For the first time, Coastal Senior College’s winter classes will be included in both the Central Lincoln County /RSU 40 Adult Ed catalog and the Five Town CSD Adult Ed catalog. A big thank you…
News
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer a four-part Homebuyer…
The Salt Bay Chamberfest is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kimberly Keller as managing director, effective Jan. 4, 2016.
A 2013 alumna of Elizabethtown College, Kimberly earned her…
LincolnHealth, 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! Lincoln County and Healthy Lincoln County, with the support of many local businesses, non-profits and…
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) has the recipe for a great winter afternoon outdoors. The best part about this recipe is that it’s…
Susan Gallagher, yoga instructor, is offering two hour yoga events on Jan. 1. The first will be a Seated Yoga at 9:30 a.m., with a Mat Yoga at 11 a.m. in St. Philip’s hall at 12 Hodge St. in…
What do you get when you mix flour, cookie cutters, frosting, sprinkles, singing and a team of enthusiastic, fun loving girls? The spirit of the season! …
At their Monday, Dec. 21 meeting, Westport Island selectmen got a request from the fire chief about a grant application.
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With recent funding from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has taken another step forward in its ability to lead whale disentanglement efforts.
The $…
A 22-year-old Orono man died in Jefferson Wednesday when a large branch broke off a tree and struck him.
Crews from Jefferson Rescue, Central Lincoln County Ambulance and the Lincoln County…
A memorable, music-filled Christmas Eve service is planned for the Second Congregational Church, UCC, in Newcastle. While the formal service will begin at 5:30 p.m., a prelude, starting…
Edgecomb
If you think you’re seeing more traffic along U.S. Route 1 and state Route 27 during the past two years, you’re right. Maine Department of Transportation State Traffic Engineer Steve Landry said…
Obituary
Dorothy “Dot” J. Pickering, 72, a lifelong resident of Wiscasset died Dec. 21, 2015 from complications of ALS “Lou Gehrig’s disease” at Cove’s Edge…
Edgecomb Eddy Sixth graders got into the Christmas spirit this month by donating to the Boothbay Region Food Pantry in Boothbay Harbor and the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb.
For a group of Edgecomb Eddy School second and third graders, what makes Christmas special is spending time with relatives. Whether it’s celebrating Christmas Day at home or traveling out of state…
Lincoln County sheriff’s detectives arrested a Bristol man following an investigation into alleged embezzlement from two Bristol businesses. Joseph Corson, 51, faces a Class B theft charge.
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Early last week, Healthy Kids received a phone call from Randy Miller at Newcastle, Chrysler, Dodge Truck and Jeep asking if Healthy Kids could deliver children's…
Obituary
Dwight Nickerson Eames of Southport, who died December 19, 2015, was born in Boothbay Harbor in 1929. He spent all his childhood summers here. His school years were…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 14 to Dec. 20, 2015:
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Woolwich Selectmen will discuss bidding a new contract for curbside trash and recycling pickup with the solid waste and recycling committee.
Monday night, Dec. 21 Fred Kahrl, chairman of the…
One of the benefits of being a primary care physician is the chance to work with people over the long term, said Dr. Michael Romac.
Relationships built over…
Pastor Wally Staples has a message for whoever walked into the Church of the Nazarene on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road Friday and took two bags of collected toys that were going to go to families. …
Wiscasset Public Library recently welcomed back Joan Spurgat as its children’s librarian.
Spurgat was in charge of the spacious children’s room on the library’s lower level for 16 years…
Alna selectmen got a surprise Dec. 16. Wiscasset Ambulance Service sent a letter about some bad debts that Alna residents had racked up with the Wiscasset department. Board members said they had…
Help keep our youth safe from alcohol and illegal drugs this holiday season. If you hear about or witness an underage party, send an anonymous tip…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Dresden Fire Department responded Monday morning to the scene of a vehicle accident at Call’s Hill Road and Route 127 in Dresden. A deputy on-scene said…
Obituary
Ronald R. Parry, 82, died December 17, 2015.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Andrew and Annie…
Wiscasset Middle High School has helped give Maine military families the Christmases they might never have been able to afford, Brandon Keene of Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer…
Wiscasset selectmen have approved one of three collective bargaining contracts after the police department’s three full-time officers ratified a new 3-year contract.
