On April 5, Edgecomb Town Hall will again begin hosting municipal meetings. The select board voted unanimously March 22 to hold a combination in-person/Zoom conference for their next meeting.…
News
Under federal statutes and Maine law, video service providers in Maine have an obligation to support community access television stations. Called Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) cable…
As mud seasons go, Woolwich’s veteran road commissioner Jack Shaw said this year’s is about average. Spring arrived March 20 and the recent warmer days have Shaw keeping a close eye on the town’s…
According to the broadband committee and Monday night’s UberConference selectmen’s meeting, Westport Island has about three weeks to agree to chip in with Spectrum and ConnectME Authority on a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 23, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 731.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Weather permitting, Wiscasset’s Ordinance Review Committee will be downtown Monday night, March 29 walking the sidewalks and measuring them. The panel is working on a policy for selectmen to…
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…
High demand for single-family existing homes across Maine continues, despite the yearlong COVID-19 pandemic. Maine Listings released new housing statistics today for the month of February 2021,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 22, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Edgecomb Community Church, United Church of Christ, will join Christians throughout the world celebrating Holy Week with the following services:
Palm Sunday, March 28 - We will celebrate…
The Edgecomb Planning Board approved four permits March 18 for a new business, deck addition, new shed and a two-car garage. Scott Libby is buying the old NT Winters building at 289 U.S. Route 1…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 729.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 21, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 20, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
This is the perfect time for anyone age 60-69 to set up an appointment at our Boothbay Harbor COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Boothbay Region Y.
People age 60 and up are eligible for…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 728.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 19, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
ensures right to healthy environment
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, the Pine Tree Amendment, received bipartisan committee support Wednesday in the State Legislature.
LD 489, “RESOLUTION, Proposing…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the State of Maine will move the deadline for Maine individual income tax payments from April 15 to May 17, a change aligning Maine with the…
Cabot Creamery Cooperative has partnered with Rising Tide Co-op’s Loving Local Meals program, donating cheddar for a macaroni and cheese meal served the week of March 22nd, enabling the program to…
This week’s print issue didn’t include the answers to the March 11 crossword puzzle. We apologize for the error.
Attached is what should have been printed.
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 18, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 18, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 727.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, introduced a bill to create a kinship navigator program to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on Tuesday, March 16.
The bill would…
By more than a 2-1 margin in a five-minute meeting, Woolwich voters on Wednesday, March 17 approved ordinance amendments that will enable Sea Grass Group to pursue licensing for its proposed…
If Wiscasset voters agree in June, selectmen will have a committee explore options for the school department’s future. The warrant article arose from two split votes on Zoom Tuesday night, March…
The Department of Marine Resources Coastal Program announces the availability of funds for Shore and Harbor Planning grants. Funds are provided through the state's NOAA Coastal Program Grant and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 17, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation, but only until April 15.
Created in 2018, this award highlights non-profit community partner…
Obituary
Gail Ross, born in Bad Axe, Michigan, passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side on March 9, 2021. She lived a full and impactful 71 years.
After she graduated from Bad Axe High,…
Alna is making it easier for residents to vote ahead of the Saturday, March 27 town elections and referendum town meeting. Second Selectman Doug Baston announced over Zoom Monday night, clerks are…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Woolwich selectmen accepted an application Monday night, March 15 from Farley’s Cannabis Farm to switch from selling medical to recreational marijuana products. A public hearing to discuss the…
Alna planning board
Jade and Davis Archer got Alna planning board’s OK March 9 for a business raising and slaughtering chickens. The 4-0 nod is contingent on the business also getting state approval.
In that…
MaineHealth has issued a new policy for visitors to its care settings in light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. LincolnHealth officially put this policy in place Monday (March 15) at noon.…
Senator Chloe Maxmin (Senate District 13) and Representatives Holly Stover (House District 89) and Lydia Crafts (House District 90) will host an Offshore Wind Listening Session via Zoom on…
Obituary
Winona B. Johnson, 86, passed away peacefully with her loving daughter by her side on March 10, 2021 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta.
Winona was born April 10, 1934 in Waldoboro to Roland G…
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) applauds the Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills for securing funding for Maine’s tourism marketing. The Maine Office of Tourism, which falls under the…
A St. Patrick’s Day Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick Church, located on 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle, on Wednesday, March 17, at noon. St. Patrick Church was the first church in the…
Be part of the second annual Lincoln County Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS® Affordable Housing Yard Sale on Saturday, June 26, 8 a.m. until 1 pm., at Farrin Properties, 767…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 15, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 725.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
COVID-19 and the economic downturn have put millions of Americans in financial peril. For most people, one of the first steps to getting back on their feet is getting rid of debt. Enter the con…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 13, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 724.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Big Al’s owner Al Cohen thinks people will like the new Barters Island bridge. He liked what he saw of it March 10 when he was crossing the one-lane, temporary bridge.
“The new bridge…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Obituary
Sarah M. Jensen, 75, died of a short, unexpected illness on March 8, 2021 at her home in Bath.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on April 24, 1945, a daughter…
