Once upon a time there was the Wiscasset Theater, a movie house downtown offering more than just Hollywood films. Its front entrance didn’t have a glitzy marque of flashing lights, but inside…
News
Wiscasset selectmen Dec. 5 amended the longtime, midnight to 6 a.m. Nov. 15 to April 15, on-street parking ban to instead have public works place a ban as needed, based on the weather.
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Town of Woolwich
Articles authorizing sale of a residential lot on George Wright Road and raising the mileage rate charged by the ambulance department passed at a special town meeting Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Woolwich…
On Dec. 5, Lincoln County commissioners approved a $13,743,701 2024 budget. Commissioners Hamilton Meserve and Mary Trescot voted in favor of the budget. Commissioner William Meserve was absent…
Finding Our Voices
The Nov. 28 Finding Our Voices event of men talking about growing up with abusive fathers broke attendance records for indoor programming in 2023, according to Julia Sagaser, Program Director of…
Obituary
Phillip W. Koskela, 73, of Southport, passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 18, 2023 with his loving family by his side.
Phillip was born in Waldoboro on Oct. 10, 1950 to Raymond and…
Obituary
Donald Frank Main, age 78, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 29, 2023 in Oklahoma.
Don was born in Damariscotta, Maine on April 22, 1945 to Harold and A. Lillian (Sidelinger) Main. He and…
Gardens Aglow Lighting Contest awards
Shortly before the arrival of Santa and company aboard the Novelty, the Gardens Aglow Community Lighting Contest winners were announced by Gretchen Ostherr, president and CEO of Coastal…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 151 calls for service for the period of Nov. 28 to Dec. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,343 calls for service.
Summons
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Here are just a few of the new items that have been added to the Boothbay Region Health Center’s annual Gifts4Health online/mobile auction:
• 5 Yoga Classes at Crow Point Yoga
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On Saturday, Dec. 2, Wiscasset fourth through 12th grade choral students provided the music for the Annual Wiscasset Christmas Tree Lighting. The event took place on the town common and the steps…
Commonspace’s planned single-room apartments upstairs at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Wiscasset might be ready in January to propose to the town, the Hodge Street church’s senior warden told…
Obituary
James Carlisle MacLeod of Stuart, Florida and Boothbay, Maine, and formerly of Kent, Connecticut, passed away Nov. 24, 2023, at the age of 76, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Florida, with…
Obituary
Lawrence R. Bennett, 61, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Nov. 26, 2023. Lawrence was born on June 3, 1962, to Lawrence W. Bennett and Sharon (Pinkham)…
Obituary
Gordon A. Frizzell, 76, of Jefferson, passed away on the morning of Dec. 1, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born on Jan. 2, 1947 in Boothbay Harbor, he was the…
Tony C. McKim, president and chief executive officer of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, has announced the appointment of Adam Climo as branch manager based in…
Woolwich, a town with many traditions, hosted its most colorful one Sunday evening – the annual Yuletide sing-along and holiday tree lighting. A good crowd turned out in the colonial-era Nequasset…
Alna selectmen set the annual town meeting Nov. 30 for March 22 at the polls, hours to be announced, and 10 a.m. March 23 for the open part. That will hopefully be in the fire station’s meeting…
The Edgecomb Appeals Board now has four members. On Nov. 28, selectmen appointed Stuart Smith to the board. He joins Alesia Norling, Karen Greene and Heather Burt. The appeals board hasn’t met in…
We are excited to announce a year-long celebration in 2024 with special events and activities to honor Edgecomb’s 250th birthday. Each event celebrates a part of Edgecomb – its history, geography…
Santa isn’t the only one this December making a list and checking it twice. Edgecomb Eddy School Principal Tom Landberg shared his Fiscal Year 25 budget priority list Nov. 27 with the school…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a workshop on how to be “Shore Smart” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Denny Conservation and Education Center in Damariscotta.
