The State Board of Corrections has been working to define their role and what authority they have. The way board and state officials see that role, it appears more state funds will…

Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for August 31 to September 17:

Brandon S. Copeland, 34, Boothbay Harbor, Negotiating a Worthless Instrument,…

At 2:51 …

Wiscasset property owners with homes valued at $150,000 will see an increase of $112.50 in their 2012-2013 tax bills. The selectmen signed the town’s tax commitment at their…

William Harrison, 40, of Charleston, Mass., faces arraignment September 27 for allegedly attacking a…

An accident occurring on Route 27 in Dresden, brought traffic to a stop on Wednesday afternoon. A 1995 Chevrolet pickup driven by Joe King, 16, of East Wilton, went off the road…

Woolwich selectmen set the town's mil rate at 12.8 after meeting with the auditor Monday afternoon, September 17. The town used $800,000 from surplus toward the total municipal appropriation of $1…

FBI agents arrested a Boothbay Harbor man at his Townsend Avenue home in the early morning on September 19.

Garrett “Denny” Denniston, 62, formerly of Sandy…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On September 16, Reserve Deputy Thomas Hoepner responded to a report of an assault in the Southport Island…

The State Forensic Service will examine a Waldoboro woman to determine her mental state when she allegedly shot and killed Norman P. Benner Jr. According to a State Police…

An Edgecomb Eddy School parent has told the Edgecomb Selectmen he is “very concerned” about the board's recent discussion on the school's future.

The…

How would ratepayers who use Central Maine Power feel about a new power line coming from Newcastle to Boothbay – a better one that would prevent blackouts and solve reliability issues during the…

Wiscasset's primary, middle and high schools had a two-hour delay on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

School officials made the decision after overnight storms triggered a power outage at the buildings…

The Westport Island RSU 12 withdrawal committee discussed the proposed withdrawal agreement that will be used between the SVRSU 12 negotiating committee and the Westport Island withdrawal…

It was an “amazing rescue,” according to Eric Graves, president of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.

A small sailboat, half sunk on a mooring near the shipyard on the afternoon of…

Arthur A Barbour Jr., M. D., 86, of Trevett died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 from complications related to congestive heart failure. 

He was born on Feb. 23, 1926 in Medford, Mass. to Arthur A…

Maine Department of Transportation representatives will hold a workshop with the Wiscasset and Edgecomb boards of selectmen Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wiscasset…

Dozens of volunteers scraped, painted, picked up and mowed Wiscasset Speedway September 16, ahead of an October 20 race.

A $5 donation will get a person in to watch or…

Plans have been scrapped for three Chinese students to attend Wiscasset High School this year. Their prospective host families all had personal situations come up that left them…

The St. Andrews task force’s volunteers have begun to comb through Lincoln County Healthcare’s reports and financial statements. 

Last week, Andrew Twaddle found a recommendation in the…

There will be public hearings next month regarding the changes in how the towns in Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 share education costs. The school district's board of directors approved…

Arnold D. McLain of Edgecomb died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 after a long battle with cancer.

He was born December 14, 1947, the son of Dana Prior McLain and Gwen (Stover) McLain. He graduated…

Harry Tuck Leach, 95, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born on October 17, 1916 in Needham, Mass., the son of William Fullerton…

The Edgecomb-based environmental advocacy group, Friends of the Coast, hosted French video journalist, Bernard Nicolas and cameraman Christophe Espenan, on September 5 and 6. 

The Arte…

Please take notice that Elaine Hebert and Jeffrey Suyematsu, 2 King Arthur Court, Boxford, MA 01921-1703, are intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit…

Gertrude Dunning Barstow, 83, of Waldoboro, died September 10, 2012 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

She was born in Wiscasset on August 13, 1929, a daughter of Warren Ira and Florence M…

On page 20 of the October 2012 issue of Runner's World, Dr. Aquilino Alamo of Boothbay is recognized for his 45-mile run during the 50th annual Windjammer Days held in June.

The Jammers and…

Stanley Richard Cole, 84, of Cape Porpoise died on August 29 from a broken heart after losing his wife, Deborah Cole, just over two months earlier. 

He was born in 1929 to Olive and Hampton…

The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Removal will meet from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Davis Island Grill in Edgecomb.…

Richard Hunt Shelly died Monday, August 20, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio, where he spent the last 5 years of his life residing with his daughter.

Born in Germantown, Pa. to the late Dr. Percy Van…

With cooler nights drawing into Alna, it was unclear where the town office would be getting its oil this winter.

In recent years, the town has pre-…

When Westport Island resident E. Davies Allan requested the selectmen appoint a road committee at their meeting on July 29, the selectmen took no action…

Lawyers for Brandon Smith and Renee Monteiro, both 25, of Alna expect their clients to plead guilty September 20 to charges in connection with the April mugging of Boothbay Harbor artist Kathleen…

The relocation of Mountain Road in Woolwich, proposed in June by Dr. Richard…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen signed a tax commitment Monday night, September 10 to cover the town’s $1.8 million share of local, county and school expenses for 2012-2013.…

Absentee ballots for the November election are not yet available, but Woolwich residents can get applications at the town office.…

The state should upgrade River Road if St. Andrews Hospital's emergency room closes, Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith said.

The road would take on…

Sagadahoc County has formed an economic development office and is seeking residents throughout the county to represent their towns during a general assembly in Bath on October 18. 

The…

With the clock ticking toward the April 1 closing of St. Andrews emergency room and hospital wing, the four-town task force made a plea for additional funds to keep the effort afloat. 

“It’s…

With fewer students attending Edgecomb Eddy School, selectmen want to speak with the school committee about either boosting enrollment or closing the school and transporting…

Of all the changes proposed at St. Andrews, the conversion of the emergency room to an urgent care center continues to raise the most public concern.

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Kathleen Billis was attacked in the parking lot of Trader Joe's in Portland on April 5, but she planned to appear at one of her alleged attackers' sentencing hearing on September 12 in…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On September 6, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of criminal trespass to the town office in Newcastle. It…

In a low voter turnout Tuesday, Sept. 11, Wiscasset voters narrowly approved all four questions on the ballot.

There were 270 votes cast, which is…

Rampant drug abuse throughout Maine, a resurgence of the “sovereign citizen movement,” and workplace safety were among the topics discussed by county officials who flocked to Boothbay Harbor for…

A two-vehicle traffic accident on Route 1 in Edgecomb on September 11 resulted in injuries to both drivers. The accident occurred at the intersection of Cross Road at approximately 4:11 p.m.

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds recorded the following land transfers August 20 through September 7:

ALNA – Anne P. Kofler, Susan J. Kofler, John K. Kofler to Jeffrey A. Philbrick…

Phyllis Herald Verney, 80, of Alna, died peacefully September 8, 2012 at her home with her husband of 57 years, Richard, by her side.

Phyllis was born May 4, 1932, in Damariscotta to Lester…

Would more people visit Alna's veterans memorial benches if they were in a different spot? Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask thinks so.

He'd like to see them…

The public had a final chance to discuss cost-sharing changes proposed for Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 during a special hearing in Somerville Wednesday night, September 5.

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