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…
News
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…
Bob Dunfey, the volunteer race director for The Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay, has announced that Veggies to Table is one of four Maine beneficiaries of this year’s event which will be…
No contests await Alna voters at the polls Friday, March 24. Elections are at the fire station from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The annual, open town meeting follows at 10 a.m. Saturday, March…
Obituary
Marjorie Ann Desmond, 86, of Strafford, New Hampshire died peacefully in her home on Aug. 28, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
She was born…
This year’s Edgecomb town meeting will be different than any other. The school budget vote will be a public vote while the municipal budget will be a secret ballot referendum.
For the past…
Press release
Frances Perkins Center’s board of directors announced March 16 the launch of a national search for its next executive director. The announcement comes at an exciting juncture for the non-profit…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration is currently open for the session that…
Veggies To Table, a Newcastle-based non-profit grow-to-donate farm, has increased their grow space for the upcoming season by adding a new caterpillar tunnel and more fields, said founder Erica…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 222 calls for service for the period of March 7 to March 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,891 calls for service.
Summons
…Wiscasset’s transfer station is closed today, Wednesday, March 15 “due to no electricity,” the town announced via TextMyGov Wednesday morning.
Obituary
Rodney C. “ Rowdy” Foye, 63 of Nobleboro, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 12, 2023, after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer.
Born in…
Water that, for weeks, was sometimes off, is back on and, knock on wood, will stay on, a lawyer representing Whippoorwill Mobile Home Park’s management firm, Maine Real Estate Management (MREM),…
Join Jim Parmentier for his program at Wiscasset Public Library at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 as he presents “Reconstructing the 1607 ship Virginia.”
In 1607, English colonists…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, via Zoom.
The agenda will feature State Sen. Cameron Reny…
Press release
On March 7, Westport Island’s Conservation Commission hosted an informational meeting for…
Edgecomb selectmen are waiting for a response from the school committee on two questions prior to approving the 2023 May town meeting warrant. On March 9, selectmen reviewed the wording of all 61…
Obituary
Philip Knapp, 81, passed away on March 11, 2023 at Maine Medical Center after a very brief illness.
Phil was born in Richmond, Virginia on May 3, 1941. He was the son of Barbara and Stuart…
After closing 10 months ago, acquiring a new owner and four months of improvements, the Thistle Inn restaurant will open its doors on March 31, according to owner Jenny Chen who said diners will…
Maine lobster businesses and industry trade associations today…
Obituary
Dorothy F. “Dot or Dottie” Lindemann, of Ocean Point, Boothbay passed away on March 2, 2023 at her Brielle, New Jersey home…
The public is invited to join with the Quaker (Friends) community at the Midcoast meeting on Saturday, March 18, by stopping by to join them in silent prayer…
Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Kathleen Pastore is resigning effective June 30. In her March 8 letter to Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr., Pastore said this was…
Wiscasset budget committee member Tom Joyce said March 8, he understands everything costs more now, but he did not know if he could vote for the parks and recreation budget.
In budget…
Woolwich voters will be asked to raise $20,024 for area non-profit organizations. The requests, which are grouped together in one article, will be taken up by voters at the May 17 annual town…
Elizabeth Joan Griffin and Dustin Cameron McLellan were married on July 17, 2022 at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point, Maine. The Reverend Todd Weir of the Congregational Church of…
Patten Free Library of Bath is asking Woolwich for a 2023-2024 contribution of $63,231, an increase of $2,928 from last year. Voters will consider the library’s request at the annual town meeting…
Press release
Thursday, March 9 in a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) questioned U.S. leaders and experts in the nuclear energy field about the need…
Obituary
Lloyd A. “Chuck” Dinsmore, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on March 7, 2023 with his loving wife at his side.
Chuck was born on Oct. 28, 1938, in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of…
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation announced March 7 that more than $88,000 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations across Maine and New Hampshire that are providing…
A Rockland man is interested in transforming the Pyro City Maine building into a restaurant. Edgecomb selectmen received a request from businessman Steve Stinson about fire and sewer…
Obituary
Julia (Julie) Woodruff Moore passed away at her Boothbay Harbor home on March 7, 2023 at the age of 67. She was a potter for 32 years and in 2016 achieved her lifelong dream of having her own…
Wiscasset selectmen
As Wiscasset faces possibly moving its sewer plant and how moving or not moving it could impact rates, selectmen are seeking to expand the town’s options: March 7, the board agreed to request…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, was recognized this week as one of 20 Outstanding Women in 2023 for her work as the director of the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council and with Lincoln…
The Fishermen’s Memorial Committee accepted a $30,000 donation Feb. 28. The money was raised through the revived Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge held last September.
Tuna Challenge…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has ordered nine new vehicles in the last two years and only received one. On March 6, Chief Deputy Rand Maker told county commissioners he expects to receive…
The Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is proud to announce registration for NOW More Than Ever: a day of films, conversations, learning, and opportunities for women of all ages. The goal is to create an opportunity…
On Wednesday, March 29 at 2 p.m., the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services will host a tribute of remembrance, reflection, and appreciation event ceremony at the State House in the Hall of Flags to…
Press release
In February, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reduced travel on the Westport Island-Wiscasset bridge to one lane for a number of days. They have informed the Westport Island Select Board…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Feb. 15-28:
Arrests/summonses
Feb. 16, Taylor Delano, 23, of Wiscasset was arrested for Operating After Habitual Offender…
