Patricia Silk Curtis, 88, of Bar Harbor died peacefully at MDI Hospital on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 2022.
She was born in Bar Harbor on Jan. 19, 1934, the daughter of Hiram N. Silk and…
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Charlotte M. Littlefield, 75, died Nov. 23, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Charlotte was born Sept. 21, 1947 in Skowhegan to William Bragg and Marjorie (Gross) Bragg.
Charlotte and…
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Michael N. Groton, 41, died Nov. 20, 2022 at his home in Boothbay. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on Oct. 20, 1981 to Linda (Babcock) Groton.
Michael grew up in Boothbay and…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open Tour on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 8:20 to 10 a.m.
CTL anticipates openings for the 2023-24…
Alna’s first selectman and a fellow resident argued Nov. 22 over the resident’s sending of an email the night before. At one point, the resident, Jeff Spinney, said to “shut the hell up”; moments…
Alna selectmen plan to ask voters to tap surplus to further fund this snowplowing season. With attendees’ input, selectmen Nov. 22 favored low bidder Mike Jewett of Whitefield and planned a town…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 167 calls for service for the period of Nov. 15 to Nov. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,670 calls for service.…
Sometimes the planets just align.
For 2003 BRHS graduate Karin Iuzzolino-Paquin, a trip to the grocery store, a newspaper ad and her teaching goals aligned for her selection to the…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich Emergency Medical Services may join other area towns in providing ambulance patient transport services for Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick but several details must be worked out before…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop
All books in the mystery and science fiction/fantasy categories are on sale at half price now through Dec. 8 at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop. The sale includes books in the…
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Schuyler Leroy Fairfield Sr., 92, long time Wiscasset resident, passed away on Nov. 19, 2022.
He was born on Sept. 10, 1930 in Skowhegan, Maine, son of George Washington Fairfield, Sr. and…
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Bernard G. Koehling III, 64, of Gardiner Road passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Lincoln Health- Miles Campus.
He was born in Bath on April 29, 1958, son of Bernard G. Koehling Jr.…
Alna selectmen
Alna did not go looking for trouble or for something to do, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said Nov. 16 about winter plowing. He had been fielding residents’ questions and comments about the town’s…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Maury Prentiss filled in for Director Casey Stevens Nov. 15 and greeted commissioners with an atypical greeting. “I have one thing,…
Wiscasset author and folklorist Phil Di Vece has generously donated copies of his books to Wiscasset Public Library with the understanding all proceeds from the sales will be used to benefit…
The annual Hanging of the Greens ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Advent will be held at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on …
Lincoln County Toys for Tots Coordinator Lisa Marr has announced a “fill the cruiser” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ames True Value Supply, Route 1, Wiscasset.
Lincoln…
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Mary Ann Morse is now resting in peace. She passed away on Nov. 15 at Miles Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 11, 1941, in Augusta, Maine to Virgil L. and Ethelyn Gibson Morse. She was also…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-15:
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Nov. 4, Jeffry Spinney, 48, of Alna was arrested for OUI (alcohol), by Officer…
The spirit of giving started early for Wiscasset Elementary School as the staff and students in pre k through grade five participated in this year's Turkey Trot, a…
No one was hurt in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 14 on Route 27 in Edgecomb. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported a tree service bucket loader truck traveling north on Route 27 lost…
Woolwich residents like the idea of making a traffic signal at the Route 1/Nequasset Road intersection permanent but urged Maine Department of Transportation officials to add turning lanes here to…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons has gotten two more years in the job and a $20,000 a year raise. The raise, retroactive to July 1, brings his yearly salary to $105,000, Simmons said in…
An “active shooter” hoax Nov. 15 affecting Wiscasset Middle High School and several other Maine schools had local, state and federal agencies investigating the threats, reassuring families and the…
Wiscasset’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., will be holding its official Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 17,…
Edgecomb is heading back to court, this time as the defendant in a Freedom of Access Act case. Last month, selectmen were denied by a District Court judge in seeking a restraining order agains…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 160 calls for service for the period of Nov. 8 to Nov. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,503 calls for service.
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Elzada Lemar, 86, of Blinn Hill, Dresden died on Nov.12, 2022 at the Hospice House, Auburn.
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For the fifth year in a row, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow has been nominated for the annual USA TODAY…
This year the Congregational Church Christmas Fair will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds from the fair will be donated to the Community Resource…
Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is proud to present a special one-hour show about the 2022 return of the tuna fishing tournament to Boothbay Harbor.
…Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a four-hour online training in Advanced Training in Sediment and Erosion Control for Certified Contractors:…
According to results Election Day, Nov. 8, Woolwich Selectman Dale Chadbourne won another term, with 1,207 votes; the night’s count also showed Allen Greene keeping his seat, with 724 votes to…
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Louise A. (Saulnier) Molter, 88, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.
Louise was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Ernest and…
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Gail Marcia Lewis passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2022 in the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Dec. 24, 1940 in Winchester, Massachusetts to…
Neither the winds nor the occasional rain from Hurricane Nicole’s remnants stopped the Wiscasset Early Riser, aka Early Bird, sale Nov. 12. According to shop owners reached Nov. 13, shoppers still…
Wiscasset sixth through eighth graders gathered to honor service members, past, present and future Nov. 10. The American Legion was invited as well as service…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
The deadline for the Nov. 24 issue will be Friday, Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…
Nov. 18 – Gardens Aglow Community Night, 4 to 9 p.m.
Nov. 19-Dec. 31 – Gardens Aglow, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. Thursdays-Sundays and select dates. Tickets, info:…
Woolwich veterans and others gathered in front of the town’s historic war memorial at the community’s Veterans Day ceremony at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Friday morning, Nov. 11. Robert Meade, a U.S.…
Wiscasset school committee
Addressing the Wiscasset school committee May 9, school nurse Marilyn Sprague expressed concern over a high number of student absences – having had a high for the…
For homeschoolers Ella Stoner, 15, and Cameron Stoner, 8, American Legion Post 54’s Veterans Day service at Wiscasset’s honor roll wall served as a history lesson, the Hotchkiss, Colorado siblings…
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Scott Anthony Human, 50, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich died Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 at his residence.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 4, 1971, a son of Gerald and Catherine (Sigman) Human…
Holbrook Excavating is no longer Alna’s plowing contractor, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri and the Woolwich firm’s owner Evan Holbrook each confirmed Nov. 10: Pentaleri, responding to questions via…
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It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Douglas Vaughan Hathaway share news of his passing on Oct. 28, 2022.
Doug was born on Nov. 5, 1953 to Vaughan Hathaway and June Hathaway (nee…
Senator-elect Cameron Reny won a decisive victory in Senate District 13 in the race to represent the people of Lincoln County in the Maine Senate. Senator-Elect Reny is an educator and…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s 2022 fall campaign was marked with many successes and tremendous volunteer and donor support, Campaign…
The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that they will host political journalist Steve Mistler in person for post-election analysis during their final monthly…
State Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, won her third term as representative in the Nov. 8 election, defeating challenger Tricia Warren, R-Boothbay Harbor, in each the six towns in District 48.…
