Police, Fire and Courts

• Wiscasset man pleads not guilty to assault, sexual contact, sexual touching charges

  Wed, 09/11/2019 - 4:15pm

  Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck announced Sept. 11 that on Sept. 9, a Cumberland County grand jury returned an indictment against Joshua King, 32, of Wiscasset, alleging 25 counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact, a Class B felony, five counts of Unlawful Sexual Touching, a Class D misdemeanor, and five counts of Assault, a Class D misdemeanor. Arraigned on the indictment in Cumberland County Unified Court Sept. 12, King pleaded not guilty to all the charges, Sahrbeck said. King...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 673 calls for service between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,426 calls for service. Summonses Amber St. Pierre, 24, of Boothbay was issued summonses Sept. 3 for Attaching False Plates and Operating after License Suspension or Revoked, on Atlantic Highway, Waldoboro, by Detective Scott Hayden. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Jefferson was issued a summons Sept. 7 for Minor...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Five arrests

  Tue, 09/10/2019 - 10:15am

  Arrests On Aug. 1 at 11:30 p.m., on Lakeside Drive, Officer Snyder arrested Vlad Palli, 22, of Yarmouth, on a warrant for being a fugitive from justice. On Aug. 11 at 8:27 p.m. on Townsend Avenue, Officer Chryplewicz arrested James Brown, 52, of Boothbay Harbor, for operating under the influence. On Aug. 27 at 4:03 p.m. on Oak Street, Officer Chryplewicz arrested Justin Pfeifer, 32, of Southport, for violation of conditions of release and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug. On Aug. 27 at 9...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Commissioners approve Rescue Task Force

  Wed, 09/04/2019 - 10:15am

  

  Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the policy for the Lincoln County Rescue Task Force and authorized Emergency Management Director Casey Stevens to enter into a memo of understanding with first responders countywide to become part of the task force. The LCRTF is a group of first responders – law enforcement, ambulance services, and fire departments – who would respond to a violent situation with multiple trauma victims, such as an active shooting situation. In other mass casualty...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: One arrest

  Tue, 09/03/2019 - 11:00am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: A wallet was found on East Neck Road in Nobleboro on Aug. 27.The wallet was retrieved and then logged into evidence. Deputy Ryan Chubbuck was the investigating officer. Arrest Hannah Witwicki, 18, of Boothbay was arrested Aug. 31 for an outstanding Warrant, an Assault and Violating Conditions of Release, on Farnham Point Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Accidents On Aug. 27, an accident occurred on Route 1 in Newcastle involving Kayleigh...

• Southport’s youngest firefighter not new to department

  Mon, 09/02/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  For 19-year-old Madison “Maddie” Gaudette, going back to school after Labor Day is bittersweet. As well as saying goodbye to her family and friends in Southport and Boothbay, she says goodbye to her colleagues in Southport Fire Department. Gaudette became a junior member at 16. When she turned 18, she took basic training and became a fully certified firefighter along with her Boothbay Region High School classmate Jake Brewer. “I’ve helped out at the firehouse my whole life,” Gaudette said. Her...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter Aug. 19-25

  Wed, 08/28/2019 - 12:30pm

  Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity for Aug. 19-25: Arrests On Aug. 20, Robert Weglinski, 49, of Oakland, California, for Operating Motor Vehicle on Land of Other, and Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer. On Aug. 21, Robert Wegliski, 49, of Oakland, California, for Criminal Trespass. On Aug. 23, Kimberly Hilgendorf, 45, of Boothbay, for Failure to Appear.
• Hometown Heroes speaker at Spruce Point Inn Sept. 12

  Tom Judge directs Maine’s award-winning air transport medical service

  Tue, 08/27/2019 - 8:45am

  

  When it comes to accident or illness, does geography determine your destiny? In a state as large as Maine with a population that includes rural and island communities, a patient’s location used to mean difficulty in receiving medical assistance. That was before Thomas Judge and the team at LifeFlight of Maine. As LifeFlight medical director Norm Dinerman, M.D. explains in its critical care protocols, “Our patients remain some of the most fragile and vulnerable, and some of the smallest...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: One arrest

  Mon, 08/26/2019 - 4:00pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: Arrest Nicholas J.H. Stoddard, 24, of Whitefield was arrested Aug. 21 for Domestic Violence Assault and Domestic Violence Terrorizing, on Clark Lane, Whitefield, by Deputy First Class Brian Collamore. Incident On Aug. 21, a vehicle was left unattended on the Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield facing southbound and partially blocking the northbound travel lane. After attempting to contact the registered owner to no avail, the vehicle was towed. Deputy...

