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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 281 calls for service for the period of Dec. 16 to Dec. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,912 calls for…

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For Lincoln County residents who think local traffic is way too fast, help is on the way. On Dec. 16, Lincoln County commissioners accepted a $9,900 federal Bureau of Highway Safety grant. Sheriff…

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Dec. 16 at about 5:50 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Gardiner Road in Whitefield.  

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 281 calls for service for the period of Dec. 9 to Dec. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,912 calls for service.

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Lincoln County Superior Court ruled in favor of Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BBHWP) in a Dec. 5 decision on a shoreland zoning permit application for…

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made one arrest between Nov. 5 and Dec. 10.  On Dec. 4, Sgt. Jacob Powers arrested Kerry Lyons, 65, of Boothbay for…

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November was an active month for…

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On Dec. 11, at about 11:50 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Pittston Road in Whitefield.  …

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 236 calls for service for the period of…

The Boothbay Harbor Police Department (BHPD) makes protecting loved ones and vacant properties easier with new online databases. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Boothbay Harbor Police Department (BHPD) just got an upgrade with new online databases streamlining two community programs: “At-Risk Residents” and “Vacation Watch.”…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 236 calls for service for the period of Nov. 25 to Dec. 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,359 calls for service.

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From Dec. 10, 2025, through Jan. 1, 2026, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and law…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 235 calls for service for the period of 11/18/25 to 11/25/25, and Year to…

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Nov. 18 and 19, Wiscasset Police Department responded to two significant incidents in the downtown area.

Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, Wiscasset Police received a report of a burglary at Water…

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Update, also from Wiscasset Police Department's Facebook page: Suspect is in custody for both incidents. It’s been a very long day and we are still currently working on executing a search warrant…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 222 calls for service for the period of Nov. 10 to Nov. 18. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 12,888 calls for service.

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The Edgecomb Fire Department (EFD)…

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An arrest has been made and another suspect has resolved charges following a multi-month, multi-agency investigation into a cyber scheme involving automated…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 232 calls for service for the period of Nov. 4 to Nov. 10., and Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,666 calls for…

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On Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4:35 p.m., a…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 1-15:

Arrests, summonses

Oct. 1, Robert J. Saxton, 20, of…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 246 calls for service for the period of Oct. 21 to Oct. 28. and Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,040 calls for…

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Legal action around the $30 million referendum for renovations to Boothbay Region Elementary School continued this month as lawyers presented oral arguments to Maine…

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The Edgecomb Fire Department (EFD) received notification that our Insurance Services Office (ISO) Rating has improved significantly from an ISO Rating 9/10 (depending on location) to an ISO Rating…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 244 calls for service for the period of Oct. 14 to Oct. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,794 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 265 calls for service for the period of Oct. 7 to Oct. 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,550 calls for service…

Boothbay Region Lions Club purchased three EV blankets and presented them to the Boothbay Harbor Fire Dept., Boothbay Fire Dept. and Southport Fire Dept. The pic was taken during the Fire Prevention event on Oct. 7. Accepting the blankets with Lions Club member Glenn Tilton, second from left, are Tim Pinkham, asst. chief, Boothbay Fire; Nick Upham, chief, Boothbay Harbor Fire; and Adam Harkins, asst. chief, Southport Fire. Courtesy photo

The Boothbay Region Lions Club, during their summer break, voted to purchase three electric vehicle (EV) fire blankets and split the cost of each with the Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Southport…

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The Edgecomb Fire Department (EFD) responded to 24 calls in September. Our team of trained professionals has responded to 198 calls so far this year. The number of calls is running higher than…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office report for the Aug. 28, 2025 issue for the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper misidentified the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident on Wiscasset Road…

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Fire at 79 Western Avenue in Boothbay Harbor Oct. 4. Courtesy of Mark Sullivan

UPDATE: The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office reported Sunday night, Oct. 5 that f

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests between Aug. 18 and Sept. 30. 

Sept. 10, officer Ryan Potter…

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Charges of violating a protection from abuse (PFA) order were dropped against

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A car drove through the Boothbay Harbor Walgreens Sept. 22. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The driver of a 2024 BMW X5 drove…

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The town of Edgecomb sent Fire Chief Roy Potter to the Pacific Northwest in search of a fire truck. On Sept. 16, selectmen authorized Potter to spend up to $108,000 to…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 383 calls for service for the period of Sept. 9 to Sept. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,712 calls for…

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The Edgecomb Fire Department (EFD)…

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UPDATE VIA LCSO: On Sept. 10, an accident occurred on Wiscasset Road in Boothbay involving Donald C. McKay, 65, of Edgecomb and Carol S. Smith, 92, of Boothbay Harbor. Mr.…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 320 calls for service for the period of Sept. 2 to…

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Photo from drone during Jefferson field and house fire. Used to determine if the fire department had adequate hose length to reach the fire. Courtesy LCSO

With 19 towns over 700 square miles, there's a lot of ground and water for Lincoln County law enforcement to cover. Thanks to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO…

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Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office announce the arrest of people for aggravated drug trafficking in Edgecomb.…

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Local firefighters were honored for their hard work and dedication during the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association’s annual business meeting and award ceremony at the South Bristol fire station…

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The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made seven arrests and summonsed three between July 14 to Aug. 17. 

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 379 calls for service for the period of Aug. 12 to Aug…