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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests
Tue, 01/28/2020 - 12:15pm

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 261 calls for service for the period of Jan. 21 and Jan. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 785 calls for service. Summonses Seth A. Lewis, 45, of Boothbay was a issued a summons Jan. 22 for Violating a Protection from Harassment Order, on Cross Point Road, Edgecomb, by Detective Scott Hayden. Ronald J. Labonty, 50, of Newcastle was issued a summons Jan. 24 for Operating after Suspension, on...
UPDATE: Boothbay teen injured in Saturday night Warren crash
Sun, 01/26/2020 - 6:15pm

WARREN — A 16-year-old Boothbay resident has been hospitalized with serious injuries following a two vehicle car crash in Warren Saturday night. The juvenile, who was not identified because of his age, was the driver of a 2016 Mitsubishi, which was involved in the crash that was reported to Knox Regional Communications Center, January 25, shortly before 11:30 p.m. The other occupant in the Mitsubishi, Dylan Dicky, 19, of Waldoboro, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. When...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Several overnight burglaries reported in Wiscasset
Sun, 01/26/2020 - 12:30pm
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating several motor vehicle burglaries on Page Avenue in Wiscasset Friday night or early Saturday. A White Chevrolet 1500 was seen in the area at approximately 2 a.m. If you saw anything or have information, please call the Sheriff’s Office. Please remember to not leave wallets, purses, firearms and other valuables in your vehicle and to lock your vehicle. We are also investigating the theft of tires, rims and accessories from a 2019 Ford Raptor truck...
AOS 98
AOS 98 budget passes
Sat, 01/25/2020 - 8:30am

Voters of Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and Georgetown passed the Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 budget Jan. 23. Though not the shortest meeting ever, the 15-article warrant was passed within 14 minutes. Article 1 authorized expenditure of $175,990 for special education and Article 2 authorized $438,932 for system administration. Articles 3-11 were taken as one vote due to no expenditures. Superintendent Keith Laser explained the categories must appear as such in...
Boothbay Harbor man one of two recovered in fatal boat accident off Portland coast
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 1:00pm

U.S. Coast Guard Northeast recovered the bodies of Arnold “Joe” Nickerson IV, 60, of Arundel and sternman Christopher Pinkham, 44, of Boothbay Harbor Jan. 23 about 45 miles southeast of Portland after fishing vessel Hayley Ann reportedly sank. The vessel’s emergency beacon sent out a distress signal at 12:23 p.m. said USCG public affairs Petty Officer Zachary Hupp. The Coast Guard responded from AIRSTA Cape Cod, Massachusetts with two Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawks, one EADS HC-144 Ocean...
Natasha Irving bringing lessons learned as a defense attorney to DA’s office
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 7:45am

A new district attorney is changing the way crimes are prosecuted in the Midcoast. First term District Attorney Natasha Irving campaigned on a restorative justice platform in 2018. This month, she began implementing that progressive form of justice. The concept dates as far back as Native Americans, but is relatively new in criminal prosecution. In her campaign, Irving promised to seek restorative justice in all but the most violent crimes. Restorative justice applies law through repairing harm...
UPDATE: Names released in three-SUV, Route 1, Wiscasset accident; police express thanks for help
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 6:00am

UPDATE: In a phone interview Friday, Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine named those hurt when the SUV’s they were driving on Route 1 near Paige Avenue collided with one another about 6:40 p.m. Thursday. They were Alaine Pinkham, 43, of Georgetown in a 2007 Honda SUV, Caitlyn Jennings, 27, of Oxford in a 2009 Ford SUV, and Michael St. Cyr, 32, of Warren in a 2013 Ford SUV, Hesseltine said. He said Jennings and St. Cyr were driving northbound; Pinkham, southbound. The accident’s cause was...
Lincoln County Commissioners
Sheriff’s Office to start RUOK
Thu, 01/23/2020 - 8:15am

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will begin a new program called RUOK for people who live alone, or for relatives or friends of a loved one who lives alone, with no one checking on them regularly. Every day, clients will get a telephone call from the Sheriff’s Office at a pre-arranged time to verify the client is all right, Sheriff Todd Brackett said. If the call isn’t answered, either a first responder or a designated person will go to the home to check up on the client, Brackett said. There is...
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Gatto attorney files appeal brief
Wed, 01/22/2020 - 7:00pm

