The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking public comments on Statoil’s proposal to develop an experimental wind farm in ocean waters about 12 miles off Boothbay Harbor. The bureau is also…

Thanks to Westport Island resident Robert Maynes, the U.S. Coast Guard knows where a missing buoy ended up. Maynes spotted nun buoy No. 18, which normally marks the southern tip of Barters Island…

Albert M. Waltz, 84, a resident of Wiscasset and formerly of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., died Monday evening, August 6 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta after a period of failing health.

Reginald Gracie Jr., 41, a former Boothbay Harbor pharmacist, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after admitting he took more than $120,000 in bribes and filing false…

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today she is cosponsoring legislation that would exempt U.S.Athletes from income taxes on the cash prizes that come with Olympic medals.

Former Alna Town Clerk Karen Smith pleaded guilty August 9 to aggravated criminal mischief in connection with a 2011 fire at her Edgecomb home.

State investigators allege Smith put…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On August 1, Deputy Todd Chilton was dispatched to a report of burglary in the Dresden…

Mary Dodge Brewer, former managing editor of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper, and Ann B. McGowan, former managing editor of the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, have been…

A Wiscasset woman is suing a Brunswick retail store for negligence in connection with her claim that a dolly crushed her foot six years ago.

In September 2006 Susan…

Changes that will convert St. Andrews from hospital to healthcare center were unanimously approved last week.

MaineHealth, the…

Westport Island’s Withdrawal Committee members are busy searching for alternatives to RSU 12 for the town’s 72 students. The town voted June 12 to begin the process of withdrawing from…

A Westport Island man was rushed to the hospital after falling about 10 feet from a ladder onto stairs Aug. 7.

James Cromwell, 41, was reportedly working on a house on the Sortwell Road on…

Two jail employees were taking their usual lunchtime walk around the grounds of Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset Aug. 2. “And we heard this little noise coming from the woods,”…

Richard Jordan hopes to hold a race at Wiscasset Raceway the second or third week in October. But he can't solidify those plans until the property is officially his.

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The Wiscasset Withdrawal Committee will ask the town's selectmen to appoint an ad-hoc committee to look into future plans for the Wiscasset School system.
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Paul Ouellette got through the first three decades of his life with no thought of being a firefighter. Then a car crashed into an elementary school across the street from his house.…

An accident snarled traffic on Route 1 in front of Shaw's Supermarket in Wiscasset about 11:15 a.m. Aug. 3.

Sigurbjorn Gislason, 38, of Topsham, was driving north in a 2008 red Chevrolet…

An Edgecomb arson case will end in a guilty plea, although what the defendent will plead to is not known.

Karen Smith, 52, is charged with arson in connection with a fire at her Edgecomb…

Two Bridges Regional Jail held a Promotion Celebration on Thursday, July 26, 2012 to recognize officers who have been promoted to the ranks of Corporal, Sergeant or Lieutenant.  …

Westport Island resident E. Davies Allan requested the selectmen appoint a Road Committee at their meeting July 30.

The selectmen took…

The Wiscasset Municipal Airport is hosting an open house Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-12, featuring the Texas Flying Legends Museum.

This is the second annual event showcasing the Legends…

Frank Sprague was manning Sprague's Lobster & Clam Bake in Wiscasset Aug. 3, when former governor turned congressional hopeful Angus King stopped by. The Main Street business owner offered the…

Todd Alan Poland, 53, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 28, 2012 surrounded by his loving family.

He was…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen anticipated some fiery opposition to a no-smoking policy on the grounds of all town facilities, including the fire department, but the matter sailed through with no…

A Tennessee man was arrested after crashing a car into a tree in front of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at around 3 a.m. on Aug. 1.

Aubrey Smith, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is charged…

A Boothbay Harbor man was arrested July 27 on drug charges.

Brandon Harrington, 32, of Boothbay Harbor, is charged with cultivation…

Jackie Cunha spent Tuesday morning painting the clapboard siding on a building she and her husband Christopher Cunha purchased in June. They plan to re-open their security business – Twin City…

At Edgecomb's next annual town meeting in May 2013, residents could order a town-wide property revaluation. At least, the Board of Selectmen plans to ask for one.
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Boothbay Harbor native Ellie Logan and her U.S. women's eight rowing team defeated Canada by half a boat length to win the gold medal at the London Olympics Aug. 2.

The U.S. team won gold at…

A private school in Alna wants to put up two yurts for added classroom space. A driveway expansion the school is also planning also drew some discussion at the July 26 Alna Selectmen’s meeting.…

The State Board of Corrections held an emergency meeting in Augusta July 31 to approve a plan that puts out-of-county inmates back in Somerset County Jail.
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Eleanor “Deedee” Kaman, 84, of Boothbay, died at her home Monday, July 30, 2012, with her daughter at her bedside.

Born in Akron, Ohio…

Mary's Pop-In, a longtime Route 1 landmark, was demolished July 31.

With the Edgecomb property vacant, the Maine Department of…

An Edgecomb fire truck is awaiting an estimated $12,000 in repairs after a recent training session with other fire departments took a surprising turn. Rocks – a lot of them – were pumped into the…

Being arrested and convicted of criminal trespass has not deterred two Wiscasset women from doing what they feel is not only their right, but their duty – to protest what is wrong for our country…

On July 31, hospital administrators said the changes planned for St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor are more about quality than finances.

“Essentially there are no savings (from the…

The Wiscasset Selectmen voted to endorse an upcoming special town meeting article that would give the town three months to rework the code enforcement officer’s budget if that budget fails.…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent Summonses

On July 27, Jean E. Smith, 61…

With the first school bell of fall still a good month away, Boothbay-area children may still be thinking sun, sundaes and sleeping in. But Sue Burge and the many people the Boothbay woman has…

The Edgecomb Town Hall's moisture problems could finally be coming to an end. Griffin Construction of Edgecomb dug up the earth around the building's south side the week of July 23 and began…

Mary C. Duncan, 97, died peacefully July 26 in Boothbay. She was the wife of the late Roger F. Duncan.  

Mary was vibrant every day of her life and attended to the interests of her children…

St. Andrews will no longer be a hospital and 50 employees will lose their jobs once changes – outlined July 30 in meetings with employees and in an employee newsletter – are…

The Wiscasset town manager and town treasurer are working to reduce money owed to the town through outstanding taxes, liens, sewer and ambulance bills. From April 17 through June 5, the treasurer…

St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor has held a special place in this region for more than 100 years. Its history tells a story of a devoted community, of regular outpourings of charity and,…

Reona “Rea Rea” (Bean) Heino, 80, a resident of the Chandler Road, Belgrade Lakes and formerly of Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully on July 24, 2012 in her home surrounded by her…

A commercial truck tore down power and cable lines in two towns before being pulled over on Route 27 in Wiscasset in the morning on July 25.

The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office received a…

Secretary of State Charlie Summers held a public drawing Friday to determine the order of the bond questions that will appear on the November 6, 2012 General Election ballot. The drawing was held…

A celebration of the life and art of Mary Jo Rines will be held at 152 Dogfish Head Road,  Southport on Saturday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m.

The following cases were reported on a Lincoln County Superior Court closed case reported dated July 12 through July 20:

Joshua D.…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On July 23, Cory P. Hodgdon, 18, of Wiscasset was…