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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.…

Governor

Mills 506

LePage 298

State Senator District 13

Reny 496

Simmons 310

State Representative District…

Governor 

Hunkler, Sam 24

LePage, Paul R. 501

Mills, Janet T. 498

State Sen. District 24

Brackley, Matthew 523

Vitelli, Eloise…

Governor 

Hunkler, Sam 33

LePage, Paul R. 792

Mills, Janet T. 651

State Sen. District 13

Reny, Cameron D. 619

Simmons, Abden 835…

Voters in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport approved the Special Election vote to keep the public drinking water supply fluoridated by a difference of 338 votes in the combined total on Nov…

Governor

Mills 275

LePage 175

State Senator District 13

Reny 266

Simmons 180

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 126

LePage 192

Hunkler 10

State Senator District 13

Reny 119

Simmons 203

State…

Governor 

Hunkler, Sam 23

LePage, Paul R. 609

Mills, Janet T. 602

State Sen. District 13

Reny, Cameron D. 593

Simmons, Abden 630…

Governor:

Hunkler, Sam: 43

LePage, Paul R: 939

Mills, Janet T: 987

State Senator District 13:

Reny, Cameron D: 999

Simmons, Abden: 948…

Governor

Mills 48

LePage 5

State Senator District 13

Reny 48

Simmons 7

State Representative District 46…

Governor

Mills 768

LePage 444

State Senator District 13

Reny 872

Simmons 362

State Representative District…

Governor:

Hunkler, Sam: 12

LePage, Paul R: 163

Mills, Janet T: 311

State Senator District 13:

Reny, Cameron D: 319

Simmons, Abden: 162…

Governor

Mills 427

LePage 770

Hunkler 29

State Senator District 13

Reny 402

Simmons 799

State…

Governor

Mills 876

LePage 390

State Senator District 13

Reny 885

Simmons 394

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 292

LePage 196

State Senator District 13

Reny 290

Simmons 199

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 975

LePage 905

State Senator District 14

Brackley 942

Vitelli 957

State Representative…

Governor

Mills 1,160

LePage 798

State Senator District 13

Reny 1,114

Simmons 832

State Representative…

Governor

Mills 1,202

LePage 699

State Senator District 13

Reny 1,233

Simmons 696

State Representative…

Governor

Mills 400

LePage 238

State Senator District 13

Reny 399

Simmons 250

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 768

LePage 444

State Senator District 13

Reny 749

Simmons 478

State Representative District…

Governor

Mills 661

LePage 521

State Senator

Reny 633

Simmons 542

State Representative District 46…

In results Washington reported, Paul LePage got 466 votes for governor to Janet Mills’ 364 and Sam Hunkler’s 21. For Maine Senate District 13, Abden Simmons got 500 votes; Cameron Reny, 347.…

Governor

Mills 374

LePage 172

State Senator District 13

Reny 372

Simmons 180

State Representative District…

Set your alarm to wake you up early Saturday, Nov. 12 because you won’t want to miss Wiscasset’s annual Early Bird shopping event. With businesses offering special…

The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and Fedcap’s Veterans Forward program have partnered to offer the Bureau’s Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance Program (VEFAP), for veterans who…

Obituary

Arthur Cyrille Demers, 93, of Gorham Road, Wiscasset died Nov. 6, 2022, at Miles Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Chisholm, Maine on Aug. 16, 1929, a son of George and Armance (Cote)…

Obituary

Ellen Hutcheson, 79 years young and a long time resident of Boothbay, moved on peacefully and joyfully to her next life after life on Nov. 7, 2022.

Superintendent Bob Kahler reported Alternative Organizational Structure 98 is overall “in good financial” position Nov. 7. Then he updated Edgecomb School Committee members about a “budget freeze…

American Legion Post 54 will observe Veterans Day at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the veterans wall at Routes 1 and 27, Wiscasset. 

Woolwich selectmen

The Woolwich select board has entered into a contract with Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department to provide a shellfish warden. The contract begins Nov. 15 and remains in effect until June 30,…

Obituary

Bernard “Bernie” Alfred Meader Jr. of Boothbay Harbor passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough after a short illness. 

Bernie was born on Sept.…

First National Bank (FNB) announced Monday a $300,000 commitment to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA). The donated funds will take the form of a $150,000 direct donation to the MLA’s Save…

Obituary

Brian Warren Chubbuck, 83, of Langdon Road, Wiscasset died Oct. 28, 2022.

He was born in Gardiner on May 16, 1939, a son of Kenneth and Thelma (Warren)…

Alna selectmen
Alna First Selectman Ed Pentaleri told meeting-goers at the town office and over Zoom Nov. 2, he would like nothing more than to see Holbrook Excavating of Woolwich have a successful…

Shoppers were smiling as they left Wiscasset Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 5 with large bags full of sweaters, shoes, coats, scarves, handbags and a wide…

Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Holiday Gift Shop, a pop-up in the Nickels-Sortwell House barn on Federal Street, has become a Christmas season tradition in Wiscasset. For several years now, the…

Obituary

Courtney Gilbert Haggett, 80, of South Berwick, died Nov. 3, 2022. He was born in Damariscotta, Maine on March 17, 1942 to Gilbert Mather and Florence Barlow Haggett and named for his great-…

Lincoln County Toys for Tots is taking applications until Dec. 15, Coordinator Lisa Marr said.

For more information or for help signing up, contact Marr at 350-5623.

In an email Friday night, Nov. 4, Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset announced the closure of its elementary and middle school at the end of the school year, on June 7, 2023.

Wiscasset District Court Judge John Martin dismissed an initial request by Edgecomb Nov. 2, but later issued separate one-year protection orders barring Timothy Harrington from contacting…

After nearly 45 years of designing and constructing custom homes and buildings throughout Maine, Knickerbocker Group in Boothbay has expanded its offerings to include landscape architecture. The…

In February, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department received authorization to buy two Ford SUV Interceptors from Quirk Ford. But in late October, the department received notification Ford Motor Co.…

Boothbay Region Development Corp. has another town supporting its initiative to create more affordable housing. On Oct. 31, Edgecomb selectmen agreed to join Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and…

Obituary

Roscoe Merrill Pinkham, of Belfast, Maine died at the age of 94 with family by his side. We often remarked about his birth date of Feb. 2, 1928, Groundhog Day, and now he has left us on Halloween…

Wiscasset’s town office will have a new face and a longtime employee will have a new office. The town manager’s longtime administrative assistant Kathleen Onorato will move into the vacant office…