The Maine coast has been severely impacted by this winter’s storms and there has been significant damage to the working waterfront along with coastal properties and public access points…
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UMaine Cooperative Extension
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) is looking for artists for its 2025 wall calendar with a…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson is invested in the town and its schools, and brings continuity to a job that has not had it in years, a parent told the school committee Tuesday…
New Hope Midcoast
New Hope Midcoast is excited to announce a matching challenge opportunity that doubles donor impact and provides a chance to recognize someone who has contributed to our community in meaningful…
Last year hundreds of Lincoln County residents came together to create 716 Candles. A grassroots project presented by Healthy Lincoln County with multiple local partners, it sought to…
MaineDOT: Repairs could be weeks away
A meeting with Maine Department of Transportation officials to discuss concerns over the installation of a water main in Woolwich became instead a discussion focused on a sinkhole that has forced…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) is thrilled to announce the date and location of the upcoming Frances Perkins Award Celebration. Since 1995, the biennial event has paid…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a volunteer fair from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 in the Denny Conservation and Education Center at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.
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Building on a tradition of community support, Dow Furniture, a household name in Waldoboro since 1955, proudly announces its latest contribution of $1,350 to the Community Energy Fund. This…
Bath Savings President Glenn Hutchinson announced the appointment of two new officers: Eric Berube, vice president, information security officer; and Stacey Chenevert, vice president, retail…
Winter storms and coastal flooding wreaked havoc recently, with communities still recovering.
The Dept. of Marine Resources Boothbay Lab also experienced the storm effects. Water levels…
Finding Our Voices
The Hollywood star Gabriel Byrne brought $20,000 to Finding Our Voices and a whole lot of sunshine to survivors of domestic abuse in a sold-out event for the statewide nonprofit at the Camden…
The Edgecomb School Committee is brainstorming ways of educating voters about their $3.76 million Fiscal Year 25 budget proposal. The committee presented its draft to Edgecomb Budget Committee…
Midcoast Conservancy is thrilled to welcome five new members to its Board of Directors. The all-volunteer Board is a dedicated group who donate their time, expertise, and goodwill to provide…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 264 calls for service for the period of March 5 to March 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,342 calls for service.
Summonses…
Press release
Wiscasset high school seniors have been hitting the road to invite surrounding towns to “Choose Wiscasset Schools!” Being centrally located in the Midcoast of Maine is just one of the many reasons…
Death notice
Dorothy J. Koughan, 80, of Wiscasset passed away March 10, 2024. Arrangements will be announced by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath…
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.
Summonses
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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…
