Police, Fire and Courts

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 11 accidents

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 2:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 252 calls for service Oct. 8 through Oct. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,595 calls for service. Summonses A 15-year-old male juvenile from Alna was issued summonses Oct. 12 for Operating Vehicle without License and Theft by Unauthorized Use of Property, in Boothbay, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Elisabeth Kershaw, 64, of Rockland was arrested Oct. 9 on two warrants from Rockland District...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Sheriff: Jail funding focus of statehouse meetings

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett said Tuesday, an Oct. 22 meeting at the statehouse, preceded by a meeting with Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty, will focus on jail funding. The counties are concerned about the state’s new sentencing guideline that lets inmates be held in county jails for two consecutive nine-month sentences, plus another six months, without the state saying how it will be funded. The change is so counties have better programming than the state...

• Truck driver rescued from water off Route 1, Woolwich

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:30am

  

  A Rhode Island man has been taken to a Brunswick hospital after apparently falling sleep at the wheel of a tractor trailer early Thursday and being rescued by boat. At 5:39 a.m., Deputy Robert Mayer of Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’ s Office along with first responders from Woolwich Fire and Rescue departments responded to the crash at the dike on Route 1 in Woolwich. The driver, Steven R . Brown, 6 0, of P rovidence, Rhode Island , was traveling northbound on Route 1 . It appears he fell asleep...

• Boothbay Fire Department open house

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Free food, fun and fire safety were the top draws for the over 200 adults and children who attended Boothbay Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week open house on Tuesday, Oct. 8. BFD and Bay View Lodge members served up hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, grilled sausages and french fries, while Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary provided cakes, brownies and cookies for dessert. The Seat Belt Convincer, provided by Occupant Protection Safety Educator Rick Tarr of Atlantic Partners EMS, was a popular...

• Small fire under dock at Oceanside Golf Resort

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 10:00am

  Boothbay Harbor Fire Department responded to calls about smoke at Oceanside Golf Resort, Atlantic Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. Fire Chief Nick Upham said Wednesday that a fire under the deck, started by a faulty junction box, was mostly extinguished by the time firefighters were on scene. “We pulled some of the boards up to make sure any embers were out,” said Upham. “There was minimal damage.”

• Man sentenced in hit and run near Damariscotta line

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:00am

  Michael Bradley, 54, of Bristol was sentenced Monday to two consecutive terms of nine months each for Driving to Endanger Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death, stemming from an April 2018 incident. Bradley also lost his license for two years and was fined $750. According to court records and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office affidavits, Bradley struck George Stouter, 75, as Stouter walked his dog near the...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: One arrest

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:15am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 239 calls for service for the period of Oct. 1 to Oct. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,343 calls for service. On Oct. 4, Deputy Daniel Sceviour was dispatched to a report of a Burglary/Criminal Mischief to a business in the Boothbay area. The complainant stated that unknown person(s) pried open a door to his business, however, he did not notice anything missing. Further investigation if leads...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Four arrests

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 10:30am

  Arrests On Sept. 9 at 9:44 p.m. on Townsend Avenue, Officer Beck arrested Heather Brewer, 29, Boothbay Harbor, for violation of conditions of release. On Sept. 10 at 9:32 p.m. on Commercial Street, Officers Snyder and Beck arrested Caren Levin, 56, Boothbay, for operating under the influence. On Sept. 17 at 1:06 a.m. on Townsend Avenue, Officers Brown and Chryplewicz arrested Julian Gonzales, 31, El Paso, Texas, for gross sexual assault. On Oct. 4 at 8:35 p.m. on Granary Way, Officer Beck...

• September property transfers

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 4:00pm

  The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September: Alna: Ayers, Kenneth W. Tr. and Ayers Family Trust to Edmonston, Robert P. Tr., Edmonston, Sheri Celeste Tr., RP & SC Edmonston Trust and Edmonston, RP & SC Trust; Risser,William R. to Wick, Stanley M. III; Smith, Helen Worthing Est. and Smith, Joshua M. P R to Turcotte, Austin C. and Turcotte, Danika L.; Campbell, Rosemary to Campbell, Robert George; Al, Chokhachy...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 2:15pm

  Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity for Sept. 16-29: Accidents On Sept. 17, police responded to an accident at Main and Washington. A 2018 Nissan driven by Anthony Petersen, 65, of Churchlands, Australia was eastbound stopped in traffic. A 2007 Chrysler driven by Caroline Davis, 57, of Wiscasset failed to stop and rear-ended him. Both vehicles had minor damage. On Sept.18, police responded to a crash on Route 1 just north of Oxhorn Road. A 1998 Volvo driven...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  CodeRED goes live

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 1:45pm

  