• UPDATE: State determines Bremen man drowned

  Wed, 08/21/2019 - 4:00pm

  UPDATE: The Maine Department of Marine Resources released this statement Wednesday afternoon about the body recovered in Greenland Cove on Monday: The Maine Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that the body ... is that of 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. The cause of death has been ruled a drowning. Original post: The Maine Marine Patrol has recovered the body of a deceased male found Monday morning, Aug. 19 at approximately 11 a.m. by a commercial fishing vessel in Greenland Cove, near...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Sheriff’s Office plans training out of state

  Wed, 08/21/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Lincoln County commissioners on Tuesday gave the Sheriff’s Office permission to send officers to two out-of-state training courses in September, one on obtaining evidence from mobile devices, the other on integrated responses to large violent events such as mass shootings. The device training and food and travel costs for Det. Scott Hayden are being paid for completely by the training group. The training is in Hoover, Alabama. The other conference is not paid for, and is in the sheriff’s budget...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter Aug. 11-18

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 1:15pm

  For Aug. 11-18, Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity: Arrests On Aug. 12, Nicholas Merry, 35, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault and Domestic Violence Terrorizing On Aug. 13, Linda Ancona, 58, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault. Accidents On Aug. 12, police responded to an accident west of the intersection of Bradford Street on Bath Road. A 2003 Mazda owned by William Cherry, 65, of Wiscasset was parked legally in the driveway of 99 Bath Road when it was hit by...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 12:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 266 calls for service from Aug. 13 through Aug. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,753 calls for service. Arrests Haven A. Richards, 57, of Bowdoin was arrested Aug. 14 on a Sagadahoc County Indictment warrant, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, where he turned himself in to Deputy David Bellows. Stephen A. Reny, 18, of Boothbay was arrested Aug. 15 for Domestic Violence Criminal Mischief...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Wiscasset man pleads guilty to December standoff

  Sat, 08/17/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Matthew Plummer, 36, of Wiscasset, pleaded guilty to two charges related to a domestic violence assault that led to an eight-hour standoff on Heritage Lane in Wiscasset on Dec. 14 and 15, 2018. The plea arrangement was part of a July 29 hearing. Plummer pleaded guilty to one charge of Domestic Violence Assault with priors, Class C, and Police Standoff, Class E. In exchange, the two more serious charges, Aggravated Assault Domestic Violence, and Criminal Threatening with priors, were dismissed...

• Search resuming Thursday for Bremen man

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 6:00pm

  The Maine Marine Patrol has temporarily suspended the search of Round Pond Harbor for 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. The search will resume Thursday and continue through the weekend with targeted patrols by boat and plane. Murdoch was reported missing Monday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. after his skiff was found adrift in the harbor where his boat, an 18-foot aluminum Starcraft is moored. The skiff was returned to shore by a good Samaritan. Members of Marine Patrol, the U.S. Coast...
• Lincoln County Courts

  July closed cases

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 2:45pm

  These are the closed court cases in Lincoln County District and Superior courts for July. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Melissa Burnham, 59, of Bremen, guilty of Operating a Vehicle Without a License in Damariscotta, fined $150. Albert Lawrence, 34, of Randolph, guilty of one charge of Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer in Damariscotta, sentenced to 364 days in jail, all but 30 days...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Man gets jail time for Wiscasset case of sexual abuse of minor

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 6:30pm

  

