Stepping Stone Housing will be conducting a tennis tournament on Feb. 7 to raise money for affordable housing in Lincoln County. The round robin tournament is…
News
A piece of the North Maine Woods is coming to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Friday, Feb. 6 at 4:30 p.m. Paul Johnson from Maine Woods Forever will give a presentation about…
Obituary
Donald H. Smith Jr., 48, of Wiscasset died unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 7, 2015.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on Feb. 5, 1966, the son of Donald and Faye (Backman) Smith.
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Harper Yeaton, the first baby of the new year on the Miles Campus of LincolnHealth, was born to parents Jeremy Yeaton and Jasmine Doughty, of Friendship, Jan. 4 at 2:55 p.m.
…A Wiscasset couple is claiming the town broke state law and the Maine and U.S. Constitutions in handling a proposed addition to a storage building on JB’s Way.
Thomas and Kathleen Bryant…
Obituary
Mary Marion Patrick, 69, died Jan. 7, 2015 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Nov. 1, 1945 in Augusta, the daughter of Stephen and Harriet Pease Patrick.
Mary grew…
Obituary
Barbara R. Tibbetts, 85, of Southport died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 4, 2015 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta after a long illness.
She was born at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor…
Wiscasset High School Basketball
Despite playing a close three quarters, the Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball was unable to shake off a pesky Carrabec team and fell, 55-40, Thursday, Jan…
High winds may be the cause behind 1,000-plus power outages in the Boothbay region Friday.
On Jan. 9 as of 9:15 a.m., 1,043 homes were without power in Boothbay Harbor, 13 in Southport, 13…
Damariscotta Selectmen
Although Damariscotta doesn't typically partner up with nonprofits to sponsor events, the town decided to make an exception for an event…
Dresden Fire Department members will meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Pownalborough Fire Station. You can check he roster on the first Wednesday of the month for any training that will be…
On Dec. 4, Dr. Beth Orcutt and Dr. Graham Shimmield left Costa Rica for a 14-hour journey into the Pacific Ocean to study the Dorado Outcrop, located near where two tectonic plates, the Cocos and…
Wiscasset Police Officer Donald “Donnie” Smith, 48, died at his home in Wiscasset on Wednesday, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said.
“On behalf of the men and women who serve as members…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Manager Search Committee met Monday evening, Jan. 5, and offered the position of city manager to Jim Chaousis, who is currently town manager of Boothbay. …
An 83-year-old Bristol woman was hospitalized on Jan. 7 after her 2005 Dodge Ram Dakota SLT collided with a 2012 International Harvester/Navistar Pepsi truck on Route 1 in Edgecomb. Jean McAlice…
Cuckolds Lighthouse
More than 200 people from around the world applied for the dream jobs: keepers for the Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse.
Captain Mark Zinkiewicz, Heather Graham and Captain Ruth Reighley captured…
The office of U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) announced this week that his staff will hold the following constituent outreach hours in the Midcoast area for the month of January:
Brunswick…
Wiscasset High School Basketball
In the first match-up since being bounced in the 2013-14 playoffs, Wiscasset and Dirigo boys varsity basketball teams picked up where they left off.
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Maine State Police
The Maine State Police arrested a Boothbay man and charged him with a felony arrest after he reportedly received stolen property totaling more than $10,000.
…It sounds like the title of a bad movie, but Woolwich residents learned at Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting that they may now obtain their burning permits online.
Town Fire Chief Geoffrey…
A memorial service for Herbert King of Boothbay Harbor will be held on Tuesday, January 13 at 11 a.m. at Bay Landing Apartments, Bay Landing Road, Boothbay Harbor. Herbert died on…
Lincoln County Commissioners
A packed agenda greeted Lincoln County Commissioners when they met for their first meeting of 2015.
The first order of…
Wiscasset High School Basketball
Sometimes teams show why they are undefeated.
The Dirigo Cougars showed why they are one of Western Class C's top-ranked teams when…
Clamshell Quilters meets monthly to promote the “hobby” of quilting, teach and learn new techniques, share ideas and inspire. Our meetings are held typically the…
Department of Marine Resources
Although the striped sea bass population isn't in danger, plans are on the table to keep it that way.