Camden defense attorney Jeremy Pratt filed a brief for the appeal of Shawna Gatto, 45, currently being held at Maine Correctional Center in Windham, with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Jan. 21. Gatto was convicted of the December 2017 depraved indifference murder of her fiance’s granddaughter, Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset. Gatto opted for a bench trial, held last April. One of the grounds for appeal Pratt cited stemmed from a procedural matter before trial. On Aug. 30, 2018, Pratt made a...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Slippery roads
Tue, 01/21/2020 - 1:45pm

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 191 calls for service for the period of Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 524 calls for service. Arrests Brooke V. Olum, 29, of Vassalboro was arrested Jan. 14 for Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs, on Webber Pond Road, Vassalboro, by Detective Scott Hayden. Dylan J. Quimby, 27, of Bath was arrested Jan. 15 for Violating Condition of Release, on Route 1, Edgecomb, by...
Planning board denies Colby & Gale request to clarify watershed boundary
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 10:00am

The Boothbay Planning Board denied Colby & Gale’s request to clarify a watershed boundary line on its 683 Wiscasset Road location. COGA Holdings bought the property last spring for a propane fill tank satellite office. Colby & Gale proposed renovating two buildings and installing a 500- to 1,000-gallon propane tank. COGA Holdings and Colby & Gale President Matt Poole requested, on Jan. 15, for the planning board to clarify and identify the property’s watershed boundary line. But the...
Wiscasset police warn of church phishing scam
Fri, 01/17/2020 - 7:15pm
Wiscasset Police Department Chief Larry Hesseltine warned the public about a phishing scam that affects local churches. In November and January, several parishioners from Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church received emails from someone claiming to be the church’s minister, Joshua Fitterling, Hesseltine told Wiscasset Newspaper in a phone interview Jan. 17. The email asked parishioners to buy gift cards, scratch off the card’s number and send a photo of the card’s number to the email sender...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Stolen tools in Boothbay
Tue, 01/14/2020 - 11:15am

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 191 calls for service for the period of Jan. 7 to Jan. 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 333 calls for service. On Jan. 8, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of a theft of tools (value: approximately $2,500) in the Boothbay area. This case is still under investigation. Arrests Danielle B. Secor, 23, of Portland was arrested Jan. 9 on a Cumberland County warrant for Failure to Appear, at...
Lincoln County indictments
Mon, 01/13/2020 - 12:15pm
The Lincoln County grand jury decided on several indictments the week of Jan. 6-10. An indictment indicates there is enough evidence to proceed to a trial. All listed are innocent until proven guilty. Adekunle Adeyanju, 39, of Bath, one count of Class A Kidnapping, one count of Class A Gross Sexual Assault, and one count of Class C Gross Sexual Assault, in March 2019 in Wiscasset. Adeyanju faces the possibility of 30 years in prison and up to a $50,000 fine for the two Class A crimes, and up to...
OUI charge follows Jan. 6 crash on Boothbay’s Route 27
Tue, 01/07/2020 - 3:30pm

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident Jan. 6 at 7:03 p.m. on Route 27 near Dolphin Mini Golf, according to Lt. Brendan Kane. Boothbay Fire Department and Boothbay Region Ambulance Service also responded and traffic was diverted. Kane said a 2012 Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling southbound when driver Joshua R. Greenleaf, 31, of Boothbay lost control and hit a telephone pole causing a power outage in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor. Greenleaf left the scene and was found by...
Lincoln County Commissioners
Fed funds for ankle bracelets, alcohol monitoring
Tue, 01/07/2020 - 2:15pm