  Guido Anthony Hernandez, 28, of Augusta, was found guilty last month of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching. According to Lincoln County court records and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, he was sentenced to jail for 364 days on the first charge, all but 60 days suspended, and probation of five months. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail on the second charge, all suspended, with one year probation. A second charge of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 274 calls for service from Aug. 6 through Aug. 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,487 calls for service. Arrests Aaron W. Ashton, 38, of Alna was arrested Aug. 9 on a Probation Violation, on Cross Road, Alna, by Det. Sgt. Ronald Rollins. Robert D. King, Jr., 54, of Whitefield was arrested Aug. 11 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Mills Road, Whitefield, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Nathaniel A...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter July 15-Aug. 11

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:15am

  Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity for July 15 through Aug. 11: Arrests On July 17, John Curtis, 53, of Dresden for Failing to Stop for Officer and Operation of Defective Vehicle. On July 18, Mark Cromwell, 39, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault. On July 19, Meredith Anderson, 23, of Wiscasset for OUI (alcohol). On July 22, Jesse Carmichael, 26, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault. On July 24, Sheldon Davis, 61, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault. On...

• UPDATE: Search to resume Wednesday for missing Bremen man

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 9:00am

  UPDATE: The search for Glenn Murdoch, 63, of Bremen was suspended at 6 p.m. Tuesday and was set to resume at 8 a.m. Wednesday with divers, Maine Marine Patrol vessels and an airplane, Maine Marine Patrol Spokesman Jeff Nichols said Tuesday night. Nichols was misquoted earlier as stating Murdoch was a lobsterman. “He’s not listed in our database of licensed fishermen,” Nichols said. Original post: The Maine Marine Patrol-Maine State Police dive team is searching Round Pond Harbor Tuesday morning...

• Artist-firefighter Danny Evarts runs from Wiscasset’s fire station to Woolwich’s

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  When Woolwich’s Danny Evarts ran from Wiscasset’s fire station to Newcastle’s last year, the former military intelligence linguist and New York City music industry professional already considered the cause important: Firefighter Five Foundation (FFF) supports responders’ well-being, according to the nonprofit’s website . As a cleanup volunteer after hurricanes Michael and Florence and other natural disasters, Evarts, 48, has been among first responders. Now he is one: Last spring, the artist,...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  County eyes backup emergency communications plans

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 10:15am

  

  Part of Lincoln County was temporarily left without emergency communications service July 19 after a sheared fiber cable left residents unable to use telephone or internet services. Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer updated commissioners Aug. 6 on a plan Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens is developing to mitigate a future outage. Stevens is proposing a network of electronic signs directing residents how to make an emergency call if phone and internet services fail. “He...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 13 accidents

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:00pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 314 calls for service between July 30 and Aug. 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,213 calls for service. Summons Eric Dionne, 46, of Woolwich was issued a summons July 31 for Trafficking in Prison Contraband, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Det. Sgt. Ronald Rollins. Arrests MaryCatherine A. Wilson, 38, of Boothbay was arrested July 31 for Unlawful Possession of Schedule Drug (x2), at...

• Going, going, gone! Southport Firemen’s Auction Aug. 17

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 7:00am

  

  There has been an auction at the Southport firehouse every summer since the mid 1960s. In the first years, the auctioneer was Jack Gray, but in the late 1960s Carl Pierce picked up the gavel. He remained in the job until his death in 1993 and, in his honor, the event is now named the Carl C. Pierce Memorial Auction. Since 1993, Fire Chief Gerry Gamage has run the sale. “I’m not an auctioneer,” he said. “I rattle off some time and I try to describe what things are, but I don’t know the value of...

