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Press release

Since as long as I can remember my mission in life has been to give back for all the times in my life others have given to me.  On June 14, I am running for Wiscasset school committee to…

A Celebration of Life service for William Lowell Stinson, 87, of Wiscasset who passed away on Feb. 21, 2022 will be held on Sunday, May 22 from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Wiscasset Community Center,…

A committal service for Amber M. Greene, 34, who passed away March 30, 2022 will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Dresden. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home,…

Obituary

Joan D. (Sylvester) Soper, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 28, 2022, in Wiscasset, Maine.

Joan was born on Aug. 31, 1938, to the late Hans and Annalise Sylvester. She was raised in…

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…

Wiscasset Middle High School

The Wiscasset Middle High School Student Council did a fundraiser at McDonald’s April 28 for Veggies to Table. Students and teachers helped take orders at the window, held signs out front, and…

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 Arthur E. Reed of Boothbay will be at Amercian Legion Post 36, Industrial Park Road, Boothbay on Saturday, April 30 at 4 p.m. All are welcome.

Annual town meeting

It took 82 Woolwich voters two hours to approve a $2.29 million 2022-2023 municipal budget at their annual town meeting Wednesday night, April 27. Attorney Ted Hoch served as moderator for the…

Every year, Midcoast Conservancy offers Timber Frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Each course is a four-day, hands-on experience, where nine students have the opportunity…

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…

Spring brings showers, May flowers and great trail running conditions. Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center offers self-guided running loops so anyone motived by warmer weather…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has enacted a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, that would create semi-open primaries in Maine. LD 231, “An Act to Create Semi-Open Primaries,” received…

Bath High School Alumni Association announces an upcoming meeting for reunion year classes and general membership. Wednesday, May 4 at 6 PM there will be a meeting for all class agents and…

Obituary

Celista A. Page, 87, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, known by many as ‘Citta,’ died peacefully with her family and caregivers by her side on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Gray Birch Rehabilitation.…

Press release

On Tuesday evening, April 26, Tom Moroney confirmed his candidacy for Maine State Representative House District 48.

“Hello Lincoln County, and a special hello to those of you who call…

Monetary donations to help Christine “Chris” Sproul of Boothbay, who lost her home to fire on Saturday, April 23, are being accepted in an account set up at the First National Bank in Boothbay…

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…

The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) awarded Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, with their 2022 Legislative Award. Stover was presented with the award at the MECASA Award Ceremony…

Obituary

James C. Harriger Jr. of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully on April 20, 2022 with his wife and daughter by his side.

Affectionately known as “Jim, Jim, the Clever Bastard” by family…

Jim LaBrecque, Paul LePage’s energy advisor, was the Lincoln County Republican Committee’s guest speaker at our meeting in Newcastle on April 23. He spoke to a…

Press release

Holly Stover, a native of Boothbay, is seeking re-election to the House District 48.

Previously serving as the Representative for House District 89 for two terms, Stover serves as the…

Les Fossel sees Jon Luoma’s new watercolor aerial scene of Alna Meetinghouse as iconic to the town, just like the meetinghouse is, Fossel said. “So the people of Alna should be able to see it,” he…

The Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is thrilled and grateful to receive a donation from First National Bank. One of the most important things we can do to support our community is to provide…

Wiscasset ordinance review committee

In about two weeks, a draft marijuana ordinance could be ready to send Wiscasset selectmen for a first look. 

“It’s not a finished product, but it could be,” Ordinance Review Committee…

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…

Press release

The Alna General Store is slated to change hands this summer. After five years of ownership, Ken and Jane Solorzano are welcoming a new partnership to…

A graveside service will be held for Evelyn Hyson, who passed away on April 6, 2022. Her service will be held at the Lewis Cemetery, Kimballtown Road, in Trevett (Barters Island)…

Democratic primary candidates for Maine Senate District 13 (SD13) will participate in a forum hosted by the Lincoln County Democratic Committee on Tuesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at Great…

Obituary

Susan Stevens Gelarden, 80, a wife, mother, grandmother, and faithful friend who said she escaped Maine as a teenager and spent years trying to return, died April 24 following a long grueling…

Boothbay

The fire at Christine Sproul's house, 40 Sproul Lane, Boothbay on Friday afternoon, April 22, reignited early Saturday morning and destroyed the house. Firefighters were able to save the nearby…

On April 14, the members of Lincoln Lodge #3 in Wiscasset were proud to present a check of $1,500 to Erin Bean, chief of Wiscasset Ambulance Service, to help it buy new automated electronic…

Healthy Lincoln County

On Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-…

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…

The region’s fire departments responded to a fire at the Sproul residence at 40 Sproul Lane off Barters Island Road at about 3:50 p.m. Friday.

The resident was reportedly able to get out…

Obituary

Kenneth P. Chaney, 102, passed away on April 18, 2022, at the Maine Veterans’ Homes in Augusta, where he had been cared for since September 2016.  Born on Nov. 15, 1919, in Bath, Maine,…

Work on Alna’s Cross Road has started. Ditching and grading began April 20, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said that night. Plans called for a new culvert to arrive April 21 at the Golden Ridge Road…

Wiscasset selectmen

Hours after Wiscasset selectmen got proposed changes to Maine Art Gallery’s would-be 20-year lease of the former Wiscasset Academy, the board put off voting on it. Some members said they needed…

Along with twice monthly suppers, Wiscasset Senior Center at the community center is now offering lunches on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Menus appear on Wiscasset Parks and…

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…

The coronavirus pandemic changed the world in many ways. Traditional public gatherings were one casualty. On May 13, Edgecomb selectmen will renew a recent tradition of inviting sixth graders to…

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

Elizabeth H. Morgner, 94, of Phipps Point Road, Woolwich died April 18, 2022, at Winship Green in Bath.

She was born in Garfield, New Jersey…

Local residents and businesses are encouraged to plan now for the May 20 Shredding on Site event sponsored by the Chapman-Hall House stewardship committee and Bath Savings Bank.

Now that…

A year-long survey of Lincoln County “hot spots” for high automobile accidents and crime has identified Boothbay as one of three highly impacted areas. Retired Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff Mark…

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…

This service was postponed April 20 and the family will announce when it will be scheduled. A celebration of life service for Mary Lee Abbott will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at Hall…

Wiscasset’s June 14 town election will have contested races for the select board and school committee. No nomination papers were taken out for budget committee.

Turning in nomination…

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s would-be 2022-23 budget is lighter than in February, and is onto its next step: The district budget meeting, where residents vote on cost centers, is at 6:…

Obituary

Mary Lee Abbott passed away at the Sussman House on April 16, 2022 at the age 80. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents Freeman Hodgdon and Hazel Hayden on January 20, 1942.

Lee…