Barbara Sue Bush died peacefully at the age of 95, Sept. 23, 2018 at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, Florida. Barbara was born in Washington, D.C., the only child of Maxwell Blick and Florence…

A kind and compassionate flame was extinguished unexpectedly early Sunday evening, Sept. 23, 2018. Nancie Bokesch was born Nancie Jane Duff on Nov. 26, 1946 in Alliance, Ohio, the only child of…

On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13, the Friends of Wiscasset Library will hold a “clear the shelves” sale at the Used Book Room at Wiscasset Public Library, offering Used Book Room books and…

The wooden sloop Providence docked in Wiscasset Harbor Tuesday for repairs expected to take until late spring. The Providence will require, among other things, new masts and…

James W. Hunt, 82, died Sept. 22, 2018, at his home on Southport, Maine, surrounded by his loving family to whom he was entirely devoted. He was born June 4, 1936 in Worcester, Massachusetts to…

Mary Etta Peaslee, 76, of Boothbay, died September 21, 2018 at Maine Medical Center. She was lovingly surrounded by close family.

The New England Forests and Rivers Fund, a conservation program of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, has awarded Midcoast Conservancy a $73,700 grant to assist with construction at Head…

The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission voted Sept. 20, no certificate of appropriateness was needed for a tool shed on skids at 55 Federal St. The panel voted to give David Pope his…

Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine and the also new Wiscasset Middle High School principal, Chuck Lomonte, worked together to interview candidates to re-staff the police department, including…

The so far unnamed downtown Wiscasset group focused on promoting the downtown during and after the Maine Department of Transportation’s construction project met at Sarah’s Cafe Sept. 21 to…

Clare Coey Newbury, born Oct. 1, 1946 in West Palm Beach Florida, died unexpectedly Sept. 18, 2018. As a child, she spent winters in Florida, and long joyful summers on Squirrel Island where she…

The Edgecomb planning board on Sept. 20 reviewed Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts' request to change the use of property at 103 Cochran Road from residential to commercial. The center is a…

When Cornelia Kitfield, highly allergic to bees, would get stung, her doctor would send the rocks flying as he drove up the dirt road to the family’s home in the country in Durham, New Hampshire…

With the REAL ID extension for Mainers set to expire Oct. 10, Lincoln County Registry of Probate has had a significant increase in U.S. passport applications.

The demand has been increasing…

The Pemaquid Oyster Festival has always been known as a rollicking celebration of the working waterfront, with traditions of music, boat rides, an oyster shucking championship, and thousands of…

David Thomas Wright, 67, of Hanover, Maine died unexpectedly at his home on Sept. 9, 2018.

Dave was born Aug. 2, 1951 in Biddeford, Maine, son of Connie (Reed) and Dick Wright of West…

Alna property owners will pay $17.75 in taxes for every $1,000 of assessed valuation, in their first tax bills since the town-wide revaluation. Selectmen set the rate Sept. 19. They said bills…

Charlie Chiarchiaro does not see himself as an antique collector, but as a philosopher exploring the interface between the analog and the digital ages.

What began as a collection of musical…

Orono, Maine — Maine fishermen hauled in 110.8 million pounds of lobsters in 2017 with a value of more than $400 million. While still incredibly large, this volume represented a 16…

Arthur D. Webster, proud son of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sept. 9, 2018 at Maine Medical Center due to complications from a heart condition and in the company…

Woolwich voters have just one contested local race Nov. 6. Don Adams of Shaw Road is challenging incumbent David King Sr. for his seat on the select board.

The two men faced each other in…

Wilberta May Nichols West, 89, of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of Sept. 18, 2018 at the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus in Damariscotta.

