UPDATE: In a phone interview Friday, Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine named those hurt when the SUV’s they were driving on Route 1 near Paige Avenue collided with one another about 6:40 p.m…
Police, Fire and Courts
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will begin a new program called RUOK for people who live alone, or for relatives or friends of a loved one who lives alone, with no one checking on them regularly…
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Camden defense attorney Jeremy Pratt filed a brief for the appeal of Shawna Gatto, 45, currently being held at Maine Correctional Center in Windham, with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Jan.…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 191 calls for service for the period of Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded…
Wiscasset Police Department Chief Larry Hesseltine warned the public about a phishing scam that affects local churches.
In November and January, several parishioners from Wiscasset’s First…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Jan. 7 accepted $11,240 from the federal Department of Justice’s State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which covers correctional officer salary costs for…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases for December. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Court Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
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Wiscasset is among Midcoast towns with reports of thefts from cars Jan. 2. Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud announced Friday, Jan. 3, four vehicles were…
Similar to thefts in other Maine towns; remove valuables from cars, police chief warns
ROCKPORT — Car burglars targeted unlocked motor vehicles in Glen Cove and West Rockport Jan 2, in the afternoon, stealing purses, wallets and other valuables. Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy…
At about 6:30 p.m. Dec. 25, Devere Cudo, 31, of Farmingdale was arrested for OUI, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and operator consuming alcohol on a public way, after a near head…
Lincoln County Courts
The District VI District Attorney’s office has filed extradition orders for Robert G. Steiner, 51, of Warren, who was arrested Dec. 10 in Grosse Point, Michigan, on two charges of…
Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Dec. 26, Waldoboro police have arrested the Waldoboro man being sought in connection with an alleged Oct. 30 theft of about $140 worth of…
Two Bridges Regional Jail can expect more stable state funding levels from an amended bill that would set a permanent state share for county jails. The bill, LD 973, passed out of the Criminal…
Defense attorneys plan to appeal
BELFAST — After five hours of deliberation, the jury in the case against Sharon Carrillo announced that they had reached the verdict of guilty.
The trial against Sharon Carrillo began Dec…
BELFAST — A Maine Department of Health and Human Services caseworker was the first witness called to the stand by Sharon Carrillo’s defense attorneys Dec. 17 in a…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer on Dec. 17 recommended Sandy Gilbreath for community development specialist with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission. Gilbreath replaces Harold…
A second legal opinion will be sought on a proposal by Woolwich’s EMS director to begin charging for some repeat ambulance calls when transports aren’t needed. The change may require an ordinance…
On Thursday, Dec.12, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office arrested William P. Young, 55, of Topsham on a warrant of arrest in connection with a multi-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 1 in Woolwich…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell has received a proposed consent agreement for a training burn that occurred at Huber’s Market Aug. 4 without permission of the Department of Environmental…
Attorneys for accused say she added no facts to interrogation
BELFAST — The second portion of the fifth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo was largely spent with her attorney, Chris MacLean, cross-examining Maine State…
On Dec. 10, Wiscasset Police Department received a theft complaint from Wiscasset Ford. The business reported the theft of a 2018 Dodge Caravan and a 2019 Ford Ranger. The thefts were by checks…
Day Four of murder trial; two jurors fall ill
BELFAST — The fourth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with a brief interview with Nicole Denis, who works with the Maine State Police Criminal Crimes…
Robert Bickford is in his first full week being Wiscasset’s fire chief again. The 31-year veteran of the department served as chief from 2010 to 2013. He was voted chief at a fire department…
Waldo County Superior Court, Belfast
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo continued Monday, Dec. 9, with a social worker the first witness called for the day. Carrillo is on trial for the murder of…
Press release
Todd Brackett, who has served as Lincoln County sheriff for more than 17 years, gave a riveting talk at the meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) on Nov. 21 at the Newcastle…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases in the Lincoln County Courts for November. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges…
Wiscasset Town Manager John O’Connell has appointed Robert Bickford fire chief, Wiscasset Administrative Assistant Kathleen Onorato announces in an email Monday.
Bickford was sworn into…
First witnesses called to testify in Waldo County courthouse
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo officially began in Waldo County Superior Court Dec. 6, with the 12 jurors and two alternates seated just yesterday.
Carrillo is on trial for the…
Her competency called into question
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo, who is charged with participating in the depraved indifference murder of her daughter Marissa Kennedy, is scheduled to begin at the end of this week, though…
A vacant mobile home was destroyed by fire in Dresden around 4 p.m. Nov. 25. According to Dresden Fire Chief Steve Lilly, the double-wide at 21 Taryn Drive had been vacant since the owner’s recent…
UPDATE: A Barters Island home is likely a total loss following a Wednesday morning, Nov. 27 fire. Boothbay Fire Department responded to a 7 a.m. structure fire at Kelo and Gayle Pinkham’s house at…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Nov. 9 and 24. Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Carol Cushing, 52, of Boothbay on Nov. 9 for failure to…
Lincoln County commissioners
The citizens’ petition that came to Lincoln County commissioners two weeks ago with concerns about a gravel road in Somerville has been referred to Maine Department of Transportation to see if the…
Two Bridges Regional Jail’s economic model is shifting, Col. James Bailey said. For the last few years, the jail has financed itself with contracts with other counties. But as other counties seek…
Lincoln County Courts
A Lincoln County grand jury rose with indictments, or lists of charges, Nov. 13.
Julian Gonzalez, 32, of El Paso, Texas, was charged with one Class A count of Gross Sexual Assault, and…
UPDATE: Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said Maren Houghton, 94, of Scottsdale, Arizona died Thursday, Nov. 14 of her injuries as a passenger in the Nov. 12 accident.
George…
Wiscasset School Committee
After an executive session Tuesday, the Wiscasset School Committee voted unanimously to expel a 14-year-old student who allegedly carved threats into bathroom stalls at Wiscasset Middle High…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Nov. 6 heard from a group of Somerville residents who alleged the town mismanaged a large, voter-approved road bond and created more problems with the town’s roads…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges…
Maine Chapter 4 Red Knights Motorcycle Club — active or past firefighters and their friends and families who like to ride motorcycles and raise funds for those in need — raised $153 in donations…
The traffic signals on Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset were tested Wednesday morning, Oct. 30 to make certain they were in sync with one another, communicating with Augusta, and that the pedestrian…
“This is the best turnout we’ve ever had,” Woolwich Fire Chief Mike Demers said at Monday night’s annual open house that drew dozens of area residents to the station on Nequasset Road.
The…
Update: Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said the potential threat to Wiscasset schools is over.
A male student at Wiscasset Middle High School confessed to making the still…
After an executive session Oct. 15, Lincoln County Commissioners voted unanimously to buy a 7,255 square foot portion of 22 High St. at the fair market value of $15,…
One of the best ways to protect your online information is to use strong, unique passwords for each password-protected website you use. But keeping track of all of these passwords is not easy. One…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency released an updated list of post-nor'easter road issues Friday evening. The list is attached.
Shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency released the attached list on issues with roads around the county following Thursday’s nor’…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett said Tuesday, an Oct. 22 meeting at the statehouse, preceded by a meeting with Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty, will focus on jail…
A Rhode Island man has been taken to a Brunswick hospital after apparently falling sleep at the wheel of a tractor trailer early Thursday and being…
Michael Bradley, 54, of Bristol was sentenced Monday to two consecutive terms of nine months each for Driving to Endanger Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death, and Leaving the Scene of an…
