Police, Fire and Courts

• Boothbay Harbor Police arrest 1 Oct. 21-Nov. 29

  Wed, 12/01/2021 - 8:45am

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made one arrest between Oct. 21 and Nov. 29. On Nov. 23, Officer Doug Snyder arrested Barbara Spillane, 68, of Dresden for failure to appear after bailed. BHPD responded to 378 emergency calls between Oct. 21 and Nov. 29: 911 check, 29; animal complaint, 6; alarm, burglar, 22; assist citizen, 9; assist other agency, 4; attempt to locate, 1; compliance check on inmate, 5; property check, 47; criminal mischief, 5; community policing, 5; concealed weapons permit,...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Wed, 12/01/2021 - 8:15am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 14-29: Arrests Nov. 17, Mark H. Rosebrook, 46, of Wiscasset was arrested for Violation of Protective Order, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Nov. 19, Matthew R. Norris, 37, of Georgetown was arrested for OUI (Alcohol) and Refusing to Submit to Arrest or Detention, by Chief Larry Hesseltine. Nov. 19, George Dorr, 62, of Dresden was arrested for OUI (Alcohol), by Hesseltine. Nov. 19, Angela Guptill, 33, of Edgecomb was arrested for Violating...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: One arrest

  Tue, 11/30/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 140 calls for service for the period of Nov. 23 to Nov. 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,271 calls for service. Arrest Joshua R. Lund, 33, of Whitefield was arrested Nov. 27 for Domestic Violence Assault, on South Hunts Meadow Road, Whitefield, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Accidents On Nov. 23, an accident occurred on Augusta Road in Jefferson involving Sandra J. Arsenault, 65, of Northborough, Massachusetts. Ms. Arsenault was operating...

• Crime continues to decrease in Maine for 9th consecutive year

  Mon, 11/29/2021 - 2:30pm

  

  Crime in Maine decreased -6.1% during 2020, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. It is the ninth consecutive year that crime has dropped in Maine for a total decline during the past nine years of -62.7%. Crime dropped -6.6 in 2019, -9.3 in 2018, -8.2% in 2017, -8.7% in 2016, -7.1% in 2015, -13% in 2014, -8.3% in 2013, and -1.5% in 2012. The 17,347 crimes reported in 2020 represent a crime rate of 14 offenses per 1,000 people in Maine. That number compares to the national crime...

• Boothbay Harbor Fire Department wins top prize in Lighted Fire Truck parade

  Mon, 11/29/2021 - 1:45pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Fire Department won the second annual Dalmation Cup, by being judged the winner of the Lighted Fire Truck parade held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 27. Runner-up was last year’s winner, Nobleboro Fire Department, winner of the People’s Choice Award. Ten fire trucks and Boothbay Region Ambulance Service vehicles were decorated for the parade, which started from Boothbay Fire Department and paraded through St. Andrews Village and downtown Boothbay Harbor. The parade is part of the...

• Winter parking ban

  Mon, 11/29/2021 - 1:00pm

  Boothbay Harbor’s winter parking ban is now in effect. Please do not leave vehicles parked on public streets within Boothbay Harbor overnight. Motorists may utilize the three municipal parking lots (footbridge, Oak Street and Howard Street) for overnight parking in the designated areas. In addition, vehicles may not be parked on streets any time during severe inclement weather when municipal plow vehicles are operational for snow removal/sanding operations. These dates and times are announced...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Car-deer crashes

  Wed, 11/24/2021 - 7:30am

  Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the Sheriff’s Office responded to 164 calls for service from Nov. 16 to Nov. 23; year to date, 10,131. Arrest Nov. 21, Norma J. Weeks, 64, of Boothbay was arrested for Operating under the Influence (Drugs or Combo) and Violating Condition of Release, on Butler Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Jeffrey Rogers, assisted by Detective Terry Michaud. Summonses Nov. 16, Cameron Moore, 24, of Wiscasset for Trafficking in Prison Contraband and Trafficking...

