James A. Hall, 73, of Alna died Jan. 11, 2015 at his home with his loving wife of 24 years, Jackie, by his side.
He was born in Haverill, Massachusetts, the son of Stanley A. and Arlene F.…
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Hidden Valley Nature Center
Update: Due to the warm weather and melted snow, the biathlon has been moved to Sunday, Feb. 8.
With temperatures returning to winter levels, the time will soon come again to head out into…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests between Jan. 5-18.
On Jan. 12, Heather Haggett, 28, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested for an alleged probation violation. Officer Upham…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset’s Don Jones is asking the town for a spelling fix to a road sign. The sign on Rumerill Road should read Rumrill, the name of an early Wiscasset family for which it was named, according…
Wiscasset School Committee
A plan the Wiscasset School Committee is set to consider on Thursday night, Jan. 22, would help nail down the next steps in closing Wiscasset Primary School. If the panel passes it, the plan would…
From its beginning in 2007, when 10 founders used their homes for collateral to purchase 128 acres of pristine coastal land in Boothbay, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has…
Obituary
Howard "Howie" Barter of Boothbay died Jan. 18, 2015, following heart surgery at Maine Medical Center.
He was born in…
The Alna Planning Board is recommending a $1,000 fine for a property owner with a partly built tree house near the Sheepscot River.
Selectmen have the final say on the fine that planning…
The Damariscotta Waterfront Project Committee is holding its first open house Feb. 5 to discuss improvements to the municipal parking lot and downtown waterfront area.…
While the Wiscasset High School basketball teams will be fighting for the final playoff spots, the Wiscasset Middle School basketball teams are already on their way to…
Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, and the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta are teaming up to co-host a public forum Friday, Jan. 23, on the potential impacts of taxing local nonprofit…
Carl A. Segerstrom, recently of Wiscasset, has successfully completed the United States Naval Officer Candidate School at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island.
In November, he was…
Ruth Watts has a trip to Australia on her bucket list. But before the Boothbay Harbor woman makes it there, a generous gift of hers will: Watts is sewing items to help Australia’s injured and…
Obituary
Barbara W. Keyes died Jan. 13, 2015 at the Vicarage by the Sea in Harpswell.
She was born Dec. 17, 1923 in Lowell,…
Obituary
Ellen M. “Sally” Colby, 83, of Wiscasset, died on the morning of Jan. 11, 2015 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Her daughter Katie and husband Richard, son Bill…
Obituary
Jordan Edward Dickinson, 36, of Southport died Jan. 12, 2015 in Boothbay Harbor.
Born April 16, 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois to Richard and Pandora (Cullen…
In 2013, about 2.5 million older adults received treatment in emergency departments for falls and about 30 percent of those patients were…
A tree house that Alna officials said was too near the Sheepscot River will come down by Feb. 8, according to a new letter from the owner of the property where it went up.
But the parts that…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Beginning Feb. 1, the Lincoln County Historical Association will sponsor a series of lectures about Mainers and their relationship to their land in Colonial times. The presentations begin at 1 p.m…
The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will host a winter exploration of seasonal changes at its Trout Brook Preserve in Alna on Monday, Jan…
The Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes will be hosting an informational session for those interested in walking in the statewide March for Babies on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. at Skidompha…
Witness galaxies, constellations, planets and much more at a Star Party jointly offered by Damariscotta River Association (DRA) and Central Maine Astronomical Society (CMAS). Between Jan. 16 and…
Thomas College in Waterville will no longer require standardized test scores for admissions. The college will adopt an SAT/ACT test-optional policy for all undergraduate applicants beginning with…
Alna Selectmen
Nicole Moore of Wiscasset doesn’t expect a large sum for the land she’s trying to sell near Alna’s Bog Road. But without a deed from Alna turning a share of the property over to her, Moore said…
State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Jan. 17, in three locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to…
Wiscasset First Congregational Church’s new interim minister Susan Craig believes mission work can be done anywhere, close to home or far away.
For 11 years, she served with an evangelical…
Obituary
John S. Pringle, 86, of Wiscasset died on Jan. 3, 2015 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, Massachusetts.
He was born in Montreal, Canada on Aug. 15, 1928, the son of the…
On Thursday, Jan. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., our special guest speaker will be Peter Baker, LMSW Alzheimer’s Association-Maine Chapter.
…
Obituary
Alan D. Cederstrom, 86, of Queensbury, New York, a 1946 graduate of Boothbay Harbor High School, died Jan. 10, 2015 at Glens Falls Hospital in…
Obituary
A memorial service will be held this spring in Boothbay Harbor for Jean Carolyn Blake McVicker, 81, who died Nov. 17, 2014 at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, where she…
In what has been called a parking lot for the entire community, the Twin Villages will go in together for the next municipal parking lot meeting.
…Staff from the Two Bridges Regional Jail will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the MacMaster family after their tragic loss of wife and mother, Cindi…
Start the new year off with a winter getaway on the Amtrak Downeaster.
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The weekend of Jan. 24-25, anyone who adopts a cat or dog from Lincoln County Animal Shelter will receive a $25 gift certificate to Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in Boothbay Harbor.
“We felt…
A letter from Alna Code Enforcement Officer Stan Waltz to a local property owner calls for a tree house to come down and for Lisa Packard to acknowledge that no one can live in a cabin also on the…
When the 127th Maine Legislature reconvened last week it did so for the first time in eight years without Bruce MacDonald. He was among 19 state legislators who were prohibited from seeking a…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man with prior convictions for domestic violence assault has been arrested and charged with another alleged incident.
John…
On Tuesday, Jan. 13 a group of protestors walked across the Davey Bridge to urge President Barack Obama to say no to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Growing up outside Boston, Robert McFetridge would listen to the police scanner his father, a Millis selectman, had at home. The traffic on the scanner sparked an interest in becoming a dispatcher…
“Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here.”
With those words into a microphone Tuesday, across the Wiscasset Community Center’s gym boards from Officer Donald H. “Donnie” Smith’s family,…
Obituary
Jordan Edward Dickinson, 36, of Southport died January 12 in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born April 16, 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois to Richard and Pandora (Cullen) Dickinson.
A service…
In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's very first Special Olympics Winter Games. It all began on a small hill in Gorham with only a handful of people. Today, in 2015 Special Olympics…
A Wiscasset man who eluded police for almost a month has been apprehended.
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Wiscasset Planning Board
Thomas and Kathleen Bryant said the Wiscasset Planning Board’s vote Monday reapproving a project on JB’s Way was exactly what the couple expected to happen.
But they are not done trying to…
The Newcastle-Damariscotta Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee would like to remind all area residents and visitors to take a few minutes to complete the…
Ellen “Sally” M. Colby, 83, of Wiscasset, died on the morning of Jan. 11, surrounded by her loving family, at the Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
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Wiscasset High School Basketball
The Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball game scheduled for Monday, Jan. 12 has been canceled.
The Wolverines were slated to play in Lisbon against the Greyhounds, but the…
New Hampshire
Former Boothbay Town Manager John Anderson was found not guilty on an appeal of a previous conviction that alleged he exposed himself to a salesperson inside his New…
Obituary
Ann Reed, 81, of Nobleboro and East Boothbay, died peacefully on Jan. 7, 2015 at her home on East Neck Road in Nobleboro.
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Obituary
Robert Jeffrey Frazer died Jan. 7, 2015 at his home in Wiscasset after a long and brave battle against cancer.
Jeff was born May 9, 1957 to Robert N. and Jeanne (Peck) Frazer, the fifth of…