Lincoln County Commissioners on Jan. 7 accepted $11,240 from the federal Department of Justice’s State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which covers correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law. Some of those funds will be used to buy three GPS monitors for people who require ankle monitors to remain out of jail, and three alcohol monitors. The cost of the...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests
Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:45am
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 142 calls for service for the period of Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 142 calls for service. Summons Zane C. Fairservice, 39, of Wiscasset was issued a summons Jan. 2 for Driving to Endanger, on Route 1, Newcastle, by Deputy Caleb Fortin. Arrests Robert Morales, 29, of Westfield, Massachusetts was arrested Dec. 30 by the Springfield, Massachusetts police department on a warrant...
Lincoln County Courts
December 2019 closed cases
Tue, 01/07/2020 - 8:45am
The following are closed cases for December. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Court Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Ronnie Russomano, 45, of Farmingdale, for an incident in Boothbay, guilty of Violating Conditions of Release; sentenced to 60 days in jail. Jason Walsh, 37, of Rockland, for incidents in Wiscasset, guilty of five counts of Violating Protection of Abuse Orders; and four counts of Violating Conditions of Release...
Similar to thefts in other Maine towns; remove valuables from cars, police chief warns
Rockport hit with seven motor vehicle burglaries in one day
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 9:00am

ROCKPORT — Car burglars targeted unlocked motor vehicles in Glen Cove and West Rockport Jan 2, in the afternoon, stealing purses, wallets and other valuables. Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne warns the public to lock car doors and take valuables out of vehicles with them. Gagne reported Jan. 3 that seven burglaries have been reported taking place Jan. 2. “The perpetrators were targeting vehicle at local daycares,” he said. “It appears that a lone female operating a silver SUV was...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Slippery roads result in accidents
Tue, 12/31/2019 - 12:00pm
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 309 calls for service for the period of Dec. 17 and Dec. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 16,499 calls for service. Summonses Nickolas Littlefield, 18, of Boothbay was issued a summons Dec. 27 for Minor Consuming Liquor, on Lindsay Road, Boothbay, by Deputy David Bellows. James L. Littlefield, 20, of Boothbay was issued a summons Dec. 27 for Furnishing Place for Minors to Consume/Possess Liquor...
Vehicle driven by Boothbay woman is sideswiped in Wiscasset, man arrested
Thu, 12/26/2019 - 8:15pm
At about 6:30 p.m. Dec. 25, Devere Cudo, 31, of Farmingdale was arrested for OUI, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and operator consuming alcohol on a public way, after a near head-on collision on Route 1 in Wiscasset, a Dec. 26 Wiscasset Police Department Facebook post said. It said Cudo was traveling south on Route 1 near Wiscasset House of Pizza when he allegedly crossed over the center line and sideswiped a vehicle driven by Cassandra Hansen, 27, of Boothbay. Cudo continued...
Jail funding a go for emergency session
Fri, 12/20/2019 - 11:45am

Two Bridges Regional Jail can expect more stable state funding levels from an amended bill that would set a permanent state share for county jails. The bill, LD 973, passed out of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee to the full Legislature after several hearings and work sessions. The bill will go to the 2020 emergency session. If it passes the full legislature as amended, county jails would be guaranteed at least 20 percent of their budgets from state coffers. The bill is...
Lincoln County Commissioners
County to get community development specialist
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 3:45pm

Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer on Dec. 17 recommended Sandy Gilbreath for community development specialist with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission. Gilbreath replaces Harold Spetla, who became the planner at Greater Portland Council of Governments. Gilbreath teaches at University of Southern Maine, so her Lincoln County job will be part time until the end of the academic year, then become full time, Kipfer said. Sheriff Todd Brackett announced the resignation of an animal...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 10:30am
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 164 calls for service between Dec. 10 and Dec. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 16,190 calls for service. Arrests Tamara R. Murphy, 38, of Woolwich was arrested Dec. 11 on a Sagadahoc County warrant for Failure to Appear on Unpaid Fines, at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wiscasset, by Transport Deputy James Read. Brandon Boucher, 26, of Whitefield was arrested Dec. 13 on an active warrant...
Wiscasset Police Blotter for Dec. 9-15
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 9:30am
Accidents On Dec. 10, police responded to a crash at the intersection of Morton and Federal streets. A 2016 silver Ford driven by Alyssa Nielsen, 22, of Pownal was struck by a 2009 silver Dodge driven by Mindy Joslyn, 31, of Wiscasset. Joslyn did not yield the right of way at the corner. Both cars had to be towed due to front end damage. On Dec. 12, police responded to an accident at the intersection of Gardiner Road and Hooper Street. A 2001 Chevrolet driven by Mark Newman, 65, of...
Arrest made in July fatal, Route 1 accident in Woolwich
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 7:00pm

