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…
News
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…
The Midcoast Green Collaborative, in collaboration with Coastal Senior College, invites you to “An Introduction to Permaculture,” a free public…
Wiscasset selectmen
The year ahead promises to be a busy one for Wiscasset selectmen who have a good deal of unfinished business left from 2015. The following is a glimpse at some of the more important and…
Military life can have lasting impacts only other veterans fully understand, veteran Frank Hansen, senior minister at Wiscasset’s Freedom Fellowship Church, said.
Over coffee on Tuesdays at…
Alna residents may learn in February whether or not they’ll face a vote on local fireworks rules at the annual town meeting in March. The planning board had planned to deliberate Jan. 4; but only…
The state’s rapidly shrinking paper industry is putting the squeeze on local landowners who have supplied Maine’s mills with low-quality pulp for decades. When the Verso Corp. closed its Bucksport…
All Regional School Unit 12 schools have a two-hour delay Wednesday, Jan. 13. All RSU 12 Pre-K programs are closed Wednesday. The district serves Alna, Westport Island, Whitefield, Somerville,…
Obituary
Thomas F. Fogarty Sr., 72, died peacefully with loving family by his side on Jan. 12, 2016, at the Maine Veterans Hospital.
He was born April 24, 1943 to Thomas F. Fogarty and Mary Mahoney…
Wolverine boys basketball
The Wiscasset boys basketball games against Lisbon High School scheduled for tonight, Jan. 12 have now been postponed until Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Few of us have the opportunity to profoundly affect someone else’s life even once. Imagine having that opportunity over almost three decades. Since 1988, Thomas A…
Senator Chris Johnson will discuss legislative actions on the growing drug addiction crisis in Maine and the moves to bring Operation HOPE to Lincoln County when…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its 2016 “Beat the Winter Blahs!” cards can start saving you money this Fri, Jan…
Late in December, Conde Nast Traveler magazine announced its selection of Spruce Point Inn as one of the top 20 resorts in the U.S. for family reunions, highlighting the waterfront location,…
Wolverine boys basketball
The start times of today's boys basketball games vs. Lisbon High School have been changed due to the impending snow. The junior varsity game will start at 4 p.m., followed by the varsity at 5:30 p…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 4 to Jan. 10:
Jan. 4
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Popular takeout restaurant gets new look
Route 1 motorists can’t help but notice the renovations going on at the Dairy Queen in Woolwich which will soon have a new look inside and out.
The well-known takeout restaurant located just…
The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has released its winter schedule of programs. Scholarships are available for all programs. Programs meet at…
Two Main Street law firms in Damariscotta, Gallagher and Stein and The Law Offices of Marcia E. DeGeer have merged to form Gallagher, Villenueve…
Collections continue for Wiscasset’s participation in WGME’s Spirit Challenge food drive. People can drop off food and money donations at Wiscasset Middle High School and…
Obituary
Gerald S. Jordan Jr., 48, of Klearview Manor, Fairfield died Jan. 9, 2016 at his residence.
He was born in Brunswick…
Obituary
George W. Cochrane III, 88, of Southport died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2016, with his loving family by his side.
He was…
Mary Coventry and Gaye Wagner, representing the Westport Island History Committee, received approval from selectmen on Monday evening for the committee’s 2016…
The inaugural year of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow was deemed a huge success by CMBG staff and local businesses alike. The goal of Gardens Aglow was to increase winter tourist…
When the weather warms a little, visit the new brick patio behind the Used Book Room at Wiscasset Public Library to see the inscribed bricks that are now permanently a part of the patio. Some of…
Again this new year, there are plans for the Simply Supper program sponsored by the Mission/Benevolence Committee of the Bremen Union Church, 533 Waldoboro Road, Bremen. These suppers are offered…
Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at three locations around the region: Waldoboro Public Library in…
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, Patten Free Library in Bath will reprise its popular workshop series,” iPad for Seniors.”Roberta Jordan, an instruction and outreach librarian at Patten, will offer five…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Brunswick man faces a February hearing in connection with alleged area thefts and other crimes. The charges against Kristopher M. Russ, 33, were among several indictments a Lincoln County grand…
Obituary
Neil Schroeder of Portland died January 5, 2016 in Portland. He died peacefully while a patient at Maine Medical Center, where he had been admitted the day before.
Neil was born in Cleveland…
LincolnHealth’s first baby of 2016, was born Jan. 4 at 11:43 a.m. just one door down from the room where his sister Anastasia arrived 15 months earlier.
Lev…
Aspiring owners of the historic Temple Theatre in Houlton, Maine have two extra weeks to make their case. The deadline for the essay contest, sponsored by current owner Michael Hurley, which will…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission members said Jan. 7, they want to help property owners, not control them.
Their work, cast in an ordinance residents passed in 2015, is about…
A year ago Jan. 7, Wiscasset Patrol Officer Donald H. Smith Jr., Wiscasset 6 on the police radio and Donnie to those who knew him, died unexpectedly at home. Family members, some moved to tears,…
A presentation entitled “Ocean Acidification and Midcoast Maine Estuaries” is being offered Thursday, Jan. 14 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.at the…
Our next meeting is Monday, Jan. 11 at the Faith Baptist Church, 144 Mills Road, Newcastle.
At 5:30 p.m. Meredith Fossett will tell us how to prepare for a workshop. After the program we'll…
The Morris Farm is offering the following classes and happenings to bring in the New Year! Please register by calling 882-4080 or…
Lincoln Academy swimming
The Lincoln Academy Eagles swim team had a meet against the Belfast Lions and the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks at home on Jan. 5.
The team continued its excellent record, netting…
Obituary
Audrey Verney Krah, 93, of Waldoboro, died peacefully Jan. 5, 2016 at home.
She was born July 1, 1922 in Litchfield, the…
Due to the overwhelming success of the recent cat spay/neuter event in the area, the Animal Welfare Society/Cleo Fund and the Community Spay-Neuter Clinic (CSNC) will be teaming up again to offer…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Boothbay Harbor woman has a March court date after a grand jury indicted her on two charges, including one that alleges she stole more than $1,000 from Boothbay Region High School.
The Jan…
Start off 2016 by shopping to support Damariscotta’s public library! Through Rising Tide Community Market’s Co-ops for Community Day program, Skidompha Library will receive .5 percent of Rising…
I just happened to have seen a catchy little movie called “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Friday evening and for sure, the movie was terrific. The special effects were great as were…
A Cuban-born sugar tycoon. A California-based registered foreign agent for the government of Sri Lanka. A Chicago billionaire. All of them are recent large donors to the Maine Democratic Party via…
A South Bristol man faces nine sex charges in connection with alleged crimes in Newcastle involving a 12-year-old.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 6 arrested Brian Merryman, 38,…
Benjamin Chadwick of Alna made the dean's list his first semester at Washington County Community College, which is located in Calais. He is enrolled in their engine specialist program. Benjamin…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three people Jan. 5 and charged them with distributing heroin in Knox, Lincoln and Kennebec counties. Arrested are:
James Millay, 42, of Thomaston…
