Hundreds of people will take a cold dip into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day for the 36th Annual Lobster Dip. It is the biggest winter party on Old Orchard Beach to kick off the New Year, all…
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State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-187 NO-124
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
Jeremy Cluchey of Bowdoinham, Nicole Evans of Bath, Kerry Lupien of Waldoboro, Meg Taft of Alna and Alex Zipparo of Newcastle are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF)…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-174 NO-153
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
Local ballot
Question 1: Medical cannabis. YES-684 NO-449
Question 2: Adult use cannabis. YES-815 NO-361
Question 3: Amend matrix. YES-707 NO-445
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State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-126 NO-67
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
School voting
Question 1 – Elementary School upgrade YES-717 NO-759
Question 2 – New high school and elementary school upgrade YES-436 NO-1,024
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State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-486 NO-345
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-455 NO-261
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-461 NO-370
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-599 NO-313
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-225 NO-143
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
Wiscasset Middle High School National Honor Society is proud to raffle off a collectible handmade quilt featuring the original 48 states. Each panel in the quilt features the state flower and the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 234 calls for service for the period of Oct. 31 to Nov. 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,635 calls for service.
Summonses
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Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES- 236 NO-132
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-1,246 NO-657
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next hybrid meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 42, 527 Main Street in Damariscotta and…
School voting
Question 1 – Elementary School upgrade YES-445 NO-507
Question 2 – New high school and elementary school upgrade YES-282 NO-664
State ballot
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State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES- 757 NO-468
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
State ballot
Question 1: Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities. YES-281 NO-144
Question 2: Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf (HYS), 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, will be holding its Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
When the Rev. Steve Burt was pastor at Edgecomb Congregational Church in the late 1990s, he penned a few Halloween tales that appeared in the Lincoln County Weekly.
“Captain James’s Bones…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 1-31:
Arrests/Summonses
Oct. 4, Brendon Mclellan, 37, of Edgecomb was summonsed for False Identification of…
Certified Qigong instructor Judy Milinowski will be holding classes at Crow Point Yoga and Boutique at 24 West St., Boothbay Harbor beginning Nov. 6 through the winter. Qigong is the 6,000-year-…
Wiscasset’s and Pittston’s code enforcement officer will now also be Alna’s. Nov. 2, selectmen voted Bruce Engert CEO and local plumbing inspector (LPI).
First…
The deadly shooting in Lewiston turned attention to the gun policy positions of Gov. Janet Mills, who has opposed bans on assault-style rifles but backed other gun safety measures in a state with…
Westport Island may be looking at a 2026 revaluation rather than 2025, Selectman Jeff Tarbox told fellow board members Oct. 30. He explained, based on his research, a lot of the firms that do…
Wiscasset Middle High School Haunted High School, postponed a week ago, will be held Saturday, Nov. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m.
In 2017, Edgecomb created the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Decorating Contest to interject more holiday sprit within the community. For the past seven years, students, civic groups and Edgecomb…
A camera’s installation led to an investigation before Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens was…
Three years after voters approved the purchase of a two-acre wooded lot on George Wright Road, the Woolwich selectboard is seeking a buyer for the property. Before selectmen can sell the lot, they…
Orienteering is a fun and challenging way to explore the outdoors. Many of us are fond of our GPS and may not be accustomed to reading maps in our daily lives. Orienteering is all about using maps…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Archer, Davis M. to Archer, Jade A. and Archer, Davis M.; Wengren,…
Hammond Lumber Company to donate $100,000 in support of victims and families of the Lewiston tragedy
In the wake of the recent tragedy that struck the community of Lewiston, Hammond Lumber Company (Hammond) announces donations of $100,000 to support the victims and families affected by the…
At Wiscasset’s Nightmare on Federal Street event Tuesday, Oct. 31, whole families were in costume, 40 Federal Studio gave out over 400 slices of pizza, and other tables were manned by groups…
Finding Our Voices
The head of Maine’s Department of Corrections Randall Liberty is publicly breaking his silence about his father’s violence to his mother, on a Finding Our Voices radio show hosted by the…
Obituary
Michael Hand Smith, 80, of Edgecomb, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Oct. 30, 2023.
He was born on Oct. 25, 1943, in Concord, Massachusetts, to Graydon and Patricia (Hand) Smith…
Responding to questions, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told local newspapers via email late Tuesday morning, Oct. 31: “I can confirm that Gina Stevens, Principal of Wiscasset…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 calls for service for the period of Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,401 calls for service.
Summonses
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Obituary
Ann ‘Annie’ Marie Snyder, 75, of Boothbay Harbor passed away at her home on Aug. 30, 2023.
She was born on Dec. 24, 1947 to parents Lloyd and Thelma Koonz. Annie grew up in Augusta and…
“God help the children of Ukraine,” Westport Island’s Damian Sedney said. Sedney, telling Wiscasset Newspaper about a nonprofit he and wife Katrina have started for Ukrainian relief, was sharing a…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 27 and Oct. 27. Officer Zach Barry made all four arrests.
On Oct. 3, Barry…
Wiscasset Elementary School Partners In Education (PIE) has been picked to be the beneficiary of the Shaw’s Give Back Where it Counts Reusable Bag Program for November! PIE was selected by store…
Maura Niemisto is bringing a bit of mystery to the November assembly of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
“It is hard to name a symbol or icon as closely tied to…
Obituary
Robert Murphy passed early in the morning of Oct. 18, 2023 after a difficult battle with cancer.
He was born Nov. 30, 1964, and along with his twin brother and given up for adoption…
Obituary
Peyton Abbott Brewer-Ross passed away on Oct. 25, 2023 in Lewiston, Maine.
Peyton was born on Jan. 31, 1983 in Farmington, Maine to Ralph Stephen (Steve) Brewer and Irene (Renie) (Ross)…
The Lincoln County Republican committee held its October meeting in Boothbay on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Guest speakers addressed the group; Ed…
The Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a second Narcan Training Class on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. This one-hour class will provide you with helpful information about Narcan and how to…
