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Boothbay Region High School

As people know, the winter is a hard time for many groups within a community. Our Arts and Humanities class at Boothbay Region High School decided to do a benefit…

Wiscasset High School Basketball

As the basketball season nears the half-way mark, both girls and boys Wiscasset teams would qualify for the Western Class C playoffs if the season ended on New Year’s…

Edgecomb Selectmen are considering taking more legal action against a Route 27 property owner who is in violation of a consent agreement that stated he would clean up debris on his Edgecomb…

Debate Monday evening by the Westport Selectmen followed the reading of a written request from Chief Robert Mooney to transfer funds to the volunteer fire department’s checking account from other…

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

WARREN, WISCASSET and NEWCASTLE — A three-month investigation of illegal distribution and possession of prescription drugs from Massachusetts into Lincoln and Knox counties resulted this week in…

White Gift Sunday, which will be celebrated at First Congregational Church, UCC Wiscasset, on Jan. 4, 2015, has been a part of Christian churches’ celebrations for over…

Obituary

Cynthia Ann Brown Manner, 82, died Dec. 29, 2014 at her home in Boothbay Harbor.

Born…

Obituary

William Reynolds Weare II, of Boothbay, beloved husband and father, died Dec. 28, 2014 at the Veterans Hospital with family members at his side.

Bill was born Feb. 9, 1943 the son of William…

Online registration is open for the 2015 Indoor Insanity 5k event scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at Colby College in Waterville. 

Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are…

Wiscasset Police Department

A Wiscasset man who allegedly failed to comply with the sex offender registry could face prison time if convicted.

Aaron Ashton, 33,…

Spirit Cup

Change abounded in the region in 2014. From the opening of a new bridge in Dresden to Wiscasset’s first year outside Regional School Unit 12, some of the dice had been cast in 2013 or earlier.…

Despite one of the warmest Decembers on record, 2014 will go out with a bite.

A month of above-average and above-freezing temperatures…

Obituary

William H. Lewis, 81, died peacefully at his home in East Boothbay on Dec. 28, 2014.

Bill was born on March 15, 1933 in Bath, the son of the late Maxcy and Edna (Wilson) Lewis. Growing up on…

The Bath Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at noon at Grace Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington Street, Bath.

Obituary

Prominent Wiscasset resident William Theodore Phinney died Dec. 24, 2014.…

The Boothbay Harbor Police made one arrest between Dec. 22 -28.

On Dec. 28, Michael Witwicki, 19, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested on an alleged aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs…

Obituary

Brenda Keene Gremillion, 67, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died Dec. 16, 2014 at Our Lady of the Lake hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

She was born in Boothbay Harbor, daughter of James E.…

Alexander Smelcer, a 2010 graduate of Wiscasset High School, graduated from the University of Southern Maine on Dec. 20 with a bachelor of science degree in biology.

Concurrently, he served…

Cedric Maguire, Sue Sukeforth

If you’re making a New Year’s resolution to get healthier in 2015, you may want to clear your calendar for Jan. 10.

Wiscasset Parks & Recreation, Wiscasset Ambulance Service and other…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

A Damariscotta man has been arrested and charged with seven misdemeanor counts of unlawful sexual touching after allegedly touching an underage girl for years.

Obituary

Dr. William H. “Bill” Wanger of Alna died Dec. 14 at the age of 79.

Dr. Wanger was born in 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland…

Daily exposure to toxins, including pollutants and diets high in processed foods, can ultimately disrupt the body’s endocrine, immune, nervous and reproductive systems.

To help patients…

ElderCare Network

ElderCare Network has a deep commitment to all seniors in the Lincoln County area. In addition to the seven assisted living homes, Eldercare can now help friends and neighbors find…

Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association

On Saturday, Jan. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association ( SVCA) will host a full moon owl prowl at their Trout Brook…

A festive cooking celebration was enjoyed by the fifth grade students of Bristol Consolidated School last week at the FARMS (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools) Community Kitchen in…

Maine Listings, on Dec. 22, reported a 9.85 percent decline in sales of single-family existing homes in November. The median sales price (MSP) dipped 1.43 percent…

Rising Tide Community Market recently donated $341.13 to Lincoln County-based Community Housing Improvement Project (CHIP) through its Co-ops for Community Day program, which lets shoppers give…

Free Round Dance open house events will be held Mondays, Jan. 5 and 12 at 6:30 p.m. and free Square Dance open house events will be held Tuesdays, Jan. 13 and 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Woodside…

The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a very Merry Christmas to our chamber communities and best wishes for a prosperous new year!

