Edgecomb residents are likely to see a hefty increase in the next year’s school budget. The school committee is recommending a $3,172,191 budget which reflects a 10.9 percent increase. Edgecomb…
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Lincoln County Courts
Eugene Sukeforth, 83, of Wiscasset, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty in November to one count of Gross Sexual Assault, a…
Love was in the air Thursday, Feb. 14 at St. Andrews Village.
With the fourth and fifth grade chorus from Wiscasset Elementary School lined up on risers, Bob Drury, the home’s marketing…
Press release
Midcoast Conservancy’s Conservation Committee recently met for the first time following the merger between Midcoast and Medomak Valley Land Trust. The event yielded a summary of progress to date…
Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service's new service chief, Nick Bryant, met with Edgecomb selectmen Feb. 11.
Bryant explained he has been a full-time member of the service since joining…
The Westport Island Democratic Committee met on the evening of Feb. 11 to enjoy a…
The Wiscasset School Committee has a goal of proposing a 2019-2020 budget with little or no increase. Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood plans to have a first draft of the budget for the…
After $100 million invested in about 20 properties, Paul Coulombe is still driven by the desire to see the harbor and its peninsula neighbors succeed as a premier economic driver on the Midcoast.…
Students are “strongly discouraged” from bringing personal cell phones and other electronic devices to school, in a new policy the Wiscasset School Committee adopted Feb. 12.
There was no…
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce held its eighth annual award dinner Thursday, Feb. 7 at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. Stone Cove Catering catered. Wonderfully attended and with the crowd ready…
Press release
On Wednesday, Jan. 23, in accordance with the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) bylaws, the membership packed the community room of the Newcastle Fire Station to elect the organization’…
Twelve Midcoast Humane Society animals found a home Feb. 9 during a pet adoption in Boothbay Harbor. The local pet shelter held its monthly adoption Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with 11 puppies…
Patten Free Library in Bath is seeking a proposed $1,352 increase from Woolwich for fiscal year 2019-20. Library officials reviewed their proposed budget with the select board Monday afternoon.…
Obituary
Anne Hankinson Kern, 88, died peacefully Jan. 29, 2019, at Webster of Rye, Rye, New Hampshire.
She was born Aug. 17, 1930 in Orange, New Jersey, the third child of the late Kenneth Raymond…
Lincoln County Courts
Jonathan D. Roberts, 45, of Waban, Massachusetts pled not guilty at his formal arraignment in Wiscasset Feb. 11 to charges stemming from the Aug. 2 accident that claimed the life of Kristen…
Meeting Thursday evening, Feb. 7, the Edgecomb planning board quickly approved the site plan for a visitor information center and market-café on Route 1. Gayle Hunt and Bill Burge represented…
Jeffrey Ramsdell has been bringing daughter Charlotte to Wiscasset's annual father-daughter dance for years. Now 7, Charlotte has gone from not really being able to dance to knowing moves like…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A new study has revealed how a group of deep-sea microbes provides clues to the evolution of life on Earth, according to a…
Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club
The 12th annual Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club Karl’s Kids Ski Day fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 2 at Sugarloaf. Karl’s Kids honors the late Rotarian Karl Berger by helping less…
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grader Addy Eckert said in an interview in the gym Feb. 7, her favorite part of WinterKids Winter Games was “probably spending time with my family.” And she said…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:
Alna:
Steen, Arlene A., Averill, Jeffrey H., Averill, Stephen P.…
Cleanup work is underway at the Mason Station powerhouse, the only part of the peninsula currently owned by Mason Station LLC, according to Steve Dyer at Ransom Engineering, the company performing…
Unexpected tuition costs are the main culprits in an Edgecomb school budget up nearly 11 percent for Fiscal Year 20. Principal Ira Michaud presented the budget's first draft Feb. 4 during the…
Wiscasset selectmen
The Feb. 5 Wiscasset selectmen's meeting included numerous staff changes. Road Commissioner Doug Fowler has resigned as of Feb. 15, Richard Gaeth is the new director of the wastewater treatment…
Woolwich residents will choose between expanding their EMS department or possibly contracting with Bath Fire and Rescue for 24/7 ambulance services. Fewer than 40 residents turned out Tuesday…
When the Edgecomb planning board meets Thursday, Feb. 7, it will be asked to review and approve the site plan for a Midcoast Gateway Visitor Information Center and market/café on Route 1.
