Selectmen unanimously approved a Wiscasset Ambulance Service subscription program Tuesday night. Toby Martin, EMS director, outlined the plan.
By paying an annual fee, members won’t be…
News
At the primary election on June 14, three races for Maine State House are contested in Lincoln County.
In House District 91, which includes Friendship, part of…
Lining up in cap and gown at marching practice inside Stover Auditorium on Tuesday morning, Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2016 President Remy Segovia smiled when asked what he was feeling…
Obituary
Dr. Stella Clifford Gray, 96, of East Boothbay, died peacefully on May 31, 2016 at the Lincoln Home, Newcastle with loving family by her side.
Stella was born on December 4, 1919 to Dr.…
University of Maine Darling Marine Center will host a presentation by Dr. Brian Beal on Tuesday, June 7 at 1 p.m. in the McAlice classroom on the lower campus of the UMaine marine laboratory…
Memorial Day 2016
As many towns canceled Memorial Day services, Dresden stalwarts dodged the raindrops to conduct the 62nd ceremony honoring the town’s deceased veterans at the Pownalborough Courthouse on Monday,…
Wiscasset Police Department
Matthew Pelletier, 31, of Pittston pled guilty through an Alford plea for charges stemming from a December 2015 incident in Wiscasset in which Pelletier head-butted then-Wiscasset Police Chief…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA and the Boothbay Region YMCA will host a summer filled with Sports Camps for ages 9-15.
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The Wednesday Walkers, a walking/hiking group in the Midcoast, has expanded again this year. Hikes are now being led by…
Elections 2016
Wiscasset has two incumbents on the ballot for the board of selectman and three declared write-in candidates. The top three vote getters get elected.
The town election is June 14. Polls will…
If you’re looking for a low-calorie snack this summer, don’t go to the Beryl’s Pastries stand at the Boothbay Farmers’ market.
But if…
Wiscasset School Committee
Last year, Irene Marchenay was bored, living in Tennessee and retired from 36 years of teaching.
Now the French-born Marchenay is teaching French at Wiscasset Middle High School and hoping…
As the farm to table movement continues to gain traction across America’s home and professional kitchens, the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset is taking it one step further with its innovative…
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center will co-sponsor the AARP Smart Driver Seminar with AARP and Lincoln County TRIAD on Saturday, June 4…
Wiscasset Waterfront Committee
Beginning pre-dawn June 25, runners and vans carrying runners will cross the Sheepscot River from Edgecomb and make two Wiscasset stops, according to Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon on its new information center, during a rainy morning on the Main Street Pier on May 27. Members built the building, the first one the chamber has…
The American Legion’s Memorial Day service in Wiscasset, Monday, May 30, has been canceled due to the rain, Post 54 Commander William Cossette Jr. said.
On Saturday, June 4, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will open two new exhibits: MEETING the BOAT: Steam Travel Along Maine…
From the windswept prairies of Canada’s bread basket and chipping paint on oil tankers to the pioneering creation of a full spectrum of senior living opportunities, it has been a…
On Tuesday, June 7, from 8 to 10 a.m., the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee will hold an information and update meeting for all their docents and anyone…
Approximately 50 Westport Island residents attended a public hearing May 26 to learn about the proposed acquisition of a 144-acre parcel referred to as “the Squam Creek Preserve.”
The…
Town of Wiscasset
A site study to identify possible pollutants at the former Point East Maritime Village development in Wiscasset was conducted by Ransom Consulting and a subcontractor, Environmental Projects, Inc…
More sports partnerships could be ahead for Wiscasset, like the one the town is planning with Boothbay Region High School for football. The Wiscasset School Committee on May 26 decided to have…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center will hold auditions for Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" Sunday, June 5 from 1-3 p.m. and Monday, June 6 from 6-8 p.m.
The cast will involve…
Woolwich’s town administrator, Lynette Eastman, became a champion for the second year in row. She did so by raising over $1,000 in pledge donations for the upcoming annual Tour de Cure, the…
Wiscasset’s graduation was going to be new in two ways already. It’s the first year that seniors will graduate from Wiscasset Middle High School, not Wiscasset High School. And it’s Peg Armstrong’…
Connie Jones of Boothbay was elected chair of United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s Board of Directors. “We’ve set a great course for the future,” Jones said. Jones founded Boothbay Region Senior…
In 2009, about 14 years after she was first diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Elizabeth Gamage realized one day she couldn’t open her van door without huffing…
It was a humbling sight to witness the outpouring of support for the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall winding its way up Route 1 to Thomaston. The Knox Museum is hosting the Wall Memorial Day…
Residents at the Lincoln Home were treated to a walk down memory lane through music during a recent visit from Richard Piecuch. “Rick’s Music Machine” highlighted…
Showcase Antiques Gallery on Main Street in Wiscasset recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.
…MaineDOT contractors will begin excavation and drainage work along Leeman Highway next week, immediately after Memorial Day.
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First National Bank is proud to announce that the Bank’s ninth annual Customer Photography Contest is now underway for the purpose…
Sen. Chris Johnson joined with officials from the Maine Department of Transportation, students from the South Bristol Elementary School, and local residents yesterday to observe the passing of the…
Built by Nathaniel Chapman in 1754, the Chapman-Hall House has weathered many suns and many storms. On May 17, the house's front door was replaced with a replica of the deteriorated version (part…
On Eating and Loving Food
With fresh native strawberries almost in season, it's time for another favorite family recipe.
I was just going through my old recipe box that was hand-painted by my first mother-in-law,…
If you are looking for games other than fetch and tug of war to play with your dog, then you want to contact Marcia Welch at Positively Best Friends in Edgecomb. The 20-year dog trainer teaches…
Join us on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the return of the alewives! The ninth annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day…
Wiscasset’s proposed $8.9 million school budget passed piece by piece, intact, at a special town meeting May 25. The offer, 6.32 percent higher than the 2015-16 budget, faces a final vote at the…
Wiscasset Water District
The Wiscasset Water District got everything it was asking for in a grant-loan package from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, $4.35 million to replace the last of the district’s aged pipes,…
Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to announce that Kerry Cushing has been selected to be its new executive director. No stranger to Lincoln County…
The Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club has announced plans to award a free, lifetime Maine fishing license to a Wiscasset child under the age of 15. The club is soliciting entries from interested…
The Lincoln County Historical Association will hold its annual lawn sale Saturday, June 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the grounds of the 1811 Old Jail at 133 Federal Street in Wiscasset. Proceeds…
Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask said the light attendance an open house drew May 18 did not surprise him. The evening event, one of a number around Lincoln County aimed at recruitment, turned out much…
Edgecomb selectmen hope State Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) can solve some problems the town is having with the Maine Department of Transportation. The selectmen agreed to invite Johnson to a…
There was a half marathon, or 14.1-mile, road race taking place in Edgecomb on Sunday, May 22. It was the second year in a row that the race has taken place, to benefit the Wiscasset organization…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from May 16, to May 22, 2016
May 16
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The Wiscasset couple looking to build a family entertainment complex on Route 27 is looking for investors. Vincent Thibeault said he and wife Sally Thibeault have verbal commitments from two…
The Bible Baptist Church, 143 Beechnut Hill Road, Wiscasset, will be collecting clean, lightly-used clothing on Saturday, May 28, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2…
Wiscasset Police Department
Chief Jeff Lange officially entered into his new duties as Wiscasset Chief of Police on Monday, May 23, in a ceremony at the town office.
Lange was welcomed by the town’s police officers,…
