When and If, an 82-year old Wiscasset-built schooner, returns to her original home port as the centerpiece of Wiscasset’s Schoonerfest 2021.
Designed by renowned ship designer John…
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On July 28, 2021, at the age of 83, Marilynn Berry Sewall, entered the glorious gates of heaven. She was welcomed by Jesus, her life-long friend and savior. We are confident her arrival also…
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Roger Danforth Severance worked long and hard to do good in this world. He endured seven years of pulmonary fibrosis with grace and humor. He died at home in Portland, Maine, on…
The emergency need for lifesaving blood continues this summer. Binnie Media is supporting the American Red Cross through this challenging time with their 4th annual Out For Blood event with…
In Edgecomb, the select board has returned to in-person meetings with public attendance, and so has the planning board. Both boards did so this summer after deciding against continuing Zoom…
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 an uptick in COVID-19 testing and positive cases Aug. 3. After a three-week streak of no positive cases ended July 12 with a single case, six more were reported the…
Due to a staffing shortage, the Wiscasset town office will not open until 8:30 a.m. Thursday Aug. 5 and will be closed from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. We will resume…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth announced Aug. 3 it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all care team members as a condition of employment. The new rule, which will have few exceptions including consideration for…
Obituary
Elizabeth (Wood) Loemker Furber died in the early morning of July 21, 2021 at her home in Southport, Maine, attended by her sons, Bill, Tom and Win.
Liz was born in New York City on Sept.…
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its 14th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 250 entries, and each winning…
Friends of Thai Daughters’ (FTD) Raise the Roof Sweet Sixteen Celebration raised $230,000 in just over an hour July 31. One hundred fifty people attended the event, in-person or via Zoom to help…
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…
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Richard Prescott Butler, 96, of Southport passed away very peacefully at his special Homestead in Southport on July 29, 2021.
He was born on May 24, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to…
Death notice
Clovis S. Kennedy, 65, of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully on July 29, 2021 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine.
A full obituary with service details will be published when…
Wiscasset should be proud, and become more conscious of, its rural lands “so that in 50 or 100 years, we’re not just all one big suburban playground,” comprehensive plan committee member Anne…
The rain did not keep people away from the July 29 Wiscasset Art Walk. Shoppers darted in and out of the downpours and many braved the rain to sit and enjoy the music of Downeast Brass.
The…
Wiscasset Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club, 794 Gardiner Road. An election of a new Wiscasset chairperson will…
Wiscasset’s Anthony Rauseo has traveled the world and believes its best country is the U.S. His and wife Caryl “C.J.” Rauseo’s piece of the world, 22 Federal St., shows that perspective indoors…
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…
BATH – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening, July 30.…
Featuring a brew-pub style tasting room with all Maine-sourced food and beverages
WISCASSET—Lobster. Blueberries. Beer. Maine’s most well-known fare is synonymous with the state. But, what about sea salt? Seaweed? Kombucha and Jun? The native products that can be derived from…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife spokesman Mark Latti reported July 29, the July 24 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident which claimed the life of Kimberly Hilgendorf Crocker, 46…
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…
When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law July 26, 1990, it concerned access to physical property, but an area business was recently threatened with an accessibility lawsuit due to its…
Death notice
Marilynn B. Sewall of Boothbay Harbor Maine passed away peacefully at St. Andrews Village the morning of July 28, 2021.
A full obituary will follow when available, according to Hall’s…
A three-term Boothbay Harbor selectman is seeking election as a Republican to the state legislature next year. Tricia Warren had a special guest introduce her July 28 during her announcement at…
Alna selectmen set this year’s tax rate July 29 at $18.95 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, the same as last year.
Officials said education costs were up, but so were excise tax…
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Bakes for Breast Cancer is proud to announce that Treats of Maine, 80 Main St., in Wiscasset is participating in the inaugural Bakes for Breast Cancer Maine.
…
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Edna E. Greenleaf passed away peacefully on July 26, 2021 at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, just 10 days shy of her 102nd birthday.
Edna, one of 10 children was…
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…
The Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle will celebrate the life and work of Frances Perkins with a virtual Garden Party and awards ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 15 from 5 to 6 p.m. To register for this…
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AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Wednesday the State of Maine will follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (U.S. CDC) updated face covering guidance, which…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its eleventh annual Heafitz lecture, “Planting Your Path,” with Abra Lee, online and in-person at the Gardens, Aug. 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A new $5 million grant will support the efforts of Bigelow Laboratory scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle — one of the largest human-caused sources of the greenhouse gas. 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…
A church that has touched the community and thousands of visitors for over 200 years will get a touch up this fall thanks to generous donors.
St. Patrick Church in Newcastle, the…
Man has searched for answers since the beginning of time to perplexing questions. An early tool was the labyrinth, a outdoor place…
Hake in grape leaves, monkfish ceviche, pickled mackerel and scallop panzanella - likely four dishes you’ve never tried featuring several species that don’t make it onto just any seafood…
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On Sunday, July 25, 2021, our community unexpectedly lost a compassionate, adventurous, and generous soul. Kimberly “Kim” Ann Crocker lived her life with laughter and positivity, changing the…
Due to the rain predicted for tonight, Tuesday, July 27, the Harbor Theater is rescheduling “Ghostbusters” for tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 28. Screening in the Meadow Mall parking lot, a.k.a.…
Edgecomb will deviate from its policy for disposing of town-acquired property. On July 26, selectmen voted 2-0 with one abstention to seek bids for a Gleason Road property. The policy gives…
Westport Island selectmen
At Monday night’s Westport Island selectmen’s meeting, Deputy Clerk Gaye Wagner gave a happy report of a young entrepreneur-philanthropist. Linnea Helland, 6, brought a smile to many faces last…
Camden-based nonprofit Finding Our Voices (FOV) has received national recognition for its “Outstanding Awareness Campaign,” the Let’s Talk About It/Women in Windows posters and “Best Awareness…
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…
Alna selectmen
According to Alna selectmen July 22, a town email July 23 and an April 7 Maine Department of Transportation letter to the town, the Egypt Road bridge over Ben Brook needs…
In addition to the Honorary Chair of the Bake Hon. Marge Kilkelly of Dresden, elected officials from across Lincoln County and beyond have confirmed their attendance of the Lincoln County…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between June 17 and July 21.
On June 18, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Brad Buckley, 38, of Essex, Massachusetts for operating under…
In grandparents Lora and Randy Rinow’s Edgecomb living room Saturday, Jameson Brooks asked if he could open one of his presents that makes noise. The Trevett, Boothbay boy, blind and s…
Manhattan’s Kathryn Fedus figured wearing her hair down when taking her mother Kathleen Quirion’s Newfoundland-poodle (Noodle) Brooke through the dog parade unintentionally clinched the prize for…
