Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Friday, June 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a…
News
At the polls Tuesday, a question involves rejecting certain provisions of the Maine Department of Transportation’s planned $5 million downtown project; but it’s…
Wiscasset voters will head to the polls to consider a 69-article warrant Tuesday, June 13 including a $9.4 million school budget for 2017-18. The polls at Wiscasset Community Center will be open…
Westport Island has posted the town warrant, with voting to commence June 13. Polls will be open at the Westport Island Town Hall for secret ballot votes for third selectman and two Sheepscot…
On Friday, June 23, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, Dr. Heather Leslie, will give a talk titled "Resilient Coastal Communities & Marine Ecosystems: Translating…
According to Central Maine Power on Friday, a pole was reported broken on Gardiner Road in Wiscasset at 7:21 a.m. Thursday, knocking out power to 113 customers in Wiscasset and Dresden.
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Little Village Bistro and a Federal Street couple got the nods they sought June 8 from the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission. The Gardiner Road restaurant plans two additions.
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Bigelow Laboratory
Sixteen Maine high school juniors completed a week of living and learning at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on May 26. They worked side-by-side with Bigelow Laboratory scientists, went on a…
Everyone concerned about climate change and the Trump Administration’s rejection of the Paris Climate Agreement is invited to attend a forum sponsored…
Edgecomb Green hosted its monthly Coffee, Donuts and Conversation on June 6 from 9:30…
Edgecomb selectmen lobbied two local lawmakers June 5 to act on legislation important to the community. Selectmen asked State Rep. Stephanie Hawke (R-Boothbay Harbor) and State Sen. Dana Dow (R-…
During this major push fundraising to restore the tower and other buildings on Burnt Island, the Keepers of Burnt Island Light and Elaine Jones hosted Bill Green and Green’s photograper/producer…
The Lincoln Home
Pull up a comfortable chair in The Lincoln Home's living room on Monday afternoon, June 12, from 3 to 4 p.m., and take a leisurely stroll through Boston.
Michael Perry will share his…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen, Planning Board
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen and Planning Board met June 7 to discuss a format for changing the outdated land use ordinances, as well as planning a community discussion about form-based…
The torch is on the move for Special Olympics, and Wiscasset police and Two Bridges Regional Jail personnel carried it from Edgecomb to Woolwich on June 7.
The runners picked up the torch…
Alna selectmen
If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it, Dave Sutter maintained June 7 about Alna’s longtime setup for alewife rights. Sutter has had the town’s rights under contract for three decades; selectmen and…
This week’s At a Glance features singers, award winners, sports teams, a summer reading program, some students and school staff dressed in mismatched clothing, and a nice student who brought…
Damariscotta Planning Board
Nicholas Chasse, owner of two parcels adjacent to Route 1B, was asked to come in to the Planning Board Monday night to review screening plans for a new parking lot he constructed, following clear-…
Blacksmithing is the ancient craft of heating iron to incandescence and shaping it by hammer. For thousands of years it was the blacksmith who made our tools, farm implements, household goods, and…
Wiscasset selectmen gave no indication of whether or not they’ll require a certificate of appropriateness for the Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown project as recommended by the…
With its black and white plumage and yellow nape, the male bobolink is a handsome bird easily identified from a distance. Celebrated for their bubbling song, punctuated with…
Lisa J. Thompson of Cape Elizabeth was hired as Wiscasset’s new parks and recreation director. She will assume her duties at Wiscasset Community Center on July 10.
Town Manager Marian…
Lincoln County Commissioners
At the June 6 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting, Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Casey Stevens filled the commissioners in on the search and rescue of an 84-year-old Bristol man…
The Maine Department of Transportation is looking to bring a little bit of Florida to the intersection of routes 1 and 27 in Edgecomb. The department is proposing installing a Florida T, which…
Westport Island selectmen met Monday, June 5 to review a mixed agenda that included a proposed state bill on broadband and a progress report on the sand and salt shed project.
Mary Ellen…
The Waldo Theatre has received a $5,000 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to provide capacity building and training in sustainable fundraising, historic…
On Tuesday, June 20 and on Wednesday, June 21, outboard motor historian Larry Stevenson will present two talks exploring major innovations in outboard motor design in the early twentieth century.…
Obituary
David A. Lord, 60, of Port Richey, Florida died June 2, 2017 surrounded by close friends and family.
He was born on November 13, 1956 at Loring AFB, Limestone Maine, the son of Richard S.…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot on Friday reached out to schools’ families with a Youtubevideo she made about buildings’ needs, ahead of the June 13 town vote on a $1.7 million…
June 3 was the wedding exchange of vows for Heidi Pinkham, daughter of Michael and Louanne Pinkham of Wiscasset and Vincent Souza, son of William Souza of Orange, New Hampshire and Karen…
The Southport School Board has announced that Lisa Clarke has been hired as the teaching principal at Southport Central School. Clarke replaces Marcelle Durost, who has taken an interim principal…
Midcoast Conservancy has formed a committee to explore relocation options for its headquarters, due to the fact that the Maine Department Of Transportation has confirmed it will raze…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has identified those…
A new summer camp experience will provide girls ages 9-15 with a special opportunity to learn about nature. Hearty Roots, a nonprofit, will host up to 60 girls at three Lincoln County locations.…
Registration is now open for “Summer with the Past,” three week-long day camp sessions for children ages 7 through 11. Sponsored by Lincoln County Historical…
Lincoln County Dental has received a $5,000 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation assist to provide dental services for low-income people in recovery from opiate…
The Contented Sole Restaurant, Colonial Pemaquid Drive, New Harbor will be a happening place on June 22 at 5 p.m. with the 13th annual Pemaquid Watershed Association “Party on the Pier”…
ORONO, Maine — Despite an abundance of egg-bearing adult lobsters and record-breaking harvests, the number of young lobsters continues to fall in the Gulf of Maine.
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Lincoln Theater has established a new operating endowment which resulted from an anonymous gift of $1 million.
“This wonderful donation is truly a 5…
The Wiscasset Selectboard will consider whether or not the historical commission can require a certificate of appropriateness for the Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown project. The…
Travel with Hank Lunn to the High Plains of Peru, exploring his experience of visiting Lake Titicaca and the islands of the Sun: Uros, Amantani and…
Updated: Chief Deputy Rand Maker of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement Friday afternoon, on the morning’s fatal accident just over the Dresden line from Wiscasset…
Peregrine Turbine Technologies owner David Stapp confirmed Friday, he is considering leasing land at Wiscasset Municipal Airport for work he had been wanting to do at a Point East building.
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A band of Angels descended upon the Old Jail in Wiscasset on Memorial Day. These Angels, 27 textile conservation specialists from the Costume Society of America, spent two days at the historic…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in March:
Alna: Preston, Michael and Preston, Amy to Fat Pig LLC; Genes, Dawn W Tr,…
The Chapman-Hall House Historic Site on upper Main Street in Damariscotta opens for the season June 10 and 11 with the special event, Three Traditions. This year’s program offers insights into…
Have you wondered what Coastal Senior College is all about? Or are you a CSC member who looks forward to the annual luncheon? Then mark your calendar for June 12, the date of this year’s event,…
For the fourth year, Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library are planning a fun-filled evening to raise money for the library. The Bands for Books event this year will take place…
Getting his diploma Thursday night, Cody Roberts set the Stover Auditorium audience laughing when he paused and gave a wide smile for a selfie; Sam Whitney got loud applause when social studies…
On Tuesday, May 30, Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) presented Deputy Clayton Jordan of Whitefield with a Legislative Sentiment before the Senate recognizing his achievement of being named the 2016…
