Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by Greg Marley.
Collecting and eating wild…
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On Tuesday, May 11, Bath Subaru presented a $9,900 check to Woolwich Fire Department/EMS, recipients of the 2021 Subaru Share the Love Event.
Selectman Jason Shaw said, “The town of…
Dresden selectmen
Selectmen disagreed on Tuesday, May 11 on whether or not to accept a proposed $5,000 surcharge from Richmond for waste disposal.
“I don’t like this at all,” said board member Gerald Lilly.…
Is regularly pool-testing students and adults for COVID–19 doable, and could it help prevent spread? Wiscasset School Committee listened and asked questions Tuesday night, May 11 as staff nurse…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 798.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
Obituary
Eldena Rose Main, 82, formerly of Wiscasset, Maine died on April 27, 2021 in South Boston, Mass.
She was born on Feb. 28,1939, the only daughter of Clifton and Flora L. (Pennington) Munsey…
AOS 98
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board selected Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler as its next superintendent May 11. The board began interviews for outgoing…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Nirav D. Shah released…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a discussion with President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation Tuesday, Governor Janet Mills announced the State of Maine is launching…
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It was a night filled with good-byes as two Edgecomb school officials participated in their final meeting with the current committee. Chairman…
A graveside service for Richard E. Mansir, who died Jan. 1, 2021 in Florida, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 21 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Dresden.
Arrangements are by Daigle…
Wiscasset Monday night moved closer to a possible sidewalk policy, and to learning about, and drafting, marijuana rules. The ordinance review committee voted to send the sidewalk policy onto…
Due to multiple parts needing more information, the Wiscasset planning board Monday night found Central Maine Power’s application incomplete. A complete one is needed before there can be a public…
Ralph Smith has cooked up another business venture to join his Mine Oyster and Boat House Bistro restaurants. Smith bought Hawke Rentals from Leila Hawke, who sold the business before moving to…
Obituary
John-Russell Hibbard, born Sept. 11, 2002, in Brunswick, Maine, residing in Lisbon Falls, Maine, tragically taken from us on May 2, 2021 in an automobile accident.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 11, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 797.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset’s COVID-19 outbreak has risen from the…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will meet online on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m.
Preregistration is required for non-voting members to receive access. Register at…
The Alna Food Pantry is in the basement of the town office, 1574 Alna Road, 586-5313. The pantry is open Friday afternoons from 4 to 6. Area residents are welcome. There are no eligibility…
Obituary
Robert T. Marshall, 88, of Southport Island, Maine, formerly of Yarmouth, Maine, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2021.
Robert grew up in Portland, the son of John and Evelyne Marshall. He…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Garden Club of Wiscasset member Jan Flowers sat with a stranger’s blanket about her Saturday as she helped man a bake sale at the club’s plant sale. The annual event was fully outdoors this year…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 plans to keep sending its pre-kindergarten Alna and Westport Island students to Edgecomb Eddy School past the 2023 end date of a pair of 2018 pacts with…
Con artists are trying to take advantage of the millions of Americans who have received their COVID-19 vaccines by sending fake surveys asking about their experience. These emails…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 795.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, introduced a bill this week to improve Maine’s laws regarding spending by political action committees.
LD 1621, “An Act To Reform Payments to…
In Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s five-year plan, broadband, housing and intergenerational community building were three of the six primary goals. Executive Director Mary Ellen…
With three vacancies, Lincoln County Communications found itself between a rock and hard a place in maintaining a fully staffed work schedule. To alleviate the staff shortage, Teamsters Local 340…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 794.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Midcoast Conservancy and co-sponsor Strong-Hancock Funeral Home will host an online panel discussion of Green Burial and Conservation Cemeteries on Thursday, June 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Green…
Obituary
Terrance John Quinn, 76, passed away May 4, 2021 after a battle with cancer. He was a resident of Merrimack, New Hampshire and Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Terry was born…
James and Rebecca (Hary) Gardner are both graduates of Rockland District High School. They first met at a dance at the Community Building. They were married at Owls Head Baptist Church on June…
A memorial service for Mary Lee Brown of Boothbay Harbor, who died Jan. 10, 2020, will be he held Saturday, June 12 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay…
Obituary
Rhoda Ackerson Weyr, a long-time Boothbay resident and community activist, died on Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She was 83 and had developed complications after a fall.…
It’s an ongoing struggle for Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett to attract and retain deputies. Brackett explained his hiring dilemma to county commissioners May 3 as one where he has had two to…
Town of Edgecomb
Davis Island residents were notified last week when a proposed two-tiered Wiscasset Water District rate increase would occur. And on May 3, Superintendent Chris Cossette explained why. Cossette…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 6, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 793.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD),…
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will be hosting a tour of the recent harvest operation at Dodge Point in Newcastle at noon on Tuesday, May 11.…
Obituary
Sandra Lee Brown, 75, of Boothbay Harbor passed away at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick on May 1, 2021.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor to Richard Curtis and Myrtle Reed. She graduated from…
Update: Wiscasset Police Department reports Pekich was found safe on May 6.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 5, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 791.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Woolwich selectmen
The Woolwich Select Board got an earful Monday night from residents of the Old Arrowsic and Woodbridge roads who want to bring an end to outdoor concerts in their neighborhood. Two “Music for…