• Wiscasset police, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office apprehend driver after alleged incidents across Midcoast towns

  Tue, 11/16/2021 - 2:45pm

  

  On Monday, Nov. 15 at about 4:05 p.m., a Maine State trooper was on patrol on Route 1 northbound in Brunswick when the driver of a 2004 Range Rover allegedly passed him at speeds exceeding the posted speed limit by 30 mph. The trooper, driving a fully marked State Police cruiser, initiated a pursuit based on the alleged violation of criminal speed. The driver, Pasquale Lapomarda, 21, of Standish, continued northbound on Route 1 into West Bath and Bath reaching a top speed of 102 mph. The speeds...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 11/16/2021 - 11:00am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 153 calls for service for the period of Nov. 9 to Nov. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,967 calls for service. Summonses Kaitlin M. Orne, 28, of Wiscasset was issued summonses Nov. 12 for Allowing Dog to be at Large (x5) and Keeping Unlicensed Dog (x2), on Page Avenue, Wiscasset, by ACO Officer Michael Livers. Michael R. Saucier, 40, of Whitefield was issued a summons Nov. 12 for Operating Vehicle without License, on Jones Woods Road,...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 11/16/2021 - 9:15am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-14 and, in one item, Oct. 28: Arrests Nov. 6, William Andrychowski, 47, of Wales was arrested for OUI (Alcohol), by Officer Nathan Willhoite. Nov. 10, Christopher Barboza-Graham, 30, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Criminal Threatening, Domestic Violence Terrorizing and Criminal Mischief, by Barnes. Nov. 10, Travis M. Chapman, 48, of Alna was arrested for Violation of Protection Order, by Barnes. Summonses Nov. 7, Dylan M...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 11/09/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 181 calls for service for the period of Nov. 2 to Nov. 9. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,814 calls for service. Summons Lisa A. Holbrook, 40, was issued a summons Nov. 6 for Furnishing Place for Minors to Consume/Possess Liquor, on Townsend Lane, Boothbay, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Arrests Jeremy A. Holbrook, 22, of Boothbay was arrested Oct. 31 for Furnishing Place for Minors to Consume/Possess Liquor, on Townsend Lane, Boothbay, by...

• Edgecomb Fire Department

  Fri, 11/05/2021 - 8:30am

  October 2021 report Oct. 7, 9:09 a.m., Route 1 at Cochran Road: two vehicle MVA, no injuries, controlled traffic, spread absorbent, cleared debris from roadway. Oct. 7, 5:50 p.m., Middle Road: Medical call. Oct. 7, 5:54 p.m., Route 1: Medical call. Oct. 7, 8:31 p.m., Route 27: MVA, car vs deer. Provided traffic control. Vehicle towed. Oct.10, 10:22 p.m., River Road: 1 vehicle MVA. Provided traffic control. Oct.11, 9:35 p.m., Dodge Road: Medical call. Oct. 11, 1:03 p.m., Modockowando Trail:...

• Edgecomb looks at extending ambulance service contract

  Tue, 11/02/2021 - 3:00pm

  

  Edgecomb is in the third of a five-year contract with Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service. Edgecomb pays $17,000 per season, and is extremely satisfied with the service. On Nov. 1, selectmen discussed their future ambulance needs. Selectmen believe that future is with Damariscotta-based Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service. Ted Hugger met with CLC officials last month and discussed the framework of a contract extension. Hugger reported a long-term deal may be in both parties’...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine accidents

  Tue, 11/02/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 161 calls for service for the period of Oct. 27 to Nov. 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,633 calls for service. Summons Kristen A. Campbell, 34, of Trevett was issued a summons Oct. 28 for Threatening Display of Weapon, on West Side Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Arrests Greer Libby, 33, of Windsor was arrested Oct. 27 for Assault and Aggravated Criminal Trespass, on N. Howe Road, Whitefield, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Benjamin M...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 11/02/2021 - 7:30am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 16-31: Arrest Oct. 16, Michael Squillace, 43, of Woolwich was arrested for OUI (Alcohol), Refusing to Submit to Arrest/Detention, Driving to Endanger and Refusing to Sign Criminal Summons, by Officer Nathan Willhoite. Summons Oct. 17, Amelia Jordan, 30, of Bristol was summonsed for Violating Condition of Release and Disorderly Conduct, Offensive Words, Gestures, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Accidents Oct. 16, Willhoite responded to an...
• U.S. District Court

  Schooner passenger files suit against Maine Maritime Museum, disputes claims of immunity filed by nonprofit

  Wed, 10/27/2021 - 2:30pm

  

  BATH/PORTLAND – An attorney representing the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath asked U.S. First District Court in Portland in August for immunity from any potential lawsuits filed by passengers who sailed on an historic schooner that capsized in late July in the Kennebec River. A passenger subsequently filed suit in the same court, disputing the museum’s claims for immunity. The Mary E , owned by the museum, tipped onto its side on the evening of July 30 after sustaining...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 10/26/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 138 calls for service for the period of Oct. 19 to Oct. 26. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,472 calls for service. Arrests Zachariah W. Jackson, 21, of Rockland was arrested Oct. 22 on a Knox District Court warrant for Domestic Violence Assault, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Tayler Giacomaro, 34, of Boothbay was arrested Oct. 24 for Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening and Violating Condition of...

