Jonathan Ludlow of Wiscasset saw the planes of the Texas Flying Legends Museum from a distance two years ago. The aircraft were about to land at Wiscasset Municipal Airport. On Friday night, he,…
News
LincolnHealth-Damariscotta is accepting applications for the fall Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course which begins Sept. 5. Priority will be given to those who apply by Aug. 9, but…
Obituary
Robert Andrews Shepard, son of medical missionaries Lorrin Andrews Shepard and Virginia Moffat, was born in Gaziantep, Turkey in 1923. He died peacefully on July 26 in Boothbay Harbor.
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There weren’t many photo-cutline only displays in the July 20 issue, so we decided to hold off publishing At a Glance for a week. Here are 10 photos from the past two issues of the Boothbay…
For Abby Shaughnessy, studying marine biology at the University of Maine was a natural choice. Drawn to the ocean from a young age, Shaughnessy, a senior in the School of Marine Sciences, is…
The calendar was turned back to the 19th century for a few hours Wednesday, July 26 in the Wiscasset neighborhood of High and Lee streets for kids to experience what summer fun was like in the…
The Wiscasset Select Board has the option of holding an open town meeting or an election to reconsider raising $66,764 for town planning. A legal opinion states the board can decide the voting…
After an exhaustive national search, Beth Israel Congregation in Bath, Maine, is excited to welcome Lisa Vinikoor as their new Rabbi. Rabbi Vinikoor moves to Bath from Brooklyn, New York, and will…
Lincoln County Democrats are planning a variation on their annual August lobster bake, this year offering food and fun for the whole family. The event will be held Sunday, Aug. 13 at Cider Hill…
The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association announces the 7th annual benefit rally “Burgers, Bikes & Rods” to support Kieve-Wavus Veterans Camp on Saturday, July 29. The ride begins at L-A…
The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) announced in June that it has given Hammond Lumber Company two awards for outstanding safety…
I got a call one morning from what sounded like my old friend from whom I have kept in touch with for years. He started asking about my back, as he had…
Obituary
Carolyn Nancy Cooper, 83, of Boothbay, died July 22, 2017 at Crawford Commons in Union.
She was born Oct. 14, 1933 in Boston to Philip and Nancy Lewis. Carolyn graduated from Boothbay…
Suzette Cloutier is on the move in Woolwich from one side of the busy town office to the other. A year after becoming the town’s tax collector she’s been promoted to town administrator.
The…
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission is a pillar of the town’s comprehensive plan and has granted nearly all the two dozen project requests it has handled, commission member John…
The Edgecomb Planning Board finished a first draft July 20 for a proposed floating structures ordinance. The board’s next step is revising the plan in time for a public hearing later this fall.…
Organizers of the Olde Bristol Days Vintage Car Show at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site on Saturday, Aug. 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., request vintage and collectible vehicles of all kinds for the…
Dresden selectmen signed a contract with Wiscasset Ambulance Service on Monday, July 24, having cleared up a question raised at the previous meeting.
On July 10, the…
Food and family fun is the theme for Woolwich Day to be held from 9 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, on the grounds at the town office on Nequasset Road.
The popular event begins the evening…
Whatever the Maine Department of Transportation’s final plan for downtown Wiscasset looks like, some business owners say, it will be necessary for everyone in town to work together to bring the…
Every wonder what it felt like to wear a bustle? Find out at Fashions of Their Times 1805-1925, an interactive fashion workshop at the Nickels-Sortwell House on…
In order to raise funds to pay the bill for fixing its iconic New England steeple, St. Philip’s Church, Wiscasset, is holding, in the second of its summer supper series, an iconic New England…
Calling himself a concerned neighbor to Wiscasset in a phone interview Monday, E. Davies Allen explained his offer to give the town $1,000 toward traffic guards downtown. In his letter to the…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering a unique, weekend-long workshop featuring the botany and birds of National Audubon Society’s magnificent Hog Island. The…
The first ever Maine Coast Stone Symposium begins on Aug. 1 with a wide variety of programming about the historical and modern stone industry in Maine. Each week there will be new opportunities to…
Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties have been chosen to receive supplemental Emergency Food and Shelter Programs (EFSP) funds. Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties have been awarded $5,994 and $5,995,…
After a quarter-century of providing innovative financing to non-profits all over Maine, Brunswick-based Genesis Fund recently hosted a 25th Anniversary Luncheon to recognize members of the…
Energy costs are a real issue for small businesses and farm producers – often the single largest expense for farms. To help reduce these expenses through renewable…
Former Wiscasset town planner Ben Averill has accepted a position with Auburn as economic development specialist, Auburn Assistant City Manager Denise Clavette said Monday.
