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Allan Crocker, Boothbay Region High School athletic director, has announced that tonight’s basketball games at BRHS (girls) and at Winthrop (boys) have been postponed and have been rescheduled…

2021 Vibrio training is required for harvesters and dealers who harvest or buy oysters or hard clams directly from the Damariscotta River, New Meadows…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 14, an additional eight COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 461.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 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…

Wiscasset schools

Wiscasset School Department staff are working hard to bring back as many students in-person as possible, Superintendent Terry Wood reported at the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Zoom school committee meeting.…

Obituary

Gary Lewis of Gardiner passed away Jan. 9, 2021 at Glenridge Rehab Center in Augusta, Maine after a long illness of dementia.

Gary was born in Wiscasset,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 13, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 453.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 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…

Rotary District 7780 grants are small grants awarded each year on a competitive basis to Rotary Clubs in Southern, Midcoast Maine and New Hampshire in support of a humanitarian projects either in…

Edgecomb selectmen will hold an executive session Jan. 18 to discuss the possible sale of two Lallis property parcels. On Jan. 11, Selectman Mike Smith told other board members a possible sales…

Obituary

Harold Siagel died of natural causes on Jan. 10, 2021 at the Highlands in Topsham, Maine at the age of 89. 

Harold was larger than life in many ways, always finding means to help others…

Obituary

John Leland Bergquist died Jan. 2, 2021 at age 54 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Tri Star Medical Center with his companion Georgie Smith by his side. 

He was born May 18, 1966 in…

Obituary

Georgette “Georgie” Elizabeth Abbott Lewis passed away Dec. 29, 2020 at home with her family by her side after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.

Born March 6, 1946 in Boothbay, to…

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released figures demonstrating that drug overdose deaths slightly decreased in the third quarter of 2020,…

Obituary

On Jan. 10, 2021 David Scott Helming, 71, passed away from…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 12, an additional 11 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 449.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

Obituary

On Jan. 8, 2021, Henry E. Abbott of Boothbay Harbor died at an age of 83 following a diagnosis of advanced cancer.

Henry was born on Dec. 3, 1937, in Boothbay Harbor to Mary and Henry…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 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…

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) has compiled its year-end Maine State Park visitation…

As part of a national effort to remember those lost to COVID-19, residents and faith communities in Lincoln County will hold a drive-by memorial on the Wiscasset common from 4 to 5 p.m.…

Lincoln County public safety personnel received the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 1 and 2. Maine Center for Disease Control has designated Waldoboro Emergency…

Obituary

On Nov. 26, 2020, Matthew M. Fleury went to be with our Lord and Savior at Pen Bay Hospital.

He was born March 5, 1969 to Rita J. (Moulton) Fleury and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 11, an additional six COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 438.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 11, 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…

Shah: ‘matter of time’ before variant strain of COVID-19 is detected in Maine

More people in Maine now have been vaccinated for COVID-19 than have had the virus. 

About 46,600 Mainers were vaccinated as of Friday,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 10, 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…

If 2020 taught us anything it’s that scammers follow the headlines. While we’re all relieved to turn the calendar to 2021, the uncertainty that marked the last 12 months isn’t…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 9, an additional six COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 432.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills submitted Friday  to the Legislature a supplemental budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 and a biennial budget proposal for Fiscal Years 2022-2023 that focus on…

Projected opening date: Jan. 16

DAMARISCOTTA—Faced with the food limitations necessary for their own family, a baker and her husband have decided to open a completely gluten-free bakery and cafe at 77 Main Street in downtown in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 8, an additional 41 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 426.

In the Jan. 8 briefing, Maine CDC Director Dr…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

One of Jeff Spinney’s neighbors after another on Zoom Wednesday night criticized his and the town’s shoreland deal. Selectmen signed the agreement they said Spinney, of Golden Ridge Road, also…

The Lincoln Home recognizes the growing desire for seniors to have a short-term stay option for a variety of needs.  Executive Director Lorrie Winslow has been instrumental in upgrading a…

Obituary

Frederick E. Pinkham passed away peacefully at Miles Memorial Hospital Jan. 3, 2021 with his family at his side.

He was born on Sept. 25, 1933 to parents Elmer and Ruby Pinkham. He married…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 7, an additional 13 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 385.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

Lincoln County commissioners began the new year by renewing a contract with a Brunswick hospital. Commissioners voted 2-0 to provide $160,178 in funding for Mid Coast Hospital’s addiction recovery…

Alna Third Selectman Greg Shute said he was of two minds Wednesday on whether or not the board should meet as scheduled that night, hours into a siege on the U.S. capitol building. He could see…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, I-Maine, released the following statement in response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol.

“Today’s violent insurrection at the Capitol…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the events occurring Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol: 

“The lawlessness and violence on Capitol Hill today was…

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission asks to meet with local officials from all Lincoln County towns to conduct municipal surveys in order to learn about town projects; assess current…

Last fall, incumbent Lincoln County Commissioners Mary Trescott of Damariscotta and Hamilton Meserve of Southport and Judge of Probate William Avantaggio of Bremen were re-elected for new terms.…

PREVIEWING THE 130TH SESSION OF THE MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE

As the 130th Session of the Maine State Legislature kicks off, PenBayPilot.com has reached out to each area state legislator to see what is at the forefront of the minds for each of them.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 6, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 372.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

Wiscasset selectmen

A request for a ballot question to weigh the financial benefits of tuitioning high school students was put on hold Jan. 5 until the Wiscasset select board can discuss the proposal with school…

Alna planning board

Alna planning board member Laurie Hiestand asked Jan. 5, why Jeff Spinney’s abutters do not have to sign Jeff Spinney’s proposed boat launch deal with the town. “I don’t know, Laurie, none of us…

Town of Edgecomb

The Edgecomb School Committee unanimously appointed Nichole Price Jan. 4, to fill a vacancy. Price replaces Dawn Murray who resigned last month after being elected as a selectman. Price will serve…