First National Bank recently announced donations totaling $15,000 to food banks in its market area.

“First National Bank is grateful for the critical services that our food banks provide to…

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Weekly Bible study, Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; Lenten Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper through April 12, Friday, 5 p.m.; Good Friday Celebration of the Lord…

Steve Christiansen told Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday, the Sortwell conveyance of the Sunken Gardens to the town stipulated no building be erected in the garden.

Since 1990 or 1991, there has…

Polls are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Alna fire station to elect selectmen and other officials. The open town meeting to decide the budget and other items is Saturday, March 23…

If the early numbers stick, Alna and Westport Island would see single-digit percent hikes in their fiscal year 2020 school tabs. Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools…

Woolwich voters will have a second chance to hear ambulance service proposals at an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the cafeteria of Woolwich Central School on Nequasset…

Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Tuesday, Kevin Dennison was named Deputy of the Year. He said Dennison was the kind of deputy Brackett would “like to clone.” Dennison served in the Army, then…

Patricia Mary Hendrickson, a long-time resident of the Wiscasset area, died March 11, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital.

Born in 1938 in Gardiner, Maine. Patricia loved life and everyone she met.…

Woolwich Road Commissioner Jack Shaw called this year’s mud season one for the record books. “It’s by far among the worst I’ve ever seen,” Shaw told the select board Monday evening.

Shaw is…

Pete Mundy, 88, died March 18, 2019 at his home in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine. A Memorial Service to celebrate Pete's life will be held at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on Saturday…

Friends of Wiscasset Village decided March 15 to join an umbrella group for several community initiatives, including Wiscasset Art Walk,  Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest,…

According to Maine Department of Transportation, the following activities are planned in downtown Wiscasset, beginning March 31.

From March 31 to April 18, the contractor will be installing…

Two Bridges Jail Authority on March 13 reviewed a draft policy on employees' pay structure. The purpose, according to Col. James Bailey, was to attract and keep qualified personnel, motivate…

Marjorie Wayne Marr, 82, passed away March 14, 2019 at the St. Andrews Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.

She was born on July 25, 1936 to Everard and Myrtle Spinney. Marjorie grew up in…

Darrell “Butch” Loren Tobin, 76, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a battle with Lewy body dementia. He was born August 4, 1942 in Masardis, Maine to…

After her sophomore year at Wiscasset High School, Elizabeth Rose, an emancipated teen, headed to Texas thinking she knew it all. She did not. But Rose said her early independence helped prepare…

Boothbay Region (BR) and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCAs are pleased to welcome Ella Everett as their coordinator of Marketing. Everett will support the planning, development, and…

The grand jury rose March 13 and issued the following indictments,  filed with the Wiscasset Unified Courts:

Brent Ayotte, 45, of Augusta, was indicted on a single charge of Failure to…

Edgecomb fell short of its goal of 50 survey responses for Phase 1 of a ConnectME broadband grant project, according to Janet Blevins, member of both the town’s website and the Lincoln County…

Former state representative Jeffrey Pierce of Dresden, scheduled to be arraigned on three charges of falsifying information on hunting license applications, failed to appear in court March 14.…

Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen newly available in the Arctic Ocean. The microbial process of “nitrogen fixation…

It is with great sadness that the family of Martha Irene Mckown announces her passing on March 12, 2019 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine at the age of 84.

Martha was born…

Danielle Ward, 35, of Hope has pleaded guilty to several charges related to a fatal crash on Jan. 21,  2017 that claimed the lives of a Woolwich couple, Robert S. Martin…

John Carroll, spokesman for Central Maine Power and its parent company, Iberdrola, spoke Tuesday night to Wiscasset selectmen and a crowd, about New England Clean Energy Connect. NECEC is a series…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office could have fewer alarms to respond to, depending on how towns respond to proposed rules that include fines. The ordinance gets its first test in Alna March 23,…

Lincoln Academy students will soon be gearing up to chuck some wood for Boothbay Region Community Resource Council’s Woodchucks. LA’s…

Merle C. West, 70, of Alna, passed away at his home on the afternoon of March 11, 2019, after a courageous battle with Mesothelioma.

Born in Damariscotta on August 8, 1948, he was the son…

Lucille J. Machon, 102, of Boothbay Harbor died March 8, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Lucille was born January 22, 1917 in Boothbay Harbor to Ralph Colby and Lillian Williams…

On Thursday, March 7, the Edgecomb planning board approved Ben Ellinwood’s request to create a retaining wall at the Rock Solid storage facility at 380 Atlantic Highway.

Ellinwood said his…

On March 11, the Wiscasset Planning Board held a public hearing and voted to approve the Dollar General project, to be sited at the former location of Huber’s Market at 279 Main St. Matt Casey,…

On Thursday, March 21, the public is invited to hear from two of Lincoln County’s newest representatives, Holly Stover from House District 89 and Chloe Maxmin from House District 88.

“In…

Rebecca “Becky” Dolloff, 67, of Boothbay, passed away peacefully at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick surrounded by loved ones on the afternoon of March 1, 2019, following a brief illness.

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There will be a memorial service for Leah M. Sample on Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.

Bonnie and Chris Wormwood of Westport Island lost their home to a fire Feb. 27 and friends have put together a raffle to raise money for the Wormwoods.

Many local businesses and…

Dwelling unit density in Edgecomb was up for discussion at the ordinance review committee meeting Thursday, March 7.

The committee did not have a quorum and decided to continue a discussion…

The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on March 7 approved certificates of appropriateness for a Federal Street project and a demolition on Hodge Street.

The project at 22 Federal…

PORTLAND – The last active-duty death of a firefighter in Maine happened in Portland, in 1980, though many others have passed away in the hours following their own responses to emergencies.

Chellie Pingree, Maine’s Representative in House District 1, announced that she is cosponsoring the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon…

Winter is a time of darkness. As we move to spring, the light can seem to be slow in returning. Join the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset as Rev. Josh Fitterling begins a Lenten preaching…

The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish that graze on them as by the amount of fish that do so, according to a new study by scientists at…

It was a sunny but brrr, cold 14 degrees March 7 when seventh graders at Wiscasset Middle High School followed their teachers over a twisting snow-packed trail into Sortwell Forest.

The…

Charlotte Wallace of Wiscasset died suddenly on March 5, 2019 at age 27.

Born in Bath Maine, Dec. 27, 1991, she was the daughter of Stephen and Deborah Wallace, whom she had a close and…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:

Alna:

Wilson, Cullen Thomas to Conte, Elliot Adrian and Buswell,…

A fast-moving lawsuit is moving through Lincoln County Superior Court involving the two former principals of Wiscasset Village Antiques on Bath Road.

The suit was filed by former co-owner…

The Lady Minutemen from Wiscasset Christian Academy, repeat winners of the Athletics Christian Education League state volleyball championship, celebrated their victory at Sarah’s Café Tuesday…

Alna voters have one contest to decide Friday, March 22. Third Selectman Doug Baston and past selectman Les Fossel are running for second selectman. Ed Pentaleri didn't seek re-election.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has decided to buy a hybrid SUV for its fleet, in accordance with the wishes of the budget committee.

Sheriff Todd Brackett said that over the last few…

Amid loss from a Feb. 27 fire, a Westport Island family is finding an outpouring of community support, Westport Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Jason Abbott said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the…

An appeal for a variance regarding a shed owned by Deborah Barnes was denied March 4 by the Wiscasset Appeals Board.

Barnes bought a property bordering Holbrook Pond at 123 Bath Road. Prior…

The following are closed cases in Lincoln County Superior and District Courts for February. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at…