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MaineHealth
MaineHealth is projected to receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for up to four years to participate in a nationwide study of the long-term effects of COVID-19.…
Gov. Janet Mills’ coronavirus emergency declaration last year let elected bodies hold remote meetings in an attempt to stop the deadly virus’ spread. When the Maine Legislature returned to in-…
LincolnHealth reported 46 COVID-19 cases out of 613 tests for the week of Oct. 25. The slight increase of both numbers from the previous week’s 39 cases out of 551 tests made for a bump up from 7.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
See the attachments, courtesy of Town Clerk Anthony Blasi, for Woolwich’s Nov. 2 results.
From Town Clerk Lisa Arsenault, here is how Alna voted Nov. 2 on the state questions:
Question 1: 215 yes and 132 no
Question 2: 270 yes and 75 no 2 blank
Question…
From Town Clerk Julie Casson, the results from Westport Island are:
Question 1: Citizen Initiative
166 Yes
161 No
Question 2: Bond Issue
247 Yes
78 No…
In Nov. 2 election results from Town Clerk Linda Perry, Wiscasset passed all state and local questions, including one voters rejected in June to tap capital reserve for up to $55,000 for a police…
The state of Maine has adjusted its training for certified nursing assistants for the first time in several years, allowing those interested in being certified to move through the program much…
Edgecomb is in the third of a five-year contract with Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service. Edgecomb pays $17,000 per season, and is extremely satisfied with the service. On Nov. 1,…
On (not so) Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 6, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will hold a day-long sale of 20 percent off all regular items in the store…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is asking all Midcoast residents who are able to make a donation to help their neighbors, to make a pledge or gift now to United Way’s annual Campaign.
“This…
Second Hand Prose, the Used Book Room of the Wiscasset Library, is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Saturday, Nov. 13 Early Bird! We will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
Obituary
Wayne Hartung Keene died on Oct. 28, 2021 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, surrounded by family.
The son of Murray Calhoun Keene and Evelyn Amelia Hartung Keene, he was born at Boothbay Harbor on…
At 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, American Legion Post 54 will be at the veterans wall at the Wiscasset town office, at the corner of Routes 1 and 27, for a brief observance, Post Cmdr.…
Fall back
Sunday, Nov. 7 is the day to move your clocks back an hour as daylight saving time (DST) ends. Officially, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.
Fire department volunteers suggest it is a…
Woolwich will earmark part of its $335,963 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies to buy equipment for its first responders, including air packs, turnout gear, emergency radios and lifesaving…
Obituary
Lona Jane Brewer passed away early Nov. 1, 2021 peacefully due to dementia.
She was born in Boothbay, daughter of Josephine Emma Campbell Thomas and John Walston Thomas on March 1, 1943.…
The Edgecomb Community Church has a busy holiday fundraising season approaching. The Thrift Store will be holding bi-weekly sales of Christmas clothing and décor along with bake sales and raffles…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Salt ’n Spar
Once upon a time there was “Cow Island.” It was just north of Wiscasset village, a short walk from where the train station used to be. As the story goes, folks got to calling it Cow Island because…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Hammar, Gifford A. and Hammar, Patricia C. to Cote, Kyle A.;…
We had an excellent turnout at Nightmare on Federal Street Sunday, Oct. 31, Halloween. The Parks and Recreation Department gave out all 200 goodie bags before and during the parade. There were…
New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for November. Classes are designed to…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee met Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Waldoboro. The featured speaker was Senate Minority Leader Jeff Timberlake.
Timberlake spoke and answered questions for…
Could Wiscasset Community Center someday let in alcohol for rented events with licensed vendors? Wiscasset selectmen talked over that idea and others Oct. 28 for a possible policy on private use…
Update: The state announced Nov. 3, “The oil spill closure in Boothbay has been repealed due to shellfish samples passing contamination testing standards, however, the flood closure is still in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Barry Raymond Lewis entered the world April 12, 1932 in Boothbay, Harbor, Maine, the second of four sons born to Eldred (Pud) Lewis and Winnifred (Winnie) Griffin and raised in the family home at…
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons is announcing that the current owners of the primary school property on Gardiner Road, JSJ Holdings, h…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Wiscasset selectmen
Erin Bean fears she will have no one working for her. The Wiscasset Ambulance Service director told selectmen that, in Oct. 28’s Zoom workshop as they mulled using some of the town’s federal…
Lincoln County Gleaners were Rising Tide’s August Co-op for Community Days (CCD) partner. Every Wednesday, Rising Tide donates .5% of sales to an organization nominated and voted on by their 5,000…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Boothbay Lights events, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1, will be the same “as they were last year,” and it is planning big for next year.…
There will be a Celebration of Life gathering for Jason N. Pierce on Sunday, Nov. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Carriage House Restaurant, Route 96, East Boothbay.
Alna selectmen Oct. 27 set a 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15 public hearing at the fire station for the questions voters face in a referendum-style special town meeting Dec. 14. With residents’ input, the…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust members recently voted in a slate of four new trustees earlier this month. Kathy Leeman, Dennis McKenna, Gordon Morrell, and Ellen Wells were all elected, joining…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a family program focused on Maine mammals from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Coastal Rivers naturalists will offer a brief introduction…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth announced new COVID-19 vaccine booster distribution plans Oct. 26. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson boosters will be available by appointment only for Lincoln County…
Obituary
Betty Jo Page Davis, born Aug. 4, 1931, died at home peacefully and surrounded with love on Oct. 23, 2021, at the respectable age of 90. She was a rosy-cheeked farm girl from Pleasant Grove, Utah…
U.S. District Court
BATH/PORTLAND – An attorney representing the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath asked U.S. First District Court in Portland in August for immunity from any potential lawsuits filed by passengers who…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Maine Arts Commission
The Maine Arts Commission has announced two new grants to support job creation and the strengthening of the state’s creative workforce. Individual artists and nonprofit organizations are welcome…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth’s leaders said Oct. 26 in a virtual conference they expect capacity challenges for the region’s health care industry to persist in the months ahead. They asked for understanding from…
Obituary
Thomas (Tom) S. Hinman, 68, of Alna, Maine passed away unexpectedly in his home on Oct. 20, 2021. His family is devastated by this loss and are completely unprepared.
Born on Aug. 5, 1953…
Westport Island Select Board presented Westport Island's Spirit of America Award Monday night, jointly to History Committee Co-Chair and representative Jean Wilhelmsen-Exter and Wright Landing…
Wiscasset planning board
A Gardiner Road solar project was approved unanimously at Monday night’s planning board meeting over Zoom. Members of the board attended a site walk Oct. 20. Board member Al Cohen said he didn’t…
