Route 27 holds a special place in Katherine LaMontagne’s heart. As a child, she traveled summers from Boston to Boothbay Harbor to spend time with her grandparents John and Natalie Richardson.…
News
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and Boothbay Lights have announced they are keeping an eye on Saturday’s weather – rain and wind in the forecast -- for the scheduled arrival of…
Obituary
Deanna Farmer Farrin, 81, died Nov. 22, 2022, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine
She was born Dec. 29, 1940 in East Boothbay Maine, the daughter of Thurlow A.…
3rd annual Fire Truck Parade and Competition
Southport Fire Department showcased its new engine in the 3rd annual Fire Truck Parade and Competition and took home the Dalmatian Cup and the People’s Choice Award Nov. 26.
Madison “Maddie…
Edgecomb is asking for a little help formulating plans to extend the town hall’s usefulness. As the town nears its 250th anniversary in 2024, the town hall has stood at its Route 27 location since…
St, Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS), 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is pleased to announce it has been picked by Boothbay Harbor Hannaford’s new Bloomin’ 4 Good program…
Press release
The world's second-largest retailer has chosen a Maine island community to illustrate delivery off the beaten path – way off.
Amazon this month released a mini-…
Death notice
Heather A. Chapman passed away Nov. 26, 2022, at Lincoln Health in Damariscotta, with her family by her side. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
Hall’s of Waldoboro has care of…
Obituary
Elizabeth Mary “Betty” Pennington of Hartford, Maine passed away peacefully at CMMC in Lewiston with her loving family by her side.
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Obituary
Rebecca A. “Becky” Levesque of Brunswick, formerly of Arrowsic, died peacefully on Nov. 2, 2022 at Dionne Commons in Brunswick.
Born April 19, 1955 in Limestone to Eugene and Doris (Keith)…
After an extensive six-month search, the Boothbay Railway Village Museum Board of Directors are pleased to announce Paul Barcellos, of Fairfield, Maine as the museum’s new executive director. Paul…
Obituary
Patricia Silk Curtis, 88, of Bar Harbor died peacefully at MDI Hospital on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 2022.
She was born in Bar Harbor on Jan. 19, 1934, the daughter of Hiram N. Silk and…
Obituary
Charlotte M. Littlefield, 75, died Nov. 23, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Charlotte was born Sept. 21, 1947 in Skowhegan to William Bragg and Marjorie (Gross) Bragg.
Charlotte and…
Obituary
Michael N. Groton, 41, died Nov. 20, 2022 at his home in Boothbay. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on Oct. 20, 1981 to Linda (Babcock) Groton.
Michael grew up in Boothbay and…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open Tour on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 8:20 to 10 a.m.
CTL anticipates openings for the 2023-24 school…
Alna’s first selectman and a fellow resident argued Nov. 22 over the resident’s sending of an email the night before. At one point, the resident, Jeff Spinney, said to “shut the hell up”; moments…
Alna selectmen plan to ask voters to tap surplus to further fund this snowplowing season. With attendees’ input, selectmen Nov. 22 favored low bidder Mike Jewett of Whitefield and planned a town…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 167 calls for service for the period of Nov. 15 to Nov. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,670 calls for service.…
Sometimes the planets just align.
For 2003 BRHS graduate Karin Iuzzolino-Paquin, a trip to the grocery store, a newspaper ad and her teaching goals aligned for her selection to the Teachers…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich Emergency Medical Services may join other area towns in providing ambulance patient transport services for Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick but several details must be worked out before…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop
All books in the mystery and science fiction/fantasy categories are on sale at half price now through Dec. 8 at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop. The sale includes books in the…
Obituary
Schuyler Leroy Fairfield Sr., 92, long time Wiscasset resident, passed away on Nov. 19, 2022.
He was born on Sept. 10, 1930 in Skowhegan, Maine, son of George Washington Fairfield, Sr. and…
Obituary
Bernard G. Koehling III, 64, of Gardiner Road passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Lincoln Health- Miles Campus.
He was born in Bath on April 29, 1958, son of Bernard G. Koehling Jr.…
Alna selectmen
Alna did not go looking for trouble or for something to do, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said Nov. 16 about winter plowing. He had been fielding residents’ questions and comments about the town’s…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Maury Prentiss filled in for Director Casey Stevens Nov. 15 and greeted commissioners with an atypical greeting. “I have one thing,…
Wiscasset author and folklorist Phil Di Vece has generously donated copies of his books to Wiscasset Public Library with the understanding all proceeds from the sales will be used to benefit…
Lincoln County Toys for Tots Coordinator Lisa Marr has announced a “fill the cruiser” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ames True Value Supply, Route 1, Wiscasset.
Lincoln…
The annual Hanging of the Greens ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Advent will be held at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on …
Obituary
Mary Ann Morse is now resting in peace. She passed away on Nov. 15 at Miles Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 11, 1941, in Augusta, Maine to Virgil L. and Ethelyn Gibson Morse. She was also…
The spirit of giving started early for Wiscasset Elementary School as the staff and students in pre k through grade five participated in this year's Turkey Trot, a…
No one was hurt in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 14 on Route 27 in Edgecomb. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported a tree service bucket loader truck traveling north on Route 27 lost…
Woolwich residents like the idea of making a traffic signal at the Route 1/Nequasset Road intersection permanent but urged Maine Department of Transportation officials to add turning lanes here to…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons has gotten two more years in the job and a $20,000 a year raise. The raise, retroactive to July 1, brings his yearly salary to $105,000, Simmons said in…
An “active shooter” hoax Nov. 15 affecting Wiscasset Middle High School and several other Maine schools had local, state and federal agencies investigating the threats, reassuring families and the…
Wiscasset’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., will be holding its official Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 17,…
Edgecomb is heading back to court, this time as the defendant in a Freedom of Access Act case. Last month, selectmen were denied by a District Court judge in seeking a restraining order agains…
For the fifth year in a row, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow has been nominated for the annual USA TODAY…
Obituary
Elzada Lemar, 86, of Blinn Hill, Dresden died on Nov.12, 2022 at the Hospice House, Auburn.
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Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is proud to present a special one-hour show about the 2022 return of the tuna fishing tournament to Boothbay Harbor.
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This year the Congregational Church Christmas Fair will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds from the fair will be donated to the Community Resource…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a four-hour online training in Advanced Training in Sediment and Erosion Control for Certified Contractors:…
According to results Election Day, Nov. 8, Woolwich Selectman Dale Chadbourne won another term, with 1,207 votes; the night’s count also showed Allen Greene keeping his seat, with 724 votes to…
Obituary
Gail Marcia Lewis passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2022 in the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Dec. 24, 1940 in Winchester, Massachusetts to Albert…
Obituary
Louise A. (Saulnier) Molter, 88, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.
Louise was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Ernest and…
Wiscasset sixth through eighth graders gathered to honor service members, past, present and future Nov. 10. The American Legion was invited as well as service…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
The deadline for the Nov. 24 issue will be Friday, Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…
Neither the winds nor the occasional rain from Hurricane Nicole’s remnants stopped the Wiscasset Early Riser, aka Early Bird, sale Nov. 12. According to shop owners reached Nov. 13, shoppers still…
Nov. 18 – Gardens Aglow Community Night, 4 to 9 p.m.
Nov. 19-Dec. 31 – Gardens Aglow, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. Thursdays-Sundays and select dates. Tickets, info:…
Woolwich veterans and others gathered in front of the town’s historic war memorial at the community’s Veterans Day ceremony at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Friday morning, Nov. 11. Robert Meade, a U.S.…
