Firefighters from Woolwich and Arrowsic set fire to this house on the River Road (Route 128) in Woolwich Sunday morning as a training exercise, sending up heavy plumes of black smoke that could be…

The cost and maintenance of the public's septic issues has been a setback to development among some towns, but renewed interest in village dwelling has prompted studies into alternative methods…

Recently drafted withdrawal plans from Wiscasset and Westport Island have not been easy to obtain, despite this newspaper's research determining that the plans are public…

The politicians have put away their signs for another November, but  sixth graders at Edgecomb Eddy School have just begun to campaign. They've got many of the things a cause needs…

St. Andrews Hospital supporters have a lot more to be thankful for this week with yesterday’s gift of $25,000 from Southport philanthropist Paul Coulombe.

Task Force Chairman Chuck…

There is a lot up in the air right now for wind energy production off the coast of Maine. Statoil, the Norwegian energy company that is considering a pilot floating wind park 12…

Lincoln County's Budget Advisory Committee finalized county budget recommendations for commissioners November 15 at a meeting that took less than 15 minutes. The result was a $10.2 million tax…

After months of campaigning, more than 21,000 votes cast and an official recount a winner has been decided in the Maine State Senate District 20 race.

On November 21, Christopher Johnson, D-…

A nonprofit school has apologized to Alna selectmen for posting 15 mph speed limit signs on a local road.

Selectmen had wondered what led to the signs…

Following disappointing election results, Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) members and candidates took stock for a day or two and then turned their efforts toward…

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of both the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and a member of the Armed Services Committee,  announced the U.S. Navy has awarded Reed and Reed…

Mary Stevens Grant, 88, of Bourne, Mass. died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Burton A. Grant to whom she was married to for 71 years.…

A celebration of Bruce MacDonald's reelection to the Maine House of Representatives will be held at the Boothbay Fire Station on Route 27 (911 Wiscasset Road) Friday, Dec. 7, from 5-7 p.m. Hors d'…

Close to 200 Lincoln County Democratic Party volunteers went into action during the final weeks of this year's election campaign, according to party officers, and the volunteer…

Margie Kluck, 443 Back River Road, wheel-chair accessible ramp.

Sharon Beck, 10 Shackleton’s Way, 24’ x 28’ garage with 12’ x 28’ attic space.…

The Sixth District Court in Wiscasset reported the following cases in its Closed Case Report dated November 2-13:

Christopher A. Benner, 20, Damariscotta, Commercial Shell-fishing…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds recorded the following land transfers October 15-November 9:

Boothbay – Alan J. McLaughlin, Leena Marjukka Jansson to…

The memorial service for Clifton Tibbetts, who died November 8, 2012, has been changed to the Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay. The service…

A consortium of scientists, led by Bigelow Laboratory’s Ramunas Stepanauskas, has received a major award of services from the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome…

A Waldoboro man is due in court next month on a criminal mischief charge, for allegedly pulling several wires down onto Eddy Road in Edgecomb while operating an…

Recently drafted withdrawal plans from Wiscasset and Westport Island have not been easy to obtain, despite this newspapers' research determining that…

Depending on how residents respond at a public hearing early next month, the town of Woolwich may see one of two design proposals for a town office addition on next year's annual town meeting…

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department has additional funds from the state to screen visitors, but due to limited space, the department is trying to find a better location in the Lincoln County…

A Jefferson gun shop owner and former Waldoboro police officer is expected to go to trial early next month in a case alleging he sexually molested two young boys. Leigh Abbott, 67, of Jefferson…

On the evening of November 1, Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) held its annual Awards Banquet at the North Nobleboro Community Building. More than 60…

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is November 15, 2012.

If you are…

An influx of special education students, support staff and other unanticipated costs have caused a $500,000 gap in the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 budget, finance committee members…

Representatives from towns in Regional School Unit 1 (Bath, West Bath, Phippsburg, Arrowsic and Woolwich) agree they like a “cost per student” education funding formula, but are not yet in…

Reverend Stephen Foote of Bremen, 70, was arrested and charged with trafficking in prison contraband, a Class C crime, on November 1.

Following a joint…

Dan S. Edgerton died November 2, 2012 in Brunswick at the age of 84.

He was born in Rutland, Vt. March 15, 1928 to Phyllis Burke Edgerton and Dan…

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s new proposed cost sharing formula was approved by the voters across the eight towns in the district with 4,481 in favor and 2,710…

In the 1950s, the YMCA camp on Back Narrows Road in Boothbay was one of the few places Maxine Tourtillotte could afford to take her two young sons. “It was a godsend,” she said.…

Braced against an icy wind, Woolwich Code Enforcement Officer Bruce Engert, selectmen and a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official shivered on the snowy banks of the town park late…

Daren Graves, owner of G & G Towing in Boothbay, is accepting donations of food, food for animals, lumber, clothing and more to bring to New York…

Reby, 13, is tentatively scheduled to head home from Dresden December 1, about six weeks after she had heart surgery in Portland. Demilia Diescia, left, a Haitian friend of Reby's, is also in…

Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith still wants to turn Edgecomb's River Road into Route 215 from Boothbay to Newcastle, even though a state transportation official says the change…

Frances L. Caddick, 90, of West Kingstown and formerly Coventry, R.I., died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Shady Acres Nursing Home after a long illness.

She was born in Boothbay Harbor on…

Following a race that had more than 21,500 votes cast and was separated by fewer than 130, Republican Les Fossel will seek a recount.

Fossel, R-Alna, lost to incumbent Chris Johnson, D-…

On October 31, after serving a 21-month jail sentence, Richard “Dik” Brackett's new attorney Jeremy Platt asked Justice Andrew Horton for a new trial at the Lincoln County Superior Count…

Lincoln County Democratic Party candidates in this year's elections hosted a thank-you reception for their many volunteers Sunday, Nov. 11 at the party's headquarters on Main…

Edgecomb voters have a special town meeting with a total of $32,500 on the line, Monday, Nov. 19. Residents will consider taking $7,500 from surplus funds, including $5,000 for…

Average retail gasoline prices in Maine have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.60 per gallon. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.2 cents per gallon…

Braced against an icy wind, Woolwich Code Enforcement Officer Bruce Engert, selectmen and a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official shivered on the snowy banks of the town park late…

Recent summons

On November 7, Brian D. Carver, 33, of Wiscasset was…

Please take notice that Dorothy Lindemann, c/o Kenneth Lindemann, 7 Sheraton Lane, Rumson, NJ 07760-1378, is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application…

Please take notice that Donald and Kathrine McFarland, Post Office Box 236, Gardiner, Maine, are intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the…

Andrew Wheeler of Boothbay was released from Central Maine Medical Center early last week, according to long-time family friend, Neal Verge, also of Boothbay.

Following the November 2…

Jean Hammond Mayhew Carter, a highly respected and loved woman, died November 10 in Delaware at her daughter Ruth Mayhew Evan’s house, with three of her daughters by her side.  She…

Raymond Croxford Jr., of Wiscasset, 88, died November 10, 2012.

He was born in Kenduskeag, the son of Raymond Sr. and Mary Ellen (Elwood) Croxford. Raymond attended schools in Dixmont and…

Joan Stickney, a former summer resident at Ocean Point, died in Portimao, Portugal October 30, 2012.

Joan had spent summers with her parents, George and Charlotte…