Born on July 12, 1929 in Augusta, she was the…

With the heart she got in Boston in June, Kim Emerson has to wear a face mask into stores and wash a head of lettuce with spring water, not well water, because bacteria is a heightened enemy: Her…

The first-ever Boothbay Food and Music Festival concludes Saturday, Sept. 22 with two events, the Family Fest and Music Fest, sure to please people of all ages. Both events are being held at the…

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale Saturday, Sept. 29. Church members will be taking orders for this fall event, which will be replacing…

Members of the Wiscasset Planning Board appeared at the Sept. 18 selectmen’s meeting to discuss problems they said they are having due to the lack of planning personnel. Ray Soule, chair of the…

Dresden selectmen agreed Monday to let voters consider a new waste oil furnace for the transfer station. Selectman Dwight Keene reminded the board no decision had been made on replacing the old…

Woolwich property owners can expect their 2018-19 tax bill shortly. The select board set the tax rate after meeting with auditor William H. Brewer Monday evening. Chair David King Sr. said…

September meant back to school for students all across the state. Most of Maine’s kindergarten through grade 12 students attend public schools. In 2017-18, Maine’s Department of Education reported…

Lincoln County can partner with Verizon Wireless, which owns the communications tower in Nobleboro, to tap into the mobile company’s large generator during power outages, County Administrator…

For 20 years the Eldercare Network of Lincoln County’s has been creating age friendly, community based homes for elders to live in pleasant and safe surroundings with dignity and enjoyment.

It was early and the smell of pumpkin pancakes filled the air as the Lincoln County Animal Shelter fundraiser got under way at the Boothbay Common Saturday, Sept. 15. Vendors were…

“The people of our community need us to increase our gifts, improve our workplace campaigns, and bring in new donors,” said United Way of Mid Coast Maine Campaign Chair Joel Merry at the Campaign…

Harbor Theater is celebrating its first year as a non-profit with a special screening of the award-winning film, “The Shepherdess of the Glaciers,’ on Sunday, Sept. 30, 4-6:30 p.m.

Director…

According to District Attorney Jon Liberman, District VI, which includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, is being considered for an adult drug and treatment court in one to two years…

The following are the results from the recent grand jury report.  Information was provided by the District Attorney’s office. Defendants have not yet gone to trial nor…

Patrick Shorey, 25, of Augusta was arraigned in district court in West Bath Sept. 17 for a June 2, 2017 crash that killed a Connecticut woman and seriously injured her husband in Dresden. Shorey…

Hoop skirts and full gigot sleeves met skinny pants and tunics on Saturday, Sept. 15 when the Lincoln County Historical Association held a fall fashion show at Water’s Edge resort facility in…

The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, which started its fiscal year with a deficit, has moved into the black, thanks to a contract with Penobscot County for housing inmates.

The jail was…

Beverly Jordan Spear of Wiscasset died Sept. 14, 2018 after a brief illness.

Beverly was born in Portland, Maine in 1929. She was the daughter of Stanley…

“Tour de Farms” is an annual bike visit to Lincoln County farms, now in its 19th year.

There were four separate rides Saturday. The first was a 17-mile family ride, starting and stopping at…

Back on the pavement of the Wiscasset Speedway track after stepping out of a 1948 REO model 31 road tractor, Wiscasset’s Jameson Lincoln, 8, said he liked it best so far at Sunday’s touch-a-truck…

An international team of researchers, including Heather Leslie of the University of Maine, has released a new tool for assessing ocean conservation.

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The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has openings on its five-member Board…

All interested voters are invited to meet candidates on Thursday, Sept. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the upstairs Oysterhead Lounge of the Newcastle Publick House on Main St.

Attendees will have…

Local Democrats hope a “Blue Wave” envelopes and wipes out recent Republican electoral success this fall. In 2016, President Trump scored an upset victory over heavily favored Hillary Clinton, and…

Marine scientist Karina Nielsen will be at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, on Monday, Sept. 24, to present a “brown-bag” seminar. Her talk, “Bringing an ocean…

Please join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine Forest Service for another free monthly Woodland Stewardship Tour. On Thursday, Sept. 20 from 3-5 p.m., Kirk Gentalen,…

In a natural disaster, it may not be possible to get in touch with people who may be in harm’s way. If you or someone you know is unable to communicate with friends or family affected by Hurricane…

Whoever was laid to rest in Alna Cemetery in the 1800s, they meant something to someone, Denise Bizer said. That's why she feels it's important to help honor Alna's dead centuries later.

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