Post Offices across the state will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There will be no…
News
The upstairs office space at Wiscasset Municipal Airport brought in $900 a month when Peregrine Turbine Technologies was renting it. The business moved to former Point East lots in October and, as…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens announced Wednesday it has received a generous gift of land from an anonymous donor. The 24.81 acre…
This week’s At a Glance features two scenic photographs, two team photos from Boothbay Region High School, the county’s first birth of the year and kids enjoying science class at Edgecomb Eddy…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail Commander Mark Westrum has been offered his job back if he first serves a 60-day unpaid suspension The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority agreed to make the offer at…
Woolwich selectmen
A two-lane bridge linking Wiscasset and Woolwich on Old Stage Road will soon be posted by the state at 25 tons. Mike Burns, regional manager with the Maine Department of Transportation, told…
In 1968, John Jenkins did what few people have ever done. He introduced Martin Luther King, Jr. when the nation’s civil rights leader spoke at Jenkins’ high school in Newark, New Jersey. Jenkins…
Voters will decide between two former selectmen to fill a five-month term on the Wiscasset Board of Selectman on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Absentee ballots are available at the town office.
The…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The Lincoln County Grand Jury met during the week of Jan. 3 - 6, and handed up indictments for 11 defendants. According to court documents, the following indictments were handed up:
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Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen will host a meeting this afternoon with representatives from the Maine Department of Transportation and possibly a Wiscasset official to discuss the posting of the Old Stage…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Wiscasset’s Historic Preservation Commission held a meeting on Jan. 5 to hear several certificate of appropriateness applications, and had planned to work on changes to the preservation ordinance…
DRA Homeschool Programs
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is pleased to announce that art educator Brady Nickerson will be offering classes to homeschool youth following the regular DRA Wild Encounters nature programs…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
Following a regular board meeting on Jan. 4, the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen remained for a couple of hours to identify priorities in the town’s workplan for 2017.
During the regular…
The Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting courses in Brunswick and Portland for candidates interested in obtaining their U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License. The Operator of Uninspected…
It’s Cookie Time! The local Girl Scouts are now officially selling cookies! The Midcoast and Longreach service units held a…
During the community phase of the CLC YMCA’s capital campaign, an anonymous donor came forward and committed to match any donations up to $25,000 made through the end of the 2016 year. The…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen will return to having quarterly meetings with their auditor. The decision followed an hourlong meeting with Ron Smith and Chris Bachman from RHR Smith & Co. Monday evening…
The Lincoln County Registry Of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December.
Alna: Mitkus, Katie and Sherman Katie Sue to Sanborn, Keith D. and Sanborn…
Crowdfunding has become the go-to amateur fundraising platform. GoFundMe, Kickstarter, Indiegogo; most everyone has seen one, donated to one, or…
A planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Skidompha’s Porter Auditorium. The purpose of this meeting is to brief community members on the addiction problem in…
Alna Planning Board
Possible fireworks rules drew both praise and objections in Alna Monday night.
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Margie Harris, 96, moved into Edgecomb Green about two months ago. “I’m the new kid on the block,” Harris said, smiling.
She is getting to know everyone who lives or works at the assisted…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Monday decided 5-0 to ask selectmen to call a special town meeting for residents to vote on the department’s planned energy project and its financing. The…
Oxbow Brewing Company has released Catalyst, its first bottle of the year. The barrel-aged farmhouse ale features estate honey from the farmhouse brewery located in Newcastle.
Oxbow will…
Lincoln County Democratic Committee chair Valarie Johnson has announced plans for the biennial election of county officers, to take place Wednesday, Jan. 18, with a social…
Obituary
Robert E. “Hennie” Townsend, 80, of Boothbay Road, Edgecomb died Jan. 8, 2017 at his residence.
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Obituary
Lawrence C. “Lonnie” Lynch III of Wiscasset died Jan. 6, 2017.
