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County officials are in a quandary on how to solve an $800 problem. On Feb. 18, District Attorney Nathasha Irving reported on how a returned online restitution payment has left a hole in her…

Anna Strozier. Shelley Strozier photo

Wiscasset Middle High School senior Anna Strozier just learned she will be part of the next Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, including a week's training camp at Central Maine Community…

Town office. File photo

Comments Wiscasset selectmen and Town Manager Dennis Simmons had received ran 11-3 in favor of a letter of support for a bill naming the downtown railroad crossing for James Weldon Johnson.…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Healthy Lincoln County are excited to announce a comprehensive Responsible Safe Beverage training session this April aimed at enhancing safe alcohol-…

Obituary
Mildred "Millie" Santiago

Millie was born on Sept. 17, 1955, at Fort Benning, Georgia. 

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission logo

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with business support experts from APEX, CEI, SBDC, MIT, New Ventures Maine, and SCORE on Tuesday, March…

Obituary
Mildred M. "Sue" Bayley

Mildred Mary Bayley, 92, died on Valentine’s Dayat the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village

WMHS students visit Head Tide Dam. Shanon Cotta photo

Wiscasset Advanced Placement (AP) History students studied historic Head Tide in Alna Jan. 28.

The Head Tide mills were in a busy village that also had apple orchards, boat building, and…

Roomful of Blues. Courtesy of LCTV

Update:  The Roomful of Blues LCTV Classic Concert which was to have taken place this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Medomak Valley High School's Dolloff Auditorium…

Lincoln County cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 248 calls for service for the period of Feb. 11 to Feb. 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,064 calls for service.

Climate Action Team
2024 Wiscasset Earth Day celebration. Courtesy photo

 Please save the date for the second annual Wiscasset Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26  from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578).…

Obituary
Susan J. Wilson

Susan J. “Sue” Wilson, 77, died Feb. 6, 2025 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. 

Sue was born Aug. 10, 1947 in Newport, Rhode Island.  Sue grew up in Newport and graduated from Rogers…

Obituary
Gary L. Brewer

Gary Lee Brewer, 73, of Boothbay passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 4, 2025 after a brave battle with cancer and his wife Linda by his side.

Gary was born Dec. 19, 1951 in…

Ken Elowe brings an experienced hand to the toboggan-building craft. Courtesy photo

In his peak seasons, Ken Elowe would build as many as 22 toboggans a year. In recent weeks, however, he’s been focused on construction oversight of three new wooden downhill racers—a project…

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Alna's Annual Town Meeting will be held March 28 and 29. Article 1, to elect a moderator, will begin at 10 a.m. March 28…

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Artificial intelligence can help summarize some things for Wiscasset's comprehensive plan committee, Chair Sarah Whitfield said Feb. 12. "Honestly ... Then (we'd) also edit, because AI is not…

Giovanna Gray Lockhart, executive director of the Frances Perkins Center. Courtesy of LCDC

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) hosts two experts on the labor movement at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. 

The meeting will…

Obituary
Ann Niles

Ann Niles of Whitefield, Maine died peacefully on Jan. 12, 2025, with her sons at her side. 

Ann was born in Niagara Falls, New York on January 21, 1943, to Stephen and Jean Gulla. Born…

Celebration in Jacksonville, Florida Feb. 15 for the 125th anniversary of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Tony Hill photo

A bill set for public hearing in Augusta March 4 would name Wiscasset's downtown railroad crossing for poet-diplomat-civil rights advocate and "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" writer James Weldon…

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The Wiscasset Wolverines' Class D South Boys’ quarterfinal game Feb. 15 was all about missed opportunities. Too many turnovers and too many second chance points for Telstar/Gould received due to…

Obituary

Diane J. West, of Wiscasset (formerly of Boothbay), died peacefully on Feb. 12, 2025 after several years of declining health.

