Police, Fire and Courts

A 14-year-old Wiscasset High School student allegedly hid more than 150 stolen pills inside a Pringles can before being arrested March 27, according to a Wiscasset Police Department press release…

Two Bridges Regional Jail

Two inmates at the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset have been charged with filing a false sexual assault complaint against a female corrections officer.

On March 21, Lincoln County…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Hampden woman March 28 after she allegedly ran over her boyfriend with a car.…

An area 17-year-old boy was arrested by Wiscasset Police officers on March 27, following an investigation.

The…

A local martial arts instructor has been indicted by the grand jury for charges that allege he tampered with a witness.

Brant Perkins…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

An Edgecomb man who allegedly broke an infant's arm has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury on felony assault charges.

Lincoln County Superior Court

A 22-year-old man has been charged with aggravated felony assault after he allegedly repeatedly attacked his girlfriend.

Lucas Morse,…

Daniel Colby Jr.

A 32-year-old Wiscasset man remained at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset on March 24, after his arrest in connection with an alleged Woolwich incident, according to the Sagadahoc County…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted an Augusta man on a felony charge after he reportedly tried to escape from a hospital.

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Damariscotta man has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury for charges stemming from an incident when he allegedly threatened a sheriff’s deputy with a…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Waldoboro man has been indicted on felony sexual assault charges by the Lincoln County Grand Jury after he allegedly assaulted a person working in his home.

Edgecomb fire truck

Edgecomb and Newcastle firefighters put out a chimney fire on Edgecomb’s River Road early Sunday, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said. The fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m.

Potter said…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted the following individuals:

Matthew Smith, 23, of Wiscasset was indicted for one Class C…

On Monday March 16, Jennifer Becker, 49, of Old County Road in Edgecomb was arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Detectives on the charge of Furnishing a Schedule Z Drug (Marijuana) and…

A Damariscotta man who stole drugs from a relative has pleaded guilty to the theft and possession of the prescription drugs.

Dale…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Boothbay Harbor man who imported illegal hallucinogenic…

The State Fire Marshal's Office has charged a Bath woman with violating her bail conditions in connection with an arson charge. Lisa Green, 49, was rearrested last week in Brunswick.

Green…

Edgecomb Green, Edgecomb Fire Department

Edgecomb firefighters responded to Edgecomb Green at 31 Cross Point Road on Saturday afternoon for what turned out to be a broken hot water pipe, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said. The initial…

Lincoln County District Court

A Wiscasset man who eluded police for a month has been rearrested after he allegedly made threats against the Wiscasset chief of police.

Lincoln County District Court

A Bremen woman on bail conditions preventing her from drinking alcohol was arrested Feb. 18 by Damariscotta Police.

Chassedy Foster,…

Damariscotta

The Damariscotta Fire Department responded to a reported chimney fire on Back Meadow Road Thursday evening.

At approximately 7:10 p.m., crews responded to 299 Back Meadow Road, for a report…

A pickup truck with a plow on it and a Jeep collided on Woolwich’s Route 1 near the Wiscasset line on Feb. 25, leaving the Jeep on its side but injuring no one, a Sagadahoc County sheriff’s deputy…

Maine State Police now say 14 people were injured in this morning’s Interstate 95 pileup in Etna. 

All were transported to Bangor hospitals, and at least two of the injured are in serious…

Fire destroyed a home at 190 Hedge Bridge Road in Woolwich Tuesday night, Feb. 24, after firefighters were unable to put water on the blaze due to a long, unplowed driveway to the residence,…

A Boothbay Harbor man who admittedly found his victims through online dating sites, social media and recovery groups pleaded guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 20 to two…

Woolwich Deputy Fire Chief Dominic Maccio

Representatives of Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office and several other public safety agencies turned out at Wiscasset High School on Feb. 21 to honor the memory of Wiscasset’s Jason “Skippy”…

Clipper Mart, collision

No one was hurt when a sport utility vehicle a Wiscasset woman was driving Saturday morning, Feb. 21, struck the Clipper Mart sign on Route 1, Wiscasset police said.

