Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) has received a 100 percent rating from the Maine State Employees Union for his support of working families during…

A truck fire on the Eddy Road in Edgecomb was quickly extinguished by Edgecomb firefighters Friday morning around 8:30 a.m.

According to Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter, no one was in the…

You’d be hard pressed to find someone more excited and passionate about her job than Aisha Hixon, who recently moved to Wiscasset.

“I love my job!” she said, when asked why she chose to be a…

Numbers are high for prospective kindergarteners in Wiscasset, so high that Wiscasset Primary School’s teaching staff may grow.

The count stands at 45 kindergarten students for the next…

Lyford Beverage, named Wiscasset’s next interim superintendent of schools on June 26, has no intention of staying on for a permanent gig.

“That’s official,” Beverage, 71, of Pittsfield told…

Home affordability in Maine remains favorable for buyers; single-family existing home sales jumped 7.25 percent last month. According to Maine Listings, 1,302 homes changed hands in…

Knickerbocker Group was named Best Architect and Best Builder in this year’s poll of Down East Magazine readers’ favorites. Thousands of…

A Whitefield man’s pickup truck caught fire on Route 194 in that town early June 26. Thomas McGrath said he got out and put the fire mostly out with a fire extinguisher. The fire started after the…

Michael Kevin Keegan, 66, died on June 23 while visiting with family on Fire Island, New York.

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The Regional School Unit 12 board will meet June 26 to consider a proposed pullout deal with the town of Windsor. The special board meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. in the Whitefield Elementary School…

R. John Cooper III died June 1, 2014 at age 72.

John was a summer resident of McKown…

What's a mystery without some red herrings? Author and seasonal Boothbay Harbor resident Barbara Ross uses those false leads toward her goal of keeping the reader guessing until the…

Authorities have released the name of the Whitefield teen who died of injuries he received June 23 when the ATV he was on on Howe Road collided with a car. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Major Ken Mason…

Across the nation and here in Maine, there is a broad sense that American political life and governance have been compromised by partisan politics and the influence of big money.

Tom Myette…

When Irene Hutchinson’s husband developed signs of dementia following surgery last year, it was the beginning of a long and difficult education…

Does your dog have aggression or anxiety issues or problems getting along with others? The Animal House in Damariscotta will host the Dog Rehabilitation Center of…

A Whitefield teen on an ATV that collided with a car on Howe Road in that town on June 23 later died from his injuries, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office press release states.

The unnamed 16…

History is really about the story, Historic New England's Peggy Konitzky said; and now people walking Wiscasset's streets can learn the stories of its people.

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The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) announced that the rally and meeting with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud, originally…

The American Cancer Society will host a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer open house and informational meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 30 at at the Bath Savings Bank, 8 Church Street…

Wayne and Mary Closson of Boothbay Harbor, along with Edward and Belinda Robbs, are pleased to announce the engagement of Michael Albert Closson and Sarah Rebecca…

Strawberries are ripening in the fields, soon to be transformed into the luscious shortcakes piled high with real whipped cream, as well as chocolate dipped berries,…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, June 28, in three locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library…

The Robert M. MacNamara Foundation has opened a “Little Free Library” on Westport Island.

Designed after the concept started by Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin in…

Nancy Elaine Hilton, 61, died on Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Boothbay.

Nancy was…

The Reverend Stuart G. Wysham of Chadds Ford, Pa. and East Boothbay died on April 22 after suffering a stroke on month earlier.

Mr. Wysham was active in the Ocean Point Wilson Memorial…

Josephine F. Merritt, 89, of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully on the afternoon of June 18 at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle.

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Bernard Einar Skud, former Director of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Laboratory in Boothbay Harbor, died at his home in Oak Harbor, Washington on April 16,…

Unless someone is a school principal, they probably don't know how much state-mandated work comes with the job, Wiscasset's interim superintendent of schools Wayne Dorr said.

Boothbay Region High School running Coach Nick Scott is a finalist for the Brooks Running 2014 Most Inspiring Coach of the Year.

This means the BRHS cross country/track team has already won…

Summer moves into Maine at 5:43 p.m., Saturday, June 20, and the weather couldn’t be more summerlike. The celestial action continues this Solstice with…

At the Wednesday, June 18 Boothbay Planning Board meeting, members unanimously approved the proposed Boothbay Harbor Country Club development that will create a main entrance to the club along…

Cell tower placement has been controversial at times on the Boothbay peninsula, but a new Cingular Wireless/AT&T tower proposed off Route 27 in Edgecomb did not raise a single objection at the…

What exactly is LincolnHealth?

Where does it fit into the community and how does the community impact its goals?

WALDOBORO — Maine’s Fire Marshal's Office arrested three men June 20 in connection with a fire two years ago that destroyed a boat house and a lobster boat…

A Whitefield woman has been accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old Whitefield boy.

Lincoln County Sheriffs arrested Keturah Tillson…

The American Legion named Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, one of its Legislators of the Year at its annual state convention on Saturday, June 14.

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Wiscasset School Committee Chairman-elect Steve Smith, the Wiscasset School Department’s transportation and maintenance director John Merry, and committee member Eugene Stover recently took part…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting a special series of Café Scientifique conversations to mark 40 years of discovery at the laboratory. The first of…

The following events will be held in July at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.

Sunday, July 6, 8 p.m.…

Not everyone gets 41 years in a job they absolutely love, Linda Bleile said.

On June 18, at her last eighth grade graduation as Wiscasset Middle School's principal…

A memorial service for Edwin and Luz Elena Bliss, who both died this spring, will be held at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, June 28 at 10 a.m.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Arlene I. Wilson on Friday, June 20 at 11:30 a.m. The service will take place at St. Andrews…

CEI's plans to sell its three downtown buildings could create new opportunities for Wiscasset, an official with the nonprofit told selectmen on June 17.

“I know…

The Wiscasset Police Dept. recorded the following incidents in its log for June 9-16, including 51 property checks among other services:

Alarm, burglar…

After more than 17 revisions, four workshops and a cold winter night spent surveying the light-up signs around the Twin Villages, the Newcastle sign ordinance was…

Diane Lynn Setchell, 70, of East Boothbay died peacefully on June 13, 2014.

Diane was…

Coastal Enterprises’ (CEI) upcoming move to Brunswick will be a topic at the June 17 meeting of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen. CEI Chief Executive Officer Ronald Phillips is on the agenda to…

The Alna Fire Department cleared Route 194 of a tree limb blocking one lane near Egypt Road on June 17.

Traffic was down to one lane for about 20 minutes, starting at about 10:20 a.m.…

Some 42 Dresden residents gathered at Pownalborough Hall on Saturday morning, June 14, to vote on $630,353 in appropriations with Jay Adams moderating the annual town meeting.