Ryan Casey’s video of a great white shark feeding on a whale carcass near…
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Wiscasset Speedway
Despite a quick shower at the start of the night, the track was dried and racing action began last Saturday…
RSU 12
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit voters have a chance to tweak the latest budget offer on Monday, August 12. Superintendent Howard Tuttle hopes they'll make any changes they want and that…
'Round Town
Each year, the Boothbay Harbor region hosts many fundraisers for good causes; but the Wannawaf waffle eating contest is in a class all by itself. With disregard to personal health, the brave and…
Local Character
On Sunday, Aug. 4, Sir Christopher died of a short illness at the age of 25. Early in the morning he swam in the pond, was not interested in eating…
Obituary
Marilyn Elaine Strickland, 71, died peacefully at her home on Sunday August 4, 2013 with her loving family by her side.
She was born on October 9, 1941 in…
Local Business
Molnlycke Health Care is continuing its work toward a possible expansion in either Wiscasset or Brunswick, a company official said August 2.
“Nothing has changed. We're still moving on…
Obituary
Lt. Col. William H. Dunning was born March 16, 1935 in Gorham and died August 3, 2013 in Newcastle.
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Obituary
Clayton M. “Tiger” Bragdon died on July 26, 2013.
Tiger was born in Rochester, N.H. on October 6, 1952, the son of…
Maine Supreme Court
After three months since the appeals were filed, on July 30 the Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment in the case against a former Maine State Police Trooper convicted…
Obituary
Jane (Blood) Francis, 91, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at her home in Boothbay.
The family said there will be no services.
A memorial service for Katharine "Kitty" Brown, who died on July 12, 2013 in Nobleboro, will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, August 17 at the Second Congregational…
A memorial service for Charles P. Howe, who died on June 13, 2013, will be held Saturday, August 17, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. After the service, a reception will…
Obituary
Patricia L. Haley, 83, of Bath, formerly of Caribou died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Horizon Living & Rehab in Brunswick.
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Obituary
Veula Emerson Reed, 100, of Edgecomb, died peacefully on the morning of July 27, 2013 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
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A memorial service for the Reverend James Helms will be held Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset.
The Juniper Point Village Improvement Society (JPVIS) capped off its summer centennial festivities with a gala dinner event at Whitten’s Field on Juniper Point on August 3 with…
Editor's Note: On July 22, East Boothbay resident Sally Bullard was at the Seaport to …
Chewonki Foundation
Chewonki has installed one of the first electric car charging stations in Midcoast Maine. The unit, installed in July by sustainability officer Tom Twist, facilities manager Carob…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On July 23, Deputy Matthew Day took a report of a missing or stolen kayak (value: $600) in the Southport…
Maine History
You never know what an old wooden shed might hold, especially one around Lincoln County.
Thanks in part to one in Alna, and a…
Boothbay Railway Village
The phenomenon known as Thomas the Tank Engine has passed through a couple of generations and it’s not slowing down if the rainy day crowd at the Boothbay Railway Village is any indication.
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Emily Isaacson, 31, a native of Brunswick, has been chosen as Music Director for the Oratorio Chorale. Isaacson succeeds Peter Frewen, who retired after 27 years with the chorale.
Isaacson…
Video: Damariscove Island
Some Boothbay Harbor lobstermen were treated to an unusual sight on July 30 — a great white shark feeding on a minke whale carcass.
Ryan Casey said…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset is in the running for a Molnlycke Health Care expansion that could add 10 to 30 jobs and nearly double the size of the local plant, company officials said.
Taxes the expansion…
Edgecomb Selectmen
Would Wiscasset have any interest in making a new sewer district that would include Davis Island?
Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith said he plans to ask Wiscasset Town Manager Laurie Smith…
Dresden Selectmen
A three-year plan for the time-honored alewife catching on private property received an OK from the Dresden Board of Selectmen when the owner presented it to the board Monday night.
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Obituary
Frederick F. Pendleton II of Wiscasset died July 28, 2013.
He is survived by his daughter, Nicole Walsh; sons, Barry and Steve; granddaughters, Nina and Stephanie; grandchildren and great-…
Robert Michael Jeremiah died at St. Andrews Hospital on Thursday, July 4. A Celebration of Life and Reception will be held in Bob’s honor, on Saturday, August 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Coasta…
Obituary
Charles “Charlie” Morey Rogers, Ph.D., died on May 25, 2013 in Vernon, Ala.
He was born April 27, 1923 in New Haven, Conn., the first child to Herbert Wesley…
Wings Over Wiscasset
The musical theater bug bit chiropractor Ron Bouffard of Boothbay Harbor back when he was a student at Lewiston Junior High School. The production was “The Yankee Doodle.”
Bouffard got the…
At the Opera House
Grammy award-winning guitarist Ed Gerhard will perform on Thursday, August 15, at The Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
Gerhard returns to Boothbay celebrating the highly anticipated release…
Department of Marine Resources
Due to reports of broken and lost lobster trap tags in the mid-coast and downeast regions, the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Maine Marine Patrol are asking lobstermen with broken or…
Wings Over Wiscasset
The night of July 25, Mark Murphy had just finished playing in his soccer league near Albany, New York, and was in line at a Burger King drive-through with his son…
Summerfest 2013
Linda Winterburg wasn't planning on entering her pug Phoebe in any of the dog contests at Summerfest on the Wiscasset town common July 27.
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Wiscasset Fire Department
Wiscasset firefighters responded to Treats on Main Street after a gas leak started a fire under a kitchen stove, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said. The fire went out when the gas was shut off,…
A bank account to help Christopher Dighton of Edgecomb with his medical bills has been set up at The First in Wiscasset.
Dighton was seriously injured in an ATV accident in Edgecomb last…
Attorney General Janet T. Mills reminds Maine homeowners to be wary of door-to-door sellers using high pressure tactics to sell home repair services, paving jobs and other goods. Maine has three…
Obituary
Dr. Thomas Burwell Vaden Jr. of Richmond, Virginia and Barters Island, died March 25, 2013 after a long illness.
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Wings Over Wiscasset
Not here. Not in Maine.
Bill Legere said that's people's usual reaction to hearing that human trafficking goes on in this state, hundreds of miles from the…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On July 16, Deputy Kevin Dennison was…
Summer concert series
So far, so good for Wiscasset's third annual "Alive on the River" concert series. The town and the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce moved it to the town common this year after two years on the…
Wiscasset District Court
Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for June 25-July 23:
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Wiscasset Public Library
On Friday, July 19, participants of the Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Reading Program received an introduction to the world of geology. Environmental Specialist III…
Obituary
Dorothy (Davis) Sherwood, 89, formerly of Marblehead, Mass., died July 7, 2013 at her residence, Edgecomb Green assisted living.
Dorothy was born in Kennebunk…
BHPD
What would have been a pleasant afternoon boat ride in Boothbay Harbor quickly turned into a mother’s worst nightmare when Elizabeth Medina realized she…
Obituary
Timothy Neil McDonald, 59, died at his residence in Howland Township, Ohio on July 8…
Wings Over Wiscasset
The Wiscasset Community Center's programs can keep a whole family active or help someone get strong enough to return to work.
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