  CodeRED, a text-based program to alert Lincoln County residents to emergencies and other critical alerts, is now live, Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens told commissioners Tuesday. Residents can sign up for texts or emails by texting Lincoln County to 99411. There is also an app for mobile phones at the Google or Apple stores. For another 99 cents, weather emergency reports can be added. Examples of alerts via CodeRED include active shooter situations, evacuations, bio-...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 12:15pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 203 service calls betweeen Sept. 24 and Oc t. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,104 calls for service. Arrests Lorretta S. Perkins, 38, of Richmond was arrested Sept. 26 on a Lincoln County District Court warrant for Violation of Bail, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Transport Sgt. Aaron Mortensen. Andrew Small, 43, of Bath was arrested Sept. 28on a West Bath District Court warrant...
• Lincoln County Courts

  September closed cases

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 9:45am

  The following are closed cases for the Lincoln County Courts, for September. All information was provided by the Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Christopher Pressey, 25, of Lowell, Massachusetts, charges of Criminal Mischief and Reckless Conduct in Boothbay, dismissed. Sophia Swain Stark, 27, of Wiscasset, probation violated for Stealing Drugs, for which she was sentenced in 2015. On the probation violation, she was sentenced to the...

• Fish fry fundraiser at Edgecomb fire station Oct. 12

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  Although Edgecomb has plenty of fishing areas, the best place to find fish Oct. 12 will be its fire station at 473 Boothbay Road. That’s when the members of the fire department auxiliary will hold their first fish fry, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The auxiliary, a nonprofit, hopes to raise funds for “Any equipment we need above and beyond the budget,” EMA Director Bill Witzell explained. For $14, guests will have fried fish, french fries, cole slaw and a drink. Those who aren’t fish fans can...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:15pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 214 calls for service between Sept. 17 and Sept. 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,901 calls for service. Arrests Heather L. Brewer, 29, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested Sept. 17 on a Probation Violation, at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wiscasset, by Transport Deputy Aaron Mortensen. Jeremiah E. Lucas, 22, of Edgecomb was arrested Sept. 18 on two Lincoln County warrants for Failure to...
• Two Bridges Regional Jail

  MAT program to work with justice system

  Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Two Bridges Regional Jail is about seven weeks into its Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program with ENSO Recovery, as part of a grant by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, with funding from the federal government, to combat opioid abuse in jail and after inmates leave. As of Sept. 19, the MAT program had 10 inmates, all male, from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, the jail’s administrator, Col. James Bailey said. He said all have been sentenced, although pretrial inmates are...

• Deputies investigating South Bristol fatal crash; other occupants, with ‘non-life-threatening injuries,’ were from Boothbay, Warren

  Fri, 09/20/2019 - 11:00am

  

  A South Bristol man died at the scene of a crash in that town Thursday night, Sept. 19. At 9:29 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call from a resident on State Route 129 in South Bristol reporting a motor vehicle crash. Deputies responded and located a single-vehicle crash on State Route 129 near its intersection with Poseidon Lane. The preliminary investigation determined Austin Eugley, 21, of South Bristol was traveling south on State Route 129 driving a 2004 Volvo S80...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Memorial planned for courthouse

  Wed, 09/18/2019 - 6:45am

  

  In a special appreciation award Sept. 17, Lincoln County commissioners honored Jeffrey Sewell and Kathy Blagden. Sewell responded to a car crash involving Deputy Donald Davey on July 30, 1984. Davey was going to an early morning call when he and a truck driver who hit him were killed, according to Commissioner William Blodgett. Blagden was the dispatcher who guided Sewell to the scene, Blodgett said. Davey was later honored with the bridge over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb...

• Lincoln County closed cases for August

  Tue, 09/17/2019 - 3:00pm

  The following are closed cases for August from information provided by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentenced are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. William Bourget, 56, of North Truro, Massachusetts, guilty of Assault in Edgecomb, fined $300. Jenna Harris, 33, of Lisbon Falls, guilty of False Public Alarm or Report, in Westport Island, sentenced to jail for 10 days; and Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer, sentenced to jail for 10 days; and deferred disposition for...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 09/17/2019 - 11:45am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 261 calls for service between Sept. 10 and Sept. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,687 calls for service. Arrests David W. Seiders, 49, of Bristol was arrested Sept. 12 on a Wiscasset District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, on Route 1, Edgecomb, by Deputy David Bellows. Melinda S. Allen, 51, of Waldoboro was arrested Sept. 13 on a Lincoln County District Court warrant for Failure to...

• 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, 27, of Augusta, was found guilty last month of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching for incidents in 2016. According to Lincoln County court records and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, he was sentenced in 2018 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...

• 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...

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