On Friday, Sept. 22, the Boothbay Charities Classic is proud to host the 26th annual Lobster Bake and Live Sports Auction.
This event will kick off the events of the weekend starting at 4…
News
Stock car racer Connor Wenners, 12, of Edgecomb has been a big deal at Wiscasset Speedway this summer. He races in the 25-lap, four cylinder pro series…
After holding property taxes near their 2017 level, the Wiscasset Select Board is looking ahead to 2018. Town Manager Marian Anderson told the board Tuesday night she’s begun looking into the…
Westport Island’s cemetery and history committees and community association are teaming up this Saturday, Sept. 23 to offer the island’s first tour of eight historically significant cemeteries.…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved this year’s court security contract for $190,000, which Sheriff Todd Brackett said was about 2.5 percent more last year. The contract will be…
Dresden selectmen announced the property tax rate and appointed former selectman and former fire chief Gerald Lilly interim assistant fire chief Monday, Sept. 18.
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The Woolwich Select Board is weighing the impact of the new Morse High School on property taxes. Monday evening, Chairman David King Sr. said estimates released Sept. 9 by Regional School Unit 1…
Obituary
Jody A. Barnes of Whitefield, Maine died Sept. 6, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
He was born…
The Edgecomb Economic Development Committee is being inspired by “The Peanuts Gang” this Christmas season. The committee is inviting local residents, businesses and students to participate in the…
The Community Center
On Wednesday Sept. 27 at 6 p.m., Jane Carpenter, founder of Maine Identity Services, will present a special evening session entitled “Equifax Data…
Everyone is welcome at a gathering to learn more about the services of New Hope for Women and what the organization does to support those affected by domestic…
Ever since the Pagurko family of Whitefield escaped a fire that destroyed their 1850s farmhouse Sept. 3, the local community has been responding to their needs to help them move on.
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Obituary
Maynard Trescott Taylor, 81, of Westport Island, Maine and Largo, Florida, died Aug. 14, 2017 with family by his side at Winship Green in Bath, Maine.
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United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fall campaign to help residents of Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, Brunswick and Harpswell, was launched Tuesday, Sept. 12.
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Obituary
Clarence “Larry” W. Davis, 84, of Boothbay, died peacefully Sept. 13, 2017 at the Maine Veterans Hospice House at Togus in Augusta.
Larry was born March 27, 1933 in Brunswick, Maine, to…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said Sept. 13, the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority has missed several opportunities for short-term contracts with sending jails due to the slow process of…
A team of experienced counselors and state and federal agency staff will present a morning workshop Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for people planning a new business or considering changes…
The Boothbay home Maine First Lady Ann LePage purchased in 2014 is up for sale. Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate has listed the three-bedroom home on Firth Drive for $409,000. Mrs. LePage…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Five properties associated with the Sheepscot Harbour Village complex at Eddy Road and Route 1 in Edgecomb were slated for a real estate auction sale in October. The properties are the Sheepscot…
Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice and LincolnHealth will host a screening and panel discussion of the PBS Frontline documentary “Being Mortal,” 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the…
First responders are at the scene of a truck accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb near Edgecomb Potters as of around 2:30 p.m.
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen on Sept. 13 announced this year’s tax rate is the same as last year’s, at $20.45 per $1,000 of a property’s assessed valuation. But bills should head down slightly because the…
First responders are at the scene of a car accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb near Edgecomb Potters as of around 2:30 p.m. Traffic is being held up until the scene is cleared.
