Gregory Lee Lemar, 59, of Dresden, died on Feb. 23, 2020 at Moosehead Lake in Greenville in a snowmobile accident while he and his wife enjoyed a sport they loved.
Beginning at the age of…
News
A long agenda filled with controversial items resulted in a large attendance for Boothbay selectmen’s Feb. 26 meeting. Twenty-seven residents filled the town office’s conference room for public…
The 35-foot patrol vessel Monitor caught fire Monday morning, Feb. 24 while at the dock at Department of Marine Resources’ Boothbay Harbor facility, DMR spokesman Jeff…
State Rep. Holly Stover’s bill to exempt the need for prior authorization for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder under MaineCare received unanimous support from the Health and…
After seeing too many traffic accident near misses at the intersection of Route 1 and Eddy Road, Edgecomb resident Skip White brought selectmen a suggestion Feb. 24.
As White described it,…
Harbor Theater is closed Thursday, Feb. 27; Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29 for repairs to the projector.
A sudden failure of a circuit board on Wednesday, Feb. 26 caused the closing…
On the evening of Monday, March 9, Edgecomb citizens are invited to a discussion of the town's budget with the Select Board and the Budget Committee. This conversation will encourage townspeople…
“Looks like it did what it’s supposed to,” VHB’s Chris Bobay called out to railway and other crews at the Main Street, Wiscasset crossing Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, after the tracks’ warning…
WISCASSET - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting more traffic signal work in downtown Wiscasset on Wednesday, Feb. 26 and Friday, Feb. 28. Signal testing will be happening…
For years when people thought of Wiscasset, they thought of the old schooners, the Hesper and Luther Little beached at the waterfront. What was left of them was demolished over…
Christophe Herreros will return to Boothbay Harbor in late March focused on scouting shooting locations for his new film project. Herreros and his film crew were in Boothbay Harbor from Paris in…
UPDATE: Selectmen on Tuesday night announced a special board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 on the planning board bylaws matter.
Original post: Alna’s planning board is putting its…
In response to the recent rabid fox attacks in the city of Bath, Midcoast Humane is hosting a low-cost emergency rabies clinic for cats and dogs at the Train Depot on Wednesday,…
At Monday night’s Wiscasset Planning Board meeting, the public hearing proved brief for amendments to building laws, zoning, subdivision, shoreland, and historic preservation ordinances. The…
Thursday, Feb. 27 is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the March 3 primaries. Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry said absentee ballots are available at the town office during regular…
On March 14, Feed Our Scholars (FOS) will hold its annual fundraising dinner at 5 p.m. in St. Philip’s Lippiat Hall, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Snow date is March 21. But this event is a little…
Obituary
Dugald C. McLeod Jr., of Southport died of complications from pneumonia on Feb. 21, 2020 in London, the city he loved.
Toby was the beloved husband of Nancie Atwell, beloved father of Anne…
In January 1993, a medical team from San Francisco travelled to La Serena, Chile, to treat children with cleft lip and palate anomalies. It was the first medical mission undertaken by Rotaplast…
Democratic Party caucuses are Sunday, March 8, with a snow date of Sunday, March 15. The caucuses are a chance for registered Democrats to meet local legislative and other candidates, get involved…
When Pam Cahill moved to Woolwich in 1977, a neighbor came to greet her.
“She was in full winter coveralls, with gum rubber boots ... She shook my hand and said, ‘My name’s Margaret…
Press release
Representative Jeff Hanley (R-Pittston) has filed paperwork to run for a fourth term. Hanley, who serves as the top House Republican on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and…
The Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA and Boothbay Region YMCA are proud to announce the release of their joint 2020 YMCA Summer Camp Guide. It should be an exciting summer for the kids and teens…
Water’s Edge Development, LLC partner Scott Larson got approval from Edgecomb’s planning board Feb. 20 to change the use of a unit at 302 Eddy Road from a spa to a guest room.
