“Due to the heavy rains overnight we are experiencing a number of road washouts,” Wiscasset’s texting service TextMyGov stated in a text shortly before 2 p.m. Monday.
“Public Works is…
News
Kacie Orff started as a CNA at The Lincoln Home, advancing to our Community Life Director, and now to her current position as Community Outreach and Experience Director.
She loved being…
Obituary
Phillips Smith of Southport, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023, at the age of 91 surrounded by family.
Born in Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1931, Phil attended Swampscott…
A graveside service for Bonnie M. Thibeault, 76, who passed away on Jan. 19, 2023, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle…
A graveside service for Christine Dickinson Sproul, who passed away on Dec. 9, 2022, will be held on May 20 at 11 a.m. at the Hillside Cemetery in Boothbay Harbor. A reception will be held…
Be it a labor of love or the know-how that has been passed down over generations, it takes an accomplished group of shipwrights and boat builders with a unique set of skills to restore the wooden…
Obituary
Thomas Douglas Jacobs of Brunswick, Maine passed away after a brief illness on April 29, 2023. He was 89.
Tom was born the youngest of three children to Dorothy (Vincent) and James Jacobs…
Press release
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will get $92,698 a year for five years as part of a $9 million investment in several programs around the state, Maine Department of Education (DOE)…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: Bailey, Mary Louise to Bailey, Spencer John.
Boothbay: York, Todd…
Woolwich voters at the annual town meeting Wednesday, May 17 will consider an ordinance requiring oversight and performance standards for future solar energy projects. A required public hearing…
On Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m., John O’Connell will lead a Jane’s Walk ME, a Maine Preservation project, along Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
The walking tour from the Footbridge to the…
Westport Island Town Clerk April Thibodeau has announced town elections are June 13 at the Old Town Hall, 1217 Main Road, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and two have two-way races.
Julie Casson…
After six years of being purposefully portable, Hearty Roots is looking to find its permanent home, kicking off a $1.5 million capital campaign to purchase a campus for mindful adventures.
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Update: Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. said Thursday’s water main break has been fixed and WES was set to return to in-person learning Monday. Sunday night,…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay announced April 27 that Dr. Beth Orcutt was selected to be its new…
Obituary
Malcolm E. “Mac” Smith, 86, of Vinalhaven passed away at Sussman House in Rockport on Oct. 21, 2022.
Malcolm was born Jan.14, 1936 in Warren, and was the son of Earl and Dorothy (…
Asked what letter grade he would give Wiscasset’s sewer treatment plant, Town Manager Dennis Simmons responded, probably a C-. The facility approaching its 60th year of operation at the upper end…
PORTLAND, Maine – Beginning May 1, care team members, patients, visitors and others entering MaineHealth facilities will no longer be required to mask in the…
Boothbay region seventh and eighth grade students will resume classes in their wing at Boothbay Region Elementary School on May 2, according to Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98…
Obituary
Joan Marie Plummer passed away peacefully at the Brookdale Attleboro Senior Living Community in Attleboro, Massachusetts on April 21, 2023. She was 92 years old.
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While by definition medical emergencies are unplanned events, there is a bit of planning patients can do ahead of time to make sure there are few surprises when the bill arrives. Navigating the…
FocusMaine is awarding $89,685 to nine Maine aquaculture businesses through their new Propel Aquaculture Mini Grant Fund. This funding will support projects to enable business growth and job…
Obituary
Norman E. Legg, 86, of Bradford Road, Wiscasset died peacefully April 21, 2023, at Miles Memorial in Damariscotta, with his son and daughter by his side.
He…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 188 calls for service for the period of April 18 to April 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,179 calls for service.
Summonses…
Wiscasset selectmen
How to charge vendors at Wiscasset’s town-owned piers? Selectmen decided April 18.
Resident James Kochan took issue with the proposal to…
Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night approved a pharmacy that will serve Wiscasset Family Health at 35 Water St.
According to a letter from Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s…
Westport Island officials Monday night said they would like to hear from any townspeople who would like to help with a possible expanded task for the broadband committee: Exploring how to use…
On April 18, Ted Hugger said good-bye to the community he called home for the past decade. Hugger resigned after serving seven years as a selectman. Last year, he sold Cod Cove Inn and searched…
The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair in Conjunction with CLC YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day at the Central Lincoln County YMCA on Saturday,…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 15-April 15:
Arrests/Summonses
March 16, Dennis Jones, 34, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Operating After License…
Veggies to Table has kicked off our fifth season of growing and donating organic produce and flowers to those in need of food and joy in the community. We are excited to introduce our 2023 crew.…
Characters of the County
Lynn Gilley Martin is passionate about the process of transition. Whether from chaos to clarity, problem to solution, illness to health, or life to death, Martin is dedicated to…
A graveside service for Bernard G. Koehling III, 64, who died Nov. 15, 2022, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home,…
Alna selectmen
Does a board member taking part remotely pay as much attention as those meeting in person? Some fellow Alna residents raised the issue April 20 as selectmen loosened a policy that sprang from the…
With the return of the Fishermen’s Forum in person this year, the Maine State Aquarium was invited to attend, bringing our new mobile touch tank. The Sea Bus was…
Woolwich selectmen on April 20 finalized the warrant for the May 17 annual town meeting. Voters will have a choice of ambulance providers, and consider an article for providing broadband services…
Lincoln County is adding two new police cruisers to its fleet by buying them right off the lot. On April 18, Chief Deputy Rand Maker told commissioners the department is still waiting on delivery…
Obituary
Barbara A. Paquette, 87, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on April 12, 2023.
The daughter of John and Anne (Lydon) Connolly, she was born in Portland, Maine on Nov. 18, 1935. She grew up in…
Track and field
Boothbay/Wiscasset boys’ track and field team participated in a Mountain Valley Conference meet in Lisbon April 18. Kayden Ames was the team’s top performer by winning the discus and finishing…
Track and field
Boothbay/Wiscasset girls’ track and field team competed in the Mountain Valley Conference meet in Lisbon April 18. Rose Campbell was the team’s top performer with a first place in discus, and a…
Obituary
James J. Bruce of Alna, Maine and Largo, Florida, passed away peacefully at Wright’s Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Seminole, Florida, on April 14, 2023 at the age of 79. He was born in…
Interest rates and lower-than-normal inventory led to a single-family existing home sales decline of 16.78 percent in March. According to Maine Listings, 858 homes changed hands last month,…
February brought an end to emergency supplemental benefits created in 2020 for food, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments…
Recognizing and answering the challenge of Lincoln County’s housing needs was the subject of the annual meeting of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC). The Tuesday night, April…
Central Maine Power informed the newspaper this afternoon that it needs to transfer power lines from an old utility pole to a newly installed pole on Union Street near Brady’s restaurant tomorrow…
Spring is in the air, and that means garden time! Organic perennials from Rebel Hill Farm can help create inviting habitat for the natural community on homeowners’ land. Gardeners can come by…
First National Bank has made recent donations totaling $25,000 to organizations fighting food insecurity including 30 food pantries in the bank’s market area. “First National Bank is grateful for…
Suspect held at Wiscasset jail; State Police continue investigation of multiple shootings in Bowdoin and Yarmouth
Update, 3:30 p.m., April 19: In a 3:30 p.m. news release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety, the identities of the murder victims and those injured by gunshot on I-295 were provided,…
One contest has shaped up in Wiscasset’s town elections. Town Clerk Linda Perry said the following candidates returned nomination papers for the June 13 elections. The papers were due back at the…
The Department of Marine Resources’ Maine Coastal Program (MCP) and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program (MPAP) are each seeking…
