On April 11, 2021, Jeremy Robert Smit, loving husband and father of three children, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 42.

Jeremy was born on April 30, 1978 in Fort…

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) works with local schools, including home schools, to advance the historical heritage of Lincoln County and Maine. In this effort, the organization’s…

Linden Calvin “Lenny” Simmons, passed away April 15, 2021 at his home in Wiscasset.

Born on Friendship Long Island, Maine on Aug. 6, 1938 he was the son of Maurice Linden and Edna Simmons…

Day’s Jewelers has promoted Joseph Corey as president of the 107-year-old Maine family business. The company is based in Waterville, Maine and operates eight jewelry stores throughout…

Midcoast Humane, a nonprofit providing animal welfare services to 40 municipalities in the state of Maine, is launching an initiative to help keep animals in their homes with the donation of…

SchoonerFest organizers plan to display artistically designed schooner silhouettes around the Wiscasset downtown, waterfront and throughout the historic village. These silhouettes are to be…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 19, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 767.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 19, 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…

Sharon Jacques said her family made a lot of good memories on its 1988 Cobia bowrider Haley Morgan. And Jacques, husband Corey and their daughter Haley, the boat’s namesake, were having a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 18, 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 — The Maine CDC has announced, April 18, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 765.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

At the April 13 Wiscasset School Committee meeting, the committee accepted two new hires, including the new principal for Wiscasset Elementary School. Superintendent Terry Wood said Kathleen…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 17, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 764.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 17, 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…

The month of May is when the movement of neo-tropical migrants north begins in earnest. Accordingly, “warbler-neck”, an affliction that affects those who seek views of beautiful, tiny wood…

Allen S. Barker, 54, of Wood Lane, Wiscasset died April 6, 2021 at his residence.

He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 9, 1967, a son of Joan Daly.

He attended Greely High School. He…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 16, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 763.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 16, 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…

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new office of Sheepscot Bay Physical Therapy on Thursday, April 15. The office is on the ground floor of Wiscasset Family…

Increasing the number of electric vehicle charging stations is one important part of making the Boothbay region’s future more environmentally friendly. This spring, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…

PORTLAND, MAINE – The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced today that the Amtrak Downeaster will increase service and implement a new schedule on May 3.  This will…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 758.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 15, 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…

Upset by the prospect of a proposed 8.8 percent increase in school taxes, Dresden selectmen and some residents Tuesday, April 13 raised the prospect of rejecting the proposed Regional School Unit…

On April 7, Midcoast Conservancy accepted a donated Conservation Easement on 108 acres owned by Mary Merrifield in Washington. The easement not only ensures the farm…

AUGUSTA - Legislation sponsored by Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, received unanimous support from the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday. The bill, …

The second annual Fly-In, hosted by Center for Lyme Action, was held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, entirely via Zoom. Advocates from around the country attended more than 200 meetings with senators,…

The Maine Department of Transportation has announced its work plan for the next three years. The plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning…

A memorial graveside service for Michael D. Pinkham Sr. of Wiscasset is planned for Wednesday, April 28 at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Dresden at 1 p.m. for all who wish to attend, as well as a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 14, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 757.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 14, 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…

“They came and listened to what we had to say. Now we have to wait and see what they decide.” That’s how David King Sr., chairman of the Woolwich select board, summed up a 90-minute meeting with…

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood has issued the following letter addressed to staff, students and families:

“This letter is to inform you that another student has tested…

“Well, we missed it, didn’t we?”

Opening the Wiscasset ordinance review committee meeting on Zoom Monday night, Chair Karl Olson was referring to the April 3 fall of hundreds of a building’…

The LincolnHealth vaccine clinic at Boothbay Region YMCA was at its busiest the week of April 4: 1,300 new doses and 891 second doses of Moderna vaccine and 15 doses of Johnson and Johnson single-…

AUGUSTA — On Monday, Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, introduced LD 231, “An Act To Establish Open Primaries,” which would allow unenrolled voters, also known as independents, to vote in either…

Wiscasset has released the names voters will choose from in town elections June 8. For two selectmen’s seats, each with a two-year term,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 13, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 753.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, is seeking volunteers interested in being…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 13, 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…

Nouria Energy’s car wash in Wiscasset will grow 520 square feet, and Planning Board Chair Karl Olson said he is looking forward to a cup of coffee at Steamed Beans Coffee Emporium downtown. Monday…

Stephanie Noyes McSherry, founder of Merry Barn Writers’  Retreat & Educational Consulting, has been working with residents at The Lincoln Home helping them engage in writing and sharing…

Sheepscot Valley Children’s House (SVCH) in Wiscasset will hold its first ever online May Festival Auction starting April 15 at noon. Bidding will remain open until noon May 15 at…

June-Lee Dunton Beane passed away peacefully on April 8, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.

June was born Nov. 29, 1937 to Earle (Junie) and Leona (Lee) Dunton in South Portland, Maine.…

Joan M. Legg, 82, of Bradford Road, Wiscasset, died April 9, 2021 at Brentwood Center in Yarmouth, Maine.

She was born in Wiscasset, Maine on March 12, 1939, the daughter of A. Raymond and…

Bob Newton, 74, of Boothbay, Maine passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 8, 2021.

He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the third of seven children, to Robert and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 751.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 12, 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…

A week after part of the outer wall collapsed, a construction team has been assessing damage to the Wawenock Block, a fixture of Wiscasset’s Main Street for more than a century. No one was injured…

Mary Linda Rapelye passed away April 5, 2021 with her brother Gardiner Rapelye Jr. and dear friends Julianna and Will Anderson by her side. She bravely fought a form of cancer. She was 76 years…