• Boothbay Harbor police blotter

  Fri, 10/22/2021 - 2:15pm

  

  On Oct. 1, officer Jen Gosselin arrested Corey Loer, 35, of Forney, Texas for violating conditions of release. On Oct. 13, officer Douglas Snyder arrested Peter Tsardounis, 53, of Bristol for terrorizing, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, attaching false license plates and violating conditions of release. On Oct. 14, Gosselin arrested Zachary Bondy, 31, of Boothbay for operating under the influence. The department responded to 399 emergency calls between Sept. 17 and Oct. 20: 911 check...

• Arrest made in Edgecomb fatal crash investigation

  Thu, 10/21/2021 - 1:15pm

  

  On Wednesday, Oct. 20, a Boothbay woman was arrested in connection with an Oct. 10 fatal motor vehicle crash on River Road in Edgecomb. The crash claimed the life of 17-year-old Paris Pierpont of Jefferson. Pierpont, who died at the scene, was the sole occupant in the vehicle. After an investigation by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Sally Monroe, 30, of Boothbay was arrested and charged with Furnishing or Allowing Consumption of Liquor by Certain Persons Prohibited, Class D. The investigation...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 194 calls for service for the period of Oct. 12 to Oct. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,334 calls for service. Summonses Tayler Giacomaro, 34, of Boothbay was issued a summons Oct. 13 for Violating Condition of Release, on Pension Ridge Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Mark W. Harrison Jr., 39, of Phippsburg was issued a summons Oct. 13 for Violation of Protective Order, on Cedar Grove Road, Dresden, by Deputy Matthew Ryan...

• Boothbay Fire Department opens doors to BRES students

  Sat, 10/16/2021 - 8:45am

  

  Chief Richard Spofford and members of Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department opened the fire house doors on Friday, Oct. 15 to Boothbay Region Elementary School students from pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first and second grades. The open house for young students was timed around Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3-9. More than 100 students attend the four grades, with each grade scheduled for arrival at the station about 30 minutes apart. According to Fire Department member Chantalle Arsenault, the...

• AG’s Office: Lincoln County deputy was defending self, others in fatal shooting of Jefferson man

  Fri, 10/15/2021 - 2:45pm

  

  Maine Attorney General’s Office has determined Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy David Bellows was acting in self-defense and in defense of other deputies and a woman on scene Dec. 18, 2020 when, according to the report released Friday, he fatally shot a Jefferson man whose finger was on the trigger of a loaded, AR-style rifle. Reached via email, Sheriff Todd Brackett declined comment except to note the report summarizes the event accurately. It states Jacob McClure, 41, had the gun pointed at...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 10/12/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 183 calls for service for the period of Oct. 4 to Oct. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,140 calls for service. Summons Lance E. Whitmore, 50, of Whitefield was issued a summons Oct. 11 for Operating with a Suspended Registration, on East River Road, Whitefield, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Arrests Tara S. Oliver, 48, of Nobleboro was arrested Oct. 5 for Domestic Violence Assault, on School Street, Nobleboro, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Kolt...
• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Edgecomb crash kills Jefferson teen

  Mon, 10/11/2021 - 10:30am

  

  A Jefferson girl was killed Sunday night, Oct. 10, when the car she was driving left River Road in Edgecomb and struck a utility pole and a tree, according to a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office press release Monday morning. At 10:19 p.m. Sunday, Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a crash. Deputies responded and found a car off the road. The initial investigation indicates the 1998 VW Beetle was northbound when it crossed the southbound lane and left the roadway...