On Thursday, Dec.12, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office arrested William P. Young, 55, of Topsham on a warrant of arrest in connection with a multi-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 1 in Woolwich on July 15. As a result of the early morning head-on collision, the driver of another vehicle, Barry Wyman, 58, of Bath, died July 31. Young, who was indicted by the Sagadahoc County Grand Jury, was charged with Manslaughter, Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon, Driving to Endanger, and Criminal...
Warren man arrested, under investigation in Wiscasset Ford theft case
Thu, 12/12/2019 - 7:30am

On Dec. 10, Wiscasset Police Department received a theft complaint from Wiscasset Ford. The business reported the theft of a 2018 Dodge Caravan and a 2019 Ford Ranger. The thefts were by checks used to buy the vehicles Nov. 30 and Dec. 4. The checks were written on a frozen or blocked account from Bangor Savings Bank, and were allegedly written by Robert G. Steiner, 51, of Warren. Chief Larry Hesseltine began the investigation into Steiner, and learned of his extensive criminal record of...
Wreaths Across America wreaths donated to Boothbay Harbor fire and police chiefs
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 12:00pm

Two Wreaths Across America wreaths were delivered and presented to Boothbay Harbor’s police and fire chiefs this week. Local business owner Mark Gimbel, who attended the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Lincoln Academy on Sunday, Dec. 8, was asked to give the wreaths to the police and fire chiefs by Don Queeney. Queeney is a Wreaths Across America (WAA) convoy coordinator and a ceremony ambassador. Gimbel made the presentation to Police Chief Bob Hasch and Fire Chief Nick Upham, along with...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 2:45pm
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 120 calls for service Dec. 5-10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 16,026 calls for service. Summons Hunter W. Prentice, 23, of Bristol was issued a summons Dec. 5 for Operating vehicle without a License, on Shore Road, Bremen, by Deputy Caleb Fortin, who was assisted by Sgt. Jared Mitkus. Arrest John W. Donohoe, 40, of Gardiner was arrested Dec. 9 for Operating under the Influence, on Route 1,...
Wiscasset Police Blotter Dec. 1-8
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:15am
For the week ending Dec. 8, Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity: Accidents On Dec. 4, Kevin Green, 34, of Bath, driving a 2005 Honda SUV, was southbound on Bath Road. Glenn Lewis, 63, of Waldoboro was driving a 2003 Toyota pickup northbound on Bath Road and made a left-hand turn into the Irving parking lot in front of Green. Green was unable to avoid the trailer Lewis was towing. On Dec. 5, police responded to a crash at a driveway on Gardiner Road. A 1990...
Press release
Sheriff focuses on addiction programs at Democrats meeting
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:30am

Todd Brackett, who has served as Lincoln County sheriff for more than 17 years, gave a riveting talk at the meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) on Nov. 21 at the Newcastle Fire Station’s community room. Sheriff Brackett focused on illicit drug use and the progress the county has made in addressing people’s drug problems in the area. He noted a steady change in the severity of drugs used and an evolution from drugs like marijuana to heroin and fentanyl addiction and a...
Lincoln County Courts
November closed cases
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 8:45am
The following are closed cases in the Lincoln County Courts for November. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Heather Brewer, 29, of Boothbay Harbor, probation violated on a 2015 charge of Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs; sentenced to jail for six months, probation continued afterward. In a separate matter, guilty of Violating Conditions of Release, sentenced to jail for seven days. Adam...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests
Thu, 12/05/2019 - 1:00pm
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 220 calls for service between Nov. 26 and Dec. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 15906 calls for service. Summons A 15-year-old female juvenile from Tenants Harbor was issued a summons Nov. 25 for Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs, on Academy Hill, Newcastle, by Deputy Sean Pfahler. Arrests Melissa R. Gray, 46, of Bremen was arrested Nov. 27 for Violation of a Protective Order, on Gray Road...
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
Officer John Braley completes training
Wed, 12/04/2019 - 1:30pm

