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…
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Obituary
Janice L Thayer, 88, passed away at her beloved home on Hogan Pond, Oxford on April 24, 2024.
Born on South Paris, on June 25, 1935 she was the fourth child of Marguerite and Edgar Colby…
The Maine State Aquarium is excited to share that we are opening this year! We will open Wednesday, June 26 during the Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival, and then through Labor Day. Our…
A man being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail has hung himself, in the third suicide since Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties opened the facility on Wiscasset’s Route One in 2006, authorities told…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Tracy Shore in South Bristol from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4.
This is the third of Coastal Rivers…
It took Woolwich voters, the 80 who were present for the April 24 town meeting in the elementary school gymnasium, a little over two hours to pass a $2.6 million budget and several ordinance…
Obituary
Janice Irene (Newcomb) Norwood, 83, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2024, at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, Maine after a brief period of declining health. She had been residing at…
Financial help may be available for those who suffered property or revenue loss due to the severe storms in January. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering several disaster loans…
The VA All of Us Research Program is pleased to announce the opening of its newest program site in Augusta, Maine. Located at the Togus VA Medical Center, 1 VA Center, the new site joins the 28 VA…
LCTV
Lincoln County Television is proud to announce a special Talkin’ Town Talk show with important information about how to qualify and apply for FEMA and Small Business Association…
Press release
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants worth a total of $657,298 for…
Coastal Rivers’ Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program offers volunteers the chance to get out on the water and be part of an ongoing community science project to inform the broader community…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 232 calls for service for the period of April 16 to April 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,634 calls for service.
Summonses…
Peregrine is now in collaboration with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp (USNC) for the development of an advanced nuclear micro modular reactor for distributed power generation. It…
First Congregational Church is offering to the public a free pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 28 in Fellowship Hall. Regular and gluten-free pancakes…
Wiscasset planning board
Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night nodded Wiscasset Ford’s request for an addition, a new entrance and service canopies and inside renovations. The project at 378 Bath Road is pegged at $4.5…
A celebration of life for Michael W. Beane, 64, of Southport, who passed away on Jan. 10, 2024, will be held at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. with a time…
Press release
The Wiscasset School Department Budget Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School Stover Gymnasium at 272…
The Gardens, now in its 16th year, opens for the season on May 1 and continues to meet the demands of visitation and ever-growing climate concerns through investments in the Horticulture and Plant…
A graveside service for Beth M. Smith-Pinkham, 68, of Edgecomb, who passed away peacefully at her home on Jan. 2, 2024, will be held at the North Edgecomb Cemetery on Saturday, May 4…
The Wabanaki Alliance invites the Lincoln County community to visit our display and talk with us at the Earth Day Celebration on April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center. Our…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
The 2024 United Way of Mid Coast Maine Annual Meeting and Campaign Celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wild Oats, 166 Admiral Fitch Avenue, Brunswick. The event’s…
On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset to host the…
“Democrats wishing to honor Bristol’s Chris Hall as the recipient of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s Frances Perkins Award should make their reservations to attend the Saturday…
Comprehensive plan committee
Less than a week in, Wiscasset’s comprehensive plan survey was largely drawing what comp plan committee members hoped for – a lot of takers and a range in demographics. Chair Sarah Whitfield said…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen April 17 commended the efforts of first responders and Fire Chief Shaun Merrill in containing a fire authorities said was deliberately set in a vacant building early Sunday…
AUGUSTA (April 18, 2024)— Maine Listings reports sales volume across Maine increased 3.5 percent during March 2024 compared to March 2023, with 888 single-family homes sold. The median sales price…
Obituary
Eugene (Gene) Reynolds, age 92, of Georgetown passed away on April 13, 2024 at his home.
Born in Bath on April 17, 1931, to Alvah C. and Agnes M. (Powers) Reynolds, Gene was raised on the…
Edgecomb Community Church recently hired a full-time pianist, Joseph Cough Jr. of Waldoboro. Cough received his bachelor of arts in human ecology at the College of the Atlantic and received his…
On May 18, Edgecomb residents will consider changing from a part-time to full-time fire chief. On April 3, selectmen included the proposal as article No. 18 on the May town meeting warrant. Even…
Wiscasset selectmen
Bricks have been installed as far up as the second floor windows and granite pieces are going up at that level, Wawenock LLC spokesman Mark Robinson told Wiscasset Newspaper April 16. Robinson…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. (in person or Zoom) at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road, Newcastle. Topic: Panel…
Lincoln County commissioners voted, 3-0, April 16 to make the district attorney’s office more efficient. Commissioners approved spending up to $2,993 to provide the five office employees more…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Wiscasset Municipal Building at the corner of Routes 1 and 27.…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting Thursday, April 25, with a panel discussion on engaging Gen Z and Millennial voters.
The…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 226 calls for service for the period of April 9 to April 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,402 calls for service.
Summonses…
What’s a car doing in a Windjammer Days update? Is it a classic beauty that you’ll see in the Street Parade? Could be, but it’s really here to call your attention to a new vintage addition to the…
The countdown is on for Wiscasset’s first Earth Day Celebration and organizers are thrilled to unveil the lineup of vendors and speakers set to inspire and educate attendees. Scheduled…
Alna’s planning board will invite more written public comment and a subcommittee will work on a mining ordinance after voters rejected a proposed one last month. Selectmen on April 11 went with…
Kim Lynch filed papers for selectboard and made the June 11 ballot, and no one else filed papers for either the selectboard or Sheepscot…
Sunday, April 14, at about 1:22 a.m., Woolwich Fire Department responded to a fire at a vacant building at 506 Old Stage Road in that town. About 15 minutes later…
Edgecomb will hold its first municipal and school budget town meeting in five years on May 18. In 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Janet Mills issued a state of emergency restricting…
Obituary
Robert C. “Bob” Fairfield Sr., 91, passed away April 10, 2024 at Midcoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick.
He was born in Augusta July 18, 1932, a son of George W. and Daisy H. (House)…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to be part of its family-friendly, old-fashioned 70th Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 29,…
A new business focusing on Maine-made products and beverages is heading to Edgecomb. On April 12, Scott Boucher of Waterville and Aaliyah Higgins of Oakland told the Edgecomb Planning Board about…
Salt ’n Spar
Let’s return again to the quiet community of Edgecomb where our neighbors across the Sheepscot River are celebrating their Semiquincentennial, that is to say the town’s 250th birthday. We’re going…
After months of planning, students from Wiscasset Middle High School and Wiscasset Elementary School drove to Opal Myrick School in East Millinocket to experience the total solar eclipse. Fourth…
Obituary
Jeffrey Scott Cusumano Sr., 62, of Nobleboro passed away at his residence on April 1, 2024.
He was born June 12, 1961, in Gloucester, Massachusetts to Joseph and Janice (Barter) Cusumano.…
Islebrook Village at Wiscasset, an Everbrook Senior Living Community under construction on Gardiner Road, hosted this month’s Business After Hours gathering of Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce…
