The spirit of giving was alive in Wiscasset Saturday, from Ames True Value to Wiscasset Community Center. Local groups greeted passers-by and raised money for causes.
As Ames hosted its…
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Lincoln County Courts
Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Waldo counties and multiple other Maine counties and municipalities are suing several manufacturers of opioid medications. The suit also names as defendants several…
William and Ellen Gascoigne can now replace the deck at their Brier Cove Lane property. In a meeting Thursday, Nov. 29, rescheduled from Nov. 15 due to the lack of a quorum, the Edgecomb…
Obituary
Claire Bailey Gardner, 85, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 at her home in Wiscasset, Maine.
She was born to Oscar D. Bailey and Lillian F. (Blair) Bailey, the youngest of three…
Obituary
Jean B. Slocum, 98, died November 30, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. She was born on June 7, 1920 to George and Clara (Grandjean) Brickwood in New Haven, Connecticut. She…
OBITUARY
George N. Douin, 60, died suddenly Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 at his residence.
He was born in Augusta, Maine on Dec. 24, 1957, a son of Robert L. and…
OBITUARY
Nancy B. Rix of Sarasota, Florida and formerly Boothbay, passed away Nov. 12, 2018 following a brief illness.
She was born on March 30, 1933 to Philip and Louise (Teel) Blake. Nancy worked…
Holiday melodies filled Woolwich’s Nequasset Meetinghouse at the community’s Yule Sing and Tree Lighting. Sunday’s program marked the 24th year for the holiday tradition said Collette…
The second Maine Coast Stone Symposium will again, likely, occur in Boothbay, but at another venue. In 2017, Boothbay Railway Village hosted the inaugural event. The symposium is a biennal event…
Wiscasset’s Chris Grosser married into going to the town’s annual tree-lighting. She wed Jeff Grosser 12 years ago, years after he began serving as emcee. He was at First Congregational Church of…
The Midcoast Green Collaborative and the Midcoast Outreach and Peace Center invite you to a panel discussion by area legislators and local experts on developing a much needed Comprehensive Energy…
Alna residents may soon be reunited with the sand that helps them though the winter at home. Selectmen plan to work around an insurance issue over the sand and salt shed. They voted 3-0 Nov. 28 to…
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Craft Show at the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Festival of Trees at the…
Midcoast Conservancy will recognize four special volunteers at its Annual Meeting at Wavus Camp on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Each of them has contributed toward one of Midcoast…
The annual Wiscasset tree-lighting ceremony is Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. on the Town Common. The middle and high school choruses will lead a sing-a-long of familiar holiday songs. Cocoa and…
Alna’s planning board will take up a proposed business permit and other requests at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the town office, the town announced in an email Nov. 26.
Jason Lamontagne of…
Almost new, and not so new items will be on sale at bargain prices in the cafeteria of Wiscasset Middle High School this Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the French…
No New England kitchen should be without one, Westport Island's Art Weber said about his unique, handmade scooper, Maudie’s Super Squash Scooper. He has found a growing market for it.
The…
Lincoln County Courts
Nancie Atwell, 67, of Southport was sentenced to 250 hours of community service and one year of administrative release during sentencing on Nov. 26, according to Lincoln County court records.…
Lincoln County Courts
Christopher Morrison of Wiscasset was expected to appear in Wiscasset District Court Nov. 26 to face charges of littering in connection with the sinking of the Minesweeper, which…
According to an update from Maine Department of Transportation, during the last week in November, work continues on Route 1 through downtown Wiscasset. For the week of Nov. 15, the ledge…
A sharp increase in emergency calls has the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department paying closer attention to the Boothbay peninsula. Over the past 15 years, Sheriff Todd Brackett reports emergency…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta has announced that it will be open on Sundays from now until the end of December.
As Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop,…
The Westport Community Association will hold its annual Christmas Program Sunday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. in the historic church on Main Road about 5.6 miles from the bridge. Rowan Etzel, a senior music…
It’s that time! Loads of parties, lots of entertaining, hostess gifts aplenty, and what would be great to have on hand for such occasions? Why, sweets from Feed Our Scholars bakers, of course!…
Kathleen Morgan, New Hope for Women’s executive director, was recently honored as a Champion of Change by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at its annual Blaine House Tea in Augusta.…
Town officials, seeking to reduce the amount of costly contamination in Woolwich’s recycling stream, will begin enforcing rules around what should and should not be recycled.
Beginning…
Obituary
Lee B. Stoddard, 81, of Boothbay Harbor passed away after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer.
He was born March 11, 1937 to Helen (Hardwick) and Kenneth E. Stoddard on the kitchen…
Obituary
Francis Lewis “Frank” Richards of Edgecomb and Phoenix, Arizona passed away on Nov. 18, 2018.
He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on April 4, 1933. He…
A Westport Island businessman is making Wiscasset a limited time offer. Put in bathrooms at the Main Street, or Creamery, Pier by June 1, 2019, and he will chip in $3,000.
The bathrooms…
Woolwich will host its annual Tree Lighting and Yule Sing at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 at the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse across from the town office. The event will begin with cookie…
Obituary
Stephan Riley Branch passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2018 surrounded by family at his home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Steve was 70 years old, born on Oct. 23, 1948 in Scottsbluff,…
Midcoast Humane is teaming up with Petco of Topsham for “All For Holiday Homes,” a large-scale adoption weekend on Dec. 1 and 2 at the Petco store in the Topsham Fair Mall. Dozens of puppies…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone in the surrounding communities to the first ever Snow Ball to celebrate the successful Holiday Marketfest held Dec. 6-8 on the streets…
Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with neighborhood-based stores in six states, was presented with the Spirit of…
In celebration of Advent, the congregation and community are invited to participate in a Virtual Advent Calendar. Each day, from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24, Rev. Josh Fitterling will send a special email…
Please join the Boothbay Region Garden Club in celebrating this most cherished of seasons at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Our Festival of Trees theme this year is “Merry and Bright.” There…
Two hundred and seventy-four children are now enrolled at School of Hope in Lamarre, Haiti. The school was begun by Hope Haitian Ministries,…
AUGUSTA (Nov. 21, 2018)— Statewide real estate sales were positive for the kick-off of…
In response to questions about speeding on Dodge and Middle roads, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Lt. Brendan Kane, patrol division supervisor, met with Edgecomb selectmen Nov. 19.
…
Pies, pies and more pies! Apple, pumpkin, pecan, cranberry, mincemeat, cherry, blueberry, chocolate cream and lemon meringue – all freshly baked: For the third year in a row, the ladies of…
Obituary
Stephanie M. (Tasker) Hastings passed away Oct. 25, 2018 at her home in Wiscasset.
She was born in Bath on April 19, 1949, the daughter of Harold Tasker and…
The Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate the holidays with these special events:
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Wiscasset Community Center is a Holiday Market…
Due to changes in schedule by our printer (consolidation of printing to South Portland from Brunswick), our deadlines are changing. Beginning immediately, the deadlines for press…
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold its 82nd annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 27 Pleasant St. in Brunswick (corner of Pleasant and Union streets). All proceeds…
The American Red Cross has launched First Aid for Opioid Overdoses – an online course to teach people how to respond to a known or suspected opioid overdose.
“An opioid overdose is a life-…
The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Donald Merrill, 58, of Woolwich was reported overdue by his hunting party just before 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. With the recent snow, game wardens began to track Merrill off Files Point Road in…
With a distinctly nautical flavor, the Harbor Lights Festival is fun for the…
