Edward R. “Ted” Kern of Cumberland, Maine died peacefully on Jan. 8, 2018, in the loving company of his family, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Through all the adversity that…
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Audrey A. Kelly, 90, of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, died on Jan, 5, 2018 while under hospice care at the village with her loving husband, Bob and her twin daughters, Jan and Joy, by her…
Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has introduced LD 1739, “Resolve, Authorizing the Lease of the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site,” to provide the Friends of Colonial Pemaquid…
U.S. Coast Guard
A 66-foot vessel sank off Birch Point in Wiscasset during the Jan. 4 snowstorm. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the ship was scheduled to be salvaged by owner Chris Morrison on Jan. 8.
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This Monday, Jan. 15, join fellow Inn Along the Way supporters for lunch or dinner at the Harbor Room, located at 2477 Bristol Road in New Harbor. As part of its “Make…
Alna selectmen
Alna’s Ralph Hilton on Jan. 3 filed his petition that proposes cutting private schools as an option in new residents’ publicly funded school choice. Selectmen plan to put the question on the March…
Wiscasset Public Library will host the next Town Talk on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m.
This winter session will include looking at copies of Charlie Knight’s journals/diaries. Knight, a Main…
The Wiscasset Republican Committee will be meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lincoln County Communications Center. This meeting is for the election of officers…
Chelsea Lane, Woolwich’s new town clerk, greets everyone who enters the town office with a bright smile and friendly hello. Selectmen recently announced the hiring of the Georgetown native.
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Lincoln County Courts
A Lincoln County grand jury on Jan. 3 indicted Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, in a charge of depraved indifference murder in the killing of Kendall Chick, 4, also of Wiscasset. Chick had been…
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Patricia E. “Patty” Grant, 77, of Edgecomb, died at her home on the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.
Born Dec. 7, 1940 in North Conway, New Hampshire, she was the…
Obituary
Edward Smith Gilfillan III died after a brief illness on Dec. 14, 2017. Ed lived in Harpswell, Maine and is survived by his wife of 53 years, Katherine (Kathie).
Ed was born on June 1, 1941…
The Jan. 4 snowstorm filled Wiscasset and other Midcoast towns with more to shovel and otherwise move from doorsteps, walkways and roads.
In other spots in the towns, nature ran its course…
Following last year’s successful interfaith Martin Luther King Jr. Day service, People United Against Racism (PUAR) has organized two days of community events on Sunday, Jan. 14 and Monday, Jan.…
At about 4:16 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Detective Adam Temple arrested Damon Peacock, 19, whose last known address is on Nelson Road in Chelsea, on multiple warrants stemming…
Danielle Feltis of Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice is the third recipient of the John A. Bowers Innovation Award for her vision for a software solution and the key role she…
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Geraldine Brown Plezia, lately of Horizons Living Center in Brunswick, died Jan. 3, 2018, finally using up the last of what she liked to refer to as her nine lives. She determined…
Social Security and Medicare are two of the most important pieces of legislation for seniors 50+ and without longterm solutions they can be in jeopardy but they are not the only legislative issues…
AOS 98 schools - 2 hour delay
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor ~ Edgecomb Eddy ~ Southport Central- Georgetown
Center for Teaching and Learning, Edgecomb - 2 hour delay
Lincoln…
It’s been a busy year for the Edgecomb Fire Department with first responders attending to 230 emergency calls. Fire Chief Roy Potter estimates about half are motor vehicle accidents. Edgecomb…
Emergency vehicles were on the scene during the height of the Jan. 4 storm as water surged from the Damariscotta River to the Van Lloyd Bistro, to near the site of the proposed public restrooms,…
A former Boy Scout is doing a good deed for a local Girl Scout troop. E. Davies Allan of Westport Island sent a prospective Edgecomb Girl Scout Troop a $500 check to cover rental fees for…
Town of Edgecomb
Edgecomb residents had no questions on proposed moratoriums on floating structures and commercial sale and production of recreational marijuana during a Jan. 2 public hearing. The hearing lasted…
Discover the fascinating hobby of beekeeping! Join us for a seven-week course, presented by experienced beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB), the Maine…
Midcoast Conservancy will hold an Open House on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 4:30-7 p.m. to celebrate its move to 290 Route 1 in Edgecomb. After an exhaustive search that involved evaluating almost 40…
The Woolwich Select Board started off the new year by promoting their tax collector Katie Johnston to town administrator.