This story will…
Friends of the Wiscasset Library hosted a successful fundraiser at Seafield Farm in Wiscasset, the home of Katharine Martin Savage, on Sunday, Sept. 3. It was the fourth Bands for Books annual…
In anticipation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, New Hope for Women encourages businesses and homeowners to come together and show support…
The monthly meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, D.A.R. was held at the Lincoln Home on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The meeting agenda focused on plans to draw attention to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, and Angus King announced today that the Department of Health…
Obituary
Charlon Cairns Clark, 84, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine and a former longtime resident of Westfield, New Jersey, died peacefully Aug. 31, 2017 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor…
Boothbay Region Community Navigator
New Ventures Maine and Boothbay Region Community Navigator are partnering to offer My Money…
Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice is offering a free training course for all those interested in becoming a certified Hospice Volunteer. The three day training will be held on Oct…
During a routine traffic stop Sept. 10, a Wiscasset police officer was stuck by a bloody syringe that had been used for heroin, Police Chief Jeff Lange said.
The driver, Jene Sherman, 50,…
Ninety percent of respondents to a Maine Department of Transportation survey prefer that construction of the $4.5 million downtown project shut down in July and August.
Ernie Martin, MDOT…
Join us at The Lincoln Home Monday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn more about Abraham Lincoln’s battle with melancholy. Jerry Wiles, local historian, will share how Illinois…
Wiscasset voters on Nov. 7 will be asked to use monies raised to hire a town planner to instead reduce property taxes. Other questions on the ballot include the purchase of an ambulance and repeal…
Wiscasset School Committee
At its first meeting of the school year Tuesday night, the Wiscasset School Committee welcomed new teachers and educational technicians, appointed member Jason Putnam to the sixth grade ad hoc…
Candlelight vigil for Buffy Krause, Sept. 14, on Beech Hill
ROCKPORT — On Thursday, Sept. 14, the community will gather on Beech Hill, in Rockport, to honor Buffy Krause, who was killed last week in Groton, Mass. Beech Hill was one of Buffy’s favorite…
Maine Business and Consumer Court
On Sept. 11, a court ruled in favor of Maine Department of Transportation in a suit brought by a family owning several downtown Wiscasset properties. The suit regarded MDOT’s downtown Route 1…
A Maine Department of Transportation engineer told Edgecomb selectmen Sept. 11, the agency is considering lower speed limits and more signage to improve safety on Eddy Road. Town officials…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in July:
Alna: Marcus, Susan R to Taliento, Elisabeth M.
Boothbay: Calvanese,…
Westport Island selectmen opened painting bids for the town hall Monday, Sept. 11.
Two bids were submitted. Selectmen voted to award the work to Town and Country Home Services of Boothbay…
Wiscasset Planning Board
The Wiscasset Planning Board on Monday night came out against repealing the 2015 historic preservation ordinance. The panel voted after hearing support for the ordinance from residents, business…
A Connecticut man faces multiple charges following his arrest in Wiscasset Monday. On Sept 11, Wiscasset Police Chief Lange was working a speed detail and checked on the waterfront area, where he…
Obituary
Joana Hunter Oest (Bean), 73, of Boothbay Harbor died Sept. 8, 2017. She was born in Presque Isle, Maine on July 21, 1944, and never lost her County roots. She was brave and strong, but finally…
Lincoln County FISH (Friends In Service Helping), volunteers offering free rides to Lincoln County residents, has come of age. In August it provided 180 rides and drove a whopping 5,000 miles…
Obituary
Richard K. "Rex/Doc" Walsh of Belmont, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully of natural causes on Aug. 31, 2017 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Born in 1946 in…
The Wiscasset Budget Committee recommends voters on Nov. 7 pass an article for the purchase of a $96,690 ambulance. Monies needed to buy the 2013 Ford Ambulance will come from capital reserve with…
On Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine will offer the public an opportunity to hear more about what…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, is open to all who are suffering from food insecurity. With sign up starting at 4 p.m. and choose time at 5 p.m., the Help…
Read all about it! Local newspapers will be the subject of the next Town Talk. The Wiscasset Public Library will host this Town Talk on Wednesday Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. Contacts have been made to…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Members of the Clary Lake Association met with the Lincoln County Commissioners on Sept. 5 to discuss their petition to the Department of Environmental Protection to enforce its 2014 order for the…
