A fundraising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, June 18 to benefit the Thon Met Refugee Resettlement Program in Southern Sudan. The program involves building a hut…
News
The Chapman-Hall House Historic Site opens for the season June 11 and 12. Three Traditions, a special program offering insights into the Native American culture, navigation instruments of…
The first time I had the overwhelmingly awesome experience of being served Yorkshire pudding was on a sailboat somewhere out in the middle of the ocean.
It…
Danariscotta Board of Selectmen
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen chose to honor James Hall by dedicating the 2016 town report to him. He was asked to appear at the board’s June 1 meeting to discuss one of his projects, the…
Dresden Town Meeting
Dresden residents will be asked to vote on 52 warrant articles when they assemble at the annual town meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Pownalborough Hall.
Selectmen will be…
Westport Island selectmen gave final approval for the town’s 2016-17 warrant articles at their meeting on Monday, June 6.
There are three articles to be decided by secret ballot vote on June…
Lincoln County Probate Court
Until this year, most routine cases involving minor children in Lincoln County — adoption, custody, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and so on — were handled by the Lincoln…
Inmates who are learning skills in the wood shop at Two Bridges Regional Jail are helping out at the Wiscasset Public Library, building shelves for the used book store.
“It’s a historic…
Wiscasset Middle High School’s Mountain Valley Conference playoff baseball game with Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale was postponed until Wednesday, June 8. The first pitch is scheduled for 3…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen adopted a new policy Monday evening limiting who can seek legal advice from the town attorney. The town administrator and code enforcement officer can but other town officials…
Lincoln County District Court
On May 24, Christopher Gove, 23, of Damariscotta, was sentenced to eight years in the Department of Corrections, all but 18 months suspended, for a single charge of Burglary stemming from a June…
Republican Primary
Melvin Williams, a dairy farmer of 35 years, has thrown his hat in the ring to represent House District 91.
A Waldoboro Republican, Williams will vye with Abden Simmons, also of Waldoboro,…
Republican Primary
Roberta (Robin) Mayer, selectman of Damariscotta, is running for House District 90 in the Republican primary on June 14. The district is far flung, and includes Damariscotta, part of Nobleboro,…
Dresden elections
Elections for Dresden’s local officers will be held at Pownalborough Hall on Tuesday, June 14, with polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The position of second selectman is the only post to be contested.…
A celebration of life for Maurice A. and Audrey L. Foye, who died April 18, 2016, will be held on Saturday, June 25, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Alna Fire Department, 1647 Alna Road, Alna, Maine.
Obituary
Lewis Emerson Savage, 80, of Wiscasset, died June 3, 2016 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Woolwich,…
Obituary
Johanna Ludwig Weston, 84, of Walpole, died June 3, 2016 at the Assisted Living Facility of Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
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Anna McDougal of Wiscasset is excited about life. An author, seamstress, and a Special Olympics athlete, she puts energy into everything she does. She is especially motivated by alpine skiing and…
The Boothbay Railway Village hosted animal rescue groups and provided free admission and rides to families on Saturday, June 4.
Featured exhibitors included Underhound Railroad and the…
Wiscasset voters will be asked to approve municipal and school budgets when they go to the polls Tuesday, June 14. The polls at the community center will be open from 8 a.m to 8 p.m.; absentee…
A proposal for funding the installation of a future solar array on the municipal building is among the warrant articles Wiscasset voters will consider at the June 14 election.
The solar-…
Obituary
Marie R. Callnan, 84, of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews on Monday, June 6, 2016. A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Hall’s of Boothbay has care…
Department of Energy
A public meeting was held by town officials and the U.S. Department of Energy to inform citizens of Lincoln County about the current plans to decide on both interim and final locations for the…
Wild mushrooms can be scary if you don't know which ones to pick.
