Lorraine R. Eberhardt died April 20, 2016 at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor. A memorial service was held on Sunday, April 24 at the…
News
Located on the scenic Maine coast, Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is one of New England’s earliest European settlements, rivaling that of…
The first summer supper of the season will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, May 21. Guests start arriving at 4 p.m. for the supper that starts…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a town’s comprehensive plan is created with the best will in the world and released with great anticipation and fanfare, but then relegated to a dusty…
Have you stumbled across an interesting old item at home? Could that lamp be a real Tiffany? Have you wondered about that unusual painting that belonged to Grandpa? You can unravel…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 25 to May 1, 2016:
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Maine Secretary of State validates marijuana legalization petition
AUGUSTA - Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap issued an amended determination on remand from the Business and Consumer Court, finding that the citizens' initiative petition for "An Act To Legalize…
Last year, the Diaper Bank began distributing diapers at the Ecumenical Food Pantry in Newcastle, having raised a generous supply of…
Wiscasset Police Department
Wiscasset hired Perry Hatch to perform the duties of School Resource Officer, beginning Monday, May 2, at 7 a.m., according to interim chief Jerry Hinton. The job offer was only finalized on…
Sally Giddings Smith has taken her art halfway around the world from Maine to the Big Sur in California to Paris and back to East Boothbay. She currently shows her work from the Fortunate Chance…
On April 28, Gov. Paul LePage spoke to a crowd of about 200 people in the gymnasium at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta, as part of his “town hall” meeting series. It was rescheduled from an…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Wiscasset business owners told the state April 28, they are excited at the latest ideas for the downtown, and just the fact the state is still trying to get a project there.
The feedback…
Wiscasset students could be playing football next fall with the Seahawks of Boothbay Region High School. In a 4-1 vote April 28, the Wiscasset School Committee favored the move.
The lone…
An event dedicated to celebrating strong women leaders in Maine will be held Thursday, June 23, 4 to 7 p.m., at The Boardroom in Boothbay Harbor. The Attorney…
Come hear Doug Protsik, director of the Maine Fiddle Camp and of The Old Grey Goose band, play the non-stop piano accompaniment to a silent movie from an original…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service took a man to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick Saturday night, after a one-car accident on Alna Road, or Route 218, in Alna, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brendan Kane…
The Wiscasset Waterfront Committee on April 28 welcomed new member David Gagnon. He has lived in Wiscasset all his life, and has spent much of it serving his town.
Gagnon has been a member…
Elections 2016
Wiscasset School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said he will be off the panel July 1. Smith announced April 28 he will not seek re-election.
His work schedule is the reason, Smith said in an…
Wiscasset selectmen voted unanimously April 28 to recommend voters pass a $478,250 ambulance service budget. They reversed earlier plans to also offer voters a $415,840 option.
The higher…
The Wiscasset Community Center (W.C.C.) and the American Red Cross are conducting a certified lifeguard course beginning May 16. Upon…
For people looking to settle down, a location's odor can be a factor in whether they stay or go.
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The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting on Thursday, May 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.…
Obituary
Marguerite “Peggy” Guilmette Sherman was born on May 28, 1928 in Berlin, New Hampshire. After a long and successful life in Boothbay…
Alice Willard Bond, 96, is the new keeper of Woolwich’s Boston Cane given to the town’s oldest resident.
Selectmen David King Sr., Lloyd Coombs and Jason Shaw presented Mrs. Bond with the…
Celebrate “We Care Day” May 9with LincolnHealth nurses by learning how to take charge of your health.
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A reminder that on Sunday, May 1, the Opus One Big Band will be performing at Wiscasset Middle High School at 5 p.m.
The Opus One Big Band features professional Maine musicians who support…
Maine Media Women will hold their monthly roundtable meeting at the River Arts Gallery on Route 1 in Damariscotta on Saturday, May 7. The meeting is free of charge, and there is ample free parking…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
The town of Newcastle is holding a participatory design and public input process to shape the direction of the new Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Ordinance, beginning Thursday, April 28 and…
Lettuce is kind of boring, right? It is generally thought of as a base for a salad, eaten raw, with the tastier, prettier, more colorful things on top to give it pizazz…
At the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen’s meeting April 20, Damariscotta Chief of Police Ron Young named Sergeant Jason Warlick to be the town’s first Officer of the Year.
Warlick received a…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be breaking ground on a new Marine Algal Research and Innovation Accelerator (MARIA) on its campus in East Boothbay later this spring. The program’s goal…
A very enthusiastic group of over 20 Island residents used near perfect weather to make the Island’s April 23 clean-up day a great success. Trash and recyclables…
Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Economic Development Committee wants to find out what works and what doesn’t regarding the local business climate. The first-year committee will solicit business owners’ opinions with…
West Bath District Court
Patrick Logan Patterson, 26, of Brunswick, was arraigned April 20 on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
He was arrested in Brunswick on a warrant from Sagadahoc County on April 16.…
The Margaret Ellis Community Garden, located at the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset, is now accepting applications for garden plots for the 2016 Growing Season.…
Westport Island selectman Gerald Bodmer’s fellow board members on April 25 welcomed him back from his recent surgery.
A…
It’s not a bridge over troubled waters but a small 50-year-old span linking George Wright Road to a private residence is proving to be a headache for Woolwich selectmen.
On Tuesday morning,…
When voters head to the polls in June, they’ll have two articles to consider for funding the Wiscasset Ambulance Service.
One seeking $478,250 will provide 24/7 ambulance coverage, according…
The skies are clear, the winds are warming as is the sun, the time of year thoughts begin to turn to outdoor fun, boating … and the annual Windjammer Days Festival! The festivities of the 54th…
Discover the Midcoast
The Wilber Preserve in Phippsburg offers a short but highly enjoyable hike to the summit of Cox Head overlooking the Kennebec River and Atkins Bay.
From Route 1 in Bath take the exit for…
Governor of Maine
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will hold his next town hall on Wednesday, April 27 in Damariscotta, where he…
The support Wiscasset has shown its schools has School Committee Chairman Steve Smith feeling confident about the next budget’s chances with voters.
In separate phone interviews Friday, he…
Wiscasset’s next police chief is former Paris (Maine) interim police chief Jeff Lange, Wiscasset Town Manager Marian Anderson announced.
Anderson made the announcement at a selectmen’s…
Obituary
Rendall Elton Hyson, 82, of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully in Damariscotta on April 25, 2016 with loving family by his side.
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Obtaining a Maine Guide license allows one to lead day and overnight canoeing and stand-up paddle boarding on inland waters, backpacking, hiking,…
The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset will be Thursday, May 5. A brief business meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. with a featured program at 1. Marta McDowell will present "Beatrix…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 18 to April 24, 2016
April…
Winter is over and spring is (almost) here — don’t be caught without your plants!
Join us at the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale, Backyard Conservation…
Wolverine baseball
The Wolverines varsity baseball team lost its first game of the season to Lisbon High School, 11-5, Monday afternoon at Lisbon.
The Greyhounds out slugged Wiscasset by the same margin as the…
When was the last time students just let their inhibitions melt away, flexed their imaginations, and did something just because it was really, really fun? Mt. View…
