Jill Moore Blake-Correa, 75, of Boothbay Harbor, passed peacefully on Sept. 4, 2023. She was surrounded by her loving family at home in Boothbay Harbor.
Jill was born on Oct. 3, 1947, the…
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Update: CMP later reported no outages in Lincoln County.
Original post: Central Maine Power reported 1,229 customers in Lincoln County are without power on Sept. 14 around 12:15 p.m.…
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Courtney Marie Johnson, 37, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Sept. 3, 2023 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland.
Courtney was born on March 24,1986 in Bath, Maine.…
The Boothbay Cornhole Classic committee announced later today that the event will now be held on Sunday, Sept. 24, same place, same…
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield plans to regularly release bulletins that share town governments news and other information. They will also appear at wiscasset.org and on the Wiscasset…
Midcoast Humane announces its new fundraiser, Sips & Sweets, on Saturday, Sept. 23rd at the new Smith Center at Wolfe’s Neck in Freeport with ticketed entry at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sips…
UPDATE: Town Manager Dennis Simmons announced the following on Tuesday, Sept. 19, before the night’s selectmen’s meeting at 6 p.m. at the town office:
“While entering the recently approved…
Bible Baptist Church (BBC) of Wiscasset welcomed their new pastor, Tom Gapski, on July 2. Officiating at the installation service were Pastor James Gardner, assistant pastor at BBC, and Pastor…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be hosting a Labyrinth Walk Saturday, Sept. 23, in celebration of the Autumn Equinox. All are invited to join us at 7 p.m. at the Labyrinth in the Field behind…
The new school year is about a week old and the Edgecomb School Committee is already working to solve its first crisis. During the Sept. 11 committee meeting, Principal…
Lincoln County Television is welcoming fall with community partnerships that bring friends and neighbors together in person.
The premiere showing of LCTV's…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 214 calls for service for the period of Sept. 5 to Sept. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,935 calls for service.
Summonses…
A new well has been drilled for Whippoorwill Hill Mobile Home Park in Wiscasset seven months after it began running dry and a week after its latest deadline by Maine Center for Disease Control and…
Mother-daughter duo Carol Heaberlin and Mindy Jones, of Alna, have talked occasionally about finding a permanent home for their restaurant Y-Knot since first opening the business…
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Leeroy Wallace, 66, of Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset passed away on Aug. 20, 2023 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica to Lena Maud Fletcher and William…
Sept. 7, the rocks at a walk-in area to Pinkham Pond were called jagged, dangerous, a mistake and not what pond-goers wanted. Alna selectmen and fellow residents talked…
Another Sunrise Lighthouse Photography cruise is in the books and we have the photos to prove it. Weather had been a concern considering the thunderstorms and heavy fog that have been lingering in…
After learning from two local residents that they recently received convincing calls about “free” back and knee braces, it seemed like a good time to point out that scammers are at work in our…
John Hiatt’s sold out Oct. 27 concert at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House has been indefinitely postponed. All tickets will be refunded beginning next week.
On Sept. 9 the Opera House…
Supporters of Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) gathered Sunday evening for the organization’s annual Preservation Party, a fundraiser for LCHA’s educational programming and stewardship…
After a three-year COVID-induced hiatus, Pemaquid Oyster Festival returns to celebrate its 20th anniversary this Sept. 24 from noon…
Tiny homes would not be an option as accessory homes, at least not initially, under Wiscasset Selectman Pam Dunning’s ideas for an ordinance. The board on Sept. 5 was discussing what guidance to…
Woolwich has announced its selectboard will attend the celebration of life for Lloyd Coombs Jr., which is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 at Bath Country Club, 387 Whiskeag Road, Bath.
Coombs…
Organist Joel Pierce played a collection of traditional hymns and selections in remembrance of 9/11 Saturday afternoon at Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. The…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce our autumn fundraiser — native wildflower seeds. October is the perfect month to sow wildflower seeds for spring growth.…
Wiscasset selectmen decided Sept. 5 to talk again Sept. 19 about the Wawenock building repair project downtown. Town Manager Dennis Simmons told the board, town counsel has drafted a letter to the…
Sarah Hubert has returned to Wiscasset Middle High School as the new vice principal and athletic director. Her hiring was finalized just in time for the start of the school year. Earlier in the…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting two Boothbay Region High School alumni during the annual banquet on Oct. 21 at the Rockland Elks Lodge. The two inductees are David Gaw (Class of…
Bath Savings celebrated employee accomplishments and named 20 staff members “All Stars” at the annual employee celebration held on Sept. 6 at Sebasco Harbor Resort. During the event, President…
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Michele René “Shelly” Goodkowsky, 65, died Sept. 4, 2023, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick after a seven and a half year long battle with metastatic breast cancer.
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Because the proposed changes to one of Wiscasset’s new cannabis ordinances are…
A Graveside Service will be held for Daren Graves of Boothbay Harbor, who passed away on June 1, 2023, on Friday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. at the Maine Veterans Cemetery, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta…
Aug. 2: 10:39 p.m., Route 27, two vehicle accident. Car on side. CLCA handled patient care, EFD controlled traffic, assisted with removal of car, cleared debris. Both vehicles towed.
Aug.…
In conjunction with Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank will be hosting a Business After Hours and 35th Branch Anniversary celebration on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:
Alna: Epstein, Seymour to Shorey, Brandon J. and Shorey, Brianna M; Heffron,…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 296 calls for service for the period of Aug. 29 to Sept. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,721 calls for service.
Summonses
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Frances Baldwin Tarrio, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Aug. 31, 2023 at the age of 92.
She was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, and grew up in Norwich,…
The Labor Day tradition “Bands for Books,” the end of summer celebration held to raise funds for Wiscasset Public Library, continued Sept. 4. Monday evening’s event sponsored by Friends of the…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset was founded 250 years ago on Aug. 6, 1773. As part of the 250th celebration, the church has offered weekly historical snippets about the church. The…
If Alna removes the rocks placed last spring at Pinkham Pond and subsoil gets into the pond, “according to (Maine Department of Environmental Protection), you will have a problem,” roads committee…
Renovations at Wiscasset’s two schools this summer have included new roofing at the middle high school and prep work for an elevator at the elementary school. Together the improvements will cost…
Two new members will enter the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame on Oct. 14. James McCarthy and Ken Waltz have been selected by the MPA’s Hall of Fame Committee and will be inducted during the…
About 65 people marched up Main Street Thursday, Aug. 31 in Wiscasset in remembrance of loved ones lost to overdoses.
The 716 Candles Project was a weeklong series of events throughout…
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Erica Lynn Emerson, 38, passed away Aug. 28, 2023, at Mass General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Erica was born July 11, 1985, in Boothbay Harbor to Bruce Carver and Linda Reed Carver…
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Alice Christine Minto, born Dec. 10, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio to Marjorie Lillian (Kuhl) Leach and Kent Winston Leach, died Aug. 13, 2023. Marjorie was a piano teacher and Kent was a college…
Anyone interested in learning more about the health of the Sheepscot River and what Midcoast Conservancy is doing to protect it is invited to join Sheepscot River Manager Melissa Cote and other…
The unique character of a community is seen by how it solves its most daunting problems. In the Boothbay region, there’s no more challenging problem than that of hunger. One quarter of all…
