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Death notice

Lhea A. Sellick, 38, of Newcastle, passed away on the morning of April 2, 2023 in Edgecomb.

A celebration of Lhea’s life will be held later in the spring, and a full obituary will be…

Obituary

Jane Lindsey Nies, 96, of Orlando, Florida and Southport Island, Maine, passed away on Feb. 5, 2023.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 1926, a daughter of Alfred E. and Winifred…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 223 calls for service for the period of March 28 and April 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,596 calls for service.

Summons

Obituary

Nancy Sue (Robbins) Draut, 82, of Woolwich, passed March 28, 2023.

She was born on July 18, 1940, to Faye and William Carl Robbins in Middletown, Ohio. The third of six…

Press release

“I’m pleased to announce that Sunrise Ecologic, LLC has been granted Service Provider funds to help the towns of Boothbay, Southport, Boothbay Harbor, and Wiscasset enroll in the Community…

March 1: 10:32 a.m., River Road, 1 vehicle MVA, no injuries.

March 2: 9:24 a.m., Eddy Road, 1 vehicle MVA, car slid off road into guard rail. Controlled traffic until wrecker arrived, then…

Obituary

Eva Virginia Grace, 72, of Wiscasset, passed away on the morning of March 26, 2023 at the MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick, after a period of declining health.

Born in…

Obituary

R. Niven Damon, a treasured husband, beloved father,…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in March:

Alna: Hanna, Nancy A. P R and Chaney, Kenneth P. Est to Chaney, Michael P. and…

Alna selectmen
With school shootings occurring around the country, why does Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 not have law enforcement officers in schools at all times to interact with…
Obituary

Cora Parkhurst Lawrence of Southington, Connecticut died on March 10, 2023.

She had been the loving wife of the late Robert H. Lawrence for 56 years.

Mrs. Lawrence was born in…

Obituary

Douglas A. Gallacher, 55, of Andover, Massachusetts, passed away suddenly March 28, 2023.

Doug was born on Nov. 30, 1967, in Evanston, Illinois to the late Andrew and Charlotte (Young)…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites community members to attend their Annual Meeting and Membership Celebration on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Join…

A Maine Department of Education funding error has resulted in $42 million more received by school districts for Fiscal Year 24. The department reported March 29, an error was made in allocations.…

Bath Savings has been selected to participate in two home-buying assistance programs:  Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s (FHLBank Boston) Housing Our Workforce (HOW) program…

Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. released the following email March 30:

“(March 29) at the Wiscasset School Department School Committee meeting they…

Woolwich voters will decide whether to continue funding the town’s 24/7 ambulance service, or have the City of Bath take on the job. Selectmen discussed a proposal with Bath Fire & Rescue…

Wiscasset budget talks

Should Wiscasset sell Scout Hall? How about the former Wiscasset Academy that houses Maine Art Gallery? Selectmen March 28 mulled asking voters.

Selectman William “Bill” Maloney suggested…

Press release

Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, presented two pieces of legislation Monday, March 27 at a public hearing before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee that would provide…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 482 calls for service for the period of March 14 to March 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,373 calls for service.

Summonses…

LCTV is sharing Wiscasset Select Board and Wiscasset Planning Board meetings on local channel 7 and LCTV.org, plus providing On Demand viewing without…
Wiscasset planning board

The “brand new” Wiscasset Neighborhood Association has formed around concerns about one use of space at St. Philip’s Church and another possible one, resident Peter Wells said. Referring to a…

Alna voters at the annual town meeting Saturday, March 25 passed a moratorium on commercial or community solar energy facilities, and another on mineral extraction facilities and operations, First…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) had its monthly meeting on March 22 at the American Legion Hall in Damariscotta. It was well attended and well led by our newly elected officers:…

After 23 years, Barry Hathorne is leaving the Edgecomb Planning Board. On March 21, Selectman Mike Smith announced Hathorne decided not to continue on the board. “He informed us he decided to step…

July 1, Kim Andersson’s commute will fall from 80 minutes to about three.

