For a donation, the Harbor House project could become costly for the town of Newcastle.

During the Tuesday, Nov. 12 selectmen meeting, David Levesque, lawyer for…

Boothbay's Coburn House has changed hands. The buyer of the late 19th century, former event center is choosing not to speak publicly at this time, his realty agent, Poe Cilley of…

Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power -- that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your…

The sale of the former Davis Island Grill in Edgecomb will be on Thursday, Nov. 21, a Keenan Auction Company employee said November 13.

Also rescheduled for sale at…

Rachel Marie Kelley, 31, died unexpectedly on November 12, 2013.

Rachel was born in Boothbay Harbor on February 9, 1982 to James Kelley and Marie Orchard Kelley.…

Wiscasset's downtown is already a gem. Make it shine.

That was Roxanne Eflin's message on November 12 to a room full of town officials, business owners, school,…

If you would like to donate food or money for Alna residents' Thanksgiving food baskets through the Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry, contact Bill Howlett at 207-563-6215, Linda Blomquist at 207-…

Joseph “Joe” John Bernath Jr. died peacefully on November 9, 2013 at Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta, with his loving family by his side.

He was born on February 6, 1932 in Trenton, N.…

Steven Wendell Parlin, 27, of Jefferson, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident.

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The Newcastle Board of Selectmen and assessors will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Nov. 12 at the town office at 4 Pump Street.

The board's Monday meeting was pushed back…

With Statoil…

Now that Wiscasset has chosen to withdraw from Regional School Unit 12, a citizens' group that supported the move has probably run its course, its chairman said.

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No news continues to be good news for Wiscasset's shot at having Molnlycke expand its Rynel plant.

The company announced July 30 that it may up its Wiscasset…

In what is expected to be a lively debate, Twin Villages residents are invited Wednesday to talk about a parking lot.

More…

Wiscasset will pick its school committee January 7. Selectmen on November 11 put the election on fast forward.

The process needs to be sped up to give the new panel…

A fake crash between a bus and a chemical truck on Wiscasset's Route 27 the night of November 7 made for Lincoln County's largest disaster drill in four years.

The…

A Guatemala company has yet to show it owns equipment at Mason Station, a lawyer for Wiscasset maintains.

In a November 1 letter to a consultant for that company, E…

As more focus is put on farm-to-table and local farming, so too will the focus be placed on Lincoln County's farmers.

Maine Farmland…

As hurricane season winds down, Damariscotta has taken steps toward preventing future disasters.

On November 6, the Damariscotta Board…

A ceremony full of meaning, but light on onlookers, marked Veterans Day in Wiscasset on November 11.

Other than American Legion Post 54 members and others who took…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Nov. 16 in three locations. 

He will be at the Village Café and Bakery on Friendship Street in…

The Boothbay Harbor man believed responsible for a Midcoast Maine burglary spree…

Marguerite Bailey Fairfield, 78, of Wiscasset died unexpectedly November 8, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a brief illness.

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Suzanne H. Sewall, 78, of Nokomis, Fla., and Capitol Island, Maine, died peacefully, Friday, Nov. 7, 2013 at her home. 

Suzanne was born June 7, 1935 in Patterson, NJ the daughter of the…

If Edgecomb voters give selectmen all they're asking for on Monday, Nov. 18, spending at the special town meeting will total $31,856.

The first $25,000 is for an…

A 27-year-old Jefferson man died in a late…

Before it has even started, community discussions about Damariscotta’s municipal parking lot have garnered some heated exchanges.

At…

A 27-year-old Jefferson man died in a late night accident near a bridge on Alna's Dock Road on November 8.

A press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office states that…

The man convicted of assaulting a former state trooper was sentenced October 30 in West Bath to a quarter of a year in jail.

William…

Wiscasset officials have found a way to possibly get a school committee elected well sooner than the town otherwise could. A special selectmen's meeting has been called for 5:30 p.m.…

A memorial service for Jackie Wardell who died on October 29, 2013 will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at St. Philips Episcopal Church, Hodge Street,…

As fire fights fire, bugs shall fight bugs.

But, before the bug-battle royale, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and…

Representatives from the University of Maine will provide updates on the research and development program on deep water off-shore wind energy in three Knox and Lincoln County communities this…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) is appealing the exclusion of his bill to improve maintenance of veterans’ graves from consideration by the full…

Fall United Way Campaign drawing to a close. “Loaned Executives” join United Way of Mid Coast Maine staff and volunteers…

If Wiscasset wants, it can get a head start on planning for its first year away from Regional School Unit 12.

The town has the option to put together a transition…

A woman was struck by a truck on Main Street in Wiscasset the morning of November 7.

Fire and Rescue, Wiscasset Ambulance, Wiscasset Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded…

Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, on Wednesday appealed the rejection of a bill that would establish a study to look at the effects of ocean acidification. The bill was voted down by the Legislative…

Below are the results from the November 5 election in Damariscotta. More than 350 ballots were cast for the five state bond issues.

In…

Central Maine Power Company is renewing its warnings about fraudulent schemes to collect payments from utility customers.

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Maine voters approved $150 million in bonds yesterday in support of transportation, higher education and the Army…

Wiscasset will withdraw from Regional School Unit 12 starting July 1, 2014.

On November 5, Wiscasset residents voted 613-280 to leave RSU 12. They cast enough ballots to hit the threshold…

Between guns and new hires, it was the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at the center of November 5 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting.

Two of the 20 former Dresden owners of tax-acquired properties have paid back taxes in full, and the town has heard from four others, one who plans to…

A meeting in Wiscasset on Tuesday, Nov. 12, could be the start of a better downtown.

An official from a Maine nonprofit wants to hear what, if any, help residents,…

With nearly five hours left to vote in Wiscasset, total ballots cast by shortly after 3 p.m. came to 523, Town Clerk Christine Wolfe said. That's 310 ballots shy of the number needed…

Jackie Wardell of Bristol died peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Portland.

Born in…

Francis “Sonny” Soule Jr., 83 of Wiscasset, died at Maine Medical Center in Portland on November 2, 2013. 

Born in Watertown, Mass., on August 4, 1930, he was the son of Katherine and…

The First Bancorp renewed their support of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association by adopting SVCA's Stetser Preserve in Jefferson. The new red trail recently opened on the…

An hour into Tuesday's voting at the Wiscasset Community Center, turnout had been pretty steady, Town Clerk Christine Wolfe said.

Shortly after 9 a.m., election…