The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 148 calls for service for the period of Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10729 calls for service.
News
Dec. 2: 10:06 a.m., Dodge Road, MVA, no injuries
Dec. 7: 4:09 p.m., Route 27, one vehicle accident, no injuries. Car went into ditch. Provided traffic control until car was towed onto…
In an email to Wiscasset Newspaper Jan. 1, Alna’s Coreysha Stone recounted multiple people’s New Year’s Eve rescue of a dog at a marsh in Bath. Stone wrote:
“There are…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December:
Alna: Golden Ridge LLC to O'Shaughnessy, John Kevin and Goldberger, Abigail…
Obituary
Theodore Hubert “Ted” Wacholtz died Dec. 25, 2022 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta, Maine.
He was a disabled veteran who suffered many maladies, including a rare disease called” Stiff…
Obituary
Saramae Evelyn Edgerly, 80, of Whitefield, passed away peacefully at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta on Dec. 30, 2022.
Saramae was born in New Britain, Connecticut on July 29, 1942…
Obituary
Thurlow Carl “Butch” Brewer of Murray Hill Road, East Boothbay died Dec. 29, 2022 after a short battle with cancer.
He was born March 11, 1943 in Damariscotta, son of Carl “Bo” and…
Obituary
Stephanie A. Page, 70, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich died Dec. 26, 2022, at her residence.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on March 24, 1952, a daughter of Harold S. Page Jr. and Lillian M…
Obituary
Vaughn Merle Gray, 69, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich died Dec. 17, 2022, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
He was born in Bath on Aug. 10, 1953, a son of Earl and Betty Gray.
He…
LincolnHealth Miles Maternity welcomed Jude Owen Dow at 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 1, making him likely the first baby born in Maine in 2023, according to a news release. He weighed 8 pounds, ½ ounce and…
Obituary
Michael A. “Alex” Dunning Jr., 32, of Bog Road, Wiscasset died Dec. 22, 2022, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
He was born in Damariscotta on July 6, 1990, a son of Michael A. Dunning…
From sewer needs, would-be waterfront and Whites Island projects, the ash ponds cleanup, Wawenock block repairs and Optimus Senior Housing, to the first James Weldon Johnson Day, Wiscasset…
Earlier this month, Edgecomb officials joined a conversation regarding local road safety conditions. On Dec. 27, Selectman Dawn Murray updated town officials about a recent meeting between…
Obituary
Tonya Michelle Baldwin, 47, of Boothbay died Dec. 24, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Tonya was born Dec. 20, 1975 in Jacksonville, Arkansas to Michael Cheek and Pamela Gertrude…
Edgecomb Selectman Dawn Murray read her resignation letter aloud Dec. 27 citing an ongoing harassment case and health concerns as reasons for leaving her post. She had hoped to finish her term…
AUGUSTA – MaineHousing has announced its Homeownership Department has set a new record for the total value of new First Home loans purchased in 2022, topping its previous record by 56 percent. The…
Edgecomb Community Church
Edgecomb Community Church will not be serving its Tuesday lunches for the months of January, February and March. They will resume again in April. However, the church will be open the first and…
Alna selectmen
The new year stands to bring Alna its new town clerk. Selectmen agreed Dec. 28 to hire Sarah Perkins of Pittston as clerk, tax collector and registrar of voters. No start date was announced. The…
Press release
Shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Maine Department of Public Safety reported the following:
The 3-year-old child in Edgecomb, pronounced dead on Sunday, Dec. 25 has been identified…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 178 calls for service for the period of Dec. 20 to Dec. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,581 calls for service.
Summonses…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:
Alna: Boote, Fletcher and Lynam, Michael to Long, Caroline; Merritt, Martha…
Winter storm Elliott came through Friday, Dec. 23 into Saturday, Dec. 24, bringing high winds, flooding and then ice when temperatures plummeted. The wind brought…
Wiscasset selectmen
Axiom Chief Executive Officer Mark Ouellette told Wiscasset selectmen Dec. 20, “it is relatively clear that the numbers do work” for publicly owned broadband. Or he said the town could stick with…
First Congregational Church, 28 High St, in Wiscasset, is moving Sunday services to Fellowship Hall for January, February and March.
