AUGUSTA —Gov. Paul LePage notified Maine Dec. 6 that President Obama has ordered flags to half-staff in honor of Nelson Mandela. The flags are to remain at half-mast until sunset Dec. 9. The…

Slated to air in January, a new Maine reality show is on the horizon. Early on Sunday mornings, six guys walk onto a dairy farm with a 12-pack of…

Wiscasset voters will have contests to decide for three of the seats on the town's new school committee.

Nominations closed at 5 p.m. December 5. Colleen Bennett…

James E. “Jim” Pitcher of Boothbay and Marathon, Fla., having bravely fought leukemia, died November 1, 2013 at home with his family. The memory of his kindness and…

UPDATE: According to Southport neighbor Sarah Sherman, his daughter has reported that Mr. Grimes has been found and is safely back at his…

Recently, the 12th annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour delivered contributions to food pantries in communities across the Midcoast region…

In a country enthralled with youth, it’s nice to see the occasional nod to old age.

Last Sunday, December 1, Loring “Larry” Edgerly accepted the Boston Post Cane from Woolwich Selectmen’s…

The Monhegan Energy Task Force, a volunteer group of Monhegan residents consisting of representatives from the Monhegan Plantation Power District (MPPD) and the island’s assessors’ office, as well…

Behind the scenes work continues in Wiscasset toward a possible expansion by wound care products maker Molnlycke.

The latest projected time frame for the company to…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen discussed and approved a newly drafted policy on the disposition of tax-acquired properties at its regular meeting Monday…

In the annals of government, apparently late is better than never. However, whether a late government review is more meaningful than no or timely government review remains to be seen.

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Although there were no concrete answers, Chief Deputy Ken Mason of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office offered one reason the jail count had grown so high.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Alison Cook, 18, of Boothbay was issued three summonses November 29 for…

“Yes, we have no shrimp.” This will be the woeful refrain coming from shrimp lovers, seafood retailers and restaurants this winter.

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Damage from trucks associated with a Mount Hunger Road gravel pit have made the road impassible to emergency vehicles, Edgecomb selectmen and Road Commissioner Scott Griffin said…

Shirleyann Frances Hedgcock, 92, died peacefully at her home in East Boothbay on December 1, 2013.

She was born April 4, 1921 in Hollywood, Calif., the daughter of the late Seth and Claire (…

Wiscasset Speedway's options are opening up for next year.

Plans still call for a focus on Saturday racing, but a permit Wiscasset selectmen agreed to December 3…

Shouldn't Wiscasset get a slice of the multi-million-dollar court award Maine Yankee has coming in connection with the spent fuel still in town?

Wiscasset Budget…

The Wiscasset Budget Committee will put on a candidates' night for would-be members of the town's new school committee, the budget panel's chairman Bob Blagden announced.

We hope that by now you are well aware of Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Stewardship Campaign: an effort to raise sustaining dollars for the land trust’s hiking trails,…

Vacant buildings and vacant school board seats captured much of the discussion at the December 2 Woolwich selectmen’s meeting.

In October, Fire Chief Geoff McCarren and Deputy Fire Chief…

On December 7, the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will have hot chocolate and cookies in the Fellowship Hall following the lighting of the town Christmas tree. 

Virginia Hodgdon “Ginny” Roberts of Boothbay died November 18, 2013 at home from complications of a fractured hip. She was 87.

If Russell Sirois buys the Edgecomb Baptist Church, the Boothbay-raised, Edgecomb resident said he would consider himself its steward.

“Someone needs to step up and…

Days before nomination papers were due for Wiscasset's new school committee, all five seats had drawn interest from potential candidates.

As of December 2, two…

What do neon green, cube earrings and some life-saving medical devices have in common?

They come from the same technology: 3D printing.

It's not…

Warm your ovens — the heat is on!

Preparations for the 7th annual Gingerbread Spectacular are keeping the region’s kitchen’s working late into the evening, and the bribing of judges has…

Edgecomb selectmen on Monday, Dec. 2, will discuss any new developments regarding a cemetery on Old County Road, board chairman Jack Sarmanian said.

The Grace Baptist Church of Chelsea had…

Pre-kindergarten at Edgecomb Eddy School is still far from a done deal, but early feedback on the idea has Dean of Students Lisa Clarke encouraged about its prospects.

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for October 18-November 19:

Leigh Abbott, 68, Jefferson, eight…

Icy road conditions gave emergency workers in Edgecomb a busy morning December 1.

At one point, Route 27 was shut down in both directions near Parsons Point Road…

The latest projected time frame for Molnlycke to announce if it will expand its Wiscasset plant has now come and gone.

Hope for the…

Wiscasset Speedway's owners have asked for free rein with days and hours in 2014, for a host of possible new uses including a circus, monster truck shows, motor…

As a wind and rain storm continued to pack a punch Wednesday afternoon, Lincoln County had more outages than any other that Central Maine Power serves.

As of 2:20 p.m., a total of 1,005…

It takes money to make money.

That's the familiar concept behind Coastal Enterprises' teaming up with a big-time New York investment firm, to spread more than $5…

The Nobleboro Historical Society has been awarded a $135,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support the Final Phase of the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration…

Wilson Wilde of East Boothbay died in his home on Ocean Point Road on Monday morning, November 25, 2013, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and devoted spouse Joan.

Wilde was born in…

It didn't take long for Lynn Maloney to come up with a landing place for $500 given to Newcastle from Central Maine Power.

“I would…

While rain — possibly two to three inches of it — and warmer temperatures are in the Midcoast  forecast, winds are going to pick up and gust out…

Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in it Closed Case Report for Oct. 18-Nov. 18:

Tess B. Ashcroft, 23, Guilford, Conn., Operating Vehicle without…

The National Weather Service of Gray has issued a hazardous weather outlook for York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties.

According to the NWS, a strong storm system…

Area high schools are becoming the subject of some off-color tweets on a Twitter account, SMACKHighMe.

The SMACKHighMe account, which bills itself as “Maine's only…

As regular as ornaments, cold weather and ugly sweaters, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received an annual grant in time for the holidays.

Candidates for Wiscasset’s new school committee have until December 5 to get their nomination papers in to the town office.

Coastal Enterprises has won $40,000 to help find ways for people with chronic health conditions to keep living at home.

The money is coming from the Maine Health…

There's a new restaurant in town: the Wok 'n Grill, located in the former Hot Tamale at 28 Union Street.

Wok 'n Grill is a pan Asian restaurant, which means they have a mix of food from many…

Alna firefighters were diverting traffic from Head Tide Hill on November 26 while a car awaited pullout from the shoulder and a Regional School Unit 12 school bus waited for a town…

What's it going to take for Wiscasset and a Guatemala company to get on the same page about equipment at Mason Station?

That depends on who you ask.

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for October 18-November 19: