Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following statement Wednesday, June 12:
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has confirmed a case of…
News
Wiscasset Middle High School educational technician III Stephan Puff said he hasn't rocked a mullet since maybe elementary school at Children’s School of Arts and Science in Edgecomb. That changed…
Woolwich
The Woolwich Select Board asked EMS Director Brian Carlton on Tuesday night to take monies needed to equip a second ambulance from his 2019-2020 budget. Monies from the town’s contingency account…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) monthly meeting is an opportunity to meet members, participate in discussion, hear from political candidates and other speakers with expertise,…
Wiscasset School Committee
Four employees celebrated their retirement before the June 11 Wiscasset school committee meeting. Donna Barnes, art teacher, is retiring after 45 years; Cindy Rines, kitchen and nutrition employee…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
Alna: Fairservice, Carolyn A., P R, and Jewett, Louise D. Est. to Fairservice…
Dresden Elections
Gerald Lilly outpolled incumbent Dresden second selectman Dwight Keene 103-76 in elections Tuesday, June 11.
Lilly held the seat from 2013 to 2016 but was defeated by Keene by 11 votes in…
Katharine Martin-Savage will return to the Wiscasset select board, joined by former selectman Jeff Slack.
Martin-Savage’s vote count was 320; Slack’s, 261 votes, and Kim Dolce’s 195 votes…
Katharine Martin-Savage and Jefferson Slack were elected to Wiscasset’s board of selectmen Tuesday. Martin-Savage garnered 320 votes, Slack 261, and Kim Dolce, 195.
All are welcome to gather for a celebration commemorating the 40th anniversary of Fr. Thomas Murphy’s ordination to the priesthood.
The anniversary party will be held at the St. John’s…
Obituary
David Pearson Fischer of Wiscasset passed away at sunset on June 7, 2019 surrounded by his family. He had suffered a stroke earlier in the week and was being cared for at Maine Medical Center.…
Obituary
George Walker Christopher, 62 of Alna, passed away in a tragic accident on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, on June 6, 2019 in Wiscasset.
Born on April 22, 1957 in Augusta, he was a son of…
The Wiscasset Planning Board approved Chewonki Foundation’s girls’ camp after a quick public hearing June 10. A few members of the public were present, but none had…
Dresden selectmen
A dispute between Dresden and gravel pit owner Heather Beasley was joined by adjacent landowners Jack and Jason Shaw at the selectman’s meeting on Monday, June 10.…
Newly elected Wiscasset selectmen will be sworn in at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at the town office. The event is open to the public.
Two seats are in contention June 11. Kim Dolce, Katharine…
With applause, a whole-school, Wiscasset Elementary School thank you, and a really big pair of scissors Chewonki Foundation's educational partnerships director Keith Crowley held behind his back…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed criminal cases for May in the Lincoln County Courts. All information was provided by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, sentences are…
Obituary
Phillip Withee, 81, of Wiscasset Maine passed away peacefully on June 5, 2019 at his home.
Phillip was born in Gardiner, Maine on April 27, 1938, the son of Walter Withee and Velma (Light)…
Navy Diver Second Class John E. McLeod of Wiscasset, Maine, and Navy Diver Second Class Thomas E. Parhiala Jr. of Salem, New Hampshire, will be presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at the…
Obituary
Mary Elizabeth Stacy, 68, of Wiscasset passed away on June 1, 2019 after a brave battle with illness.
Mary was the daughter of the late Arnold C. and Dorothy Onischuk Stacy of Gardner,…
On Thursday, June 6 at approximately 6 p.m., Daniel H. Lewis, 26, of Wiscasset was arrested without incident by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Wawenock Road in Edgecomb, according to a…
Casey J. Main, 36, passed away on April 27, 2019. A graveside service will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery, Rummerill Road, in Wiscasset at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Arrangements are under the…
Maine Department of Public Transportation reports the following, weather-dependent plans:
Monday, June 10: The contractor will fine grade and pave Water Street North, from US Route 1 to the…
Dresden residents will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15 at Pownalborough Meeting Hall to vote on 35 warrant articles at the annual town meeting.