• Lost ring at Boothbay Harbor PD

  Mon, 08/05/2019 - 10:00am

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department Administrative Assistant Maureen Smith reports that a ring has been found and turned in to the police department office on Howard Street. To recover the lost ring, please call the department at 633-5616 during normal business hours, with a description.
• Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office

  Woolwich accident victim dies

  Fri, 08/02/2019 - 9:45am

  

  The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office learned July 31 that Barry Wyman , 58, of Woolwich, has died from the injuries he sustained in the Ju ly 15 crash on Route 1 in Woolwich near the Taste of Maine. The crash involved a Penske rental truck and three other vehicles, including Wyman’s, and r emains under investigation . Deputy Mark Anderson is the primary investigator . T he crash is being reconstructed by Deputy Brian Carlton with assistance from the Maine State Police . The Sagadahoc County...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine arrests

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 12:00pm

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 362 calls between July 23 and July 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,899 calls for service. Summonses Robert R. Melotto, 52, of Livermore Falls was issued a summons July 23 for Assault, on Twin Cove Lane, Damariscotta, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. A 15-year-old female juvenile from Woolwich was issued a summons July 28 for Minor Possessing Liquor (consumption), on Wawenock Road, Edgecomb, by Deputy Chase Bosse. A 16-year-old male juvenile...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Four arrests

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 7:30am

  

  Arrests On July 10 at 2:03 p.m. on Andrea Lane, Officers Beck and Brown arrested Zachary Argraves, 22, Unity, for domestic violence assault. On July 13 at 10:53 p.m. on Howard Street, Officer Braley arrested Jeremiah Casey, 69, North Port, Florida, for operating under the influence. On July 23 at 11:39 p.m. on Common Drive, Officer Chryplewicz arrested Charles Sawyer, 33, Bristol, for operating under the influence and operating without a license. On July 27 at 1:07 a.m. on Townsend Avenue,...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Rigas’ dispositional conference Aug. 12

  Wed, 07/24/2019 - 2:15pm

  Konstantinos Rigas, 31, of Boothbay Harbor is scheduled for a dispositional conference at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, according to the clerk’s office at Lincoln County Courts in Wiscasset. Rigas faces multiple charges stemming from a May 15 standoff with Boothbay Harbor police at a family residence. Charges from that day include Aggravated Assault, Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening (with priors) with a Dangerous Weapon, two counts of Assault, four counts of Terrorizing, Causing a Police...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Eight arrests

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 1:15pm

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 400 calls for service between July 16 and July 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,537 calls for service. Arrests Corey H. Ater, 32, of Phippsburg was arrested July 16 for violating a Protection from Abuse Order and Violating Conditions of Release x 2, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Detective Scott Hayden. Brandon S. Mitchell, 33, of Bath was arrested July 17 for Violating Condition of Release (Accomplice) and Violating...
• State still looking

  UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for kayaker missing near Friendship

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Update: The U.S.Coast Guard reported over Twitter Tuesday night, crews have suspended the active search, “pending further developments.” And Wednesday afternoon, Maine Department of Marine Resources spokesman Jeff Nichols said Maine Marine Patrol will keep searching near Allen Island by water and air though the end of the week, then determine next steps. Original post: The U.S. Coast Guard was searching by water and air Tuesday morning for a missing 79-year-old man, a spokesman said. The search...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  EMA to use Newcastle tower site

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 8:00am

  

  The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency has developed and signed a memorandum of understanding with Newcastle landowner Matthew Weaver for the use of his Hunt Hill Road property. Commissioners approved it Tuesday. The land, with a disused tower which once held a wind turbine, will be the site of the county’s emergency AM radio station. The plan has been in the works about a year. The station will be activated in the event of emergency, natural or manmade, and will alert drivers and...

• Six towns respond to Boothbay Harbor fire on Logan Road

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 6:00pm

  

  A house fire at 26 Logan Road in Boothbay Harbor, reported around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to Lincoln County Communications, has left the home uninhabitable and not likely savable, First Assistant Fire Chief Glenn Tilton said. Boothbay Harbor Fire Department responded and was later joined by departments from Southport, Boothbay, Edgecomb, Newcastle and Wiscasset. Lincoln County’s Mutual Aid Strike Team also helped. The house, known locally as Gull Run, belongs to John R. Stratton II and Carol G...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Busy with accidents

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 12:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 269 calls for service between July 10 and July 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,137 calls for service. Summons Zachary A. Argraves, 22, of Unity was issued a summons July 12 for Terrorizing, on Westside Road, Boothbay, by Boothbay Harbor Officer Aaron Beck, on behalf of Sgt. Kevin Dennison. Arrest Sonni Labrie, 29, of Nobleboro was arrested July 12 on a Probation Violation, on Upper East Pond...