The board unanimously chose to hire Johnston Tuesday night and…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency and Emergency Managers throughout Lincoln County are preparing for Thursday’s storm. There is a strong potential for power outages. Please be prepared!…
2 hour delay for ALL schools in AOS 98
Boothbay Region Elementary - Boothbay Region High School
Edgecomb Eddy School
Southport Central School
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Lincoln County Courts
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Nicholas Wallace, 29, of…
Maine State Supreme Judicial Court
Thomas and Kathleen Bryant, whose property abuts a storage facility owned by Allen Cohen and his wife Melissa Cohen, received a final rejection of their suit on Dec. 19 from the Maine State…
If either Boothbay Region High School or Wiscasset Middle High School does not have school on Thursday, Jan. 4, due to the weather forecast of blizzard conditions, the boys junior varsity and…
Eileen King, now former superintendent of Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98, began her new post as executive…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Maine Legislature will take up the issue of leasing the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site to the Friends of Colonial Pemaquid at a public hearing at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Cross Office…
The Woolwich Select board is planning a special town meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 20 to cover unforeseen expenses associated with the Oct. 30 windstorm.
Chair David King Sr. said Tuesday the fire…
The Alna Planning Board meeting scheduled for Monday, Jan. 8 has been canceled, a town…
Judy Greenleaf has retired before from the Alna town office. This time, she really means it, the former Alna town clerk said Friday, her last day as deputy town clerk. “It’s time,” she said.
…On Thursday Dec. 28, the Lincoln County Sheriffs’ Office conducted a county wide check of establishments licensed to sell alcohol for off premise consumption. Of the 50 licensed establishments…
Andrew Wyeth will be remembered for his creations of paintings like “Christina’s World” and “Winter 1946.” Jerry Wiles, local historian, will share the life of…
Obituary
Charles Scott “Chuck” Sherman, 73, died Dec. 13, 2017 at his home in Rockwell, North Carolina.
He was born in Portland…
Over New Year’s weekend, the Wiscasset Newspaper reached out to some public officials and others for their resolutions. Here’s what we got back by press time. Many thanks for the replies, and…
A small fire in a garage New Year’s Eve was mostly out when the Wiscasset Fire Department arrived, Deputy Fire Chief John Merry said in a phone interview from the fire station Sunday night.
…Larry Brown, organizer of the Penguin Plunge fundraiser, said Sunday morning that the New Year’s Day event at 11 a.m. at Murray Hill landing in East Boothbay will go on but he will be there to…
The Bath Antique Sale is the perfect setting for a morning of winter shopping. Inside are more than 40 dealers of antique furniture, rugs, china, crystal, books, prints, paintings, and…
For the last 30 years, Cindy Coyne, RN, has worn many hats throughout LincolnHealth: director of nursing at Cove’s Edge, executive director of Chase Point, Care Partners manager, manager of Case…
Last month Harbor Theater offered the first of its community free and subsidized films for 2017-18.
Just over 100 local residents attended Harbor Theater’s first free quarterly community…
Mike Lucas, owner of M.E. Lucas Forest Products on Old Dresden Road in Wiscasset, went to work on one cup of coffee Friday morning because he had to get to an early job in Woolwich.
A…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has signed an emergency proclamation to ensure Maine residents receive heating oil deliveries without delay and throughout the holiday weekend.
“The…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency
Lincoln County is facing some of the coldest weather of the season, a little earlier than usual. In addition to the Christmas Day snowstorm and ice storm, a blast of Arctic air has held the county…
Central Maine Power urges customers to take measures to stay safe and warm during the bitterly cold weather that’s forecast for Maine.
“The risk of fire, carbon monoxide poisoning and…
For women who have been or are currently involved with a controlling and/or abusive partner, a support group can be a safe place to talk about the relationship, in an environment that fosters…
