The First Congregational Church has been located at the top of the hill in downtown Wiscasset since 1764. Members have been a vital and vibrant part of the community.
If…
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Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, April 11
Officers Benjamin Kolko and Nadine Crossley and Sergeant Alfred Simmons issued warnings for speed.
Crossley spoke to a…
Coastal Senior College is looking to add students, teachers, volunteers, and board members to its already successful program. The college, which conducts courses for seniors at various locations…
During the afternoon hours on Friday, April 22, Lincoln County Deputies conducted 30 alcohol compliance checks throughout Lincoln County. The checks were funded by state of Maine grant money…
Maine Department of Transportation officials will hold three additional meetings and a public hearing on an estimated $4 million to $5 million traffic improvement project for downtown Wiscasset.…
Woolwich was among neighboring towns that helped Bath stop a fire that was deep into the woods at Hyde School, Bath and Woolwich fire officials said Monday.
Woolwich, Phippsburg and West…
Obituary
Ardon Berkeley Judd Jr. (RB) of Houston, Texas and Boothbay Harbor, died early the morning of April 25, 2016 in Houston, Texas.
…
Obituary
Gloria Lorraine (Brewer) Larkin of Woolwich died Febuary 9, 2016 at Central Maine Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
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Obituary
Maurice A. "Mossy" Foye, 83, and Audrey L. Foye, 78, of Willow Lane Wiscasset died April 18, 2016.
According to family…
Death Notice
Shirley Miete of Wiscasset died April 20, 2016 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
A service will be held May 21. Details to follow.
A full obituary will be published in an upcoming…
Obituary
Dorothy Malone, 89, of Bridge Road, Westport Island died Friday, April 22 at her home surrounded by her family.
…
Obituary
Allan Emmons Strouss, 69, of Boothbay died at home on March 27, 2016.
Allan was born November 20, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, to Margaret (Emmons) and Clarence Strouss, who predeceased him.…
Barring non-residents from Wiscasset’s airport advisory committee passes over taxpayers who are qualified and should be represented, longtime committee member Steve Williams argues in a letter to…
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce announces the first “Business After Hours” of the season, May 5 at the WW & F Museum located at 97 Cross Road in Alna. The event will start at 5:30 p.m.…
College Guild (CG) in Brunswick will present student-prisoner poetry, artwork and testimonials, along with an overview of this unique school on Thursday, April 28 at 3 p.m. at the Patten Free…
Damariscotta River Suites are new independent living apartments recently completed at The Lincoln Home. The public is invited to our ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, April 27 from 5…
Saturday, April 30 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have unused, expired, or unwanted prescription medicines in your home,…
WMHS softball
The Wolverines softball team kicked off its season with a 5-1 win over Boothbay Region High School at Wiscasset Middle High School under sunny skies Friday.
August Moore went the distance on…
Coach Gregg Wood used three different pitchers as the Wolverines defeated visiting Boothbay Region High School, 7-2, in the Mountain Valley Conference opener Friday afternoon.
Daren Wood was…
If you were asked to guess how many children were admitted to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in one year, what would be your guess?
Five thousand? Ten thousand? Thirty thousand? Not…
Obituary
Ruth C. Leavitt, 92, formally of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully March 18 in Stuart, Florida.
She was born in Lamoine…
Facing a May 2 deadline, Wiscasset selectmen continued work on the 2016-17 town budget April 21. Five members of the budget committee were in attendance for the two-hour meeting in the hearing…
Tyler S. Plourde of Woolwich is among Maine’s fourteen newest state troopers to receive his badge in a recent ceremony at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. He’s one of three newly…
Alna selectmen
Proposed changes to Alna’s Head Tide Dam would not break a covenant that bars the dam’s destruction, an attorney tells Alna selectmen in an April 20 letter.
“If any modifications leave the…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen on April 20 decided to ask a resident for $225 back out of the $300 deputy treasurer stipend they said he was paid. But after the Wiscasset Newspaper followed up with the man April…
On Eating and Loving Food
Lunches are almost as important as dinners to me. But not quite.