Upon this week’s announcement that John Braley of the Boothbay Harbor Police Department recently graduated from the Criminal Justice Academy on Nov. 27, BHPD Chief Bob Hasch said the following in an email to the newspaper: “Congratulations to Officer John Braley on his recent graduation from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. This 18-week program is considered one of the best in the country. Officers live at the academy and...
Barters Island home a total loss due to accidental electrical fire
Mon, 12/02/2019 - 12:15pm

A Barters Island home is a total loss following a pre-Thanksgiving electrical fire. Boothbay Fire Department responded to an emergency call at 7 a.m. Nov. 27 at 167 West Side Road after homeowner Gayle Pinkham called 911. Pinkham reported smoke and fire coming from the living room. The fire spread upstairs and was extinguished by Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport and Edgecomb firefighters about four hours later. Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford reported the house had extensive smoke, fire...
UPDATED: Barters Island home likely ‘total loss’ in fire
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 9:30am

UPDATE: A Barters Island home is likely a total loss following a Wednesday morning, Nov. 27 fire. Boothbay Fire Department responded to a 7 a.m. structure fire at Kelo and Gayle Pinkham’s house at 167 West Side Road. Gayle Pinkham called 911 reporting smoke and fire had engulfed the home’s front room, according Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford. Boothbay received help from Southport, Boothbay Harbor and Edgecomb. The fire was extinguished around 10:45 a.m. Spofford reported the house received...
Boothbay Harbor police make 3 arrests this month
Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:00pm
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Nov. 9 and 24. Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Carol Cushing, 52, of Boothbay on Nov. 9 for failure to appear. Officer Larry Brown and Chief Bob Hasch arrested Stuart “Cody” Wyman, 28, of Wiscasset on Nov. 14 for a domestic violence and terrorizing charge. Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Victoria Brown, 49, of Southport on Nov. 14 for operating under the influence. Police also responded to the following calls: 9-1-1, two; animal, two;...
Lincoln County commissioners
Corrected: MDOT to review Somerville petition
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 8:15am

The citizens’ petition that came to Lincoln County commissioners two weeks ago with concerns about a gravel road in Somerville has been referred to Maine Department of Transportation to see if the road is passable, County Administrator Carrie Kipfer said at commissioners’ Nov. 20 meeting. Since the petition was presented, some things have changed in Somerville, including the hire of a new road commissioner, she said. And she expressed hope the issue can be resolved between the petitioners and...
TBRJ nods audit, reconsiders solar
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 10:45am

Two Bridges Regional Jail’s economic model is shifting, Col. James Bailey said. For the last few years, the jail has financed itself with contracts with other counties. But as other counties seek better deals or build their own jails, the way the jail finances itself has to change, Bailey said. Part of that change is hoped to be the Medication Assisted Treatment program, which now has eight inmates enrolled, and a program for female inmates starts this month. But one of the largest of the...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 11:15am
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 343 calls for service Nov. 5 through Nov. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 15,525 calls for service. Summons Alexander V. Hibbard, 18, of Dresden was issued a summons Nov. 16 for Operating Vehicle without License, on McKay Road, Edgecomb, by Deputy First Class Brian Collamore. Arrests Jason Ladd, 35, of Wiscasset was arrested Nov. 9 on two Franklin County warrants for Unpaid Fines, on Bath Road...
Lincoln County Courts
Grand jury indictments
Fri, 11/15/2019 - 8:45am
A Lincoln County grand jury rose with indictments, or lists of charges, Nov. 13. Julian Gonzalez, 32, of El Paso, Texas, was charged with one Class A count of Gross Sexual Assault, and one Class C count of Gross Sexual Assault, for an incident in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 16. Martin Clark-Castillo, 31, of Bath was charged with one Class C count of Violations of Conditions of Release for an incident in Dresden, by allegedly contacting a victim of a crime and witness to a crime while on bail on...
UPDATE: One passenger dies two days after Route 1, Wiscasset head-on that injured four
Thu, 11/14/2019 - 5:15pm

