A sharp increase in emergency calls has the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department paying closer attention to the Boothbay peninsula. Over the past 15 years, Sheriff Todd Brackett reports emergency…

In response to questions about speeding on Dodge and Middle roads, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Lt. Brendan Kane, patrol division supervisor, met with Edgecomb selectmen Nov. 19.…

The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two…

Donald Merrill, 58, of Woolwich was reported overdue by his hunting party just before 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. With the recent snow, game wardens began to track Merrill off Files Point Road in…

ST. THOMAS, USVI — Captain Richard “Rick” Smith, 65 was arrested on Nov. 2 in St. John on charges of Seaman’s Manslaughter resulting from an incident the occurred in October 2015, according to a…

A Sabattus man was hospitalized after being shot Saturday morning in a hunting-related incident in Topsham. Joshua Stark, 25, received a gunshot wound to the hip around 7:30 a.m.

Stark was…

Recruited by a police chief during college, Walpole resident Rand Maker has spent almost 30 years in Maine law enforcement.

A Machias native and graduate of UMaine Presque Isle, Maker…

Lincoln County commissioners has approved the purchase order for a 2019 Kenworth truck for the recycling center, for $83,039, and approved two vehicle buys for the Sheriff’s Department, including…

If someone has a heart emergency at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, a new tool and some free training Wiscasset Ambulance Service is giving several members this week could help until WAS…

Charges were dismissed against five of the seven alleged customers of Angel McCracken, 27, of Damariscotta. Although McCracken was initially taken into custody, she was never charged with a crime…

On Nov. 8, the Lincoln County Budget Committee approved a total budget for 2019 of $10,429,874, up 3.92 percent from $10,036,096 for 2018.

In the final workshop, the panel approved the…

Two new Wiscasset police officers were sworn in on Nov. 6 with family looking on. Cory Hubert, the new School Resource Officer, and Jonathan Barnes, a new patrol officer, also had a pinning…

Lincoln County EMA’s Project Lifesaver Program will light up teal on Nov. 8 to raise Alzheimer’s awareness as part of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) Light the World in Teal® program…

Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine took the opportunity of the regularly scheduled Coffee with a Cop event to introduce his two new officers – School Resource Officer Cory Hubert and patrol…

The Woolwich select board is weighing its emergency shelter options. The town can continue operating its shelter at the municipal building alone or affiliate with the Red Cross.

EMS/EMA…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested Brian Cookson, 53, of Nobleboro Friday morning in Edgecomb on charges relating to the theft of an antique automobile earlier this year in Nobleboro.

Cory Hubert is Wiscasset’s new School Resource Officer.  He is a long way from his former career as corrections officer at the Maine State Prison in Warren.

Currently, he is working on…

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett met with Commissioner Hamilton Meserve Tuesday to discuss his department’s budget, after the Budget Committee tabled it Oct. 25.

Meserve was on his own…

On Saturday, Oct. 27, Wiscasset Police Department responded to a report of a double overdose of two juveniles. Wiscasset Ambulance Service transported both to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick for…

At the Oct. 25 Lincoln County budget committee workshop, after much discussion and an executive session on a personnel matter, the panel tabled the Sheriff’s Office budget to give Sheriff Todd…

In Lincoln County Dustrict Court Oct. 25, Christopher Morrison, owner of the Minesweeper, which sank in Wiscasset Harbor during a January blizzard, denied a civil charge of littering.…

WINDSOR — State Police say a Wiscasset Middle High School student was struck on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 24 as he crossed the road to board a waiting school bus.

According to a news…

A clogged culvert flooded part of Route 27 near the Edgecomb town office Wednesday morning and resulted in a Cunningham Security truck leaving the road. The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to…

Wiscasset’s new School Resource Officer began work Monday. Cory Hubert worked in corrections prior to accepting the job, and is currently working both in the schools and on patrol as part of his…

Mark Gessner, 54, of Augusta, convicted in the 1994 murder of Bath florist Melvin Henderson, was arrested in Bath Sunday, Oct. 21 and charged with Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, a…

Chris Morrison of Wiscasset, owner of the Minesweeper which sank in Wiscasset Harbor in a storm last January, has been charged with Littering of more than 15 pounds or 27 cubic feet of…

Woolwich Fire Department’s annual open house Wednesday evening, Oct. 17 drew area residents of all ages to the firehouse.

Also on hand were many first responders from Wiscasset, Bath and…

The following are closed cases for September. All information was furnished by the Lincoln County court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Rand Maker had minor injuries in an accident on Route 1 in West Bath Oct. 2. The accident totaled the Ford SUV he was driving, according to Sheriff Todd…

Woolwich Fire Department recently added a heavy-duty brush truck to its first responder fleet. Although the 1988 Chevrolet truck needs a little TLC, the price was right – free of charge.

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“I have the best job in the world,” said Lt. Brendan Kane of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

He is responsible for the day to day operations of the patrol division, and it’s not all…

Firefighters celebrated National Fire Prevention Week Wednesday, Oct. 10, with their annual open house at the Wiscasset Fire Station. Units from Jefferson, Alna, Wiscasset, Edgecomb, Dresden and…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September:

Alna:

Spinney, Jeffry Alan to Olson, James G and Olson,…

The Wiscasset Fire Department's open house at the station at the corner of Routes 1 and 27 is this Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event includes food and goody bags for the kids. "Also…

Daniel Davis, 38, of Wiscasset will be arraigned Oct. 11 for Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Class C; Terrorizing, Class D; Failure to Register a Vehicle, Class E; and Operating…

Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, accused murderer of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset, was denied a motion to suppress statements she made to police in the days after Chick's death.

In court…

According to a press release Oct. 3 from Wiscasset Police Department, a loaded pistol was found Sept. 29 on West Alna Road in Wiscasset. The department is seeking information. Please call 822-8203…

Four years ago, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter was wrestling with a problem. He looked at the average age of his all-volunteer team and knew he needed to get younger people involved, “to replace…

Family violence, IT crimes and lifesaving drugs are not part of most workplaces, but for Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, they are a daily part of the job.

At his office overlooking…

Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine and the also new Wiscasset Middle High School principal, Chuck Lomonte, worked together to interview candidates to re-staff the police department, including…

Lincoln County can partner with Verizon Wireless, which owns the communications tower in Nobleboro, to tap into the mobile company’s large generator during power outages, County Administrator…

According to District Attorney Jon Liberman, District VI, which includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, is being considered for an adult drug and treatment court in one to two years…

The following are the results from the recent grand jury report.  Information was provided by the District Attorney’s office. Defendants have not yet gone to trial nor…

Patrick Shorey, 25, of Augusta was arraigned in district court in West Bath Sept. 17 for a June 2, 2017 crash that killed a Connecticut woman and seriously injured her husband in Dresden. Shorey…

The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, which started its fiscal year with a deficit, has moved into the black, thanks to a contract with Penobscot County for housing inmates.

The jail…

In a natural disaster, it may not be possible to get in touch with people who may be in harm’s way. If you or someone you know is unable to communicate with friends or family affected by Hurricane…

Nancie Atwell, former head of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning, will be sentenced Nov. 5 for six separate cases of Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer.

Atwell had…

The following are closed cases in the Lincoln County Courts for August. All information was furnished by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional…

Wiscasset’s new chief of police Larry Hesseltine has been on the job for less than a full week, but he’s already identified his primary task.

“We have to staff up,” he said. “It’s a slow…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:

Alna:

Vonfrank, Arlene R. to Vonfrank, Andrew and Vonfrank, Sarah…