Representatives from Midcoast Literacy in Bath will be at the Boothbay Region Community Center, Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor to meet with people who’d like to find out more about becoming a tutor…
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Obituary
Eric Traphagen, 79, formerly of Boothbay, Maine passed on to his next life on July 30, 2019, his 31st wedding anniversary.
Eric was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. He finished the…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Part of Lincoln County was temporarily left without emergency communications service July 19 after a sheared fiber cable left residents unable to use telephone or internet services. Lincoln County…
Alna selectmen
UPDATE: The SVRSU board voted Aug. 8 to allocate $1,500 for a solar feasibility study, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said.
Original post: Going solar with Sheepscot Valley…
First National Bank
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its 12th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 200 entries, and each winning…
MaineHealth Care at Home (MHCAH) and hospice volunteers will host Remembrance Gatherings for community members who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one. The Remembrance Gatherings…
Spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River in Alna, sipping Champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while a Lincoln Academy student jazz combo provides the soundtrack at Champagne…
An event that celebrates neighborhood safety and community partnerships with police drew people of all ages to the Wiscasset town office lawn Tuesday, Aug. 6. Activities included a bounce…
Dresden selectmen
Plowing contractor Ben Goodall told Dresden selectmen Aug. 6, the town should expect better personnel and equipment on the roads next winter.
“Your vehicles need to be whole. One couldn’t…
One consistent theme of human history is of people, facing huge odds, going on the…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset and Dresden officials have a different understanding as to who’s responsible for uncollected ambulance fees. The uncollectables, as they’re called, are for Wiscasset EMS calls to Dresden…
Wiscasset selectmen will meet with the budget committee at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, to discuss a planned special town meeting.
No date was set for the special town meeting to cover…
The luxury liner My Seanna arrived Monday evening and berthed overnight at the Wiscasset pier on the waterfront. Harbor Master Ray Soule told the Wiscasset Newspaper he had received advance…
Not until December, PUC says
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said Aug. 6 that it expects to rule on the controversial metering and billing case in December 2019, and shortly thereafter take action on CMP’s proposed rate…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen heard a presentation Monday evening from a Denver-based solar energy developer.
Salar Naini, vice president of business development for Turning Point Energy, said Maine’s…
Mark your calendars for a festive yard sale plus live and silent auctions at St. Giles Jefferson Saturday, Aug. 24. Grilled hot dogs and burgers will be for sale, and another of the parish’s…
Obituary
Kevin M. McGrath, 56, died unexpectedly Aug. 4, 2019 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
He was born Nov. 23, 1962 to Charles and Patricia McGrath.
Kevin visited Boothbay Harbor in the summer…
Obituary
Jeffrey C. Harris, 65, of Old Bath Road, Wiscasset died July 31, 2019 at his residence after a short battle with lung cancer.
He was born in Bath on April 7…
Wiscasset was an important place in Colonial times, its more notable citizens having had a measure of influence over state politics. Others bore witness to great moments in our nation’s founding…
On the night of Sept. 26, 1918, six weeks before World War I ended, USCG Petty Officer First Class Justin Plummer Wiley was aboard the USCGC TAMPA on duty in the North Atlantic. At 23,…
Area fire departments got training Sunday in burning the former, longtime Huber’s Market on Route 1 in Wiscasset. Dollar General…
A new record was broken in the Nequasset Paddle Race, a pecan pie won the baking contest, the cotton candy was free and a hamburger could be had for a dollar! All of this, a pair of miniature…
Singing with Princess Elsa in a festival of princesses at Damariscotta Baptist Church Saturday, Charlotte Ramsdell knew a lot of the words to “Let it go.”
“But some of the words I didn…
Dawn and Raymond Murray asked the Edgecomb Planning Board Thursday, Aug. 1 to approve a dock for their 79 Fort Road property in the shoreland zone.
Tim Forrester, founder and owner of…
Chase Point Assisted Living and Schooner Cove Retirement Community in Damariscotta will host its sixth annual Antique Car Show and Elvis Extravaganza on Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning at 5 p.m. at 51…
At this month’s Lincoln County Democratic Committee meeting, attendees will have chance to meet Betsy Sweet of Hallowell, the second Democrat to announce a run for the U.S. Senate seat up for…
Obituary
Richard Webster Haggett, 90, of Wells, Maine died July 30, 2019, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire following a brief illness.
Dick, as he was known…
Lincoln County courts
A Wiscasset teachers union’s grievance issue has landed in court. The school department is challenging an arbitrator’s award of four days’ pay he said teachers have coming from the 2017-18 school…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office learned July 31 that Barry Wyman, 58, of Woolwich,…
Visiting from Hallendale, Florida, Rory Leao has been to sailing camp in Southport and horseback riding in Boothbay. The week of Aug. 5, the 10-year-old planned to write at a workshop at Edgecomb’…
1,300 help make it all work
ROCKLAND – It’s that time of year as the 72nd Maine Lobster Festival opened its gates to the general public at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. It is pageantry, entertainment, food, and fun for…
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 $…
The Maine Stone Symposium is well under way on the Boothbay Common. The artists have come from across Maine and from as far away as Japan to create works of art from Maine granite and other…
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
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…
Obituary
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…
Obituary
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…
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…
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.
…
Obituary
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,…
Obituary
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
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…
