Edgecomb selectmen announced an 8.6 percent increase for the 2019-20 tax rate at their meeting on Monday, July 29, bringing the rate to $18.57 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, from the previous $…

A beautiful 27-foot sailboat was donated this week to the annual Rotary Auction, which is being held on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Sherman Field, Boothbay Region High School.

While not practical…

Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on July 25 denied a request for a certificate of appropriateness for a fence at 45 Federal St., then reconsidered and approved the application, according…

Miss Wiscasset Diner has closed, according to a Facebook post a representative of the 762 Bath Road business made Sunday.

“I would like to thank all of our customers and friends we’ve made…

Three new members will enter the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame on Oct. 19. Stephen Fay, Marian McCue, and the late Chris Cousins were selected by the MPA’s Hall of Fame Committee and will…

William Arthur “Willie” Poore, 52, died at his home in Stonington, Maine, on July 23, 2019.

He was born Dec. 13, 1966 in Boothbay Harbor to Arthur and Leona Poore. He grew up in Boothbay…

Part of Alna’s concrete, century-old Head Tide Dam became history last week, and on Monday continued being pulled off the Sheepscot River. And the dam, the site and the fish and people who…

Two passengers were waiting for the southbound bus of Concord Coach Lines Monday morning at the company’s new pickup and drop-off location at the Circle K Irving store on Route 1, Wiscasset.

Craig Leland Giles, 75, died July 23 of cancer at his home in Boothbay Harbor surrounded by his family.

He was born Feb. 15, 1944 to Leland and Ruth Bryenton Giles. He was married to Sarah…

Wiscasset selectmen visited Wiscasset Academy, now Maine Art Gallery, July 23. The town owns the former school building. The board asked their guide on the tour, Maine Art Gallery member David …

First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s Summerfest has come a long way since the Ladies’ Organ Society started it in 1983. 

“It started as an arts and crafts sale,” coordinator Beth…

On Main Street July 25, Perry Palmer shared with Wiscasset Art Walk goers a drink that cooled off 1700s families, including the members out haying with scythes.

That was very hot work, said…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s Annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake will take place on Sunday, Aug. 11, noon to 3 p.m., at Cider Hill Farm, 785 West Main St., Waldoboro.

There will…

Dr. Judith Eve Sandick of 113 River Road, Edgecomb, Maine passed away July 24, 2019 surrounded by her family following a long struggle with depression.

Judy was born in Pittsfield,…

Wiscasset selectmen are accepting bids on four tax-acquired properties. The board voted unanimously to sell the properties following an executive session Tuesday night, July 23.

According…

Alice Marian True Larkin Larrabee, 93, of Boothbay, Maine, died on July 24, 2019 at her home in Boothbay.

Born Sept. 5, 1925 in Skowhegan, Maine, she was the daughter of Elise (Martindale…

Alna selectmen on July 24 set the tax rate at $18.20 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. Last year’s was $17.75. The board attributed the hike to higher county and education tabs, and to…

LincolnHealth’s Cove’s Edge, which offers skilled rehabilitation and long-term care services, has been recognized as a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health…

In May, a project to provide lobstermen with safer lifejackets landed in the Boothbay region. And in July, the Lifejackets for Lobstermen vans returned to Maine, with four August stops planned on…

Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine eased 7.18 percent comparing June 2019 to June 2018, according to Maine Listings. Values, however, increased 5.09 percent over that same time period…

The Lincoln Home is hosting its fourth annual Lobster and More! event Saturday, Aug. 17, at 4 p.m. Dine on delicious Maine lobsters, mouth-watering barbecue chicken, and Maine blueberry desserts…

“That’s going to be cool,” Alton King IV, 13, said about the basketball hoop in the lot of the old Alna town office. Meeting with the Wiscasset Newspaper Friday, he and brothers Elijah, 14,…

Alna Third Selectman Greg Shute met with Dresden Selectmen on Tuesday to see if the two towns might collaborate on trash disposal.

