Maine not only has the longest bear hunting season at 66 days; it also has the largest bear population in the contiguous United States. The Department of Inland, Fisheries and Wildlife estimates…
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Elections 2014
When Shenna Bellows was in fifth grade, she took up the trombone because the man who brought the instruments to the classroom said girls don’t play trombone.
It…
The Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson has been constantly evolving since it began four years ago. For the first two years the race was only for the…
One hundred and seventy-five runners — 105 competing in the 5k and 70 competing in the inaugural Half Marathon — representing 20 states participated in the 2014 Harbor Fest road races on Sunday…
Not everyone who wound up at the Harbor Crawl that kicked off the 2014 Harbor Fest in Boothbay Harbor had planned on being there.
But some of the best parts of any trip can be the surprises…
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American Ride performs on the Wiscasset Speedway infield with the lit track in the background on Aug. 29. The band appeared at a benefit concert for the Wiscasset Ambulance Attendants Association…
The third annual Harbor Fest kicked off Friday with the first day of the Harbor Crawl and Chili Chowder Challenge, pitting chef against chef in an all-over-town battle for the best chow.…
Summer 2014
Boston-based dance company Luminarium makes its Maine debut at the Aug. 28 installment of the Wiscasset Art Walk. Running up the sidewalk steps on Main Street to take her next position is Kim…
Notice of Service
Joseph Frank Fodera, 91, died August 26, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born November 12, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York to Vincent and Vita Gioia Fodera.
Friends are…
Visitors and residents are reminded of the fireworks display over Boothbay Harbor tonight, August 29 beginning around 8:30 p.m.
The fireworks display will be a combined show from Windjammer…
Newcastle Selectmen
Sometimes, the extra effort isn't worth the potential hassle.
In the case of meeting minutes, Newcastle Town Attorney Peter Drum says…
Red’s Eats already attracts patrons from far and wide to queue up for its famous lobster roll. But if the roll was any secret to readers of Esquire, it is no more.
The magazine’s September…
Wiscasset School Committee
Which school to close in Wiscasset is looking like more of a question.
School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said recently that he was leaning toward Wiscasset Middle School, as the closure…
At least one of Newcastle's “worst roads in town” is likely to get resurfaced.
The Newcastle Board of Selectmen agreed to allow…
The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association is holding a home heating oil raffle to raise funds for training firefighters. The winner will receive a $1,000 gift certificate which can be redeemed…
Alna Selectmen
Alna residents’ Aug. 25 vote telling selectmen which snowplowing contractor to hire may not fly. A lawyer for the Maine Municipal Association has told the town that one of the changes made during…
Mini-golf pros are set to hit the greens, overcome obstacles, and raise money for the Shriners Hospital for Children at the 21st annual Maine Dolphin Tournament Sept. 6-7. All…
Newcastle Selectmen
It didn't take long for Newcastle to follow suit with a moratorium.
Less than a week after its neighbor approved a measure to put a…
A Woolwich man was in critical condition at Maine Medical Center on Aug. 27 after the truck he was driving struck a tree…
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network will hold and broadcast four key political debates in October. The First …
For more information on all the events, visit http://www.boothbayharborfest.com.
For event coverage, visit…
Edgecomb Selectmen
A selectman’s concern about a recent school purchase has delayed the transaction’s completion.
Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith questioned the recent purchase of a new tractor for the Eddy…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
The changes to the wood shop that caught fire in June at Two Bridges Regional Jail are not a total rebuild, just replacement of portions too charred or damaged by smoke or water to keep. But as…
Work to strengthen the Southport Bridge, which spans Townsend Gut and connects Boothbay Harbor and Southport Island, is scheduled to begin the first week of September and should take about two…
At approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 the South Bristol swing bridge was stuck open after a white box truck struck an electrical pole on Route 129 near Rutherford…
Obituary
Frank Loring Teague, 83, died Aug. 22, 2014, surrounded by his family in Damariscotta.
…
Obituary
Gloria C. Peters, 91, died peacefully Aug. 21, 2014, at Winship Green in Bath.
She…
Alna could lose two of its three selectmen over a decision voters made at a special town meeting Aug. 25, eschewing the board’s decision to go with the lone bidder on the next snow plowing…
Sierra Club Maine recently informed State Sen. Chris Johnson that it has endorsed his candidacy in Senate District 13. This endorsement was made in appreciation of…
Newcastle Meeting Preview
The Newcastle Board of Selectmen will have a full agenda when it meets tonight, Monday, Aug. 25, for the final time in August.
The…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at its headquarters in the Freedom '14 Center, 529 Main St. in Damariscotta.
The center is at…
The Edgecomb Planning Board expected to hear more about a proposed oyster house on the River Road during its Aug. 21 meeting, but nobody showed up to speak about it.
Neither the applicant,…
To move forward, they first had to travel backward.
This past Tuesday…
Alna Selectmen
The platform at Alna’s Head Tide Dam has long been a spot to take in scenic views of the Sheepscot River, calm in a summer dry spell or rushing toward the dam and sometimes over it after a heavy…
The upcoming school year will create a great deal of inquiry and work as Wiscasset makes decisions about the future of the school unit. Currently, having officially withdrawn from the RSU 12 by…
Following is the 2014 Boothbay Harbor Fest 5k and Half Marathon Safety and Race Route Information for residents and visitors of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and…
Four-year-old Teagan Marr, of Wiscasset, undertook the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge August 14, and challenged the Wiscasset High School boys and girls soccer teams to do the same.
Update: 14-…
The company that owns Shaw’s and other grocery stores nationwide recently learned of an unlawful intrusion to obtain credit and debit card payment information in some of its stores.
The…
Damariscotta
When it comes to adult entertainment, Damariscotta would be wise to act quickly, according to its town manager.
Although there have…
Get To Know...
Camille Homassel, a 16-year-old French girl, visited the United States for the first time this summer. Camille, who lives in a small town outside of Paris, experienced what many Maine tourists,…
Gov. Paul LePage sang the praises of the state’s technical high school programs during a tour of an East Boothbay boat manufacturer. On Aug. 20, LePage visited the Hodgdon Yacht Shipyard along…
A Wiscasset man who allegedly fled from police the night of August 20 was still being sought, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said August 21.
“We’re getting tips but none of them are…
Obituary
Philip Hollenbeck Gesner, 86, of North End Road, Westport Island, died Aug. 17, 2014 at his residence.
He was born in…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of an Aug. 19 fire on the deck of a building on the 600 block of Main Street in Damariscotta, Damariscotta Fire Chief John Roberts…
Obituary
Donald Hansen, Maine journalist, died on August 8, 2014 in Ridgefield, Connecticut from complications related to his eight-year battle with…
The condition of a motorcyclist injured in an August 16 crash on Route 1 in Wiscasset has improved from critical to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Aug. 21.
Andrei Dambuleff…
Video
The staff at Red’s Eats in Wiscasset took the Ice Bucket Challenge on August 20, adding to the events that have broken out in the Midcoast in the fundraising movement to fight ALS. Here’s a video…
Osier’s Wharf is a hub for the local fishermen of South Bristol, and new additions are coming to make everyone’s lives a little easier.
…
Obituary
Priscilla Antoinette Fogg, 74, of Wiscasset died on August 20, 2014.
Priscilla was born in Wiscasset on September 11, 1939, the daughter of Warren W. and Helen S. (Bean) Dorr, also of…
