Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. released the following email March 30:

Should Wiscasset sell Scout Hall? How about the former Wiscasset Academy that houses Maine Art Gallery? Selectmen March 28 mulled asking voters.

Selectman William “Bill” Maloney suggested…

Woolwich voters will decide whether to continue funding the town’s 24/7 ambulance service, or have the City of Bath take on the job. Selectmen discussed a proposal with Bath Fire & Rescue…

Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, presented two pieces of legislation Monday, March 27 at a public hearing before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee that would provide…

The “brand new” Wiscasset Neighborhood Association has formed around concerns about one use of space at St. Philip’s Church and another possible one, resident Peter Wells said. Referring to a…

Alna voters at the annual town meeting Saturday, March 25 passed a moratorium on commercial or community solar energy facilities, and another on mineral extraction facilities and operations, First…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) had its monthly meeting on March 22 at the American Legion Hall in Damariscotta. It was well attended and well led by our newly elected officers:…

After 23 years, Barry Hathorne is leaving the Edgecomb Planning Board. On March 21, Selectman Mike Smith announced Hathorne decided not to continue on the board. “He informed us he decided to step…

July 1, Kim Andersson’s commute will fall from 80 minutes to about three.

The Wiscasset woman took a job out of town a few years ago, as dean of students at Searsport District Middle High…

March is Colorectal Cancer Month, designated to raise awareness of risk factors associated with this disease as well as the importance of regular colon screening for those age 45 and over.

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Requests for the use of Wiscasset’s capital reserve funds include spending $800,000 to buy a new fire truck and setting aside $300,000 for a planned town-wide property revaluation. Selectmen…

Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will gather for the annual Easter sunrise service at Fort Edgecomb on Sunday, April 9, beginning at 5:45 a.m.

Everyone is invited to join us to worship and…

Maine State Housing Authority on March 23 announced a $916,000 grant to Amistad to create 12 permanent housing units in Wiscasset. They would be upstairs at St. Philip’s Church, all single-room…

Alna reported via email Friday night, 136 voters completed ballots; all elections were uncontested.

Mark Gimbel is working with Maine Maritime Academy and the captain of schooner Bowdoin to plan three days of special events in Boothbay Harbor. The schooner will depart from the town dock…

Elaine Merrill Grover, 84, passed away on March 18, 2023, at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Elaine was born on Dec. 18, 1938, in Bradley to Lloyd H. and Evelyn (Garland) Merrill.

The…

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will host the final session of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparation in Wiscasset on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wiscasset’s school committee Wednesday night, March 22 named past Wiscasset schoolteacher and past Wiscasset selectman…

The check is the mail for the Boothbay Region Clean Water Initiative. On March 21, Lincoln County commissioners approved the first installment of $65,000 to BRCWI to fund administrative costs. The…

Availability of properties for sale continues to be an issue for buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine. According to Maine Listings, Realtors sold 708 homes last month—a dip of 19.4…

Wiscasset’s Robert MacDonald has had a big month, a huge month, he said, turning 60 March 18 and retiring March 6 after 31 years working for the town, most of them as Wiscasset Community Center’s…

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the loss of Charles Wallace Birlem, who passed away quite suddenly and far too soon on March 9, 2023. Charlie was a young 78 years old, born on July…

Do you remember the big wind harp off the Cochran Road in Newcastle? It’s long gone but once upon a time it sat on top of a small knoll not too far over the Edgecomb town line just past where…

The Edgecomb Community Church Thrift Store will be reopening Tuesday, April 4, at 9 a.m. After a winter break, the store manager Sue Sikes is making the store ready for customers’ return in April…

40-year-old Matthew Plummer was arrested and charged early this morning by the State Police tactical team and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies following a standoff on…

As part of the Pendleton family that had Wiscasset’s Pendleton’s Market about 60 years, Jeff Pendleton worked there in high school. He worked at Mason Station power plant in Wiscasset 28 years as…

Wallace A. “Wally” Dodge, 76, passed away March 11, 2023 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor after a long illness.

He was born in East Boothbay on May 2, 1946 to William Simerson and…

Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mary A. Whitney passed away March 16, 2023 at her home in Boothbay at the age of 74.

Mary was born June 3, 1948, in Lincoln, Maine to Lillian Backus.…

Lincoln County deputies, Boothbay Harbor police and the Maine State Police tactical team are on Reed Road in Boothbay Harbor where a man was shot Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of an…

While Sheepscot Valley’s Narrow Gauge usually brings the passengers to the station, this month WW&F brought a station to the passengers.

The Railway is renovating its Sheepscot Station…

Bob Dunfey, the volunteer race director for The Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay, has announced that Veggies to Table is one of four Maine beneficiaries of this year’s event which will be…

This year’s Edgecomb town meeting will be different than any other. The school budget vote will be a public vote while the municipal budget will be a secret ballot referendum.

For the past…

Frances Perkins Center’s board of directors announced March 16 the launch of a national search for its next executive director. The announcement comes at an exciting juncture for the non-profit…

Sweetz & More is proud to announce the opening of its newest…

Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration is currently open for the session that…

Veggies To Table, a Newcastle-based non-profit grow-to-donate farm, has increased their grow space for the upcoming season by adding a new caterpillar tunnel and more fields, said founder Erica…

Wiscasset’s transfer station is closed today, Wednesday, March 15 “due to no electricity,” the town announced via TextMyGov Wednesday morning. 

Rodney C. “ Rowdy” Foye, 63 of Nobleboro, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 12, 2023, after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Damariscotta…

Join Jim Parmentier for his program at Wiscasset Public Library at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 as he presents “Reconstructing the 1607 ship Virginia.”

In 1607, English colonists…

On March 7, Westport Island’s Conservation Commission hosted an informational meeting for…

Water that, for weeks, was sometimes off, is back on and, knock on wood, will stay on, a lawyer representing Whippoorwill Mobile Home Park’s management firm, Maine Real Estate Management (MREM),…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, via Zoom.

The agenda will feature State Sen. Cameron Reny (…

Edgecomb selectmen are waiting for a response from the school committee on two questions prior to approving the 2023 May town meeting warrant. On March 9, selectmen reviewed the wording of all 61…

Philip Knapp, 81, passed away on March 11, 2023 at Maine Medical Center after a very brief illness.

Phil was born in Richmond, Virginia on May 3, 1941. He was the son of Barbara and Stuart…

After closing 10 months ago, acquiring a new owner and four months of improvements, the Thistle Inn restaurant will open its doors on March 31, according to owner Jenny Chen who said diners will…