The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen on March 15 approved hiring Jason Warlick as interim police chief. The board held off on a formal search for a new permanent chief. Selectmen gave no reason for…
Police, Fire and Courts
Thanks to great teamwork between two county law enforcement agencies, an alleged fugitive from justice was taken into custody without incident.
On March 15, at about 7:50 p.m., a call came…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service has been named a Maine HeartSafe Community, earning the “Gold” designation. The program is a cooperative initiative of the Maine Emergency Medical Services Office and…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority met March 8 to receive its annual audited financial statements and other financial documents from RJR Smith and Company of Buxton. The materials covered the…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract with union members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The deputies and other employees have been working under a frozen contract…
Damariscotta Police Chief Ronald Young has resigned, effective March 3. His resignation was announced via an email from Town Manager Matt Lutkus. The email contained a joint statement from Lutkus…
More than a month after Damariscotta Police Chief Ron Young was placed on paid administrative leave, selectmen planned a March 1 executive session prior to their regular session to review the…
One of Wiscasset’s two ambulances was taken out of service recently after a significant oil leak was discovered in the engine. Selectmen voted 4-1 to spend up to $5,000 on repairs.
EMS…
EMS Director Toby Martin announced Anita Sprague has been named Wiscasset Ambulance Service’s “Employee of the Year.” In announcing the award, Martin told the newspaper Tuesday, Sprague goes above…
Lincoln County Unified Court
The following closed cases were reported by the Lincoln County court clerk for Feb. 1-17. Unless otherwise noted, sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Brian Wayne Knight, 33…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
At the Feb. 21 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners, Sheriff Todd Brackett announced his pick for chief deputy to replace Major Ken Mason, who is now Kennebec County sheriff. The pick is Lt…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Jefferson man faces charges after Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies Dwight Fowles and Mark Bridgham responded to a domestic disturbance in Jefferson Feb. 18. The suspect, Wayne Little, 27,…
Maine Department of Transportation
A Portland lawyer filed a preliminary motion for an injunction Monday, Feb. 13, against the Maine Department of Transportation, on behalf of Ralph H. Doering and family…
Kennebec County Unified Court
Kenneth Hatch’s Feb. 16 dispositional conference in Augusta was continued owing to serious illness in his counsel’s family.
Hatch, of Whitefield, is on indefinite unpaid leave from his…
The Wiscasset Public Safety Services (Police, Fire and EMS) are pleased to announce they are in the planning phases to form the Wiscasset Public Safety Advisory Council (WPSAC). The purpose is to…
A Wiscasset man died at the scene of a head-on crash early Sunday evening in Sabattus, Sabattus Police Chief Gary Baillargeon said Monday. The crash on Middle Road claimed Golden Baise Jr., 58,…
Lincoln County Unified Court
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
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Lincoln County EMA, 911-Communications
A decision made last summer to separate emergency management and emergency response in Lincoln County has resulted in two new directors, and the departure of Tod…
A Wiscasset man escaped serious injuries but not arrest in a one-car crash on Middle Road in Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Jan. 23.
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department reports that Cainin…
The Damariscotta Police Department has been granted $4,577 from the Maine Highway Safety Commission to conduct high-visibility, impaired driving patrols, Sgt. Jason Warlick informed selectmen at…
A Woolwich husband and wife have died as a result of a crash on Woolwich’s Route One on Saturday evening.
At 6:07 p.m. Jan. 21, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an…
Initiated as domestic disturbance call early Sunday morning...
WALDOBORO — Two men, one of them a Waldoboro police officer, were shot in an exchange of gunfire in Waldoboro overnight, resulting in the death of River Bend Road resident Jon Alspaugh.
In a…
State Police say Robert Frith, 62, of West Gardiner died Friday afternoon, Jan. 20, after the dump truck he was driving overturned in Whitefield. Frith worked for BHS Inc. of Farmingdale.