• Edgecomb Fire Department

  Thu, 10/07/2021 - 7:30am

  September 2021 report Sept. 2, 1:42 p.m.: Route 27 at Eddy Road. Paged for MVA. PD only. Vehicle failed to make turn onto Eddy Road, brushed pole and ended up in ditch. Sept. 2, 4:43 p.m.: Cross Point Road. Paged for fire alarm. No fire or smoke. Alarm had stopped. Faulty alarm. Sept. 3, 11:08 p.m.: Route 1. Medical. Assisted loading patient into CLC ambulance for transport to hospital. Sept. 7, 5:45 p.m.: Route 1. 2 vehicle MVA, no injuries. Stopped vehicle was struck from behind. Controlled...

• LCSO responds to report of possible threat at Lincoln Academy

  Wed, 10/06/2021 - 3:15pm

  

  On Tuesday, Oct. 5 at about 11:07 a.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lincoln Academy in Newcastle after receiving a report of a potential threat of violence written on a wall. Deputies and detectives working collaboratively with Lincoln Academy representatives processed the scene for both forensic and digital evidence while evaluating the threat to determine its risk. The risk was determined to be low after a review of the known facts by a Threat Assessment Team that is made up...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 10/05/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 202 calls for service for the period of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,957 calls for service. Summonses Brandon J. Buzzell, 18, of Jefferson was issued a summons Sept. 28 for Operating Vehicle without a License, on Waldoboro Road, Jefferson, by Sgt. Jared Mitkus. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Oakland was issued a summons Oct. 1 by Oakland Police, on behalf of Deputy Jonathan Colby, for Violation of a Protection Order...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Roberts gets new deferred disposition, McKellar family speaks

  Tue, 10/05/2021 - 7:15am

  

  Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings approved an agreement between the District Attorney’s Office and Jonathan D. Roberts, 47, of Waban Massachusetts Oct. 4 for a deferred disposition. In 2019, Roberts pleaded guilty to reckless operation of a watercraft in 2018 for a deferred disposition after Camden’s Kristen McKellar died of injuries in a boat crash on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson. Charges of manslaughter and operating a watercraft at an imprudent speed were dismissed...

• For Kendall Chick

  Thu, 09/30/2021 - 8:45am

  

  Kendall Chick would have been going on 8 now. In 2019, her grandfather’s fiancé Shawna Gatto got 50 years in prison for the Wiscasset girl’s murder, at 4, in December 2017. Chick could still have been here, had Maine Department of Health and Human Services paid the family one more visit, Maine Sen. Bill Diamond, D – Windham, and Rep. Jeff Hanley, R – Pittston, said outside Wiscasset Community Center Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 29. “I’m convinced that little girl would be alive today,” said...

• Roberts faces possible new sentence in fatal Jefferson boat crash

  Tue, 09/28/2021 - 11:45am

  

  Jonathan D. Roberts, 47, of Waban, Massachusetts will appear at Lincoln County Courthouse Oct. 4 in a hearing to determine if a 2019 deferred disposition agreement will be revoked. Roberts pleaded guilty in 2019 to reckless operation of a watercraft in 2018. Camden’s Kristen McKellar died of injuries in a boat crash while she had been swimming in Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson. Roberts was arrested Aug. 5 on speeding and operating under the influence charges, according to penbaypilot.com...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 09/28/2021 - 11:00am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 193 calls for service for the period of Sept. 21 to Sept. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,755 calls for service. Summonses Michael E. Hilgendorf, 71, of Wiscasset was issued a summons Sept. 23 for Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident, on Route 1, Edgecomb, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Christopher W. Lane, 34, of Jefferson was issued a summons Sept. 23 for Operating after Suspension/Revoked – OUI, prior, on Hilton Road, Whitefield...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 199 calls for service for the period of Sept. 14 to Sept. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,562 calls for service. Arrests Amber L. Golden, 29, of Wiscasset was arrested Sept. 18 for Operating under the Influence – 1 prior; Operating after License Suspension and Operating Vehicle without License, on Head Tide Road, Alna, by Deputy Caleb Poirier, who was assisted by Sgt. Jared Mitkus. Kody N. Wallace, 28, of Nobleboro was arrested Sept. 20...

