AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 16, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 138.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett received approval for two budgeted new 2020 Dodge Durango SUVs during the Sept. 15 county commissioners’ meeting. Newcastle Chrysler was the low bidder in June…
This week, the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has in its boutique and barn sale…
Maine is now accepting applications for absentee ballots which become available the first week in October. Since…
Just like many of you who waited for the kickoff of the NFL season this past week, we are anxiously awaiting the opening day of our new dental practice!! We want to help make Lincoln County one of…
Plans for one, possibly two solar arrays on Wiscasset Municipal Airport property continue in the permitting phase, a consultant representing Cenergy told the Wiscasset select board Tuesday, Sept.…
In June of 2019, when Bailey Romaine and Ed Vlcek first arrived as seasonal caretakers on Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Damariscove Island, they were immediately struck by the stark contrast…
Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine reported Tuesday, after the District Attorney’s Office’s review of the case, Laughlynn Bragg, 26, of Bath has been charged with a civil violation of Motor…
Obituary
On Aug. 29, 2020 Mary S. (Hamel) Baush, of Holyoke, Massachusetts passed away at age 97.
Mary was born in Holyoke to Mary (Fadden) and George Hamel. She graduated from Holyoke High School…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 137.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 15, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
With multiple projects lately at Wright Landing, Westport Island Third Selectman Ross Norton on Monday night did not want to pay to pave an area of the town-owned property. “The spending is…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Over Zoom Monday night, the Wiscasset Planning Board reviewed the site plan application for a community shared solar project and a pre-application for Maine Tasting Center.
Andrew Gross…
The sign from the century-old Haggett’s Garage building is getting its finishing touches, as is the parking lot where the building once stood. The state tore down the building two years ago this…
Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day, Westport Island Democrats enjoyed their fourth annual picnic marking the traditional end of summer, while at the same time celebrating the contributions of workers in…
A graveside service for Adney M. Peck Jr., who passed away on July 9, 2020, will be held at the Dunbar Cemetery in Nobleboro on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome,…
Obituary
Joanne Demers (née Haagen-Smit) died peacefully on Sept. 11, 2020 at her cottage in East Boothbay at the age of 67.
Joanne was born on Nov. 1, 1952 in Pasadena, California to Arie and Maria…
Press release
In September of 2019, journalist Reid Wilson of The Hill named Maine’s Lincoln County one of the “10 countries across the country that will determine…
Scammers are always looking to capture people’s personal information, and Social Security numbers are highly valuable. Because of that, scammers often impersonate the Social Security…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The beach at Head Tide Dam will get more cobble and gravel to replace material lost to high flows of the Sheepscot River after the site’s 2019 makeover, Alna’s planning board heard via Zoom Sept.…
A week after Liz Brown’s last day as Alna’s town clerk, selectmen Sept. 9 hired a Palermo woman for…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 13, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 136.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The impacts of predator loss and climate change are combining to devastate living reefs that have defined Alaskan kelp forests for centuries, according to new research published in Science.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 135.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
A Boothbay native and 1996 Fauquir High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer, USS Halsey.
Chief Warrant Officer William C. Jones is…
Board member Mike Smith summed up the sentiments of the Edgecomb select board’s unanimous approval of a school committee request for a special town meeting stating, “With asterisks and caveats I…
Area fire departments, businesses and homeowners reminded passers-by Sept. 11 should be a day to be remembered by putting out displays, lowering flags to half mast and posting signs. Patriot Day…
A time for brief visits for Martha A. Stetson will occur on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home and Tribute Center, 975 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME, followed by a private…
Town of Edgecomb
Edgecomb voters will have another chance to vote on the 2020-21 school budget. On Aug. 29, residents rejected four of 19 school budget articles on the referendum town meeting warrant. Defeated…
A 20-year resident thanked Edgecomb selectmen Sept. 8 for their support during the Aug. 29 school budget vote. Selectmen recommended a “no” vote on four school warrant articles and residents…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
In a pair of 5-0 votes at an emergency meeting Thursday night, Sept. 10, selectmen kept Wiscasset Community Center open with $9,000 for payroll, from selectmen’s $30,000 in contingency funds, and…
Press release
Update: Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Thursday afternoon, WCC already had patrons, including children, in it when Parks and Recreation’s closure due to a Sept. 8 town meeting ballot error was…
The American Red Cross needs people of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a blood supply as diverse as the patients who depend on it. All blood types are needed to ensure that…
Obituary
Kathleen “Kathy” (Alexander) Cray, 64, of Wiscasset, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sept. 8, 2020 at her residence.
She was born…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset will tweak its busing, lunch and recess times as it sees how long the safety steps are taking for each, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Terry Wood told the school committee Tuesday night,…
Via UberConference Tuesday night, Westport Island selectmen approved a bid from Scott Griffin for the North End Road contract. The town has approved use of up to $37,000 for the project. The cost…
The Wiscasset select board picked Pam Dunning as its new chairman Wednesday evening, Sept. 9 at Wiscasset Community Center. The board also set aside Oct. 6 to hold a special town meeting.
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Obituary
Forbes Woodhull Kelley Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Sept. 1, 2020.
Skip, as he was known to his friends and family, was the son of Col. Forbes W.…
In elections Tuesday, Sept. 8, Wiscasset kept Selectman Kim Andersson with 227 votes, brought back Pam Dunning to the board with 233 votes and, with 221 votes, picked former school committee…
After one of the most unusual summers in Maine State Music Theatre's (MSMT) history, and with the help of their patrons, donors, sponsors, and advertisers, the…
Orono, Maine — Maine Sea Grant College Program staff and University of Maine scientists will advance a multimillion-dollar NOAA…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Maine Historical Society (MHS) is relaunching its Bicentennial public programming with a new virtual series, MAINE AT 200, beginning September 2020 through March 2021. The series will feature live…
