The Committee on State and Local Government will hold a public hearing on Representative Bruce MacDonald’s proposed bill, LD 1127, to establish a hospital administrative district…

Traffic citations

March 25: Samuel Hewson, 22, of Waldoboro – Speeding 58 mphin a posted 35 mph speed zone – Genthner…

On March 28, Wiscasset's budget committee spent nearly four hours reviewing the draft budget that Town Manager Laurie Smith at presented at a March 19 selectmen’s meeting.…

Michael O'Donnell, 68, of Brunswick, died March 29, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.

He was born in Portland on June 23, 1944, a…

Merleen F. Morang, 83, of Middle Road, Woolwich, died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.

She was born in Bath on…

A memorial service for Cecilia “Celia” Marier Barnard, 77, of Wiscasset and Sun City Center, Fla., who died February 19, 2013, will be held at the Parish of St. Anthony of Padua, 268 Brown Street…

Providing security at the Lincoln County Courthouse poses some challenges for Sheriff Todd Brackett. Those challenges range from money, to the courthouse's 189-year-old design.…

If Lee B. Bennett stays out of trouble for a year, and does everything else he has agreed to do, the 36-year-old Waldoboro man will get no jail time for a domestic violence assault…

Wilford S. Cronk, 85, of Shady Lane, Wiscasset, died at his residences on Monday, March 25, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born in Blanchard, Maine on March 22, 1928,…

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 17, 2012 in the action entitled US Bank Trust N.A., as Trustee for…

Rev. Dr. Harold "Hal" Williams Tucker Jr., 76, of Shinbone Alley died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick…

Sagadahoc County Commissioners have drafted a preliminary 2013-2014 county budget that reflects a 3.07 percent increase in the amount to be raised by taxes. The county's Budget…

David Edwin Bates, 82, of Clinton Twp, N.J., died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at home. He was born on November 14, 1930 in Calais, Maine. He lived in Massachusetts, New York, Michigan…

Westport Island selectmen have a busy schedule for the next couple months, including meetings with the budget committee, the Wright property committee, the road committee, and a…

An Edgecomb man is making the same accusations against the Bank of Maine that his former business partner has made about the bank's…

Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter floated a new idea to selectmen March 25: How about seeking a right-of-way on some privately owned land near Lily Pond, and running an underground…

Residents’ complaints about response times for North East ambulance service in town during the past year came before the Dresden Board of Selectmen as the company presented its…

Lincoln Country Registry of Deeds recorded the following land transfers March 4-22:

ALNA – Anne P. Kofler to Anne P. Kofler, Marshall P. Kofler; Susan…

Proposed roadwork in Edgecomb could cost a couple million dollars, but members of the committee planning it say the property tax impact could be minimal.

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Nomination papers are now available at the Wiscasset Town Clerk’s office for the June 11 annual town meeting. The following positions are available: Selectmen, two positions (2-…

The Boothbay Harbor Police Department has obtained a warrant for the arrest of of a local man suspected in several Boothbay Harbor burglaries.

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John B. Stevens Jr., 63, died March 17, 2013 at his home in Wiscasset.

He was born April 16, 1949 in Nashua, N.H., the son of John Bartlett Stevens Sr…

Rachel Marie (Peters) Little, 36, of Waldoboro, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 20.

She was born to Richard A. Peters and Paulette A. Brown on…

Wilford S. Cronk, 85, of Shady Lane, Wiscasset, died at his residence on Monday, March 25, 2013, with his family by his side.  He was born in Blanchard, Maine on March 22, 1928,…

The deadline to apply for the 2013 Maine Moose Permit Lottery is fast approaching, especially for those who plan to use a paper application.

All paper…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On March 25, Deputy Brian Collamore was dispatched to a report of criminal mischief to the WW & F…

The Maine State Board of Corrections voted unanimously to the pay a full third-quarter payment to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in the amount of $508,918 at their meeting March 25…

There will be numerous opportunities for Woolwich residents to learn about the upcoming 2013-2014 Regional School Unit 1 education budget in the coming weeks.

Woolwich selectmen are considering a two-year emergency medical service contract proposed by Wiscasset Ambulance Service, just as a three-year contract Woolwich has with another,…

Proposed roadwork in Edgecomb could cost a couple million dollars, but members of the committee planning it say the property tax impact could be minimal.

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The Bremen minister accused of trafficking contraband at Two Bridges Regional Jail pleaded guilty to a lesser charge March 26.

Stephen Foote, 70, will…

Local worm diggers will petition the Maine Department of Marine Resources not to permit mud flat leasing.

A group of worm diggers met March 22 at…

W. Ross Huber, 78, of Wiscasset, Maine died March 16, 2013 after living life to its fullest. He was born in Thomaston, the son of Elinor (Cain) Huber and Paul Huber. He attended school in…

A graceful parting of one of the nicest guys ever, William Prichard Browne Jr., of Back River Road, Boothbay died suddenly on March 16, 2013. Will was born July 2, 1930, in New…

Shirley Mae Marr Milligan, 86, died March 18, 2013, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. She was born July 1, 1926, in Southport to Thomas and Wilma Morton Marr.

Disregard any snow yet to melt from the grounds of the Wiscasset Speedway. Despite spring's late entry, the track is scheduled to open April 6.

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On March 20, Wiscasset Town Planner Misty Parker and Route 1 Master Plan steering committee representatives gave a presentation to an audience of Wiscasset…

Alna selectmen are taking another step in their crackdown on delinquent tree growth plans.

The plans mean…

Nancy Atwood Stiles, daughter of Helen Knight Atwood and Byron Trafton Atwood, died peacefully early in the morning, Saturday, March 23, 2013, after a valiant…

Maine hospitals that are paid with taxpayer monies should hold open their board meetings to the people who pay the bill, Maine’s Attorney General said.…

Paul Coulombe, the Southport man who recently bought the Boothbay Country Club, has picked a veteran Maine golf course business to help manage the facility.

A “side-swipe” head-on collision at a sharp curve on Route 144 on Westport Island sent one woman to the hospital with non life-…

UPDATE: HF Golf of Scarborough will now manage the club.…

It was standing-room only at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor March 20 for Lincoln County Healthcare’s first community meeting since it announced changes at St. Andrews Hospital…

Voters in Bath-area Regional School Unit 1 (Woolwich, West Bath, Phippsburg, Bath and Arrowsic) approved a cost sharing formula change during a special referendum vote on March 19…

Wiscasset selectmen told Town Manager Laurie Smith to the reduce the fund balance contribution for the 2013-2014 budget by $300,000. In presenting the budget to selectmen Tuesday…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent arrests

Justin C. Jones, 23, of…