The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in July:
Alna: Rines, Beverly C. to Rines, Johnathan W. and Rines,…
News
Announcing a Celebration of Life Service for Arthur Stanley Bolster Jr., and to honor his 68-year marriage to Elizabeth Winkfield Bolster. Service at Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125…
A $20 million grant announced today from the National Science Foundation will fund a five-year initiative by Maine science institutes to revolutionize the understanding and management of coastal…
In just one year, the Herbert and Roberta Watson Health Center on LincolnHealth’s Miles campus in Damariscotta has transformed the way that healthcare is delivered in Lincoln County.
The…
Wiscasset selectmen
Tuesday night, Wiscasset selectmen talked over Dresden’s emergency medical services contract.
Wiscasset EMS Director Dennis Simmons spoke of his concern that Dresden voters did not…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County commissioners on Tuesday gave the Sheriff’s Office permission to send officers to two out-of-state training courses in September, one on obtaining evidence from mobile devices, the…
Dresden selectmen
Dresden selectmen and gravel pit owner Heather Beasley on Tuesday night spoke again about Ballard Road. Earlier Tuesday, Beasley said she placed “No Trespassing" signs blocking off the entrance to…
Morris Farm in Wiscasset will host the Knox-Lincoln County Extension Association annual meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at 156 Gardiner Road.
Morris Farm board president and University of…
Numbers mean business, and ours are 28.1 million strong. Since launch in 2012, the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper websites have racked up 28.1 million pageviews. In the last 12 months…
While obstetrics nurses specialize in supporting newborns and their moms, many are prepared to use their skills in the event of a community emergency. In June and early July, three incidences…
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Woolwich Select Board will revisit its decision to support Central Maine Power’s proposed corridor project. The board heard from corridor opponents and the project…
When Holly Nelson moved to Alna 20 years ago, she wanted the town to have nice gardens like the pristine ones in the last place she lived, Long Island, New York.
She said she and some…
“Unfortunately, the money wasn’t there,” said Corporal Dave Chabot of the Landowner Relations program of Maine’s Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife, about efforts to remove the Minesweeper…
Obituary
Jeffrey Scott Howard, 54, of Indian Road, Wiscasset died Aug. 12, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born in Redondo Beach, California, a son of…
Obituary
Capt. Eugene “Casey” F. Walsh Ret., USCG, 102, of Newcastle, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of Aug. 13, 2019.
Born on Feb. 23, 1917 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was…
Obituary
Gardiner Flood of Wiscasset, passed away on the morning of Aug. 13, 2019 at the MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick, after a long illness. He was born on June 11, 1936, and lived his whole life…
“Pinch me, pinch me,” exclaimed intern Sophie Manning when her childhood idol came through the door of the Maine State Aquarium. Clad in street clothes, instead of his signature…
Obituary
On Aug. 14, 2019, Carl Johan Hamrin, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of almost 87.
Carl was born on Sept. 26, 1932 in Stockholm, Sweden. He received a degree in naval…
The Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale had fair winds and sunny skies last weekend, to the delight of participating artists and onlookers.
The Lincoln Arts Festival has been bringing an…
The Wiscasset Newspaper got a different perspective of the towns it covers thanks to Flighttime Inc., a flying club based at Wiscasset Municipal Airport.
Sean Rafter of Bradford Road,…
Lincoln County Courts
Matthew Plummer, 36, of Wiscasset, pleaded guilty to two charges related to a domestic violence assault that led to an eight-hour standoff on Heritage Lane in Wiscasset on Dec. 14 and 15, 2018.…
If you thought you saw Amtrak coming down the rails Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, you weren’t seeing things, except maybe the future.
And the views from aboard were great, according to a…
AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reaching out to help educate the public now that the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles is issuing two different types of driver’s licenses and state…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens presents the 9th annual Heafitz Lecture: Who Will Feed Planet Earth?
On Thursday, Aug. 29, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ ninth annual Ina and Lewis Endowed Heafitz Lecture will explore agriculture and its influence on the earth’s biosphere. The event will be…
It took Wiscasset’s Budget Committee less than 10 minutes to approve the select board’s request to draw $11,502 from the undesignated fund balance to cover overdrafts from the 2018-2019 budget.…
Woolwich Fire Department
Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, Woolwich fire units responded to the end of Hockomock Road for a possible hazardous materials incident. The local trash company Riverside Disposal was, as they do every…
The Maine Marine Patrol has temporarily suspended the search of Round Pond Harbor for 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. The search will resume Thursday and continue through the weekend with…
If it’s September, it must be time for the annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit, hosted by Cook’s Lobster & Ale House on Bailey Island! The benefit will run…
Lincoln County Courts
These are the closed court cases in Lincoln County District and Superior courts for July. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at…
The Maine Lighthouse Trust has announced it is in the final phase of securing the mandated number of advance purchase lighthouse license plates needed to advance the campaign to the…
A canoe, a table saw, nail guns and other serious tools, three days at an Arrowsic cottage on the water, horseback riding lessons, bicycles, new infant/child gear and clothing, homemade jams and…
This year, Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has set Sept. 12 as the night to honor Hometown Heroes. The annual event, which thanks first responders and their spouses, will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Spruce…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood will also be Wiscasset Elementary School’s principal this school year. She started helping there after Principal Stacy White resigned last spring.…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 1 considered three applications for certificates of appropriateness. The first was from Martin O’…
Lincoln County Courts
Guido Anthony Hernandez, 27, of Augusta, was found guilty last month of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching for incidents in 2016. According to Lincoln…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 274 calls for service from Aug. 6 through Aug. 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,487…
Edgecomb seasonal resident William Anthony and year-round Edgecomb resident Dr. Kathryn Rohr offered selectmen their services Monday Aug. 12 in keeping increasing costs at bay.
Selectmen…
The Wiscasset High School Class of 1983 is holding a reunion Saturday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. upstairs at the Montsweag Roadhouse in Woolwich. For more information, contact Barb Moore, 207-841-7696.
A Celebration of Life gathering for Suzanne “Suzi” LaPlaca, who died May 21, 2019, will be held Saturday, Aug. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Barrett’s Park in Boothbay Harbor.
After a four month search that attracted more than 50 applicants from throughout the U.S., The Waldo Theater’s board of directors is very pleased to announce that Kate Fletcher will be the…
Obituary
George Elwood Knight, 72, of Alna Road, Wiscasset died August 9, 2019 at Togus Springs Hospice in Togus.
He was born in Naples on Aug. 1, 1947, a son of…
UPDATE: The search for Glenn Murdoch, 63, of Bremen was suspended at 6 p.m. Tuesday and was set to resume at 8 a.m. Wednesday with divers, Maine Marine Patrol vessels and an airplane, …
With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross has an emergency need for…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens announces its first ever Maine Educator Day, Tuesday, Aug. 20. CMBG welcomes all Maine educators to explore the Gardens for free; participants will have to…
Dr. John Knight, founder and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children’s Hospital said it best: “Addiction is a pediatric disease.”
Children and…
A memorial service to celebrate the life of David P. Fischer of Wiscasset will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Wiscasset High School gymnasium.…
When Woolwich’s Danny Evarts ran from Wiscasset’s fire station to Newcastle’s last year, the former military intelligence linguist and New York City music industry professional already…
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Damariscotta will host a kickoff event Sunday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m., at Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust - Round Top Farm, at 3 Round Top Lane,…
The Frances Perkins Center will honor two women who exemplify Perkins’ inspiring leadership and commitment to social justice and economic security at its annual Garden Party: Liz Shuler, current…
