For those who get the blues during the Christmas season…
News
Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset will be holding its winter holiday distribution …
It’s that time of year again and the question of what to get the boater on your list is coming back around as well. “Fun” is a relative term when it comes to boating gifts and accessories: some…
On Sunday, Dec. 18, Wiscasset Ford will be holding its first ever food pantry at the dealership on Route 1 in Wiscasset. Starting at 10 a.m. until the food is gone or 2 p.m., the staff will be…
The Maine’s First Ship vessel, the Virginia, sailed from Bath to Wiscasset Monday, arriving at the town dock in early afternoon, participants said.
Selectmen on Sept. 6 agreed to…
Investigating how a rapidly warming Arctic will affect American lobster populations and the communities that depend on them in New England and Atlantic Canada will be the focus of a…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is looking to the future and asking the community for their insight to help inform their work. As a component of their strategic planning process, United Way would…
Officer Jonathan Barnes started as school resource officer (SRO) for the Wiscasset school system in September. An employee of Wiscasset Police Department since 2018…
Obituary
On July 30, 2022, the most handsome baby boy, Jaxxon Roy Roberts, was born. Jaxxon was a very happy little man, and never cried. When he was upset, it was the softest baby scream. He had a…
The same night a Wiscasset man shared with selectmen his struggle to not “end up a homeless person in Maine,” two fellow attendees of the board meeting Dec. 6 at the town office, and carried over…
Two of Alna’s three selectboard seats are up for election in March. Nomination papers are available starting Dec. 14 and are due in by Jan. 24 at the close of the town office business day, a town…
Alna has a vacancy for town clerk again. Michelle Cameron took the job in October and, according to the Dec. 14 selectmen’s meeting agenda released late Friday morning, Dec. 9, “Our wonderful new…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen Dec. 6 agreed to tap American Rescue Plan Act funds for up to $75,000 in light-emitting diode (LED) street lights. The lights will save the town about $30,000 a year in power…
Obituary
Thomas W. Tavenner, Esq., age 90, of Boothbay, passed away peacefully on the evening of Dec. 5, 2022 surrounded by his family.
Thomas was born on Aug. 28, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri to…
The Lincoln County HazMat team is no more. Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens told county commissioners Dec. 6 the team was being discontinued. The team met twice per year for…
Obituary
Marilyn "Mitzi" (Mitchell) Dickson, 96, passed away peacefully on Nov. 16, 2022 in her Boothbay Harbor home surrounded by family.
Born in Farmington, Maine in her grandparent's house to…
Lincoln County has received a Regional Broadband Partnership Grant for digital inclusion and digital equity planning. Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Mary Ellen…
Since 2005, the Restorative Justice Project Maine has offered restorative processes to juveniles and adults involved in the legal system, inviting the community to hold them accountable for their…
Obituary
Mary McCormick Thomas died Oct. 31, 2022 following a brief illness at her home in Lutherville, Maryland. The former Baltimore resident was 95.
Mary McCormick was the daughter of Dean…
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett reported Dec. 6 about a detective’s impending retirement, a patrol sergeant becoming a detective, and a detective becoming a patrol sergeant. During the…
Wreaths Across America will be at Laurel Grove Cemetery on Middle Road, Woolwich Dec. 17 starting at 8 a.m. to place wreaths on veterans’ graves. Roger Brawn said people are welcome to come help…
Obituary
Margaret Jones Perritt, 85, died on Nov. 7, 2022 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. She passed peacefully with family and friends by her side.
Margaret was preceded in death by her…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 161 calls for service for the period of Nov. 29 to Dec. 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,035 calls for service.
Arrests
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Alna Planning Board Chair Jim Amaral strongly encourages residents to turn out at the fire station at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 for a public workshop on ordinance changes he expects voters will…
Woolwich selectmen Dec. 5 agreed to name a committee to develop a proposed ordinance allowing future solar projects in rurally zoned areas. The board’s decision came in response to a petition…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 15-30:
Arrests
Nov. 14, Brandon Plummer, 41, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault, by Officer…
Ann Royal Charlesworth, 96, died in her home at the Falmouth House, Falmouth, Maine on Nov. 25, 2022.
