A Boothbay woman got a response from Central Maine Power Co. she’s been waiting nearly two months for. Sherri Brown is one of hundreds of CMP customers  frustrated with an apparent spike in…

Customers from around the Central Maine Power service area, including some in Lincoln County, were surprised and dismayed to discover their usage on their most recent bill appears to have doubled…

Alna’s March 23 referendum questions on alcohol sales drew little talk Monday night and the third, on school choice, drew fewer people than last week but again hours of…

Join us Monday, March 19 from 3 to 4 p.m. to hear Patti Corscaden, licensed massage therapist, discuss the many benefits of therapeutic massage as we age. Patti will demonstrate how massage can…

Come learn how school choice benefits our community and enjoy corned beef and cabbage! Alna for Choice in Education, ACE, is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day potluck…

Florence Lillian (Barlow) Haggett died peacefully on March 10, 2018 at the remarkable age of 105.

Born in East Boothbay, Maine on Nov. 13, 1912, she lived in Boothbay Harbor, Maine until…

The Lincoln County Clerk reported the following closed cases for February. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Christopher Lennon Gilley, 33, of…

Lorraine (Lemay) Reed, 87, of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully on March 9, 2018 at her daughter’s home on Southport.

She was born in Lewiston on October 28, 1930, the youngest daughter of…

The topic for the next Wiscasset Public Library’s Town Talk, on Wednesday, March 21 at 3 p.m. will focus on family recipes. Participants are asked to bring and share a favorite recipe or recipe…

Starting April 4 online and May 2 in Boothbay Harbor, New Ventures Maine will offer My Next Career Move, a free month-long class to help you take charge of your career and create an action plan to…

Edward W. DeCosta Jr., 89, of Boothbay, died peacefully on March 7, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, with his family by his side.

Ed was born on Jan. 5, 1929 in Boothbay Harbor…

Jefferson author Kay Hardy Campbell will discuss changing conditions for women in Saudi Arabia at the Wiscasset Public Library March 28, at 5 p.m. The talk, “Saudi Women: Change and Challenge,”…

As a result of the continued investigation into the March 9 shooting on Clark’s Cove Road in Walpole, Angela Lemire, 39, of Walpole was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Violence…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and Midcoast Farmers Alliance present the second program in the 2018 Farmer and Gardener Workshop Series, Food…

There’s a new brewery coming to Midcoast Maine. Westport Island will be the home port of Sasanoa Brewing, at Tarbox Farm…

On Saturday, March 3, 111 students, community members, and representatives from local organizations and businesses participated in the fourth annual Community Forum on Food Security in…

One person was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being shot in Walpole Friday, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Brendan Kane said Saturday.

The injuries are non-life-…

In recognition of The Fresh Air Fund’s 142nd summer of bringing together New York City children and volunteer host families in Maine, Governor LePage has proclaimed March 20 “…

March is National Reading Month, and at the Lincoln County Historical Association, we are taking a look at one of the book lovers who lived at the Pownalborough Court House, one of the three…

March 8 was a day to stay off the roads as much as possible, with schools and Wiscasset Community Center closed due to a late winter snowstorm. March 9 found people out in the new snow…

Midcoast CA$H is providing free tax preparation by IRS certified volunteer tax preparers. Keep 100 percent of your refunds without worrying about hidden fees or unexpected charges.

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On Sunday, March 4, more than 3,000 democrats convened biennial caucuses across the state. In Lincoln County, 18 towns gathered in seven locations to rally for victory in 2018.  #…

Maine Department of Transportation will seek bids this month for repainting the Nequasset Bridge on Route 1 in Woolwich. The state has estimated the cost at $450,000.

The heavily…

G&J Bottle Redemption in Boothbay will close March 15, after 19 years in business.

