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The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA), a nonprofit working to support vibrant fisheries, healthy fishermen, and thriving fishing communities, is pleased to be collaborating on a…

“This building has been a part of the town of Woolwich for 185 years and it’s important that we carry on the tradition,” said Selectmen’s Chairman David King Sr. when he called the June 21 board…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Westport Island’s town website, westportisland.us, reports town meeting is at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Town Hall, 1217 Main Road. The town website has a copy of the warrant. 

Mary Catherine A. Wilson, 41, passed away unexpectedly on June 19, 2022 at Maine Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Friends are welcome to join the family for a memorial visitation…

Alna selectmen on June 15 praised two gravel road grading bidders and then went with a third they said one of the other two recommended.

The firm that has done the springtime grading for…

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its ninth annual Claw Down, held at The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor on June 16.

Nine chefs competed in the event which…

Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races

Andrew Taylor of Southport, owner of Blue Eyed Girl, defended his title as the Fastest Working Lobster Boat, at the Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat…

According to a gofundme.com page Wiscasset Police Officer Jonathan Barnes organized, and told Wiscasset Newspaper about, titled “Officer Hunter Farrell with medical expenses,” on the night of June…

A memorial to James Weldon Johnson in Wiscasset, where the poet-civil rights advocate died, took about nine…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Obituary

Stu Brower of Pasadena, New York City and Boothbay Harbor left this world as he had lived, surrounded by those who loved him dearly.

The only child of Morris and Fay Brower, he was born in…

Obituary

Daniel Paul Colby Jr., 39, of Bradford Road, Wiscasset passed away peacefully on May 25, 2022.

He was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on July 20, 1982, the son of…

School committee

Some Wiscasset students’ high needs for special education may call for the school department to add staff, Special Education Director Ken Spinney said. He told school committee members June 14 in…

On Sunday, June 19 at 10 a.m., the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Route 27, Boothbay will open for the season. It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and all Dads get to ride the train for free.

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

ARRL, the American Radio Relay League, Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the U.S. and Canada.

On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s meeting of the Wiscasset Selectboard has been canceled, the town announced via email Wednesday afternoon. The next meeting will be the regular…

In results Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle provided, district voters on June 14 approved the $25.5 million, 2022-23…

The following election results for the town of Edgecomb were provided by Town Clerk Claudia Coffin.

Democrats

Governor: Janet T. Mills 152

Rep. to Congress, District 1:…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Please see attachment for election results from Nobleboro Town Clerk Emerald Friend.

Wiscasset elections

Please see the attachments for Wiscasset’s elections results, from Town Clerk Linda Perry.

 

Please see the attachment for Westport Island’s election results.

Results from Alna:
RSU 12 Budget Validation Referendum
Question 1
Yes:  102
No:      11
Blank:   8
 
Question…

The June 14 primary results reported from Bristol are:

Democratic Ballot
Governor:
Mills, Janet T. 294
Representative to Congress, District 1: Pingree, Chellie M. 291

Town of Edgecomb

Edgecomb selectmen appointed a five-person committee to begin reviewing the town’s 13-year-old comprehensive plan. On June 13, selectmen unanimously appointed the code enforcement officer, three…

Wiscasset School Department is continuing safeguards after the latest results on lead. It was found at “elevated” levels, meaning greater than four parts per billion, in water from six fixtures at…

New business owners Michael Nguyen and Louise Monroe of Boothbay opened Cozy’s Dockside on June 1, bringing the Southport restaurant back to full service after two years, and offering specialty…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Obituary

Carol Christine (Wallner) Wandeloski, 82, passed away surrounded by loved ones on June 4, 2022. She was predeceased by her devoted husband of 59 years, Walter R Wandeloski in June of 2017. The…

Student Council President Dillon Leeman evoked the memory of late Beatle George Harrison in his June 10 graduation speech. He recounted how the legendary band broke up in…

Obituary

On June 5, 2022, Melinda Sue Allen, loving mother and dear friend to many, passed away at age 54.

She lived in Waldoboro, Maine. Melinda and was born Dec. 3, 1967 in Nashua, New Hampshire…

Obituary

Hilary Anne Hayes passed into the white light on May 24,

Summer has arrived in Midcoast Maine and Saturday, June 25, is St. Philip’s…

Press release

Update Saturday night: On Saturday, June 11, at about 6 p.m. 30-year-old Allan Thomas Vigil of Bath was arrested by the Fire Marshal’s Office and Bath Police Department while riding a…

“Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History” is again offered by the Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) for children ages 7 through 11. The program…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Lincoln County Historical Association will host a zoom presentation with #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Elizabeth Letts on June 16 at 6 p.m. Ms. Letts's recent book, “The Ride of Her Life,”…

Thirty-one Wiscasset Middle High School seniors became graduates on June 10. Graduation was held at Wiscasset Speedway. Seniors Evan Strong and Brianna Colson hosted the hour-long ceremony. The…

Alna selectmen

Now that Alna’s Cross Road is no longer a 1.6-mile speed bump, people are going too fast on it; that is the complaint First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said he has been hearing since the road’s recent…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

May 4: 12:41 p.m., Route 27: Medical. Assisted loading patient. Patient transported to hospital by CLC Ambulance.

May 7: 3:10 p.m., Damariscotta: Mutual aid. Provided station coverage for…

Gov. Janet Mills announced $4 million June 7 from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Program for job creation and employment recovery for the healthcare workforce. Mills made the announcement at…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

A memorial service for June Hildreth Jones of Augusta, who passed on Jan. 14, 2022 at the age of 93, will be held Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. at St Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane…

Wiscasset selectmen

At least half of Wiscasset’s 18 sewer pump stations could fail at any time, an engineer whose firm studied the town’s sewers, pump stations and plant told residents June 7 in Wiscasset Community…

Wiscasset Middle High School is going with the rain date of Friday, June 10 for graduation, Administrative Assistant Cindy Collamore confirmed shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Graduation…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…