Edgecomb selectmen are looking for a third member to join the newly formed website committee. Resident Jarryl Larson and planning board member David Nutt have been served as town advisers for…
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Wiscasset High School
Despite the recent rain, there might be a little sunshine for the Wiscasset High School boys varsity baseball team.
The Wolverines (5-…
On May 7, Edgecomb Community Church’s members and its youth group, The Young Disciples, participated in Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine’s Spring Walk to Build.…
Imagine solar panels on Wiscasset municipal buildings, generating clean, sustainable electricity while saving taxpayers’ money. Too good to be true?
A group of citizens from Lincoln County…
This year there are many special cruises catered to serve Mainers on the 49-passenger river boat, Teciani, The River Tripper, sailing out of Schooner Landing Marina “by the…
Michael and Louanne Pinkham of Wiscasset wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heidi, to Vincent Souza, son of William Souza of Orange, New Hampshire, and Karen Souza of Biddeford.…
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office have arrested a man and claim that he allegedly peered over the shoulder of a woman to steal her debit card's PIN.
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Obituary
Louise Mackenzie Royall, 89, of East Boothbay, died June 1, 2015. She left while surrounded by family and in sight of the sea.
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A Somerville man has been arrested and accused of illegal contact with an underage girl in 2013.
Jeremy Hallowell, 36, of Somerville…
Obituary
Diane M. Hathorne, 75, of Wiscasset died May 30, 2015 at Boothbay Green in Boothbay.
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Obituary
Robert P. Kiley, 80, of Damariscotta died May 30, 2015, at home with his family.
He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1935 to M. Marcus and Jane Ruddy Kiley. He is survived by his…
On Sunday, May 24, approximately 80 people walked or ran in a 5k and a half marathon race to benefit the Wiscasset…
A Porter man who was on bail conditions following an April arrest has been rearrested after he allegedly broke those conditions.
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Obituary
Joanne McBride, 69, of Boothbay Harbor, died May 29, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Feb. 28, 1946…
Obituary
Mabelle Piper Haynes died peacefully at home with family in Kimball, Michigan, on May 27, 2015 at the age of 89 due to complications from anemia.
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Get your tickets soon for the June 24 drawing of a canoe package raffle valued at $2,500 being offered by the Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club.
The winner will receive a classic 16-foot Grumman…
On Saturday, June 20, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine will offer the public an opportunity to hear more about what qualifies a family to become a Habitat homeowner.
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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is warning Maine residents that the infestation of a noxious invasive caterpillar is worse this year than last year and local…
The 47th annual Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games are fast approaching. Over 1,500 athletes, ages 8-88 have been training, planning, and now packing for…
During a special Skidompha Library Chats with Champions May 16, Boston Globe reporters and co-authors Jenna Russell and Scott Helman discussed their book “Long Mile…
Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, was elected to the board of directors of United Way of Mid Coast Maine at…
Sarah E. Spencer and Daniel T. Austin have announced their engagement. The bride and groom are both graduates of Hall-Dale High School, class of 2009, and the University of Maine,…
Not many know that when they volunteer to grow a giant pumpkin for the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, they also have the opportunity to raise funds for their favorite local nonprofit…
Due to computer problems caused by Thursday night’s lightning storm, the Wiscasset Town Office closed for the day at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Residents may still utilize the town’s online services…
Interim Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Lyford Beverage on May 28 shut down Wiscasset High School teacher Rob Cronk’s comments on the handling of an issue involving the school’s drafting room…
On June 6, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee is holding an information and update meeting for all their docents and anyone interested in volunteering at the house…
Obituary
Elwood A. Perkins, 82, of Dresden died in his home on May 25, 2015 of a long illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1932.
Elwood was an avid hunter, snowmobiler and ice fisherman. He enjoyed the…
This time around, the booming came from outside.
Amid a thunderstorm booming outside, Damariscotta voters approved the 2015-16…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The selected design will be featured on the T-shirt commemorating the…
Lincoln County Animal Shelter has extended its weekly hours to better accommodate public demand.
“We’re doing this in…
Following a successful eWaste collection last fall, and repeated requests, Lincoln County Recycling is offering another free collection opportunity. This event, on…
Deer hunters in Maine harvested 22,490 deer in 2014, the second-highest total in the past six years.
“Hunters had an unusual year with heavy snow hitting much of the state on opening weekend,…
“Hunters had an unusual year with heavy snow hitting much of the state on opening weekend,…
Wiscasset voters will need to approve a $10,000 item that was left off the warrant for a May 27 town meeting on the school budget, according to officials.
“I didn’t get it on there,” Interim…
A celebration of life for Cynthia Brown Manner, who died Dec. 29, 2014, will be held Monday, June 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., following an 11 a.m. Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church…
Brunswick
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has charged two men in Brunswick with selling heroin.
They were arrested in the Linnhaven Mobile Home Park Wednesday.
The two are 33-year-old Nathan…
Oscar Cronk has had many titles over the years, worm digger, hunter, trapper, dog trainer, husband, church elder, and renowned maker of hunting scents; just don’t…
If you'd like to protect your family and possibly save some serious money, you should consider getting a free Vessel…
Trees may be the foundation of forestry, but in a state like Maine, which is over 90 percent forested, landowners often want to consider other aspects of forestry. Hidden Valle Nature Center (HVNC…
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced a $170,000 federal grant for the Jefferson Fire Department this morning. The funding will be used to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus devices…
Chris and Cheryl Dilts’ four miniature dachshunds are all rescues. So when the Wiscasset couple, owners of Newkirk Inn, heard about the volunteer work their friends Paul and Kate Stoddard do for…
Wiscasset High School
Things will sound a bit different in Wiscasset very soon.
The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen recently approved taking money from the…
The barn at Morris Farm is filling up with a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes, hardy Maine-grown perennials, and herbs for the educational farm’s annual plant…
Wiscasset voters on May 27 rejected funding $100,000 for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) lab for Wiscasset High School.
The proposal lost 17-25 in a written ballot…
A man who used to reside at a Wiscasset motel has been convicted of aggravated drug trafficking and will spend the next 66 months in prison.
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Harbor Fest 2015
This year, Harbor Fest takes place around Labor Day in September and lasts for a full 10 days, but the party is starting early down at Boothbay Craft Brewery and Watershed Tavern.
The…
Obituary
John C. “Jack” Laird, 79, died May 24, 2015 in the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
He was born Feb. 1, 1936 to John and Florence (Brown) Laird. He grew up in Saco and…
The current insurer of the Wiscasset Primary School building plans to automatically renew coverage, according to Interim Superintendent of Schools Lyford Beverage. However, that information may…
Wiscasset voters on Wednesday night, May 27, will keep or alter each piece of the proposed $8.4 million school budget. The budget that comes out of the meeting will go to a vote at the polls June…
Elections 2015
Wiscasset residents on June 9 have two selectmen’s seats to fill and three people who want to fill them. William David Cherry, Ervin Deck and Judy Flanagan are each running for a two-year term.…