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Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Once Upon A Time Family Dance scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8 at the Opera House has been cancelled. Dance instructor and Queen of the event, Kim Keller, cannot be here due to a family emergency…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners hired Megan McLaughlin as county planner Feb. 5. She starts Feb. 11. McLaughlin was offered the job last month but requested a second meeting with the hiring committee…
Gov. Janet Mills announced Monday, she has hired Tom Abello of Edgecomb and Mary Anne Turowski of Newburgh as senior policy advisors.
Turowski previously served as director of politics and…
Lincoln County Courts
Christopher Morrison, owner of the Minesweeper which sank in a January 2018 blizzard, was scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 19 to answer charges of littering.
Morrison has…
Obituary
Oscar O. Noah passed away peacefully Feb. 2, 2019 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
He was born on the family farm in Jahns Valley, Wisconsin on Nov. 28, 1930, the son of…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are the closed cases in Lincoln County Courts in January. All information was provided by the County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are…
The annual Haiti Benefit Dinner traditionally offers participants the opportunity to purchase Haitian paintings and handicrafts.
“This year,” dinner co-founders Susan and Frazier Meade said…
Death notice
Oscar Noah of Boothbay Harbor died Saturday, Feb. 2.
A service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.
In lieu of flowers, please…
Bobbi Sanfratello just moved from Oklahoma to Wiscasset, but she's gotten used to the cold already, she said. At Winterfest Saturday with daughters Emery, 2, and Jaydis, 4 months, and her mother…
Obituary
Laura Larkin Field died Jan. 29, 2019 after suffering many years with Huntington’s disease.
She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 6, 1956, one of six children of Paul A. and…
Wiscasset Middle High School students heard from health and wellness professionals in small focus groups Friday morning.
Shaye Paradis, school counselor, and Mary Ellen Bell, Career…
A Route 144, Wiscasset couple observed vehicles turning around in either direction briefly Saturday when, the couple said, a freight train was stuck at the crossing. The southbound train then…
harvested from a crocus that blooms during a short period in autumn
WALDOBORO — When Barbara Boardman and her husband, Chris Augusta, moved to Maine in 2000 they were inspired by their rich personal connections to a state where he summered as a child and she…
Obituary
Frank Kelley, 79, a former Boothbay area businessman, died unexpectedly Jan. 20, 2019.
He was born in Maine and never lost his love for being a “Maniac.”
Born Nov. 28, 1939, to…
Boothbay Harbor Rotarians donated $1,000 to buy a radio for Edgecomb’s new fire truck, which is scheduled to be delivered this spring.
Voters approved the truck in a series of meetings…
Wiscasset police said no one was hurt in a car-school bus crash Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31 near Shaw’s supermarket on Route 1. The bus had six children aboard from Lincoln Academy, Reserve…
Obituary
Charles M. Clarke, 64, of Oakland, Maine, beloved father, husband and friend, passed away peacefully after a battle with many medical complications on Jan. 25, 2019 in Cape Coral, Florida.
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Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Robert Faunce, for the last 20 years Lincoln County's regional planner, is retiring at the end of March. He began his work with Lincoln County in 1998, first as a…
Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA will hold a benefit potluck dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a local child undergoing medical treatment. All community members are…
The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold a special Midcoast Humane adoption event on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be several animals available for adoption and looking for…
New Hope for Women will be offering a support group for adult women who have experienced domestic violence or stalking. The group will begin in mid-February 2019 and take place in Boothbay Harbor…
Obituary
Geraldine “Deanie” Blake, 91, passed away peacefully Jan. 26, 2019 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
She was born to Gerald Pinkham and Hazel (Clifford), the second oldest of…
Shellfish such as oysters and mussels have the potential to revolutionize human health research, according to a…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Thompson put out the call last November for help with Winterfest. The response was strong, as it needs to be for a big community event, Thompson said.…
