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.…
News
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.…
Amy Warner and fiance Toby Stockford think a lot alike. They hunt and enjoy homesteading, living off their land in Alna as much as possible. That means less reliance on a grocery store; it’s also…
A group of Bristol Road, Damariscotta, residents and others want the state to take a fresh look at speed limits due to safety concerns.
The road has hospital traffic and commercial traffic,…
A meeting was held Dec. 11 between the members of Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority and the legislative delegation for Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. …
The Coastal Humane Society is looking for homes for the holidays for its latest group of rescued animals – 35 puppies from Blairesville,…
Obituary
Leon B. Grover, 89, a resident of Mid Coast Senior Center, Brunswick, formerly of Wiscasset, died Dec. 14, 2015 in Brunswick.
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The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 7, to Dec. 13, 2015:
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The loss of a longtime program that served Lincoln County families at Christmas has led to plans for CLC YMCA in Damariscotta to start one in 2016.
Looking for ways to meet the community’s…
On January 31, Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson will host the fifth annual Liberal Cup Biathlon. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate.
Biathlon is an…
On Dec 21, 2015, officers from Damariscotta Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build…
Lincoln County Board of REALTORS
The Lincoln County Board of REALTORS and the American Red Cross recently combined to sponsor a blood drive at the Boothbay Region Elementary School in Boothbay Harbor. This first ever event at the…
A LincolnHealth emergency department nurse who began nursing school when he was 38 received the hospital’s first DAISY Award Thursday, Dec. 3.
Eric Duffy, RN…
The past few weeks the industrial arts room has been buzzing with activity as Wiscasset Middle High School tech ed. students put the finishing touches to dozens of toy tractors. Most will be…
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is pleased to present John Rutter’s “Gloria” during the 10 a.m. Advent service on Dec. 20. Under the direction of Leela Koilpillai, the four-part choir…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce members voiced hope Dec. 10 that, in 2016, a pair of events they are exploring will get more people spending time in town.
One, possibly featuring a…
Thirty-five families with a total of 95 children applied to Wiscasset’s first Adopt-A-Family program for the holiday season, town staff said.
Administrative Assistant Kathy Onorato wasn’t…
The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, will host Tim Connelly on Sunday, Dec. 13 at the 11 a.m. morning worship service.
Connelly has been singing since he was 7…
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King issued the following statement today, Friday, Dec. 11, on the tentative labor contract proposal reached between Bath Iron Works and the…
Jeffrey and Audrey Miller, co-owners; Melba Gunnison, director; and Lucy Cressey, rental specialist, of Cottage Connection in Boothbay, attended and completed an intensive series of professional…
Wiscasset selectmen got some welcome news from the federal government his week. The interest on the town’s loan for the sewer treatment plant has dropped. Town Manager Marian Anderson told…
Mainers regularly go the extra mile to help others: a couple revives a man who suffers a heart attack; a cancer patient promotes blood drives to help others; a…
Susie Stephenson's new studio is open for business.
The Bath Antiques Show and Sale continues its 27th season at the Bath Middle School in Bath on Sunday, Dec. 13. This show is the perfect destination for early shoppers seeking one-of-a-kind…
Everyone is invited to an open house Friday Dec. 11, 9 -11:30 a.m. on the ground floor of the Lincoln Medical Partners Family Care Center celebrating the opening of a new dental…
Discover the Midcoast
Now that December is here the days are getting shorter and cooler, but don’t let this deter you from taking to the woods for a hike on one of the area’s many land preserves. This past Sunday…
A 24-year-old Dresden man was in fair condition at Maine Medical Center on Monday, Dec. 14, following a Dec. 8, one-car accident in Dresden that seriously injured him.
An initial…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen’s sale of a fire truck had the ending they had first hoped for — to see the truck go a town that could really use one on the cheap. It just took a surprise, an understanding…
State Senator Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, Dec. 19 at the following locations: Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to 10 a.m.; Maine Coast…
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Mainers love their cats. Maine is the second highest cat-owning state in the United…
Ideas were shared in a brainstorming session for attracting a grocery store to Wiscasset village. The shopping list for success includes the right location, ample parking and a willing investor.…
If Alna’s Head Tide Dam Committee wants a shot at the town agreeing to change the dam, the panel should offer more options than the ones a consultant offered Tuesday night, Third Selectman Doug…
Tri-County Literacy is hosting the 10th annual Candy Cane Train on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13.
The scenic…
The ongoing dispute between the town of Westport Island and Albert and Barbara Greenleaf had a new development in Dec. 2 in Lincoln County Superior Court when…
Woolwich Selectmen
Woolwich selectmen may have the planning board look into drafting an anti-cluttering ordinance. The law would primarily address derelict buildings but might also impact properties littered with…
There's still time. Buy a ticket, or a few, for the popular Morris Farm Vacation Property Raffle, to be drawn on December 30, 2015. Each ticket purchase is an entry in a raffle for one of two…
Maine Department of Education
The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Arts Commission a celebration of Excellence in Maine Visual and Performing Arts Education hosted by First Lady Ann M…
The Maine Forest Service wants the public to report any winter moth sightings across the state. The winter moth’s larvae is destructive to the state’s deciduous trees and shrubs, according to a…
The Lincoln Home in Newcastle has two public events scheduled.
Pianist Michael McCarthy will entertain at Lincoln Home…
Alna Planning Board
Two main facts have been making it hard for the Alna Planning Board to propose local rules on fireworks use: Enforcement could be a problem and, other than Paul Lazarus — whose petition called…
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…
The Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks used a balanced scoring attack and went on to easily defeat the Wiscasset Wolverines, 55-24, at Wiscasset Monday night.
For the fourth time in five years, the Leapfrog Group has named LincolnHealth to its annual list of Top Rural Hospitals in the United States. LincolnHealth was one…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and the Small Business Development Center have opened new offices in Wiscasset and encourage businesses, non-profits and area residents to drop in…
Mountain Valley Conference
Ethan James scored a game-high 33 points to lead the Wiscasset Wolverines over the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 73-69, in Western Maine Class C South boys basketball on Monday, Dec. 7 at Wiscasset.…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Brett Strout advises motorists to use caution, as the time of year for black ice has gotten under way. Ice on the Woolwich side of Sagadahoc Bridge caused…
About four Decembers ago, Boothbay’s Ellen Newton and her Vietnam War era veteran husband Bob Newton brought three of their grandchildren along on a trip with Wreaths Across America to Virginia.…
Obituary
Meagan Forney, 40, of Boulder, Colo. died November 26, 2015 in Boulder.
Meagan was born on May 16, 1975 to Michael and Sharon Forney. She graduated from Oberlin College and worked as a…
