Jean Elizabeth (Chapman) Merton, 94, of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts died peacefully September 25, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.
Born in Springfield to the late…
News
Five of the six citizen initiative proposals that Maine voters will see on their ballots on Election Day Nov. 8 were the subject of the Sept. 20 meeting of Lincoln County Democrats…
The Edgecomb selectmen discovered Monday night the cost for pursuing economic development along U.S. Route 1 is expensive. The selectmen met with Maine Department of Transportation officials who…
Skidompha Public Library announces public availability to thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, eBooks, audiobooks and comics, all available for mobile and online access…
Wiscasset Police Department
The Chief of Police for the Wiscasset Police Department, the Director of the Wiscasset Emergency Medical Services and, the Wiscasset Chamber of Commerce invite Wiscasset business owners to a…
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
There are dozens of organic farms in Lincoln County, and dozens more agricultural businesses, so-called value-added farms, where raw produce is turned into sauces, cheeses, dried floral…
There will be a public tour of the Mayhews' solar home on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. located at 60 Campbell St., Boothbay Harbor.…
The Lincoln County News invites the public to hear directly from local candidates for the Maine State Legislature during its candidates forums on Thursday, Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct…
Alna property owners will pay 15 cents less for every thousands dollars of assessed valuation this year. First Selectman David Abbott said that at a meeting Tuesday night, the board set this year’…
Robert and Mary King are the recipients of the Woolwich Historical Society’s “Distinguished Service Award” given annually to recognize “unsung heroes” of the community. The Kings live in a home…
Two neighbors will have to wait to hear a town panel take up the appeal one of them brought against the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission’s decision to let the other build a deck.
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Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that their next Business After Hours will be held Thursday, Oct. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC.…
Despite increases in the school budget and county commitment, Woolwich selectmen were able to hold the line on property taxes this year due to $4.6 million in new construction.
The board set…
A New Hampshire man won the Maine Oyster Shucking Contest Sept. 25 during the annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Damariscotta. Chris Buxton of Portsmouth, New Hampshire shucked a dozen oysters in…
About 8:30 a.m. on the 29th of May, Chris Frost, was near the end of the “Run with the Alewives” 10K race.
A fit 68-year-old, Chris was feeling good as he…
obituary
Jack L. Nisbet, 78, of Boothbay, Maine died Sept. 24, 2016 after a brief illness.
Jack was born in Augusta, Maine on…
Author Kathleen Collins, daughter of Jim Collins of Wiscasset, recently published her second book, "Dr. Joyce Brothers: The Founding Mother of TV Psychology."
According to the website,…
Coastal Car Wash in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta is set to raise funds beginning Oct. 1 through Nov. 11 for Maine…
Wendy Goldman, daughter of Richard Marc Goldman and Linda S. Hermans, M.D. of Dresden, Maine, graduated from Bates College with a degree in religious studies. She is a 2012 graduate of Hall-Dale…
It seems as if one day near the turn of the 19th century, blacksmith Moses Davis decided to retire and leave the tools of his trade locked in his smithy. Now, over two centuries…
Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee
A Wiscasset panel tweaked, then passed a proposed add-on to the town’s historic preservation ordinance. The new rule, which has other hurdles to cross, tells where to put solar panels and some…
Area firefighters responded to a structure fire off Pine View Ridge Road off Back Narrows Road in Boothbay, which was reported around 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26. The fire reportedly started in a shed…
Obituary
Joan Marie Rubel of Sarasota, Florida and Boothbay Harbor, Maine died Sept. 23 after battling Alzheimer’s disease for several years.
She is survived by her husband, Philip; three daughters,…
Obituary
Charlotte Irma Harold Druce, 92, died Sept. 25, 2016 in the Gregory Wing, St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor after a 12-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease…
Obituary
Douglas E. Peaslee Sr., 86, of Jefferson died September 23, 2016 in Jefferson at his daughter Shirley’s home, where he was surrounded by family.…
The members of the Shamrocks of St. Patrick Church in Newcastle are a group of women who have come together from different backgrounds and experiences who strongly…
On Oct. 8 and 9, the Boothbay Railway Village, along with the Boothbay Information Center, will host a true New England Craft Fair. More than 100 artists and makers of fine art, crafts and…
Wiscasset School Department
A new phone system would improve safety in Wiscasset’s schools, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said. She’s doing the research now, with plans to pursue it as a future budget item, Wilmot…
The holidays are just around the corner, the evenings are drawing in and all over Maine craftspeople and artists are preparing for the busiest shopping season of the year. As in…
Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) welcomes guest speaker, Patti Corscaden to its Wiscasset Lyme Support meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 6 to 8…
Wiscasset Board of Appeals
A Bradbury Street property owner is appealing the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission’s decision on a project at a neighbor’s home.
The Wiscasset Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m.…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Wiscasset woman has been charged with the importation and sale of heroin in the Wiscasset area. These charges are the result of an ongoing investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, kicked off its fall campaign with a theme of “60 Years and Counting!” Attendees at the Kick-off…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) has built two new footbridges at the Bonyun Preserve on Westport Island.
The work was completed during the week of Sept. 12 by volunteers from the…
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce (WACC) wants to put Wiscasset in a Halloween frame of mind this year. Inspired by the Wiscasset children who create life-sized scarecrows and line them up…
Alna selectmen
Alna First Selectman David Abbott said Sept. 21, he was making progress on the tax commitment and his prediction from two weeks earlier still held: He expected little change up or down from last…
Wiscasset is losing its head of special education, Jess Yates. In a brief interview Thursday night minutes after she addressed the School Committee about her resignation, Yates, of Bristol, said…
Department of Marine Resources
An out-of-state visitor recently became ill with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacteria living in the Damariscotta River and in other brackish water, which infects oysters and hard-shelled…
Graveside services for Frances A. Murray of Boothbay Harbor, who died Aug. 23, 2016, will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner Street, Auburn, Maine.
Town of Damariscotta
Biscay Road in Damariscotta will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. for pipe repair in the area between Hagar’s and Colby and Gale.
The road is the major artery…
Midcoast Conservancy will be awarded $127,478 to correct erosion and runoff issues which threaten to pollute the vulnerable water quality of Damariscotta Lake.…
Construction slated for spring 2018
Turning lanes are planned for three of the busiest intersections on Route 1 south of downtown Wiscasset.
On Wednesday evening, Sept. 21, The Maine Department of Transportation held an…
A makeup session for mandatory Vibrio parahaemolyticus training will be held at the Maine Department of Marine Resources, 194 McKown Point Road, West Boothbay Harbor from 1-3 p.m., Friday, Sept.…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett asked county commissioners to table the contract with the Addiction Resource Center for another couple of weeks while he looks into the costs and benefits of a…
At their meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, Westport Island selectmen unanimously rejected an offer made by Leslie Lilly and her husband David Wollins to settle the couple’s lawsuit against town…
Obituary
Carol Painter Hussa, 93, of Queensbury, New York, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefully Sept. 20, 2016, after a long illness.
Carol was born September 4, 1923, in Haverford,…
Wiscasset selectmen got an earful Tuesday night from downtown merchants and residents during a brief presentation from two Maine Department of Transportation officials.
William Pulver,…
As of Monday, Keisha Small wasn’t sure whether she would walk or run Sunday, Sept. 25 in the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine Walk in Portland. “I might run,” the Wiscasset Middle…
Lincoln County Recovery Collaborative
A group of about 30 turned out at Damariscotta Town Hall on Monday, Sept. 19, to learn how they might volunteer to help people suffering from addiction.
The meeting was called by the new…
