In its ongoing mission to cultivate curiosity, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, July 25-29. Jaffe, who has been…
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Wiscasset
Despite some predictions of gloomy sales and business failures if the Maine Department of Transportation project took away Main Street parking, most businesses were doing a brisk business Monday…
Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, the WW&F Railway in Alna needs your help to “Stuff a Boxcar” full of non-perishable food items for local food pantries. Each person who brings non-…
The Westport Island History Committee will hold an open house at Westport’s historic Town Hall on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 5 p.m. Members will be on hand to display many of the historic artifacts…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are the closed cases in Lincoln County Unified Courts for June. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences…
Since July 1, single stream recycling at Wiscasset Transfer Station has ceased and a new program for recycling has begun. Returning to a sorting system that can give us a better return is…
On Monday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m., The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid begin its 2019 Jan Howell Memorial Lecture Series with an evening program entitled, “The French and Indian Wars: Survival on the…
The sensory aspects were profound from the get-go: the gentle popping of combustion engines, the faint wafting of gasoline in the air, the sight of engine enthusiasts ringing the yard at Boothbay…
In 2014, Jay LeGore and his friend Jack Fahey pitched in together to buy 62 acres of woods and wetland in Liberty, as temporary custodians of the land. The parcel includes 1300 feet of frontage…
Join the party at Brew with a View, Historic New England’s fundraiser for Wiscasset’s own Castle Tucker on July 11 from 5-7:30 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening of local beer and spectacular river views…
First National Bank recently donated $750 to Healthy Lincoln County’s Summer Meals Program towards a future mobile food unit.
The USDA-funded Department of Education Summer Food Service…
Construction was set to commence after the July 4 holiday at the Head Tide Dam site in Alna. The construction period will last until Nov. 15. During construction, conditions will be unsafe and…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay will host its annual open house at its East Boothbay campus on July 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event gives the public a rare opportunity…
The Fourth of July is a memorable day for many, and Wiscasset’s celebration both honored veterans and had no shortage of fun.
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Prospective students interested in marine science are encouraged to meet faculty and undergraduates and tour the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole at one of two open house…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency got permission Tuesday to apply for a Homeland Security grant to fund a county-wide emergency support team in the event of a mass-casualty event, such as…
On Saturday, July 6, The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will host a memorable celebration of our country’s 243rd Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The event will be held at the…
Lincoln County Courts
Christopher Morrison, 51, owner of the Minesweeper, which sank in Wiscasset Harbor in January 2018, has been held responsible for the single charge of littering for his failure to raise…
On Monday, July 1, Edgecomb selectmen unanimously agreed to list the Lallis property with local realtor Nancy Carleton.
The town got the McKay Road lot as part of an 80-plus-acre parcel in…
As we have previously shared, Lincoln County Dental recently purchased the building at 93 Churchill Street in Wiscasset. We are opening a low-income dental clinic for the citizens of Lincoln…
Clubs, organizations, non-profit groups, and small businesses are invited to take part in the annual Woolwich Community Day, Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the municipal building on…
Employees of LincolnHealth are currently enjoying the fruits (and vegetables) of the labor of five local farms, thanks to a unique program sponsored by its employee wellness program.
Each…
Obituary
Following a long life of 91 years, Shirley May Dowdy died peacefully at home of natural causes on June 29, 2019.
Born in Boothbay Harbor on July 25, 1927, she was raised locally until, as a…
Obituary
John Edwin Veasey, a lifelong resident of Haverhill, Massachusetts, passed away in the company of his family on June 27, 2019 at his home on Brockton, Ave.
Born Feb. 17, 1930 to Decia Beebe…
Obituary
Deborah L. Cote, 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 28, 2019 in Damariscotta.
She was born on Feb. 14, 1959 in Portland, Maine the daughter of George and…
Obituary
Bradford Michael Christopher, 39, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lewiston on May 29, 2019.
Born in Tarzana, California on March 31, 1980, he was a son of Michael and Renee…
Wiscasset Yacht Club hosted its annual open house Sunday, signaling the much anticipated return of the summer pleasure boating season.
