A short week and not a lot of news before Christmas and prior to New Year’s Day. We’ve got three photos that were not published online prior to this feature – a celebration held for Superintendent…
News
Wiscasset selectmen will not meet Tuesday Jan. 2, but will meet Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m., Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Wednesday, Dec. 27.
In an effort to make New Year's Eve as safe as possible, local businesses are sponsoring our local cab companies for the seventh annual No Excuses Program on Dec. 31. The sponsors include: Boat…
This year saw the closing of a longtime local business and the celebration of a milestone for an internationally known one. It saw a storm that ripped trees from the ground and a political storm…
Obituary
Stephanie R. Blecharczyk, of East Boothbay and Ocean Park, Maine died peacefully on Dec. 21, 2017, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.
Stephanie was born in Englewood, New…
Elections 2018
Alna First Selectman David Abbott has put in about 20 years on the board over four decades beginning in the early 1980s. His latest term is up in March and Abbott said he will not be on the ballot…
A new Girl Scouts troop may be coming to Edgecomb. On Dec. 18, selectmen voted unanimously to allow Girl Scouts of Maine (GSM) to hold an informational meeting at the town hall.
The board…
With the Second Regular Session of the 128th Legislature just around the corner, Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) would like to once again invite all area students to join him at the State House for a…
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is hosting a scientific drawing workshop led by artist and science illustrator David Wheeler on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., at DRA’s Great Salt…
Wiscasset Police Department, Wiscasset Ambulance Service and the emergency medical dispatchers of Lincoln County 911 helped deliver a baby boy Dec 21.
At about 8:34 p.m., crews were called…
Fishes' fear of sharks helps shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific, according to new research by a scientist at Bigelow…
In days of yore, Christmas in Wiscasset included a family tradition in the woods where carols were sung around a crackling bonfire, good fellowship was enjoyed and gifts exchanged in the spirit of…
On Thursday, Dec. 21, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Hayden arrested Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, 43, of Windsor and charged her with one count of gross sexual assault, Class A and one count…
Mail isn’t the only thing being picked up at the Edgecomb post office leading up to Christmas Day. For the past three Christmas seasons, local postmaster Bruce Hartford and Cod Cove Inn owner Ted…
Hey, two straight weeks of At a Glance. It’s a Christmas miracle! But perhaps you shouldn’t get used to it.
We had plenty of cutline-only contributions this week for the newspapers and we…
Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter Board of Directors have named Trendy Stanchfield as their new executive director.
Ms. Stanchfield takes the position after former…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October.
Alna: Miete, Barry R. and Miete, Lynette M. to Gordon, Deanna; George,…
Alna selectmen
An Alna man is gathering signatures on a petition for a town vote to pay residents’ kindergarten through grade eight enrollment to public schools only. The change from taxpayer-funded private…
Obituary
John Allen Broyles, 83, was born in the Methodist parsonage in Johnson City, Tennessee on Jan. 13, 1934. He died Nov. 20, 2017, at Alive Hospice in Nashville.
Some highlights of his life…
Training is one of the best things you can do for your dog or puppy. Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's dog obedience classes. Held each Tuesday, the…
More than 100 people gathered outside Wiscasset Community Center in frigid temperatures Dec. 20 to honor a small child few of them had ever met.
Kendall Chick, 4, was allegedly murdered by…
This holiday season, Inn Along the Way has welcomed dozens of community members to share their talents and make new memories. Participants in the December “Holidays with HeART” workshops on Dec. 2…
The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association, for the past several months, sold tickets for a chance to win a $1,000 gift certificate for heating oil, K1 or propane, generously donated by the Dead…
As a reminder, a candlelight service in memory of Kendall Chick takes place at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 20 in the circle at Wiscasset Community Center at 242 Gardiner Road.
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On Friday, Dec. 8, nine-year-old Madison Lorrain found out her wish will be granted. She is going on an all-expenses paid trip to Disney World with her family thanks to Make-A-Wish Maine.