She was born on April 12, 1926, in Oak Park, Illinois and spent her childhood in…
The extent of federal aid coming to Maine for broadband access is unprecedented and “will never happen again,” Axiom’s Mark Ouellette told Wiscasset, Woolwich and Dresden selectmen, broadband…
Santa Claus was the guest of honor at Woolwich’s annual tree lighting Sunday evening, Dec. 4 at the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse. The Special Events Committee, sponsors of the program, accepted…
Obituary
George William Simpson Jr., 81, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away Nov. 27, 2022, from a stroke due to Parkinson’s disease.
Bill was born Jan. 27, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, to George…
Holiday shoppers took a break Friday afternoon to watch Mare LeMay from Mindful Gardens give a demonstration on building a tabletop tree. Nestled in a corner of the…
Finding Our Voices (FOV) has been awarded $10,000 from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation. The grant will bring safety and freedom to Maine women and children trapped in domestic abuse, through…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud spent the better part of Friday morning, Dec. 2 over the town common. He and Bob MacDonald were using the fire department’s ladder truck – its…
Chris Wilcoxson and Kevin Bachman are now handling the code enforcement duties for Woolwich. The select board announced their hiring following a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 30.…
Due to the inclement weather predicted for Saturday, the Wiscasset town Christmas tree lighting will take place on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alna selectmen
The vote is on in Alna for the rest of the funds to cover a one-year, $325,000 plow deal after a Woolwich firm’s pullout last month. Selectmen Nov. 30 agreed on the warrant for a special town…
Obituary
Gordon Earl Grinnell, originally from Washington, Maine, and more recently from Boothbay Harbor, passed away on Nov. 25, 2022.
He and his wife Jeanette (“Ginny” Upham) were married nearly…
Route 27 holds a special place in Katherine LaMontagne’s heart. As a child, she traveled summers from Boston to Boothbay Harbor to spend time with her grandparents John and Natalie Richardson.…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and Boothbay Lights have announced they are keeping an eye on Saturday’s weather – rain and wind in the forecast -- for the scheduled arrival of…
Obituary
Deanna Farmer Farrin, 81, died Nov. 22, 2022, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine
She was born Dec. 29, 1940 in East Boothbay Maine, the daughter of Thurlow A.…
Edgecomb is asking for a little help formulating plans to extend the town hall’s usefulness. As the town nears its 250th anniversary in 2024, the town hall has stood at its Route 27 location since…
3rd annual Fire Truck Parade and Competition
Southport Fire Department showcased its new engine in the 3rd annual Fire Truck Parade and Competition and took home the Dalmatian Cup and the People’s Choice Award Nov. 26.
Madison “…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 204 calls for service for the period of Nov. 22 to Nov. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,874 calls for service.
Summons
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St, Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS), 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is pleased to announce it has been picked by Boothbay Harbor Hannaford’s new Bloomin’ 4 Good program…
Press release
The world's second-largest retailer has chosen a Maine island community to illustrate delivery off the beaten path – way off.
Amazon this month released a mini-…
Death notice
Heather A. Chapman passed away Nov. 26, 2022, at Lincoln Health in Damariscotta, with her family by her side. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
Hall’s of Waldoboro has care…
Obituary
Elizabeth Mary “Betty” Pennington of Hartford, Maine passed away peacefully at CMMC in Lewiston with her loving family by her side.
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Obituary
Rebecca A. “Becky” Levesque of Brunswick, formerly of Arrowsic, died peacefully on Nov. 2, 2022 at Dionne Commons in Brunswick.
Born April 19, 1955 in Limestone to Eugene and Doris (Keith…
After an extensive six-month search, the Boothbay Railway Village Museum Board of Directors are pleased to announce Paul Barcellos, of Fairfield, Maine as the museum’s new executive director. Paul…
