Anita L. Dutton, 82, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 with her family at her side at Maine Medical Center, Portland, following a brief illness.

She was born…

A Jeep Wrangler USPS Mail truck operated by Erika Cutter, 28, of Damariscotta went off the road into Appalachee Pond in Boothbay Harbor at approximately 9:45 a.m. on July 9.…

Robert Michael “Bob” Jeremiah, 76, of Edgecomb died peacefully on Thursday morning, July 4, 2013, thus concluding an impeccable life.

He was born on…

Dr. Leander “Lee” Guite Jr., 81, died Sunday July 7, 2013.

A Memorial Mass will be held 11 a.m. July 12 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in…

Thousands of miles from the streets of Cairo, a Boothbay Harbor accountant watches his native land undergo the second revolution in as many years.

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An accident involving two motor vehicles occurred on Route 1 in Edgecomb at approximately 4 p.m July 5.

A Cadillac sedan was turning into a driveway…

Although the Lincoln County Commissioners accepted the preliminary budget for Two Bridges Regional Jail, it came with a caveat:

It's not enough.…

Developer Tony Casella is forging ahead with his plan to build a hotel in Edgecomb after finding no support July 3 for his offer to build elderly housing instead.

The show will go on for the former owners of the Boothbay Country Club.

A Kennebec County Superior Court ruling by Judge John Nivison denied all but…

The American Red Cross will visit the Damariscotta office of The First, N.A. for a blood drive. The drive, which is sponsored by The First, will take place on Tuesday, July 30,…

A study by the University of Maine’s School of Economics included 500 hours of fieldwork and surveys of both visitors to the Boothbay region and local residents. It showed 63,832…

Victor Irvine Connors, 67, of Seguin, Texas died July 3, 2013.

Victor was born on January 29, 1946 in Damariscotta to John and Florence Brookings…

In response to a new Maine law that would reopen the contract bidding process that Statoil thought it had successfully concluded last January, Statoil Vice President Johannes…

Local fireworks shops were jam-packed with customers looking to set off their Fourth of July with a bang in the weeks leading up to the holiday.

Pyro…

Traffic was closed on Route 194 in Alna the morning of July 5 near Head Tide Hill after an elderly woman’s car wound up in the Sheepsot River. The woman, Marjory Whitehurst, of Alna, was…

How to fill a room in Wiscasset: Suggest getting rid of the town planner's job.

How to really get the crowd going: Argue the town isn't growing enough…

New state aid figures for Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit could mean tax relief for the district’s eight towns. It also could help keep music at Whitefield Elementary School…

A memorial service for Virginia C. Jones, who died April 21, 2013 in Panama City, Fla., will be held Saturday, July 20 at 1 p.m. at the East Boothbay Methodist Church. Refreshments…

Daren Wood, Tyler Flavin, Tyler Bailey and Andy Hutchins, members of the Wiscasset Merchants Babe Ruth baseball team, were named to the Midcoast South 15-Year-Old All-Star team.…

A lawyer for Edgecomb urged residents July 1 to withhold judgment on the town's sewer options.

It could take the town a year to chart a course,…

It's only an idea for now, not a plan. But the state might decide to send Edgecomb's southbound Route 1 motorists over Cross Road and put a traffic light at the intersection of…

While Lincoln County Healthcare has been working to adapt to changes in the healthcare environment, residents here have been struggling to understand what is happening, and when,…

Phillip “Rusty” McGuire, 85, died at his home in Newcastle on June 28, 2013.

He was born March 16, 1928 in Orland to Cecil and Adelma Stockbridge…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Arrests

On June 27, Dustin Dalton, 29, of…

The town of Woolwich has been planning to build a new addition to the town office. The 1,800 square foot addition carries a cost of almost $300,000. Before the issue goes before…

Latte lovers and cappuccino cravers, rejoice. Healthy eaters and gelato junkies, you, too. There's a new place to check out in Wiscasset Village, just in time for the Fourth of…

A plan that will mean millions in federal dollars for local healthcare has received a green light from the federal government.

In a letter dated June…

Rachael Miller's life changed forever when she took a vacation to Matinicus Island.  A nor’easter had washed piles of trash up along shoreline. Repulsed, Miller said she couldn't…

It appears that Mother Nature will suspend her fireworks show and allow the region to enjoy some of its own.

NOAA is reporting Thursday night to be…

Responding to a tough financial year and decreasing patient volumes, Maine Medical Center announced on Friday, June 28, that it will offer early retirement to approximately 400…

Which United States President first spoke of a government of the people, by the people, for the people?

The capital of the U.S. is Washington, D.C.…

When Forrest Faulkingham checks the forecast before taking a fishing client out of Wiscasset Harbor, he isn't just determining whether or not to bring rain gear.

Avalon Antiques owner Bill Belmore, a founding member of the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce, has died after a fight with cancer, the chamber announced in a June 27 letter to…

When it came to Wright Landing, Westport Island voters made one thing very clear:

The building's future will remain in the town's hands.

Richard Earl Brown, 82, died on June 24, 2013.

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While completing his training as a naval flight surgeon and later when he was a general surgery resident, Dr. Jack Fulmer sometimes filled in for family doctors in small rural…

Back To School Mission Outreach is being planned for Sunday, July 14. Members and friends of our community of churches are invited to bring donations of back to school supplies and…

An early morning fire destroyed a home at 406 Cedar Grove Road in Dresden June 29, emergency officials said.

Homeowner James Crawson got out of bed…

On June 22, Positively Best Friends Dog Training in Edgecomb hosted a certification evaluation conducted by Steve Seekins and Naomi Howe of Therapy Dog International.

The editors and readers of Down East Magazine have spoken. The yearly Best of Maine edition is on newsstands, featuring the top spots in the state.

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Members of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association are working hard to make the fifth annual Champagne on the Sheepscot event an enjoyable evening. This year the party will…

Primary Residential Mortgage has opened a branch at 37 Court Street in Bath.

“Our mission is to be a nationally respected, locally known home loan…

With heavy rains expected to continue through June 28 into Saturday morning, June 29, a flash flood warning has been issued by the National Weather…

The Boothbay Region YMCA's annual Silent Auction is an event which raises nearly $10,000 annually to benefit YMCA Youth Programs. This year's event will be held July 26 and 27 at…

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Doris Rayl will be held on Saturday, July 13 at 1 p.m. at All Saints By-The-Sea on Southport Island. Doris died February 7, 2013.…

The seventh and eighth grade class of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning spent three days at the University of Southern Maine, as participants in Maine’s Model United…

John Patrick McCormack, 74, died June 23, 2013 at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn surrounded by his family.

He was born in New York City, N.Y.,…

Alex Gaeth, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine has completed the Kennebec Leadership Institute, or KLI.

KLI is…

Earl P. Wilder, 95, of Portsmouth, N.H. and Southport died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the Langdon Place of Portsmouth.

He was born in Somerville, Mass…

Two bills signed by Gov. Paul R. LePage in the past week will help the Maine lobster industry take advantage of the recent historic abundance in the fishery.