The Bible Baptist Church, 143 Beechnut Hill Road, Wiscasset, will be collecting clean, lightly-used clothing on Saturday, May 21, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. These clothes will be available for the…
News
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in March:
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Woolwich Selectmen
Woolwich selectmen are seeing green in a ton or so of orange plastic trash bags left over from Pay As You Throw. They’re offering them for sale by the roll or the carton with proceeds to benefit…
The barn at Morris Farm is once again filling up with a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes, hardy Maine-grown perennials, and herbs for the educational farm’s annual plant sale this Saturday, May…
On Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m., the starting sound will blast for the second annual Fort Edgecomb Half Marathon and 5K races. The starting and finish line is at the Sheepscot Bay Resort, one of the…
Woolwich residents have an opportunity to get involved in their community by volunteering for a board or advisory committee.
Lynette Eastman, town administrator, compiled the following list…
Obituary
Sharon Rose Watson (Walsh), 78, of Boothbay Harbor and Gibbstown, New Jersey, died peacefully in her sleep on May 5 (Feast of the Ascension).
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A generation ago, black flies and mosquitoes were the worst pests Mainers faced in the spring.
Today, blacklegged or deer ticks, which first arrived in the…
Damariscotta-Newcastle
Owners of out-of-use computers, tape decks and televisions found a quick and cheap way of disposing of their unused electronics at the Damariscotta-Newcastle…
Volunteers from the Wiscasset Community Center, the Morris Farm Trust, and the Wiscasset Conservation Commission are joining forces on Saturday, May 21, to lead a spring cleanup of…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency recommends a “grab and go” kit to be used in an emergency. Keep it in a central location where any member of the family can get to it. Lincoln County…
Lincoln County Emergency Management
It's springtime in Lincoln County, but in a matter of months, it will be winter again, and Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Tod Hartung wants everyone to be prepared.
Not…
A wind-fed fire claimed a cottage on Johns Bay in South Bristol Saturday morning, the town’s fire chief said. About an eighth of an acre of grass also burned. However the wind’s direction, blowing…
In the crowded and competitive restaurant landscape of Boothbay Harbor, new Herringbones Pub & Grill executive chef Michael Morissette wants people to consider the wing. Specifically, the…
Each piece of Wiscasset’s school budget offer picked up majority support from the town budget committee May 12. The panel recommended passage of the $8.9 million proposal that goes to voters May…
Wiscasset Police Department
Wiscasset police identified the victims involved in the fatal car crash that occurred on Friday, May 13, on Route One just at the Woolwich line near Montsweag Brook.
The driver of the…
One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Wiscasset’s Route 1 near the Woolwich line Friday, Interim Wiscasset Police Chief Jerry Hinton said. The person who…
Unified Criminal Court
The Lincoln County Grand Jury rose on May 10 and 11 and handed up several indictments, which are charges, at the Lincoln County Courthouse. According to court documents:
Breton L. Berry, 53…
Rising special education costs account for 94 percent of the proposed Edgecomb School Committee’s 2016-17 budget increase. The committee is proposing a $2,664,336 budget, which is $125,154 more…
The cause of a fire that took down a beloved local home in Newcastle May 12 is undetermined, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Investigator Mary MacMaster said that’s how she’ll…
The Boothbay Railway Village will offer a free introductory Model T driving class on Mondays, May 16 and May 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Museum. This is truly a fun…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
During a meeting of the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, an agreement to enter into an 18-month contract with Waldo County was unexpectedly the subject of a sharp division between those who…
A fundraising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, May 21 to benefit the children’s vacation program. The supper will be served from 5…
The CLC YMCA and the Boothbay Region YMCA will host eight weeks of Adventure Camp this summer for ages 9-15. Campers can choose one week or the…
On Eating and Loving Food
I love fried foods.
There. I’ve said it. I love fried clams, fried haddock, fried scallops and fried shrimp. I love onion rings and french fries. You name it. If it's fried, I love it.
…The next Night of Joy gathering is on May 20 at Water of Life Church in Newcastle. Worship begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts until 8 p.m.
Night of Joy is an outreach ministry whose purpose and…
Caleb Erskine and John Brooks will offer a yurt building course from June 24-26 at Hidden Valley Nature Center. Participants will…
The next monthly meeting of the Lincoln County Triad will be held on Thursday, May 19 at the 911 Communication Center in Wiscasset. Meetings start at 1 p.m. The…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will celebrate Music Sunday on May 15 at its 10 a.m. service. The Portland-based choir Northern Lights will join the…
On April 18, Northeast Houston,Texas was deluged by 17 inches of rain within 24 hours, flooding 1,000 homes and leaving seven dead.
On May 5, Dawn Blake of Newcastle flew to Texas as one of…
Walking into the Sheepscot General Store is a little like walking into, well, let's just say it's not…
Obituary
Robert L. Drake, 84, formerly of Trevett, died peacefully May 9, 2016 in Academy Point in Mystic, Connecticut, following a five-year battle with dementia.…
The annual "Shredding on Site" event to benefit the Chapman-Hall House Historic Site will be held on Wednesday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bath Savings Bank…
Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 22, 7:30-10:30 a.m., for Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center annual pancake breakfast at the Alna Store. Everyone is invited to attend; it is a…
Saturday, May 14 is the day for day lily lovers, when the Newcastle-Alna Baptist Church holds a plant and yard sale at Erskine Hall in Alna from 8 a.m. to noon.
There will be a wide variety…
Come to the Wiscasset Ambulance Service to celebrate our 40th year of service and the 42nd Annual National EMS Week Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, May 28 at the Wiscasset Middle High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by…
Wiscasset American Legion members and Woolwich/Wiscasset Cub Scout Pack 602 joined together to recognize veterans in the Ancient Cemetery off…
This Memorial Day Weekend, from Saturday through Monday, May 28, 29 and 30, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will open its doors to Maine residents at no charge for the third annual Maine Days. To…
The town of Edgecomb is looking for ballot clerks for the June and November referendum elections. Town Clerk Claudia Coffin submitted 22 possible nominations after the town Republican and…
With high school proms coming up, health workers and law enforcement want to alert adults to the dangers and consequences of serving alcohol to minors.
On Monday, May 9, a team consisting of…
Obituary
Christopher Reynolds, 22, died May 9, 2016.
Christopher was born May 27, 1993 in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was raised in Boothbay Harbor and attended Boothbay Region Elementary School and…
Area residents and business owners had another opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on $4 million to $5 million in Maine Department of Transportation improvements for downtown Wiscasset.
The open…
Calling all crafters! St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be holding its 64th annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both inside and outside spaces…
Obituary
Mary H. Setchell-Pardue, 46, of Oakland, Maine died peacefully May 6, 2016 at her home, surrounded by family.
She was…
Wiscasset Middle High School is proud to announce that the following members of the class of 2016 have earned the distinction of Top Scholars. These nine seniors…
Wiscasset’s harbor master boat is out of the water and up on blocks at North End Lobster Co-Op on Westport Island while the cost to fix a hole in the wet exhaust is being determined, Harbor Master…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Kevin Steele Jr. left the Wiscasset municipal building Monday night with the OK he was seeking to pile and sell firewood, and praise from a planning board member for what Steele has made of the…
Westport Island selectmen on Monday night reviewed a number of items that will be placed before residents for a vote in the coming weeks.
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