• Boothbay Harbor fire being fought

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 10:15am

  

  A house fire reported around 9 a.m. today at 26 Logan Road, Boothbay Harbor drew multiple departments. Boothbay Harbor Fire Department received mutual aid from Boothbay and Southport, while Edgecomb, Newastle and Wiscasset departments also responded. As of this posting, no injuries were reported. The Boothbay Register will continue to cover this fire.

• Meet Dallas, the Midcoast’s newest police K9 (and his human, Trooper Hunter Belanger)

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 3:30pm

  

  MIDCOAST—Meet, Dallas a Belgian Malanois , a breed known for their intelligence and loyalty. He is one of six new law enforcement teams of police and their canine partners that graduated from the State Police Canine School in late June. After 14 weeks of training with his handler, Trooper Hunter Belanger, Dallas was ready to go home, and start his new job as a police K9. Responsible for the Midcoast area of Maine (Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo, Knox counties, the southern half of Kennebec County...

• UPDATE: Authorities name victims of Route 1, Woolwich crash

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 8:15am

  UPDATE, Monday afternoon: Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office has issued this latest press release with new details including names of those involved: A 2016 GMC Penske cargo van driven by William Young, 55, of Topsham was traveling northbound on Route 1 in Woolwich when it crossed the centerline and struck a 1998 Subaru Forester traveling southbound on Route 1. The Forester was being driven by Barry L. Wyman, 57, of Woolwich. The Penske van then struck two other vehicles that had been traveling...
• Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority

  Jail to consider ICE inmates

  Fri, 07/12/2019 - 1:45pm

  

  Two Bridges Regional Jail – now without its largest contributing county, Waldo – is considering other options to fill space. Among them is working with the federal government to accept Immigration and Customs Enforcement inmates already adjudicated and waiting for deportation. Authority Chair Peter Lepari said the jail is willing to talk to ICE about holding inmates pending deportation, but the authority has decided against accepting “detainers." A detainer is an immigration hold document, a...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests, seven deer struck

  Wed, 07/10/2019 - 11:00am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 385 calls for service from July 1 through July 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,868 calls for service. Arrests Andrea M. Doray, 18, of Dresden was arrested July 4 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Middle Road, Dresden, by Sgt. Mark Bridgham. Jonathan W. Doray, 41, of Dresden was arrested July 4 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Middle Road, Dresden, by Sgt. Mark Bridgham. Steven M. Cherkis, 54...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Closed cases for June

  Mon, 07/08/2019 - 11:45am

  The following are the closed cases in Lincoln County Unified Courts for June. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Alifeliti Vailea, 35, of Boothbay, guilty of Disorderly Conduct, Offensive Words, Gestures. Fined $500. Brandon Raye, 35, of Cushing, guilty of Failure to Appear for Disclosure or Contempt Hearing in Wiscasset, sentenced to jail for 14 days. Ian Kennedy, 42, of Nobleboro, six counts of...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  EMA seeks grant for emergency team

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 5:30pm

  

  Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency got permission Tuesday to apply for a Homeland Security grant to fund a county-wide emergency support team in the event of a mass-casualty event, such as an active shooting or bombing. The $20,000 requested will train fire department and ambulance service officials and others who choose to be part of the team to respond to the “warm” zones, according to Lt. Rand Maker of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. That is to distinguish it from a “hot” zone where...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter June 17-30

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 2:45pm

  Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity for the two weeks ending June 30: Arrests Matthew Rice, 39, of Dresden, for OUI (alcohol), Criminal Trespass, and Criminal Mischief Dylan Holbrook, 26, of Wiscasset for OUI (alcohol) Summons Traffic summons issued to Charles Winter, 47, of Waldoboro for speed Summons issued to John Hurd, 44, of Bath for criminal speed 30+ mph over speed limit Accidents On Monday, June 17, at 11:15 a.m., a crash occurred on Route 1...

