The fields at Morris Farm may be sleeping under a winter blanket of snow and ice, but new programs are sprouting up at the educational farm in…
News
JSJ Holdings LLC bought the former Wiscasset Primary School property Monday afternoon for $505,000, the town’s real estate agent on the property, Sherri Dunbar of…
Obituary
Jon South of Boothbay died Jan. 27, 2017.
He was born June 13, 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvania to John W. and Ruth (…
Obituary
Maren Olsen Howarth died peacefully in Dublin, Ireland Jan. 10, 2017, surrounded by family and friends.
Beloved wife…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Because many of Lincoln County’s legislative delegation could not make the early morning breakfast meeting scheduled at the Lincoln County Communications Department on Tuesday, Jan. 31, the…
Obituary
Olga F. (DiIanni) Carito of Watertown, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, died Jan. 27, 2017 at age 88.
Olga was the former owner and operator of the 1879 Seafarer Inn on Union Street from…
Many retirees wish they had begun focusing on financial, retirement and lifestyle planning much earlier in their lives.…
Maine Forest Service District Forester Morten Moesswilde will present a free evening talk, “Stumped About Tree Growth? Understanding Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law,” in…
Obituary
Rodney Alan Lowery, 66, of Boothbay died suddenly, peacefully and far too soon on Jan. 26, 2017, on Squirrel Island, with his caring friends attending him, and having just smiled at them in his…
Wiscasset Waterfront Committee
The Wiscasset Waterfront Committee on Jan. 26 proposed several changes to the summertime pier policies for vendors, as well as the application for vendors.…
Lincoln County EMA, 911-Communications
A decision made last summer to separate emergency management and emergency response in Lincoln County has resulted in two new directors, and the departure of Tod…
Join Midcoast Conservancy at their Wiscasset office for an evening with beaver expert Skip Lisle on Friday, Feb. 24 from 6-8 p.m. Lisle will be talking about his work with beavers, and his unique…
On Friday, Feb. 3, the Portland Museum of Art will reopen after being closed for more than one month, welcoming visitors and members into a completely reinstalled and re-envisioned museum,…
Jessica Richards has joined the Midcoast Conservancy staff through a position with the Maine Conservation Corps, whose mission …
For the 18th year, the Institute for Family-Owned Business (IFOB) will honor the best Maine businesses owned by families. Nominations are open now and will close Feb. 17.
The Maine Family…
As of Monday, Jan. 30 at 2:30 p.m., Wiscasset will no longer own the former Wiscasset Primary School, according to Town Manager Marian Anderson. That’s when the…
In a 5-0 vote that followed a closed-door session with a lawyer Jan. 26, the Wiscasset School Committee reauthorized Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot to carry out an energy project of up…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Municipal attorney Ted Kelleher of Drummond Woodsum appeared Jan. 25 at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s workshop on the marijuana initiative for town officials, “Weeding Through…
Free income tax help is being offered in several Midcoast locations. The assistance is for low- and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention to those 60 or older. You do not…
A Wiscasset man escaped serious injuries but not arrest in a one-car crash on Middle Road in Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Jan. 23.
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department reports that Cainin…
The Wiscasset Conservation Commission is tasked with making a recommendation to repair or remove a dam on a Wiscasset-owned preserve at the upper reaches of Montsweag Brook. Both options come with…
Coastal Studies for Girls
The board of trustees at Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG) in Freeport has formally announced that Jennifer Mathews has been unanimously selected as the school’s interim…
Officers for the 2017-19 term of the Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) were elected at its Jan. 18 meeting. With over 70 people in attendance and 56 Committee members present and voting,…
Obituary
John Ludlow Ogden died peacefully with family and friends in attendance on Jan. 7, 2017, at his home in East Boothbay.
John was a gifted artist, a humanist, and a true renaissance man. He…
In keeping with their decades of support for the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus organizations, the Miles League has pledged $250,000 in support of a new outpatient Health Center. The two and a half…
A contract was signed Jan. 6 between Westport Island and David P. Trask and Son to build the town a sand and salt shed.
