Alna voters on Saturday resoundingly chose to switch from Wiscasset Ambulance Service to Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance in Damariscotta. The decision at the annual town meeting ends Alna’s…
News
Maine municipalities have one more year before deciding whether to keep or relinquish rights to “paper streets.” In 1987, the Legislature set an August 2017 deadline for either accepting or…
Elections 2016
A light turnout of voters in Alna Friday re-elected David Abbott as first selectman and Jeff Verney as road commissioner, according to results Town Clerk Amy Warner reported in an email Friday…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service took one person to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick Friday night with apparent minor injuries after a two-car crash on Wiscasset’s Route One, officials said at the scene…
The criminal case against Heather O’Brien was almost resolved on St. Patrick’s Day.
The former Boothbay Harbor woman and Boothbay Region High School alumna was…
The CLC YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, is offering new teen leadership opportunities at Camp Knickerbocker this summer for 6-8…
Bible Baptist Church, Wiscasset
The Bible Baptist Church will hold an…
Barton Seaver, chef and author of "Superfood Sea Greens," is Maine’s leading advocate for the sustainable harvest of our ocean’s bounty. He has dedicated his career…
Dana Morse of the Darling Center's University of Maine Marine Extension Team will talk about the process of oyster harvesting and why the Damariscotta River…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a new education series of four programs this spring. These programs will meet in…
On Eating and Loving Food
There's something especially satisfying about eating a sandwich. It's easy. It doesn't require a plate or utensils. And you can do it standing up, sitting, or lying…
On Easter Sunday, March 27, the Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle invites all community children and their families to an Easter egg hunt following…
Wiscasset support staff at the town office and community center have two-percent a year wage hikes coming after selectmen have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining contract with them.…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Communications Director Tod Hartung, at the commissioners’ request, parsed out the reason for the increase in calls for…
Obituary
Robert Parker Cook Jr. died peacefully at age 90 on March 1, 2016 with his loving family by his side.
Mr. Cook,…
Six months after Woolwich voters chose to opt out of Pay As You Throw, they’ll be asked to consider bringing back pay-per-bag for trash disposal. A petition containing approximately 184 signatures…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Peregrine Turbine Technologies Chief Executive Officer and majority owner David Stapp said March 16, it would have taken a crow bar to pry him out of Wiscasset Municipal Airport, if the business…
Obituary
Frank W. "Bud" Brower Jr. died peacefully on March 9, 2016 having been surrounded during the last few weeks of his life by all of his children, their spouses, his grandchildren, and adoring wife,…
Obituary
Catherine Anne (Riemer) “Kate” Seeley, born July 31, 1922, died peacefully at Bridges Cornell Heights in Ithaca, New York on March 6, 2016.
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Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist Mark Delmar of the Hanger Clinic will discuss specialized shoes that can take the pressure off ulcers or…
The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen is seeking a contempt of court ruling against a Gleason Road property owner in hopes of resolving a longstanding land use ordinance dispute.
Selectmen Jack…
Elections 2016
Two of the three candidates on Alna’s ballot March 18 are incumbents running unopposed; the third is also unopposed as she seeks to move from a hired job to an elected one.
Amy Warner has…
Alna town meeting
Alna voters on Saturday, March 19 can hike firefighters’ pay, fund prep work toward the town office’s possible move, and change the treasurer from an elected to an appointed job.
They can…
Lincoln County Superior Court
The Lincoln County Superior Court rose on March 14 to dispose of a number of criminal cases.
Among them was the case of Michelle Heald, 38, of Jefferson, who had been indicted last March on…
Juniper Hill School
There was a time when “education” meant the same thing to everyone, but times have changed, and in most cases, for the better. In this area, Juniper Hill School for Place-Based…
Wiscasset Planning Board
The First, N.A. on Gardiner Road in Wiscasset hopes to move its exit northward and improve traffic flow through its lot, by late spring or early summer, an engineer said Monday night.
The…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail employee Matthew Atwood received the Colonel’s Commendation for saving a fellow jail employee from choking. He was publicly recognized at the Jail Authority’s meeting on…
A Wiscasset group wants to know if the town would invest time and possibly money to help explore getting a grocery store downtown.
Merchants and others who have mulled the store idea for…
Wiscasset selectmen
The Wiscasset Community Center will be getting a new roof this summer. On the recommendation of Wright-Pierce Engineering of Topsham, selectmen awarded the roofing bid Tuesday night to Tecta…
Discover the Midcoast
Just a five-minute drive from Bass Falls Preserve on Route 218 in Alna is the 126-acre Trout Brook Preserve also open to hiking, fishing and hunting.
The Sheepscot Valley Conservation…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust informed Westport Island officials of its intention to purchase a 144-acre property within an area known as the Squam Creek Preserve…
Woolwich selectmen will try to extend their curbside trash and recycling contract with Riverside Disposal from one to three years. The board’s action followed a special meeting with the Solid…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Casey S. Kleykamp, 28, of Boothbay Harbor accepted a guilty plea for Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs (heroin), a Class A felony, and Importation of Scheduled Drugs (heroin), a Class C…
A story ran in the August 4, 1972 issue of the Portland Press Herald with the headline: “A Future for Seaweed?”
The answer is yes.…
Obituary
Joanne Elsie Mallett, 75, died peacefully at her home in East Boothbay on the morning of March 5, 2016.
She was born May 24, 1940 and was raised in the Bronx and South Hampton, New York.…
Alna selectmen had a surprise for departing town clerk Amy Warner March 9. They presented her with the annual town report…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 7 to March 13:
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This picture ran in the Wiscasset Newspaper 33 years ago. Email guesses to news@wiscassetnewspaper.com. We'll have the answer in this week's print edition.
Obituary
Dennis C. Gaecklein, 52, died peacefully on March 4, 2016, with his loving family by his side, surrounded by love.
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Obituary
Brian M. Carter of Richmond died unexpectedly at home on March 8, 2016.
He was born May 27, 1959 in Boothbay Harbor. He was the son of Robert D. Carter and Carolyn F. (Rice) Brewer. He…
The next Night of Joy gathering is on Friday, March 18 at Water of Life Church in Newcastle. Worship begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts until 8. Night of Joy is an…
Lincoln County Operation Hope
A three-hour training session for “angels” met at the CLC YMCA on Monday, March 7.
The group of 19 people came to learn how to be of service to people who are suffering from opiate addiction…
ReVision Energy, Maine’s leading installer of solar energy systems, will donate a 5.3 kW grid-tied solar electric installation to one Maine-based 501 (…
After a break in February, the Bath Antiques Show and Sale continues its 27th season at the Bath Middle School in Bath on Sunday, March 13.
During the time off, our dealers have been…
The changes being eyed to aid fish passage at Head Tide Dam may be within Alna’s legal rights as the dam’s owner, selectmen said March 9. Third Selectman Doug Baston said he spoke with the town’s…
Westport Island and Alna would save on school costs under Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s budget offer. According to numbers that district officials shared with Alna selectmen March 9,…
Our next meeting is Monday, March 14 at the Faith Baptist Church, 144 Mills Road, Newcastle at 5:30 p.m. Patty Palmer from Aboca Beads will teach us to make beaded scissor fobs. Bring your…
On Eating and Loving Food
Does anyone not like biscuits? If so, I don’t know them.
The word biscuit evokes a warm, flaky, somewhat decadent indulgence. There…
Jeffery Hanley (R-Pittston) has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives. Hanley is currently serving his first term as the…
Dana Dow of Waldoboro has announced his intention to run for Maine State Senate District 13 which includes communities in Lincoln, Knox and Kennebec counties.…
