On Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m., Boothbay Fire & Rescue hosted its annual open house event, where over 100 residents from Boothbay and surrounding towns attended the event.
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Police, Fire and Courts
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 326 calls for service for the period of Oct. 1 to Oct. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,133 calls for service.
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Boothbay Harbor Police Department arrested four and summonsed two between Sept 4 and Oct. 4. On Sept. 6, Chief Doug Snyder arrested Joey Peaslee, 42, of Whitefield for operating under…
Four Chinese marijuana defendants had their Oct. 1 docket call in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court postponed due to a lack of interpreters, according to court officials. Another docket call…
Landowners are generally delighted to hear their property sale is going through, but when Peter Mullin learned his lot in Boothbay was about to be sold for $100,000, he was anything but. That’s…
Law enforcement will soon have an extra set of "eyes" on routes 1 and 27. On Oct. 1, Lincoln County commissioners approved spending $56,368.98 of federal grant money on a license plate reader.…
First responders arrived on scene at Nathan’s Pharmacy in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 27 shortly after 5 p.m. for a call reporting light smoke and the smell of burning…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 282 calls for service for the period of Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,807 calls for service.
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Matthew A. Plummer, 41, of Boothbay Harbor pled guilty Sept. 24 to attempted murder and four other charges during a plea and sentencing hearing in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court.
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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 15-31:
Arrests/Summonses
Aug. 17, Noah M Curtis, 20, of Waldoboro was arrested for Assault, Criminal Mischief, Disorderly…
Five of the eight Chinese Nationals charged with illegal Lincoln County marijuana operations are scheduled to appear for an Oct. 1 docket call. Hongxia Kuang will not be one of them. Kuang was…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 377 calls for service for the period of Sept. 10 to Sept. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,259 calls for service.
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Two high-profile local cases are headed for hearings next week in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court. Matthew A. Plummer, 41, of Boothbay Harbor faces three felony charges stemming from his…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 371 calls for service for the period of Sept. 3 to Sept. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,882 calls for service.
Summons
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On Monday, Sept. 2 at 2:36 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash on Route 27/Gardiner Road in Dresden.
Deputies responded to the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 418 calls for service for the period of Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,511 calls for service.
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 412 calls for service for the period of Aug. 20 to Aug. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,093 calls for service.
Summons
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Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
At 9:08 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on collision on U.S. Route One near the intersection of Shaw Road, near Weston Road. A…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is looking to return confiscated items to their original owner or sell them in an auction.
On Aug. 20, county commissioners approved allowing the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 415 calls for service for the period of Aug. 13 and Aug. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,681 calls for service.
Arrests
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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 1- 15:
Arrests/summonses
Aug. 2, Josiah James, 26, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Attaching False Plates, by Officer…
Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Doug Snyder was off duty June 29 when he happened by the scene of a medical emergency. It was a nightmare scenario when he arrived as medical teams were working to…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 508 calls for service for the period of Aug. 6 to Aug. 13. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9,266 calls for service.
Summonses
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A Boothbay Harbor man accused of participating in a March 2023 shooting at Campbell Creek Housing Complex has plea and sentencing hearings set for 1 p.m. Sept. 23 in Lincoln County Superior Court…
Justice Daniel Billings will hear 12 motions to suppress evidence next month in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court regarding the Dec. 25, 2022 death of a 3-year-old Edgecomb girl. After a yearlong…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between July 1 and Aug. 4.
On July 1, officer Makenzi Strout arrested Kirt Castonguay, 45, of Boothbay Harbor for domestic violence…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 471 calls for service for the period of July 30 to Aug. 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,758 calls for service.
Summonses
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The man charged with the death of a 3-year-old Edgecomb girl killed on Christmas Day 2022 has filed motions to suppress evidence. In March, Tyler Witham-Jordan’s attorney filed seven motions…
Watch for parade floats, watch for runners
At 7:21 a.m., Aug. 3, The City of Rockland began forwarding messages to the public with the decision to delay the annual parade for one hour, due to heavy rain in the area. The parade will now…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 484 calls for service for the period of July 23 to July 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,287 calls for service.
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In a race against time, a tow crew pulled a red Ford F150 out of inner Boothbay Harbor July 29 during an incoming tide. Shortly before 2 p.m., the truck traveled over cement bumpers down the steep…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 462 calls for service for the period of July 16 to July 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,803 calls for service.
Summonses
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UPDATE: The driver of the car in this accident was Ray Egan of Boothbay. He was treated and released from the hospital and contacted the newspaper by phone on Tuesday afternoon.
At 8:14 p.…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
Update: Chief Deputy Strout told Wiscasset Newspaper Monday in response to an email request for any update, it is his understanding the four occupants of the Chrysler have all been released from…
At 5:45 a.m. Thursday, July 18, Lincoln County Communications received a 911 call for a commercial truck which had rolled over on Route 27 in Boothbay, near Knickerbocker Group.
Boothbay…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 380 calls for service for the period of July 9 to July 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,341 calls for service.
Summonsed
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On July 11, three Chinese Nationals charged with illegal marijuana cultivation pled not guilty in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court during individual arraignment hearings. In January, Lincoln…
Boothbay Harbor business owner Don Kingsbury has pleaded “not guilty” to two charges in Lincoln County Superior Court, according to court documents. Kingsbury faces the charges after controversial…
At 11:07 a.m. Sunday, July 14, Lincoln County Emergency Communications received a 911 call concerning an exterior structure fire at 42 Union St. in Boothbay Harbor. Fire crews from Boothbay Harbor…
A woman was taken to Miles Memorial Hospital with minor injuries after an impact with a car July 11, according to Boothbay EMS Chief Dan Gardner. Gardner said the woman, possibly in her 20s, was…
Wiscasset Police Department posted the following on its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, July 10:
On (July 10) at (about) 2:13 a.m., the Wiscasset Police responded to a residence for a…
Summons
Cristofer Ordonez Carchi, 31, of Biddeford was issued a summons July 3 for Operate a Vehicle without a License on US Highway 1, Nobleboro by Deputy Caleb Poirier.
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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 15-30:
Arrests/Summonses
June 19, Ryan Buckingham, 31, of Winthrop was arrested for Violating Condition of Release and…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between May 30 and June 30.
On June 7, Deakon Wilson-Harrington, 21, of Edgecomb was arrested by Officer Zachary Barry for operating…
Summons
Taylor Tweedy, 20, of West Gardiner was issued a summons June 29 for Minor Consuming Liquor on Hiawathia Trail, Boothbay, by Deputy Kasey Doyle.
Arrests
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A critically ill child was flown to Maine Medical Center from Boothbay Harbor by LifeFlight June 30, according to Boothbay EMS Chief Dan Gardner. Gardner said the child is expected to make a full…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 370 calls for service for the period of June 18 to June 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,120 calls for service.
Summonses
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Charity Chubbuck, 51, of Nobleboro was charged with operating under the influence June 18 after allegedly crashing into an Oak Street telephone pole near Boothbay Region Historical Society. According…
In January, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office led six raids in Whitefield and Chelsea leading to the arrest of seven Chinese Nationals and one person summonsed in connection with an alleged illegal…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 363 calls for service for the period of June 11 to June 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,750 calls for service.