“We want the best possible deal for the citizens of the…

Alna selectmen will seek a different date with their Dresden counterparts to talk trash disposal, according to Alna First Selectman Melissa Spinney. Alna Second Selectman Doug Baston couldn’t come…

The Wiscasset select board will hold a special town meeting to address approximately $11,502 in 2018-19 budget overdrafts rather then cover the overdrafts from $19,636 left in contingency.

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On July 16, Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway received a special delivery: two railway cars as part of an exciting partnership with Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum of…

Join us for “National Night Out,” an event that celebrates neighborhood safety and community partnerships with our police department. This event on the town office lawn from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m…

Supporting documents for Tuesday night’s meeting of the Wiscassset Select Board included monthly and year-end summaries from department heads to Town Manager John O’Connell.

EMS Director…

Beer and shades of yesteryear were part of the main event Saturday, July 21 as Boothbay Railway Village hosted Rails, Tails and Ales and the 55th annual Antique Auto Show.

Turnout was a bit…

On July 17, 2019, veteran and long-time Boothbay Harbor resident Lee Stout Harris III passed away at the age of 86.

Lee (“Stouty”) was born on Jan. 26, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to…

The wandering spotlight will be lighting up Damariscotta as it moves from Lincoln Theater to the streets around it as movie fans begin arriving for the first MidCoast Film Festival. The excitement…

The Westport Island History Committee met over the weekend, braving the heat and humidity to further plan the History Day open house at Westport Island’s historic Town Hall from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday…

Before Head Tide Dam gets a new viewing platform that gives the fish more room to get through, workers at the Head Tide Road, Alna site need a place to work in the Sheepscot River.

They…

Update: The U.S.Coast Guard reported over Twitter Tuesday night, crews have suspended the active search, “pending further developments.” And Wednesday afternoon, Maine Department of Marine…

A good speaker knows his subject. A great speaker turns information into experience, presenting it so memorably it stays with the listener.

On Wednesday, July 17, Pulitzer Prize-winning…

The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) announced in July that it has given Hammond Lumber Company four awards for outstanding safety performance during 2018 at Hammond’s sawmill…

Lobstermen gathered on the Stonington Commercial Fish Pier to draw greater attention to the issues facing the survival of their industry and the livelihoods of coastal Maine communities.

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Organizers for the first ever “Set for Success” event in Wiscasset held a bake sale fundraiser at Ames True Value Supply on Saturday, July 20.

The  Wiscasset “Set for Success” event from 1…

Edgecomb selectmen opened the only bid on Monday evening, July 15 for Engine #4.

Peter Gagnon of Wiscasset submitted the sealed bid of $5,555.55. Selectmen approved the sale. It was…

For the month of August, First National Bank’s Waldoboro, Boothbay and Wiscasset locations are collecting pet food and supplies to support Midcoast Humane.

Midcoast Humane is a non-profit…

On Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wiscasset Common will come alive with First Congregational Church’s Summerfest. Music by a ragtime band and the Clarinotes will fill the air.…

Concord Coach Lines’ service to Wiscasset resumes this Wednesday, July 24, according to a Concord statement Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Chair Jean Beattie shared Saturday…

“Humidity and me are not friends.”

A sweat bead ran down Wiscasset Transfer Station Superintendent Ron Lear’s right temple Saturday morning as the station opened for a day the…

Shirley Irene Marden passed away on July 17, 2019, at the age of 91.

Born on Dec. 12, 1927, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Edna (Burns) Marshall of West Forks and Bertrand Marshall of…

Lincoln County Historical Association again offers Summer with the Past, a week-long…

Seafood and pepper jelly were among the offerings at the Boothbay Farmers Market on Thursday, July 18.

Tom and Tracy Penneman of Pemaquid Lobster and Seafood of New Harbor have been market…

Due to the high temperatures forecast for this weekend, the Alna EMA director will be opening a Cooling Shelter at the Alna Fire Station on Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.

Alna residents…

Wiscasset selectmen plan a site walk at Maine Art Gallery on Warren Street at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, according to an agenda released Wednesday. The board’s regular session follows at 6 p.m.…