Trask’s bid of $422,900 was the lowest received in October. Since that…
Newcastle Board of Selectmen
The Newcastle Board of Selectmen agreed Jan. 23 to start logging the site surrounding the old town dump to create a new recreation area there.
The parcel, about 43 acres, is on the north…
Town Talk: A gathering of community folks for a sharing of stories, history, remembrances and myths of Wiscasset. All are invited — whether to talk, listen and/or…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
According to Lincoln County planners, nearly everyone agrees reliable internet access is a requirement for everything from education to health care and economic development, but in rural areas, it…
Obituary
Nancy R. Holmes, 81, died at her home in South Portland on Jan. 21, 2017.
Nancy was…
Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee
Proposed rules for homes that spark repeated calls to police make landlords accountable, and give them a chance to fix the problem and avoid a fine, Wiscasset Police Chief Jeff Lange said.
“…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA announced Friday an update on its progress and path forward with the capital campaign.
The YMCA to date has raised $5.3 million toward its $6 million phase…
Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Planning Board reluctantly approved a permit Jan. 19 for extending an Emerson Farm subdivision road. The board ultimately voted unanimously to approve the request after several…
Wiscasset downtown project
The Advisory Committee for Wiscasset’s Downtown Project got its first look at a modified plan that includes a delivery drop-off area on Main Street. State staff have talked previously about…
Did you send money via Western Union to a scammer claiming to be a relative in trouble? Or for a supposed job? Or because you “won” a prize?
If you did, there may be some compensation in…
The Damariscotta Police Department has been granted $4,577 from the Maine Highway Safety Commission to conduct high-visibility, impaired driving patrols, Sgt. Jason Warlick informed selectmen at…
Monday night’s, Jan. 23, meeting of the Wiscasset Planning Board has been canceled, Town Planner Ben Averill said Monday afternoon. The applicant with the lone agenda item could not make the…
According to the National Weather Service in Gray, a winter storm watch has been issued for Monday night, Jan. 23, into Tuesday, Jan. 24, with different types of precipitation possible.
The…
A prospective applicant for a project at the former Wiscasset Primary School property is set to meet with the Wiscasset Planning Board tonight, Monday, Jan. 23. The board meets at 7 p.m. at the…
Obituary
Martin James Koughan, 75, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died Jan. 18, 2017 at his residence.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 10, 1942, a son of…
Lincoln County Democrats unanimously elected former State Senator Chris Johnson of Somerville as their new chair on Jan. 18. He succeeds his wife, Valarie Johnson. Also elected were Lincoln County…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will open in its new, waterfront location at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The new place is at 17 Backstreet Landing (behind Elm Street…
Wiscasset School Department
In the Wiscasset Middle High School lobby Saturday, Sarah Joyce, Wiscasset parent and taxpayer, said she was there to learn about the school department’s proposed energy project and how it would…
LincolnHealth Director of Volunteer Services Connie Bright will discuss the many health benefits of volunteering at the Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 1:15. The group will…
A Woolwich husband and wife have died as a result of a crash on Woolwich’s Route One on Saturday evening.
At 6:07 p.m. Jan. 21, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an…
Initiated as domestic disturbance call early Sunday morning...
WALDOBORO — Two men, one of them a Waldoboro police officer, were shot in an exchange of gunfire in Waldoboro overnight, resulting in the death of River Bend Road resident Jon Alspaugh.
In a…
Boy Scouts working on their Eagle Scout service projects in Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Somerset and Franklin counties in 2016 provided more than 6,500…
A group of Lincoln County grassroots political activists wants to make Maine great, again! Taking a cue from the new president, Damariscotta businessman Norm Hunt is organizing “Let’s Make Maine…
Have you been looking for a place to lift up your voice to sing? Do you enjoy getting together with people to sing a variety of music? Well, here is your chance! The Edgecomb Community Church, UCC…