• Lightning strikes Southport

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 7:30pm

  

  On Sunday, June 30 at 1:15 p.m., Lynn Schafer of Hendricks Hill Road was settling down for a late lunch. The storm outside was as bad as she’d witnessed on Southport in a long time but she felt safe and dry in her kitchen and was glad to be home. Five minutes later, lightning struck. “A fireball shot out of the ceiling vent just three feet from me and the noise was terrifying,” said Schafer. “Next thing, I see smoke billowing down from upstairs.” She immediately called 911. “I figured it must...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three accidents

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 3:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: Accidents On June 24, an accident occurred on River Road in Boothbay involving Madyson Noyes, 21, of Gardiner and Wayne Brewer, 72, of Boothbay Harbor. Ms. Noyes was operating a 2011 Chevrolet Aveo south on Route 27 and stopped to turn left onto River Road. Mr. Brewer was operating a 2006 Chevrolet 1500, and was following Noyes’ vehicle. He attempted to go around Noyes’ vehicle as he did not have time to stop, and struck her vehicle. Deputy Chad...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Three arrests

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 2:00pm

  Arrests On June 15 at 11:59 p.m. on Howard St., Officer Braley arrested Aaron Carroll, 30, Brandon, Florida, for operating under the influence. On June 16 at 8:33 p.m. on Oak St., Officer Snyder arrested Rolando Mejia, 31, Southport, for operating a vehicle without a license, attaching false plates, and being a fugitive from justice. On June 27 at 6:27 p.m. on Townsend Ave., Sgt. Higgins arrested Francois Ciza, 44, Boothbay Harbor, on a warrant for failure to appear. Summary Report From June 3...

• Flipping pancakes at Edgecomb FD

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 8:00am

  

  An hour into Edgecomb Fire Department Auxiliary’s pancake breakfast Saturday, firefighters had already cooked an estimated 100 pancakes, eight pounds of bacon and four pounds of sausage patties, Auxiliary President and Assistant Fire Chief John Potter said as attendees continued to arrive. They were liking the pancakes. Zip Kellogg of Newcastle said they might have been the best pancakes in the universe. Potter said the breakfast at the station on Route 27 became an annual fundraiser five or...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Gatto gets 50 years for murder of 4-year-old Wiscasset girl

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 2:45pm

  

  In Superior Court in Wiscasset Tuesday, Shawna Gatto, 44, of Wiscasset, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of her fiance’s granddaughter, 4-year-old Kendall Chick, who died Dec. 8, 2017. The trial was the first week of April at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. Justice William Stokes announced the verdict there at the end of April. Chick’s age being under 6 and her being a victim of domestic violence weighed into the sentence. For that part of the sentence, Stokes imposed...

• Gatto gets half century for Wiscasset child murder

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 11:00am

  A judge has sentenced Kendall Chick’s convicted murderer Shawna Gatto of Wiscasset to serve 50 years in prison, Wiscasset Newspaper’s Gina Hamilton reports. Full coverage to follow.
• Two Bridges Regional Jail

  MAT program starts Aug. 1

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 7:45pm

  

  With the departure of Waldo County as a boarding county for Two Bridges Regional Jail at the end of the month, TBRJ can turn its sights toward a full-scale, wrap-around addiction treatment center for inmates. Enzo Recovery, which has a contract with the state, will work with TBRJ to set up a Medication Assisted Treatment center. The program will start as a pilot project serving 16 inmates in a minimum security section of the jail, but jail administrator Col. James Bailey said he is reaching out...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 2:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 284 calls for service from June 18 through June 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,807 calls for service. On June 21, Deputy David Bellows received a report of a theft of 100’ fiberglass fence post and wire (approximately $300) in the Nobleboro area. The complainant stated the fence was last seen the morning of June 19. Further investigation if leads develop. Summonses Elizabeth H. Cunningham,...

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