Christopher Williams, 74, of Middletown, Conn., and Barters Island, died peacefully on April 4, 2014, after a long fight with cancer.

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Spring has sprung on the Midcoast, and spring cleaning isn't far behind.

For the second year, Newcastle and Damariscotta will ask…

Keith Bachelder, 86, of Boothbay Road, Edgecomb died April 7, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with his family by his side.

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As Richard and Vanessa Jordan get Wiscasset Speedway ready for the new season, they say the West Alna Road track continues to become what they hoped it would after they got it in a…

Peter Joseph Shalins, 67, of Lothrop Road, Alna died March 31, 2014 at his daughter’s residence.

Patricia Pauline Albee, 75, of Alna died April 4, 2014 in her home.

She was born May 2, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta,…

Numerous Maine corporations have received mailings recently from a business operating under the name Corporate Records Service, whose address is usually listed as 125 Western Ave. #338 Augusta, ME…

More rain is on the way for all of Lincoln County late Monday night, April 7, through at least early afternoon on Tuesday, meteorologist Stacie Hanes of the National Weather Service’s Gray office…

The Maine Better Transportation Association’s “Worst Road in Maine Contest” has become a sure sign of spring. As the weather warms and potholes pop up on local roads and highways like crocuses, we…

Maine Historical Society opens a new exhibition, From Slavery to Maine, on April 4 in the Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Lecture Hall, on 489 Congress Street, Portland. A…

It’s official! The Montessori school at the Boothbay Region YMCA has a name, date of opening and two…

Wiscasset's school committee is looking for a much-pared adult education program that could be run by the town or Regional School Unit 1 in Bath.

The committee has asked Interim…

The Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary was in the Twin Villages before Route 1.

It has been around for 16 presidents of the United States…

Wiscasset School Committee member Sharon Nichols is leaving the panel two years before her term is up. Her April 3 resignation letter states that she cannot…

Talks are under way between Wiscasset and Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 on two potential partnerships, Wiscasset's interim superintendent Wayne Dorr said April 3.

The John Booras Collection of historic photographs of the schooner Bowdoin, probably taken in 1924 on a return voyage of Arctic exploration from Greenland…

Wiscasset High School's graduation rate is still Maine's worst, but its rate and the overall one for Maine are getting better. That's the latest information…

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen gave Fire Chief John Roberts the go-ahead Wednesday night, April 2 to pursue a grant that would purchase safety equipment for the department.

For the time being, any moratorium on building in Damariscotta will have to come from its citizens.

The Damariscotta Board of…

We need your opinion: It’s time to cast your votes in the Summertime photo contest.

Head over to the…

As a farewell to Graphic Artist Gary Dow on his last week at the paper, we are posting a story that the late, great…

The Wiscasset School Committee will continue working tonight, Thursday, April 3, on the town's first school budget outside Regional School Unit 12.

The workshop…

Mina E. (Butler) Swanton, 87, of Casco, born in Boothbay Harbor, died February 5, 2014 surrounded by her family.

Her vibrant personality, infectious laughter…

Wilson Rexford "Rex" Collamore Sr., 62, of Wiscasset died peacefully in the arms of his loving wife, on March 29, 2014. Courageously and stoically, he fought a very…

Westport Island voters could get decide whether or not to stop work on a possible pullout from Regional School Unit 12. Selectman and Withdrawal Committee Chairman Gerald Bodmer said…

Ben Tipton is looking for a more equitable and environmentally-conscious approach to Woolwich’s waste disposal.

“You would never ask your neighbor to pay for your electricity or fuel costs,…

If voters shut down Wiscasset's town meeting May 31, the town could wind up owing employees $256,000 in severance costs, Selectmen's Chairman Ed Polewarczyk…

A Wiscasset business may need a new home after two years at Scout Hall on Lincoln Street. Selectmen, surprised that Seeds of Knowledge Educational Center has…

When it comes to modern boatbuilding, forget everything you thought you knew about our quaint little village by the sea, because East Boothbay has reached the Space Age.

Hodgdon Yachts’…

Dresden’s Kim Rzasa has been serving the town in elected positions most of the time she’s lived there.

Now, the town clerk, treasurer and excise tax collector has decided she will not seek…

While the winter of 2014 is quickly departing the Midcoast, its scars and pocks are staying behind.

But, it has been a trying winter…

A Wiscasset woman has been charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly struck another woman in the face with a beer bottle.

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Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, April 5, in three locations: at the Waldoboro Public Library in…

Cynthia H. Orne, 87, of Boothbay Harbor died March 30, 2014 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta.

She was born in Berea, Ky…

Are you, or someone you know, attending a school, camp or a conference in 2014 and would like financial assistance? The Boothbay Region Land Trust (…

Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta is exploring yet another frontier with the announcement that it is soon to launch its very own Internet radio station.

“With what we’re calling ‘WOWL…

Lincoln County Healthcare Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations Cindy Wade, RN, can predict her director of safety’s reaction to a story in Consumer Reports that gave…

Wiscasset selectmen will look ahead to warmer days Tuesday night, April 1, as they consider vendors' requests to operate on the Main Street Pier.

Sprague's Lobster…

For Halie Winchenbach, it was an easy choice of which organization to back.

If the 10-year-old animal lover from Jefferson was going…

Lincoln County Democrats hosted a well-attended forum March 26 in Wiscasset on women’s issues in the 2014 elections. Principal guest speakers were Eliza Townsend,…

Harry C. Black Jr., 83, of Gilman Hill Road, Woolwich died March 27, 2014 at his residence.

He was born in Presque…

A wide choice of sponsorship opportunities for local businesses and organizations are available for the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous, scheduled for Saturday, June 21.

Ranging from…

The David Kallin family of Dresden, including David's wife, Emily, their two young children and their dog, will begin their six-month hike…

The lobster industry is, as a whole, in good shape, Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher said.

But, that doesn'…

Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply…

Nathan Panarese of Wiscasset, a senior at Wiscasset High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Principal’s Award. The award,…

Dresden Sno-Valley Riders will meet on Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the town hall on Route 197. At this meeting, we will need to have all paperwork on the trail maintenance and grooming that…

WISCASSET — A former Waldoboro resident who shot his black Labrador retriever more than 90 times with a BB gun is headed back to jail.

After nearly seven years on Centre Street in Bath during a time of significant growth in programs and the number of families it serves, Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine is moving its…