Years of dedicated behind-the-scenes work for Lincoln County Democrats, for the town of Nobleboro, for Lincoln County, and for the state of Maine were recognized June 4 when Lincoln County…
Lincoln County Superior and District Court
Benjamin Day, 39, of Woolwich was sentenced on a probation violation for OUI – no test, two priors. Day will serve three years, all but 75 days suspended, plus two years probation, pay a fine of $…
Elections 2016
Jason Putnam didn’t plan to run for Wiscasset School Committee. So he didn’t take out nomination papers to get on the June 14 ballot for one of the two seats up for election.
But a couple of…
The CLC YMCA has announced the launch of its 2016 annual fund drive, themed, The Y. For a better us. The funds raised through the annual drive, support community…
Town of Edgecomb
The new Edgecomb municipal website has the old land use ordinance showing, and the planning board wants that to change. The board is considering making several recommendations for improving the…
The Friends of Windjammer Days have announced that a carnival, with fun for all ages, will be included in the festival’s line-up this year.
Kavanaugh…
Craig Andrews opened the doors to his new restaurant, Andrews’ Harborside, on Memorial Day weekend in 1986. After 30 years of putting his heart and soul, and sweat and…
Democratic Primary
Will Neilson, owner of Solo Bistro Bistro in Bath, is in the running for the Democratic Primary for District 53, which includes Woolwich, Dresden, Phippsburg, Arrowsic, Georgetown and part of…
Democratic Primary
Alison Hepler is one of two candidates running for the Democratic primary in District 53, which includes Dresden, Woolwich, Arrowsic, Georgetown, part of Richmond and Phippsburg. She is a…
Republican Primary
Abden Simmons of Waldoboro, running for District 91 in the Republican primary, said it is time for working people to have a voice in Augusta.
Simmons is a member of the Waldoboro Board of…
The town of Edgecomb is looking to resolve a longstanding land use ordinance dispute with a Gleason Road property owner June 28 in Wiscasset District Court. The town petitioned the court in April…
This 40-page 2016 Windjammer Days guide includes all the events for this year’s festival, Sunday, June 26 - Saturday, July 2 - and this year there are two new ones: The Miss Windjammer Pageant and…
Obituary
Robert W. Ramsdell, 92, of Sarasota, Florida and West Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully May 8, 2016 in his home at Bay Village.
Bob was predeceased in September 2015 by his wife of 64…
Wolverine families, well-wishers and a hand-sized toy lion with a graduation cap and a “Hooray!” message had Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium mostly filled for…
Barbara B. (Giles) Parry, 85, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, died May 26, 2016 at Marlborough Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Lyn D. Parry, her beloved husband…
Make your regrets by doing things, not for following that little voice that tells us all we can’t, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, told Wiscasset Middle High School’s…
Looking for something new and different to do this summer? Come and enjoy one of Historic New England’s Wiscasset summer programs. Whether you are interested in a private tour for…
A Wiscasset man following too closely on Route 27 in Boothbay resulted in a minor traffic accident Thursday morning, a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy said. Chester Fossett, 85, of Boothbay Harbor…
On Sunday, June 5, Wanda Garland, botanist, photographer, and long-time educator, will lead a group on a wildflower walk. Come enjoy the beautiful trails at Hidden…
Alna selectmen said June 1 that, come March 2017, they may ask annual town meeting voters for a town-wide property revaluation. No decisions have been made to seek one, First Selectman David…
On Tuesday, June 7 at 7 p.m., the Boothbay Railway Village will present a multimedia lecture on the history of Champion Outboards, Scott Atwater Outboards, Scott…
On Eating and Loving Food
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey...
- most commonly attributed to Dr. Thomas Muffet, a notorious 16th century physician…
Two Republicans are seeking their party's nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in Maine's 1st Congressional District in the primary election June 14. Both Mark…
The Lincoln Little League is looking for players between 4 and 18 years old to participate in a baseball program designed for those with developmental disabilities. The new Little League is called…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission is partnering with state, federal and regional business and economic development agencies to present a Small Business Forum on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.…
