Hiram Watson Sibley V was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1932, to his parents Anne Robbins and Hiram Sibley IV. He passed away peacefully at Coves Edge in Damariscotta on May 3, 2024,…
News
“It is exciting to begin a year of service elevating the work of teachers and advocating for education in Maine,” Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grade teacher Becky Hallowell told Wiscasset…
The Edgecomb School Committee has filled a vacancy created by former member George Chase’s resignation in April. The committee voted May 7, 2-0, to appoint Cod Cove Farm Road resident Jesse White…
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience have opened a pop-up help center for Knox, Sagadahoc, and Lincoln…
The town of Newcastle is currently working with service providers from Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust and the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to enroll in the state of…
Devin Grover of Wiscasset Water District has been busy flushing fire hydrants. The maintenance work is done annually in spring and helps improve water quality by removing mineral and sediment…
Obituary
Helen Maire Lindberg Carlson, born Marie Helen Lindberg on Feb. 12, 1930, in Westmanland, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2024 at home in her favorite recliner. She was a…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 224 calls for service for the period of April 30 to May 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,097 calls for service.
Summons
…
The Westport Island Conservation Committee has scheduled its Annual Island Clean Up Day for Saturday, May18. Everyone is encouraged to show up at the Old Town Hall at…
Tuesday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School libra…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Thanks to the generosity of Canvas + Pine Sailing Expeditions, Boothbay Region Historical Society is raffling a 2-hour private sailing charter for 6 during 2024 Windjammer Days, between June 25 to…
Chris Hall, retired town manager for Bristol, accepted the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) Frances Perkins Award during a reception Saturday, May 4, in Round Pond. Nearly 70…
Obituary
John Henry “Chippy” Chapman Sr., 83, of the Gardiner Road, Dresden passed away on May 6, 2024 at his home.
He was born in Richmond on June 18, 1940 the son of Norris Chapman Sr., and…
Obituary
James Strohn Woodard of Boothbay died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, April 24, 2024, his 81st birthday, from complications related to Parkinson’s disease, with which he’d been recently…
Press release
Peregrine Turbine Technologies (PTT) in Wiscasset, KMW Energy Group (KMW) and Our Katahdin (OK) announced Monday, May 6 their intent to collaborate on the location, installation and operation of…
Honoring veterans
First National Bank recently announced a $1,500 contribution to American Legion Post 36 toward community banners honoring veterans in the Boothbay Region.
The veterans banner program…
Obituary
Joan B. Wysham of Hockessin, Delaware and East Boothbay, Maine died on April 25, 2024 at the age of 94.
Mrs. Wysham was active in the Ocean Point Wilson Memorial Chapel community as well…
Gravity is a friend of wastewater treatment plants, which is why the facilities are typically placed at low elevations, often along Maine’s extensive coastline.
Placing them in low-lying…
Maine Republicans held their two-day State Convention at the Augusta Civic Center on April 26 and 27. The theme of the convention was “Restoring Freedom.” About 1,400 delegates attended. Fifty-…
A celebration of life gathering for Larry H. Reed, who passed away on March 14, 2024, will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home in Damariscotta. He will be…
The are many things that make Wiscasset Speedway special and unique. The latest addition to the facility proves this point once again. Nestled proudly along the fence between the main grandstand…
A supper at Woolwich Central School, Nequasset Road, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11 is planned as rising eighth graders start fundraising for their class trip to Washington, D.C., set for…
Finding Our Voices
Domestic abuse survivors with Finding Our Voices (FOV) shared how Maine’s criminal justice system is emboldening their perpetrators, and endangering them and the general public in a two-a-half-…
Alna selectmen
Proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration changes would increase requirements for training, equipment and more, and cost Alna more for firefighting, Fire Chief Mike Trask told…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen declared a certified ratio of 65% to Maine Revenue Services, which in the coming year will mean lower state reimbursements for things like the homestead exemption, tree growth…
Wiscasset Middle High School history students researched the Virginia at Wiscasset Harbor April 22. The Virginia this one commemorates was built in 1608 at Popham…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for April 1-30:
Arrests/summonses
April 1, Jennifer Libby, 45, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Operating with a Suspended…
Press release
Market Basket is nearing the final phase of construction and is almost ready to open the doors to an 80,000 square foot Market Basket…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: Richardson, Michelle and Cearbaugh, Michelle to Trafas, Mark P. and…
Obituary
Harold Snow of Manchester, at nearly 99 years old, passed away on April 25, 2024.
Harold was born on May 28, 1925 in Augusta, Maine to Russell and Edith (Mason) Snow. He graduated from…
A new analysis shows that more major power outages across Maine, the Northeast and the U.S. are happening as a result of bad weather.
The data from the nonprofit …
The towns of South Bristol and Newcastle, Lincoln County, and LCI/Tidewater are pleased to announce the start of ReachME Broadband projects to build out fiber optic networks in the two towns…
Every warrant article passed by a wide margin at the town meeting-style school budget meeting April 30, in the dollar amount each was proposed on the warrant, Superintendent of Schools Kim…
Obituary
Andrew G. Murray, 49, died on April 22, 2024 at his home in Southport.
Andrew was born March 9, 1975, in Waterbury, Connecticut to Glenn Murray and Jo Ann Noble Murray.
Andrew…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 224 calls for service for the period of April 24 to April 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,858 calls for service.
Summons
…
Maine Office of Tourism announced its 2024 Maine Tourism Awards on April 25 in Portland, presenting the Governor’s Award for Tourism Excellence to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in recognition of…
First National Bank recently announced a $5,000 contribution to Wiscasset Middle High School toward a new scoreboard in the gymnasium.
The new scoreboard will allow for increased…
Obituary
Virginia Royall of Brunswick, age 71, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 26, 2024. Her son Tyler predeceased her leaving his son Austin.
She…
Motorists who rely on Old Stage Road to avoid Route One traffic snarls will be out of luck over the summer while a two-lane wooden bridge spanning Monstweag Brook is replaced. Work will start in…
Obituary
Roger E. Varnum, 59, of Dresden passed away on April 19, 2024 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born in Boothbay on June 28, 1964, a son of Robert E. Varnum and…
William Avantaggio, Esq., of Bremen has announced his candidacy for re-election for Lincoln County Judge of Probate.
Avantaggio was raised in Damariscotta and…
Obituary
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. -Rabindaranth Tagore
Thomas Bertrand Fontaine, 74, of…
A Celebration of Life for Craig Tukey, 86, of Southport, who passed away on Dec. 12, 2023, will be held at the Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort, 35 Atlantic Ave., Boothbay Harbor, on Saturday…
Obituary
Jamie Alan Humason, age 57, died unexpectedly on April 11, 2024 at his home in Crystal River, Florida.
Jamie was born on March 5, 1967 in Damariscotta, Maine. He was a resident of Derry,…
In Wiscasset Community Center’s gym Saturday morning after her older siblings went for swim time, Abby Richards, 2, was in her father Ben Richards’ arms as the Topsham man spoke with Wiscasset…
Celebrate Edgecomb’s 250th!
To honor Edgecomb’s 250th Birthday, Ryan McPherson, owner of Glidden Point Oyster Farms, has invited residents to visit his oyster farm on the Damariscotta River. He will provide free…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual summer programming includes three week-long camps for children and teens. This year’s theme is Summer with the Past – Stepping Back: Discovering…
On Thursday, April 25 at about 7:20 a.m., a vehicle fire was discovered off Alexander Road in Dresden. The Fire Marshal’s Office responded to investigate the fire which was…