Owner Janet Fairfield said she and her husband Gary are sad to be closing their business, but the…

Weather.gov update: Thursday, March 8

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM…

An Edgecomb resident encouraged the school committee to make better use of municipal resources for communicating local education issues. Edgecomb Budget Committee Chairman Jack Brennan arrived…

Family STEM Night at Wiscasset Middle High School has been postponed until Thursday, March 15, 5 to 6:30 p.m., due to the storm forecast on Thursday, March 8, according to Kim Andersson of WMHS.…

Wiscasset is continuing its budget workshops over this week and next. On March 1, the town reviewed budgets for administration, animal control, assessing, boards and committees, community…

A plan to make Nequasset Park’s swimming area and boat launch in Woolwich Americans with Disabilities Act accessible is moving ahead.

On Monday afternoon, the select board reviewed the park…

Tuesday night, Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Judy Colby said she had an announcement she wanted to read regarding a press release Mark Robinson, spokesman for Ralph Doering III, sent on Feb. 25. The…

Nathan Edwin Brewer, 30, died March 5, 2018 at his mother’s home in Wiscasset.

Nathan was born on June 27, 1987 in Boothbay Harbor to Edwin L. Brewer Jr. and Pauline (Barter) Brewer. He…

Some Alna residents wondered if tax hikes will force them out, others questioned the quality of some public schools, and the phrase PFA for people from away became people from Alna Monday night,…

For the past 12 years, the Forest Hill Cemetery at the corner of Routes 128 and 197 in Dresden has been maintained by husband and wife Sherry and Dan Moody.

In 2006, they took over…

Lincoln County commissioners agreed March 6 to buy a new recycling truck to replace the second Peterbilt truck in the fleet. Because the Peterbilt trucks were long-haul, they required expensive…

An investigation under way into an alleged March 3 assault at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset has led to one arrest. 

The assault allegedly occurred at about 12:04 p.m. Saturday…

Following a two-month investigation, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said five members of the same family have been arrested for importing and selling fentanyl in the Midcoast.

Those…

The fourth annual “Local Food, Local Hunger” community forum on March 3 at Chewonki Foundation focused on the difficulty low-income families face getting wholesome food. According to the…

Democrats caucused around Lincoln County on Sunday as they elected delegates and town committees. The slogan for the 2018 election season is “Victory Begins Here!”

At different sites,…

William Cooney, chairman of Westport Island’s town hall committee, updated selectmen Monday night on the painting and other work under way on the circa 1794 building, which is on the National…

Matthew Forgues, otherwise known as Matthew Calling Elk, from Boothbay, is hoping to do his hometown proud by qualifying for the 2020 Olympics.

Forgues, 25, has been racewalking since he…

The Clamshell Quilters group meets at the Faith Baptist Church on the Mills Road in Newcastle. Guests, visitors, and new members are always welcome. The afternoon chat and sew session starts at 2…

The Boothbay Republican Town Committee is hosting a dinner at the Boothbay Fire Station on Wednesday, March 21 at 6 p.m. They will be serving Lucille’s famous lasagna, salad, garlic bread and…

Local Realtors® are gearing up for their third annual blood drive, this year being held at the Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Rd., on Friday, March 16 from noon to 5 p.m.

The…

Join area businesses next Thursday, March 15, for a free Maine PTAC workshop on how to build your business and decrease risk through subcontracting opportunities. The Procurement Technical…

The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved two certificates of appropriateness March 1. One was for a porch addition proposed by Terri Heller of 2 Morton St. on Nov. 15.  Heller…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December:

Alna: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Mr. Cooper, Cooper, Mr. Giroux, Troy…

Gertrude "Trudie" Seybold of Boothbay died peacefully at her home in Boothbay on March 1. Trudie had lived in Boothbay on Back Narrows Road for three years with her daughter Patty Seybold, and…

At the 64th annual meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association on March 2, long-time president David Cousens stepped down from his position as MLA president and Kristan Porter, of Cutler,…

The smelting of iron ore and the craft of blacksmithing have been enormously important to human cultures world-wide for over 3,000 years. Blacksmiths were so essential to ancient peoples that…

The Bath Antique Sale resumes after its winter hiatus on Sunday, March 11 with over 50 dealers in quality merchandise transforming the gym at the Bath Middle School into an antiques and…