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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 125.

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

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

A Boothbay Harbor business is moving to Edgecomb. For two years, Nick and Emily Mirabile have owned Harbor Tech Solutions located at 185 Townsend Ave., but the space proved too large for their…

WALDO THEATRE
An anonymous donor has offered the Waldo Theatre a challenge grant to help complete the third phase of the theatre’s renovations and to reopen The Waldo’s doors…

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

Via Zoom Aug. 4, Dresden selectmen Allan Moeller and Gerald Lilly discussed a possible LED sign outside the town office. The sign could be one or two-sided and would be wirelessly controlled. They…

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

There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

On July 30, 1984, Det. Sgt. Don Davey was responding to an emergency call in Nobleboro. Davey was rounding a curve and collided with a tractor trailer. Both men died in the accident. On Aug. 4,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 5, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 124.

The Maine CDC announced Aug. 4 an individual…

On Aug. 1, Duke, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department’s German shepherd patrol dog retired after seven years of service, and now the hunt is on for a new K-9 team. Duke, 8, is struggling with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…

Obituary

Robert H. Conn Sr., 95, of Boothbay quietly passed away at home on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.

He was born in Boonton, New Jersey on June 8, 1925, the son of Henry Hammond Conn and Violet B.…

Wiscasset’s Farmers’ Market can stay at the waterfront through the summer and into the fall. The select board was asked to move it after complaints the market was taking up parking spaces used by…

Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation has just received a $300,000 grant from the A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 
The grant will be used to…

For further information, Contact Chief Deputy Rand Maker @ 882-6576 or rmaker@lincolnso.me

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David A. Dudley 73, of Ocean Point, Maine, passed away…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…

Nomination papers are available for two seats on the Woolwich select board. Both are three-year terms to be decided at the Nov. 3 general election. The terms of Jason Shaw and Allison Hepler are…

From a generator to items that helped pull off town meeting and elections in a pandemic, Westport Island officials thanked people Monday night and got thanked for their help on something else, the…

What’s your life like in Boothbay Region when you’re 18 to 35? Rotary does more than help during crises like COVID-19; it also works to help bring young people into leadership positions through…

Obituary

Reta L. Russell LeMar, of Old Orchard Beach, went home to be with her precious Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 surrounded by her loving family after a brave battle with breast cancer.…

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Dennis Douglass Pinkham passed away on Jan. 28, 2020, in Zepherhills,  Florida with his wife Alison and his three sons by his side.

Dennis was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on May 12,…

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Evelyn N. Peaslee Gaboury Colby, 92, died July 30, 2020 at Gray Birch Long Term Care in Augusta. She was born Dec. 24, 1927 in Somerville to Guy F. Peaslee and Leola Benner Peaslee. Evelyn grew up…

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Leigh Payson Campbell, 79, of Washington St., died Friday, July 31, 2020 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

He was born in Bath on Feb. 8, 1941, a son of…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 124.

UPDATE, 8/4: The Maine CDC…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…

Alna Volunteer Fire Department President and longtime First Congregational Church of Wiscasset member Beth Whitney hoped she would not cry while singing the hymn “The Eternal Father” solo in Rich…

Obituary

David Dudley Clapp died on July 27, 2020, in his Boothbay Harbor home with his wife by his side at the age of 81.

David was born in Boston on May 5, 1939, to Nathaniel Dudley Clapp and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…

As some of you may have read previously, I am a former social worker turned English teacher in China. My now 16-year-old son and I have lived in Tianjin for almost four years. I’m currently the…

This is the fifth part in a series on how our local restaurants are navigating state regulations on health and safety concerning COVID-19. We are doing our best to be inclusive, but with so…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration today released updated guidance to assist school communities in making their decisions about how to resume instruction this fall in the face of COVID-19.  This…

Portland, Maine. The Maine Judicial Branch released its Revised COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (“Plan”).

Face coverings: The revisions include updated guidance from the CDC and requires…

AUGUSTA –Earlier this week, in response to the fatal shark attack near Bailey Island, water activity restrictions took effect at Maine's coastal State Parks with beaches. Today, July 31, the…

According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers have filed fraudulent unemployment claims using stolen identities of many US workers. This scheme is costing states millions of dollars.

The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) are collaborating on an effort to encourage seafood businesses, industry organizations, restaurants, and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 31, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 123.

The individual was a resident of Androscoggin…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,800 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in …

Maine born-and-bred humorist Tim Sample will emcee the Drive In for Democracy: A Rally for the People, on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wiscasset Speedway. The event, hosted…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday MaineHousing will double its rental assistance from $500 to $1,000 through the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program beginning Monday, August 3.

It is with deep regret the Hackensack Fire Department of Hackensack, New Jersey and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maine announces the line of duty death of Firefighter…

Jim Donovan, LincolnHealth’s president for the past 12 years, has announced that he’s chosen to retire as of March 30, 2021, capping more than three decades of health care leadership in Maine.…

AUGUSTA – On July 29, the Revenue Forecasting Committee projected that State General Fund revenues will decrease by $524 million in Fiscal Year 2021, $434 million in Fiscal…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 30, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 122.

The individual was a resident of Kennebec County…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,800 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

Alna selectmen set property taxes July 29 at $18.95 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The rate is up 75 cents per $1,000 over last year, according to Second Selectman Doug Baston.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine will receive a total of $16,958,613 through the CARES Act to create new, innovative ways to better serve K-12 students during the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release…

PRESS RELEASE

As the strike of 4,300 IAM Local S6 members at Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics subsidiary, enters a sixth week, U.S. Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree are asking the U.S. Navy to clarify…