The kick-off meeting for Creating Community, a socially supportive group designed to connect people with one another as they navigate living with cancer, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Nov. 19…

Restock your fridge with life! Lacto-Fermentation is an ancient food preservation technique that helps repair a stressed digestion and helps maintain a healthy one.

Packed with probiotics,…

Lisa Ann Walton, daughter of Clement and Katharine (Lovejoy) Walton of Edgecomb, died unexpectedly at the age of 50 on Nov. 3, 2014.

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Lee B. Pirkey, 79, of Deer Ridge Road, Wiscasset died Nov. 7, 2014 at her residence.

She was born in Absecon, New…

The Edgecomb woman pulled from an overturned car following a Nov. 8…

Wiscasset Assessor’s Agent Sue Varney is retiring after nearly 37 years working for the town, effective Dec. 19, Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Nov. 10.

Reached Monday, Varney said…

On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m., Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Food Mobile will be at St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, thanks to a grant from the EA Leach…

Decorations for your Thanksgiving table and a wide variety of Christmas greenery will be available for sale at the annual Christmas Fair at St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday,…

Dawn had yet to break over Wiscasset on Saturday when DebraElizabeth’s on Main Street was already lit up and bustling with shoppers from as far away as Camden. The business was among the first to…

Sea vegetables, grown by Maine Fresh Sea Farms in the Damariscotta River, will be the focus of an evening program Friday at the FARMS Community Kitchen (…

All current and former United States Marines and their families, as well as friends of the Marine Corps, are invited to help celebrate the 239th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps on Sunday, Nov. 9…

An Edgecomb woman remained hospitalized Tuesday at a Lewiston hospital after the car she was driving on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road on Nov. 8 crossed the center line, struck a ditch, went airborne,…

In 2000, when Jennifer McIntire was considering a career in healthcare, she decided to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.

As a CNA, McIntire discovered she…

High quality therapy can make the difference for some children between being able to walk and being wheelchair bound, said Lincoln Medical Partners Pediatrician Steve Feder.

The property manager for the homeowners association that uses an Edgecomb pool house hopes to get repairs under way as soon as possible for the building damaged in a Nov. 3 fire. Jeff Martin said…

The new Richmond-Dresden bridge is, after months of construction, towering above the existing bridge on the Kennebec River.

The bridge on Route 197 connects Richmond and Dresden.

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Developer Tony Casella said he now has the approval he has needed from the state to go forward with plans for a hotel on Route 1 in Edgecomb. The nod from the State Fire Marshal’s Office followed…

During mid-Novmber at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can increase your skill using Microsoft Excel, become more familiar with the functions and…

An early November snow has Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) thinking about winter already. Firewood is being stacked at all the huts, building projects are being…

Tomas Isimekwes Hammond, 27, of Rockland, formerly of Damariscove Island, was lost on the 11 Mile Ridge on November 1 while fishing…

Torli Krua, a Liberian pastor from Boston and human rights activist, will speak at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. Torli will share…

Democrat David Sinclair, of Bath, conceded defeat early Thursday afternoon in the race for District Attorney against incumbent Geoffrey Rushlau (R, Dresden). Sinclair, a longtime member of the…

People are in a good mood when they come to Wiscasset’s Early Bird sale, Kelley Belanger said. The owner of “In the Clover” at 85A Main Street looks forward to the event that the store has taken…

It may be hard to imagine glass or plastics from the 1960s as being antique, but the definition of what is actually “antique” is constantly changing, according to…

The Woolwich Board of Selectmen heard an update on Monday evening, Nov. 3, concerning the replacement of a problematic valve at the Nequasset Dam and Fish Ladder.

The valve is located about…

The Harbor Theatre is adding a 2 p.m. matinee of “Saint Vincent,” rated PG-13, today, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m.

The film runs…

The 02X Submit Challenge is a new competitive race format that combines running and mountain climbing. And Daniel Bradford, 23, of Westport Island is one of its brightest stars.

Bradford won…

Any animosity between the Dresden Board of Selectmen and a local restaurant owner over parking issues cooled on Monday night, Nov. 3, as the parties reached an amicable…

Eric Lorrain had always wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. In 1991, he was close to doing it when he was in a car accident that blew out his knee.

In the ensuing years, the East Boothbay…

“It was disgusting.”

 Wiscasset Selectmen’s Vice Chairman Ben Rines Jr. on Tuesday night had those strong words and others for the stations at which local voters completed their ballots. He…

From the outside, the addition to Molnlycke’s Wiscasset plant looks nearly done. The interior work is now the focus, from walls to plumbing, Molnlycke’s manager for the project Fred Libby said Oct…

An Edgecomb couple has filed a lawsuit against the town and planning board regarding a decision allowing a dog kennel to change its zoning designation. In August, the planning board changed The…

Depending on your interest, Tuesday, Nov. 4 was either a very short or very long night. Within five minutes of the polls closing, Sen. Susan Collins had been announced the winner in her bid for…

In the November 4 gubernatorial election, Republican Paul LePage won a second term as Maine's Governor, beating out both challengers Democrat Michael Michaud and Independent Elliot Cutler.

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The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made one arrest between Oct. 28- Nov. 3.

On Oct. 30, police arrested Christopher Morse 21, of Boothbay Harbor for an alleged outstanding warrant charge…

On Tuesday morning, Lincoln County Commissioners were provided with surprising information about this weekend’s storm in a briefing by County EMA Director Tod Hartung. At the height of the storm,…

The two Wiscasset schools that could drop to one next year will be the focus of tours and a discussion November 13, ahead of a December 9 vote over plans to close Wiscasset Primary School. The…

Join Lincoln Medical Partners counselor Stephanie D. Field, LCSW, at the next LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group for a discussion on managing diabetes during the holidays.

In the gubernatorial election, Edgecomb picked incumbent Republican Gov. LePage with 318 votes, Democratic U.S. Rep Mike Michaud got 299 votes and Independent Eliot Cutler received 56 votes.

Palermo will stay in Regional School Unit 12, following Tuesday’s vote at the polls rejecting a plan to withdraw. The district includes Alna and Westport Island; until July, it also included…

Westport Island voters on Tuesday narrowly agreed to get rid of the town’s budget committee by repealing the ordinance that created it in 2007. The referendum to drop the ordinance garnered 195…

SENATE DISTRICT 13

LES FOSSEL (R)                                              8,450

CHRIS JOHNSON (D)                                      8,778

PRECINCTS REPORTED…

At approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, the voting stopped for a minute at the Damariscotta town hall. The line, which stretched around the corner and out the door,…

Are you here because of fear or hope? This was a question posed by Portland Mayor Michael Brennan asked approximately 3,000 voters at the President Barack Obama rally for Democratic candidate for…