Gina Hamilton joined the Wiscasset Newspaper this week, covering police, the Sheriff’s Office, courts and the jail, county government, Damariscotta and Newcastle government, and marine resources…
News
Alna Planning Board
After the latest talks on fireworks use in Alna Monday night, it remained unclear what voters next month may face for a question. Two residents urged the Planning Board to explore a permit process…
Wiscasset School Committee
As Wiscasset continues to look for a buyer for the former Wiscasset Primary School, it may have found one for the kitchen equipment.
Alternative Organizational Structure 93, which serves…
Obituary
William A. “Hooker” Holbrook, 65, of Boothbay died Jan. 28, 2016, at Maine Medical Center with family by his side.
Hooker was born August 30, 1950, to Stanley Holbrook and Grace (Holton)…
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset is drawing praise for its pre-kindergarten and picking up pointers for making the months-old program even stronger.
“Wiscasset should be very proud of its preschool,” Maine…
For over 40 years weary travelers arriving at Maine’s Prettiest Village have found a comfortable haven at the Wiscasset Motor Lodge. The inn on Route 1 recently changed hands but the tradition of…
Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee still won’t help pay a student’s way into a June conference. But committee member Glen Craig on Jan. 28 said the panel should have, as it did for the teen’s brother…
A Woolwich man died Friday evening in a car accident on Route 27 in Pittston when his car flipped onto its roof and became submerged in an ice-covered pond on Cold Spring Hill.
Edward…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
An investigation into alleged heroin and crack distribution out of a Vassalboro home has led to eight arrests.
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s South…
Obituary
Elizabeth “Betty” Mellon Pike, 79, of Boothbay died peacefully on Jan. 26, 2016 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.
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From 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 8, Wiscasset teachers will be working at Wiscasset McDonald’s to help raise money for the WGME Spirit Challenge and food drive that Wiscasset Middle High School is…
Following an appeal from Police Chief Troy Cline, Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday night agreed to purchase a new cruiser. The $36,000 needed for the AWD 2015 Ford Interceptor will come from the…
Obituary
Marki J. Gay, 26, of Woolwich died on Jan. 24, 2016 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis.
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Alna selectmen
The search for improved fish passage in Alna has selectmen’s OK to go another year, and new measures to help get a proposal the board can get behind.
A facilitator, a selectman and another…
In 2014, Juliette and Ronald Cohen started their new business, Above and Beyond Scheduling.
“We act as a liaison between clients and caregivers,” Cohen said. “Patients need help to be in…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in Damariscotta will reopen on Monday, Feb. 1, with its full schedule, after being closed for its regular January break.
During January, volunteers have…
Maine Authors Publishing and Cooperative, 558 Main Street in Rockland, will be hosting an open house on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Writers and…
If you are of high school age and in a band with others your age, for $25 you can enter the band in the Maine Academy of Modern Music's (MAMM) SLAM, a.k.a. Maine's High School Rock Off!
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The Wiscasset Sno-Goers snowmobile club held an open house at the club house on Recycle Way near the Recycle Center. Members served hot dogs, soda, chips and coffee…
On Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m., Chip DeLorenzo will be presenting a parent workshop at the Skidompha Public Library on Main Street in Damariscotta on “Demystifying your Child’s Behavior.”
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Woolwich Selectmen met with their town attorney Monday seeking advice on a bridge linking George Wright Road to a private home. At issue is the future responsibility for maintaining and eventual…
Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee will get back to talking spending Jan. 28. A budget discussion is on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting, set for 6 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School library.…
The Fishermen’s Festival, a popular event which has been ushering in the spring season in Boothbay Harbor since 1974, is being discontinued by the Fishermen’s Memorial Fund committee, which…
On Jan. 19, a 22-year-old Edgecomb man, who pled guilty to assaulting a toddler in 2014, was sentenced to five years in prison, all but nine months suspended plus three years probation.
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The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 18 to Jan. 24, 2016:
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Lincoln County Democrats
A snowy day and freezing night did not deter a large group from attending the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s Jan. 18 meeting, which featured Senator Chris Johnson speaking about Project…
Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville is pleased to share the details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for the region. The plan is released annually with…
Wiscasset Public Library
Corporators of Wiscasset Public Library held their annual meeting Jan. 24 in the library on High Street, and elected two new members of the board of trustees — Lisa…
Boothbay will host the Maine State Fire Fighters Association (MSFFA) Convention sooner than expected. The town was slated to host the event in 2018, but will now host it in 2017.
The MSFFA…
Obituary
June R. Parmenter, 83, of Seminole, Florida and a longtime summer resident of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully on Jan. 23, 2016. She was a resident of Greenbriar Manor Assisted Living Facility.…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
A new tool will soon be available to help residents of four towns take care of their properties in ways that protect the local environment. This tool, a stewardship…
Damariscotta planning board
In any town, sign ordinances can be one of the hardest to craft, Damariscotta Town Planner Anthony Dater said. That’s because the rules need to balance the townspeople’s aesthetic leanings with…
The March of Dimes will be hosting an informational session on registering and fundraising for the annual March for Babies walks throughout the state this spring. The meeting will be held in the…
Mike’s Log Cabin on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road is ringing in 2016 with new owners and a new name: Maxwell’s Market & Deli.
Rumors the popular Wiscasset convenience store had been sold…
Obituary
Arvilla Ames, 93, died Jan. 23, 2016 at Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath.
She was…
Obituary
Norman Edward Carlson, 85, died Jan. 19, 2016 at his home in Wiscasset.
Born on March…
HP Hood announces the opening of the 2016 Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship program and their partnership with Aly Raisman, World Champion gymnast and Needham, Massachusetts resident. The…
Eagles swimming
Eagles swimmer Camden Gulden, who had already qualified for five events in the state swim meet, is nowhere close to being done. At the Jan. 19 meet against Mt. Ararat, Gulden not only qualified…
Lincoln County Superior Court
John Burbank wants a public apology.
That’s part of the reason he’s suing several law enforcement officials, including Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Burbank said Jan. 21. The 37-year…
A group of Maine grandmothers hand delivered more than 4,300 signed postcards addressed to nearly 100 state representatives and state senators of both parties January 21, to thank…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced on Jan. 21 that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $395,890 to the…
Midcoast Conservancy will be holding an open house Thursday, Jan. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the merger of Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Sheepscot…
2015 was an amazing year for the Ecumenical Food Pantry (EFP) in Newcastle. Most amazing was a gift of more vital space for storage. The Second Congregational…
Wiscasst Middle High School
Wiscasset Middle High School seventh grader Joanna Collins already knew people weren’t supposed to drink and drive, or text and drive.
“But I never knew what it felt like,” she said Jan. 21…
Wiscasset’s business environment took a turn for the better with the sale of Wiscasset Marketplace, the Route 1 strip mall across from Shaw’s Supermarket.
Summit Realty Partners, Inc. of…
On Jan. 21, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) presented Army veteran Joseph G. Hoerth of Westport Island with several medals he earned for his service during World…
For the second straight year, the Damariscotta River Grill will be preparing the food for the annual Lincoln County Haiti Benefit Dinner. The dinner…
The Feb. 6 meeting of Maine Media Women will be an astrology workshop presented by Elisabeth Goodridge of Appleton. Elisabeth has been practicing astrology for over…
