Nancy Bass Wolfram, who died Aug. 23, 2016, was born to Catherine Forbush Bass and George Henry Bass, 2nd, in Brockton, Massachusetts because the town doctor at…
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Obituary
Barbara Ann Blanchard, 84, died at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine on Aug. 18, 2016.
Barbara was born July 30, 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Milton and Alice (Willis)…
Maine Superior Court
A civil appeal, now nearly two years old, involving a Wiscasset couple who object to a storage facility containing fireworks near their home, has been transferred to a new judge and a new…
Obituary
Frances A. Murray, 82, of Boothbay Harbor died Aug. 23, 2016 in Damariscotta.
She was born on Nov. 6, 1933 in Belgrade, the daughter of Clyde A. and Ada (Fowler) Bachelder.
Frances…
Rockland Police Department...
ROCKLAND — A Massachusetts man was taken to Pen Bay Medical Center Friday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a pickup truck, causing a chain-reaction crash on Camden Street…
The places Pokemon Go is going in Wiscasset garnered mixed reactions from Waterfront Committee members Aug. 25. Harbor Master Preston Dunning filled them in on locations that have emerged as gyms…
Siemens has done a lot of energy projects in Maine schools, but never found a staff with as much to say about their buildings as Wiscasset’s school employees have offered, a representative of the…
WMHS boys soccer
The Wolverines got a pair of goals from Russell Marr and Grant Hefler in a 5-1 soccer win against visiting Telstar Regional High School during a scrimmage game Thursday evening, Aug. 25, at…
One of the pieces of equipment bound for the Wiscasset Elementary School playground fell short of expectations on quality, so the add-on project will need to wait a few weeks, Superintendent of…
First National Bank recently made a charitable donation to the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset. The…
Town of Woolwich
Woolwich selectmen haven’t given up trying to unload tens of thousands of orange trash bags left over from when the town was a Pay As You Throw member. They’re now offering to include an extra…
An eagle sculpture was one of the items donated to the Bands for Books event last year and its happy owner is delighted with it. The artist, Bryan…
Alna selectmen are right to listen to residents about the future of the town office, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) Economic and Community Development Director Mary Ellen…
Obituary
Dale Jeffery Stone died Aug. 22, 2016.
He was born Feb. 2, 1994 in Brunswick to Jeffery Burnham and Dixie Stone.
Dale grew up in Boothbay and attended local schools. He was a “jack-of-…
Spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River, sipping champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while Lincoln Academy student jazz combos provide the…
On Sept. 10, The Morris Farm Trust of Wiscasset will hold its 17th annual Tour de Farms, a cycling and car tour through the scenic farmland of Maine’s Midcoast with…
The Luke family would like to invite those who knew Verna Luke to celebrate her life on what would have been her 100th birthday, Sunday, Sept. 4, at noon at the boatyard, 15 Lukes Gulch, East…
On Aug. 16, the Impossible Dream sailed into Boothbay Harbor again, just short of a year after its first trip here last year.
…
Obituary
Eleanor W. “Ellie” Jordan, 99, died peacefully Aug. 18, 2016 at Evergreen Woods, North Branford, Connecticut, her home for many years.
She was a former…
A change in Wiscasset’s animal control rules has moved closer to a town vote, possibly in November. The Ordinance Review Committee on Monday night backed a proposed way to address instances when…
A 9,000-pound piece of North Jay white granite was transported to the Boothbay Railway Village Museum by J.C. Stone on Aug. 13. North Jay is J.C.'s “signature stone” used in historic restoration…
Town of Newcastle and Maine Department of Transportation
Back in 2005, a little body of water in Newcastle was suddenly changed forever, literally overnight.
Sherman Lake, which had been a dammed body of water near Route One, suddenly became “…
New Hope for Women, a coastal agency dedicated to helping stop domestic violence and assisting victims of the crimes, is planning a new training session for volunteers…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Ryan Chadwick has restaurants around the country and plans to open his next one at 211 Main Street, as the Grey Lady Inn, serving New England seafood. It will also be…
Collecting unpaid property taxes will be a priority for Wiscasset selectmen over the coming months. Reducing the backload of unpaid taxes topped a list of goals selectmen discussed Tuesday night…
Westport Island selectmen will hold a public hearing on Monday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. at the town office to discuss adopting the general assistance appendices for 2016-2017.