During the work week, once I’ve had my bowl of Cheerios or raisin bran, with the requisite frozen blueberries beneath, making…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 7, from 8:30 a.m. until noon, indoor/outdoor at the Wiscasset Municipal Building…
After being closed for around 15 years, the Carriage House Restaurant in East Boothbay will open its doors again, with a new owner and fresh ideas.
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Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen appointed a new fire chief and EMS directorTuesday night.
Mike Demers, a veteran fireman who lives in Bath, was appointed Woolwich fire chief. Demers is employed as a full…
Woolwich voters can expect a few changes when they convene for the annual town meeting at 9 a.m. May 7 in the gymnasium of the elementary school.
Tuesday evening selectmen met for an hour-…
In celebration of our special neighbors, Edgecomb Community Church held its third annual luncheon on Saturday, April 16, honoring the residents and caregivers at the Wiscasset, Edgecomb and…
Join historian Jay Robbins of Richmond Monday, April 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. as he pours forth an interesting and illustrated talk, “An Economy of Spirits.” The role of alcohol in our local…
Midcoast Conservancy will offer two days of nature exploration, just in time for Earth Day. First, join us…
The West Bath Seaside Grange will hold a public supper on Saturday, May 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The grange is located at 75 New Meadows Road, West Bath. Beans, hot dogs, casseroles, soups, salad…
Baseball and softball
Monday, April 25: Home vs. Medomak,3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27: Softball only at Nobleboro, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 30: Home doubleheader vs.…
Baseball and softball
Friday, April 22: Home vs. Boothbay Region, 4 p.m.
Monday, April 25: At Lisbon, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27: Home vs. Oak Hill, 4 p.m.
Friday, April…
Eighteen months ago Sheepscot Valley Children’s House added infant and toddler care to their repertoire of early childhood education. The community…
Weather permitting, the Wiscasset Wolverines varsity baseball and softball teams will open their Mountain Valley Conference season at home this Friday, April 22 against the Boothbay Region…
It was a very small perk that had been going on, according to firefighters, for the last 50 years or more.
It’s a small thing that other fire departments across Maine, volunteer or not,…
The Wolverines varsity baseball team at Wiscasset Middle High School hosted the Shipbuilders of Morse High School for a Patriot’s Day preseason doubleheader Monday afternoon.
The first game…
Lincoln County Superior, District courts
Christopher Gilley, 31, of Topsham, was found guilty of one count of Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs. He was sentenced to 2 years probation and a fine of $400.
Shane Rines, 42, of…
Obituary
Milton “Milt” C. Van Vlack, 85, died at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor on April 15, 2016, joining his beloved wife, Jan, who predeceased him in February 2009…
Coastal Senior College’s annual luncheon, open to all, will take place Thursday, May 19 at Water’s Edge in Edgecomb. A cash bar and hors d'oeuvres will be available…
Obituary
John Calvin McCoid II of Charlottesville, Virginia and West Boothbay Harbor, died April 9, 2016.
Born December 1, 1928…
Metalsmith Anita Roelz is motivated by two strong forces. First, to advance her art and second to support her partner, Pamela Creamer, in her struggle against Lyme disease.
Circle Stone…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Certain parcels that Wiscasset owns near Mason Station are moving into Phase II of brownfield assessment. The assessment, also called a Phase II investigation, will…
Susan Gallagher of Westport Island, certified yoga instructor, will lead an hour’s chair yoga practice beginning at 9:30 a.m. each Saturday at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset. The…
Obituary
Arlene “Bunny” Lucas Dean, 74, of Boothbay Harbor, died April 16, 2016.
Bunny was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, on May 7, 1941 to Richard A. and Ruth Marie Lucas.
In 1959 she…
Lincoln County District Court
Rachel E. Anderson, 35, of East Boothbay, was found guilty on four of six charges of Possession of Sexually Explicit Material of a Minor under the age of 12 on April 11.
Anderson had…
The Camden Garden Club will host the annual meeting of the Medomak District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine at Point Lookout Resort &…