UPDATE: Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said Maren Houghton, 94, of Scottsdale, Arizona died Thursday, Nov. 14 of her injuries as a passenger in the Nov. 12 accident. George Elderkin, 71, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was charged the day of the crash “with Operating Left of Center ... The accident is under investigation at this point and we are working with the Lincoln County District Attorney's Office ...,” Hesseltine wrote in an email to Wiscasset Newspaper late Thursday afternoon...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine accidents
Tue, 11/12/2019 - 11:45am
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following Summonses William R. Brewer, 29, of Newcastle was issued summonses Nov. 6 for Failing to Make Oral or Written Accident Report and Leaving the Scene of a PD Accident, on Hinks Road, Jefferson by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Nathaniel J. Betts, 21, of Wiscasset was issued summonses Nov. 7 for Failing to Notify of Motor Vehicle Accident and Operating after Suspension, on Bradford Road, Wiscasset, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Samuel B. Farrin, 31, of...
Lincoln County Commissioners
Commissioners hear complaint about Somerville roads
Tue, 11/12/2019 - 9:30am

Lincoln County Commissioners on Nov. 6 heard from a group of Somerville residents who alleged the town mismanaged a large, voter-approved road bond and created more problems with the town’s roads. The group, led by Claudia Fujinaga, who lives on one of the roads, petitioned the town to fix the roads, and resident John Bergen, offered the town a $30,000 bond at one percent interest to buy local gravel from a Somerville pit to repair the road. According to the residents’ petition, the town turned...
Lincoln County Courts
October closed cases
Tue, 11/12/2019 - 7:45am
The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Heather Brewer, 29, of Boothbay Harbor, guilty of Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs, sentenced to four years in the Department of Corrections, all suspended, probation of three years, fined $400. Gary Balducci Jr., 41, of Damariscotta, probation violation for Theft by Deception for an incident in Boothbay,...
Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Two arrests
Mon, 11/11/2019 - 7:30am
Boothbay Harbor police made two arrests between Oct. 8 and Nov. 7. Officer Doug Snyder arrested Heather Manson, 36, of Boothbay Harbor Oct. 23 on Townsend Avenue. He apprehended Manson on a warrant violation. Officer Larry Brown and Chief Bob Hasch arrested Jimmy Main, 65, of Boothbay Harbor Oct. 31 at 8:38 a.m. on Paine Road. Main was wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant. Boothbay Harbor Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 8 and Nov. 7: 911, 11; animal...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:30pm
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 178 calls for service for the period of Oct. 29 to Nov. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,182 calls for service. On Nov. 2, Deputy First Class Brian Collamore was dispatched to a report of a burglary/theft/criminal mischief in the Boothbay area. This case is currently under investigation. Arrests Christopher G. Chapman, 50, of Dresden was arrested Oct. 31 on a Lincoln County warrant for...
Lights, cameras, action: State checks downtown traffic signals
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 8:30am

The traffic signals on Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset were tested Wednesday morning, Oct. 30 to make certain they were in sync with one another, communicating with Augusta, and that the pedestrian crosswalk signals were working properly. Maine Department of Transportation Project Manager Ernie Martin said once they are working with the railroad crossing signals, the lights will be active. After the testing, the lights went back to flashing yellow and red. Police were on hand to alert motorists...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Several deer/car accidents
Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:45pm
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 160 calls for service for the period of Oct. 22 to Oct. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,004 calls for service. Arrests Vickie L. Chattley, 32, Dresden was arrested Oct. 23 on a Kennebec County warrant, on Common Road, Dresden, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Nicole A. Gress, 39, of South Bristol was arrested Oct. 23 for Operating under the Influence, on State Route 129, South Bristol, by Deputy...
Boothbay Harbor police do Drug Take Back Day
Tue, 10/29/2019 - 8:45am

Local medicine cabinets have a little more room after residents returned hundreds of unused prescription medicines to the Boothbay Harbor municipal office. Boothbay Harbor Police Sgt. Pat Higgins and Patrolman Tom Chryplewicz were joined by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Sgt. Alan Shea in receiving unused medications Oct. 25 during the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Police departments in Wiscasset and Waldoboro along with Sheepscot Health Center in Whitefield were also Lincoln...

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