Boothbay Region Elementary School special education teacher Toby LeConte is retiring after 45 years. Colleagues, friends, parents, students and community members congratulated the legendary…
News
Gareth Trask, 83, of Nobleboro passed away at home on June 13, 2020. Arrangements are in the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, Belfast:…
Due to health concerns about the coronavirus, Edgecomb Tax Collector Deb Boucher has resigned after 11 years on the post. Boucher sent an email resignation last week to selectmen citing concerns…
The Cheney Financial Group (CFG) is comprised of three locally-owned companies, Cheney Insurance, Newcastle Realty, and Newcastle Vacation Rentals, that together employs over 34 individuals.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,819 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Safety net hospitals in Maine have been awarded a total of $52,175,271 to support their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
Safety net…
Alna, Westport Island and the rest of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will vote July 14 on the district’s…
Chloe Maxmin will host a virtual conversation on racial justice with District Attorney Natasha Irving at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23 on Facebook Live.
Maxmin is the current state…
Press release
Lawn signs are popping up around Lincoln County. Some display candidates’ names, but others have a different message. Because of the coronavirus, Lincoln County Democrats are urging all voters to…
Obituary
Jean Bailey Sutter, 94, passed away on June 7, 2020 at her home in Wiscasset.
She was born in Wiscasset on Sept. 20, 1925, a daughter of Oscar D. and Lillian (Blair) Bailey, the eldest of…
Press release
On Saturday, June 27, the Lincoln County Republican Committee is hosting a tri-purpose gala event at 241 US Route One, Damariscotta headquarters. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Darling Marine Center
Dr. Rhian Waller, a University of Maine associate professor based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, was recently granted tenure. Waller lives in Jefferson and is a cold-water coral…
Ferry Landing in Westport Island may soon have signs against parking on the grass; but selectmen don’t plan to threaten towing. They said Monday night, the town does not have an ordinance for it…
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is encouraging Mainers to renew their licenses and state IDs ahead of the grace period deadline, to avoid long waits and renewal delays.
The Maine Bureau…
Obituary
Terry Glen Holmes, 58, passed away on June 13, 2020 at his home in Boothbay. He was born in Boothbay Harbor the son of the Julia Giles Holmes and the late Robert Holmes. He grew up in the region…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, June 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 101.
The individual was a resident of Androscoggin…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 15, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,810 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
Hunter Proctor, 23, of Wiscasset was arrested June 12 and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and operating under the…
Obituary
James E. Kaler Sr., 73, of West Neck Road, Nobleboro passed away June 12, 2020 at his residence.
He was born in Bath on Jan. 21, 1947, a son of Clinton D.…
Obituary
Louis Edward Burnham Jr., 87, of Boothbay Harbor died June 14, 2020 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta after battling a long illness.
He was born at home Sept. 17, 1932 at Ocean…
The grass is growing higher but not much else is happening at 146 Gardiner Road, the former Wiscasset Primary School. That could change if voters agree to several proposed ordinance changes at the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,793 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport’s apron had a big blue M on it Saturday and planes flew over, one after the next, as Morse High School’s “The Blue and the White” played, and Regional School Unit 1…
Beginning Monday, June 15, Healthy Lincoln County will be providing free, healthy summer meals to children 18 years old and younger at locations throughout the county. No registration is required…
The Rev. Maria Hoecker, rector of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Boothbay Harbor will open the summer season at All Saints by-the-Sea with an online service of worship and music on Sunday, June…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,757 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
A Queen song and senior Natalie Potter pointed out, the champions at Wiscasset Speedway Friday night were Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2020. In face masks as the sun set behind an…
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission invites the public to take an online survey and provide data for the next edition of the statewide historic preservation plan, which will cover the years…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,721 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
The current “new normal” of so many people working from home has opened a wide window for scammers. They are taking advantage of so much work and decision-making being conducted by email.
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In the off and on rain at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon, David Ingmundson predicted education might change more in the next year or so than in the 40 years he has taught reading,…
Obituary
Helen R. Shorey, 90, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died June 9, 2020 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born in Wiscasset on April 30, 1930, a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,667 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
Wiscasset School Department Thursday morning announced it will go with the rain date of Friday, June 12 for the Class of 2020’s graduation. Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lomonte’s…
Alna selectmen are asking voters at the polls July 14 for another $50,000 for legal costs. “I hope that’s enough,” Second Selectman Doug Baston said via Zoom June 10 as the board set the…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online workshop about raising pigs for small-scale use from noon to 2 p.m June 16.
Topics will include appropriate housing,…
There will be graveside service for Leila Barter on Friday, June 26, 1 p.m., at Oaklawn Cemetery, Route 96/Ocean Point Road in Boothbay Harbor. Please be mindful of the Governor's orders of no…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,637 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
As any gallery owner knows, artist requests for representation are frequent. The fact is, there are far more talented artists than there are galleries that handle fine art. With so many artists to…
As the school year ends, the Edgecomb School Committee still has at least one unresolved issue. The Edgecomb Eddy School roof needs an estimated $250,000 in repairs. The undesignated fund balance…
Greg’s Used Cars and Service has been a piece of the Wiscasset business community for over 35 years and when owner Greg Lemar died in a snowmobile accident last February, wife Wanda wanted to…
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lomonte said Tuesday night to expect a decision by Wednesday night on whether to keep graduation on Thursday or move it to Friday due to rain. Either…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset School Committee named a Wiscasset woman as sixth-tenths’ time counselor and four-tenths’ assistant principal for Wiscasset Elementary School June 9. Laura Mewa thanked the committee for…
The “Open Air Market” on Main Street in Damariscotta will be piloted in June, beginning Saturday, June 13. The idea, which is being done in several other Maine communities, is to have locals and…
Healthy Lincoln County’s “Lulu the Lunch Wagon,” an innovative summer meals program, was chosen as the 2020 Coulombe Center for Health Improvement Innovation award.
Created in 2018, this…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, June 9, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 100.
The individual was a resident of Cumberland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,606 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
The following is the first in a weekly blog series by Environmental Educator Tracey Hall of Boothbay Region Land Trust. Tracey will be sharing her observations of nature and providing insights…
Memorial Day has come and gone without one of Bill Campbell’s Balmy Days Cruises vessels: Balmy Days, Novelty, Bay Lady, or Miss Boothbay, on the water; without the graceful…
A graveside service for Tamara Page will be held on Thursday, June 25 at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Barter's Island Road, Boothbay. Please be mindful of the Governor's orders of no more than 50…
