Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously approved a $11,039,219 budget for 2021 during the Dec. 15 meeting. The county budget reflects $199,942 more in spending or a 1.85% increase. Commissioners…
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In 2020, COVID-19 resulted Edgecomb first postponing its annual town meeting to August, then changing to a referendum municipal election. On Dec. 14, selectmen discussed holding another referendum…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 16, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 267.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
AUGUSTA – Lincoln County-area state representatives have been named to several of the Legislature’s policy committees for the upcoming session:
• Rep. Lydia Crafts, D-Newcastle…
The Wiscasset Select Board unanimously renewed a license for the sale of consumer fireworks for Big Al’s Fireworks Outlet on Route 1 when they met via Zoom Tuesday night, Dec. 15.
The…
Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, has been appointed to serve on the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry for the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 15, an additional six COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 265.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 15, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
Hear ye, hear ye! The popular Men’s Night holiday sale event in Boothbay Harbor is Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Over the past 30 or so years, the evening arrived with super discounts printed in the…
A new exhibit exploring sailors’ sea chests opened this week at Maine Maritime Museum. “A Sailor’s Treasure: Sea Chests & Curiosities” will be on view through spring 2021.
Sea chests…
Westport Island selectmen said Monday night, a second-story, six-inch hole discovered on the north side of the town office turned out to be for a laundry vent. A part apparently fell from it,…
The rain in Maine ... didn’t stop the Boothbay Lights’ Lighted Boat Parade on Saturday evening, Dec. 12.
Eight decorated boats circled the inner harbor twice as spectators braved the…
Obituary
Eula Wood Ossofsky, 89, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully on Dec. 9, 2020 with the love of her family surrounding her. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, auntie, and…
Obituary
Irma Heaberlin, daughter of Archie Brewer and Julia (Alley) Brewer, and wife of Bennett Heaberlin whom all predeceased her, passed away on Dec. 8, 2020…
On Oct. 1 Mike Requa was routinely cutting down a large tree on his Edgecomb property and it snagged the tree next to it which instantly snapped it off and freakishly struck him from behind,…
Edgecomb Community Church has put up a special holiday tree in front of the church building. The Thankful Tree is a way for all of us to recognize the many things we are grateful for during the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 14, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 259.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
With one possible exception, none of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 schools’ COVID-19 cases this fall resulted from exposure at school, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 is moving its longtime Wednesday early dismissal earlier to give teachers more time to meet their workloads in the pandemic. The board voted unanimously…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 12, an additional seven COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 257.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and their community partners will hold a Stand Down for homeless veterans in need of assistance. The Stand Down will be held at…
According to a recent AARP survey, more than 2/3 of U.S. consumers will purchase a gift card for someone this holiday season. While these gifts are easy to give and popular to get…
A local basketball milestone was recently brought to light 46 years after it happened.
Laurel “Laurie” Reed, Boothbay Region High School class of 1974, was an outstanding basketball player…
Obituary
Christine King died on Dec. 2, 2020 at her home in Wiscasset, Maine.
Born on June 19, 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a 1983 graduate of Marblehead High School and received a degree…
Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater is preparing for a change in leadership. At their most recent board meeting, the Lincoln Theater Board of Directors voted to approve an executive…
Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Friday, that, just before 7 a.m. two Wiscasset residents were arrested and charged with armed robbery related to the Nov…
This holiday season may have lights, lots and lots of them, twinkling and sparkling in Woolwich. Voting will soon begin to decide which resident did the best job decorating their home for the Yule…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 11, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 250.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
Alna planning board
After a 3-2 planning board vote on Zoom Thursday night, Dec. 10, if he gets any other agencies’ permits he needs, Alna’s Jeff Spinney can roll a mat down to the…
Obituary
Edwin P. “Ted” Creaser Jr. passed away on Nov. 29, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.
He is survived by his loving family; wife Marge, children Dennis, Peter and Carol,…
Rebuilding Together-Lincoln County (RT-LC) has initiated a Ramps-for-All program to assist Lincoln County residents who, because of permanent handicap or temporary disability, require ramp access…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
For a Mainer, meeting future First Lady Rosalynn Carter was like …
Alna planning board
Alna planning board chairman Jim Amaral said the panel will deliberate tonight on Jeff Spinney’s ramp and earthwork…
Knox-Lincoln, Kennebec and Waldo Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field offices in Belfast and Augusta, will…
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset Middle High School Head Custodian Jeff Speed will retire Feb. 28 after 46 years with Wiscasset schools, and Speed was celebrated with a surprise during Tuesday’s, Dec. 8, school…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 9, an additional seven COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 246.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
Most doctors fresh out of medical residency don’t have the pleasure of seeing doctors they know well on the first day of work. Valerie Smith, MD, a primary care and women’s health physician at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …
The Leapfrog Group has named four MaineHealth hospitals – LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital and Stephens Memorial Hospital – as Top Rural Hospitals 2020.…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), with support from Governor Janet Mills, is launching a branding and promotion initiative to…
According to Westport Island selectmen’s UberConference call Monday night, the salt and sand shed door is fixed, possibly for about $375, and a hole discovered on the town office building will be…
On Dec. 5, Edgecomb School Committee member Dawn Murray received all 16 votes in a special election to fill Jack Sarmanian’s vacated term as a selectman. Prior to the Dec. 7 school committee…
Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced Dec. 7 the CDC has launched an investigation into East Boothbay shipyard Washburn & Doughty for a COVID-19 outbreak.
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The book world rarely sees a new book with such an unusual history as “Chickens, Gin, and a Maine Friendship: The Correspondence of E. B. White and Edmund Ware Smith,” published by Down East Books…
