More than 50 people crowded into the Newcastle Community Room the evening of March 22 to hear from Democratic legislators Mick Devin of Newcastle, who represents Maine’s House District 90, and…

Doris White Cunningham, 71, of Elloree, South Carolina, wife of Neil O. Cunningham, died March 22, 2017 at her home with her husband by her side.

A memorial service was held Saturday at the…

Midcoast Steward alumnus Caren Clark cares deeply about Midcoast Maine and community. During her nine years of service on the board of Medomak Valley Land Trust (MVLT), she…

LincolnHealth, the Boothbay Region YMCA, and the Central Lincoln County YMCA encourage Lincoln County residents to learn the factors for…

For the fourth year, Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in cooperation with Maine Resource and…

Mainers for Open Elections, a state organization working for open elections at all levels, and Open Primaries, a national leader on election reform, released a new…

Following a hiatus in 2016, the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will return on Saturday, June 24 – bringing a motley crew of buccaneers both young and old to…

The public is invited to attend the annual meeting and membership celebration of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) on Thursday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Join…

Wiscasset’s Anna McDougal, author, artist and advocate for people with disabilities, is now also a two-time world medalist, taking silver and bronze in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in…

Flakes were flying Friday afternoon near Wiscasset’s transfer station on Fowle Hill Road and at the Head Tide end of Alna, at the bridge crossing the Sheepscot River near Head Tide Dam.

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A home at 606 Middle Road in Dresden was destroyed by fire on Friday. Neighbors reported the fire shortly before noon, according to Sonia Lilly, accountability officer at the Dresden Fire…

Murray C. Keene Jr., known far and wide as “Toppy,” died March 21, 2017, one day shy of his 73rd birthday, at the Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida. He had been diagnosed…

Fire has fully engulfed a house at 606 Middle Road in Dresden Friday. No details were immediately available.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 to eliminate the planning department, then, after a lengthy discussion, voted, by the same margin to restore it.

The change would have eliminated…

Continuing to seek an energy project now would set a precedent for the select board to tell the school committee what to do, the committee’s vice chairman, Glen Craig, argued March 23. Craig…

Preliminary numbers from Wiscasset School Department put next year’s spending at $9,595,155, a $599,879 hike; but projected increases in tuition and state aid, along with $472,736 in unspent funds…

Bill Mook, of Mook Sea Farm in Walpole, Maine, is one of four finalists for the 2017 Seafood Champion Award for Advocacy, SeaWeb recently announced. A…

We didn’t get to posting At a Glance last week. Maybe it was another snowstorm? Anyway, we’ve included last week’s photos and cutlines in this week’s column. Sports awards, a couple of upcoming…

At the March 21 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting, Finance Director Michelle Cearbaugh said according to her calculations, towns would save $1,045,199 per year by using Lincoln County…

Nancy Trapnell Holmes of Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully on March 18, 2017, in the loving hands of her children at St. Andrews Gregory Wing. Her death comes…

Wiscasset selectmen on Tuesday rejected a proposed timeline for the town to vote on the school budget. An email sent to Town Manager Marian Anderson by the school committee asked for votes on May…

The Wiscasset School Committee will hear from administrators Thursday night, March 23 on their preliminary budget requests. The 5 p.m. workshop in the Wiscasset Middle High School library gets…

Wiscasset’s longtime director of parks and recreation, Todd Souza, is resigning effective April 15. He’s leaving for a similar post in Scarborough, Souza, 45, said in a phone interview Tuesday…

This weekend Maine will celebrate its 34th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 26. The annual event is held every fourth Sunday of March. Participating sugarhouses will be open for visitors to…

Team Garron will be hosting a fundraising evening at King Eider's in Damariscotta on Sunday, March 26 from 4 to 9 p.m. to benefit the Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes. They invite the community…

Volunteers for all events and activities related to this year’s Pumpkinfest & Regatta are invited to join the committee at its first monthly meeting on Thursday, March 23 at 4:30 p.m…

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will conduct an online-only live auction Wednesday, March 29, which will include an amazing diversity of decorative and collectible items, all with modest opening…

Carmen Reed, a native of Wiscasset, has joined the sales staff of Newcastle Realty.

Previously a director of a Midcoast area Chamber of Commerce, she has always loved being involved in…

LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class, which begins on April 18. Becoming a CNA is a great way to begin a…

Aging is inevitable. At the Lincoln Home, we seek to empower seniors with information and education to age on their own terms with control over their health and well-being. Learn about maintaining…

The following are closed criminal cases for March 1-15. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Court. All sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail unless otherwise…

A mild, breezy Monday ushered in spring on the Wiscasset waterfront. Day one found Pittston’s Matt Pelletier and Wiscasset’s John Sutter on the Sheepscot River test-driving Pelletier’s newly…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:

Alna:

Berkeley, Charles M., Ferrara, Heather and Boyle, Pennell …

David Dean Berry of Hallowell died unexpectedly March 17, 2017.

Dave was born in Gardiner April 11, 1963 the son of Charles Berry and Shirley (Rankins) Cheney.

The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission granted two requests for certificates of appropriateness March 16. In addition, a review of Celeste Edwards’ request for a certificate, for a fence…

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen on March 15 approved hiring Jason Warlick as interim police chief. The board held off on a formal search for a new permanent chief. Selectmen gave no reason for…

Spring must be here! The American Legion Post 36 breakfasts resume Sunday, April 2 at the Legion Hall in the Boothbay Industrial Park.

As in the past, they will be held every other week…

More than 50 people attended a workshop the Maine Small Business Administration and the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission hosted March 9,  on how social media can help businesses with…

Alna’s Head Tide Dam is headed for a free fix-up if selectmen seal the deal with the Atlantic Salmon Federation; fireworks use now has local rules; and all properties are headed for a…

One of the most important services New Hope for Women (NHFW) provides to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking is the toll-free 24/7 Hotline.

Last year, New Hope for…

Wiscasset’s Heather Demeny, Mrs. Midcoast Maine International 2017, has turned her domestic violence awareness platform into a cause she plans to keep up long after the Sunday, March 26 state…

Thanks to great teamwork between two county law enforcement agencies, an alleged fugitive from justice was taken into custody without incident.

On March 15, at about 7:50 p.m., a call came…

Wiscasset Ambulance Service has been named a Maine HeartSafe Community,  earning the “Gold” designation. The program is a cooperative initiative of the Maine Emergency Medical Services  Office and…

Eleanor (Faye) Gray, 79, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on March 15, 2017, at her home in Boothbay Harbor. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, June 22, 1937,…

Harold Franklin Hutchinson, Jr., 82, of Waldoboro passed away on March 14, 2017 at the St. Andrews Gregory Wing. Harold was born on April 3, 1934 in Brockton, Massachusetts, the only child of…

Elaine Joan Fairweather, 62, died peacefully on March 12, 2017 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. 

Elaine grew up in Roslindale, Massachusetts and graduated from Roslindale High…

Alna’s website will keep its address, but get a new look and some new features selectmen welcome. The board on March 15 gave the credit to volunteer and Alna resident Ed Pentaleri, a retired…

Nomination papers for the Wiscasset select board, school committee and other local offices for the June 13 elections will be available Monday, March 20. The deadline for returning them to the town…

Anne Robinson Cederlund, 82, wife of Howard A. Cederlund of Wiscasset, Maine, and Tucson, Arizona, died quietly on March 11, 2017 at their home in Tucson.…