The Lincoln County Republican Committee will be meeting on Saturday, Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardener Road (Route 27…
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For the past five years, licensed aesthetician Ashley Kate James has operated Ashley Kate Aesthetics in Brunswick where she provides popular beauty and skincare techniques.
Now James is…

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 — Governor Janet Mills announced today that, due to a generous grant from Northeast Delta Dental, the Maine Veterans’ Dental Network (MVDN) will resume its dental services in the New Year…

On a crystal clear night in late August of 1989, Henry and his family walked out on the dock at Cozy Harbor on Southport. After viewing the zillions of stars and smelling the salt air, Henry…

Wiscasset should move soon on seeking energy credits at a discount, Titan Energy’s Adam Teff told selectmen Dec. 21.
The program can help with electric costs without a town having to put…

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 Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) releases two supportive resource guides for families and individuals impacted by mental illness. During a time…

Maine Medical Center (MMC) said a grateful goodbye Dec. 23 to 15 medical professionals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The State of Maine and FEMA requested the HHS…

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…

Demand remains strong for existing single-family homes in Maine, while for-sale inventory is lower than a typical, balanced real estate market. According to…

Commercial fishermen now have access to a free app that simplifies required harvest reporting for both state and federally licensed fishermen.
Developed by technology company Bluefin Data…
Susan Carrington Smith passed away on Dec. 18, 2021 at 11 a.m.
She was born Oct. 11, 1945 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Richard D. and Doris W. Smith.
Susan was educated…

2021 is the last year Maine Emergency Management Agency will dole out the same amount of funding to all 16 counties. Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens reported his…

LincolnHealth reported a record 151 COVID-19 cases from 769 tests for the week of Dec. 13. The positivity rate also rose to a record high of 19.64%. Breakthrough cases, those who have been…

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…
In order to allow team members to spend time with family and loved ones during the holiday season, the Urgent Care Center on the St. Andrews campus in Boothbay Harbor will be closed and Saturday,…

Gardens Aglow has once again been voted one of the top ten holiday light displays in the country in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ choice contest. Selected as number four, Gardens Aglow competed…

Last month, a man who could not drive to medical care in Boston and had no one to drive him got a free plane ride there, Wiscasset Municipal Airport Manager Rick Tetrev wrote in his Dec. 15,…

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…

Starting this holiday season, the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office along with the Waldoboro, Damariscotta, and Wiscasset Police Departments will be taking part in a Designated Driver Initiative in…
Jean Wellington Slayton passed away on Dec. 13, 2021, at her home in Boothbay Harbor with family at her side and surrounded in thought by many families and friends who loved her over the 95 years…

Ann Marie Grover Merry, 87, of Wiscasset, passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of Dec. 13, 2021 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus. It was at Miles where Ann was born, the fourth of eight…

On Thursday, Dec. 16 Ed Thelander, retired Navy Seal and candidate for Federal Congressional District CD 1, held a meet and greet at Brady’s in Boothbay Harbor…

Calderwood Engineering Dec. 15 recommended Alna replace Ben Brook Bridge on Egypt Road. The firm and selectmen favor it so far over four other options. It would cost the most, $570,000, and last…

Friends of Wiscasset Village will continue, maybe with a revised name and some new goals. Over Zoom Friday, the group decided to stay intact.
“Wonderful ideas grow out of it,” Peg Konitzky…
“Remember our fallen veterans. Honor those who serve. Teach your children the honor of freedom.” That’s the mission statement of Wreaths Across America and for Woolwich native Roger Brawn, a…

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…

Jean Elizabeth Philbrook (nee Salter): With heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of our Aunt Elizabeth (Beth) in Sussman House, Rockport, Maine, on Dec. 12, 2021 after a brief illness, at…

Cecelia Kay McDaniel-Knapp (Kayce), age 77, of Boothbay Harbor passed away surrounded by the love of her family and friends on Dec. 15, 2021.
Kayce was born on May 3, 1944 to George 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…

Update: Supt. Wood released the following update Thursday evening:
“I am writing this letter to inform you that since inaccurate information has been shared on Facebook and several families…
The Edgecomb School Committee is taking a little extra time before deciding whether to make five policy changes. Edgecomb and other Alternative Organizational Structure 98 school boards are…
Auditor Ron Smith of RHR Smith & Company gave high marks Dec. 14 to Wiscasset School Department.
Addressing the school committee, Smith said the department’s carryover balance moved…

LincolnHealth reported 114 new COVID-19 cases from 840 tests for the week of Dec. 6. Cases were at their highest in a single week and the positivity rate, 13.6%, was second highest behind the…

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…
Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at their special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. During this service, the…
AUGUSTA - Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is warning Mainers to be suspicious of text messages they may have received from an entity claiming to be the "Maine DMV" which asks the recipient to…

Edgecomb residents can weigh in on a proposed solar power ordinance this month. On Dec. 13, selectmen scheduled a public hearing for reviewing the planning board’s proposed ordinance. Edgecomb…

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…
Alna has elected Ed Pentaleri first selectman and, with 159 no’s to 152 yes votes, rejected proposed changes to selectmen’s terms and pay, according to results Town Clerk Lisa Arsenault emailed.…

On Dec. 17, students from Lincoln Academy, along with Damariscotta Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the CLC YMCA, and substance use prevention coordinators from Healthy…
The Wreaths Across America convoy made a stop at Wiscasset Speedway Sunday evening on the way to Arlington National Cemetery. The nonprofit started in 1992 and honors veterans by placing wreaths…

Members of the Maine National Guard are to deploy to 10 health care facilities across the state this week to help relieve hospitals experiencing capacity challenges and to maintain access to…

Smoking and inside fires might be out and bounce houses, pets, alcohol and more might, in some cases, be in. Over Zoom Monday night, Wiscasset’s ordinance review committee talked about what to let…

LincolnHealth’s Respiratory Care Clinic, the current site for by-…

Ames True Value Supply may ask permission to add to its parking and more, Wiscasset’s planning board heard Monday night.
According to an email the board received and the Zoom meeting with…

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 day before Alna elects a first selectman for a term that ends in March, selectmen Monday set a Friday, March 25 election for that seat’s next term. According to Monday’s meeting and a town email…