Toby Martin of the Wiscasset Ambulance Service said he received word at 6 a.m. June 28, the town was opting out of his contract, as part of a clause that allows both sides to mutually end a…
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld an earlier ruling that Wawenock Block LLC and three other residential and commercial property companies the Ralph Doering family owns in downtown…
Obituary
Richard Carroll Benner, 88, of Franklin, New Hampshire died at Mountain Ridge Center on June 25, 2018.
He was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Nov. 14, 1929 the son of Willard Ross Benner…
Windjammer Days Entertainment chair Bill Bailey announced the Friends of Windjammer Days decision to cancel waterfront entertainment Thursday, June 28 due to the heavy rain.
“We decided it…
Obituary
Jack C. Weaver Jr., of Westport, Maine and the Philippines went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 25, 2018. He was 57.
Son of the late Jack C. Weaver Sr. and Barbara J. (Hubbard) Wendt,…
Substance Use Prevention Partnership
The Substance Use Prevention Partnership on Tuesday lauded a change in state law to make it harder for young people to get tobacco products in Lincoln County and the rest of Maine.
Under…
It is the oldest continuously used Catholic Church east of the Mississippi River, the first church in the United States to be named for St. Patrick, and houses both the altar of Bishop Cheverus…
Wiscasset Public Safety Advisory Council
Newly elected Wiscasset selectman Kimberly Andersson attended the first part of Tuesday’s Public Safety Advisory Committee meeting to ask the panel about the possible outsourcing of ambulance…
Dresden Selectmen
Dresden selectmen on Monday unanimously appointed Steve Lilly fire chief and Michael Nylen assistant fire chief. They also appointed former selectmen Dale Hinote to the Marijuana Business…
New Hope for Women offers a free eight-week Support Group beginning mid-July in Bath to adult women who have been or are currently involved with a controlling partner to offer a safe place to talk…
Alna's surplus for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 would go the town about half a month if those funds had to pay the bills, accountant Fred Brewer told selectmen June 20.
"That's really…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information on closed cases for May was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences were served at Two Bridges Regional…
The 7th annual Harbor Fest will once again kick off Labor Day Weekend in Boothbay Harbor with the popular three-day tasting event, 5k, half marathon and a newly added Labor Day event. Local…
From a Maine Department of Transportation email:
Pike Industries has completed excavating and rebasing the roadway on Railroad Avenue, from the fire hydrant at the end of the guardrail to…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, is readying its 66th Strawberry Festival for Saturday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grounds are being clipped; craft tables set up; hot dogs and…
The Westport Fire Department and Community Association welcomes all to the town’s July 7 summer celebration
The annual community barbecue on Westport Island will be held next Saturday, July…
Marybeth Canedy of Jefferson submitted the winning T-shirt design for this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & RegattaTM.
Originally from Massachusetts, Canedy is an enthusiastic artist…
Airport Advisory Committee
When pilots fuel up at Wiscasset Municipal Airport now and they pay via credit card, they are using a new $15,000 cellular system. The airport got a $4,500 break off that price by making the two-…
The 2018 Windjammers Days began Sunday with the traditional remembrance of those who died at sea. The Blessing of the Fleet followed.
The ceremony at the Fishermen’s…
The sheep were not grazing but they were there for anyone's gazing Sunday in front of, behind and inside First Congregational Church of Wiscasset UCC. Michelle Peele of Alna said she and husband…
When Westport Island held its annual meeting on Saturday, June 23, all proposed warrant articles passed, some with amendments. The total budget for the 45 articles considered was $982,807.52.…
According to an email from Maine Department of Transportation, the following activity is expected the week of June 23:
Contractors will be excavating on Railroad Avenue to subgrade, and…
New book explores day-to-day life during World War II years
What life was like on the homefront is the subject of a new book titled, “Midcoast Maine in World War II” researched and authored by Peggy Shiels Konitzky.