Town Manager Marian…
Wiscasset 7-year-old Kylee Smith had a question for Mrs. Claus Saturday morning at Wiscasset Community Center’s Breakfast with Santa.
Yes, she did know all of Santa’s reindeer, Mrs. Claus,…
Maine Coast Stove & Chimney is pleased to announce that Greta Huff, an AmeriCorps Vista volunteer, and Hannah Court, a first-year resident farmer at Morris Farm…
A 23-year-old Boothbay man was airlifted to a Boston hospital Saturday with a head injury after a tire exploded and killed another man in Salem, New Hampshire, Salem police reported. Adam Sproul’s…
Cody Beal, 21, of Damariscotta, was indicted on 11 counts of Class B burglary, four counts of Class C theft by unauthorized taking, one count of Class D theft by unauthorized taking, and six…
Obituary
Lawrence W. “Butch” Greenleaf Jr., 55, died unexpectedly at his home in Trevett on Dec. 11, 2015.
Butch was born in Boothbay Harbor on September 30, 1960 to Lawrence W. Greenleaf Sr. and…
Small businesses in Maine are using an old-fashioned approach to countering the hate speech that has become part of the national discussion in recent months. They are hanging welcome signs in…
The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, presents only one opportunity to see the Christmas story. Come see our young people and adults…
Wiscasset School Committee
The freeze is on in the Wiscasset School Department.
School Committee Chairman Steve Smith and Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot announced Dec. 17, the budget has been frozen to help…
If Alna’s Head Tide Dam Committee does as selectmen asked on Dec. 16, the panel will lose some members and, selectmen hoped, gain more balance in its viewpoints. It’s too big and is looking at…
A prominent University of Maine oceanographer will deliver a lecture named in honor of her inspiration, pioneer marine biologist Rachel Carson, at the American…
Alna is billing a Dock Road woman after town officials said she worked off about 20 percent of the $500 she could have pared from selectmen’s $1,000 fine.
Lisa Packard paid $500 and…
For the second time in two years, state inspectors found no deficiencies during an unannounced inspection of the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village.
Cathryn…
Tech ed. students at Wiscasset Middle High School will be offered the opportunity to restore pieces of the former schooners, Hesper and Luther Little.
Wiscasset selectmen…
The crosswalk at the entrance to Wiscasset Community Center will be getting a makeover. Wiscasset selectmen approved the improvements when they met Tuesday night for their regular meeting.
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The Good Shepherd Mobile Food Bank will roll into Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 1:30 p.m.
Look for the truck in the parking lot on Eastern Avenue adjacent to the Congregational…
A different model of elder community is coming to Maine. Thanks to many generous donations, on December 15 the nonprofit organization Inn Along the Way was able to…
The Edgecomb town columnist is searching for her replacement. Jo Cameron, 79, has written the weekly column since 2002. She is looking for a replacement due to health problems: her own and her…
Woolwich recently became home to a glassblowing artisan when Ben Coombs relocated his Casco Bay Glassworks from Portland to the corner of Nequasset Road and Route 1…
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline arrested a 30-year-old Pittston man on Monday, Dec. 14 after the man allegedly assaulted Cline and damaged a police car.…
Alna selectmen are reiterating their stance to the Head Tide Dam Committee: Propose nothing that will take out or substantially change the dam.
The board’s email to the committee on Monday…
Lincoln Academy swim team
The Lincoln Academy Eagles dominated Gardiner in their Dec. 11 home swim meet. The team placed first in 16 out of 23 events, participating in all races, save the boys 200-yard freestyle relay.…
