The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 219 calls for service for the period of Dec. 19 to Dec. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,905 calls for service.
News
Audrey Miller and her daughter, Alexis Miller of Cottage Connection in Boothbay attended two back-to-back industry conferences in Nashville, Tennessee on December 4, 5, 6 and 7. Both 2-day…
A month into being Wiscasset’s economic development director, Aaron Chrostowsky told selectmen Dec. 19, “I don’t know Wiscasset,” and he wants residents to inform his work. The board nodded…
On Friday, Jan. 12 from 3 to 4 p.m., Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a family program at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm with a focus on mammals of Maine. …
The Wiscasset Schools’ Visual and Performing Arts Department presented the Winter Gathering of the Arts on Thursday, Dec. 14 at Wiscasset Middle High School.
Families enjoyed the display…
Sunday worship at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary, on Zoom and Facebook. Sunday School and Youth Group meet during the school year. Dec 31: Lessons and Carols. FMI: www.ucc.wiscasset.org, (Facebook)…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust recently completed two land conservation projects in Bristol, adding a total of 60 acres to the existing Half Moon Pond Conservation Area that now stretches 979…
Press release
Cameron Reny, born and raised in Bristol, is seeking re-election for Senate District 13.
“There has already been positive movement to address issues important to our…
Obituary
Gail M. Blomquist, 85, of Gardiner Road, Dresden passed away Dec. 18, 2023.
She was born in Gardiner on Sept. 15, 1938, a daughter of Dominic C. and Mildred…
After another seven hours that included testimony, lawyers’ arguments and Wiscasset school committee’s closed door deliberations, the committee voted shortly before midnight Thursday, Dec. 21 to…
Most counties in Maine are seeing plenty of qualified buyers for available single-family existing homes. According to Maine Listings, 1,218 homes changed hands in November 2023, a decrease of 5.51…
The Dec. 18 storm kept Woolwich first responders and road crews busy all day and into the night. Rain buffeted by wind gusts brought down numerous trees blocking roads and causing power…
Wednesday night, Dec. 20 at the start of Wiscasset school committee’s dismissal hearing on Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens, her lawyer said Stevens has the strong personality…
Dan Pangburn said his brewery is tapped out. He talked about the past year at Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor and a string of events that put the business in a bad spot. A slow start to the…
Obituary
Terry O. Brewer, 88, passed away peacefully with his family by his side after a long courageous battle with dementia. He passed away the evening of Dec. 17, 2023 in his home in Boothbay Harbor…
Thomas Harris was last seen Jan. 2, at night, in Boothbay fiddling with his home fuel tank. Nobody has seen him since. For nearly a year, law enforcement has searched for Harris without any…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 175 calls for service for the period of Dec. 12 to Dec. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,686 calls for service.
Summonses…
Alna First Selectman Ed Pentaleri and Road Commissioner Jeff Verney told Wiscasset Newspaper they will run for re-election. Nomination papers were to become available at the town office Dec. 13,…
Obituary
Kathryn “Kathy” T. Barter, 69, died at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor on Dec. 14, 2023.
Kathy was born Jan. 17, 1954 in Boothbay to Roscoe Dodge and Betty Ann (Child) Dodge. Kathy…
Wiscasset’s TextMyGov service, available for signup at wiscasset.org, released the following statements Monday afternoon, Dec. 18:
“The town is experiencing heavy tree damage, widespread…
Obituary
Margaret E. Holden, 86, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away at Lincoln Health – Miles Campus on Dec. 12, 2023.
Margaret was born on March 9, 1937, in Queens, New York to parents Kenneth and…
The old Murphy’s Corner Schoolhouse in Woolwich came alive with holiday music and caroling Sunday afternoon when neighbors of the Montsweag and Phipps Point roads gathered to celebrate the Yule…
Alna’s planning board is getting technical help with the mining and blasting ordinance it drafted. Selectmen Dec. 14 authorized spending up to $1,500 for consultant Carol White to…
The Lincoln County Communications Association, along with their leadership team, is spreading a little Christmas cheer to a Damariscotta family this Christmas season.
The Association put…
Obituary
Linda Pierpont, 81, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport on Dec. 7, 2023, after a courageous struggle with cancer.
