The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is September 13, 2012.

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If Damariscotta swaps its police force for Lincoln County sheriff's deputies, the change would not affect county taxes, officials said.

The town would…

David P. McKay, 85, of Hudson, Mass., formerly of Shrewsbury, Mass., died on September 4, 2012, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Patricia…

Please take notice that Grace S. Ryder, P.O. Box 128, Compton, N.H. 03223 603-726-3389, is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the Maine…

Wiscasset District Court recorded the following cases in its Closed Case Report for Aug. 13-31:

Thomas Annis, 47, Portland, Violating Protective…

A neighbor contacted Terry Garner of West Alna Road in Alna September 1 to ask if he was missing any sheep. A ram was running around not far from there, near Cross Road.…

Some may be disappointed that the September 5 meeting between the towns’ hospital task force and Lincoln County Healthcare didn’t produce more tangible results. 

After two and half hours,…

Rose Katherine (Chapman) Boudin, 77, of Damariscotta, died on September 5, 2012, at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta after bravely facing the many challenges of a progressive condition known as…

The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) needs to replace a culvert on the Middle Road in Woolwich and will be closing the road for up to four days to do the work, Woolwich road commissioner…

Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for Aug. 13-31: …

Ben Bulkeley has been hired as a full-time reporter for the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper.

Bulkeley is a Cornish, N.H. native and 2008 graduate of the University of New Hampshire…

Wiscasset Speedway's owners are issuing an open invitation for September 16 to anyone who wants to help get the track ready to open. They also plan to meet with race car drivers…

Alarming and painful as the announcement has been, the April 2013 closure of St. Andrews emergency room, and the accompanying loss of its hospital license, is not unfamiliar to smaller communities…

The Maine Public Utilities Commission is accepting public comment on proposed terms that would govern any long-term contract between Statoil and Maine utilities for offshore wind energy…

If Wiscasset leaves Regional School Unit 12, would residents favor  closing any of the town's three schools? Would they support paying tuition…

In two meetings in as many weeks, the St. Andrews task force formally asked for a six-month moratorium on hospital changes, hired a lawyer and began the serious work of organizing volunteers and…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent Summonses

On August 27, Dustin R. Bibber, 23, of Boothbay Harbor was issued a…

A graveside service will be held for Margaret S. Hodgdon on Friday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m.

The service will be held at the Ocean View Cemetery in Boothbay. All family and friends are…

A Haitian girl is due back in Dresden in a matter of weeks to await new treatment on her heart. Nancy Call of Blinn Hill Road got word a couple of weeks ago that Rose Julie Reby…

The American Academy of Pediatrics selected its Maine chapter to receive an award for excellence on behalf of children across the state and ultimately nationwide.

Dr. Steven Feder, president…

Richard “Dick” Bianchi, of Fairfield, Conn. and Southport died on June 30, 2012, of complications from multiple myeloma.

He was born is Somerville, Mass. on May 14, 1928, graduated from…

He was born in Quincy, Mass. in 1936, the son of David G. and Ethel L. (Wills) Way, and attended Quincy and Acton high schools. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Renssalear Polytechnic…

Donald Gerhart Paxson died August 29, 2012 at his home in Boothbay Harbor following a brief illness.

Don was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 27, 1933, shortly before his family moved…

A Boothbay Harbor man was sentenced August 30 to serve 12 years in prison for gross sexual assault against a young girl.

Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Hjelm sentenced Kenneth…

Michael J. Busque, 59, of Readfield, died August 27, 2012 in Greene as the result of a motorcycle accident. 

He was born in Augusta on February 20, 1953, the son of Forest Busque and Loraine…

Woolwich selectmen met with staff members of the Department of Environmental Protection recently to see how the town could change a section of the shorefront on Nequasset Brook. Selectmen want to…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen voted Monday 2-1 in favor of a 15-mil tax rate to cover about a half million dollars in the property tax-supported portion of a total $696,251 budget for…

In its first meeting, the new St. Andrews Task Force asked Lincoln County Healthcare for a six-month moratorium on any changes and voted to hire a lawyer specializing in healthcare to…

 The first St. Andrews task force meeting was held Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the Boothbay Town Office. The following videos feature Lincoln County Healthcare Vice President for Physician…

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen plan to discuss whether a subcommittee is needed to help in the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 12 at a future meeting, either on Sept. 4 or 18. 

Perleston L. “Bub” Pert of Topsham died on August 27 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough.

He was born in Bath on January 25, 1931, the son of Perleston L., Sr., and…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On August 27, Deputy Mark Bridgham received a report of theft of property at Standpipe Redemption on Mills…

Mark Hanley's snowplows will clear Alna's roads again next winter, at the same cost to the town as the 2011-2012 deal.

…

Richard and Vanessa Jordan, the new owners of the former Wiscasset Raceway, were relieved when the town's Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a reduced valuation and tax abatement on their…

The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen passed a motion to participate in a special task force made up of representatives from each of the towns of Edgecomb, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport to…

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen denied Mason Station an abatement request on over 80 lots on the company's 33-acre Birch Point Road property during a special meeting August 28. 

Selectmen…

Knowing the right questions to ask is important; for communications officers it can be a matter of life and death.

The Lincoln County Communications…

Motorists on Edgecomb’s Route 27 began passing an unusual sight at the town’s new fire station the week of August 20. In the part of the freshly paved parking lot that is nearest the road, a fire…

Elected leaders from Edgecomb and three other towns agreed August 22 to join forces to try to keep a hospital on the peninsula. One Edgecomb selectman and his counterparts…

Lincoln G. Bailey, 81, a resident of Enfield for 32 years, died peacefully at Parkway Pavilion on August 25. 

He was the beloved husband to Adele (Muise) Bailey and the son of the late…

Maggie disappeared from Fort Road in Edgecomb on August 25.

She was wearing a white and red checkered collar and is micro-chipped with the name George Sharrard as her…

Information from area residents was key to the Boothbay Harbor Police Department’s arrest of a suspect within hours of a burglary off West Street on August 21.  

Boothbay Harbor Police Chief…

Ryan Leighton, a native of the Boothbay region, has been hired as a full-time reporter for the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper.

Leighton grew up on Barters Island and attended the…

Lillian May Page, 89, of Wiscasset died August 22, 2012 at her residence.

She was born in Boothbay on October 4, 1922, a daughter of Eleazer and Marion…

Richard Jordan has completed his purchase of the Wiscasset Raceway. He signed the papers closing the deal on August 22, he said.

“It feels wonderful,”…

The deadline for submissions for the September 6 edition is Friday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. 

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, in observance…

Selectmen reiterated their support for the code enforcement officer position, Lincoln County Television, and a contingency fund during an August 21 public hearing regarding an upcoming special…

The Woolwich Board of Selectmen will hold all future meetings at Woolwich Central School, starting on Tuesday, Sept. 4, for a six-month trial period. Monday, Sept. 3 is Labor Day and the town…

Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 has scheduled three public hearings to hear comments on proposed changes to the local cost allocation process. Throughout the eight-town district, two meetings are…

Retired Fire Chief Arthur Richardson, a 48-year veteran of the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department, was presented with the Bob Maxcy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs…