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Last week, Midcoast Conservancy purchased a high priority 57-acre addition to its Reverend Joseph Barth Memorial Demonstration and Experimental Forest from Nick and Sandra Barth. Reverend Joseph…

Obituary

Barbara Jeanne Vitallo, 75 of Damariscotta, passed away very unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 2021. The day before her passing was one of beautiful weather. She enjoyed her…

LincolnHealth

LincolnHealth begins its annual flu vaccination clinics, with three successive Saturday drive-up events in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta.

Participants stay in their vehicle for…

Wiscasset planning board

Wiscasset’s planning board on Monday night approved Chandler Sowden’s transfer of business from 65 Main St. to 51 Water St. Sowden owns In a Silent Way, a wine bar, which was in the historic…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

More than 20 craft and vendor tables will be selling a wide variety of goods at the St. Giles Jump Into Fall event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, on the church grounds under the pines at…

Sept. 17, 2021, begins the national celebration of Constitution Week. The week-long commemoration of America’s most important document is one of our country’s least known official observances.…

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the board Sept. 9, student registrations are rebounding, he hoped by as much as last year’s loss of about 100. He…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:

Alna: Merrill, Timothy Lee to Merrill, Timothy L. Tr., Merrill, Jacqueline…

For individuals interested in learning more about restorative justice within Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Knox, Waldo, and Hancock counties, all RJP Maine trainees come out of the three-day…

Almost 90 people came out to Kermess at Pownalborough Court House in Dresden to raise money for Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA). The beautiful fall evening featured a pig roast and…

Obituary

Sandra E. James, 77, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died Sept. 7, 2021, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

She was born in Richmond on Sept. 20, 1943…

Obituary

Tim A. Monfort, 52, of Westport Island, died Sept. 4, 2021, at his residence.

He was born in Long Island, New York on Sept. 3, 1969, son of Henry Soaper and…

Obituary

Jack Sarmanian, of Wells, formerly Edgecomb, Maine and Lexington and Watertown, Massachusetts, died Sept. 11, 2021. He was the beloved husband of June “Sandy” (Sandell) Sarmanian and devoted…

The United Way of Mid Coast Maine launched its annual campaign on Sept. 10 at an outside event at the Maine Maritime Museum with guests from Bath Iron Works, Mid Coast-Park View Health, Lincoln…

First National Bank’s Chief Information Officer, Tammy Plummer, was recently presented Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s honored Patriot Award.

The Patriot Award reflects the…

Obituary

Peter Lincoln Rines, 59, of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of Sept. 8, 2021, following a long illness, surrounded by his loved ones. 

Peter was born in Damariscotta, Maine on Aug.…

WALDOBORO — The Maine Federation of Firefighters held its annual parade in Waldoboro, Saturday, September 11, 2021. 

Prior to the parade, 48 entries were on the roster for the parade, which…

Two and a half hours into Saturday’s four-hour, free barbecue for veterans and their families, American Legion Post 54 member and Navy veteran Neil Page had grilled 21 hot dogs and 22 burgers. “…

Boothbay Harbor Fire Department remembered 9/11 with this display at Sherman Field at Boothbay Region High School.

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

One of the most effective things that criminals can do to gain your confidence is impersonate an organization that you do business with and trust. Sadly, no one is immune from this. Not even AARP…

Press release

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta committee announced on Friday, Sept. 10 that all events are canceled this year, except the deployment of giant pumpkins on Main Street, all decorated by…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be offering the Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training on Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Lt. Rand Maker and Mark Bridgham will be…

Obituary

John Whitney Wagner, 66, died unexpectedly but peacefully on Aug. 15, 2021, with his wife Barbara by his side.

He was born Oct. 25, 1954 in Tarrytown, New York, to Edward and Audrey…

It’s been two decades since Schmid Preserve’s forest management plan has been updated, but that will change this fall. Schmid Advisory Board Chairman Lisa McSwain told Edgecomb selectmen Sept. 7,…

Alna selectmen

Drawing five bidders to engineer work at the Ben Brook bridge on Egypt Road was “pretty awesome,” Alna Third Selectman Charlie Culbertson said over Zoom Wednesday night, Sept. 8. Selectmen said…

LincolnHealth reported 21 new cases out of 485 tests for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. Totals remain steady while the amount of testing has varied over the past several weeks resulting in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Obituary

James Glendon Lowe, 72, Boothbay passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine on Sept. 3, 2021.

He was born Feb. 9, 1949 in Bangor, the son of Madeline Theo Brown and Glendon Lowe…

Obituary

Blanche Antoinette Plumstead “Bee” King, 97, of King Phillips Trail in East Boothbay died Sept. 4, 2021 at St. Andrews Village in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Woolwich selectmen

Woolwich could eventually have two businesses less than a mile apart on Route 1 selling recreational marijuana. Following a public hearing with no comments in support or opposition Tuesday night,…

Obituary

Jennifer Cory Winslow passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 14, 2021 at her residence in Key Largo, Florida.

She was born Sept. 6,1969 in Biddeford, Maine. She grew up…

Wiscasset selectmen

Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday night set the property tax rate at $20.08 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, a four-cent drop from last year’s rate. Meeting on Zoom, the board took two votes…

Another Lincoln County deputy sheriff has left the department. Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Sept. 7, Deputy David Bellows submitted his resignation. Bellows has been on administrative leave…

Woolwich resident and now Wiscasset Municipal Airport Manager Rick Tetrev was in his office as Bath-Brunswick Region Chamber of Commerce’s executive director Sept. 11, 2001, when wife Cecille…

An exciting variety of auction and raffle items will be part of the St. Giles Jump Into Fall event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday Sept. 18, on the church grounds under the pines at 72 Gardiner Road…

Besides being Wiscasset’s first school day with all students attending daily again, for two new Wiscasset girls, Tuesday was also their first day learning in Wiscasset schools.

They moved…

On Saturday, Sept. 11, Topsham will be honoring the victims of the 9/11 attacks with a Memorial Tribute to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the flagpole center of the Town Hall and at the Public Service…

Two weeks ago, the When And If returned home to Wiscasset harbor for the first time in 80 years to cannon salutes and cheers. The long blue trailing pennant that is only flown for a…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites community members to attend their annual Meeting and Membership Celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bath Freight Shed. Join KELT’s Board of…

John Webster of Orne’s Candy Store, Boothbay Harbor recently received mail that looked suspicious (see photo).

“It was mailed to me with a return envelope,” said Webster.

Webster…

The Railway Village Museum will partner with several non- profit organizations this fall season, offering a collection of festive events with Covid safety protocols as top priority.

“Fall…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Maine Days have become a family tradition for many of the state’s residents. Historically held over Memorial Day Weekend, Maine Days welcomes Maine residents to…

An hour and a half into a fundraiser for Dean Snell Cancer Foundation Saturday, Laila Dicus had walked 10 laps over the Wiscasset Speedway track. And the Wiscasset 14-year-old was still smiling,…

For 30 years, Paul Sherman’s career has spanned working in employees’ benefits with notable insurance carriers Unum, Cigna, AIG and Allstate. He is now turning his focus to a new enterprise: Blue…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…