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…
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$896 million value
AUGUSTA — On the strength of an historic year for lobster and a rebounding elver fishery, the value of Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources in 2021 reached an all time high at $890,668,…
Obituary
Genoveva Bretzel Chesebro, age 93, of Clermont, Florida and East Boothbay, Maine, passed away on Jan. 8, 2022 in…
A graveside service for Margaret L. Hodgdon, 89, who passed away on Dec. 28, 2021, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 at Riverside Cemetery in Woolwich. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral…
A graveside service for Bernard G. Koehling Jr., 86, who died on Dec. 21, 2021 will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 14 at Greenlawn…
Obituary
Donna Lee (Litchfield) Cheney passed away peacefully at home in Falmouth, Maine on April 28, 2022.
She was born in Augusta, Maine on Nov. 24, 1942 as the only child of Leola (Lee) and…
Obituary
James Arthur Powers died peacefully on April 29, 2022.
He was born in Medford, Massachusetts on April 6, 1940 to James and Mary (McMinn) Powers. Jim attended…
Obituary
William “Bill” Dunton marked his 80th birthday on April 22 and embarked on his final journey the following day.
He was born April 22, 1942 to Luther and Pauline Dunton in Boothbay Harbor,…
Democratic primary candidates for Senate District 13 (SD13) David Levesque of Newcastle and Cameron Reny of Bristol met with voters during a public forum in Damariscotta on April 26. The event was…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: None recorded.
Boothbay: Dewey, Thomas A. P R and Dewey, Faye Marie…
Obituary
Maurice Joyce Curran III, of Wiscasset, passed away on the morning of April 29, 2022 at Sunnybrook Senior Living in Brunswick. He was 91.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on Sept. 17, 1930, he…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 House…
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…
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 Vice…
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…
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 of…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
