It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy Wentzell McEvoy, 79, announces her peaceful passing on May 23, 2022.
Born and raised in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Dorothy was the daughter…
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) announced today that …
A memorial service will be held for James C. Harriger Jr., who passed away on April 20, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend…
After serving 32 years as a Westport Island selectman, George D. Richardson Jr. is retiring. Please join us on Sunday, July 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 1217 Main Road.
For…
Following a public hearing Monday, the Woolwich select board approved the application filed by Lindsay Holden and Tyler Holden of Westbrook, doing business as Pine Tree Maine 5 LLC to sell…
While a middle schooler in the 1970s, Robert “Bob” England Jr. came with his parents to Maine Yankee in Wiscasset to work on his science project on nuclear energy.
July 1, England started…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that it will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, via Zoom and not as a hybrid meeting as previously…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Southport photographer Stephanie Morrision has been busy again getting photographs of birds on the Midcoast. She found bald eagles in the Bath area, puffins, terns, laughing gulls and black…
On Saturday, July 23, Midcoast Humane will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration for its new animal sheltering facility in Brunswick. The ribbon-cutting will begin at 10:30…
“I know there’s going to be faster runners than me but I’m excited for the experience of just going,” said Wiscasset Middle High School student Bryan Gagnon about his forthcoming trip to the USATF…
Eight organizations serving Lincoln and Sagadahoc County residents in need of emergency food and shelter support will received $69,604 in funds from the federal Emergency Food…
A baseball autographed by Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver and a lobster hauling experience will be among the items available for raffle…
“The 2022 show is really heating-up,” reported local volunteers producing the OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show. The annual event happen on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at…
Docent opportunities are now available at Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House. These volunteer guides provide a valuable service in sharing community history with the visiting public. The Chapman-…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Kathleen Pastore sees a bigger concern than being down a half-time assistant principal after Laura Mewa resigned. Pastore told the school committee July 12,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Over the past decade, Maine’s oyster industry has experienced immense growth. 2021 was the state’s largest and most valuable harvest in history, according to Maine Department of Marine Resources.…
Patty Iva (Richardson) “Patty” MacNeil passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022. She will be forever in our hearts. She will be laid to rest among family at Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay, in a…
June 2022 calls
June 1: 4:38 p.m,, Old County Road, medical. Assisted loading patient into CLC ambulance for transport to hospital.
June 3: 7:46 a.m., Route 27, medical. Turned…
Like most hospitals across the country, patients seeking care at the Emergency Department on the Miles campus in Damariscotta are experiencing unusually high wait times due to a rising number of…
Obituary
Elmer (Bud) Potter, 89, passed away on July 11, 2022.
He was born on Nov. 19, 1932, in Newcastle, Maine. He lived almost his entire life in Edgecomb, Maine, while moving to Jacksonville…
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Ronald (Ron) Edwin Richardson, 83, of West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on June 24, 2022 at his home surrounded by loving family. He was the beloved husband of Lorrie M. Richardson for 57 years.…
Recently retired Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will appear in conversation with art historian and Chamberlain resident Caroline Bruzelius, distinguished Duke University…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
As in 2020 and in 2021, Alna’s property tax rate this year will be $18.95 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation.
First Selectman Ed Pentaleri told board meeting attendees Wednesday…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Cod Cove Inn has a new owner. On July 1, Scott Larson of Southport was part of a group that became the Route 27 inn’s new owner. For nine years, Ted and Jill Hugger owned the Edgecomb inn with 28…
The $50,000 question facing Edgecomb officials is whether to join Gov. Janet Mills’ Community Resilience Partnership. The governor’s office of Policy, Innovation and the Future is charged with…
When recently retired orthopedic surgeon Ed White recruited Sean Moran, MD to join him at Miles Memorial Hospital, Moran had a few critical questions.
“It was important to talk about our…
The Wiscasset Democratic Committee is encouraging all Wiscasset registered Democrats and progressive independents to gather at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, at 6 p.m. Friday, July…
Obituary
Evelyn Christine Heidenreich, 83, passed away peacefully at Hospice Care at CAMC Memorial in Charleston, West Virginia, with her son, William, and daughter-in- law Kelly, by her side on June 21,…
Wiscasset planning board
Ames True Value, 447 Bath Road, is closer to its planned expansion of its outdoor storage space. Monday night, the planning board passed the proposal, the board’s recording secretary Jackie Lowell…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Obituary
Douglas E. Delano, 87, of Westport Island, died with his family by his side on July 7, 2022, at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine.
He was born in Boothbay on Aug. 27, 1934, to Joseph…
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Thomas Alan Donahue, 73, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on July 4, 2022 at Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and community…
A graveside service for Daniel P. Colby Jr., 39, who passed away on May 25, 2022 will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20 at Geenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral…
Longtime Democratic activist Paula Arsenault has been named Honorary Chair for the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC’s) annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake, to be hosted at Cider Hill…
Press release
All are welcome to gather for a special celebration of the new restorations completed at the historic St. Patrick Church on 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle. A presentation and reception…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Captain Brandon Wilkins, an employee of Sea Tow Portland, was on his way to help a customer July 1 when the order got canceled. He didn’t return to the harbor,…
Local, county and state agencies urge residents to start preparing now for what may well be an expensive heating oil surprise in a few months. According to the Governor’s Energy Office on June 27…
Lincoln County commissioners appointed Hamilton Meserve of Southport July 5 to hear a State Land Claims case hearing involving a Maine Department of Transportation project in…
Beginning July of 2022 Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding two Celtic Prayer Services each month on the second and fourth Sundays at 9:30 a.m. The first and third (and fifth) Sundays…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Obituary
Karl James Marean, 76, of Hooper Street, Wiscasset died May 25, 2022, at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on…
After 13 years as an assistant principal, Tom Landberg has a school of his own. Landberg, 46, of Durham is the new Edgecomb Eddy School principal. During a special July 7 meeting, the Edgecomb…
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Dennis H. Foley, 75, of Wenham, Massachusetts and Southport passed away in his home on June 22, 2022 following a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of Diane C. (Knowlton) Foley with whom…
Woolwich selectmen have signed a new contract with the city of Bath for backup ambulance services. The agreement means Bath Fire & Rescue will provide ambulance service on an on-call basis at…
