Police, Fire and Courts

Wiscasset District Court

A Wiscasset woman who was previously charged with…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Damariscotta man who was arrested in 2014 for domestic violence assault was rearrested and charged with violating the conditions of his release on Tuesday, Jan. 13.…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Wiscasset man with multiple convictions for stalking was arrested Jan. 13 after he allegedly violated the conditions of his probation.

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Newcastle man with prior convictions for domestic violence assault has been arrested and charged with another alleged incident.

John…

Ken Mason

“Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here.”

With those words into a microphone Tuesday, across the Wiscasset Community Center’s gym boards from Officer Donald H. “Donnie” Smith’s family,…

A Wiscasset man who eluded police for almost a month has been apprehended.

New Hampshire

Former Boothbay Town Manager John Anderson was found not guilty on an appeal of a previous conviction that alleged he exposed himself to a salesperson inside his New…

A Wiscasset couple is claiming the town broke state law and the Maine and U.S. Constitutions in handling a proposed addition to a storage building on JB’s Way.

Thomas and Kathleen Bryant…

Wiscasset Police Officer Donald “Donnie” Smith, 48, died at his home in Wiscasset on Wednesday, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said.

“On behalf of the men and women who serve as members…

Maine State Police

The Maine State Police arrested a Boothbay man and charged him with a felony arrest after he reportedly received stolen property totaling more than $10,000.

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A two-car motor vehicle accident sent three people to Midcoast Hospital and snarled traffic on Route 1 in Wiscasset on Dec. 31.

Crews from the Wiscasset Fire…

Wiscasset firefighters responded to a report of a chimney fire at a home on Makijen Drive, off Foye Road, Saturday afternoon, Wiscasset Fire Chief T. J. Merry said.

No flames were visible…

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

WARREN, WISCASSET and NEWCASTLE — A three-month investigation of illegal distribution and possession of prescription drugs from Massachusetts into Lincoln and Knox counties resulted this week in…

Wiscasset Police Department

A Wiscasset man who allegedly failed to comply with the sex offender registry could face prison time if convicted.

Aaron Ashton, 33,…

A Christmas evening fire tore through a Boothbay Harbor home at approximately 8:30 p.m.

The 57 Lakeview Road home, owned by Kate and Matthew Rice, was engulfed in flames when firefighters…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

A Damariscotta man has been arrested and charged with seven misdemeanor counts of unlawful sexual touching after allegedly touching an underage girl for years.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

On Saturday, Dec. 20, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and an employee of the Damariscotta Police Department conducted 36 alcohol compliance checks throughout Lincoln…

Wiscasset Police Department

A week after allegedly leading police on a chase, a Wiscasset man remains at large.

Glenn Lewis, 58, of Wiscasset is alleged to have…

The Damariscotta Police Department welcomed two officers to its full-time ranks and a new administrative assistant during the Wednesday, Dec. 17 Board of Selectmen’s meeting.

Damariscotta…

Two Bridges Regional Jail

Maine’s Capitol Police say a Bath man was arrested after a bizarre incident at the Maine State Museum in Augusta Tuesday morning. 

Officers have…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

A man who was arrested in July for allegedly striking and choking a woman has been rearrested after police claim he allegedly assaulted another woman.

Wiscasset Police Department

A Wiscasset man has been and arrested and charged with four misdemeanors after he allegedly threatened to punch a woman in the face following a car accident.

Daniel Colby Jr.

A Wiscasset man who was the subject of a water rescue Sunday in Westport Island was arrested on warrants that authorities said were out on him.

Daniel Colby Jr., 32, allegedly refused help…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

An Alna man has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly choked a woman following an argument.

Kysten Wallace, 28, of…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

An Alna man has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he assaulted someone and drove into a ditch while drunk.

John Seigars, 75, of…

A 20-month-old child was brought to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta for an evaluation of a swollen left elbow on Friday, Dec. 5. The child also had extensive bruising to his face, torso…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Waldoboro man was indicted for multiple felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted three people in August and September.

John…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Winthrop man has been charged with felony theft by unauthorized taking after he allegedly kept a car dealership's car after being let go from the same establishment…

Lincoln County Grand Jury
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Two people were indicted by the

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Norway man who reportedly has more than 50 burglary convictions on his record has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury.

Boothbay Harbor Police Department

Two people were arrested on Thursday, Dec. 4 for alleged bail violations involving drugs charges.

Tara Curtis, 23, of Southport, and…

A Boothbay Harbor man was arrested Dec. 9 for aggravated furnishing of Schedule W drugs, bath salts, according to release from Boothbay Harbor Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

After allegedly attacking a woman outside her home with a Taser while wearing a ski mask, a Nobleboro man has been indicted on four felony charges by the Lincoln County…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A pair of Two Bridges Regional Jail inmates were indicted with felony trafficking after allegedly swapping 400 milligrams of a prescription.

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Portland man who allegedly stole a pickup truck from a Walmart parking lot has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury.

Jason…

A Wiscasset woman has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury, alleging she trafficked in prison contraband and attempted to assault someone with bodily fluids…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand jury indicts the following individuals:

Russel Golden, 47, of Bath was indicted on Class B tampering with a…

A Boothbay Harbor man, who was already on probation for a stalking conviction, was charged Dec. 3 with another stalking charge.

A Whitefield woman has been arrested and charged with assault after she allegedly bit and kicked and jumped out of a window.

JennyLee…

pigs, Wiscasset Municipal Airport, Chewonki Neck Road

Those who say, “When pigs fly,” to predict that something will never happen, may want to think twice after a pair of pigs wandered close to Wiscasset Municipal Airport on Nov. 28. 

The two,…

An Alna man was hospitalized with a head injury Nov. 22 following a shooting incident on West Alna Road in Alna, authorities said. AJ Lang, 22, has been released from Maine Medical Center, a…

fire, Blackfly Firewood, Alna

A wood-fueled heating unit in a large kiln at Blackfly Firewood in Alna malfunctioned, causing a fire that destroyed the kiln Friday morning, Assistant Alna Fire Chief Roger Whitney said.…

‘We’re a flying ICU’

PORT CLYDE — On Aug. 11, 2013, both of Maine’s LifeFlight helicopters touched down at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. 

One of those helicopters carried 9-year-old Dylan Gold of Cohasset…

Damariscotta

Although candidates came from all over, the Damariscotta Police Department didn't have to look far for the best person for the job of sergeant, Chief Ron Young said.…

Ship’s Chow Hall

Wiscasset firefighters quickly put out an early morning fire Thursday in the trap below the grill at Ship’s Chow Hall on Route 1.

“They did a great job,” the restaurant’s owner Tina…

A house fire in Woolwich took several hours to knock down and required mutual aid from two surrounding towns.

At…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A Wiscasset man has been charged with aggravated domestic assault after he allegedly choked a woman in Edgecomb.

Michael Burns, 31, of…

Two Bridges Regional Jail

Whether or not Gov. Paul LePage elects to put out a supplemental budget could have local consequences, especially at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Lincoln County District Court

A Newcastle woman who pleaded not guilty to two counts, including burglary of a car, will have a trial Dec. 4.

Nichole Brackett, 29,…