One discussion will be the reallocation of…
Obituary
Marion Bailey, 99, of Wiscasset passed away June 7, 2019 at Avita of Brunswick.
She was born in Wiscasset on June 2, 1920, a daughter of George C. and Pearl…
Alna will meet at the fire station, not the meetinghouse, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 for a special town meeting. The town updated local news media via email Sunday. Selectmen said May 8 and May…
Acting quickly to replace Engine #3, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter informed selectmen June 3 that a 1991 KME Renegade pumper was for sale in Scio, New York, a town of about 1,800, south of…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission approved a single banner sign for three businesses operating at the former Wiscasset Hardware building at Water and Main streets. The sign still…
Wiscasset Elementary School students have collected pet supplies and raised over $193 for Midcoast Humane. Students and teachers assembled on Thursday morning, June 6 to present MH’s Program…
A 62-year-old Alna man was killed Thursday, June 6 at the intersection of Route 1 and Old Ferry Road in Wiscasset in a truck-motorcycle collision.
According to a report from Wiscasset…
New research connects recent changes in the movement of North Atlantic right whales to decreased food availability and rising temperatures in Gulf of Maine’s deep waters. Right whales have been…
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lomonte’s late, great uncle Bob left a lot of things behind, in cereal boxes and elsewhere in the World War II veteran's Forest Hills, New York home…
Obituary
With profound sadness and love in our hearts, we announce the passing of Nancy Thorpe Sellar, our adoredand devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on May 9, 2019.
Nancy…
Maine’s rich cultural history spans thousands of years. The first coastal residents were the indigenous hunters and gatherers who relied on the natural resources of the region’s forests, marshes,…
A Boothbay Animal Hospital veterinarian is treating her patients with the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture. Dr. Jenny Marvelle recently completed her training in animal acupuncture and is now…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Wiscasset Regional Transfer Station, which also serves Alna and Westport Island, will begin a mandatory recycling program with Lincoln County July 1.
Wiscasset had used a single-stream…
The 50th annual Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games are fast approaching. Over 1,500 athletes, ages 8-88 have been training, planning, and now packing for this exciting event. They will…
“Maine Creatures Great & Small” lecture series is a collaboration between Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy. The four-part series looks at four organisms important to our…
The 2019 Senior Class marched through the halls of Wiscasset Elementary School in their caps and gowns June 5 for the annual Senior March, the day before graduation.
Wiscasset selectmen
John O’Connell was named Wiscasset's town manager, after selectmen met in an executive session Tuesday night.
O’Connell has been interim manager since Marian Anderson resigned in January.…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
New research has found that the decisions made by individual Antarctic krill help to shape the massive schools they form, which can stretch for hundreds of miles.
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Woolwich
Flashing lights on Central Maine Power company’s new transmission towers have residents in one Woolwich neighborhood seeing red, literally.
Curtis Fish told the select board Monday night…
Mary Ellen Barnes, director for the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, is pleased to announce the welcomed addition of summer intern Colleen Hendricks. Colleen was chosen from a myriad…
Woolwich Planning Committee
Bob and Gayle Edson and their attorney Bruce McGlauflin appeared at a Woolwich Planning Committee special public hearing Monday, hoping for some relief in accessing their 1910 cottage, Rock…
ROCKLAND — A Wiscasset woman was arrested late Friday night, May 31, after police say she…
Obituary
Elliott R. Barker III, 87, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully at St. Andrews Village on May 24, 2019.
A native of Maine, he was born in Waterville on April 7, 1932 and graduated from…
Several local organizations are coming together to provide kids and teens with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer Food Service Program.
The program is…
The push is on in Alna as a June 12 deadline nears for the town and Tidewater Telecom to apply for a grant to aid broadband access and internet speed for about 120 underserved properties. Over…
Woolwich’s EMS director Brian Carlton asked the select board Monday for permission to use reserve monies to cover costs toward ambulance coverage.
Carlton wants to draw up to $10,000 from…
All are welcome at the second annual Alna Day, Saturday, June 8 at locations throughout Alna from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alna Day celebrates all things Alna: its residents, businesses, organizations,…
