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Skidompha Library in Damariscotta has started a Little Free Pantry stocked with food and personal care items. Created in partnership with Healthy Lincoln County, the pantry, located near…
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…
LincolnHealth reported 118 new COVID-19 cases from 696 tests for the week of Jan. 24. The data signifies a break in record-setting trends over the past several weeks. Positivity rates also dropped…
The Maine Press Association is delighted to announce the recipients of two journalism scholarships totaling $2,500. The recipients of the 2022 scholarships are Emma H. Smith and Meaghan Bellavance…
Obituary
Watercolor artist Joseph “Tony” van Hasselt, 84, died at home on Jan. 20, 2022 following a difficult battle with cancer. A prolific painter, Tony left behind a voluminous body of paintings, but…
Expect a survey and grant-seeking to help plan broadband access. Over Zoom Tuesday night, Feb. 1, Wiscasset selectmen authorized Town Manager Dennis Simmons to spend up to $7,500 in American…
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…
In December 2021, Midcoast Conservancy accepted a generous donation of 45 acre Aranyani: Nancy Ellis Duffy Nature Preserve from Leonard Duffy, in memory of his wife, the late Nancy Duffy. The name…
Obituary
William Edmund Ivens, 68, of Boothbay died Jan. 29, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Bill was born April 4, 1953 in Warwick, Rhode Island to Sidney and Gertrude Essex Ivens. Bill…
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett hoped to add three new vehicles to the department’s fleet, but he’ll have to settle for two. Brackett submitted bids to replace two police cruisers and an SUV…
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…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) is pleased to welcome Haley Stearns as the agency’s new Midcoast program manager. In her new role, Stearns supports the community youth mentoring…
Update: Wiscasset Elementary and Wiscasset Middle High schools will stay remote through Friday, Feb. 4 and resume in-person learning Monday, Feb. 7, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood announced…
Obituary
Evelyn Louise Snowman was born Feb. 5, 1927 to Luise (Wohlfahrt) Snowman and Austin Snowman of Cape Newagen. Evelyn passed peacefully at home on Jan. 12, 2022, her granddaughter and long-term…
The Restorative Justice Project Maine is pleased to announce the launch of a Community Justice Hub in Lincoln County. Community Justice Hubs are the next chapter in furthering restorative ways of…
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…
LincolnHealth is once again offering its Parkinson’s disease Support Group. Alex DeRosia, DPT from LincolnHealth’s Wellness Team will facilitate the group, which meets the first Thursday of the…
Obituary
Elizabeth “Betty” Lynnette Giles Richardson passed away peacefully on the evening of Jan. 29, 2022.
Betty was born on April 8,1927 at the family home at…
Bath Water District is seeking funding to construct an estimated $8 million water transmission main linking Nequasset Road to Route 127 in Woolwich.
“We have most of the engineering done as…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee is hosting their Lincoln Day Dinner on President Lincoln’s birthday Saturday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m. The celebration is being held in Bristol at the…
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
Gary Harlan Pinkham II of Augusta, Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2022, after having had surgery for colon cancer at Maine General Hospital in Augusta.
Gary was born to Denise…
Blowing, drifting snow; zero visibility, cruel winds
“There has been quite a bit of buzz about this storm for most of this week,” said the meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Gray, in their synopsis of what is to come. They are not…
LincolnHealth reported 273 new COVID-19 cases from 1,037 cases for the week of Jan. 17. With fewer tests and positive results than the previous week, the positivity rate still rose to a record 26.…
Harbor Theater will be closed Saturday because of a blizzard.
Driving conditions will be hazardous…
Obituary
Leigh Franklin Reinecke passed away Jan. 26, 2022, with his wife and daughter by his side.
Leigh was born Aug. 8, 1950 at Miles Memorial Hospital because the maternity ward at St. Andrews…
AUGUSTA, MAINE - Coastal Maine could see several inches of snowfall this weekend, particularly the Downeast region. The National Weather Service in Gray and Caribou report snow and blowing snow in…
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…
I’m delighted to announce that I’m running for re-election to be your representative in the Maine State Legislature. I’m running again because I believe…
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…
Maine Energy Marketers Association (MEMA), in conjunction with Maine’s heating fuel retailers and WGME CBS 13, is putting the finishing touches on their annual “Fuel Your Love Month” which…
A memorial gathering to remember Ann Merry, who passed away on Dec. 13, 2021, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Wiscasset Community Center. She will be laid to rest…
Obituary
We already miss the big welcoming smile and the wonderful laugh of Arvin Clyde “Jim” Teschner, 92, of Stuart, Florida and East Boothbay, Maine. He died Dec. 9, 2021 at his home in Florida with…
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…
Midcoast Conservancy is pleased to announce the fourth episode of “Midcoast Matters” — a six-part television series focusing on the people, places, and natural wonders of Midcoast Maine.
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Town of Edgecomb
In just over 300 seconds, Edgecomb concluded its Jan. 24 public hearing on a proposed solar power ordinance. Three people attended. The ordinance would regulate commercial solar power projects…
People are traveling hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of miles to the Boothbay region to see one of the world’s rarest birds. National Geographic reports there are about 4,000 Steller’s sea…
Talks have begun anew toward marijuana rules in Wiscasset after more than half of town survey respondents supported them. According to results the ordinance review committee reviewed over Zoom…
Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, will host Kombucha with Chloe, a twist on her usual Coffee with Chloe office hours, from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday,…
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
Robert Everett Jacobson, 85, of Boothbay Harbor, husband of the late Muriel Jorgenson, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17, 2022 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine.
He was born…
Obituary
Florence I. Burnham, 66, of Trevett passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 13, 2022.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor to Lillian (Campbell) Burnham and Carlton Burnham Sr.
…
Sheriff Todd Brackett and an informal group of Lincoln County residents announce early steps in the formation of a Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO…
LincolnHealth reported a record 283 new COVID-19 cases from 1,144 tests for the week of Jan. 10. The positivity rate also rose to a record 24.7%, though compared to the previous week’s report –…
Abden Simmons supporters hosted a meet, greet and sign event for their Senate District 13 candidate last Thursday night, Jan. 20 in Waldoboro. Gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage and National…
Obituary
Delmar Ardenne Stinson died on Jan. 20, 2022 having completed his final lap, taken the checkered flag, and headed for victory lane.
He was born at Bath Memorial Hospital on Sept. 24, 1939…
Alna selectmen
Alna will have its attorney work with the town’s abutters along Sand Building Road, to form a road association that will include the town. Selectmen’s decision Friday night, Jan. 21 aimed to…
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…
Starting in February, Healthy Lincoln County in collaboration with The Congregational Church of Bristol will be offering support for grandparents raising grandchildren. The group titled “Our…