She was a loving…
“This is the best place to work in the state of Maine. It’s a rare thing to have such great communities to work with. My ride’s been sweeter than Tom Brady’s in the NFL!” That’s how Mary Ellen…
What would you like to see at Mason Station? Dec. 12, Wiscasset Comprehensive Plan Committee Chair Sarah Whitfield gave fellow committee members that example of “relevant (to) right now” questions…
Wiscasset planning board
The last time Peter Wells asked the planning board about the potential single-resident occupancy (SRO) apartments upstairs at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church on Hodge Street, the new Wiscasset…
Edgecomb selectmen have nominated a full appeals board and will be scheduling the first hearing in years. On Dec. 12, the board appointed Susan Amundsen to serve on the five-person board. She will…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 15-30:
Arrests/Summonses
Nov. 15, Corey Frizzell, 44, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested for Refusing to Submit to Arrest…
School committee
Minutes after Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson on Dec. 12 previewed budget season and talked student recruitment, some residents and teachers aired concerns, among them the impact…
The deadline for advertisements, classifieds, press releases, letters, columns and community news, for the Thursday, Dec. 28 edition will be at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22. The deadline for…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to welcome Zoe Thomas as its inaugural Nature Based Program Manager at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. She joins HVNC Director Tripp Henderson and…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 168 calls for service for the period of Dec. 5 to Dec. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,511 calls for service.
Summons
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The Wiscasset Climate Action Team (WCAT) is making strides to prepare the town for the effects of climate change by joining the Maine Community Resilience Partnership. Members of the team are…
Obituary
After several years of declining health, Heather Macdonald Shaughnessy (80, of Damariscotta Mills), passed away at Maine Medical Center on Dec. 9, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a special Christmas Eve service, Sunday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. The service will feature Lessons and Carols revealing the Christmas story through Bible…
Update: Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson announced via email Monday afternoon, Dec. 11, WMHS Principal-on leave Gina Stevens’ dismissal hearing “planned for tomorrow…
Lincoln County TV
Lincoln County Television invites the community to attend this Sunday’s 2 p.m. full-concert experience of “Yellow Brick Road, a Tribute to Elton John” at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta.…
A town-wide property tax revaluation is underway in Woolwich and will take until the fall of 2025 to complete, according to Dirigo Assessing Group, the Sidney-based company hired to carry out the…
Celebrate Edgecomb’s 250th!
Edgecomb’s Historical Society will launch the town’s 250th birthday in 2024 with a talk by local historian Chip Griffin. The talk, entitled “Four Amazing Centuries of Edgecomb History,” is filled…
Reviewing the school budget and getting appointed instead of elected are among Wiscasset’s budget committee’s ideas for itself. Chair Tom Joyce has given a list to selectmen. It will be a topic…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is glowing this week in more ways than one. After a month-long readers' choice contest with…
The man charged in the Christmas Day 2022 death of a 3-year-old Edgecomb girl is scheduled for an arraignment hearing at 11 a.m. Jan. 11 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court. Tyler Witham-…
Will Matteson, substance use prevention coordinator for Healthy Lincoln County (HLC), presented a “Overdose Response and Narcan…
Obituary
Elisabeth Meury peacefully passed away on Nov. 29, 2023, in Celebration, Florida, at the age of 88.
Born on March 15, 1935, in Singen, Germany, to Friedrich and Anna Maria Loescher,…
Lincoln County is considering extending its planning services contract with Wiscasset for six months. The contract expires at month’s end with Wiscasset still in need of additional assistance from…
A disposition hearing for the man charged in a 2023 Boothbay Harbor shooting incident has been postponed. On March 19, 2023, Matthew A. Plummer, 42, of Boothbay Harbor was charged with three…
Salt ’n Spar
Once upon a time there was the Wiscasset Theater, a movie house downtown offering more than just Hollywood films. Its front entrance didn’t have a glitzy marque of flashing lights, but inside…
Wiscasset selectmen Dec. 5 amended the longtime, midnight to 6 a.m. Nov. 15 to April 15, on-street parking ban to instead have public works place a ban as needed, based on the weather.
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