Some Boothbay Harbor lobstermen were treated to an unusual sight on July 30 — a great white shark feeding on a minke whale carcass.

Ryan Casey said…

Wiscasset is in the running for a Molnlycke Health Care expansion that could add 10 to 30 jobs and nearly double the size of the local plant, company officials said.

Taxes the expansion…

Would Wiscasset have any interest in making a new sewer district that would include Davis Island?

Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith said he plans to ask Wiscasset Town Manager Laurie Smith…

A three-year plan for the time-honored alewife catching on private property received an OK from the Dresden Board of Selectmen when the owner presented it to the board Monday night.

Frederick F. Pendleton II  of Wiscasset died July 28, 2013.

He is survived by his daughter, Nicole Walsh; sons, Barry and Steve; granddaughters, Nina and Stephanie; grandchildren and great-…

Charles “Charlie” Morey Rogers, Ph.D., died on May 25, 2013 in Vernon, Ala.

He was born April 27, 1923 in New Haven, Conn., the first child to Herbert Wesley…

Robert Michael Jeremiah died at St. Andrews Hospital on Thursday, July 4. A Celebration of Life and Reception will be held in Bob’s honor, on Saturday, August 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Coasta…

The musical theater bug bit chiropractor Ron Bouffard of Boothbay Harbor back when he was a student at Lewiston Junior High School. The production was “The Yankee Doodle.”

Bouffard got the…

Grammy award-winning guitarist Ed Gerhard will perform on Thursday, August 15, at The Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.

Gerhard returns to Boothbay celebrating the highly anticipated release…

Due to reports of broken and lost lobster trap tags in the mid-coast and downeast regions, the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Maine Marine Patrol are asking lobstermen with broken or…

The night of July 25, Mark Murphy had just finished playing in his soccer league near Albany, New York, and was in line at a Burger King drive-through with his son…

Linda Winterburg wasn't planning on entering her pug Phoebe in any of the dog contests at Summerfest on the Wiscasset town common July 27.

Wiscasset firefighters responded to Treats on Main Street after a gas leak started a fire under a kitchen stove, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said. The fire went out when the gas was shut off,…

A bank account to help Christopher Dighton of Edgecomb with his medical bills has been set up at The First in Wiscasset.

Dighton was seriously injured in an ATV accident in Edgecomb last…

Attorney General Janet T. Mills reminds Maine homeowners to be wary of door-to-door sellers using high pressure tactics to sell home repair services, paving jobs and other goods. Maine has three…

Dr. Thomas Burwell Vaden Jr. of Richmond, Virginia and Barters Island, died March 25, 2013 after a long illness.

Not here. Not in Maine.

Bill Legere said that's people's usual reaction to hearing that human trafficking goes on in this state, hundreds of miles from the…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On July 16, Deputy Kevin Dennison was…

So far, so good for Wiscasset's third annual "Alive on the River" concert series. The town and the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce moved it to the town common this year after two years on the…

Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for June 25-July 23:

On Friday, July 19, participants of the Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Reading Program received an introduction to the world of geology. Environmental Specialist III…

What would have been a pleasant afternoon boat ride in Boothbay Harbor quickly turned into a mother’s worst nightmare when Elizabeth Medina realized she…

Dorothy (Davis) Sherwood, 89, formerly of Marblehead, Mass., died July 7, 2013 at her residence, Edgecomb Green assisted living.

Dorothy was born in Kennebunk…

Timothy Neil McDonald, 59, died at his residence in Howland Township, Ohio on July 8…

The Wiscasset Community Center's programs can keep a whole family active or help someone get strong enough to return to work.

The Boothbay Harbor police station looked like QVC's Christmas in July sale earlier this month, with long tables piled high with jewelry, knick knacks, dolls and other collectibles recovered…

The staff at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb have been hearing whistling while they work lately.

It's coming from a larger than usual number of parrots who have come to the…

The pilots of the Maine Aeronautics Association do more than…

New Hampshire state police investigators are still looking into allegations made against former Boothbay town manager John Anderson, who…

Lincoln County Democrats have a range of important topics on the agenda for their meeting on Thursday,…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) held a monthly social and business meeting earlier this month at the Boothbay Fire Station, hosted by…

In Loving Memory Of

DANNY REED…

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Wiscasset Selectman Pam Dunning is making her position clear as the town plans public use of a Montsweag Brook parcel.

Yes to leashes on dogs, no to hunting.

The rest of the board did…

Walter H. Sherman, 93, a lifelong resident of Wiscasset died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at his residence with his loving family by his side.

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As part of the Wiscasset Public Library’s Children’s Room Summer Reading Program, “Dig Into Reading,” Wiscasset Primary School teachers Donna Footer…

In Loving Memory Of

Nathalie (Nan) Purington

July 14, 1928 - July 26, 2010

Always loved, always remembered

Linda & Jim

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Charles A. Barnes, 85, of Gardiner Road died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

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A union letter over the potential layoff of longtime Wiscasset assessing agent…

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is reminding all hunters that the deadline to apply for the 2013 Any-Deer (Antlerless) Permit Lottery using a paper…

July 19-20 bring a variety of safety challenges for Mainers and visitors. Extreme heat, severe summer storms and possible flash flooding.

U.S. Senator and former Maine governor Angus King plans to attend the “Wings Over Wiscasset” event at the town's airport August 6…

Ann Bradford Chase, 80, of Exeter, N.H. died July 2, 2013, at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, Mass., after a period of failing health.

Born on December 30, 1932 in Hartford,…

Albert L. Lewis of Stamford, Conn., died peacefully on July 16, 2013 at Stamford Hospital.  He was the widower of Eleanor J. Lewis of Westport, Conn. They would have been…

Christine P. Geier of Cincinnati, Ohio, a summer resident of Boothbay and Southport for 35 years, died on October 15, 2012.

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Dr. Leander A. “Lee” Guite Jr., M.D. FACS, 81, died on Sunday, July 7, 2013.

Lee was born in Waterville on August 16, 1931 to Leander and Gabrielle Pomerleau Giute Sr.

Lee graduated…

When the Wiscasset selectmen got a request for a donation toward Lac-Megantic's recovery efforts, they said they would like to help the Quebec town where a…

At approximately 12:03 a.m., Wednesday, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an ATV crash on the Old County Road in Edgecomb.

Deputies have…

With buckets about to be handed out, a list of what the newly-minted Lincoln County Composts pilot project will accept is now available.

But, before…