Edgecomb Historical Society sleuths have borrowed a mixed sampler of our archival material stashed away at Edgecomb Eddy School. We would love to share with you diaries and logs from days of old…
News
As it now stands, when Wiscasset voters go to the polls this spring, they will not have the option to keep a school resource officer in the police department budget.
In a pair of decisions…
A Wiscasset man has been ordered to “unfriend” an alleged victim.
Lucas Morse, 22, of Wiscasset was rearrested April 16 and charged…
A Vassalboro man who was on probation for conspiracy to traffic drugs was arrested Sunday, April 19, after he allegedly led Maine State Police on a high speed chase…
The time has almost come for the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship's first phase to end.
That means only a few days left to vote for…
The Seventh and Eighth Grade District III Honors Music Festival was held on April 10 and 11 at Hall-Dale High School. Wiscasset had three students taking part in…
The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen hope savvy budgeting and prudent use of municipal resources will replenish the town’s surplus account. The selectmen have included several articles into the May…
Obituary
James Goodwin Bowden III of Vero Beach, Florida and Capitol Island, formerly of Weston, Massachusetts, died April 19,2015 after a long battle with cancer and dementia.
Born in Worcester,…
Land developer Tony Casella has a new idea for his Edgecomb property located on the corner of Eddy Road and U.S. Route 1. Casella wants three condominiums built on the 10.03 acre lot where the…
Obituary
Natalie Ann Morrison Freeman, 88, known as Nancy, died on the morning of April 15 at the LincolnHealth Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
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Obituary
Rufus H. Caswell Jr. of Edgecomb died peacefully on April 19 at his own home where he wanted to be, watching the sparkling water of the Sheepscot River and…
First come the Red Sox.
Then come the red Wiscasset High School jerseys.
Then comes Red's Eats.
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The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous has announced two new primary beneficiaries for the event: the Ecumenical Food Pantry and Big Brothers Big Sisters. The…
Come help keep the Earth clean and green at the Wiscasset Public Library Children’s Room on Earth Day 2015!
Activities…
Obituary
David Henry Clark, 82, of Orono died April 15, 2015 at a Bangor hospital.
He was a longtime summer resident of Juniper Point,…
The 53rd annual Windjammer Days Festival is just a few months away. Work behind the scenes is intensifying for the Friends of Windjammer Days.
“As the festival…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
It's not every graduation ceremony that ends with videos of the recently graduated getting pepper-sprayed.
But most graduations aren't…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee's April meeting demonstrated that the Republican Party is building on its 2014 election success with a strong plan for 2016. Highlighting…
Boothbay Harbor Police Dept., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Drew Bibber, 23, convicted of Class B theft in connection with the August 2010 burglary of Enchantments in Boothbay Harbor, was apprehended in Arcata, California on April 17, after three years as…
The 2015 Boston Marathon will be both the first and last one for long distance runner Charlie Ault of Damariscotta. Ault, 60, ran his first marathon in 1978. He has ran in nine including ones in…
New Hope for Women is pleased to announce the addition of Doreen Martel Chamberlin to its staff as a legal advocate for Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties.
Chamberlin is responsible for…
On April 23 at 2:30 p.m. at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta, in this monthly genealogy series "Building the Generations," local missionaries of The Church of Jesus…
If you are interested in an exciting, in-depth boating safety course, Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering America's Boating Course beginning Tuesday, April 28 from 6…
Firefighters from Wiscasset, Woolwich and several other area departments helped Dresden firefighters put out a fire at a home on Cedar Grove Road on Saturday afternoon, April 18, Dresden Fire…
Law enforcement officials and Lincoln Country Triad volunteers will be on hand at several locations in Lincoln County for the twice…
National Volunteer Week
Every Tuesday around noon, Rich Limouze sits down in the Milestone Café on the Miles Campus of LincolnHealth with his acoustic guitar and plays from a song list that includes The…
Obituary
The Honorable Kenneth Alan Honey died on April 15, 2015 at the Gregory Wing portion of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, where he had been a resident for over…
Obituary
A. Louise (Lent) Rice, 71, of Brunswick died April 14, 2015 at Skolfield House in Brunswick where she resided with her husband.
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Wiscasset School Committee
One in four students in Wiscasset schools receives special education services. Depending on the student’s needs, that can mean anything from getting extra help with schoolwork for part of the day…
After several weeks of debating whether or not to continue with the interlocal agreement between Newcastle and Damariscotta, the two towns decided to enter into another…
Ayuh. Just the mention of this annual event…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen will ask voters this spring if they want to end the town’s police department and rely on county law enforcement; and if they want to farm out ambulance service.…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
Although Damariscotta was rejected for a grant to rebuild a section of the downtown, the money earmarked might still be put to use.
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Marty and Dennis Gleason are proud to announce that works by local artists Andrea Peters and Kevin Beers have entered the permanent collection of the New Britain (Connecticut) Museum of Art as…
A high school project underway to spruce up Wiscasset’s memorial cannon is a lesson in engineering, history, teamwork and community service all rolled into one.
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With the advent of spring, some minds turn to thinking about golf and breaking out the clubs, dusting off their swings, and preparing to get back on the links.…
Alna Town Clerk Amy Warner doesn’t want the town picking up the education tab on students it doesn’t have. But divorce or other factors can complicate figuring out who lives where, Warner and…
During the weekend of Fishermen’s Festival, April 25 and 26, anyone who adopts a cat or dog from Lincoln County Animal Shelter will receive a $25 gift certificate to Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
The Wiscasset Ambulance Service was founded by the townspeople in 1976.
For 39 years we have been together. We are that friendly, calming hand in the most terrifying…
Alice Gifford will read from and sign copies of her newly published collection of poems, "Sailing for Home," on Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m., at the Lincoln Home, 22…
A class on cooking with hearty and flavorful beans will be offered on Thursday, April 23, 6-8 p.m., at the FARMS Community Kitchen, 323 Main Street, Damariscotta (…
You may have heard one of their voices on the phone. You may have received medical treatment thanks to their work. You may have called out to them for help when you needed the police.
They…
Woolwich voters will have 37 articles to decide upon when voting on the warrant at the annual town meeting on Wednesday, May 13. If approved as presented, the 2015…
Maine Yankee welcomes Wiscasset’s help in trying to get the former nuclear power plant’s spent fuel out of town, according to April 11 comments from a company spokesman.
Maine Yankee has…
Alna selectmen plan to hear from Treasurer Aaron Miller on April 22 about where the town stands with its payroll tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service. Miller told the board on April 8 that…
Damariscotta and Newcastle
Following a meeting that started with a selectman from one town questioning whether or not the Twin Villages wanted to continue with a joint public works department,…
Obituary
Evelyn Amelia Hartung Keene, 107, died in Brunswick on April 11, 2015.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on Aug. 3, 1907, the daughter of Clifton Ernest Hartung and Ina Emma Greenleaf Hartung…
