St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., in Wiscasset kicks off its summer series of three suppers on Monday, July 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. People are invited to a good, old-fashioned church supper…
News
What is it like to study the ocean at a world-class research institute? Find out on Friday, July 20, when Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hosts its annual open house from 10 a.m. to…
Westport Island Comprehensive Plan Committee Chairman Bob Moody got selectmen’s unanimous approval July 2 for $1,500 to survey residents.
In a warrant article that passed at the annual…
Obituary
Jean Elliot Thayer, 89, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2018 in Ft. Myers, Florida following a brief illness. She was born to Edward J. and Elma Elliot on Aug. 15, 1928 in Thomaston, Maine…
Join Democrats and unenrolled voters from throughout Lincoln County on Sunday, Aug.12 for an afternoon of music, outdoor games, lobster steamed over an open fire, and lively conversation.
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When Wiscasset's David Wallace and girlfriend Lisa Gatti have been looking to beat the heat this summer, they have gone to the town he grew up in, Alna.
The two, plus David's sons Kolt and…
Here are the winners for the Fourth of July Parade in Wiscasset:
Nonprofit category: 1st, First Congregational Church of Wiscasset; 2nd, Wiscasset Sno-Goers; 3rd,…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two years ago, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset was a shadow of its former flagship self. One person, Administrator Mark Westrum, was trying to do almost everything, from placing inmates in…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Find a vintage treasure and support a local preserve! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites community members of all ages to find a little piece of history at its first and only yard sale…
Five generations of the women of one Wiscasset clan attended the town’s annual Independence Day parade. The…
The Frances Perkins Center has received a $4,276 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to launch the Frances Perkins Traveling Exhibit.
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A class action lawsuit that could involve tens of thousands of Central Maine Power customers got a boost June 21 when LD 1729 passed as an emergency measure. It needed and got more than two-thirds…
Every year, families and friends of The Lincoln Home are invited to the Home’s annual Ice Cream Social in the activity room.
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On Saturday, July 7 the Boothbay Railway Village will host a meet of antique engines and other early mechanical devises in partnership with the Maine Antique Power Association (MAPA) and Pine Tree…
On Tuesday, July 2, U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor caught a glimpse of a creature in the water about eight miles out to sea. The crew of the 47-foot lifeboat was out on a case when they…
Edgecomb is seeking to replace its former municipal tennis court for meeting federal guidelines on a 1974 grant. As part of a Land Water Conservation Program grant, Edgecomb received funds for…
Sheila Ellis has been decorating the outside of her 77 Federal St., Wiscasset home about 15 years, for the holidays and seasons. The current display, red, white and blue for the Fourth of July and…
Executive Director of the Friends of DaPonte String Quartet (FDSQ) Amy MacDonald is stepping down this month after six years at the helm in order to pursue other endeavors.…
In an email, Maine Department of Transportation announced Pike Industries would do no work on the Wiscasset Downtown project from July 3 at 6 a.m. until July 8 at 8 p.m. to avoid any conflicts…
Obituary
Joseph J. Graham, 96, of Colorado, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died June 29, 2018 with his family close by.
He was born in 1921 in Ironwood, Michigan. After serving three years in the army…
The Woolwich select board is close to finalizing the wording for the planned transfer of property to Matt and Amy Richard of Barley Neck Road.
On Monday night, the board designated its…
Wiscasset Assistant Fire Chief Nick Merry was taking a nap and wife Jessica was driving him and their 10-month-old son Nicholas home Sunday night after a long day at the beach. Nick woke up, saw a…
Before asking the town’s permission to blast, Crooker Construction will meet with neighbors of the Alna-Whitefield gravel pit, engineer Mike Abbott of the Topsham firm told the Alna Planning Board…
Obituary
Karen A. Seiders of Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully on the morning of June 25, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, with her daughter by her side.
