Hissing steam, tooting whistles and clanging bells filled the air Saturday, July 8 as the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum held an ice cream social to expose visitors to…
News
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to three spectacular destinations within the Kennebec Estuary to celebrate and support the land trust’s…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale Saturday, July 22. Church members will be taking orders for this summer event which will be replacing…
The June Chapter meeting was devoted to planning a celebration of the Chapter's 85th year this November. Barbara Belknap gave a talk on the life of Edward Arlington Robinson, one of Maine's poets…
Wiscasset and several spots in it are getting a shout-out in American Automobile Association’s magazine Northern New England Journey. The July-August issue has an article on the town and photos of…
It is time for Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event on Wednesday, July 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The depleted Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission, down to three members since selectmen have yet to reappoint John Reinhardt and James Kochan, is in a fight for its existence, Albert Gordon…
Damariscotta selectmen
Damariscotta Town Manager Matt Lutkus announced July 5, the town has received an engineering grant to design a boat launch at Biscay Beach. He said he is hopeful that once the design is complete,…
Well-known historian, Jerry Wiles, will share the history of one of the most beloved hymns of all times, “Amazing Grace,” and the life of its author, John Newton.…
Lower-than-normal inventory of existing single-family homes in Maine led to an 8.85 percent decline in May 2017 sales. However, according to Maine…
Join Midcoast Conservancy and Pemaquid Watershed Association to learn how to protect the health and beauty of your favorite lake at a free LakeSmart Workshop on July 10 from 9…
Well, we fell behind again with At a Glance. A couple of little things like Windjammer “week” and the Fourth of July set us back. So this week you’re getting two weeks in one again. There are a…
A memorial service for Fran Bartlett, who died Feb. 16, 2017, will be held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Boothbay Harbor on Monday, July 24 at 11 a.m.
On Friday, July 7, Dana Morse will give a talk on scallops and their impact on Maine’s fishing and farming industry.
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Alna selectmen
Before fall, Alna may have more information on two options for the town office: Updating it or selling and replacing it. Selectmen on July 5 agreed to spend $2,350 on a new study with the same…
The annual 4th of July parade in Round Pond. Once again, the event drew big crowds and lots of participation.
Following an extensive search, the members of the Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle have chosen the Rev. Charlene “Char” Curtiss Corbett to become the church’s new pastor.…
Obituary
Meredith “Merry” Knowlton, 82. died June 24 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Family and friends were by her side during the past year offering support during her illness, and were…
A petition calling for a new vote on Wiscasset’s planning budget was turned over to the town clerk at noontime Wednesday, July 5. The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce spearheaded the petition…
Obituary
Gail (Brackett) Allen, 75, of Conover, North Carolina, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died June 23, 2017.
She was born April 10, 1942 and graduated from Boothbay Region High School and the…
Whitefield celebrated the 4th of July with the annual parade sponsored by the Whitefield Volunteer Fire Department.
On Saturday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the YMCA will be hosting an interactive workshop on Parkinson’s disease. The workshop will focus on ways that exercise can be appropriately used to…
It was a historic day in Boothbay, July 1. The first medical marijuana caregiver storefront, the Pharmers Market, was…
Westport Island selectmen on July 3 signed 54 appointments to town offices and committees.
With the town’s small population, the government depends on the participation of many of the 720…
In its 28th year, the Sheepscot River Race had over 50 paddlers on the water July 4, and an equal number or more cheering them on at the Recreational Pier in Wiscasset.
A lot of the boaters…
About a month ago, Wiscasset-raised Janice Fogg, 84, found the wool cape and hat her late mother wore as president of American Legion Post 54's Auxiliary about three-quarters if a century ago.…
Woolwich voters will consider entering into a multi-year trash and recycling contract at a special town meeting 5:30 p.m., Monday July 17. The meeting will be held in the hearing room at the town…
Meet more than 30 of Maine’s best writers, adult and children’s authors, including international, national and state award winners at the 13th annual Books in Boothbay on Saturday, July 8 from 9 a…
Obituary
Edward Shea, 67, of Wiscasset, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, St. Petersburg, Florida, Milford and West Haven, Connecticut, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in…
Obituary
Jerry Anton Topinka Jr., 73, of Boothbay Harbor died June 30, 2017 very shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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Helen Weston was the first woman to serve as a Lincoln County Commissioner. She died while serving in office. Her husband, George Weston, established a scholarship fund in her memory and started…
On Wednesday, June 28, a five-member panel discussed the possibility of bringing, or rewilding, a permanent population of mountain lions, or cougars, to the East. The forum “Mountain Lions in…
Effective at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 2017, non-emergency functions of the State of Maine were shut down until further notice. State employees should have been notified by supervisors by the…
What do a ceramic sculptor, a lobsterman, and a climate scientist have to talk about? Hear for yourself on July 7 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle. Port Clyde lobsterman Gerry…
Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, July 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or…
At 2:31 a.m. July 1, the Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a head-on motor vehicle collision on Route 1 in Damariscotta. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on June 29 approved a certificate of appropriateness for a home to be built on Hooper Street, and tabled a second application for a new home on Lee…
Former Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew took her first steps as a gubernatorial candidate June 28 in the Windjammers Days Street Parade. Local Republicans…
During Midcoast Senior College’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon on June 13, held at Thorne Hall, Bowdoin College, Mark Smith of Brunswick, Maine, was presented the prestigious 2017 Founders Award for…
The wedding quilt made for Esther Jameson Newbert in 1856 holds a special place in the textile collection of the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta. Inspired by the…
There will be an iris sale Saturday, July 8, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Edgecomb Community Church to help fund our community lunches.
Louise Hardina has been…
The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna will hold its first Ice Cream Social of 2017 on July 8 (Rain date, July 9). Ride any train from Sheepscot Station between noon and…
Obituary
Gary Dean Driver Sr. of Boothbay died peacefully on June 24, 2017.
He was born on July 7, 1935 in Long Beach, California. He grew up in the Belmont Shores area of Long Beach where he…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be holding a series of three suppers. The proceeds will be applied to the Steeple Fund matching grant. The first supper, spaghetti, is Monday,…
Wiscasset Police Department
Fire destroyed a log cabin home in Wiscasset on Wednesday, June 28. The fire at 313 Bradford Road was reported around 1:15 p.m., a Lincoln County Communications dispatcher said.
The owner…
Traffic was reopened along Route 1 in Wiscasset and Edgecomb June 28 following a three-vehicle accident on the Donald E. Davey Bridge that connects the two towns, according to a Lincoln County…
Breanna Cushman, of St. George submitted the winning design for this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™.
Cushman is an energetic mother of three children and…
A new Maine Department of Transportation web page provides an overview of Wiscasset’s $5 million downtown project. Visitors can review site maps, sign up for email alerts and even give their…
Wiscasset’s harbormaster and shellfish warden will become part of the police department July 1. The select board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to break with tradition, putting both positions under the…
Regulars at Hunter’s Breakfast in Wiscasset are thinking about where they will try for breakfast and lunch, now that the Route 27 business is closing for good. The last day is July 7.
Owner…
