Helga I. McEachern of Punta Gorda, Florida and a longtime summer visitor to Boothbay Harbor, died April 11, 2017.
She…
News
Midcoast Conservancy will hold an open house on Wednesday, April 19 from 5 to 7 p.m., for all Wiscasset residents and business owners, as well anyone else interested…
The Edgecomb School Committee passed its proposed $2,688,936.78 budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The budget includes an increase of $24,600, or less than one…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
The Newcastle Local Planning Committee held a public forum at the midway point of the review of the Newcastle comprehensive plan and its land use ordinance, known as the character code. Both…
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Alna Town Clerk and Tax Collector Lisa Arsenault has resigned effective May 12. In an interview April 12 after she and selectmen discussed her resignation, Arsenault said she is leaving to help…
We only had two cutline-only photographs for the April 6 edition so we skipped publishing At a Glance. We include those photos in this week’s At a Glance, plus several others, including Easter…
Where NAPA once sold auto parts at 179 Bath Road in Wiscasset, by next fall, Boothbay’s Michael and Kimberly Hilgendorf hope to have up to 49 area infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers playing and…
Woolwich residents can get involved in their community by volunteering for a board or advisory committee. Lynette Eastman, town administrator, compiled a list of vacancies. Unless otherwise noted…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission holds its 2017 annual meeting on Tuesday, April 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. In addition to a brief annual meeting, the LCRPC is…
discover the midcoast
Some of the area’s best hiking for beginners can be found in nearby Phippsburg with over a dozen trails to explore. Sunday found us enjoying the first spring-like day by returning to Spirit Pond…
Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Selectmen and Conservation Committee debated April 10 whether or not a Shore Road property was a sure thing for a public boat launch. The committee became interested in a three-…
On Monday evening, April 10, Westport Island selectmen changed the deadline for site work bidding for the sand and salt shed.
A deadline of Monday, April 17 was set at last week’s meeting,…
Mondays and Wednesdays, April 17-26, 6-8 p.m. Navigating Midcoast Maine, Members $76; non-members $95. Students will learn the basics about nautical charts, using navigational aids to cruise…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will meet at the Newcastle Community Room at 86 River Road, Newcastle, Wednesday, April 19 for a 6:30 p.m. social gathering…
Obituary
James P. Beliasov, 78, was taken suddenly to be with his Savior and Lord on March 23, 2017. He was a faithful pastor of God’s word.
Jim was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1938…
Improve your balance and reduce your risk of falling at LincolnHealth’s popular falls prevention program, “Balancing Act.” This free, four-week program will be held at the Wellness and…
A possible two percent hike in taxes for Wiscasset’s next school budget is down to 1.3 percent. Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot gave the School Committee the latest numbers Monday night…
After the State and Local Government Committee voted 8-5 April 6 to issue an “ought no to pass” recommendation for her bill, State Rep. Stephanie Hawke (R-Boothbay Harbor) remained optimistic…
Wiscasset’s latest downtown parking plan and other tweaks to the Maine Department of Transportation’s $5 million traffic improvement plan will be aired at a public forum Monday, May 8, from 6:30…
Republican Committees of District Six
The Republican Committees from Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties met April 10 to select names to send to the governor to replace Geoffrey Rushlau as district attorney for Prosecutorial…
Wiscasset School Department
When Stacy White toured Wiscasset Elementary School as a candidate for principal, one of the two well-spoken students showing her around told her people there just wanted someone who cares about…
The driving range formerly known as Longshot Golf Center is under new management. The lease has been taken over by the new ownership and management group that is…
Wiscasset School Department is the lead department on a proposed regional project for special education students who need behavioral support, according to an email Monday from the Maine Department…
Thursday, April 13, is Maundy Thursday — Last Supper day. It is also pantry day at St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf. What a conundrum!
The Shelf and the church fathers feel it important to…
Reel to Reel Music had a “soft opening” on Saturday, April 8 in the former Radio Shack store in the Elm Street Plaza in Damariscotta. Co-owners Zacharia Rankin and Olivia DeLisle are responding to…
They emailed, they phoned, and they drove to Bangor and Augusta, all in an effort to schedule a local town hall with Senator Susan Collins. Midcoast Maine Indivisi…
The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will continue a tradition of fundraising for local non-profits when the event returns on Saturday, June 24; announcing three area food support groups as…
Wiscasset selectmen are considering how to proceed in response to a petition the town received Thursday, April 6 from the Wiscasset Taxpayers Alliance. The petition is the latest challenge to…
Maine Photography Show
The first place selections by juror Marc Muench in the 2017 Maine Photography Show, as announced Friday night at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation are aas follows…
Elise Andersen, daughter of the late East Boothbay artists and ceramists Brenda and Weston Andersen, has been busy lately. She and some of her siblings have been going…
Wiscasset Elementary School
Wiscasset Elementary School first grader Daegen Marshall, 7, said the best part of his first swimming lesson at Wiscasset Community Center Friday morning was when the water would come up from the…
A phone call from a highway patrol dispatcher is a call no parent ever wants to receive. It could mean a son or daughter has been injured or killed…
Come to the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum for the annual Easter Eggspress trains on Saturday, April 15 from noon to 3 p.m. Trains will leave the Sheepscot…
Obituary
Robert Perry Landry, 79, of Skowhegan died peacefully at Cedar Ridge Center in Skowhegan on March 23, 2017.
He born April 27, 1937 the son of Richard and Beatrice (Perry) Landry. Robert was…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
During a contentious meeting at the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on April 6, the commission agreed to write a letter to selectmen to advise them the Maine Department of…
Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo) has appointed Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) to serve a two-year term representing Maine on the National Conference of…
There's been a lot of speculation around Boothbay Harbor over the winter about what will become of the former Rocktide Inn & Restaurant. In January, the almost 50-year-old resort at 35-37…
On Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m., the Midcoast Community Alliance will hold its first public event, “A Call to Action for Suicide Prevention,” in the gymnasium at the Bath Parks & Recreation…
At YMCA Camp Knickerbocker, our counselors and staff are “professional role models,” helping kids to develop core values, learn new skills, make new friends, have…
Wiscasset’s Ruth Applin turns 100 on Easter Sunday. Daughter Betty Applin said an open house is planned at Wiscasset Community Center for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, so anyone who wants…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The following are closed criminal cases at the Wiscasset district and superior courts from March 15 to 31. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Court Clerk. Unless otherwise noted,…
Portland Media Group, LLC, the producers of “Greenlight Maine,” is pleased to announce that it is now accepting submissions for season 3 of the series. The show airs…
Damariscotta Planning Board
Another marathon Damariscotta Planning Board session cleared a good deal of the board’s recurring docket Monday night, with approvals for the Dollar General/Sherman Williams project on the old…
New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich, a two-time Super Bowl champion, will sign autographs and pose for photos with fans at Hammond Lumber Company in Belgrade on Wednesday, April 12.…
In March, Lincoln County Communications Center launched a new tower-based simulcast system capable of transmitting and receiving both…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The April 4 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners was held in a newly renovated courthouse. The district attorney’s offices were relocated to the east side of the building, where the Deeds…
The Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee heard a wide range of opinions March 29 regarding Lincoln County’s budget process. A combination of 18 municipal and county officials,…
Wiscasset selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday night to begin contract negotiations for providing ambulance services to Dresden. Selectman Larry Gordon dissented.
EMS Director Toby Martin proposed…
Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? The United States Power Squadron is offering America's Boating Course on Saturday April 29…