Obituary

John Lawrence Tibbetts Sr., 99, husband of the late Shirley (Johnson) Tibbetts, died peacefully on Dec. 16 at home in Burlington, Connecticut.

A meeting hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to discuss an addendum to the interstate striped bass fishery management plan recently approved by the…

All are invited to a gospel concert with gospel singer Allen Frink of Hudson, N.H. at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, Sunday, December 28 at 11 a…

The Boothbay Police Department made one arrest between Dec. 15-21.

On Dec. 21, police arrested Melissa Racz, 34, of Boothbay Harbor for allegedly failing to pay fines. Officer Chryplewicz…

Boothbay Region High School

Three members of the Boothbay Region High School Outing Club recently secured a grant from Teens To Trails, which will allow the group to take an overnight trip sometime in May.

These two…

A Christmas evening fire tore through a Boothbay Harbor home at approximately 8:30 p.m.

The 57 Lakeview Road home, owned by Kate and Matthew Rice, was engulfed in flames when firefighters…

There will be a fourth Sunday Damariscotta Area Shape Note Singing on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2-5 p.m. at St. Andrews Church in Newcastle, 11 Glidden Street. Participants…

Barbara Ernst Prey “Family Portrait”

Artist Barbara Ernst Prey has produced a striking new series of digital prints of her most iconic and important works, to be issued in limited edition this holiday season.

What a wonderful way to start the new year!

Susan Gallagher, yoga instructor, is offering an hour’s yoga event on Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. in St. Philip’s hall at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset. The…

Dick McLean recently joined the board of Lincoln County Dental, at the invitation of Dr. James Olson, well-known local dentist and president of the Lincoln County Dental Board of…

New Hope for Women (NHFW) is pleased to be the recipient of a $500 HopeLine Grant from Verizon Wireless. NHFW announced receipt of the grant on Dec. 17.

HopeLine collects no-longer-used…

Newcastle Selectmen

When it comes to constituent complaints, the top spot is a bit unusual, Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, said.

It isn't taxes, or jobs,…

Church of the Nazarene

The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will be hosting a Christmas Eve Communion Service at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24.

Every year for the past four years, Avery Thomas of Wiscasset has spent over 20 hours setting up a Christmas lights display next to Ship's Chow Hall in Wiscasset.

He says the project is a…

Ridge Barnes, Barbara Claudel, Ralph Keyes

The generosity Wiscasset High School’s students and staff have shown this holiday season will make a difference beyond the gifts they donated, a representative for Maine’s Army National Guard said…

Troy Cline, Sue Varney, Kathy Williams

On Wiscasset Assessor’s Agent Sue Varney’s final day on the job Friday, the Wiscasset woman took a long lunch and left work early. She also came in late that morning, she said.

“Oh, she’s…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

On Saturday, Dec. 20, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and an employee of the Damariscotta Police Department conducted 36 alcohol compliance checks throughout Lincoln…

Once again, the Damariscotta River Association’s annual holiday party drew a large crowd of supporters. Over 100 members attended the gala potluck held at the DRA headquarters on Belvedere Road.…

Obituary

Christopher A. Bailey, 42, of Woolwich, died Dec. 21, 2014 at his mother’s residence in Wiscasset with his family by his side.

He was born in Bath on Oct. 27…

Need to get the cobwebs out on New Year’s Day? Join Susan Gallagher, certified yoga instructor, at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, at 11 a.m. for an hour’s stretch and strengthening…

Alna town office

Nomination papers were scheduled to be available in Alna beginning Tuesday, Dec. 23 for several seats up for election in March 2015.

Among them are two of the town’s three seats on the board…