Harbor Fest opens Sept. 1. In the six years since Lori Reynolds started the annual festival, it has grown from one day to 10, and the Boothbay Harbor event continues to draw businesses, …
News
At a picnic table outside the clubhouse of Newcastle’s Harriet Gertrude Bird Playground Saturday night, Brigid Griffin of Whitefield said she times all her friends’ visits to have a community…
Single cell genomics technology has given scientists the ability to individually read the genetic blueprints of cells, the most fundamental units of life. Now, the…
While it is illegal for youth to drink alcohol, 57 percent of Lincoln County high school students feel it would be easy to get alcohol if they wanted some, according to the 2015 Maine Youth Health…
Jack Sarmanian turned 80 on Aug. 4 and celebrated his birthday with 30 relatives Aug. 5 and 6. The celebration began with a quiet evening on Saturday, Aug. 5 with his wife Sandy and daughter Julie…
The Marston House in Wiscasset has a new owner. Francoise McCoy bought the house, with the antiques business and the…
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its tenth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs have been chosen from over 150 entries, and each winning…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
At the Aug. 9 meeting of the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, the board discussed in executive session the pending appointment of the new administrator. Chairwoman Mary Trescot said the board…
Central Maine Astronomy Society
Although the stars in late summer are fairly ho-hum as stars go, August usually provides a good show anyway, because one of the most reliable meteor showers can be seen every August, the planets…
Teachers passed their new contract Wednesday, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said. In an email late Wednesday morning, Wilmot told the Wiscasset Newspaper she had received…
On Saturday, Aug. 19, 6 p.m., at Sherman Field, Boothbay Harbor, the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service (BRAS) is hosting a Red Sox Alumni celebrity softball game with the help of New England…
The Wiscasset Waterfront Committee decided Aug. 8 to spend the winter months making sure that its policies are in sync with town ordinances.
If changes need to be made, members said they…
Author, illustrator, artist and educator Thomas Block passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 23. His final completed work was commissioned by Sharon Pulkkinen for the 2017 Books in Boothbay…
On Saturday, Aug. 19 at 4 p.m., the Lincoln Home in Newcastle will hold the second annual Lobster and More event. Tickets are selling fast, reserve yours now by calling 563-3350.…
According to Wiscasset School Department officials and Siemens representatives, Wiscasset Middle High School’s temperatures will be getting back under control in the coming months, and some work…
Damariscotta Planning Board
After a site visit to Head Tide Oven and Chasse Marine and the new parking lot Chasse built early this spring, the Damariscotta Planning Board decided additional screening would not be necessary…
Westport Island selectmen reported Monday, Aug. 7 on recent meetings which included resident property issues and a preliminary discussion of budgeted operations with auditors. The town has added…
McGee Construction of West Gardiner is the apparent low bidder for a contract to replace culverts on the Bog Road in Dresden, according to selectmen at a bid opening on Monday, Aug. 7.…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest 2017
Two giant pumpkins are growing in Edgecomb.
Have you ever wondered how a giant pumpkin is grown? If you think those pumpkins, weighing in excess of 100 pounds, featured in the annual…
Annual Antique Car Show
Cruise on in Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m., for The Lincoln Home's ninth annual vintage car show. Fun for all ages! Enjoy a root beer float and conversations with the…
Join Wiscasset guide Cathy Messmer for a special talk and tour of Castle Tucker focused on food and cooking. The program takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. Find…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset’s second vote on the planning budget is Thursday, Aug 24. Selectmen set the date Monday morning. The open town meeting at Wiscasset Elementary School starts at 6 p.m.
The warrant…
The Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding a Community Supper in support of the Edgecomb Fire Department Auxiliary on Saturday, Aug. 19, beginning at 5 p.m. The menu will consist of…
Obituary
Robert Anthony Lord, 77, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and East Boothbay, died Aug. 1, 2017, from complications of multiple myeloma.