Konitzy and husband Gus live in…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) invites the general public to purchase “A Treat For Two” raffle tickets to a Maine excursion and Farm-to-Table meal, to be hosted Friday, Aug. 17, in…
UPDATE: Jefferson Fire and Rescue was having a fundraiser at Jefferson Scoop when Lincoln County Communications called the agency out to a plane crash near Augusta Road about 5 p.m. Saturday, Fire…
A town-owned 3.3-acre house lot has a market price of $29,000. Local realtor Nancy Carleton reviewed a survey of the McKay Road property known locally as the Lallis property. Carleton visited it…
Join the party at Brew with a View, Historic New England’s first fundraiser for Wiscasset’s own Castle Tucker on July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening of local beer and spectacular river…
The Woolwich Select Board is looking for some civic-minded citizens who would like to serve their community by volunteering for a committee or board.
Most seats are for three-year terms on…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission tabled one certificate of appropriateness June 21, for Deborah Morgan's fence at 210 Main St. The fence had been conditionally approved, pending…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies arrested Allan F. Wigglesworth, 34, of Thomaston, following a shooting reported on Church Street in Southport at 10:48 p.m. on June 21. Wigglesworth was charged…
Kim Weeks said June 21, the prospect of Crooker Construction blasting in its pit behind her Bailey Road, Alna home doesn't bother her.
She grew up around construction and landscaping, Weeks…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Erin Cooperrider of Community Housing of Maine, keynote speaker of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s annual meeting, said most of the work she and her organization have done was…
Boothbay Harbor Country Club was named Best Golf Course in Maine in Down East magazine’s annual Best of Maine issue. From shopping to eating to playing outdoors, Down East readers and editors…
Nearly 100 students may populate Edgecomb Eddy School next fall. The pre-kindergarten through grade six school finished with 87 students this year and Principal Ira Michaud announced during the…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 5 issue due to the holiday on Wednesday, July 4. All advertising, news copy and…
AUGUSTA (June 20, 2018)—Sales of Maine’s single-family existing homes decreased 1.38 percent last month, due to limited market inventory. Prices, however, continued to rise;…
Wiscasset’s annual Fourth of July Parade will feature the theme “Come Together” and start at 10 a.m. sharp. Floats and groups are welcome to join in the fun! Prizes will be awarded to floats in…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
Alna: Slayman, Clifford L. to Slayman Clifford L. Tr., Clifford L. Slayman…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a move to a fiber optic internet system that would improve upload and download speeds at the courthouse, communications center, and sheriff’s…
With a full house on Saturday, June 16, Dresden annual town meeting voters passed the full warrant. The total appropriations requested were $872,301, an increase of $27,924.92. Robert Linet…
This year’s wait for Alna’s audit was due to an issue on Alna’s end, not the accounting firm’s, a William Brewer representative told selectmen Friday. Selectmen predicted the problem will not…
The newly seated Wiscasset select board accepted a request from Phil Di Vece of the Wiscasset Conservation Commission Tuesday for a state site inspection at the White’s Island bridges. The…
In a statement to the newspaper on Wednesday morning, the Boothbay Civic Association has announced that its Fourth of July Celebration on the Boothbay Common has been canceled.
“At our May…
Ten Edgecomb Eddy sixth graders said farewell to elementary school on Tuesday. They are the school’s 2018 graduating class. This year’s graduates are Aliyah Bowley, Piper Carleton, Catherine…
The International Oyster Chef Competition kicked off the first-ever Damariscotta Oyster Celebration on Thursday, June 14. The competition was held at the Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Resort and…
Wiscasset Town Manager Marian Anderson released the following statement via email Tuesday afternoon, with a subject line of “code enforcement resignation”:
“Stan Waltz, Wiscasset’s Town…
Wiscasset Public Advisory Downtown Committee
The Wiscasset Public Advisory Committee voted Monday for a newly presented type of sidewalk lamp, standing about 11 feet high, including the fixture, combined with overhead lights at the traffic…
When Westport Island residents hold their annual town meeting June 23, several new subjects will be on the warrant. In all, the warrant articles seek to raise and appropriate $606,082.79 and carry…
