Wiscasset fire and public works personnel responded Monday morning to a fuel leak inside the municipal building’s furnace room. The leak from a day tank that feeds the furnaces was found shortly…
Police, Fire and Courts
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 22 to Feb. 28.
Feb. 22…
Wiscasset is asking $1,000 less than Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance to respond to Alna’s calls, but the decision may not come down to money, Alna First Selectman David Abbott said.
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Wicasset Police Department
Monday, February 22
Officer Benjamin Kolko issue a warning for speed, and a citation for speed on Bath Road, a warning for speed on Gardiner Road…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Brant Perkins of Boothbay Harbor, who was convicted last July of the sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of tampering with a witness, has accepted an Alford plea to the last charge in the list…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Lincoln County’s sheriff and a deputy are asking a judge to throw out a Newcastle man’s civil filing because, they claim, he didn’t go about it the right way.
The motion to dismiss Raoul…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Judith Casella of Edgecomb claims in court documents that she was left holding the bag on a Brunswick couple’s lease and bills for a Wiscasset restaurant.
Lincoln County Superior Court…
Stan Lane went to Ames True Value in Wiscasset to pick up some things after he and wife Norma Dreyfus lost their Westport Island home in a massive fire last week.
He said someone asked him…
A Westport Island couple spent Thursday night at a Bath hotel after fire destroyed their home on North End Road, Westport Fire Chief Bob Mooney said at the scene Friday morning.
No one was…
Alna voters next month will consider hiring Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service, but selectmen so far had no offer to pass along from the town’s longtime provider, Wiscasset Ambulance…
Ken Mason, chief deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of Sheriff of Kennebec County. He had been appointed to that role by Gov…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
“It’s just no fun anymore,” Mark Westrum, administrator of the Two Bridges Regional Jail, said last week.
He was returning after being ill for some days, and found himself overwhelmed. No…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 15 to Feb. 21, 2016 Note: The Feb. 9, 2016 entry “Dorothy Koughan of Wiscasset was warned…
No one was hurt in a Monday morning fire at Robert L. Foster Antiques on Route One in Newcastle, Newcastle Fire Chief Clayton Huntley said. Rags with linseed oil on them from refinishing work…
In a surprise move on Feb. 18, Gov. Paul LePage chose Lincoln County’s chief deputy, Major Ken Mason, to be Kennebec County’s next sheriff. But Mason is unlikely to be seated any time soon, if…
A 70-year-old Wiscasset woman died Feb. 17 after being struck while using a crosswalk on Washington Street in Bath.
Paula K. Caruso died at the scene, after being struck by a 2008 Chevy…
Alna fire officials hope town meeting voters will green light a $6 an hour, firefighter pay hike and the rest of a recruitment plan. Without it, the department may eventually go the way of the…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Amid a routine Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, commissioners posed a surprise question to Major Ken Mason, who was speaking on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office and Two…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 8 to Feb. 14.
Feb. 8
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State Police have arrested the boyfriend of a woman shot to death in a Bath shopping center parking lot November 16.
Dylan Grubbs, 23, of Thomaston was charged with manslaughter following…
AUGUSTA — Seven individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine in Knox and Lincoln counties. They were arrested today after a…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man is planning an injury claim accusing a Lincoln County sheriff’s officer of fitting him into a cruiser’s back seat that was too small for him and then, the man claims, he had a…
The Wiscasset Police Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Nadean Crossley to fill the full-time officer vacancy created when Sergeant…
State Police on Feb. 4 arrested three residents of an Edgecomb home and charged them in connection with a theft from a store in the town of China. The theft allegedly happened three days before…
A skunk that a dog in Waldoboro killed has tested positive for rabies.
On Friday, Jan. 29, Lincoln County Animal Control Officer Will Snowman responded to a report of a possible rabid skunk…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 25 to Jan. 31, 2016:
Jan. 25
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A Woolwich man died Friday evening in a car accident on Route 27 in Pittston when his car flipped onto its roof and became submerged in an ice-covered pond on Cold Spring Hill.
Edward…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
An investigation into alleged heroin and crack distribution out of a Vassalboro home has led to eight arrests.
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s South…
On Jan. 19, a 22-year-old Edgecomb man, who pled guilty to assaulting a toddler in 2014, was sentenced to five years in prison, all but nine months suspended plus three years probation.
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The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 18 to Jan. 24, 2016:
Jan. 18
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Boothbay will host the Maine State Fire Fighters Association (MSFFA) Convention sooner than expected. The town was slated to host the event in 2018, but will now host it in 2017.
The MSFFA…
Lincoln County Superior Court
John Burbank wants a public apology.
That’s part of the reason he’s suing several law enforcement officials, including Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Burbank said Jan. 21. The 37-year…
Wiscasst Middle High School
Wiscasset Middle High School seventh grader Joanna Collins already knew people weren’t supposed to drink and drive, or text and drive.
“But I never knew what it felt like,” she said Jan. 21…
Two teens have been charged after authorities followed up on a tip alleging that underage kids at a Wiscasset high school dance had been drinking and doing drugs.
At about 9:15 p.m., Jan.…
When Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline took his job about five years ago, getting the department into the social media mix was one of the things he put on his to-do list.
People rely so…
CAMDEN — Shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, Camden police officers responded to a 911 call at the Camden residence of singer-songerwiter Don McLean. An investigation by responding officers…
A passing vehicle came very close to striking Wiscasset Police Officer Nadean Crossley Jan. 8, Police Chief Troy Cline said.
Crossley was outside her cruiser on a traffic stop on Route 1,…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 4 to Jan. 10:
Jan. 4
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Lincoln County Superior Court
A Brunswick man faces a February hearing in connection with alleged area thefts and other crimes. The charges against Kristopher M. Russ, 33, were among several indictments a Lincoln County grand…
A year ago Jan. 7, Wiscasset Patrol Officer Donald H. Smith Jr., Wiscasset 6 on the police radio and Donnie to those who knew him, died unexpectedly at home. Family members, some moved to tears,…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Boothbay Harbor woman has a March court date after a grand jury indicted her on two charges, including one that alleges she stole more than $1,000 from Boothbay Region High School.
The Jan…
A South Bristol man faces nine sex charges in connection with alleged crimes in Newcastle involving a 12-year-old.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 6 arrested Brian Merryman, 38,…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three people Jan. 5 and charged them with distributing heroin in Knox, Lincoln and Kennebec counties. Arrested are:
James Millay, 42, of Thomaston…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 28, 2015 to Jan 3, 2016:
Lincoln County Superior Court
A new suit in Lincoln County Superior Court attempts to blame a Bangor father and son for a Dresden man’s dog bites.
Josiah Wyman accuses David Carr Jr. and David Carr Sr. of exposing him to…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 21 to Dec. 27, 2015:
Dec. 21
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A 54-year-old Wiscasset man was hurt when the ATV he was riding in Woolwich on Dec. 27 rolled over on top of him, the investigating warden said Monday.
Sunday’s accident occurred early…
A 54-year-old Edgecomb man remained at a Portland hospital following a farm equipment accident Sunday afternoon, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said.
Jim Schmal became trapped with both legs…
A 22-year-old Orono man died in Jefferson Wednesday when a large branch broke off a tree and struck him.
Crews from Jefferson Rescue, Central Lincoln County Ambulance and the Lincoln County…
Lincoln County sheriff’s detectives arrested a Bristol man following an investigation into alleged embezzlement from two Bristol businesses. Joseph Corson, 51, faces a Class B theft charge.
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