded to a car crash involving Deputy Donald Davey on July 30, 1984.…
The following are closed cases for August from information provided by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentenced are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
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Property taxes are going up 1 percent in Woolwich. Selectmen set the tax rate after meeting with their auditor William H. Brewer Monday afternoon.
“You did a good job managing your budget…
Lincoln County Historical Association, Old Fort Western
Maine started getting summer people from New York 13,000 years ago, Maine Historic Preservation Commission’s senior archeologist said. We know because they had tools of stone from the lower Hudson…
The Boothbay Harbor Sunrise Lighthouse Photography cruise was a success for the more than 30 attendees who boarded the Balmy Days a little before 6 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 14 for the two-…
Maine Board of Social Worker Licensure
The caseworker who placed Kendall Chick with her grandfather, Stephen Hood, and her grandfather’s fiancee, Shawna Gatto, of Wiscasset, lost her license Aug. 3 for “gross incompetence and…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is displaying photos of pumpkin art at the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA during September and October. The photos represent 12 of the 70+ pumpkin art…
The monthly meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, took place on Sept. 10 at the Library of the Lincoln Home in Newcastle where the Chapter has met…
Press release
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Boothbay Harbor food service worker. The individual prepared…
Press release
Sixty women from seven different counties gathered at the Montsweag Restaurant in Woolwich on Sept. 12 to hear about voter registration procedures and more positive results from the policies of…
Alna’s and Waterville’s Peter Love has been coming to Head Tide Dam and its swimming hole since 1971. He was 12 when his parents got a piece of land off Lothrop Road. Now it’s his. And though the…
Acting on information from Edgecomb Eddy School Principal Ira Michaud, selectmen voted Sept. 9 to authorize the sale of two Edgecomb Eddy school buses that are not roadworthy.
According to…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine kicked off its fall Campaign Wednesday, Sept. 11 with a goal of raising $1,800,000 to help local people in need, and a theme of “People Power for Local Change!”…
Central Lincoln County (CLC) and Boothbay Region (BR) YMCAs’ Diabetes Prevention Program, which helps adults lose weight through healthier eating and increased physical activity to reduce their…
Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee has a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 at the central office, 225 Gardiner Road. The agenda announced an email Saturday evening…
While it may look like the Lincoln County Rifle Club (LCRC) in Damariscotta is closed due to the construction on upper Main Street, it has remained open all season and has been active with sport…
This week, the Broadband Planning Committee for seven towns in Lincoln County met to begin Phase 2 of their broadband planning project. About 20 people from Somerville, Wiscasset, Edgecomb,…
Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, and BRHS Principal Dan Welch have announced that the school’s girls’ soccer program has canceled the rest of the season’s varsity…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, has been appointed to serve on the Commission to Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues. With Maine’s rapidly growing older population, the commission was created as…
Rebuilding Together - Lincoln County (RT-LC) will hold its second 2019 Rebuilding Together Day on Saturday, Sept. 21. The local non-profit is looking for volunteers to work on approximately 14…
With help from public works, Wiscasset police Sept. 12 harvested and removed 53 marijuana plants from a Pooler Pit Road property, Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said.
The homeowner, Ronald…