Diane was born on June 13, 1950, to Carlene (Young) and Percy…

Monday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Lunch at Brady's will be a benefit for Robbie and Kristen Campbell who lost their home to fire on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Boothbay…

Wiscasset school committee
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Before the teachers' contract that runs through August 2026, some teachers could make more just about anywhere else in the area, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson said Feb. 11.…

Abby Pulk harvests the basil. Becky Hallowell photo

Fourth graders at Wiscasset Elementary School had a flavorful lesson in both gardening and math as they used fresh basil from their hydroponic garden to make pesto. The garden, funded by a…

Zhen Chen

Zhen Chen pled guilty Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court to a Class B offense of cultivating more than 500 marijuana plants and agreed to pay a $400 fine. He received a two-year…

Midcoast Senior College heralded in its 25th year with an Anniversary Celebration on Jan. 3 at St. John’s Community Center in Brunswick. In addition to refreshments, door prizes, and music, a panel discussion of early members spoke on the hurdles and passion that launched MSC. From left str Howard Whitcomb, Priscilla McKeith, Nancy Zugehoer, Dennis Unger, Nora Bishop, Robert Bunselmeyer, Richard Neiman, and Stuart Gillespie. Courtesy of MSC

Midcoast Senior College, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities for area residents 50 years and older, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. Since its…

Due to the impending winter storm, the Wiscasset Town Office will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 13, an announcement Wednesday night read; also, all Thursday day and evening meetings will be canceled…

Obituary
Charles Scott Heino

Charles Scott Heino, 67, of Ripley, Maine died unexpectedly of natural causes on Jan. 30, 2025 at his home. 

Scott was born in Rumford on Aug. 13, 1957, the son of Charles H. Heino and…

Lincoln County cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

Woolwich selectboard meeting. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper

Woolwich’s annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 at the elementary school on Nequasset Road. The selectboard set the meeting date Feb. 5. The board decided to continue…

Adjudication 15-minute performance, of "Finding Nemo Jr." Courtesy photo

The Boothbay Region YMCA's Y Arts group were awarded two trophies in Sacramento at the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival West, held over the weekend of Feb. 7-9.

Reported Y Arts director…

Obituary
Yvonne M. Kendley

Yvonne M. Kendley, 86, died Feb. 5, 2025 at Avita of Brunswick. 

Yvonne was born Nov. 12, 1938 in Madera, California to Cressie Manning and Edna Johnson Manning. Yvonne grew up in…

Obituary
Abbie A. Roberts

Abbie Ann Roberts, 94, of Nobleboro, passed away on Feb. 2, 2025. She was born in Waltham, Mass. on Jan. 15, 1931, to Robert and Clarissa Henry.

She attended Chandler School of Business.…

Obituary
Marjorie A. Davis

Marjorie A. Davis, 89, of Trevett, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Feb. 6, 2025, after a period of declining health. 

Born Marjorie Anna Lewis on Nov. 28, 1935 to…

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Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online! Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…

Dallas bound

The Lincoln County commissioners are sending two employees to Dallas for the Conference on Crimes Against Women. This is the second year in a row witness advocate Abriana Delana…

EMA director

Bobbie Robinson has worked 39 years as a full-time 911 emergency dispatcher and three years part-time, but later this spring she will end her career with Lincoln County. Communications Director…

Wiscasset selectmen
Town office. File photo

Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Feb. 4, he had ordered work to stop on cleanup of the North Point area near the former Mason Station power plant. Simmons said the Environmental…

Wiscasset Middle High School
Students

Wiscasset American history students recently attended Puddle Dock School, built in 1874, to better understand the one-room schoolhouse and rich history in rural Maine.

Gabriel Cadwallader,…

Wiscasset announced this morning, Thursday, Feb. 6 that the town office will close at noon today. 

Obituary
Gary C. Spurgat Sr.

Gary Carl Spurgat Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2025 at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta with his family by his side.

Gary was born on April 2, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey…

Obituary
Joanne M. Oberuch

Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, of Edgecomb, Maine passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.

Joanne was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised in Linden, New Jersey.…

Maine Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Photo by Patrisha McLean

Twenty-year-old Lilly DesRoberts talks about how her high school boyfriend robbed her of college life in the Teen Dating Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month episode of…

Carol Morrison

Hearty Roots is thrilled to announce the recent addition of Carol Morrison to their office team. Carol joins the youth…

Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, passed away on Feb. 3, 2025 at Lincoln Health – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.…

Town of Wiscasset. File photo

The Donald E. Davey Bridge that carries Route One over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb will be down to one traffic lane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, beginning at 6 p.m. to…

Lincoln County seal

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

LCSO patch

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 325 calls for service for the period of Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,502 calls for service.