• The detective who plans the crimes

  Mon, 09/20/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Noted mystery author Bruce Robert Coffin met with an enthusiastic group of about 30 guests who gathered on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Saturday, Sept. 18 to hear Coffin discuss his work and respond to questions. A 27-year veteran of law enforcement and a Maine resident, Coffin is the author of four novels and some short stories. He shared his experiences creating the novels and the twists and turns along the way. Coffin explained that as a third-grader he was captivated by “...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 09/20/2021 - 8:15am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 1-15: Arrests Sept. 3, Amanda Crockett, 34, of Woolwich was arrested for allegedly o perating under the influence, by Chief Larry Hesseltine. Sept. 5, Henry Hynes, 26, of Rockland was arrested for allegedly operating under the influence, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Sept. 6, Dylan Young, 51, of Wiscasset was arrested for alleged aggravated assault, alleged assault on an officer and allegedly refusing to submit to arrest or detention,...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four accidents

  Tue, 09/14/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 203 calls for service for the period of Sept. 7 to Sept. 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,363 calls for service. Summonses Shannon W. McLaughlin, 51, of Bremen was issued a summons Sept. 9 for Leaving the Scene of an Accident, on Rock Schoolhouse Road, Bristol, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Patrick F. Wermuth, 33, of Dresden was issued a summons Sept. 12 for Terrorizing, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Erik...

• Sheriff’s office to provide liquor law training

  Fri, 09/10/2021 - 7:45am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be offering the Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training on Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Lt. Rand Maker and Mark Bridgham will be providing the training. Attendees who successfully pass the course will receive a certification from the Bureau of Alcohol Beverages and Lottery Operations that is valid for two years. This certification can be required when applying for liquor licenses in some municipalities in Maine. These trainings...

• Sheriff’s department down 4 patrol officers with latest resignation

  Tue, 09/07/2021 - 2:15pm

  

  Another Lincoln County deputy sheriff has left the department. Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Sept. 7, Deputy David Bellows submitted his resignation. Bellows has been on administrative leave since December. Brackett explained why Bellows decided to resign during the county commissioners’ meeting. “David was involved in a shooting incident and has made the painful decision not to return to law enforcement. He wants to move on to other things. He was an outstanding deputy and we wish him the...

• Boothbay Harbor prevails in 29 McKown, Wright appeal

  Tue, 09/07/2021 - 1:15pm

  

  Lincoln County Superior Court ruled in favor of Boothbay Harbor Aug. 30 on an appeal filed Oct. 22, 2020 by 29 McKown LLC and Chandler Wright of 35 McKown St. The petition requested the court reverse Code Enforcement Officer Geoff Smith’s lifting of a stop work order issued Sept. 17, 2020 against Harbor Crossing LLC at 14 Todd Ave. The order was lifted Sept. 25. Harbor Crossing’s first permit application, submitted March 26, 2020, was for a new roof, siding, doors, flooring, paint and a heat...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 09/07/2021 - 12:15pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 416 calls for service for the period of Aug. 24 to Sept. 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,160 calls for service. Summonses Edward Galluzzo, 26, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina was issued a summons Aug. 27 for Operating under the Influence, on Bristol Road, Bristol, by Deputy Matthew Ryan. Ricardo G. Wright, 44, of Hobe Sound, Florida was issued a summons Aug. 31 for Gross Sexual Assault, at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wiscasset,...

• Edgecomb Fire Department August report

  Fri, 09/03/2021 - 2:15pm

  

  Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our pancake breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, Sept. 18. We will be serving breakfast, consisting of pancakes, bacon, orange juice, and coffee from 7 to 11 a.m. Donations requested. We would like to extend our thanks to all those who joined us for our second annual Fish Fry on Aug. 14. The turnout was excellent and we really enjoyed the opportunity to meet with so many members of the community...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Thu, 09/02/2021 - 8:00am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 15-31: Arrests Aug. 18, Nicholas Worthing, 33, of Pittston was arrested on a warrant out of Kennebec County, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Aug. 18, Clarence Gallup, 62, of Whitefield was arrested for alleged violation of conditions of release, by Barnes. Aug. 20, Jeremy Safford, 38, of Waldoboro was arrested for alleged unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and alleged possession of drug paraphernalia, by Barnes. Aug. 23, Adam Benner,...
• parade, 9/11 memorial service, firefighters’ muster

  Firefighter parade in Waldoboro, Sept. 11

  Wed, 09/01/2021 - 9:00am

  

  WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Fire Department will be hosting the Maine State Federation of Firefighters 57th Annual Convention on September 10, 11 and 12, 2021, in Waldoboro. The members of the Waldoboro Fire Department have been working very hard to put together a convention that all will enjoy and remember for years, according to WFD, in a news release. All area residents are invited to join in the fun. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. WFD will be holding a special...

