Ernie Martin, senior project manager of Maine Department of Transportation, said Tuesday that the benches and trash receptacles that will be placed downtown, courtesy of MDOT, will be part of a…
News
Today’s (May 28) baseball game at Boothbay Region High School against Wiscasset Middle High School has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m., due to the forecast of rain, according…
Woolwich held its 117th annual Memorial Day service Monday. Woolwich-Wiscasset Baptist Church hosted this year’s program. The ecumenical service included Day’s Ferry Congregational Church, First…
Our flock of sheep along with their faithful shepherds are back and ready for another season of flocking! As many of you know, last year, we began this a fundraiser and fun-raiser where, for a…
This year’s Memorial Day observance drew about 100 people to the war memorial at the town office under a blue sky.
Among the attendees were Terry and Cindy Small, of Wiscasset and Florida,…
After a nap in First Congregational Church of Wiscasset's fellowship hall Friday evening and a Wiscasset Newspaper interview, Deland, Florida’s Stormi Turnbull headed downtown to Red's Eats.…
Lincoln County Historical Association volunteers strive to give visitors to their three sites a reason to return. Each house museum presents a special exhibit to help make history come alive for…
Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, was elected vice chair of United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s Board of Directors at its annual meeting…
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has finalized the design of the Maine bicentennial commemorative flag, to be on display statewide through 2020.
The flag is comprised of a field of blue…
Parents in Lincoln County are invited to complete a local survey for a chance to win up to $250. Healthy Lincoln County is conducting the survey, which is aimed at parents and grandparents of…
“Reading will take you further than anything else in life,” David Sawyer of the Lincoln Lodge #3 of Masons told the student body of Wiscasset Elementary School Friday. It also got a dozen boys and…
Sue Hochstein of Boothbay Harbor, Barbara Belknap of Damariscotta and Audrey Miller of East Boothbay attended the spring meeting of the Maine Daughters of the American Revolution in Auburn, Maine…
Elections 2019
Incumbent Dwight Keene and challenger Gerald Lilly Sr. will vie for a three-year term as second selectman when Dresden residents go to the polls June 11. The two squared off when Lilly held the…
After electing Jack Sarmanian chairman for another year, Edgecomb selectmen opened their May 20 meeting acknowledging issues residents raised at the annual town meeting May 18.
Sarmanian…
Lincoln County Courts
Former state representative Jeffrey Pierce, 56, of Dresden has had three Class E charges of Fraudulently Obtaining or Possessing a Hunting License dismissed by District Attorney Natasha Irving.…
Edgecomb Historical Society’s next meeting will be on Thursday May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. We will begin with a brief business meeting which will be followed by an interesting and…
According to Woolwich's recycling firm, residents could do a better job recycling. “The recycling loads that came in for ... April were all 5 percent contaminated except for one,” according to an…
Each year the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame honors outstanding teams at their annual Induction Banquet.The deadline for nominating outstanding teams is June 1. You can find a nomination form on our…
Lincoln County Commissioners
An auditors’ report by Berry Talbot Royer praised Lincoln County Finance Director Michelle Cearbaugh for organizing the county’s financial situation. Among other things, the county has yet to dip…
After a public hearing Tuesday, Wiscasset selectmen voted to increase sewer rates by 30 percent, not the 56 percent hike that would have zeroed out the shortfall in the wastewater treatment budget…
The Woolwich Select Board unanimously accepted a $149,615 ambulance bid Monday night from Autotronics. The Bangor-based company specializes in selling emergency vehicles and was the lowest of six…
Articles allowing the retail sale, cultivation and testing of marijuana lost at the Edgecomb town meeting on Saturday, May 18. Most of the warrant was approved, totaling $4.1 million for local…
Obituary
Lorraine Emerson Hodgdon passed peacefully, with loving family by her side, May 18, 2019 following a short illness. Her and her husband, Stanley J. Hodgdon of Trevett, just celebrated their 65th…
Sam and Kayda Selby of Wiscasset come every spring to Morris Farm’s annual plant sale. As usual Saturday, they got the heirloom tomatoes.
Pittston’s Jeff and Brenda Blodgett had never been…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
In July, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset will lose one of its longtime boarding counties, Waldo County, and with it, a nearly million-dollar contract.
