The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s premier Festival Fridays concert series opens on June 28 with works by Mozart, Brahms and Shostakovich.

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Wiscasset Middle School’s spring sports award winners include, from left, kneeling: Grace Webber, Coaches Award Track; Sarah Foley, Most Improved Track; back: Leah Potter, Most…

Mike and Wendy Rego, parents of Heather Rego, would like to announce her engagement to Adam Farnham, son of Jon and Mille Farnham.

Heather is employed…

Joseph Osgood Callnan, 86, died peacefully on Wednesday June 20, 2013 at Penbay Medical Center in Rockland.

He was born on July 16, 1926 in Houlton,…

Varsity softball awards were handed out on June 17. From left are: Charlene Reed, Coaches Award; Katie-Lyn Mills…

On June 12 the staff of Wiscasset High School presented the following underclassmen awards:

Three Quarters of Honor Roll Grade 9: Samantha Arsenault,…

Rising sea levels would likely give Wiscasset less trouble than some other Lincoln County towns, according to a new study.

Two factors would help limit…

While tradition fireworks will illuminate the skies over Boothbay Harbor on July 4, the week will also be filled with explosive performances at the historic Opera House at Boothbay…

The Teens To Trails organization was especially pleased to be the recipient of proceeds from the Benefit Supper held at the Congregational Church of Edgecomb last Saturday, June 15…

The Wiscasset Budget Committee is calling for the elimination of the town planner's job. The cut is one of a series of recommendations the panel has agreed to give selectmen as…

Teens to Trails is a finalist for a $25,000 grant from The North Face.

Your vote for T3 will give teens life-changing outdoor experiences. 

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Sarah Holbrook Brewer, a licensed Zumba fitness instructor since May 2012, is offering Zumba classes this summer at Shore Hills Campground, Spruce Point Inn and The Zumba Room.  …

Thomas M. Covell, 48, of Boulder, Colo., died suddenly on June 17, 2013. He was a man best remembered for his love of music, especially the Grateful Dead, in addition to his love…

It has been 237 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century.…

The Secretary of State’s office has received calls regarding the legitimacy of solicitations that are being mailed to numerous Maine corporations from a company named Corporate…

Seacoast Energy Solutions, seacoastenergysolutions.com, has announced the acquisition of Damariscotta-based TempControl.…

Due to July 4 falling on a Thursday, the Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry at St. Philip’s, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be open on Tuesday, July 2, 5 p.m., instead of its regularly…

How should Wiscasset go about selling its tax-acquired properties? Selectmen agree on at least one thing: they want to write a policy to replace the current piecemeal approach.…

Adult entertainment may not sound like the type of commerce to go near a school or church in Wiscasset's commercial or rural districts, but there's nothing in the town rules to…

The Wiscasset Babe Ruth baseball team continued its undefeated season by winning a doubleheader on Sunday, June 16 against Union Farm Equipment and Georges Valley. In the first…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On June 16, Deputy Todd Chilton assisted Wiscasset Police Officer Donald Smith in locating William Morton…

Developer Tony Casella said he wants Edgecomb residents and town boards to tell him what type of project they would like to see him build.

Casella's…

Edgecomb selectmen want a better handle on the town's sewer options. They have set a July 1 public hearing, on whether or not to call a special town meeting and ask for a $25,000…

Dresden voters approved a total of $630,252 to be raised and appropriated for the town’s 2013-2014 budget on June 15.

“It was pretty cut and dried,”…

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office will soon have a new officer joining the ranks.

He has roots in Germany, received his training in Bethany, Conn.,…

The case of the Bank of Maine versus the Boothbay Country Club is nearing its next phase.

The two sides met June 17 at Kennebec County Superior Court,…

On June 13, Emily Harris, a member of the sixth grade graduating class at Edgecomb Eddy School, was awarded the Sara Leone Outstanding Citizenship Award.

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Bread crusts, apple cores, banana peels, coffee grounds and egg shells have been put on notice: they are wanted.

Lincoln County Commissioners gave…

Albert F. Nichols, 68, of Boothbay Harbor died unexpectedly April 30, 2013.

He was born April 12, 1945 in Augusta, the son of Doris Broyle and Frank…

A community garden has been planted at the Rittall Farm on Route 27 in Boothbay. Last year, Holly Stover and Scott Rittall started planning the garden and, with encouragement from…

The public is invited to Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club for a free Vessel Safety Check and Open House on Sunday, June 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The safety checks will be conducted by…

Sporadic thunderstorms swept through the coast of Maine on June 17, battering the Boothbay and Wiscasset region with high winds and heavy rains in a matter of 30 minutes.…

On Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, the Boothbay Sea and Science Center is sponsoring free educational programs on the problem of marine debris, presented by the Rozalia…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) focused on the current legislative session in Augusta at its June meeting held at the town offices in Nobleboro.

The Historic New England Wiscasset summer lecture series begins on Sunday, June 23 with Gentlemen Heroes – The American Field Service and Edward Carter Sortwell.

David Eugene Fairfield, SFC-retired, of Westport Island, died peacefully on Sunday, June 16, 2013. A man truly devoted to his family and his country, he will be missed by all who…

The Tugboat Inn & Restaurant, Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor is pleased to announce that the Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause ice cream truck will be at the restaurant on…

“The Legend of Jim Cullen” premieres next month, as the capstone of Heartwood’s 10th anniversary season. The show is a crowning production of original, innovative and collaborative…

William Fredrik “Bill” Spencer, 55, of Boothbay Harbor, died Sunday, June 16 in his home with his brother and sister at his side.

He was born in Fort…

Summerdaywas held at Castle Tucker in Wiscasset on June 15. The day celebrated historic Castle Tucker and the Tucker family that once resided there.

The “Wings Over Wiscasset” event August 6 can pull in tourists on their way up the coast; local businesses can give them a reason to linger, a speaker told area businesspeople June…

On Tuesday, June 25, Chewonki will open its doors to campers for the 99th summer. The day marks the arrival of nearly 200 families to our Wiscasset campus, including parents and…

Most visitors to Wiscasset wear clothes and spend money; but not the ones spotted in local neighborhoods the week of June 10.

They were black bears,…

A graveside service to celebrate the life of Joyce E. Murray, who died April 22, 2013 in Boothbay Harbor, will be held 10 a.m., Friday, June 28 at Oaklawn Cemetery, with the Rev.…

Alan James MacQueen, of Wiscasset, died suddenly on June 10, 2013.

He was born in Lynn, Mass., to Alan and Ruth MacQueen on November 27, 1941. He grew…

Burnadeen A. Doak, 87, died peacefully on June 12, 2013.

She was born on May 20, 1926 in Jersey City, N.J., to Joseph and Mary Kusbriu Bonk.…

Charles Pike Howe, 84, of Junction Road, Westport Island, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

He was born in Winchester,…

A celebration of life for Michael O'Donnell, who died Friday, March 29, 2013, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 22 at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

A one year deployment in Afghanistan has ended for three local soldiers and about 100 others. Sgt. 1st Class Ken Solorzano of Alna, Pvt. Nick Greenleaf of Boothbay and Pvt. Mason…

Wiscasset Primary School students from Mrs. Erdmann’s fourth grade class performed the play “The Bremen Town Musicians.”

This play tells the story an…