House 89 Rep. Holly Stover will be sponsoring at least six bill requests and a wide range of cosponsored bills during the 130th session of the Maine State Legislature. Many bills have not yet been…
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Coronavirus or no coronavirus, Edgecomb selectmen will continue signature requirements for town meeting warrant article requests. On Feb. 8, Budget Committee Chairman Jack Brennan requested to…
Neither of the Alna selectmen whose seats are up for election March 26 sought to stay on, and voters will have choices for both seats. Nominations closed at noon Tuesday. Town Clerk Sheila McCarty…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 9, 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, Feb. 9, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 639.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…
In Westport Island’s latest move to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the town website at westportisland.us is getting a calendar. Via UberConference Monday night, selectmen agreed to hire Pedro…
Policies, not an ordinance, might be the way for Wiscasset to go on its sidewalks, according to participants in a workshop on Zoom Monday night. “Policies are flexible,” ordinance review committee…
Obituary
Tyler Alden Holbrook, 26, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 24, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia.
Tyler was born Nov. 23, 1994 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, son of Marc Holbrook and Tarrah (Frost)…
Part of $8.5 million statewide distribution
AUGUSTA — Towns and cities across Maine have received funding through the 2020 Municipal COVID-19 Awareness Campaign, including 26 in the Midcoast.
The funding is an extension of the…
AUGUSTA — Ten area entities received funds this fall through a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 aid assistance program.
Governor Janet Mills committed $35 million from the…
Governor Janet Mills office
Governor Janet Mills has nominated Dr. Mark Fourre of Camden for appointment to the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees.
Fourre is the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 8, 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, Feb. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 636.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 635.
Additionally, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 7, 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…
The panel working on Wiscasset’s next decade of goals regrouped Thursday night, Feb. 4. The comprehensive plan committee got a new chair and some new help, and members renewed their plans for a…
February means Valentine’s Day, but romance scammers abound every month of the year. It’s important to understand that a “romance” scam isn’t about romance at all. It’s about people looking for…
A long serving Edgecomb planning board member has resigned. Pat Jeremiah informed Chairman Barry Hathorne she no longer wanted to serve. On Feb. 4, Hathorne told board members “I told her I didn’t…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 6, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 634.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 6, 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 now has something in common with scams offering extended car warranties and free vacations: LincolnHealth’s John Martins said there have been reports of people receiving calls asking for…
Since December, Wiscasset has negotiated with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission about entering into a consulting contract. On Feb. 4, negotiations culminated with a deal as the county…
Beginning this week, local nonprofit organizations serving communities in New Hampshire and Maine will have an opportunity to apply for grants through Northeast Credit Union’s Love Your Community…
Press release
Today, Maine is home to some of our nation’s last true working waterfronts. Our fishing heritage is part of what makes our state such a unique, beautiful, innovative, and sustaining…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 5, 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, Feb. 5, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 632.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
Press release
Sen. Maxmin appointed to Substance Use Disorder Commission; selected as co-chair of Broadband Caucus
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, has been appointed to the Substance Use Disorder Commission by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash. In addition, Sen. Maxmin will serve as co-chair…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 4, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 630.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 4, 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…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay will be used to explore how kelp…
State Rep. Jeffrey P. Hanley (R-Pittston) has been appointed to the 130th Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and Taxation. Hanley will serve as the…
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Pam Dunning announced Tuesday night, Town Manager Dennis Simmons is six months in and no longer probationary. The whole board is “ecstatic, pretty much, with his…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 3, an additional nine COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 627.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 3, 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
Jon R. Doyle of Richmond passed away at home on Jan. 30, 2021 as a result of declining…
If Edgecomb voters approve the recommended school budget, it will be a lower one than the previous two years. On Feb. 1, the Edgecomb School Committee voted 3-0 to recommend a $3,283,589 budget…
Better Business Bureau
Got your COVID-19 vaccine? Great job! But don’t share a photo of your vaccination card on social media. The self-identifying information on it makes you vulnerable to identity theft and can help…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 2, an additional 23 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 618.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 2, 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…
Following a pair of public hearings Feb. 1, Woolwich selectmen unanimously approved a conditional license to SeaGrass Group to grow recreational marijuana. Voters have the final say in a March 17…
Westport Island voters will elect a selectman and two school board members June 8 and have town meeting June 19. Selectmen set the dates Monday night.
Town Clerk Julie Casson said the…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $16,500 to 28 food pantries in the bank’s market area to celebrate the launch of its new program, Dream First Community…
low pressure enters Gulf of Maine Tuesday, to deepen, pivot toward the Midcoast
MIDCOAST — A massive weather system has marched across the country and is settling into Maine as a nor’easter this evening,…
Obituary
Evelyn “Nancy” (Brewer) McKnight, born Jan. 21, 1933, daughter of Archie and Julia (Alley) Brewer of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2021 at the LincolnHealth - Miles…
Obituary
Laurence E. Peaslee Sr., 85, passed peacefully with his immediate family by his side on Jan. 29, 2021 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born March 14, 1935 in Somerville to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 1, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 595.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 1, 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
James (Jim) Landale Dun died on Jan. 22, 2021. He died of pulmonary fibrosis, and he was brave and uncomplaining throughout its trials. He was 84 years old.
Jim grew up in Staten Island,…