However, Col. James Bailey,…
On Thursday, May 15, Edgecomb’s planning board reviewed Cindy Landry’s plan for additional parking and seating at her Cook’s Landing business.
Landry explained the bar and grille has…
All are welcome to attend American Legion Post 54's Memorial Day observance Monday, May 27, at the veterans wall at the municipal building at the corner of routes 1 and 27 in Wiscasset. The…
Obituary
Sandra E. "Sandie" Kaiser, of Beaufort, South Carolina and Maine, passed away May 18, 2019 after a series of strokes. Her beloved husband of nearly 30 years was by her side.
Born Nov. 12,…
In a persistent drizzle, the main mast for the sloop Providence was stepped on Friday, May 17, at the recreational pier in Wiscasset. The huge crane also installed the boom, yardarm and…
On Saturday, May 25, The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will kick-off the 2019 summer season of events at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic site in New Harbor. The festivities will commence at 2 p.m…
When Michael Liscomb and his family went to camp in 2017, no one was asking his wife or his children what happened to him.
The other spouses and children were in military families, so they…
Wiscasset schools
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood was making plans Friday to meet Wiscasset Elementary School’s administrative needs through the end of the school year. Principal Stacy White’s…
The Lincoln County Historical Association invites you to join in the organization’s 65th annual observance of Memorial Day. The gathering begins at 11 a.m., Monday. May 27 at the flag pole on the…
Becky Doughty, assistant show director, has announced the following dates for the 2019 craft shows on the Boothbay Common:
Memorial Day Show – May 25, 26
Windjammer Days Show – June…
Lincoln County Courts
Michael Holbrook, 47, of Boothbay took an Alford plea to address several charges stemming from a night of violence and mayhem on April 14 and 15, 2017.
Holbrook took the plea, similar to a…
Heading “up to camp” and putting everything back in order after a long winter, like getting your boat ready for a new season, can feel like a chore. Things that worked in the fall may not be in…
Lincoln County Courts
A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Matthew Plummer, 36, of Wiscasset May 15, charging him in connection with an eight-hour police standoff Dec. 14-15, 2018 at his apartment on Heritage Lane.…
Darling Marine Center
Dr. Damian Brady has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. He is a faculty member in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and based at the Daring Marine Center in…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
A month into her job as Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce’s marketing and membership coordinator, Newcastle’s Rebecca Telega was smiling and getting to meet people at Wiscasset Area Chamber…
This year’s Edgecomb Eddy School Yard Sale will be held Saturday, May 25 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Those interested in having a table, the cost is $10 and the proceeds go to benefit the 6th…
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) is pleased to announce that the American Legion and Easterseals Maine will be points of contact for distribution of Veterans’ Emergency Financial…
LincolnHealth Ambulatory Surgery Nurse Ericka Fairfield was recently chosen to receive the prestigious DAISY Award for providing exceptional care. The award was presented May 7 by Bonnie and Mark…
Chief Robert Hasch of the Boothbay Harbor Police Department has released the following information about the standoff which occurred today (May 15) at 31 Oak St.:
“On 5-15-2019 at…
Celebrate spring all weekend with our Community Partner weekend May 18 and 19!
If you are a resident of Wiscasset, Westport Island or Alna, enjoy free admission to the Community Center both…
UPDATE: A standoff at 31 Oak St. came to a head around 1:15 p.m. as Boothbay Harbor officers and Lincoln County deputies safely apprehended Konstantinos Rigas, 31,…
First National Bank recently donated $2,500 to sponsor the 2019 Damariscotta Oyster Celebration.
The second annual Damariscotta Oyster Celebration kicks off on June 13 with chefs from North…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with Responsible Beverage Seller/Server training…
The mast-stepping for the sloop Providence, undergoing renovations at the Wiscasset recreational pier since fall, will wait a little longer due to an unseasonable spring rain. The raising…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen decided May 8 to ask $130,000 for the former town office and its two acres. The property, next to the new, modular town office on Route 218, will be for sale by owner.
The…
Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee
A public hearing for LD 1646, “An Act To Restore Local Ownership and Control of Maine's Power Delivery Systems” drew hundreds to the Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee hearing room Tuesday…
