Dorothy J. Koughan, 80, of Wiscasset passed away March 10, 2024. Arrangements will be announced by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath…
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Press release
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is entering its 35th year in preservation. Since 1989, the preserved Railway has grown from an ambitious dream and a single building on Cross Road in…
Wiscasset and nearby school departments will talk about a possible adult education partnership, Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told selectmen and the budget committee…
There were differing decisions regarding a Massachusetts couple’s appeal of Edgecomb shoreland zone violations. Alison and Mike Saylor of Carlisle, Massachusetts appealed three violations assessed…
Last fall, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission partnered with Bowdoin College, Maine Sea Grant, and Maine Blue Sky Planning Solutions to create their own “Social Resilience Project.” This…
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen Tuesday night, March 5, he and Olver Associates talked March 4 about where to put a sewer plant, including looking beyond town-owned property…
Wiscasset’s future of the schools committee (FSC) will do the second report it said it would, and a public workshop is being planned that will help inform that report,…
A problem with a Ford hybrid police cruiser is another in a series of vehicle problems plaguing Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. On March 5, Sheriff Todd Brackett described the latest problem…
Obituary
Dale O’Neil Grover, 88, passed away on March 5, 2024 with his family and loved ones at his side.
Dale was born to Katherine Leeman and Freeman Grover in 1936 and raised in Boothbay Harbor…
Woolwich selectmen will meet with David Allen, Maine Department of Transportation Regional 2 Traffic Engineer 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 at the town office to discuss concerns with the…
The Mike Smith era as an Edgecomb selectman ends this May, as his third term expires. Smith announced last month he wouldn’t seek another term. The seat is one of eight municipal offices on the…
Press release
Portland, Maine – MaineHealth announced today that during 2024 it will roll out a unified identity…
Det. Matthew Ryan was named Lincoln County “Deputy of the Year” March 5 at a recognition ceremony prior to the county commissioners meeting. Ryan is a four-year veteran with the sheriff’s…
Richard Lee Snyder passed away peacefully, on Feb. 21, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at Clover Health Care in Auburn, after living with dementia for quite a few years. He has left us with his humor, corny…
Chats with Champions is proud to present Jim Kutsch on Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Library.…
The Travis Mills Foundation will ‘Welcome Home’ Vietnam-era veterans with its annual Vietnam-Era Veterans Breakfast, 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 27 at the Augusta Civic Center.
The event is free…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering its Ag Ambassador program in…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce that it has begun the transition to a new leadership structure. In January, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a shared…
First National Bank is hosting a collection drive during March to benefit Midcoast Humane. Patrons are welcome to donate items to FNB at 39 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset. Most valuable items include…
In results Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry provided, voters March 5 passed changes to town rules for solar energy conversion systems, 311-246; changes to rules on licenses, regulations and…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 264 calls for service for the period of Feb. 27 to March 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,050 calls for service.
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Obituary
Theresa "Terrie" Estelle (Robinson) Griffin, age 78, of Lynden, Washington passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham on Feb. 15, 2024, joining her parents…
When Jiminy Cricket of Dragonfly Cove Farm in Dresden was born in 2023, he was a mere three pounds and not able to compete for moms’ milk with his two bigger brothers. He was moved into the house…
As a reminder, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is hosting five listening sessions to gather input from stakeholders on the Aquaculture Leasing Program, which was reorganized…
Community members gathered at Wiscasset Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 28 for a spaghetti dinner and raffle in support of Willow Orr, a 10-year-old WES student recently diagnosed with a rare…
A memorial service for James Saunders will be held on Saturday, March 9 at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church in Boothbay Harbor. A reception will follow.
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Feb. 1-29.
Arrests/Summonses
Feb. 6, Christian Matthews, 31, of Dresden was arrested for Eluding an Officer, by Officer…
A Celebration of Life for Michael W. Beane of Southport, who died January 10, 2024, will be held Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
At the polls March 22 or by absentee ballot now, Alna voters will choose between incumbent road commissioner Jeffrey Verney and his predecessor, Michael Trask. Town Clerk Sarah Perkins announced…
Plans call for New England Clean Energy Connect to get Alna officials a contract proposal soon, as the hydropower transmission line project nears town. Town officials, residents and project…
Edgecomb will honor its official March 4, 1774 birthday with a lively Birthday Hootenanny Celebration hosted by the Select Board. The event will be held 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 17 at…
Press release
2023 was another strong year for Maine commercial fishermen who earned $611,277,692 at the dock, which was an increase of more than $25 million over 2022, according to preliminary data released by…
Nominations are open in Wiscasset for three selectboard seats and some other seats, all to be decided June 11.
In separate responses Feb. 29, all three selectmen whose current terms are…
Wiscasset selectmen
As Town Manager Dennis Simmons analogized Wednesday night, Feb. 28, Wiscasset is winning the battle and still fighting the war to keep $93 million of Maine Yankee’s property taxable. He described…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:
Alna: Tobin, Lorna D. to Wihlborg, James H. and Wihlborg, Barbara T.; Blake…
62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival
The Friends of Windjammer Days are honoring Boat Builders of the Boothbay Region as the special focus group for the 62nd Festival slated for Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29.
WJD…
Lincoln County seems like a great place to celebrate a “Lincoln Day Dinner” even if this year it was a brunch. A Lincoln Day Dinner is an annual celebration of the Republican Party and a…
During a campaign stop in Boothbay, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Demi Kouzounas described U.S. immigration policy as “This is nuts” during the Feb. 24 GOP caucus. Kouzounas, 68, is a child of…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Deputy Secretary of State for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Cathie Curtis unveiled the design of the new Pine Tree Plate Monday…
Obituary
Born on June 21, 1938, Nancy J. Lewis of Boothbay passed peacefully after a brief illness on Feb. 25, 2024.
She is survived by her sister, Judy Williams; her son, Stanley Lewis, his wife…
Obituary
Mark Anthony Graziano, 63, of Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, passed away on Feb. 25, 2024, with loved ones by his side, after a vigorous and daunting battle with Neuro Endocrine Cancer. …
Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night put conditions on its determination of completeness for Novel Energy Solutions’ proposal for a a 1,560-panel solar garden at 277 Gardiner Road. Conditions…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 235 calls for service for the period of Feb. 20 to Feb. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,786 calls for service.
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Ordinance changes Wiscasset voters might face in June about recreational vehicles (RVs) are set for a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, March…
Three December storms resulted in severe flooding at Davis Island properties and a resident is now looking for help. John Allen requested Feb. 20 Edgecomb selectmen assist their homeowner’s…
Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask has proposed voters at next month’s town meeting put another $50,000 away toward the next fire truck. He anticipates seeking the truck in 2025. The pumper-tanker it…
Obituary
Joan Stover, 69, of Waldoboro passed away on Feb. 13, 2024 after a prolonged illness.
Joan spent her early years on Louds Island and would often proudly state that she was an "island girl…
Obituary
Duncan Frederick Saal, 22, of Boothbay, Maine and Santa Barbara, California, passed away on Feb. 19, 2024 with his loving family by his side.
Born in Damariscotta,…
Obituary
Daniel Lerner, an innovative radio station owner and well-known philanthropist, passed away on Feb. 21, 2024, at the age of 91, at his home in Merion, Pennsylvania.
Lerner was best known…
A group of community-minded volunteers are in the early stages of planning the return of Wiscasset’s Schoonerfest, celebration of the town’s seafaring past and present-day working waterfront.…
