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News
It’s been a busy year for the Edgecomb Fire Department with first responders attending to 230 emergency calls. Fire Chief Roy Potter estimates about half are motor vehicle accidents. Edgecomb…
Emergency vehicles were on the scene during the height of the Jan. 4 storm as water surged from the Damariscotta River to the Van Lloyd Bistro, to near the site of the proposed public restrooms,…
A former Boy Scout is doing a good deed for a local Girl Scout troop. E. Davies Allan of Westport Island sent a prospective Edgecomb Girl Scout Troop a $500 check to cover rental fees for…
Town of Edgecomb
Edgecomb residents had no questions on proposed moratoriums on floating structures and commercial sale and production of recreational marijuana during a Jan. 2 public hearing. The hearing lasted…
Discover the fascinating hobby of beekeeping! Join us for a seven-week course, presented by experienced beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB), the…
Midcoast Conservancy will hold an Open House on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 4:30-7 p.m. to celebrate its move to 290 Route 1 in Edgecomb. After an exhaustive search that involved evaluating almost 40…
The Woolwich Select Board started off the new year by promoting their tax collector Katie Johnston to town administrator.
The board unanimously chose to hire Johnston Tuesday night and…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency and Emergency Managers throughout Lincoln County are preparing for Thursday’s storm. There is a strong potential for power outages. Please be prepared!…
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Boothbay Region Elementary - Boothbay Region High School
Edgecomb Eddy School
Southport Central…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Nicholas Wallace, 29, of…
Maine State Supreme Judicial Court
Thomas and Kathleen Bryant, whose property abuts a storage facility owned by Allen Cohen and his wife Melissa Cohen, received a final rejection of their suit on Dec. 19 from the Maine State…
If either Boothbay Region High School or Wiscasset Middle High School does not have school on Thursday, Jan. 4, due to the weather forecast of blizzard conditions, the boys junior varsity and…
Eileen King, now former superintendent of Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98, began her new post as executive…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Maine Legislature will take up the issue of leasing the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site to the Friends of Colonial Pemaquid at a public hearing at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Cross Office…
The Woolwich Select board is planning a special town meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 20 to cover unforeseen expenses associated with the Oct. 30 windstorm.
Chair David King Sr. said Tuesday the fire…
The Alna Planning Board meeting scheduled for Monday, Jan. 8 has been canceled, a town…
Judy Greenleaf has retired before from the Alna town office. This time, she really means it, the former Alna town clerk said Friday, her last day as deputy town clerk. “It’s time,” she said…
On Thursday Dec. 28, the Lincoln County Sheriffs’ Office conducted a county wide check of establishments licensed to sell alcohol for off premise consumption. Of the 50 licensed establishments…
Andrew Wyeth will be remembered for his creations of paintings like “Christina’s World” and “Winter 1946.” Jerry Wiles, local historian, will share the life of…
Obituary
Charles Scott “Chuck” Sherman, 73, died Dec. 13, 2017 at his home in Rockwell, North Carolina.
He was born in…
Over New Year’s weekend, the Wiscasset Newspaper reached out to some public officials and others for their resolutions. Here’s what we got back by press time. Many thanks for the replies…
A small fire in a garage New Year’s Eve was mostly out when the Wiscasset Fire Department arrived, Deputy Fire Chief John Merry said in a phone interview from the fire station Sunday night.…
Larry Brown, organizer of the Penguin Plunge fundraiser, said Sunday morning that the New Year’s Day event at 11 a.m. at Murray Hill landing in East Boothbay will go on but he will be there to…
The Bath Antique Sale is the perfect setting for a morning of winter shopping. Inside are more than 40 dealers of antique furniture, rugs, china, crystal, books, prints, paintings, and…
For the last 30 years, Cindy Coyne, RN, has worn many hats throughout LincolnHealth: director of nursing at Cove’s Edge, executive director of Chase Point, Care Partners manager, manager of Case…
Last month Harbor Theater offered the first of its community free and subsidized films for 2017-18.
Just over 100 local residents attended Harbor Theater’s first free quarterly community…
Mike Lucas, owner of M.E. Lucas Forest Products on Old Dresden Road in Wiscasset, went to work on one cup of coffee Friday morning because he had to get to an early job in Woolwich.
A…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has signed an emergency proclamation to ensure Maine residents receive heating oil deliveries without delay and throughout the holiday weekend.
“The…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency
Lincoln County is facing some of the coldest weather of the season, a little earlier than usual. In addition to the Christmas Day snowstorm and ice storm, a blast of Arctic air has held the county…
Central Maine Power urges customers to take measures to stay safe and warm during the bitterly cold weather that’s forecast for Maine.
“The risk of fire, carbon monoxide poisoning and…
For women who have been or are currently involved with a controlling and/or abusive partner, a support group can be a safe place to talk about the relationship, in an environment that fosters…
Obituary
Roger R. Nolin, 84, of East Boothbay died Dec. 25 while a resident of Hawthorne House in Freeport.
He was born on Sept. 25, 1933, in Lewiston, Maine, the son of Liane and Rosaire Nolin.…
Farnsworth Art Museum’s 2018 Maine in America award
The Farnsworth Art Museum, in Rockland, Maine, is proud to announce architect Toshiko Mori as the recipient of the 2018 Maine in America Award. The…
The Alna Planning Board has announced it will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 at the town office, for an agenda including a business pemit application and Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
A Woolwich man is recovering from a knife wound to the neck, according to a press release from the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. The man was stabbed while visiting a relative in…
A short week and not a lot of news before Christmas and prior to New Year’s Day. We’ve got three photos that were not published online prior to this feature – a celebration held for Superintendent…
Wiscasset selectmen will not meet Tuesday Jan. 2, but will meet Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m., Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Wednesday, Dec. 27.
In an effort to make New Year's Eve as safe as possible, local businesses are sponsoring our local cab companies for the seventh annual No Excuses Program on Dec. 31. The sponsors include: Boat…
This year saw the closing of a longtime local business and the celebration of a milestone for an internationally known one. It saw a storm that ripped trees from the ground and a political storm…
Obituary
Stephanie R. Blecharczyk, of East Boothbay and Ocean Park, Maine died peacefully on Dec. 21, 2017, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.
Stephanie was born in Englewood, New…
Elections 2018
Alna First Selectman David Abbott has put in about 20 years on the board over four decades beginning in the early 1980s. His latest term is up in March and Abbott said he will not be on the ballot…
A new Girl Scouts troop may be coming to Edgecomb. On Dec. 18, selectmen voted unanimously to allow Girl Scouts of Maine (GSM) to hold an informational meeting at the town hall.
The board…
With the Second Regular Session of the 128th Legislature just around the corner, Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) would like to once again invite all area students to join him at the State House for a…
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is hosting a scientific drawing workshop led by artist and science illustrator David Wheeler on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., at DRA’s Great Salt…
Wiscasset Police Department, Wiscasset Ambulance Service and the emergency medical dispatchers of Lincoln County 911 helped deliver a baby boy Dec 21.
At about 8:34 p.m., crews were called…
Fishes' fear of sharks helps shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific, according to new research by a scientist at Bigelow…
In days of yore, Christmas in Wiscasset included a family tradition in the woods where carols were sung around a crackling bonfire, good fellowship was enjoyed and gifts exchanged in the spirit of…
Mail isn’t the only thing being picked up at the Edgecomb post office leading up to Christmas Day. For the past three Christmas seasons, local postmaster Bruce Hartford and Cod Cove Inn owner Ted…
On Thursday, Dec. 21, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Hayden arrested Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, 43, of Windsor and charged her with one count of gross sexual assault, Class A and one count…
