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…
News
Come exploring north, south and west of Boston with Freeport’s Michael Perry at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Jan. 25, from 3 to 4 p.m.
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Wiscasset Middle High School
Edgecomb’s Karen Potter didn’t go to Wiscasset High School, but she showed up in all-out spirit for the school, pre-dawn Friday. With a red, white and black antennae, curled at the tip, and a…
In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's very first Special Olympics Winter Games. It all began on a small hill in Gorham, with only a handful of people.…
Coastal Humane Society announced Friday that it will offer a new summer program for kids. After many successful seasons of the shelter’s popular Vet Camp, Coastal…
The annual meeting of the Mid Maine Sports Car Club was held on Sunday, Jan. 17 and the following officers and directors were elected: Don Foster, president, Camden; Tom Latta, vice president,…
Edgecomb selectmen
The town of Edgecomb has a web designer, now all it needs is a domain name. The selectmen voted, 2-0, on Jan. 19 accepting a Wisconsin firm’s bid to design the new municipal website. The selectmen…
Obituary
Philomena “Fay” DiMascio, 95 of Boothbay died Jan. 19, 2016 at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
Born Philomena Gertrude Ferraro in Schenectady, New York, on Nov.…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center received funding from Grants to Green to weatherize the Annex building, which includes the art gallery, green rooms, administrative offices and Curtis Room.
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Wiscasset Municipal Airport
A mission statement could help the flying public and anyone else know what Wiscasset Municipal Airport is all about, airport committee members and airport manager Frank Costa said Jan. 20.
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This winter, LincolnHealth and other MaineHealth facilities are participating in Food Fight!, a battle of fruit and vegetable recipes.
Food Fight! is a way to highlight healthy eating by…
Obituary
Daniel C. Caputo of Portland and Southport died Jan. 11, 2016, due to complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis. …
On the cold, wind-lashed coastlands of Prince Edward Island, a family gathered close around the woodstove, fiddles and guitars in hand. As the snow…
Lincoln County Historical Association has scheduled four talks in Wiscasset on Sundays during February and early March. The lectures will be held in the…
It is time for another Old-Time Country Family Dance at the Morris Farm. Come join us for this celebration of Groundhog Day and more light,…
On February 16, 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice will offer a hospice…
On Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Boothbay Railway Village kicks off its winter lectures series with a program all about Maine’s lighthouses. These romantic symbols of our past hold…
Pie enthusiasts have reason to celebrate this year. Jan. 23, 2016 is National Pie Day and the deep dish dessert is once again taking center stage. The first pies…
Herbert Smith and daughter Susan Smith were heading home in 2004 when the car she was driving got hit from behind, then spun into oncoming cars, at Newcastle’s Sheepscot Road-Route 1 intersection…
The sale of White’s Island to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) is nearing completion. Although a number of details still need to be worked out, Wiscasset selectmen were told the eventual…
Wiscasset selectman will take $7,500 from their contingency account to purchase a used fire truck from Alna. The four-wheel drive 2002 Ford F-350 is outfitted as a brush truck.
At the board’…
This year, Maine Republicans will cast their votes for the party’s presidential nominee in town caucuses held across the state. In the past, the Maine GOP has selected the state delegates who…
Allison Hepler takes her position as a Woolwich selectman seriously. So it was surprising to hear she couldn’t attend the board’s Dec. 21 meeting. She explained it was because she was going to…
Woolwich will soon address the costs of opting out of Pay As You Throw trash disposal. The program that began last September ends next week on Jan. 27. Selectmen have given residents until Feb. 12…
Two teens have been charged after authorities followed up on a tip alleging that underage kids at a Wiscasset high school dance had been drinking and doing drugs.
At about 9:15 p.m., Jan.…
John O’Connell told county commissioners at their Tuesday morning board meeting that he will retire from his duties as county administrator this spring.