He was born in Bangor on Nov. 24, 1959, the son of Lawrence C. and Simone (Hayden) Lynch Jr…
Obituary
Maine has lost a favorite son … Hazen Lawrence "Larry" Oakes of Boothbay, Maine died suddenly and peacefully at home on Jan. 4, 2017, surrounded by…
Got about 90 minutes? The Wiscasset School Department announced Friday it has set a pair of times for guided public tours of both schools about the changes the planned $1.7 million energy project…
The Wiscasset School Committee will hold a special meeting at 4:45 p.m. today, Monday, Jan. 9, at the central office, 225 Gardiner Road, for an executive session and a possible vote afterward. The…
Obituary
Joseph James Jackimovicz, 74, died peacefully on the morning of Jan. 5,2017 after a short, but hard fought battle with leukemia. His beloved wife…
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center is pleased to co-sponsor the AARP Smart Driver Seminar with Lincoln County TRIAD on Friday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This program is a driver…
A local state representative has proposed changing Lincoln County’s budget process. This week, Rep. Stephanie Hawke, R-Boothbay Harbor, submitted a bill to allow for more voices to decide the…
Obituary
John “Dave” Farnham, 75, died peacefully with his family by his side on Jan. 4, 2017 at St. Andrews Village after a long, courageous battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
Dave was born on May…
Lincoln County Unified Court
The following are closed court cases provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Dean Feltis, 49, of Monson, was…
An interfaith service will be held on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. to celebrate the life and witness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Second Congregational Church, UCC, 51 Main St. Newcastle. The…
Kennebec County Superior Court
Kenneth Hatch III, who was arraigned in Knox County Court on Aug. 23 on 22 charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of three minors and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs to those…
Wiscasset is now the owner of all the properties that once belonged to Mason Station LLC, except for the power plant, which Mason Station owns, and the spec houses, which were sold to a new owner…
Alna selectmen
Planning continues on the future of the Alna town office, and now a third scenario has been added to the mix, First Selectman David Abbott said.
Resident Terry Ross on Jan. 3 suggested the…
West Bath District Court
Two Bridges Jail Commander Mark Westrum pled guilty to a lesser charge as part of a deferred disposition agreement on Jan. 4 at the West Bath Courthouse.
Westrum was stopped for OUI (alcohol…
Broadband in Lincoln County: Where We Are, Where We Want to Go & Why
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission invites municipal officials, businesses, educators, economic…
Edgecomb selectmen
Public concern over ice craters along Cross Point Road, the introductions of a new recording secretary and budget committee member, Hammond…
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is offering a free training for volunteers interested in mentoring young people involved in the criminal justice system. An…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap came to Wiscasset on Tuesday, Jan. 3 to swear in Commissioners Mary Trescot and Hamilton Meserve. Both ran unopposed in their elections in 2016.
Lincoln County…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Bill Ellsworth, the Addiction Resource Center counselor at both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Two Bridges Regional Jail, appeared at the Jan. 3 Commissioners’ meeting to describe his…
In 2016, Wiscasset gained White’s Island, hiked taxes another 14 percent, cut the asking price on the former primary school to $525,000, voted for a multi-million-dollar downtown project from the…
Join Freeport, Maine’s Michael Perry at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Jan. 9, from 3 to 4 p.m. for a scenic slide show journey down the coast of southwestern Maine from Kittery to Portland. We will…
This week’s At a Glance features several scenic photos, mostly of the post-Dec. 29 storm and the abundant sunshine which followed. The new year has begun with warm winter temperatures and the rain…
Westport Island selectmen signed an agreement on Monday, Jan. 2 with Willow Light Studio to provide a new website for the town.
The $1500 project will include replacing the current outdated…
Wiscasset will join a growing list of Maine communities that will consider a moratorium on marijuana-related businesses.
Selectmen voted 3-1, Selectman Ben Rines Jr. dissenting, to call a…
