The Wiscasset Lions Club voted to donate $500 to the “Feed our Scholars” program at its meeting March 6 at Ship’s Chow Hall. The club is also planning to hold a bake sale at Ames…

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Northern Shrimp Section voted Friday to allow fishing seven days a week in both the trap and trawl fishery…

Gov. Paul R. LePage today announced that the iconic Maine lobster fishery has received the prestigious international Marine Stewardship Council’s Sustainable…

Kids in Lincoln County are using and selling prescription drugs they steal from their parents' and grandparents' medicine cabinets, a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy told a…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Lincoln) has been appointed as one of two members representing the Senate to the Lobster Management Policy Council for the 2013-2014 term…

As state legislators debate cuts in local funding, Regional School Unit 12 Finance Committee members and staff discuss ways to become more efficient as they…

A martial arts instructor who teaches in Randolph was arrested March 7 by State Police and charged with sexual abuse of a minor after allegedly having sex with one of his students.

Brant…

Lorene E. Pinkham, 88, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Freeport Nursing Home.

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Greenleaf Cove Association’s request to the State Board of Property Tax Review Board for a continuance has been denied, and the appeal hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, March 6…

Please be advised that the Route 1, Station 46 Bridge over Maine Eastern Railroad in Woolwich (bridge adjacent to the Taste of Maine) will be reduced to two 10-foot-6-inch lanes starting Monday,…

Wiscasset selectmen took care of town business March 5. They sold the old superintendent’s office, approved an amusement permit for the Wiscasset Raceway, wrote off $11,337 in EMA debt,…

The foreclosed-on owners of the Boothbay Country Club want a court to throw out the Bank of Maine's…

The town of Wiscasset has been granted a default judgment in the town’s lawsuit against Mason Station in the amount of $846,263.    

The town filed the…

Westport Island selectmen announced at their meeting Monday evening the town’s annual town meeting will be held Saturday, June 29 at the historic town hall, with election of town…

Edgecomb selectmen don't plan to ask residents for a raise this year, despite the chairman's argument that the board's pay should go up again along with other elected officials'…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On February 27, Andrew Small, 37, of Bath was issued a summons for Trafficking of Alcohol in a…

James Thomas McCaffery of Stonington, Conn., formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died suddenly at home from a stroke on February 20, 2013.

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Alan Leslie Keith of Portsmouth, N.H., a former Boothbay Harbor resident, died at his New Hampshire studio home surrounded by his loving family. 

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Former Alna selectman Chris Cooper urged selectmen February 28 to speak out against Gov. Paul LePage's proposed cuts in state funding to towns.

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Sharon Lee Nadeau Cline died in the company of her family on March 2, 2013 following an 18-month battle with cancer.

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On January 1, the Association of Wiscasset Firefighters drew the Grand Prize for the 15th Annual Race Raffle.

Amanda Cloutier of Topsham won the Grand…

The town of Wiscasset and Lincoln County Television are looking for a volunteer to operate the video camera at the town office during hearings and board meetings.

Edgecomb could vote on a referendum about St. Andrews Hospital either at the polls May 10 or at town meeting on May 11, Selectman and St. Andrews Task Force member Stuart Smith…

Evelyn B. Burnell, 94, of Westport Island and formerly of Lexington, Mass. died March 2 after a long period of declining health. 

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A Japanese film crew was in Wiscasset last week to interview Maine Yankee spokesperson Eric Howes and residents regarding the Maine Yankee Nuclear…

An announcement from Second Selectman David Probert about his decision not to seek reelection to a second 3-year term took the other two members of the Dresden…

A request from Greenleaf Cove Association to the State Board of Property Tax Review for a continuance has been denied. The appeal will be heard on Wednesday, March 6, and Thursday…

Priscilla S. Dickson, 88, a lifelong resident of Wiscasset, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

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Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Deputy appointed as state DARE coordinator

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A little after 7:30 p.m. on February 26, Robert Buck was cooking his birthday dinner in his 1700s-era colonial on the Middle Road in Woolwich when he heard a…

UPDATE: Due to the impending storm, the community forum scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Lincoln County Communications Center in…

All RSU 12 schools are closing at 11:30 a.m. and after school activities are canceled.

The Maine Department of Education recently released the High School graduation rates for the state of Maine. Although the high school graduation rate is up within the state for the…

Westport Island selectmen followed the advice of their attorney, William Dale, at the meeting February 25, to move forward with the appeal process of the Greenleaf Cove Association…

Woolwich residents may be asked to approve a land acquisition for the construction of a new, standalone town office building at the annual town meeting this…

Wiscasset selectmen have been criticized recently for not focusing more on economic development. In the goals and objectives being considered by the board of selectmen for 2013-…

Arthur R. Young, 92, formally of Newton Road, Bath, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Hillhouse Assisted Living, Bath.

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Edgecomb selectmen on February 25 decided to meet Monday, March 4, to begin work on their budget proposal. The board is still also scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. March 11 at town hall.

A winter storm warning has been issued (again) for Wednesday, Feb. 27 and Thursday, Feb. 28.

The storm is expected to reach southern and western Maine by dawn on Wednesday. Periods of heavy…

Betty M. Twarog of Edgecomb, died on February 6, 2013 at the age of 85. 

Betty was born in New York City and…

Arthur J. Keegan of Melrose, Mass. died peacefully on Monday, February 25, 2013 at his daughter and son-in-law's home. He was 79 years old.

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After more research and new comments from residents February 21, Alna selectmen were still unsure how long the town can go before its next property revaluation.

Lincoln County Recycling has a new rear loader compactor container (dump truck or “packer”) to haul recycled plastics.

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Whitefield is seeking a $58,886 state grant to expand local high-speed Internet access.

Internet provider Time-Warner would pay another $17,250 toward…

Wiscasset’s Lions Club will consider supporting a backpack program being organized to provide children who are living with food insecurity with meals on the weekend when they are…

Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask expects to ask for a new fire truck a year from now. He estimates it'll cost between $250,000 and $300,000, or between $87,000 and $137,000 more than the…

UPDATE: As of approximately 3 p.m., February 24, 10.5 inches of snow had fallen in the Midcoast region, according to National Weather Service…

The state’s highest court will hear lawyers’ arguments in April on a former Maine State Trooper’s appeal of his sex crime convictions.

The Maine…

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is February 14, 2012.

If you are…