The Maine Department of Marine…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Vice Chairman Ben Rines Jr. on Tuesday night proposed a ballot question to pursue the closure of Wiscasset Municipal Airport. He withdrew the motion after board members and…
The 2015 annual Haiti Benefit Dinner will be prepared this year by Damariscotta River Grill chef/owners Rick Hirsch and Jean Kerrigan.
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Damariscotta Selectmen
Could new sidewalks and infrastructure be in store for Damariscotta's downtown?
Potentially, given a few caveats.
…Two items involving Wiscasset Municipal Airport are on the agenda for Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday night. An agreement that lets Maine Yankee use the town-owned airport in case of an emergency is…
Catherine Moore became the new Register of Probate for Lincoln County on Friday, Jan. 2.
Friends and family members watched as Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap administered the oath…
Updated
A two-car motor vehicle accident sent three people to Midcoast Hospital and snarled traffic on Route 1 in Wiscasset on Dec. 31.
Crews from the Wiscasset Fire…
When Lisa Packard heard from a man who wanted to live part-time in her cabin at 91 Dock Road in Alna to be nearer his children, she didn’t know a court order barred anyone from living in it, she…
Obituary
Jeanette (Reed) Giles, 75, of Boothbay, died Jan. 4, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born July 6, 1939, in Boothbay Harbor. She was the…
Film Screening
What better way to start 2015 than by joining others in the Midcoast for an optimistic and entertaining film about climate change that features visionary citizens like “the wind farmer” and “the…
Most of the animals housed at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter find homes within a few months. But sometimes, animals with special needs spend a long time waiting for the right person to come…
Wiscasset’s Scott Long was a finish carpenter, supporting his family for more than two decades, when he had some of his first symptoms of multiple sclerosis. He couldn’t remember how to do a task…
In spring 2014, Underhound Railroad rescued a five-month old hound mix from a high-kill shelter in Georgia.
“We saved him on his very last day,” the organization’s director Renee Coombs of…
Maine Department of Marine Resources
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is asking smelt fishermen and anyone else interested in rebuilding this fishery to help the state take an…
St. Giles' Episcopal Church in Jefferson is hosting a free supper for Midcoast residents Saturday, January 10 at 5 p.m. — the second in a wintertime…
Winter 2015
Clear those walkways Sunday, before the snow and other precipitation on them harden overnight, meteorologist Chris Legro of the National Weather Service’s Gray office advised. The storm that…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Join Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Sunday, Jan. 11, 4-6 p.m. for “Made in Maine: 100-Plus Years of Craftsmanship in Skiing.” The presentation is another in the series of…
Wiscasset firefighters responded to a report of a chimney fire at a home on Makijen Drive, off Foye Road, Saturday afternoon, Wiscasset Fire Chief T. J. Merry said.
No flames were visible…
On Sunday, Jan. 11, Whitefield resident Sheila Knowles, a collector of antique dolls and sewing equipment, will give a demonstration of antique sewing machines at the Bath Antique Show and Sale.…
Food or diapers.
The Kidz Closet's James Locke and Lisa Smith have heard of some families having to make the choice between the two, and…
The Animal House, with locations in Damariscotta and Westbrook, donated over $3,000 in products on behalf of their customers during the 12 Woofs of Christmas event, to the Lincoln County Animal…
Saturday will be fine for getting around. Then Saturday night, things get messy. Snow should arrive in Lincoln County by about 9 p.m. Jan. 3, said meteorologist Stacie Hanes of the National…
Wiscasset town government
The duties that Sue Varney carried out for many years as Wiscasset’s assessors’ agent will not necessarily go to one person. In a post on the town website at www.wiscasset.org on Dec. 31,…
Historian and local attorney Chip Griffin will describe the legacy of the fiercely independent Scots Irish people, who were among the first settlers…
Alna Selectmen
Alna First Selectman David Abbott and officials with two nonprofits agree on two points regarding Head Tide Dam: If left untouched, eventually nature will dismantle it; and until then, the only…
MaineHousing will provide training for the annual point-in-time count of homeless people in Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Community Resources January meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from…
