Police, Fire and Courts

• 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...

• Two Jefferson men arrested on drug trafficking charges

  Thu, 08/05/2021 - 3:00pm

  

  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced Aug. 5 the arrests of two Jefferson men for drug trafficking after a six-month investigation. Arrested were Gary Beverage, 46, of Jefferson, Maine for Class B, Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs, (Fentanyl), Two counts, Class A, Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule Drugs, (Fentanyl and Cocaine; and David Beal, 49, of Jefferson, Maine for, Two counts, Class A, Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl and Cocaine) Over the past six months, agents...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 08/03/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 300 calls for service for the period of July 27 to Aug. 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,073 calls for service. Summons Michaela Urquhart, 23, of Wiscasset was issued a summons July 30 for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, on Bath Road, Wiscasset, by Detective Sgt. Ronald Rollins. Arrests Marc D. Frattini, 25, of Nobleboro was arrested July 23 for Operating under the Influence, on U.S. Route 1, Nobleboro, by Deputy Matthew Ryan. Brian...

• Warden Service explains fatal ATV accident

  Fri, 07/30/2021 - 1:15pm

  Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife spokesman Mark Latti reported July 29, the July 24 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident which claimed the life of Kimberly Hilgendorf Crocker, 46, of Boothbay was possibly due to tire failure. “At approximately 3 p.m., (Crocker) was riding an ATV with other family on the New Hayden Pond Road in Mayfield when she lost control of her ATV, possibly due to a rear tire blowout. The ATV flipped end over end numerous times, and (she) sustained internal...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 07/27/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 316 calls for service for the period of July 20 to July 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,773 calls for service. Arrests Michael E. Schroeder, 60, of Bremen was arrested July 20 for Violation of a Protective Order, on Waldoboro Road, Bremen, by Sgt. Kevin Dennison. Kyle M. Brady, 21, of Harpswell was arrested July 22 on a Sagadahoc County warrant for Failure to Appear, on Bristol Road, Bristol, by Deputy Michael Godin. Kristie M. Creamer...

• Boothbay Harbor police make 3 arrests

  Mon, 07/26/2021 - 2:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between June 17 and July 21. On June 18, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Brad Buckley, 38, of Essex, Massachusetts for operating under the influence. On June 26, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Kathleen Reinhardt, 30, of Edgecomb for operating under the influence with one prior. On July 14, Officer John Braley arrested Sam Mayhew, 32, of Boothbay Harbor for criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and reckless conduct with a dangerous...

• Motorcycle crash claims Newcastle man

  Sat, 07/24/2021 - 9:45pm

  A 76-year-old Newcastle man died Saturday when the 2002 Yamaha motorcycle he was driving south on North Newcastle Road in Newcastle apparently drifted off the shoulder and collided with a tree stump. Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call at 5:04 p.m. reporting the crash. Deputies then found the crash near box 300. Thomas B. Atticks died in the crash. In vestigators do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Atticks was wearing a helmet. Deputy Andrew Miner is...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 07/20/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 738 calls for service for the period of June 29 to July 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,457 calls for service. Summonses Andrew D. Wheeler, 47, of Edgecomb was issued a summons July 1 for Failure to Register a Vehicle, on Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Michael Godin. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Jefferson was issued a summons July 3 for Operating Motor Vehicle beyond Class Restriction, on State Park Road, Jefferson, by Sgt...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 07/20/2021 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 1-15: Arrests July 2, Julie Demeester , 63, of Westford, Massachusetts was arrested for Operating Under the Influence, Criminal Mischief, Driving to Endagner and Refusal to Sign a Criminal Summons, by Officer Nathan Willhoite. July 7, James Chamberlain, 24, of Wiscasset was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear out of Kennebec County, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. July 9, Kristina Donahue, 47, of Damariscotta was arrested for...

• Body found near Southport ID’d as Freeport woman

  Tue, 07/13/2021 - 4:45pm

  

  On Saturday, July 7 at 2:16 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a deceased adult female had been found in the ocean between Seguin Island and Southport Island. Recreational boaters located the body. The body was recovered from the water by the Coast Guard and then transferred to Maine Marine Patrol for transport to the Marine Patrol Station in Boothbay Harbor. Sheriff’s Office personnel met the Marine Patrol at the dock. The body was later transported to the Medical Examiner...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 07/06/2021 - 1:45pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 15-30: Arrests June 17, Kristin Crowley, 35, of Wiscasset was arrested on a warrant out of Androscoggin County, by Chief Larry Hesseltine . June 20, Vlad Palli , 23, of Richmond was arrested for OUI (1 Prior), Operating without a License, Escape and Violation of Conditions of Release, by Hesseltine . June 22, James Murphy, 41, of Woolwich was arrested for Violation of Conditions of Release, Assault on an Officer, Refusing to Submit to...

• Edgecomb FD renews annual pancake breakfast

  Sun, 07/04/2021 - 10:00am

  

  Following a one year COVID-19 break, members of Edgecomb Fire Department renewed their traditional pancake breakfast fundraiser at the firehouse on Saturday, July 3. “It’s the start of getting back together,” said Fire Chief Roy Potter. Potter added that the department was without it longtime member and benefactor, Steve Fenton, who had succumbed to the virus while at his winter home in New Jersey. “We talked all the time on the phone,” said Potter. He said Fenton was instrumental in securing...

• April property transfers

  Wed, 06/30/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April: Alna: Davis Roswell T. Tr., Davis Rebecca S. Tr., Roswell and Rebecca Davis Living Trust and Davis Roswell and Rebecca Living Trust to Hidu, James and Hidu, Deborah B.; Russell, Beverly L. to Childers Properties LLC. Boothbay: Meadow Cove and Meadow Cove Partnership to Nieuwveld, Matthijs P. and Nieuwveld, Lisa B.; Holbrook, Michael E. to Burnham, Lisa Ann; Tomacelli, Michael E. Jr. and...

• Edgecomb Fire Department May report

  Wed, 06/30/2021 - 8:00am

  Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our annual Pancake Breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, July 3, which coincides with the final day of the Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival. We will be serving breakfast, consisting of pancakes, bacon, orange juice, and coffee from 7 to 11 a.m. Donations requested. May 2: 1:22 p.m. Wiscasset mutual aid, Wiscasset brush fire. Sent Bruish 8, Tanker 7 with crews. May 2: 3:32 p.m. Cross Point...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 06/29/2021 - 12:45pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 268 calls for service for the period of June 22 to June 29. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 5,725 calls for service. Summonses Lewis Taylor, 29, of Damariscotta was issued a summons June 25 for Failing to Make Oral or Written Accident Report, on Keene Neck Road, Bremen, by Detective Terry Michaud. Gabriel J. Farias, 18, of Whitefield was issued summonses June 27 for Eluding an Officer and Operating Motor Vehicle beyond Class Restriction, on...

• Maine DHHS takes action in response to recent child deaths

  Fri, 06/25/2021 - 8:30am

  

  AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is taking action following the deaths of four young children in Maine over the past month. The Department has asked Casey Family Programs, a national leader in improving child safety and the wellbeing of children, to assist the Department in its investigation of these deaths, to evaluate existing child safety policies in the context of the deaths, and to offer interim policy recommendations that could be...

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