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In the evening of July 19, 2021, Robert P. “Skip” Kreahling Jr. passed away at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, with his family by his side.

He was born on January 31, 1941 in McKeesport,…

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, 15 Cross Point Road, will hold its highly anticipated yard sale, Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on our upper parking area in conjunction with the 5-mile Yard…

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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On July 6, 2021, Catharine Keely Anagnost formerly of River Vale, New Jersey and Ocean Point, Maine, passed away peacefully at the Allendale Community Center for senior living in Ramsey, New…

Dresden selectmen

Dresden selectmen on Tuesday, July 20 agreed to meet with Maine Department of Transportation officials Monday, July 26 to discuss possible replacement of the Route 197 bridge that spans the…

The family of Georgette Abbott Lewis and Henry E. Abbott would like to invite family and friends to a Celebration of Life service to honor our sister and brother on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 2:30…

The Maine Department of Transportation will be deviating from its normal operating schedule for the Southport swing bridge, which carries Route 27 over Townsend Gut between Boothbay Harbor and…

Lincoln County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 28 at the Boothbay American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Road. The doors open at 6 p.…

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Margaret Murray Pease, born in Bangor, Maine July 23, 1929, passed away July 18, 2021 at Camden, Maine, surrounded by her loving family.

She was known as "Marnie" and is survived by her…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 1-15:

Arrests

Drivers and walkers frustrated at traffic lights’ duration downtown have been going against them, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen in his report for the board’s July 20 meeting…

Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta now accepts donations every Monday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., of books, CDs, vinyl records, DVDs, music, and puzzles.

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…

Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) will now be opening its office doors for community members to obtain naloxone. Beginning Aug.. 4, HLC will be offering free naloxone kits to anyone in the community…

Maine celebrated 200 years of statehood in 2020, and many historical societies and organizations throughout Lincoln County planned to commemorate the historic event with a county-wide slate of…

Westport Island selectmen nominated Robert Mooney Monday night to serve a three-year term on the planning board.

Resident E. Davies Allan asked if the board had been in communication with…

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 "Secretary of State Drivers License…

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Ruth Davison of Southport, Maine and Hollywood, Florida passed away after a short battle with cancer. She was 83.

The daughter of David and Ann Hilton, Ruth was born in Waterville, Maine…

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

Alna: Exposito, Patricia A. to Exposito, Lorenzo F.

Boothbay: Weoalot LLC…

St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry (HYS), 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is eager for Damariscotta Hannaford shoppers to buy reusable Shopping Bags-for-a-Cause in August to carry one’s…

A Celebration of Life gathering for Shawn Rodgers, who died Dec. 4, 2020, will be held Saturday, July 31, 1 to 3 p.m., at Mine Oyster Restaurant, Pier One, Boothbay Harbor.

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On Nov. 13, 2020, James O’Reilly Coleman Jr. of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully at the age of 80.

Jim was born in Scarsdale, New York on Nov. 16, 1939 to James O’Reilly Coleman and…

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Frances Freeman “Kim” Kimball, age 92, died peacefully the morning of July 15, 2021 at The Woodlands Senior Living of…

A Celebration of Life service for Jeanette F. Pitcher, 84, of Wiscasset and Brooksville, Florida, who passed away on March 3, 2021, will be held on Saturday, July 24, 1-4 p.m., at the Wiscasset…

The train was rolling on the tracks and the people kept flowing onto the village green as Boothbay Railway Village Museum held its Antique Auto Day: Sock Hop, Soda Pops & Whistle Stops event…

Get a broadband committee and learn from and maybe work with other towns on fiber, three people advised Wiscasset July 14. The town has internet service, but that and Wiscasset’s relatively low…

Thanks to the generosity of John Hall and Paula Crook, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust recently acquired nearly 10 acres in Bristol. Hall and Crook donated one portion of the land and sold…

“We’ve bought a few things but none of them were on the list,” said Bob Connor Saturday morning at one of the many sites across Westport Island participating in the island-wide yard sale. He and…

The Maine Coastal Program, a Division of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), has opened registration for the annual Coastal Cleanup. The Coastal Cleanup is a volunteer-driven…

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…

America is open for business again and millions of people are traveling, or planning to. One thing you may run into is sticker shock – especially with rental cars. The lack of travel in 2020 led…

The family of the late Richard “Dick” Hodgdon invite relatives and friends to an informal gathering to share memories, conversation and refreshments Saturday, July 31 at 1 p.m. at the American…

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…

That circle of people you may have seen on Federal Street some noons, near Wiscasset’s Ancient Cemetery, is a family, as far as they are concerned. All Federal Street residents have been meeting…

Priscilla Hansen of Edgecomb passed away in October 2020. Visiting hours will be held on Aug. 11 from 10 to 11 a.m, followed by a Memorial Service at 11 a.m., at Hall Funeral Home and Tribute…

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…

Eugene H. Knight passed away at the age of 95 on July 10, 2021. He was a resident of the Hawthorne House in Freeport, Maine.

Eugene was born on Feb. 13, 1926, to Ernest O. Knight and Effie…

Maine’s Public Utilities Commission said July 15 that five storms in 2020, plus rising transmission rates approved by the Federal  Energy Regulatory Commission, has resulted in an approved Central…

Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House museum is kicking off a new fund-raising project to celebrate the art of Maurice “Jake” Day and support the historic site. The…

Town of Edgecomb

On July 12, Edgecomb Select Board Chairman Dawn Murray described a recent experience driving along U.S. Route 1. She described  traffic as an accident waiting to happen.

Murray was inching…

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…

Marge Kilkelly, former Lincoln County state representative and senator has been named honorary chair of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) 2021 Family Fun Day Lobster Bake…

Endeavor made its first trip on Tuesday, July 13 on its way to becoming the newest addition to the fleet of the Department of Marine Resources in Boothbay Harbor. Near completion by…

Obituary

Robert Thomas Barter, 78, of Southport, Maine passed away peacefully on June 22, 2021 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine after a battle four-year battle with Alzheimer’s…

On Saturday, July 7 at 2:16 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a deceased adult female had been found in the ocean between Seguin Island and Southport Island. Recreational…

After a year without First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s Summerfest due to the pandemic, the annual event returns to the common July 24.

“It’s a great feeling, that we can do this…

Central Maine Power will get back to Alna’s planning board on fire control and other questions the board asked over Zoom July 6. CMP plans about 5.3 miles of new line and 48 poles in Alna as part…

After a seven-minute public hearing, the Wiscasset Planning Board approved Central Maine Power’s site plan application for its transmission line corridor construction and improvements. 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…