Wiscasset selectmen on March 18 held to their decision to have the town decide its next budget at an open town meeting, despite residents' latest urgings for them to change back to…

The Chewonki Foundation is a major employer in Wiscasset and a significant asset to the town, Selectmen’s Chairman Ed Polewarczyk said while presenting an award to the foundation on March 18.

Alna selectmen are making their position clear on the changes some Newcastle residents are seeking that could affect where trucks travel.

The Alna panel of three…

The Woolwich selectmen’s first meeting in the newly renovated meeting room on the town hall’s second floor was a busy one. By the end of the meeting, which was fueled by open house cookies and…

A lot could happen to Wiscasset's shot at public access on Gardiner Pond. The land could be lost to another buyer or the town might decide it doesn't want it, Wiscasset Parks and…

Hodgdon Shipbuilding has officially opened its operation in Damariscotta, Hodgdon Custom Tenders. It is located at 6 Angell Lane off Biscay Road.

After greatly expanding the workforce and…

Most of us could use a little stress reduction, and that is exactly what you will get in the Central Lincoln County Adult Education course, Destress and Reenergize with Energy EFT, taught by…

It's said that cold weather makes blood run slower. While that's not technically true for people, it is true for the trees.

With Maine…

The river will be the focus this week. The Damariscotta River, that is.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will host its second…

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) announced Monday, March 17 that the organization’s pending application for tax exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) has…

Clayton H. Heald, 82, a lifelong resident of Georgetown, died March 16, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.…

Virginia “Ginny” Macmillan Hankinson, 92, died peacefully at her home in Boothbay Harbor, the morning of March 11, 2014.

Paying for students who don't really live in town remains a concern for Alna selectmen. The board on March 6 approved a letter to send Regional School Unit 12.

“We'…

Luz Elena "Zalena" Razzeto Bliss, 73, died March 12, 2014, at her home with her…

Three Jefferson residents were hurt, two seriously, in Nobleboro on March 17 when the pickup truck they were traveling in went into a ditch, struck granite…

Public access to some acreage on Gardiner Pond could be in Wiscasset's future, if a number of pieces fall into place. Todd Souza, director of the town's recreation department, is…

Wiscasset High School senior Briana Goud is currently competing for one of eighteen $5,000 Sportsmanship Scholarships offered by Hood to New England students. The 10 students from each New England…

Heading up Susie Stephenson’s driveway in Edgecomb, the first thing you notice is the large, fenced-in sloping lawn up to the red Cape, and more fenced in areas beside…

A Wiscasset man is out on bail after his arrest for allegedly selling a teen a marijuana cigarette for $5, Wiscasset police said.

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline arrested Kris Sliker, 57,…

A Boothbay man has been indicted on 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

Lincoln County Grand Jury indicted Joseph F. Pinkham…

Carlton Allen Giles Jr., 52, died at his home in Boothbay on March 13, 2014.

Carlton…

Elizabeth S. Goodrich, 92, of Alna died March 14, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with her family by her side.

She was born December 22, 1921 in…

The boards of selectmen in Edgecomb, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Damariscotta and Waldoboro have scheduled public information sessions on the proposed…

A Midcoast-based pirate crew, complete with sailing vessel, cannon and performances throughout the eastern seaboard, is looking for some new buccaneers. They’re extending an invitation to audition…

The March meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee, to be held March 26, will focus on issues that are of particular concern to women in Maine and which have been under attack in Maine…

Wilson Guy Francis, 94, of Boothbay, died March 6, 2014.

He was born April 4, 1919 in the small town of Corea, son of Guy Francis and Mara (Crowley) Francis,…

James Albert Rollins of Boothbay Harbor and Clearwater, Fla. died February 10, 2014 in Clearwater, Fla., surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness.

Jim was born in Portland on…

Renovations to the Woolwich Town Office are now complete and ready for viewing. The board of selectmen will hold an open house with refreshments at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17 so residents can…

A few years ago, Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb took in a Maine Coon-mix kitten and found him a home.

On March 15, at Sarah…

After two and a half years as Wiscasset High School's principal, Deb Taylor is resigning and looking ahead to a new job with Regional School Unit 12.

“It was a difficult…

They hail from Boothbay, South Portland, Chelsea, Jefferson, Camden, Winthrop, East Livermore, Augusta and Harpswell. Several have been around for…

Priscilla Stewart Talley died peacefully in her sleep at Dogwood Terrace in Richmond, Va. on March 2, 2014.

Priscilla…

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been a topic of discussion among area pilots, Wiscasset Municipal Airport Manager Ervin Deck said.

Deck is a…

Each week, we search between the quotation marks to compile our favorite material from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere, and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

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Dr. Roger I. Hardy was summarily suspended by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine on March 11.

The board reviewed information from the…

Budget season has arrived in Damariscotta.

The budget committee and board of selectmen will begin reviewing town manager Matt Lutkus'…

A quarter-million-dollar fire truck and a $50,000 fix for North Old Sheepscot Road are up for voters' consideration in Alna on March 22.

The annual town meeting…

The Thursday, March 13, meeting of Regional School Unit 12’s board of directors has been canceled, along with a meeting of the board’s finance committee. Both cancelations are due to Thursday’s…

A snowy day and cold night is in the forecast but Lincoln County’s residents have been spared the worst of it. Northern and western areas of Maine will see up to 2 feet of snow from this March…

Wiscasset Selectmen's Chairman Ed Polewarczyk will end his service on the board when his term runs out in June. Polewarczyk confirmed in an interview March 12…

Wiscasset has scenic views better than international walkability expert Dan Burden has seen in all of North America.

Protect them and cherish them, Burden told…

People of the Midcoast region should brace themselves for a heavy batch of snow, rain, sleet and everything in between. The National Weather Service out of Gray has reported heavy precipitation…

In order to allow Maine’s smelt fishery to recover from a decline in abundance in the southern half of the coast, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has…

In reviewing Edgecomb’s town audits for 2012/2013, Town Auditor Fred Brewer discovered a calculation error. There were a few expenses that were left out of the…

In the world of work, networking is the lifeblood of success, outdoorsman and former television host Tom Ackerman said.

That's how he got his big break that led him to hosting…

What better way to cure the winter blues than with a little green?

Bath will be a bit greener after the weekend.

The fact that Damariscotta sits on a mostly man-made peninsula is something future planners will have to accept, Barnaby Porter said.

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Lincoln County TV CEO Mary Ellen Crowley sought funding from the Dresden Board of Selectmen on Monday, after…

Mr. Norman Frederick Blycher, 81, a resident of Topsham and Southport, died March 6, 2014 at the Brentwood Rehab Center, Yarmouth from complications…

Two Bridges Regional Jail hosted 27 officers from 13 agencies for an intensive 40-hour program put on by the National Association for…