Woolwich Selectmen met with their town attorney Monday seeking advice on a bridge linking George Wright Road to a private home. At issue is the future responsibility for maintaining and eventual…
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Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee will get back to talking spending Jan. 28. A budget discussion is on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting, set for 6 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School library.…
The Fishermen’s Festival, a popular event which has been ushering in the spring season in Boothbay Harbor since 1974, is being discontinued by the Fishermen’s Memorial Fund committee, which…
On Jan. 19, a 22-year-old Edgecomb man, who pled guilty to assaulting a toddler in 2014, was sentenced to five years in prison, all but nine months suspended plus three years probation.
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The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 18 to Jan. 24, 2016:
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Lincoln County Democrats
A snowy day and freezing night did not deter a large group from attending the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s Jan. 18 meeting, which featured Senator Chris Johnson speaking about Project…
Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville is pleased to share the details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for the region. The plan is released annually with…
Wiscasset Public Library
Corporators of Wiscasset Public Library held their annual meeting Jan. 24 in the library on High Street, and elected two new members of the board of trustees — Lisa…
Boothbay will host the Maine State Fire Fighters Association (MSFFA) Convention sooner than expected. The town was slated to host the event in 2018, but will now host it in 2017.
The MSFFA…
Obituary
June R. Parmenter, 83, of Seminole, Florida and a longtime summer resident of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully on Jan. 23, 2016. She was a resident of Greenbriar Manor Assisted Living Facility.…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
A new tool will soon be available to help residents of four towns take care of their properties in ways that protect the local environment. This tool, a stewardship…
Damariscotta planning board
In any town, sign ordinances can be one of the hardest to craft, Damariscotta Town Planner Anthony Dater said. That’s because the rules need to balance the townspeople’s aesthetic leanings with…
The March of Dimes will be hosting an informational session on registering and fundraising for the annual March for Babies walks throughout the state this spring. The meeting will be held in the…
Mike’s Log Cabin on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road is ringing in 2016 with new owners and a new name: Maxwell’s Market & Deli.
Rumors the popular Wiscasset convenience store had been sold…
Obituary
Arvilla Ames, 93, died Jan. 23, 2016 at Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath.
She was…
Obituary
Norman Edward Carlson, 85, died Jan. 19, 2016 at his home in Wiscasset.
Born on March…
HP Hood announces the opening of the 2016 Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship program and their partnership with Aly Raisman, World Champion gymnast and Needham, Massachusetts resident. The…
Eagles swimming
Eagles swimmer Camden Gulden, who had already qualified for five events in the state swim meet, is nowhere close to being done. At the Jan. 19 meet against Mt. Ararat, Gulden not only qualified…
Lincoln County Superior Court
John Burbank wants a public apology.
That’s part of the reason he’s suing several law enforcement officials, including Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Burbank said Jan. 21. The 37-year…
A group of Maine grandmothers hand delivered more than 4,300 signed postcards addressed to nearly 100 state representatives and state senators of both parties January 21, to thank…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced on Jan. 21 that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $395,890 to the…
Midcoast Conservancy will be holding an open house Thursday, Jan. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the merger of Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Sheepscot…
2015 was an amazing year for the Ecumenical Food Pantry (EFP) in Newcastle. Most amazing was a gift of more vital space for storage. The Second Congregational…
Wiscasst Middle High School
Wiscasset Middle High School seventh grader Joanna Collins already knew people weren’t supposed to drink and drive, or text and drive.
“But I never knew what it felt like,” she said Jan. 21…
Wiscasset’s business environment took a turn for the better with the sale of Wiscasset Marketplace, the Route 1 strip mall across from Shaw’s Supermarket.
Summit Realty Partners, Inc. of…
For the second straight year, the Damariscotta River Grill will be preparing the food for the annual Lincoln County Haiti Benefit Dinner. The dinner…
On Jan. 21, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) presented Army veteran Joseph G. Hoerth of Westport Island with several medals he earned for his service during World…
The Feb. 6 meeting of Maine Media Women will be an astrology workshop presented by Elisabeth Goodridge of Appleton. Elisabeth has been practicing astrology for over…
Come exploring north, south and west of Boston with Freeport’s Michael Perry at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Jan. 25, from 3 to 4 p.m.
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In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's very first Special Olympics Winter Games. It all began on a small hill in Gorham, with only a handful of people.…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Edgecomb’s Karen Potter didn’t go to Wiscasset High School, but she showed up in all-out spirit for the school, pre-dawn Friday. With a red, white and black antennae, curled at the tip, and a…
Coastal Humane Society announced Friday that it will offer a new summer program for kids. After many successful seasons of the shelter’s popular Vet Camp, Coastal…
The annual meeting of the Mid Maine Sports Car Club was held on Sunday, Jan. 17 and the following officers and directors were elected: Don Foster, president, Camden; Tom Latta, vice president,…
Edgecomb selectmen
The town of Edgecomb has a web designer, now all it needs is a domain name. The selectmen voted, 2-0, on Jan. 19 accepting a Wisconsin firm’s bid to design the new municipal website. The selectmen…
Obituary
Philomena “Fay” DiMascio, 95 of Boothbay died Jan. 19, 2016 at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
Born Philomena Gertrude Ferraro in Schenectady, New York, on Nov.…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center received funding from Grants to Green to weatherize the Annex building, which includes the art gallery, green rooms, administrative offices and Curtis Room.
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Wiscasset Municipal Airport
A mission statement could help the flying public and anyone else know what Wiscasset Municipal Airport is all about, airport committee members and airport manager Frank Costa said Jan. 20.
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This winter, LincolnHealth and other MaineHealth facilities are participating in Food Fight!, a battle of fruit and vegetable recipes.
Food Fight! is a way to highlight healthy eating by…
Obituary
Daniel C. Caputo of Portland and Southport died Jan. 11, 2016, due to complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis. …
On the cold, wind-lashed coastlands of Prince Edward Island, a family gathered close around the woodstove, fiddles and guitars in hand. As the snow…
Lincoln County Historical Association has scheduled four talks in Wiscasset on Sundays during February and early March. The lectures will be held in the…
It is time for another Old-Time Country Family Dance at the Morris Farm. Come join us for this celebration of Groundhog Day and more light,…
On February 16, 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice will offer a hospice…
On Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Boothbay Railway Village kicks off its winter lectures series with a program all about Maine’s lighthouses. These romantic symbols of our past hold…
Pie enthusiasts have reason to celebrate this year. Jan. 23, 2016 is National Pie Day and the deep dish dessert is once again taking center stage. The first pies…
Herbert Smith and daughter Susan Smith were heading home in 2004 when the car she was driving got hit from behind, then spun into oncoming cars, at Newcastle’s Sheepscot Road-Route 1 intersection…
Wiscasset selectman will take $7,500 from their contingency account to purchase a used fire truck from Alna. The four-wheel drive 2002 Ford F-350 is outfitted as a brush truck.
At the board’…
The sale of White’s Island to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) is nearing completion. Although a number of details still need to be worked out, Wiscasset selectmen were told the eventual…
This year, Maine Republicans will cast their votes for the party’s presidential nominee in town caucuses held across the state. In the past, the Maine GOP has selected the state delegates who…
