News

Edgecomb is in the third of a five-year contract with Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service. Edgecomb pays $17,000 per season, and is extremely satisfied with the service. On Nov. 1,…

On (not so) Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 6, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will hold a day-long sale of 20 percent off all regular items in the store…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine is asking all Midcoast residents who are able to make a donation to help their neighbors, to make a pledge or gift now to United Way’s annual Campaign.

“This…

Second Hand Prose, the Used Book Room of the Wiscasset Library, is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Saturday, Nov. 13 Early Bird! We will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

Obituary

Wayne Hartung Keene died on Oct. 28, 2021 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, surrounded by family.

The son of Murray Calhoun Keene and Evelyn Amelia Hartung Keene, he was born at Boothbay Harbor…

At 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, American Legion Post 54 will be at the veterans wall at the Wiscasset town office, at the corner of Routes 1 and 27, for a brief observance, Post Cmdr.…

Woolwich will earmark part of its $335,963 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies to buy equipment for its first responders, including air packs, turnout gear, emergency radios and lifesaving…

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 Edgecomb Community Church has a busy holiday fundraising season approaching. The Thrift Store will be holding bi-weekly sales of Christmas clothing and décor along with bake sales and raffles…

Obituary

Lona Jane Brewer passed away early Nov. 1, 2021 peacefully due to dementia.

She was born in Boothbay, daughter of Josephine Emma Campbell Thomas and John Walston Thomas on March 1, 1943.…

Salt ’n Spar

Once upon a time there was “Cow Island.” It was just north of Wiscasset village, a short walk from where the train station used to be. As the story goes, folks got to calling it Cow Island because…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:

Alna: Hammar, Gifford A. and Hammar, Patricia C. to Cote, Kyle A.;…

New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for November. Classes are designed to…

We had an excellent turnout at Nightmare on Federal Street Sunday, Oct. 31, Halloween. The Parks and Recreation Department gave out all 200 goodie bags before and during the parade. There were…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee met Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Waldoboro. The featured speaker was Senate Minority Leader Jeff Timberlake.

Timberlake spoke and answered questions for…

Could Wiscasset Community Center someday let in alcohol for rented events with licensed vendors? Wiscasset selectmen talked over that idea and others Oct. 28 for a possible policy on private use…

Update: The state announced Nov. 3, “The oil spill closure in Boothbay has been repealed due to shellfish samples passing contamination testing standards, however, the flood closure is still 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…

Fall back

Sunday, Nov. 7 is the day to move your clocks back an hour as daylight saving time (DST) ends. Officially, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.

Fire department volunteers suggest it is a…

Barry Raymond Lewis entered the world April 12, 1932 in Boothbay, Harbor, Maine, the second of four sons born to Eldred (Pud) Lewis and Winnifred (Winnie) Griffin and raised in the family home at…

Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons is announcing that the current owners of the primary school property on Gardiner Road, JSJ Holdings, h

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

Erin Bean fears she will have no one working for her. The Wiscasset Ambulance Service director told selectmen that, in Oct. 28’s Zoom workshop as they mulled using some of the town’s federal…

Lincoln County Gleaners were Rising Tide’s August Co-op for Community Days (CCD) partner. Every Wednesday, Rising Tide donates .5% of sales to an organization nominated and voted on by their 5,000…

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…

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Boothbay Lights events, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1, will be the same “as they were last year,” and it is planning big for next year.…

There will be a Celebration of Life gathering for Jason N. Pierce on Sunday, Nov. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Carriage House Restaurant, Route 96, East Boothbay.

Alna selectmen Oct. 27 set a 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15 public hearing at the fire station for the questions voters face in a referendum-style special town meeting Dec. 14. With residents’ input, the…

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust members recently voted in a slate of four new trustees earlier this month. Kathy Leeman, Dennis McKenna, Gordon Morrell, and Ellen Wells were all elected, joining…

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a family program focused on Maine mammals from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Coastal Rivers naturalists will offer a brief introduction…

LincolnHealth

LincolnHealth announced new COVID-19 vaccine booster distribution plans Oct. 26. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson boosters will be available by appointment only for Lincoln County…

Obituary

Betty Jo Page Davis, born Aug. 4, 1931, died at home peacefully and surrounded with love on Oct. 23, 2021, at the respectable age of 90. She was a rosy-cheeked farm girl from Pleasant Grove, Utah…

U.S. District Court

BATH/PORTLAND – An attorney representing the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath asked U.S. First District Court in Portland in August for immunity from any potential lawsuits filed by passengers who…

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…

Maine Arts Commission

The Maine Arts Commission has announced two new grants to support job creation and the strengthening of the state’s creative workforce. Individual artists and nonprofit organizations are welcome…

MaineHealth

MaineHealth’s leaders said Oct. 26 in a virtual conference they expect capacity challenges for the region’s health care industry to persist in the months ahead. They asked for understanding from…

Obituary

Thomas (Tom) S. Hinman, 68, of Alna, Maine passed away unexpectedly in his home on Oct. 20, 2021. His family is devastated by this loss and are completely unprepared. 

Born on Aug. 5, 1953…

Westport Island Select Board presented Westport Island's Spirit of America Award Monday night, jointly to History Committee Co-Chair and representative Jean Wilhelmsen-Exter and Wright Landing…
Wiscasset planning board

A Gardiner Road solar project was approved unanimously at Monday night’s planning board meeting over Zoom. Members of the board attended a site walk Oct. 20. Board member Al Cohen said he didn’t…

From technology to history and how to both spend and get more money, Edgecomb eyed its future Monday night. The Zoom forum had selectmen and several other residents talking about broadband,…

Summer is usually a time to kick back and relax but for area horse farms it’s been a busy season, offering a mix of activities and events for young equestrians.

Ashley Charron has owned…

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…

As part of an ongoing effort to increase accessibility for all, Maine Maritime Museum will now offer free admission for all visitors under 18. The Bath museum has also…

Obituary

Louis “Lou” Guy Landry, 86, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and Master Woodturner, passed away peacefully on Sept. 30, 2021, in the family home in Ocean Point, East Boothbay, Maine. To Lou,…

Obituary

Michael Thomas Grindell of Wiscasset, born to William “Joe” Grindell and Harriet Grindell on Jan. 6 1948, passed away at Mid Coast…

State, locals, Floridians honor James Weldon Johnson in Wiscasset

Post-women’s movement when a young Kim Andersson discovered men made more money, and post-Soviet Union when she was in the Ukraine and saw bread lines, the future Wiscasset selectman realized it…

Obituary

Stephen Witwicki, 58, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 7, 2021 surrounded by his loving family and friends after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Steve was born in…

St. Columba’s Episcopal Church is planning to hold Welcome Home Sunday Nov. 7, All Saints Sunday. The service begins at 10 a.m. to be followed by a coffee hour. There will be masks required unless…

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 commissioners appointed Hamilton Meserve Oct. 19 as the third member of a State Claims Commission hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. The hearing pertains to Maine…