U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke about two U.S. Presidents from the state of Illinois during the Feb. 12 Lincoln Day Dinner. The annual dinner was sponsored by the county GOP at the 1812…
News
Tigger Leather Silversmith has been in Boothbay Harbor for 38 years. Owner Peter Dombrowski said it has been a labor of love.
The shop was originally in the building that is now Coastal Dog…
Ransom Consulting will be conducting tests of the subsurface soil at the Damariscotta municipal parking lot between Main Street and the waterfront on Feb. 17 and 18.
Eight bore holes will be…
The Boothbay Railway Village is restoring S.D. Warren Co. locomotive No. 2 to its original operating condition, as built by the Baldwin Locomotive…
Due to a problem posting the warrant Wiscasset selectmen postponed the date of a planned special town meeting. The new date for the meeting is 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25.
The board will ask…
It’s taken a while but the really frigid temperatures have finally set in this winter, freezing many lakes and ponds. Years ago, before refrigeration came into being, this was the time of year…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 8 to Feb. 14.
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Teachers’ night at the Wiscasset McDonald’s restaurant has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., Wiscasset Middle High School technology coordinator Deb Pooler said.
A…
Obituary
Donna Mae Greenleaf, 72, of Livermore Falls, died peacefully on Feb. 13, 2016, and was reunited the day before Valentine’s Day with her beloved late husband, L. Stephen Greenleaf. She was lovingly…
In addition to an intriguing set of illustrated lectures this winter, the Boothbay Railway Village is also launching a series of hands-on programs related to the…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Wiscasset Community Center is proud to host another in our series of Wellness U events Feb. 20, sponsored by Lincoln County Healthcare, Ames Supply in Wiscasset, and Healthy Lincoln County.
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Can you name the man in this archival photo? The lobster plate may help. Send your guesses to news@wiscassetnewspaper.com. We’ll reveal the answer in the Feb. 18 edition of the Wiscasset Newspaper…
Becky Bartolotta is going to be wearing a lot of hats pretty soon.
The former town employee is returning to the fold after an absence of 18 years on Feb. 29 to take on the positions of…
Tony C. McKim, president and CEO of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, recently announced several staff promotions.
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Donna Gregory and her niece, Amylynn Balsdon, have a lot in common. They both love camping and being outdoors. They both own their own businesses as direct sellers, and they love animals.
It…
Lincoln County Recycling
Lincoln County has been ahead of the curve in sustainability for many years. It began recycling before almost anyone else had even heard of the word, in 1978, and is…
Although at first glance it’s hard to imagine, a Maine lobster is a vulnerable thing. …
Wiscasset Middle High School
Shoveling in front of Wiscasset Middle High School Friday, sophomore Trinin Jeffrey, in orange-rimmed sunglasses, and a few of his classmates had a plan.
“We’re going to make this lump of…
Residents of Lincoln County have helped meet the Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation’s $400,000 match to create a new Lincoln County fund at the…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen will convene in the hearing room for a special town meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. The board will ask approval from voters for transferring $71,531 from the undesignated…
Edgecomb School Committee
Edgecomb school officials are watching expenditures closely with about 80 class days remaining in the year. In January, Edgecomb Eddy expenses totaled $209,756, which is 8.26 percent of the budget…
Alna selectmen want to know if any changes to Head Tide Dam would fit the deed’s covenant that bars the dam’s destruction. Otherwise, there is no point in exploring ways to help fish get through,…
State Police have arrested the boyfriend of a woman shot to death in a Bath shopping center parking lot November 16.
Dylan Grubbs, 23, of Thomaston was charged with manslaughter following…
The last day Woolwich residents can return orange Pay As You Throw trash bags for a credit is Friday, Feb. 12. Selectmen now must decide what to do with thousands of bags left after voters opted…
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) announces local auditions for the 2016 season, open call, on Saturday, Feb. 27. Children auditions will begin at 10 a.m. and, for adults, at 1:30 p.m. All…
Do you know what to do if your pet has an emergency? Instructor Bobby Silcott will be presenting an American Red Cross Pet First Aid/CPR class at The Animal House on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.
…The Maine Principals' Association's 2016 high school basketball tournament, with sites in Bangor, Augusta and Portland, has announced that the games can be watched via live streaming on computers…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will hold its annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby on Wiley Pond from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.…
Alna selectmen
The look into possible fireworks rules in Alna has unearthed a broader question of how the town can enforce certain other rules, officials said Feb. 10.
Other than land use rules the code…
Between now and April 2, the Fish Ladder Restoration Committee is accepting submissions of a T-shirt design from Maine residents (year-round, summer or student). The winning design will be used as…
Obituary
Wayne Reed Abbott, 78, of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 9, 2016 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.
He was born in…
On Saturday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Boothbay Fire Dept. 911 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay will be hosting a craft fair. All proceeds from the table rentals will be donated to the Lincoln…
One of the first things Joyce Burr did after she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003 was to sign up for diabetes education classes at the…
AUGUSTA — Seven individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine in Knox and Lincoln counties. They were arrested today after a…
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students can now earn while they learn as part of an innovative new apprenticeship program offered by LincolnHealth and Pen Bay Medical Center.…
Join The Lincoln Home's open forum, Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 to 5:30 p.m., designed for families and friends of people with memory loss and dementia. Families and…
Lincoln County Democratic chair Jim Torbert of Whitefield announced that most Lincoln County Democrats will caucus March 6 in Damariscotta, Wiscasset and Waldoboro…
The Rev. Susan Craig, minister of the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, will begin a series of Lenten sermons on Feb. 14. This year’s theme for Lent is “To love God with all our heart,…
The SKY Family will be performing their high energy Celtic music, dance and Gospel production Celtic Revival at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene…
Maine shrimp lovers are hoping for the best this winter. With the shrimp population in decline over the past few years, and the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery being closed…
An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said…
Damariscotta Planning Board
The Damariscotta Planning Board will hold a public hearing on March 7 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
Members of the public will be free to comment on the six land use warrant articles that will be…
H.M. Payson, the Portland-based firm managing Wiscasset’s investments, will review the portfolio with selectmen Tuesday, Feb. 16.
A report from H.M. Payson summarizing the performance of the…
A couple of years from now, Wiscasset’s new town planner, Benjamin Averill, would like to see a stronger downtown Wiscasset.
“It’s a great downtown, with lots of unique and amazing places.…
Death notice
Wayne R. Abbott, 78, of Boothbay Harbor, died on the morning of February 9 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
A…
Obituary
Cora May Hanna Owen, 91, of Wiscasset died Feb. 8, 2016.
Cora was born on Dec. 1,…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA and Boothbay Region YMCA held a joint board and staff retreat hosted at Camp Kieve on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The three primary goals of the meeting were to…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen will meet with the budget committee for a special meeting 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11 at the town office.
The agenda includes a discussion of a forthcoming town meeting for…
Damariscotta Planning Board
The Damariscotta Planning Board has rescheduled its public workshop to reconcile the most recent draft of its proposed sign ordinance with the town manager’s considerations.
The board had…
Sean Fleming will come to The Lincoln Home for a one hour concert/sing-a-long to celebrate Valentine's Day on Monday, Feb. 15, 3 to 4 p.m. Fleming, an accomplished…
