Bianca Mackay, 23, of Boothbay remained at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston following a collision on Route 1 in Brunswick at 8 a.m. Aug. 25, according to a…
Police, Fire and Courts
At 1:04 a.m. Aug. 15, Boothbay Harbor police responded to a vehicle off the road and into the ocean on Western Avenue. Officers Jennifer Gosselin and John Braley found the driver out of the…
Town of Edgecomb
A proposed state policy may require vaccinations for all Emergency Medical Services personnel. Edgecomb Assistant Fire Chief Roland Abbott told Edgecomb selectmen he and Chief Roy Potter tried…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 15-31:
Arrests
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The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced Aug. 5 the arrests of two Jefferson men for drug trafficking after a six-month investigation.
Arrested were Gary Beverage, 46, of Jefferson,…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife spokesman Mark Latti reported July 29, the July 24 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident which claimed the life of Kimberly Hilgendorf Crocker, 46…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between June 17 and July 21.
On June 18, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Brad Buckley, 38, of Essex, Massachusetts for operating under…
A 76-year-old Newcastle man died Saturday when the 2002 Yamaha motorcycle he was driving south on North Newcastle Road in Newcastle apparently drifted off the shoulder…
Wiscasset selectmen
Plans call for Wiscasset voters to have a second chance this summer to fund a police cruiser and school resource officer, and a first chance to help fund Schoonerfest.
Selectmen decided…
On Saturday, July 7 at 2:16 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a deceased adult female had been found in the ocean between Seguin Island and Southport Island. Recreational…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 15-30:
Arrests…
Following a one year COVID-19 break, members of Edgecomb Fire Department renewed their traditional pancake breakfast fundraiser at the firehouse on Saturday, July 3.
“It’s the start of…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: Davis Roswell T. Tr., Davis Rebecca S. Tr., Roswell and Rebecca Davis…
Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our annual Pancake Breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, July 3, which coincides with the final…
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is taking action following the deaths of four young children in Maine over the past month.
The Department…
A Southport woman was treated at the scene and later transported to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta following a rollover on Route 27 in Boothbay around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
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The Boothbay Harbor Police Department would like to return an engagement or wedding ring to the rightful owner. The ring was found off Pear Street at the end of May.
Chief Bob Hasch said…
On June 20, Vlad D. Palli, 23, of Richmond was arrested and charged with operating under the influence, operating…
Three of four arrests made by Boothbay Harbor Police Department between May 17 and June 16 were for operating under the influence.
On May 21,…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 1-15:
Summonses…
Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said the department’s budget passed more easily June 8 than it has since he has been chief, even with an additional officer in it due to a rise in calls and…
Also has charges out of Lincoln County for possession of child pornography
BELFAST — A Newcastle man was indicted on sexual assault charges by a Waldo County Grand Jury May 19, following an investigation by Maine State Police Detective Hugh…
Press release
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help locating a missing girl. Brittney Wilson, 16, of Somerville was last seen on the evening of May…
For Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, all the signs, literally, seemed to be pointing to a region-wide labor shortage. On May 15, Brackett was working a patrol shift due to his department…
Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset’s COVID-19 outbreak has risen from the…
With three vacancies, Lincoln County Communications found itself between a rock and hard a place in maintaining a fully staffed work schedule. To alleviate the staff shortage, Teamsters Local 340…
Update: Wiscasset Police Department reports Pekich was found safe on May 6.
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A woods fire in a rocky, hilly area off Wiscasset’s Birch Point Road Sunday, May 2 spanned about three acres, Alna Volunteer Fire Department reported on its Facebook page.
The department…
On Tuesday, April 27, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset was confirmed by Maine Center for Disease Control as having a COVID-19 outbreak (more than…
Midway through Prescription Drug Take Back Day at Wiscasset’s public safety building April 24, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Hayden said about 16 people had dropped off theirs. The four…
The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association honored long-time state fire marshal, Sergeant Joel Davis, at their meeting Wednesday April 21.
Davis retired recently after a long career in…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made seven arrests between March 1 and April 17.
Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Joshua Hooper, 33, of Rockland…
Wiscasset selectmen
Sharon Jacques said her family made a lot of good memories on its 1988 Cobia bowrider Haley Morgan. And Jacques, husband Corey and their daughter Haley, the boat’s namesake, were having a…
Wiscasset has released the names voters will choose from in town elections June 8. For two selectmen’s seats, each with a two-year term,…
Lincoln County Commissioners approved Tara Doe April 8 as the new 9-1-1 communications director. She replaces Tom Nelson who resigned March 2 after 2.5 years in the job. Doe has worked as an…
Following a thorough investigation by Officer Scott Getchell, Evelyn Underwood, 24, of Bath was charged April 3 with Operating Under the…
For years, hybrid and electric vehicles have been a “green” transportation option. But Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett has found another green purpose for alternative-fueled vehicles – a “…
March 26, 2001 in Edgecomb, Carol Daigneault’s northbound SUV was turning from Route 1 onto Route 27 when the car hit black ice and tipped onto its side, smashing Daigneault’s arm through the…
No injuries were reported after part of the Wawenock block collapsed Saturday afternoon showering hundreds of bricks onto the Main Street, Wiscasset sidewalk in front of the historic building.…
Corrected: The amounts proposed for the fire truck reserve and parking lot reserve were inverted in the original posting and are corrected below:
Alna voters will consider paying…
Press release
An Incident Review Team, convened at the request of Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, met March 10 in Wiscasset to review the deputy-involved shooting on Dec. 18, 2020 in Jefferson. The review…
A husband and wife got safely out of their home that was on fire early Wednesday, March 10, Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask said. Fire, smoke and water heavily damaged the old farmhouse at 1817 Alna…
Town of Edgecomb
On Jan. 1, the new year resulted in a minimum wage increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour. But another new labor law is creating a rift between Edgecomb’s selectmen and volunteer fire department. On…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce a new and improved anonymous tip line, also known as “LTIP”. Anyone can use the tip line to anonymously connect with local law…
After 2.5 years in the job, Lincoln County Communications Director Tom Nelson is leaving his post. Nelson submitted his resignation to county commissioners March 2 during the bi-monthly meeting.…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
On Feb. 18, at approximately 7:31 p.m. Officer Doug Snyder responded to a report of an unresponsive male on Bradley Road, Boothbay Harbor, who was not breathing.
Snyder arrived on the…
Press release
A two-car crash on Wiscasset’s Route 1 in front of Wiscasset Ford Wednesday night, Feb. 10 shut down traffic for five hours and sent a Bath…
Press release
A Wiscasset woman was hurt and facing new charges after a crash into Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office late Saturday night. About 11:42 p.m. Saturday, …