“Ben came in…
Obituary
Phyllis J. Derigon of Northfield, Massachusetts died peacefully at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on July 20, 2017 at the age of…
Alna selectmen
In Alna July 19, selectmen continued defending their stance on student residency and heard fresh comments on the issue from a new resident and longtime ones. Third Selectman Doug Baston said the…
The weather was perfect as Wiscasset celebrated summer with on the town common on Saturday, July 22 with Summerfest, the annual celebration held by the First Congregational Church. There was a…
Join Historic New England’s Julia Einstein and Hope Mowry on Wednesday, July 26 for a morning of reading books and special activities based on the Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Vacation…
Wiscasset School Committee members on July 20 eyed buildings’ needs as a possible use for $167,516 in extra state funding and maybe other money, as well. They made no spending decisions in their…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has charged two Augusta men in connection with a theft of a safe from a residence in Wiscasset on June 25.
The original report had been investigated by…
Wiscasset’s airport advisory committee on July 19 thought up ways to find a tenant for the upstairs office space, vacant since Peregrine Turbine Technologies moved out last year.
Members…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
Damariscotta selectmen on July 19 confirmed acting Police Chief Jason Warlick as permanent chief. He had been acting chief since March 3, but had been running the department's day-to-day…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
At a public hearing prior to the July 19 Damariscotta Board of Selectmen meeting, about 20 residents had a lot to say about marijuana.
Most of it was positive. In November, Damariscotta…
By week’s end, Edgecomb residents should have received their 2017-18 property tax bills. Selectmen announced during the July 17 board meeting that all the tax notices were mailed last week.
…State aid for Wiscasset schools for 2017-18 is $167,516 higher than the $1,827,360 Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot projected in the spring, Wilmot said.
Wilmot called the news…
Commercial fishermen will be able to pay a fee and use the recreation floats at the Wiscasset waterfront a few extra months this fall. On Tuesday night, the select board approved a recommendation…
Wiscasset voters will be asked to reconsider the $66,764 planning budget and town planner’s job, but just when and how rests with a forthcoming legal opinion.
A petition spearheaded by the…
Twenty years ago, LincolnHealth became the first hospital in Maine and the fifth in the nation to be designated Baby-Friendly by the World Health Organization (WHO). To celebrate…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday considered a request by Emergency Management director Casey Stevens to use heat-seeking drones to look for missing people. A drone was demonstrated to the…
Dennis Hill received five awards from American Legion Post 54 in Wiscasset on Monday, July 17, the greatest being his installation as a statewide Honorary Post Commander for Life.…
Obituary
Born March 3, 1915 to Albert E and Mabel (Cave) Gibson, he married the late Helen Tomlinson in 1943.
A graduate of…
Hope Haitian Choir is a group of 15 children who love to sing and dance! They are energetic, enthusiastic, and excited about sharing their message of HOPE, in the…
A committee on Monday looked further at parking and touched on landscaping as the state continues planning its downtown Wiscasset project.
The Public Advisory Committee heard more from…
Get your tickets now! Come Saturday, Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. to the second annual Lobster and More event! The Lincoln Home hosts this special fundraiser to…