As stewards of the Earth, the Council would like to…
In a Dec. 23 email, Edgecomb Selectman Dawn Murray gave public notification of her intent to resign effective Dec. 31. In the email to the media and municipal officials, she cited an ongoing legal…
Obituary
Dennis R. Hallinan, 82, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2022 at his home in Boothbay Harbor with his loving family by his side.…
Dennis R. Hallinan, 82, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2022 at his home in Boothbay Harbor with his loving family by his side.
A memorial Service will be held on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022…
Lincoln County has entered into a Regional Broadband Partners Agreement with Maine Connectivity Authority. Under the agreement, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission…
From Wiscasset’s TextMyGov service at 11:49 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21:
A powerful storm will arrive in the region early Friday morning. Expect very heavy rain and wind. Widespread power…
The deadline for advertisements, classifieds, press releases, letters, columns and community news for the Thursday, Dec. 29 edition will be at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23. The deadline for…
Two Bridges Jail Authority has seen a sharp increase in inmates from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties in recent weeks due to the resumption of full Superior Court dockets. On Dec. 20, Lincoln County…
Obituary
Chris Sproul passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, just two weeks before her 86th birthday.
Born Dec. 23, 1936 to Alton and Lotta Hills Dickinson, she…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is proud to announce that the Paris Pierpont Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to a person, who exemplifies the qualities outlined for the Paramedic…
Obituary
Verna Elizabeth Lorentzen Black, age 99, of Edgecomb, Maine quietly passed away on Dec. 16, 2022. Up until a few months ago, Verna had enjoyed reasonably good mobility and health.
Verna…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 171 calls for service for the period of Dec. 13 to Dec. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,403 calls for service.
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Robert “Bob” Johnson, 91, of Edgecomb, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport, on the evening of Dec. 8, 2022.
Bob was born in Manchester, New…
Alna special town meeting voters at the fire station Dec. 15 approved funding for the new one-year plowing pact, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said. No one voted against it, and voter check-in took…
Two very special visitors came to Wiscasset Elementary School Dec. 13. Ed Papsis of Pony Xpress brought two of his reindeer to meet the students as a reward for the students following the…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Dec. 1 to Dec. 15:
Arrests/Summonses
Dec. 1, Cameron Moore, 25, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Operating After License…
An improper turn resulted in a two-car accident Dec. 15 near Cooks Landing in Edgecomb, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported. According to the department, around 6:03 p.m., Matthew Schmall…
Press release
USA TODAY has announced the top 10 Botanical Garden Holiday Lights displays in the country, and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow took spot number three. Gardens Aglow made…
Obituary
Peter Nils Johansson, 59, of Birch Point Road, Wiscasset died Dec. 13, 2022, at his residence.
…
Obituary
Joel Gregory Foster, 39, died Dec. 15, 2022 at his home in Wiscasset.
Joel was born Oct. 14, 1983 in Lebanon, New Hampshire to Rev. Gregory L. Foster and Carolyn Messa Foster. Joel grew up…
Snowflakes swirled around Roger Brawn and wife Greta as they opened cases of holiday wreaths Saturday morning, Dec. 17 at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Woolwich. The grounds were blanketed in snow…
Finding Our Voices has received an $8,000 grant from Camden National Bank for its Youth Healthy-Relationship campaign, bringing the bank’s total funding of the grassroots, survivor-powered…
“A little bit happy right now, because the state found out about the difference in the problem in the hotel and the problem here” at Taste of Orient, Cecilio Juntura told Wiscasset Newspaper Dec.…
Obituary
Heather N. Healey of Snowflake, Arizona passed away the morning of Dec. 15, 2022, at the age of 87.
Born Nov. 17, 1935, to Clarence Gueth Sr., and Marcile (Vanarsdale) Gueth in Auburn,…
Students in the Wiscasset school system will soon have access to telehealth services, Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. announced at the school…
Obituary
Marcia Ann Van Dyke Bradsell died peacefully at her home in Boothbay Harbor, Dec. 13, 2022.
Marcia was born at home on June 19, 1944. Her parents, Gerrit and Johanna Van Dyke, ran a celery…