Karen was…
Woolwich Day planners are floating a new idea for this summer’s annual celebration – a canoe-kayak race across Nequasset Lake. The race to be held rain or shine begins at 9 a.m. at the north end…
Mark your calendars now! The annual Rotary Auction takes place Aug. 4, this year at a spacious new venue, the Boothbay Region High School fields. The new space provides much more and safer parking…
On Saturday, June 30 the Edgecomb Fire Department held its fifth annual pancake breakfast as a joint effort with Edgecomb Community Church. Proceeds were divided between the two organizations. …
St. Philip’s Church's 66th annual Strawberry Festival in Wiscasset, held June 30 in the church hall and grounds, included many crafters. They offered everything from baby quilts and handmade cars…
Obituary
Shirley Jameson (née Kendall), born July 22, 1926 in Melrose, Massachusetts, passed from this life on June 27, 2018 at age 91 in Boothbay Harbor, her home of 30 years.
She had come to…
CLC YMCA
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's dog obedience classes to learn the best basic training for your dog. Held each Tuesday, the program runs from July 10…
Dow Furniture was named Best Maine Furniture Store in Down East magazine’s annual Best of Maine issue. From shopping to eating to playing outdoors, Down East readers and editors selected their…
On Saturday, June 30, The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will host a memorable celebration of our country’s 242nd Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The event will be held at the…
“Wow, they were great,” Alna’s Kate Nordstrom said Thursday night after listening to Married with Chitlins inside Wiscasset Bay Gallery. She and others at the season’s first Wiscasset Art Walk…
Set for Success
The seventh annual Set For Success Mission Outreach Sunday, sponsored by Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, 501 (c)(3) will take place on Sunday, July 8 throughout our community of…
Edgecomb’s annual iris sale will take place at the Edgecomb Community Church on Cross Point Road on Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to noon or until inventory sells out. Funds will help to support…
Local resident Heidi Leighton is selling hot dogs from her cart on the Boothbay Common on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. throughout the summer.
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Toby Martin of the Wiscasset Ambulance Service said he received word at 6 a.m. June 28, the town was opting out of his contract, as part of a clause that allows both sides to mutually end a…
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld an earlier ruling that Wawenock Block LLC and three other residential and commercial property companies the Ralph Doering family owns in downtown…
Obituary
Richard Carroll Benner, 88, of Franklin, New Hampshire died at Mountain Ridge Center on June 25, 2018.
He was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Nov. 14, 1929 the son of Willard Ross Benner…
Windjammer Days Entertainment chair Bill Bailey announced the Friends of Windjammer Days decision to cancel waterfront entertainment Thursday, June 28 due to the heavy rain.
“We decided it…
Obituary
Jack C. Weaver Jr., of Westport, Maine and the Philippines went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 25, 2018. He was 57.
Son of the late Jack C. Weaver Sr. and Barbara J. (Hubbard) Wendt,…
Substance Use Prevention Partnership
The Substance Use Prevention Partnership on Tuesday lauded a change in state law to make it harder for young people to get tobacco products in Lincoln County and the rest of Maine.
Under…
It is the oldest continuously used Catholic Church east of the Mississippi River, the first church in the United States to be named for St. Patrick, and houses both the altar of Bishop Cheverus…
Wiscasset Public Safety Advisory Council
Newly elected Wiscasset selectman Kimberly Andersson attended the first part of Tuesday’s Public Safety Advisory Committee meeting to ask the panel about the possible outsourcing of ambulance…
Dresden Selectmen
Dresden selectmen on Monday unanimously appointed Steve Lilly fire chief and Michael Nylen assistant fire chief. They also appointed former selectmen Dale Hinote to the Marijuana Business…
New Hope for Women offers a free eight-week Support Group beginning mid-July in Bath to adult women who have been or are currently involved with a controlling partner to offer a safe place to talk…
Alna's surplus for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 would go the town about half a month if those funds had to pay the bills, accountant Fred Brewer told selectmen June 20.
"That's really…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information on closed cases for May was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences were served at Two Bridges Regional…
From a Maine Department of Transportation email:
Pike Industries has completed excavating and rebasing the roadway on Railroad Avenue, from the fire hydrant at the end of the guardrail to…