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Newcastle’s Second Congregational Church will once again provide two alternative approaches to celebrating Christmas – one focusing on joyous traditions, and another on the more spiritually…
Wiscasset has spent $59,109 on legal fees this fiscal year not including over $16,000 in recent litigation filed by the Portland law firm of Murray, Plumb and Murray related to the Maine…
Wiscasset’s Conservation Commission hopes the select board and other residents will consider the financial benefits of replacing the town’s street lighting with energy and cost-saving LED lighting…
Ride the steam train to a visit with Santa Claus, and enjoy a horse drawn-sleigh ride this weekend in Alna. The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum has added additional tickets for…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Ken Desmond, employee of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, was named to the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission, according to County EMA Director Casey Stevens at the Dec. 19…
Woolwich will begin advertising for a new town administrator in the first part of 2018.
The select board accepted the resignation of Suzette Cloutier of Topsham effective Dec. 7. Cloutier…
In what has become an annual tradition, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 11 Glidden Street, in Newcastle will present a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 24 at 9:30 a.m. This…
The Rev. Erika Hewitt, minister of the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, invites the public tor a traditional candlelight Christmas eve service on Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Porter Meeting…
Obituary
Munro Kinsey of Utica, New York, world traveler, hobbyist, photographer extraordinaire, outdoor enthusiast and lover of the natural world died Dec. 15, 2017, at the Waterville…
David Goodwin IV didn’t know he’d be seeing Santa Saturday when parents Dave and Emily Goodwin of East Boothbay and Emily’s parents Karen and Mark Werner of Southport took the 4-year-old and his…
Gusty wind apparently forced an airplane taking off from Wiscasset Municipal Airport Sunday back down and into the snow near the runway, interim airport manager Rick Tetrev said.
Longtime…
The mission of Lincoln County Dental Inc. is to provide access to dental care to people at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty line and have no dental home. The agency opened its doors…
The first of two services on Dec. 24 will be held at 10 a.m. and will feature vocal and…
Update: Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Thompson said in an email Sunday, the service has been moved from Tuesday, Dec. 19 to Wednesday, Dec. 20. Same time and place, WCC at 6:30 p.m…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will hold its popular storewide half-price sale from 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, until the shop closes for Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 24 at 3…
Gingerbread Spectacular
Cathy Sherrill and Kevin Kiley announced the winners of the Gingerbread Spectacular at the Dough Ball Dec. 15 at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.
For the second consecutive year, Susan…
Kendall Chick had injuries so severe, parts of her head had to be held in place for a photograph, according to police affidavits released Friday, the morning after State Police arrested Shawna…
Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, charged with the murder of her fiance’s granddaughter, 4-year-old Kendall Chick, made her first court appearance Friday.
Gatto has been charged with depraved…
The panoramic view from 124 Deck House Road in Edgecomb is breathtaking. One sees an amazing overhead scene of the Sheepscot River winding its way through Lincoln County. But the view isn’t the…
A new baker in Wiscasset is making some mouthwateringly delectable bread and sweet treats.
Jessica Deshiro specializes in Italian bread and cookies, thanks to her Italian grandmother, Mary…
State Police have arrested a Wiscasset woman and charged her in connection with the death of a 4-year-old girl last Friday. Shawna Gatto, 43, was arrested by detectives at her home just before 6 p…
Wiscasset’s Budget Committee wants a better idea from selectmen on a time frame for formulating the 2018-19 town budget. The committee met Dec. 13 in the hearing room.
During the 40-minute…
Anywhere shellfish are harvested, Maine’s Department of Marine Resources regularly tests bacterial levels to make sure the shellfish are safe for eating. While it’s critical to determine whether…
Wiscasset asked a court Dec. 13 to give the Maine Department of Transportation more time to respond to the town’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent MDOT from demolishing the Haggett…