Larson and…
Obituary
After many months of battling increasing disability of his adult-onset muscular dystrophy in the comfort of their home in Boothbay Harbor, M. John O’Connell gave in peacefully Feb. 16, 2020 at…
A criminal case against lawyer Jonathan Hull, 73, of Newcastle could move closer to its end Feb. 28 with a conference at Lincoln County Courthouse. Assistant District Attorney A.J. Chalifour said…
Despite the current leadership transition underway, Central Lincoln County (CLC) Board and staff team continue to focus on the organization’s financial priorities to ensure long-term…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee hosted U.S. Senator Susan Collins, former Governor Paul LePage, and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Dr. Jay Allen at a very well…
MOOSEHEAD LAKE – A Wiscasset man is dead Feb. 23 following a fatal snowmobile crash on Moosehead Lake. Gregory Lemar, age 59, of Wiscasset, was operating a late model Arctic Cat 800 snowmobile…
Lincoln County courts
The Lincoln County court clerk’s office provided this information on recently closed cases:
Gwendolyn Akin, 69, of Bristol, charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in…
The Boothbay Region YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program, which helps adults lose weight through healthier eating and increased physical activity to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, is…
AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is closing the central office of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, at 101 Hospital St., Augusta today at noon due to…
Due to a generous grant from the Wiscasset-based Elizabeth Ann Leach Charitable Trust, the Animal Welfare Society’s Cleo Fund (AWS/Cleo Fund) is expanding its spay/neuter resources for residents…
First National Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Harbor Theater as a 2020 business partner.
Harbor Theater is a non-profit independent cinema founded in…
Events are being placed on the 2020 Summertime events calendar now.
All listings must include: Name of event, date of event, time(s), brief description of event; contact phone number;…
The Woolwich Selectboard will have the town attorney review four proposed marijuana ordinances before the board sets a public hearing ahead of the April 29 annual town meeting.
“It’s taken…
Obituary
Jane Callahan Harriman, 70, of Wiscasset and formerly of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away on Feb. 2, 2020.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1949 in Terre Haute, Indiana to John P. and Lucille (…
Dresden selectmen
Dresden selectmen voted Feb. 18 to keep their historic determination a public road exists on Ballard Road. Abutters will be notified that any gate or bars across the road are illegal and will need…
The season of Lent that precedes Easter lasts 40 days to represent the amount of time Jesus Christ spent in the desert, fasting and preparing for his ministry. Lent at the Second Congregational…
Press release
Voters are invited to meet House District 90 Democratic candidates on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bremen Library on Route 32. Lydia Crafts and David Levesque, both of Newcastle, and…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 470 calls for service for the period of Feb. 4 through Feb. 19. Year to date, LCSO has…
Obituary
Tamara J. Stetson Chase, age 56, left this world too soon on Feb. 17, 2020. Her passing, be it unexpected, was peaceful. Born Feb. 3, 1964, she will continue to live on in the hearts of those who…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Det. Ryan Chubbuck was named Deputy of the Quarter during the Feb. 18 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting. Sheriff Todd Brackett presented him with a certificate.
Brackett said he is in…
Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee
Maine Public Utilities Commission Chair Philip Bartlett answered questions Feb. 13 about two Central Maine Power decisions – one to determine if there were ongoing problems with metering and…
The Wiscasset Budget Committee and selectmen were generally supportive of the budgets for wastewater, EMS and police Feb. 13, acknowledging a need to increase taxpayer support to the wastewater…
Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Iota sorority will host its annual Red Cross blood drive at First Congregational Church, 28 High St. in Wiscasset from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, member Peg…
Obituary
Carlton B. Plummer passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Legacy Care Unit at Sunny Acres in Chelmsford, Massachusetts on Feb.13, 2020 at the age of 90. The staff…
Press release
An enthusiastic crowd of 40 Democrats gathered at the 2020 Election Kick-Off meeting on February 9 at Ragsdale Studio in Boothbay. Attendees from Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Southport and Edgecomb…
On Valentine’s Day, a couple drove over 180 miles from Calais to Boothbay Harbor for the love of a dog. The couple was determined to adopt a Chiweenie, a mix breed of Chihuahua and Dachshund,…
Wiscasset Middle High School’s students and staff kicked off the February vacation break with their annual Winter Carnival Friday, Feb. 14.
The morning began with an assembly in the…