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Wiscasset Middle High School
In March 2014, Wiscasset High School won the Channel 13 News "School Spirit Challenge," collecting 58,662 pounds of food which benefited The Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine.
This year the…
It seems the largest LED show in Maine was a bigger hit than expected. The light-emitting diodes just didn’t brighten Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens during its inaugural Gardens Aglow program, it…
The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine is pleased to announce the nomination of 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organizations to receive $2,…
Obituary
Charles L. Marr died Dec. 29, 2015 in Largo, Florida.
He was born in Portland on June 10, 1924.
He was predeceased by his parents, Leslie and Beatrice Marr.
He is survived by his…
Indie-rock band Endless Interstate is having quite the new year: the musicians have been nominated for a 2015 New England Music Award (NEMA) in the “Best Band” in Maine category. The band is…
Damariscotta selectmen
This summer, the 1897 stone arch at Damariscotta’s Walpole Cemetery could get its first repairs since the 1940s.
A previous try at grant money failed; but the town has $20,000 from capital…
The Boothbay Regional Refuse Disposal District unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget on Jan. 14. The $1,626,167 budget is $36,750 more than the previous budget. Operations…
On Jan. 6, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) hosted the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative's executive director Matt Jacobson at its first monthly board meeting of 2016. The MLA, founded…
Obituary
Tita V. Townsend, 74, of Edgecomb, died peacefully on Jan. 8, 2016 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice as a result of an accidental fall…
This weekend 29 youth from the Boothbay Region YMCA headed down to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2016 Junior Theatre Festival hosted by…
CAMDEN — Shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, Camden police officers responded to a 911 call at the Camden residence of singer-songerwiter Don McLean. An investigation by responding officers…
When Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline took his job about five years ago, getting the department into the social media mix was one of the things he put on his to-do list.
People rely so…
Make sure you’ve got your Wellies by the door for what Old Man Winter has in store.
Today, according to the National Weather Service: A slight chance of snow showers between 4 p.m. and 5 p.…
Wiscasset is reviewing its computers’ security following an incident with one at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, Town Manager Marian Anderson said Friday.
“It heightened our awareness,”…
Obituary
Randy S. Reed, 63, of Oxhorn Road, Wiscasset died unexpectedly on Jan. 12, 2016 at work in Brunswick.
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Due to anticipated harsh weather conditions for Saturday, Jan. 16, Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville canceled his monthly office hours. The office hours have been rescheduled for next Saturday, Jan…
Innkeepers Mark Osborn and Buzz Makarewicz of the Topside Inn on the Hill in Boothbay Harbor received exciting news from bedandbreakfast.com's Caroline Costello on Jan. 10.
Topside has been…
LincolnHealth Occupational Therapist Megan McCartney, MS, OTR will discuss how to improve cognition and memory at the Jan. 27 meeting of the LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group.…
Alna selectmen
For $4,000 a year, Alna could have ambulance service and not have to cover users’ unpaid debts, First Selectman David Abbott said. As a result of what a Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance…
Hiking the Midcoast
The lack of snow has kept trails in the Midcoast open and easily accessible. Before the weather took a snowy turn for the worse Tuesday, I spent an hour or so exploring the Mills Overlook Preserve…
A passing vehicle came very close to striking Wiscasset Police Officer Nadean Crossley Jan. 8, Police Chief Troy Cline said.
Crossley was outside her cruiser on a traffic stop on Route 1,…
Wiscasset Planning Board
A proposed pier, float and ramp off Hemlock Road got the Wiscasset Planning Board’s okay Monday, Chairman Ray Soule said.
Following approvals from the Maine Department of Environmental…
If anyone in Alna wants to run for selectman, road commissioner or treasurer, they have until Feb. 2 to get their name on the ballot. Nomination papers are due by 8 p.m. Feb. 2, Town Clerk Amy…
Sen. Chris Johnsons, D-Somerville, is inviting interested members of the public to join an effort by local officials, law enforcement…
