The first-ever Community Roadside Trash Pickup Day has been scheduled in Wiscasset for Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to noon and volunteers are needed.
Organizer Cindy Collamore said the…
News
On March 27, the board of Damariscotta River Association/Pemaquid Watershed Association (DRA-PWA), now a unified organization, adopted the name of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust.
“We…
Capital Judicial Center
The bench trial for Shawna Gatto, 44, alleged murderer of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset got under way Monday. Chick died Dec. 8, 2017, at the home she shared on Crickets Lane with her…
Wiscasset Middle High School math teacher Marija Randall likes her team’s chances at the upcoming Maine State Math Meet. The odds are, they’ll have a pretty good showing and will do even better…
Obituary
LeRoy E. “Roy” Farmer, after a lifetime of service to residents of Maine, Lincoln County and the town of Wiscasset, peacefully passed away at home on March 26, 2019, at the age of…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases for March. All information was furnished by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail…
On March 27, as Wiscasset's budget committee and the selectmen continued their work, funding of $20,000 for the comprehensive plan project was made its own article. The money would fund a…
Lincoln County Courts
A man who authorities said was under the influence of multiple drugs when he caused a fatal crash in Dresden in June 2017 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
…Fire Marshal investigators say the fire that destroyed a sawmill at the N.C. Hunt Lumber Company in Jefferson late Friday night was accidental.
Lumber yard workers had completed repairs to…
Four set fires burned a two-story cape to the ground on Wiscasset's West Alna Road Saturday morning. But this was no crime: Wiscasset, Alna and Dresden firefighters worked the fire as training.…
HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is proud to announce that this year’s inductees into the Association’s Hall of Fame are Ed Palmer of Sable Oaks and Tom Palmer of…
Friends, business associates and neighbors are remembering Roy Farmer. Farmer who lived nearly his entire life in Wiscasset died peacefully at his Middle Street home Tuesday, March 26. He…
On Wednesday, March 27, Lincoln Home hosted an event to welcome over 10 new employees and thank all the employees for hours of early mornings and late nights of extra coverage. Two home care…
Does your small business need money for marketing? New Ventures Maine's marketing mini-grant/Pitch program strengthens access to markets for entrepreneurs by supporting the development of…
AUGUSTA - Major General Douglas A. Farnham, the adjutant general of the state of Maine, presented his State of the National Guard Address to the Joint Session of the 129th Maine Legislature on…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and Maine Office of Tourism announced Wednesday that Maine’s 2019 Governor’s Conference on Tourism will be held in Augusta on…
A second meeting to discuss Woolwich ambulance service proposals drew a larger turnout at Woolwich Central School Wednesday evening, March 27. At the May 4 annual town meeting, voters will choose…
The sailing program for students in grades six through 12 has begun for the season in Boothbay Harbor. Director Chris Liberti teaches STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education at…
A new series of workshops titled, “Our Voice, Our Legislature,” begins on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road. The public is invited to…
Event submissions for the 2019 award-winning Summertime Guide will be accepted until Friday, March 29. Yes, that’s this week. No exceptions due to print schedule.
Keep in mind the events…
When Alna sells its old town office, most of the money will go toward the bond payments for the new one. Also Saturday, the town set rules on false alarms and put off work on Cross Road.
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The Wiscasset School Department is in “good shape” financially but school officials need to resolve a dispute with the select board over $1.1 million, auditor Ron Smith of RHR Smith &…
Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood set out to keep the local share of Wiscasset's 2019-2020 school budget under $6 million. She just made it, as it stands now: Voters would be asked to raise $5,…
Two first-term Democratic female legislators discussed their bills and early impressions of the 129th legislative session March 21 in Newcastle, but Gov. Janet Mills’ support of Central Maine…
Wiscasset Budget Committee
The Wiscasset budget workshop process was set to wind up on Wednesday, March 27, with all major departments already examined.
Last week, the budget committee and selectmen examined the…
Edgecomb selectmen
State Rep. Holly Stover joined Edgecomb selectmen March 25 in response to an invitation from the town’s officials.
Chairman Jack Sarmanian explained, the hope was to start a dialogue…
Looking to get a book or to give one for others to enjoy? A year-round small library, North End Free Library, is now set up near the road at 7 Shaw Road, Westport Island.
It has books of…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
On March 21, the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for a property Dion West owns at 5 Evergreen St. The COA had been tabled so West could bring…
Obituary
Althea Marion Fitch-Cromwell of Westport Island passed away peacefully at home on the morning of March 19, 2019 after a brief illness, just 10 days prior to her 82nd birthday. She was surrounded…
First National Bank recently presented Good Shepherd Food Bank with a check for $17,500.
Since 2016, as part of a three year capital campaign, First National Bank’s donations have…
Most people living in the north recognize the colorful orange and black monarch butterfly that flutters around in their backyard each summer, but not everyone realizes monarchs are snowbirds. They…
Obituary
William Dickenson Shew Jr., 85, of South Bristol, Maine passed away March 18, 2019.
“Dick” Shew the son of the late William and Lois Shew and loving husband of Ellen Shew for 57 years ,was…
On March 26, Boothbay Region Health Center opens a new medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinic for those with substance use disorders.
Combining peer coaching, addiction counseling and…
Obituary
John B. “Jack Murray, 92, of East Boothbay, Maine, passed away on March 21, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Camden, New Jersey and resided in Pennsauken, N.J. for many…
AUGUSTA (March 22, 2019)—Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine eased slightly, while prices rose 2.85 percent comparing February 2019 to February…
Edgecomb selectmen will discuss the 2019-20 municipal budget with the budget committee at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1 in the municipal building.
Voters in Alna Friday went with outgoing Third Selectman Doug Baston over former selectman Les Fossel, 180-58, for second selectman in results Town Clerk Liz Brown emailed Friday night.
The…
Dale Chadbourne of Woolwich has seen many a checkered flag fall and celebrated countess victory laps as a race car driver, crew chief and car owner. But on the evening of April 13, he’ll be able…
Running an automotive shop is something Greg Sprague has always wanted to do. And for 10 years, that's exactly what he’s done. Sprague, 42, began Four Season Automotive in Edgecomb in June 2009…
Tony C. McKim, president and CEO of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, recently announced a new role for Sherry Smith.
Smith is a long-time…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration is currently open for the session that…
The next Edgecomb Historical Society meeting will be held Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall. Guest speaker will be Edgecomb resident Travis Chapman, a builder who specializes…
First National Bank recently announced donations totaling $15,000 to food banks in its market area.
“First National Bank is grateful for the critical services that our food banks provide to…
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
Weekly Bible study, Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; Lenten Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper through April 12, Friday, 5 p.m.; Good Friday Celebration of the Lord…
Wiscasset selectmen
Steve Christiansen told Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday, the Sortwell conveyance of the Sunken Gardens to the town stipulated no building be erected in the garden.
Since 1990 or 1991, there has…
Polls are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Alna fire station to elect selectmen and other officials. The open town meeting to decide the budget and other items is Saturday, March 23…
SVRSU
If the early numbers stick, Alna and Westport Island would see single-digit percent hikes in their fiscal year 2020 school tabs. Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools…
Woolwich voters will have a second chance to hear ambulance service proposals at an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the cafeteria of Woolwich Central School on Nequasset…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Tuesday, Kevin Dennison was named Deputy of the Year. He said Dennison was the kind of deputy Brackett would “like to clone.” Dennison served in the Army, then…
Obituary
Patricia Mary Hendrickson, a long-time resident of the Wiscasset area, died March 11, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital.
Born in 1938 in Gardiner, Maine. Patricia loved life and everyone she met.…