According to…
Kenneth Hatch III was arraigned in Knox County Superior Court in Rockland on Aug. 23 on 22 charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Unlawful Sexual Contact, and Furnishing Scheduled Drugs to a Minor.…
Dresden officials will be taking advantage of Maine’s Landowner Appreciation Day on Sunday, Sept. 18, to clean up…
Business and Consumer Court
According to attorneys for both parties, there has been a settlement in at least one of the cases involving Derek and Rebecca Abbott and PGC2 LLC, the corporation that owns the Boothbay Harbor…
Lincoln County Emergency Management
Imagine it’s the big one — a major hurricane is heading for Boothbay Harbor, and it will affect all of Lincoln County and much of the Midcoast. It’s mid-August, the kids aren’t back in school yet…
As a player at Farmington State College in the mid-1960s, Irving James (I.J.) Pinkham was mentored by his coach Len MacPhee who stressed “playing the game with dignity and the right way.”
…
Wiscasset selectmen
Will dropping the price attract a buyer for the former Wiscasset Primary School? Selectmen hope so.
They lowered the price another $70,000 after touring the building Monday evening. They…
Obituary
Candice (Howard) Prince, 66, of Boothbay Harbor died suddenly Aug. 21, 2016 at her home.
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A feasibility study is the likely next step in exploring the idea of getting a grocery store into downtown Wiscasset, an organizer of the effort said.
Participants last met March 15. Lucia…
A celebration of a life well-lived will take place at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. John W. Howard…
Obituary
Robert C. Albert, 76, of Woolwich, died Aug. 16, 2016 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine after a long illness.
Born on July 1, 1940 in Houlton, Maine, he was the…
Lincoln County Commisioners
Lincoln County has finalized its budget schedule for fiscal year 2016-17.
Town delegates and members of the legislative delegation will meet on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the courthouse. They will…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
Damariscotta selectmen on Aug. 17 tabled indefinitely discussion of leasing a non-parking space to the Damariscotta River Grill for a dumpster. Instead, the board gave the owners of the restaurant…
Obituary
Henry Ameroy "Chip" Hartwell III, 71, died August 19, 2016 after living with love and hope through his battle with cancer. He lived in Closter, New Jersey and Southport Island, Maine.
Chip…
A question of competition on the Wiscasset waterfront will go unanswered this year as a proposed vendor has pulled its request for pier space. Petersville Furniture and Home Decor of Gardiner had…
Obituary
Edward (Ted) Gibbon, 96, of Ocean Point, Maine and Ocean Township, New Jersey, formerly of Florham Park and Randolph, New Jersey, died at home on Aug. 11, 2016. Born in Rutherglen, Scotland, he…
The Wolverines girls’ soccer team opened its 2016 season Saturday at the annual round-robin tournament hosted by Richmond High School.
Ten high schools took part, including Hall-Dale,…
Department of Labor
The Maine Department of Labor, in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released July workforce estimates for Maine.
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Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Alice Abbott and Ed Williams said the movie they saw Saturday at Wiscasset Municipal Airport encouraged them about what a person can accomplish if they persevere.
“If you set your mind to it…
The work of early 20th century Lincoln County photographer E. Joseph Leighton is the subject of a presentation scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. at the…
The 2016 Boothbay Region High School varsity football season ended seemingly before it began. School and team officials Thursday night announced the varsity season was cancelled and the team will…
High school sweethearts found each other again six years later and the love never ceased to exist. Heather H. Nelson and Dustin R. Bibber proudly announce their engagement. A date has not yet been…
Reports of multiple tick-borne diseases to Maine Center for Disease Control are indicating an increase in all tick-borne diseases, according…
Nomination papers are available for the Woolwich Board of Selectmen. Two seats, both three-year terms, are available in the Nov. 8 elections.
One name that won’t be on the ballot is that of…
