The same thing happens every May, Edgecomb Budget Committee member Chet Clark said.

Town meeting voters debate how much money to give two area…

Edgecomb selectmen differed March 18 in their views of Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed cuts to local funding.

Board member Stuart Smith defended the…

No one has argued against the Woolwich town office needing an upgrade, but Building Committee members and selectmen tussled about which solution is best during a special meeting…

Members of the Westport Island Budget Committee attended the weekly selectmen's meeting March 18 to discuss two of their recommendations with the selectmen.

A truck driven by Wiscasset resident Brittany Corson slid off the road March 19 at approximately 8 a.m near the Edgecomb Town Offices. Corson was northbound on…

The Maine Municipal Association created a website designed to provide municipal officials, the public and members of the media information and news about the impact of the state of…

Volunteers are needed to help count alewives on the Nequasset Brook in Woolwich this spring as the fish make their annual upriver migration.

Bath-based environmental…

Should Lincoln County have a county-wide animal control officer? Town officials, law enforcement officers, animal control officers (ACO) and others gathered with Lincoln County…

The following locations will be closed and events canceled March 19 due to the storm:

-Red Cup Coffeehouse in Boothbay Harbor will close at 2 p.m.

-The Wiscasset Selectmen meeting…

A new funding formula proposed by the state corrections department could create major problems for the Lincoln-Sagadahoc regional jail, according to Mark Westrum, the administrator…

While the Save St. Andrews Task Force has been meeting regularly to stave off the changes at St. Andrews Hospital, the Lincoln County Healthcare community…

Members of the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Board of Directors hope to resolve a transportation conundrum that is a result of two towns considering…

Agnes V. Eckert, 84, of Alna died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth.

  She was born in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. on July 8…

Phyllis Colby Hodgdon Mortimer of Westport Island, died February 25, 2013, with her family by her side. 

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On March 19, residents of RSU 1 will be asked to vote to change the cost-sharing formula that determines the assessment of each member town. The RSU 1 website…

The first day of spring could look an awful lot like most of the winter.

A winter storm that as of March 18 is…

David Brewster Nash of Edgecomb died on Singer Island, Fla., February 17 surrounded by close friends and family. 

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Economic hard times impact small towns like Dresden, which this year faces about a $100,000 revenue shortfall, plus uncertainty about its share of this year’s…

Laura Mary Kilpatrick, 60, of Torrington, Conn., died peacefully on March 7, 2013 surrounded by people who loved her, including her beloved friend, Joe Faucher…

Alna voters doubled fire officials’ pay March 16. The vote followed an hour-long debate, the longest at this year’s annual town meeting.

The $610,026 town budget, down…

The Bank of Maine bid $1.5 million on the Boothbay Country Club before selling it to Southport philanthropist Paul Coulombe.

The previously unannounced…

Alna voters re-elected two selectmen and two other incumbent office-holders March 15 at the Alna fire station.

Second Selectman Jonathan Villeneuve and…

Woolwich selectmen held a special meeting the morning of March 15 to discuss the results of a meeting they had with the state fire marshal’s office earlier this week. In that…

Melba R. Cunningham, 92, died March 14 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

She was born October 16, 1920…

Please take notice that Daniel S. and Gail Freund, 56 Bassett Lane, Newfields, N.H. 03856, Dan: Cell/work: 603-475-5599, are intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act…

The following cases were reported on a Lincoln County Superior Court closed case report for February 20-March 11:

Jeffrey Barter, 23, Edgecomb,…

Last week, Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) participated in the kick-off event for a project to reinstate School Health Coordinators (SHCs).

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The Wiscasset Wine Outlet was auctioned off by the Bank of Maine, March 13, for $25,000, plus back taxes. The high bidder was Cecilio Juntura, the owner of the Taste of the Orient…

The following cases were reported on a Wiscasset Sixth District Court closed case report dated February 20-March 11:

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Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On March 9 Reserve Deputy Richard Woodward was dispatched to a…

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is March 14, 2013.

If you are a…

St. Andrews Hospital’s history has been marked by a steady stream of annual contributions and occasional large donation spikes to fund capital campaigns. …

In a community presentation on February 26, St. Andrews Task Force volunteer Patty Seybold presented the case for retaining St. Andrews Hospital as a critical…

Despite several Facebook commenters who reported a tremor, the United States Geological Survey did not have any reports of seismic activity in the Midcoast…

Westport Island Selectmen announced in their meeting March 11, the State Board of Property Tax Appeal’s board has ruled in favor of the town on an appeal brought by Rum Cove, and…

A fire in the ventilation system at Washburn & Doughty Shipyard burned hot for…

Folks walking or driving by the Wiscasset municipal parking lot the afternoon of March 9 took a second look, and, in some cases, probably didn’t believe what they were seeing:…

With the Wiscasset Fire Station and its equipment being about 20 years old, and new equipment not able to fit into the present building, Selectman William Curtis asked his fellow…

Alna selectmen said March 7 they would not support taking out a loan for a new fire truck in 2014. The town shouldn't take on new debt while it's still paying off loans for the…

In preparation for their March 20 community meeting at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County Healthcare released a second white paper Tuesday,…

On Tuesday, March 12, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office conducted a search warrant at the home of Robert Wallace, 54, on Birch Lane in the town of Newcastle.…

Over the last few months the Wiscasset Planning Office has been working with Lincoln County, the Maine Department of Transportation and Route 1 stakeholders to develop a master…

E. Vernon Gray died Monday, March 11 at his home.

He was born on July 13, 1926 in Farmington, the youngest son…

All three Alna selectmen oppose the 100-percent raises Fire Chief Mike Trask wants for fire officials. Voters will decide on the pay, and the rest of the town budget, at the annual…

Efficiency Maine has an incentive program that allows homeowners to get a Home Energy Assessment with $600 of free air sealing. Charlie Huntington, the owner of I&S Insulation…

A lawsuit filed by Montsweag Roadhouse over a year ago against the engineering firm that designed a failed septic system is expected to go to court as early as…

A militia should be part of any response to an emergency, an Alna man told Alna selectmen March 7.

Adam St. Jean's comments got the board talking…

After a day and a half of testimony before the State Board of Property Tax in Augusta between representatives of the Greenleaf Cove Association and the town of Westport Island,…

The town of Wiscasset could soon be looking at Mason Station building and the equipment in the building as assets to collect over $846,000 in overdue taxes.  …

Alna voters head to the polls for local elections Friday, March 15. No contests are on the ballot. All incumbents are unopposed in their reelection bids.

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