Mackenzie Riley, 27, was…

The co-owner of Northeast Transport trucking company in Waldoboro on Feb. 22 thanked that town’s fire department and other ones for putting out a fire at the business’ new building.

“They…

Damariscotta Police Department

On Feb. 27, 2015, officers from Damariscotta Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build…

Damariscotta Police Department

A Damariscotta man who allegedly punched another man and stole upwards of $1,000 has been arrested a month after his arrest warrant was first issued.

Dresden firefighters found smoke but no flames when they arrived at a barn on River Road the afternoon of Feb. 18. A heating lamp had fallen into a stall of the barn where pigs were at the time,…

Lincoln County District Court

A registered sex offender who allegedly failed to notify police of a change in address has been arrested by the Wiscasset Police Department.

Jason Simpson, Connor Simpson

Jason “Skippy” Simpson joined the Woolwich Fire Department when he was 15. He didn’t even have a driver’s license yet, mother Annette Simpson said.

This year marked the 1993 Wiscasset High…

A homeowner’s quick response ended a chimney fire at Lowelltown Road home on Saturday night, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said Sunday. Ryan Chadwick emptied both of the home’s wood stoves after…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Wiscasset man on probation was rearrested after he allegedly failed a drug test.

Gary Joslyn, 38, of Wiscasset, was arrested by the…

Lincoln County District Court

A Boothbay man who was arrested a year ago for allegedly stealing guns and a Nintendo has been rearrested for reportedly violating the conditions of his release.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

A Bremen man, formerly of Wiscasset, has been rearrested after he allegedly took drugs and lied about going on a fishing trip.

Wilson…

Lincoln County District Court

A Boothbay Harbor woman currently on bail conditions for charges including illegal possession of a firearm or crossbow and aggravated trafficking has been rearrested.…

A Newcastle man who was originally charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography has pleaded guilty to one of the counts and will go to prison.

Lincoln County Superior Court

A former Whitefield woman has been found guilty of one charge of sexually abusing a minor.

Keturah Tillson, 28, of South China pleaded…

Winter 2015

No one was hurt and traffic was stopped briefly late Monday morning when a Hagar Enterprises plow truck collided with a utility pole in Damariscotta, officials for the firm and the Damariscotta…

State Fire Marshal’s Office

Efforts to thaw pipes led to the Feb. 3 fire that destroyed a Whitefield farmhouse, Sgt. Ken Grimes of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said Feb. 5. The fire at 5 Hilton Road was termed accidental…

A farmhouse and its attached barn were lost Tuesday, Feb. 3, in a fire at 5 Hilton Road, authorities said. A representative from the State Fire Marshal’s Office would be at the scene Wednesday to…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A pair of women have been arrested and charged with crimes alleging they possessed Oxycodone, a prescription painkiller.

According to…

Alna fire truck

The Alna First Responders, a fire department arm that meets with patients while an ambulance is on the way from Wiscasset, will shut down at the end of February, Fire Chief Mike Trask said Jan. 29…

Maine  Supreme Judicial Court

Letting Mason Station challenge Wiscasset’s pursuit of back taxes now would encourage foot-dragging in other civil cases, the town argues in a new legal go-round with the company.

The town…

A snowstorm made conditions difficult for those fighting a fire that destroyed a Jefferson home and shut down Route 17 on Monday night, Jefferson Fire Chief Walter Morris said.

Jeremy…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Woolwich man has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender, failure to report an accident and driving after revocation, after he allegedly rammed his…

Wiscasset, accident

One of two midday accidents in Wiscasset on Jan. 28 injured a Wiscasset man and a Nobleboro woman, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said. That accident on Route 1 near Flood Avenue at about 11:15…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

On Sunday, Jan. 25 at approximately 10:30 p.m. a residence located at 34 Bradley Shore Road in Bristol, was reportedly the target of a drive-by shooting. The residence…