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Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:
Alna: Crandall, Todd Cushman and Crandall, Ali to Rego, Jasmine; Kruk,…
Obituary
Charles Emmons “Chuck” Pennoyer, 86, died Nov. 27, 2023 at his home in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Chuck was born Dec. 28, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Raymond Palmer Pennoyer and…
Obituary
Joy Marie Bunkowske, 73, of Southport, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 27, 2023. Joy was born on May 14, 1950 to Herbert Achterberg and Alice (Maier) Achterberg.
Joy graduated from West…
Something did not feel as peppy, Midcoast Railservice Vice President and co-founder George Betke recalled an engineer saying after the last Coastliner passenger run in October, a Damariscotta…
Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidate for the open position of…
Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting their Coast Guard Approved OUPV Captain’s Licensing Course at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. The course will be begin on Jan. 8, 2024 and will meet…
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick will hold its 11th annual vigil to honor victims and survivors of gun violence. This event, part of what is now a national…
Feeling the need for something sweet or a plate of goodies to take to a holiday party, but don’t want to make it yourself? Feed Our Scholars (FOS…
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced Nov. 29, USDA is awarding five Maine agricultural businesses, including Fields Fields Blueberries…
Last year, Edgecomb Eddy’s after-school program was a success. It started as a two-week pilot program providing a community service for students and parents. Three days per week, students had a…
Merry Barn
Prolific Round Pond poet, Elizabeth Potter, will be the featured author at The Sounding Board, on Friday,…
Join Hearty Roots for the first ever “Plunge for a Purpose” charity event on Monday, Jan. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. Gather at the shore of Pemaquid with your hardy…
The Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA), a network of nine conservation groups monitoring water quality in midcoast Maine estuaries, is pleased to announce it has received a grant for $142,000…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson confirmed via email Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, the dismissal hearing on Gina Stevens is Dec. 12, time and place still to be set.
Asked the…
Woolwich will hold is tree-lighting and sing carols at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at Nequasset Meeting House. The town announced the event will have “hot cocoa, treats and Santa Claus!”; a community…
Creative Midcoast chefs helped collect $24,000 for Maine’s domestic abuse survivors from the Finding Our Voices “Into the Light!” Foodie Fiesta, according to a press release from the grassroots…
With two-thirds of the school year still remaining, the Edgecomb School Committee will likely encounter over-expenditures in a couple cost centers. Superintendent Bob Kahler told committee…
Obituary
Stephen Lawrence Pitcher, 76, died Nov. 11, 2023 at his home in Boothbay Harbor.
Steve was born Feb. 11, 1947 in Boothbay Harbor to Lawrence H. Pitcher Sr. and Rose Dorr Pitcher. Steve…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 192 calls for service for the period of Nov. 20 to Nov. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,192 calls for service.
Summonses…
Hearty Roots, a nonprofit fostering resilience in Maine youth through outdoor adventure and social-emotional programming, has raised $500,000 toward a permanent Campus for Mindful Adventure. The…
All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18.
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Wiscasset planning board
Wiscasset’s planning board on Monday night declared Aekeir Brewing’s application for a tap room at 111 Main St. complete and passed the proposal on to Lincoln County Planner Emily Rabbe. Aekeir…
Obituary
Ruth Janet Bryant, 92, of Edgecomb, passed away on the evening of Nov. 21, 2023 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus in Damariscotta. Born on March 17, 1931 in Medford, Massachusetts, she was…
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) grows large quantities of storage crops like butternut squash, onions, carrots, cabbages, and beets to ensure a reliable and consistent flow of fresh local food…
The Turkey Trot has been a time-honored tradition for more than 28 years, in which students from Wiscasset Elementary School collect food items for the Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) Food Pantry.…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has received two grants totaling $5,050,658 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The funds will support research into alternatives…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-15:
Arrests, summonses
Nov. 1, Jessica Debella, 37, of Whitefield was arrested for a Warrant, Operating Vehicle…
Analysis
“Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.” – Barack Obama
During those growing up years, when a kid…
