Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with The Land Institute, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), and Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture…
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Lincoln County Commissioners
The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency has developed and signed a memorandum of understanding with Newcastle landowner Matthew Weaver for the use of his Hunt Hill Road property.…
A lovely Frozen festival is planned for Aug. 3 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Damariscotta Baptist Church. At this stage we have word that Queen Elsa, Princess Anna and another princess are going to…
Alna selectmen
Alna will likely stay with Wiscasset on waste this year and look at possibly cheaper options, Alna First Selectman Melissa Spinney said.
"It looks like we will be signing (the Wiscasset…
Karl’s Kids will host a dance party as its first Lincoln County fundraiser on Friday, July 26 at the Lakeside Barn in Duck Puddle Campground in Nobleboro. Local dance instructor, Steve Hand, will…
Boothbay Railway Village
During the 55th anniversary of Antique Auto Days on July 20 and 21, drivers, their passengers and all visitors to The Village will have close-up views of over one hundred visiting classic, vintage…
Obituary
Christine June Gudroe, 94, of Topsham, Maine, formerly of Old Bath Road, Wiscasset, Maine, passed away July 15, 2019 with her family at her side.
She was born in Sheepscot, Maine on June 6…
The annual Rotary Auction is fast approaching and there are some exciting improvements this year. There will be a new set up which will create a midway, allowing better access to all the tents…
Maine lobstermen have found an ally in their battle against new federal regulations designed to protect the endangered Atlantic right whale. Maine Gov. Janet Mills called a National Oceanic and…
Obituary
Marie Borroff, distinguished scholar, poet, translator and teacher of English literature, and one of the pioneering women at Yale University, died at her Branford, Connecticut, home on July 5. …
Woolwich is looking for volunteers to draft a marijuana ordinance for voters to consider. The select board agreed to form the five-member committee following a workshop with the planning board…
Mm—mmm: tasty treats await one and all at Ames Supply on Saturday, July 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., where Feed Our Scholars (FOS…
The summer season at Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House got a great kickoff with a Father's Day demonstration of traditional blacksmithing methods by Jeff Miller that…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
On July 11, the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved a sign for a new business at 52 Water St., but three other certificates of appropriateness were tabled when the owner or a…
The Homeward Bound Hospice Choir arrived at Apifera Farm in Bremen and presented the farm animals with a special concert. Apifera Farm is a non-profit organization with a mission of sheltering and…
Plans are underway for the sixth annual Bands for Books. It’s held in September to raise money for Wiscasset Public Library. Friends of the Library is organizing the event for Sept. 2, Labor Day,…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) monthly meeting is an opportunity to meet members, participate in discussion, hear from political candidates, public officials and other speakers…
Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth Britton Creamer, 99, passed away peacefully with loving family by her side on Oct. 26, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Elizabeth was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia on…
Obituary
Neil O. Cunningham, 75, of Elloree, South Carolina, passed away July 10, 2019.
He was born on August 7, 1943 in Bath, Maine, son of the late Guy and Hattie Coffin Cunningham.
In…
Obituary
Suzanne Claire Bazinet, 71, of Augusta, Maine, passed away on July 3, 2019 in…
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, UCC has once again opened its doors to a youth service mission from Pennsylvania.
Twenty, mostly high school age, young people arrived at the…
A brilliant summer day greeted the annual Dresden Summerfest on Sunday, July 14.
Peter Walsh played master of ceremonies to the event which featured horse drawn wagon rides, face painting,…
Obituary
Emma J. Squillante, 94, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully July 8, 2019.
She was the daughter of Carl and Jennie Manna, born in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 2, 1925. Emma…
UPDATE, Monday afternoon: Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office has issued this latest press release with new details including names of those involved:
A 2016 GMC Penske cargo van driven by…
Nearly 15 years ago, Dr. Aqui Alamo was approached by colleagues who asked him to consider taking the necessary coursework to be able to prescribe Suboxone for people addicted to heroin or opioids…
Summer and water go together and the Ed and Shelley Strozier family of Wiscasset has been making full use of both, visiting area water holes.
Shelley Strozier said the family visited…
The Human Genome Project forever changed the field of biology when it published the first genetic blueprint of a human being in 2000. Today, scientists have expanded upon those methods and are…
Bath Housing has received a $100,000 grant from Maine Housing to help older Mainers and Mainers with disabilities to stay in their homes. Bath Housing’s program, Comfortably Home, provides high-…
Edgecomb Eddy School
If you missed your spring planting and miss getting your hands dirty, Edgecomb Eddy School’s new gardeners are looking for extra hands. Alternative Organizational Structure 98 teacher Ingrid…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail – now without its largest contributing county, Waldo – is considering other options to fill space. Among them is working with the federal government to accept…
AUGUSTA – Governor Janet Mills will join the Maine Bicentennial Commission in launching the commemoration of the State of Maine bicentennial, at events across the state on Wednesday, July 30, 2019…
Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to…
All it takes is a quick look at the Maine Office of the Attorney General’s website to recognize that the variety of scams --- and the sophistication of them --- are growing. A scam, as defined by…
On July 9 at approximately 5 p.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident on Head Tide Road in Whitefield. The investigation showed that Eric Sroka, 38, of…
Obituary
Deane Lawrence Hutchins, M.D., 94, passed away July 8, 2019, at home in Camden, Maine, surrounded by his family. He was the son of Harold and Hazel Hutchins from Kingfield, Maine. He married…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in June:
Alna: Coombs, Michael W. and Russin, Katherine A. to Favaloro, Kristina and…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the Midcoast Conservancy invite the public to discover the fascinating lives of the most widespread heron in North America, the great blue heron. Join Danielle…
Obituary
Carole L. Goodman, 68, of Bridgton, Maine passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a tragic accidental fall on July 3, 2019.
Carole was born in Damariscotta, Maine to Harold “Red” and…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen learned Tuesday night about proposed bipartisan legislation that would help communities like Wiscasset that have defunct nuclear plants and stranded nuclear waste.
The…
Wiscasset is asking Alna to sign the 2019-20 transfer station contract and has agreed to review how towns pay to use the station. Wiscasset selectmen’s unanimous vote Tuesday night came after Alna…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of Special Education Director Susan Prince. She was hired in June 2018.
Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said…
Dresden selectmen
Dresden selectmen on Tuesday ordered gravel pit owner Heather Beasley to cease operations after she failed to sign a consent agreement with the town.
Town Administrator Michael Henderson…
Chris Cooper, Ralph Hilton and contractor and fellow Alna resident Jon Bardo were on the lawn of the former Alna town office on Route 218 Tuesday afternoon for the take-down of the flagpole. Plans…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Sensible, Timely Relief for America’s Nuclear Districts’ Economic Development (STRANDED) Act. The…
The Maine Department of Transportation will begin two major projects in the Bath/Brunswick/Woolwich area. Bridge wearing surface repairs to the Sagadohoc Bridge, located on the Bath and Woolwich…
Don’t get Cindy Collamore wrong.
The motorcycle-riding, glacier-hiking, vegetable and herb gardening, fundraising, dancing, Red’s Eats co-owner, longtime Wiscasset school administrative…
A Celebration of Life for Stephen A. Baseman, who died Nov. 18, 2018, will be held Friday, July 26 at 1 p.m. at Beth Israel Congregation, 862 Washington St., Bath, Maine.
Burial to follow…
Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, and Southport Democrats are hosting a community picnic on Saturday, July 13, from noon to 4 p.m., rain or shine. In the beautiful setting of Barrett’s…