The Wiscasset woman took a job out of town a few years ago, as dean of students at Searsport District Middle High…

March is Colorectal Cancer Month, designated to raise awareness of risk factors associated with this disease as well as the importance of regular colon screening for those age 45 and over.

Requests for the use of Wiscasset’s capital reserve funds include spending $800,000 to buy a new fire truck and setting aside $300,000 for a planned town-wide property revaluation. Selectmen…

Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will gather for the annual Easter sunrise service at Fort Edgecomb on Sunday, April 9, beginning at 5:45 a.m.

Everyone is invited to join us to worship and…

Maine State Housing Authority on March 23 announced a $916,000 grant to Amistad to create 12 permanent housing units in Wiscasset. They would be upstairs at St. Philip’s Church, all single-room…

Alna reported via email Friday night, 136 voters completed ballots; all elections were uncontested.

Winners were Steven Graham, for second selectman, with 125 votes; Coreysha Stone,…

Mark Gimbel is working with Maine Maritime Academy and the captain of schooner Bowdoin to plan three days of special events in Boothbay Harbor. The schooner will depart from the town dock…

Obituary

Elaine Merrill Grover, 84, passed away on March 18, 2023, at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Elaine was born on Dec. 18, 1938, in Bradley to Lloyd H. and Evelyn (Garland) Merrill.

The…

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will host the final session of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparation in Wiscasset on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wiscasset school committee

Wiscasset’s school committee Wednesday night, March 22 named past Wiscasset schoolteacher and past Wiscasset selectman…

The check is the mail for the Boothbay Region Clean Water Initiative. On March 21, Lincoln County commissioners approved the first installment of $65,000 to BRCWI to fund administrative costs. The…

Availability of properties for sale continues to be an issue for buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine. According to Maine Listings, Realtors sold 708 homes last month—a dip of 19.4…

Wiscasset selectmen

Wiscasset’s Robert MacDonald has had a big month, a huge month, he said, turning 60 March 18 and retiring March 6 after 31 years working for the town, most of them as Wiscasset Community Center’s…

Obituary

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the loss of Charles Wallace Birlem, who passed away quite suddenly and far too soon on March 9, 2023. Charlie was a young 78 years old, born on July…

Salt ’n Spar

Do you remember the big wind harp off the Cochran Road in Newcastle? It’s long gone but once upon a time it sat on top of a small knoll not too far over the Edgecomb town line just past where…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 1-15:

Arrests/summonses

March 2, Randee W. Jarrett, 39, of Wiscasset was arrested for a Warrant Arrest by Officer…

The Edgecomb Community Church Thrift Store will be reopening Tuesday, April 4, at 9 a.m. After a winter break, the store manager Sue Sikes is making the store ready for customers’ return in April…

Obituary

Marcia Gayle Zeamer passed away peacefully on March 4, 2023 surrounded by her…

40-year-old Matthew Plummer was arrested and charged early this morning by the State Police tactical team and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies following a standoff on…

As part of the Pendleton family that had Wiscasset’s Pendleton’s Market about 60 years, Jeff Pendleton worked there in high school. He worked at Mason Station power plant in Wiscasset 28 years as…

Obituary

Wallace A. “Wally” Dodge, 76, passed away March 11, 2023 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor after a long illness.

He was born in East Boothbay on May 2, 1946 to William Simerson and…

Obituary

Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mary A. Whitney passed away March 16, 2023 at her home in Boothbay at the age of 74.

Mary was born June 3, 1948, in Lincoln, Maine to Lillian Backus.…

Press release

Lincoln County deputies, Boothbay Harbor police and the Maine State Police tactical team are on Reed Road in Boothbay Harbor where a man was shot Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of an…

After Alna selectmen opened two bids March 8 for alewife harvesting, one bidder, the town’s longtime contractor David Sutter, brought up the pandemic and said he “only assumed the town…

While Sheepscot Valley’s Narrow Gauge usually brings the passengers to the station, this month WW&F brought a station to the passengers.

The Railway is renovating its Sheepscot Station…