• Boothbay woman LifeFlighted after Brunswick 6-car pileup

  Tue, 08/31/2021 - 2:30pm

  Bianca Mackay, 23, of Boothbay remained at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston following a collision on Route 1 in Brunswick at 8 a.m. Aug. 25, according to a GoFundMe page her friends set up. An Aug. 25 afternoon press release by Brunswick Police Department said Mackay was bringing her Honda Civic to a stop southbound on Route 1 between the Topsham connector and Maine Street ramp in Brunswick when her car was struck from behind by a 2020 Freightliner box truck driven by Chenda Douer, 48,...

• Boothbay Harbor police help fish car out of ocean

  Thu, 08/26/2021 - 2:45pm

  At 1:04 a.m. Aug. 15, Boothbay Harbor police responded to a vehicle off the road and into the ocean on Western Avenue. Officers Jennifer Gosselin and John Braley found the driver out of the vehicle with minor injuries. Officers provided Daniel Thomas Boyle, 27, of Boothbay Harbor and Port St. Lucie, Florida with medical care. After officers investigated, Boyle was arrested for operating under the influence. A Boothbay Harbor police press release also reported Boothbay Harbor Fire Department and...
• Town of Edgecomb

  Fire department alerts selectmen about possible EMS vax requirement

  Wed, 08/25/2021 - 7:15am

  A proposed state policy may require vaccinations for all Emergency Medical Services personnel. Edgecomb Assistant Fire Chief Roland Abbott told Edgecomb selectmen he and Chief Roy Potter tried listening earlier in the day Aug. 23 to a Zoom conference about the state requiring EMS personnel to have COVID-19 vaccinations. “Roy and I tried to log on, but they only had 1,000 spots with about 1,400 trying to log on,” he said. “We haven’t heard anything, and usually when a change is made an email is...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 08/24/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 148 calls for service for the period of Aug. 17 to Aug. 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,744 calls for service. Summonses Nicholas Reilly, 24, of Topsham was issued a summons Aug. 17 for Aggravated Criminal Mischief, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Detective Scott Hayden. Samantha A. Cannon, 19, of Gilsum, New Hampshire was issued a summons Aug. 18 for Operating while License Suspended or Revoked, on US Route 1, Nobleboro, by...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 08/23/2021 - 12:45pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 1-15: Arrests Aug. 7, Cory Barter, 37, of Gardiner was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs (W), Operating While License Suspended or Revoked (1 Prior) and Violation of Conditions of Release, by Chief Larry Hesseltine. Aug. 7 , Bryan Black, 50, of Boothbay was arrested for OUI, Operating After Habitual Offender (prior), and Violation of Condition of Release, by Hesseltine. Summonses Aug. 6, Hannah Thomas, 33, of...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 08/17/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 221 calls for service for the period of Aug. 10 to Aug. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,596 calls for service. Summonses Morgan A. Gallione, 25, of Nobleboro was issued a summons Aug. 10 for Indecent Conduct, on North Mountain Road, Jefferson, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Kenneth I. Brewer-Frazee, 22, of Freeport was issued a summons Aug. 10 for Driving to Endanger, on Route 1, Edgecomb, by Deputy Andrew Miner. Mark C. Brewer, 50, of...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 08/10/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 302 calls for service for the period of Aug. 2 to Aug. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,375 calls for service. Summonses Jimmy B. Wellman, 39, of Waldoboro was issued summonses Aug. 3 for Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident and Operating after Suspension, on Patricktown Road, Somerville, by Deputy Andrew Miner. Theresa Taylor, 32, of Jefferson was issued a summons Aug. 9 for Operating after Suspension, on Pond Road, Newcastle,...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Fri, 08/06/2021 - 7:30am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 15-31: Arrests July 15, Dylan Ames, 22, of Wiscasset was arrested for Operating a Vehicle without a License and Attaching False Plates, by Officer Nathan Willhoite. July 18, Brandon Tobey, 36, of Augusta was arrested for Violation of a Protection from Abuse Order, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. July 28, Jennifer Coombs, 62, of Wiscasset was arrested for Assault, by Willhoite. July 29, Nathaniel Betts, 23, of Wiscasset was arrested for...

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