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A Woolwich woman was hurt and a Canaan man hauling milk in his tanker truck was killed Saturday when the man’s truck collided with her car that had spun out of control on Interstate 295 in…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail Commander Mark Westrum has been offered his job back if he first serves a 60-day unpaid suspension The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority agreed to make the offer at…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The Lincoln County Grand Jury met during the week of Jan. 3 - 6, and handed up indictments for 11 defendants. According to court documents, the following indictments were handed up:
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Lincoln County Unified Court
The following are closed court cases provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Dean Feltis, 49, of Monson, was…
Kennebec County Superior Court
Kenneth Hatch III, who was arraigned in Knox County Court on Aug. 23 on 22 charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of three minors and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs to those…
West Bath District Court
Two Bridges Jail Commander Mark Westrum pled guilty to a lesser charge as part of a deferred disposition agreement on Jan. 4 at the West Bath Courthouse.
Westrum was stopped for OUI (alcohol…
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is offering a free training for volunteers interested in mentoring young people involved in the criminal justice system. An…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Bill Ellsworth, the Addiction Resource Center counselor at both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Two Bridges Regional Jail, appeared at the Jan. 3 Commissioners’ meeting to describe his…
Wiscasset Police Department
At the Jan. 3 meeting of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen, Wiscasset Police Chief Jeff Lange will propose a “disorderly house” ordinance that would give police and the town broader powers to…
The wind, snow and rainstorm brought down limbs, trees and lines, getting public safety and power crews out overnight and forcing a few road closures.
Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry stated…
Wiscasset firefighters responded to one fire late Christmas Eve and another very early on Christmas, according to authorities.
The Saturday night one was a possible garage fire but turned…
A missing New Gloucester man called his wife from a Gardiner store and was located by Gardiner police, Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman…
Twelve people including two from Wiscasset were arrested on drug-related charges in Augusta Tuesday following a several-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in Augusta and…
After months of planning, preparation and development, all five law enforcement agencies in Lincoln County are ready to launch the Bridges to Treatment Program.…
Wiscasset District and Superior courts
The following closed court cases have been reported by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Clarence Reisen, 32, of…
Lincoln County Commissioners
At the Dec. 6 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting, Sheriff Todd Brackett announced the resignation of Sgt. Jason Nein, who is leaving to join the Department of Motor Vehicles as an investigator…
The police scanner has been busy for several hours with reports of slippery conditions causing accidents. The Midcoast is receiving snow, ice and rain, which are making the roads difficult to…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Part of South Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield was closed Thursday morning, Dec. 1, after a report of a suspicious object left in a mailbox. At 7:42 a.m., the…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
With the imminent departure of Chief Deputy Ken Mason, who was elected Kennebec County Sheriff in the Nov. 8 election, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett is faced with the prospect of replacing…
Big shout-out to Jack Shaw and Son Construction and Selectman Jason Shaw for coming out with their bucket truck and helping us install our new flashing lights for our Route One signs. This new…
West Bath District Court
Mark Westrum pleaded not guilty through his attorney to a charge of OUI (alcohol) prior to his scheduled arraignment on Tuesday, Nov. 22. He did not appear in person.
Westrum, who is…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
On Saturday, Nov. 19, an accident occurred on Route One in Edgecomb involving Alison M. Cook, 21, of East Boothbay, and Randy L. Lester, 61, of Boothbay, authorities said. Cook was making a…
Lincoln County District and Superior courts
These are the closed cases reported by the County Clerk for the period between Nov. 1 and Nov. 11. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences will be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Michael…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
A rush hour accident at George Wright Road and Route One closed the state highway in Woolwich from George Wright Road to Nequasset Road on Thursday, Nov. 10 for five hours. The crash occurred just…
Lincoln County Probate Court
Outgoing Probate Judge Thomas Berry was treated to a surprise retirement party on Nov. 9, including lunch and cake and punch at the Lincoln County Courthouse. About 50 people attended.
Berry…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
At the Nov. 9 meeting of the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, the board agreed to keep Administrator Mark Westrum on paid administrative leave following his arrest for OUI on Oct. 7 in Bath.…
Damariscotta Police Department
A Boothbay man, Shannon Gilbert, 76, was killed in a crash on Route One in Damariscotta on Monday, Nov. 7. The crash occurred at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Route One and Business Route One,…