Among the hosts were WYC Commodore Don Davis and his…
An hour into Edgecomb Fire Department Auxiliary’s pancake breakfast Saturday, firefighters had already cooked an estimated 100 pancakes, eight pounds of bacon and four pounds of sausage patties,…
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Rain held off for St. Philip’s Episcopal Church's annual Strawberry Festival in Wiscasset June 29, as families came to sample homemade strawberry shortcake, maybe buy a tart or some cookies to…
The Windjammer Days lighted boat parade, scheduled for Saturday, June 29 was postponed due to weather concerns.
The parade, the final event of the festival, has been rescheduled for…
With the July parade applications distributed and plans in place, please note the following:
Participants are invited to attend the first-ever, free July 4 Community Breakfast at The…
In June 2017, Terry Heller and her black lab Etta left Heller's hometown of Austin, Texas, destination to be determined.
Austin, where she grew up along the Colorado River, is magical, she…
Alna can use Wiscasset Transfer Station through July 9 without signing a contract; then Wiscasset selectmen pick up the issue, according to an email Town Manager John O'Connell sent Alna Second…
The ConnectME Authority’s board has voted to fund Alna’s and Tidewater Telecom’s joint grant request for $92,500 to aid broadband access and internet speed. ConnectME’s website carried a…
People of all ages, lots of them, showed up for the season debut of Wiscasset Art Walk June 27. The downtown parking lots and streets were filled with cars with New York, Massachusetts, Vermont…
Obituary
Julia S. Nason passed away peacefully on Windjammer Day, June 26, 2019.
Judy was born on Sept. 12, 1926; one of five children born to Alden and Hazel (Alley) Swett. She lived her whole life…
The July issue of Down East Magazine announces the winners of the 2019 Reader’s Choice/Best of Maine poll – and many are from the Boothbay region, Wiscasset and Damariscotta. Congratulations to…
Woolwich
The Woolwich Select Board closed out its 2018-19 budget June 26 using mostly contingency and miscellaneous funds to cover $12,504 in overdrafts.
Town Administrator Kim Dalton told selectmen…
Wiscasset Yacht Club is accepting applications for membership. All boating enthusiasts are invited to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. Meet club members, take…
Local musician John Schindler will perform his folk music at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor to support asylum seekers and refugees here in Maine.
The concert, which will take…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen said June 26, they won’t sign the next Wiscasset Transfer Station contract until they feel it's fairer, or until they need to sign it to still have a place to take trash.
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Press release
Wiscasset resident Sherri Dunbar, a Realtor® at Tim Dunham Realty, was named the 2019 REALTOR of the year by the Lincoln County Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of Realtors on June 19.…
Edgecomb Road Commissioner Scott Griffin told selectmen Monday evening, paving of a half-mile section of Cross Point Road will begin at the end of July and be done before the new school year.…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Christopher Juntera, who hopes to run a brew pub and beer and wine sales room from two buildings that once held the “Naked Leather” apparel shop on Route 1, had a pre-review by the Wiscasset…
Lincoln County Courts
In Superior Court in Wiscasset Tuesday, Shawna Gatto, 44, of Wiscasset, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of her fiance’s granddaughter, 4-year-old Kendall Chick, who died Dec. 8…
After months of preparation, the Water Street Kitchen and Bar, formerly Le Garage, in Wiscasset, is set to debut Thursday, June 27.
After a couple of days of soft openings with family…
A judge has sentenced Kendall Chick’s convicted murderer Shawna Gatto of Wiscasset to serve 50 years in prison, Wiscasset Newspaper’s Gina Hamilton reports.
Full coverage to follow.
David Hagan inspires confidence. A great listener, full of enthusiasm, his honest style of communication is both direct and thorough. Many years in customer service handling claims, sales,…
Obituary
Harry Anneley, 90, passed away on June 21, 2019 at his home in Edgecomb, Maine.
He was born on Dec. 7, 1928 in Dennisville, New Jersey, the son of the late Harry and Emma Anneley.
He…
There will be two Celtic prayer services held during July on Wednesdays, July 3 and July 17 at Edgecomb Community Church. We’ll share a meal together in…