Born June 19, 1940 in Rochester, N.H., and raised in…
Lincoln County Democrats have invited all announced Democratic Maine gubernatorial candidates to join them at their August family cookout and lobster bake Aug. 13 in Waldoboro, and a number have…
Rounding out the summer’s Steeple Fundraising suppers, St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will host its third and final dinner on Monday, Aug. 14, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Haddock chowder…
The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to 15 calls between July 1 and 15.
On July 1, the department responded to a fire alarm on Shore Road triggered by an overhead leak. Firefighters…
Obituary
Emmalin Christiansen Welch of Newcastle, Maine, died at midnight on Aug. 2, 2017. She was 95 years old.
Although Emmalin was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she spent most of her…
Obituary
Kyle P. Closson, 49, died Aug. 5, 2017.
He was predeceased by his father, Jerry Closson.
He is survived by his mother, Donna Closson, of Boothbay Harbor; his brothers, Wayne and his…
Paul Doiron, noted author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels set in the Maine woods, will be at the Southport Memorial Library on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. to discuss his latest book, “…
Local puppeteers Elisabeth Ferrero and Joanie Dean of Primrose Puppets will bring a Russian folktale to life with their silk marionettes at the Pownalborough Court…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office provided information Monday on Sunday’s two midday accidents in Edgecomb. In the first one, at Routes 1 and 27, two of the drivers, Timothy Badgley, 59…
On Wednesday, Aug. 9 and Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 5:30–7 p.m., Dr. W.E. “Ed” Bosarge, Ph.D. and Dr. Marc Steven Penn will discuss “The Coming Medical Revolution: Adult Stem Cells & Related…
On Friday, Aug. 11, Dr. Rhian Waller will conclude the DMC’s summer science seminar series with a talk on cold-water corals of the Gulf of Maine. This series featured renowned scientists…
Every year without fail, on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken wafts through the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by the rollicking sounds of friends and…
The Lincoln County Court House will host the Penobscot Marine Museum photo exhibit, Lincoln County Through Eastern’s Eye during the months of August and September.…
This year’s Maine Highland Games is a sure ticket to transport you to bonnie Scotland for a wonderful, colorful, fun-filled day.
There’ll be individuals and pipe bands filling the air with…
Students and faculty at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences are among the next generation of oceanographers trained in the use of optical instruments and satellite ocean…
Amy Gallant, AARP Maine’s advocacy director, will discuss state laws that impact Midcoast seniors 50 and older at AARP Coffee & Conversation at the Coastal Landing Retirement Community, 142…
Wiscasset voters will consider raising $66,764 for municipal planning and the town planner position at a special town meeting that selectmen will meet Monday to schedule. The board will meet at 8…
Edgecomb
Two men with familiar names want to open a medical marijuana caregiving facility on Route 1. On Aug. 3, the Edgecomb Planning Board reviewed Anthony J. Casella’s, son of Anthony M. Casella, and…
The Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter are gearing up for the 12th annual 5K and Walk fundraiser, which has a new name and new events to…
Marge Pooler has had the same American flag hanging off the garage of her Lowelltown Road, Wiscasset home for years. The sun has faded it some and the wind rolls it up and Pooler unrolls it. But…
The Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railway Museum at 97 Cross Road in Alna celebrates summer Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with steam train rides, model T rail car…
Maine’s only Pre-Revolutionary court house always captivates visitors with its lovely Kennebec River setting and its carefully curated furnishings, but a new exhibit of children’s toys makes the…
Naval ship tours, First responder crate racers still to come
ROCKLAND – Despite numerous Rockland Lobster Festival visitors already through the gates by…
Obituary
Michael W. Hasenfus, 53, of South Paris, Maine, died July 22, 2017 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston surrounded by his family.
Michael was born in…
The schooner Harvey Gamage sailed into the Harvey Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol on Tuesday, Aug. 1 as part of a two-week student voyage to Penobscot Bay.
“It is really…
Lincoln County Democrats are holding a lobster bake again this year, but are planning to combine the usual focus on lobsters, oysters and speeches with fun for the whole family. Mark Eves, former…
Teenagers ages 12 to 18 are invited to the Cola Clash! at the Bible Baptist Church, Beechnut Hill Road, Wiscasset (across from Wiscasset Ford) on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 16-18, from 6…
