On April 18, 1775, the Battle of Lexington and Concord became known as the “Shot Heard Around the World” and ignited the American Revolutionary War; 247 years later, Maine and Massachusetts…
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Obituary
Judy Carolyn (Williams) Richardson, 79, of Caldwell, Texas, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, passed away April 13, 2022.
Judy was born in Caldwell on Jan. 30, 1943,…
Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat representing Maine’s 1st District, will deliver the keynote address at the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) biennial Frances Perkins Award Celebration…
Sheepscot Valley Chorus
Sheepscot Valley Chorus is delighted to announce the winners of our 2022 Student Music Awards are Evan Strong from Wiscasset High School and Emerson Harris from Boothbay Region High School, and…
Announcement
The southern intersection of George Wright Road and Route 1, in Woolwich, will be closed to all traffic starting April 28 at 8 a.m. and will continue…
A memorial service in memory of Shirley Campbell, who passed away on Nov. 15, 2021, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 2, at Barters Island Baptist Church, 475 Barters Island Road in Trevett. …
Hundreds of kids gathered under an overcast sky, eagerly waiting for the Wiscasset Easter Egg Hunt to start on April 16. “This is the 23rd year we’ve held the Easter egg hunt; 2020 was the only…
Coastal Rivers is seeking volunteers for two annual citizen science initiatives. One involves monitoring water quality in the Damariscotta River estuary, while the other collects data on horseshoe…
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…
School committee
Spending is eyed to be up for 2022-23 at Wiscasset School Department, but taxpayers’ education tab is not. Finance Manager Cathy Coffey told the school committee April 14, to keep the local…
Update from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: At 8:30 a.m., the Lincoln County 911 Center received a call for a crash involving a school bus striking a tree on the East Side Road in the town of…
Most years, the Edgecomb select board and school committee totally agree on town meeting warrant articles on local education; 2022 isn’t one of them. The two agree on total education spending for…
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
"Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"To the…
Finding Our Voices, the grassroots nonprofit organization marshaling survivor voices to break the silence of domestic abuse, has been awarded $10,000 by the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation. …
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset’s June ballot will have no White’s Island questions. Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfeld announced April 12, at a budget meeting and ahead of it on Facebook,…
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen April 12, he is “pressing really hard” about Old Ferry Road’s importance, as he seeks help from Maine’s Congressional delegation for a stream…
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 Art Gallery is happy to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Davis Family Foundation for restorative work on the 1807 “Old Academy Building” at 15 Warren St. in Wiscasset…
Shore Hills Campground will provide shuttle service to and from Brady's, 25 Union Street, Boothbay Harbor on Friday, April 15, for the Celebration of Life for Eddie Tibbetts. The Congregational…
On March 10, Burke’s Island Farm welcomed six new friends – all donkeys – who needed rehabilitation toward finding a second purpose in life. The project is called “Charlie and Friends Second…
This spring, Bath Savings is celebrating its 170th anniversary. Incorporated by the Maine legislature on April 19, 1852, Bath Savings is proud to still be a Maine-based mutual organization,…
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 Lincoln Home is celebrating 95 years of serving seniors and the Lincoln County community. On August 20, a Roaring 20’s Lawn Party is planned for the 95th Birthday Bash with dancing to The…
Press release
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Boothbay food service…
Ordinance review committee
Wiscasset should not let Route 1 be the only place for marijuana manufacturing and testing facilities, ordinance review committee member Al Cohen said Monday night. Those businesses could be away…
Ashley Marshall has been on the move for nearly her whole life. Last fall, Marshall, her husband Jay and her two sons moved from a community near Salem, Oregon to Edgecomb. But her travels began…
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 graveside service for Elaine Dickinson of Boothbay, who died Nov. 21, 2021, will be held on Saturday, April 30 at noon at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, in Boothbay. Family and friends…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee monthly meeting will be held at the Newcastle Community Center (Fire Station), 86 River Road, Newcastle on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to noon.
…A memorial mass of Christian Burial for John Allen Reinhardt, 80, who died April 22, 2020, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Newcastle. Arrangements…
LincolnHealth has added dermatology to its long list of specialty services, welcoming Leopold S. Laufer, MD to the Watson Health Center on the Damariscotta campus.
Dr. Laufer has more than…
Maine Photography Show
Hallowell photographer Jennifer Bechard was awarded Best of Show for her stunning photograph of a Snowy Owl in flight entitled, “Arctic Visitor.” Bechard is a professional photographer…
Obituary
Evelyn B. Hyson passed away on April 6, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Evelyn was born in Boothbay on Feb. 22, 1925 to Sidney and Amy Grant. She attended local schools and lived in…
Press release
With Easter soon approaching, the Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee for Haiti’s 2022 Lenten fundraising campaign is nearing its goal. “With the world’s attention, quite rightly, focused on the…
Alna planning board
Look for organic vegetables and another year’s blasting in Alna. The planning board April 5 nodded Crooker Construction’s annual business permit and a permanent one for Underground Beets, 264…
Obituary
Tracey S. Riggens of Boothbay, Maine passed away, March 14, 2022 after a long and courageous battle with Huntington’s disease. Tracey’s grace and composure during this trying time, which she…
Obituary
Edward Harmon Tibbetts, 65, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away unexpectedly in St. Augustine, Florida on April 2, 2022. Ed spent his last days the way he always envisioned his retirement…
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…
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 selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen on April 5 got pared down versions of a possible White’s Island project and got a lot of feedback on those and the concepts aired March 29. Resident Bill Maloney liked the…
The Woolwich Select Board dedicated its 262nd town report to Sylvia Carlton and Rob Buck, longtime residents remembered and respected for their many years of service to the community. Both…
Gov. Janet Mills: ‘reach an agreement that averts the need for such a drastic, damaging move’
PORTLAND – On April 6, MaineHealth announced to the state that its Portland hospital, Maine Medical Center, was pulling out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine health insurance…
Wiscasset and the state plan to emphasize the 25 mph speed limit to Federal Street and Route 1 motorists. State Traffic Engineer Stephen Landry at Maine Department of Transportation told Wiscasset…
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 Woolwich man was taken by helicopter to a Portland hospital after he was thrown from a motorcycle in a crash on Middle Road, Woolwich on Wednesday, according to a Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission has received an extra pair of “eyes and ears” and a few more dollars to assist local community broadband expansion. On April 5, Executive Director…
Earth Day community service offers friendship and fulfillment while helping the environment! Earth Day 2022 is Saturday, April 23, and all are invited to join Midcoast Conservancy to clean up a…
Lincoln County taxpayers will pay more for county services this year. On April 5, the three commissioners approved an $11,754,515 tax commitment for 2022 which reflects a 7.4% increase. County…
Obituary
A memorial service for Beatrice A. Little “Bea” Schmucker, who passed away on March 29, 2022, will be held April 18 in Florida.
Mrs. Schmucker was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and moved…
