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…

The Greenleaf Cove Association applied to have part of their property classified as Open Space. Westport Island denied that application, and the assocation is now appealing that decision to the…

Virginia Braley McDougall, 96, daughter of the late John and Mildred Morrill Braley of Saco, died on July 23, 2012 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor. She was born in Cornish on April 18,…

The Wiscasset Budget Committee voted to oppose all articles on the Sept. 11 special town meeting warrant.

At their meeting on July 19, the committee voted unanimously against all four budget…

It would appear that Wiscasset and Westport Island are not the only towns in Maine unhappy with their school district. According to RSU 12 school board Chairwoman Hilary Holm, there are 16 towns…

The Boothbay Board of Selectmen believes St. Andrews Hospital is closing and they're worried about what that would mean for the region.

There has been no indication from the hospital's…

The Board of Corrections took no action on a proposal from Somerset County Jail that would re-open the jail to out-of-county inmates.

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The following cases were reported on a Wiscasset District Court closed case report dated July 12 through July 20:

Richard Austin, 35,…

The state has made good on its plans to crack down on illegal fishing for elvers. More violators have been caught and they’ve been getting stiffer penalties in court.

Also called glass eels…

When an anonymous donor heard about Edgecomb resident and library trustee Tom Boudin's failed efforts to get the town to fully fund the library's request this year, he sent a $7,000 check. It will…

Evered Leon Trask, 74, of Boothbay Harbor died Sunday morning, July 22, 2012 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born November 25, 1937 at his family home on Lobster Cove,…

Evered Trask walked a lot with his best pal Blueberry.

Not as much as he used to, due to some physical problems, but still more than most. He was a pretty regular crosser of the Footbridge,…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On July 16, Deputy Mark Bridgham took a report of a theft of a 14-foot aluminum boat (value: $1,500) and a…

Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following between June 18 and July 12:

Nikolas M. Ames, 21, Waldoboro, domestic violence criminal threatening, guilty.

Aaron Blackman, 28,…

They came with tractors. They came with weed-whackers. A former employee of Wiscasset Raceway came with his knowledge of where the holes are, so he could point them out to the people bush-hogging…

The RSU 12 central office is moving from Whitefield to the Somerville Elementary School at 665 Patricktown Rd. The Special Education and Alternative Education office is also moving to Somerville…

A sign asking for clean fill near the water’s edge at the end of Water Street and in view of the Wiscasset Water Treatment plant raised a lot of concerns this past week.
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Westport Island selectmen are reviewing a Small Harbor Improvement Program grant application to built a ramp and float at the town’s new jetty on Back River.
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When a resident called Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith from her River Road home last week, Smith could hear fireworks popping over the phone. That’s why she was calling.

Smith described the…

Muriel Low Giles, 89, of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully at the Hospice House in Auburn on July 6, 2012.

Muriel was born on Sept. 1, 1922, in Boothbay Harbor, the youngest of four children…

As a consequence of recent local and national media coverage about the Cuckolds Rescue, we've received many inquiries asking how one goes about acquiring a lighthouse, and what is involved in…

Lincoln County hopes to begin a photo mapping project that county officials say will make town planning and emergency operations a lot easier.

County…

The Wiscasset selectmen approved six budget items to go before voters at a special town meeting Sept. 11.

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The Bank of Maine wants Edgecomb to keep paying them the tax incentives that used to go to developer Roger Bintliff’s company, Edgecomb Development.

The Westport Island and Wiscasset withdrawal committee appointments are now complete.

The selectmen in each town appointed three…

As members of the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority finish the budget for the coming year, they want to invite…

Vincent Durwood Lewis, 92, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at his home on Barters Island.

He was born on December 4, 1919, the son of…

The following land transfers were recorded at the Lincoln County Registry of Deeds in Wiscasset from June 25 to July 5

Alna – Naomi Nelson to Naomi Nelson

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The RSU 12 school board will vote on a new formula for distributing school costs among district towns, possibly at their next meeting.

The new cost sharing formula distributes education…

One driver fled the scene of a three-car accident on Main Street in Wiscasset that sent one woman to the hospital.

Melissa Balducci, 29, of Brunswick, stopped to let a car out of Water…

Margaret Cherrie Willson Arrington, part-time Boothbay resident for over 60 years, died on July 1, 2012, at Meadow Glen Assisted Living in Leesburg, Va., with her family by her…

Alwilda Letitia (Gray) Munson, 91, of Hooper Street in Wiscasset, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at Hill House Assisted Living in Bath.

Allie was born in Winn on March 10, 1921, a daughter of…

Richard Jordan doesn’t have all the “hows” figured out yet, but the Wiscasset Raceway's new owner hopes to hold one race there before the end of the 2012 racing season.
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With two towns are exploring withdrawal from RSU 12, the district school board has responded by creating a withdrawal committee of its own.

The Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Board…

The Westport Island and Wiscasset withdrawal committee appointments are now complete.

The selectmen in each town appointed three…

Please join the family and friends of Elizabeth Anne “Biz” Neily for a celebration of her life and journey at the East Boothbay United Methodist Church on Wednesday, July 25, at 1:30 p.m.

A…

STATE OF MAINE, LINCOLN, SS.; PROBATE COURT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS & OTHERS, 18-A MRSA § 3-801

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The…

Herald M. Smith, 92, of Gardiner Road in Wiscasset, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

He was born in Kewanee, Ill., on Nov. 15, 1919, a son of Joe…

Community members in RSU 1 have formed a committee to discuss other ways to share the education budget fairly among the five member towns of Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, West Bath and Woolwich.…

More improvements are on the horizon for Alna’s salt and sand shed, as the town continues working to extend the building’s life. A number of paid and volunteer efforts are finished, and another…

The following cases were reported in Sixth District Court in Wiscasset from June 18 through July 12:

Nikolas M. Ames, 21, Thomaston, domestic violence assault probation violation, Two…

Wiscasset is trying a new approach to dealing with tax-acquired properties at Mason Station.

Many towns simply seek the highest bidder after many years of owning tax-acquired parcels.…

Eino Hjalmar Abbott, 61, a resident of North Nobleboro Road, Waldoboro, died Tuesday, July 10, at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a brief period of failing health.

He was born Sept.…

Friends and admirers of Clark “Woody” Freeman, beloved Wiscasset citizen and leader, are invited to gather on Sunday, July 22, at 11 a.m. to witness the setting of a memorial stone beside an…

A Kingfield man and his wife bought the Wiscasset Raceway at auction July 12.

Richard and Vanessa Jordan will pay $130,000 for the foreclosed property, which they plan to re-open. Richard…

If you have been thinking about attending college, let the Lincoln County College Connection (TLC3) help give you the opportunity to further your education, improve your earning potential, and…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting the second of three public tours of the science facilities at its new Ocean Science and Education Campus at 60 Bigelow Dr. in East Boothbay on…

The director of the National Climate Assessment told a Boothbay audience Tuesday that global warming is very, very real.

“It is about science. It is not a political campaign,” National…

A memorial service for David Stiles will be held at All Saints by-the-Sea Church on Sunday, July 22, at 2 p.m.