Prior to the County Commissioners’ meeting Jan.  3, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap swore in recently reelected officials. William Blodgett, commissioner for the second district,  Lincoln County…

2018 was an especially dangerous year for law enforcement officers. One hundred forty-four policemen died in the line of duty. The data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund…

The following are closed cases for November and December. All information was released by the Lincoln County Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges…

Shawna Gatto, 44, of Wiscasset, charged with murder in the 2017 death of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset, requested a continuance through her attorneys on Dec. 28.

The trial is scheduled for…

Boothbay Region Ambulance Service is holding its annual fundraiser with a goal of $100,000. The funds will go to relieving outstanding debt on BRAS’s recent acquisition of an emergency vehicle and…

Update: The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department released the following information Monday on Saturday's incident:

On Saturday Dec. 15, at about 12:36 a.m., Lincoln County deputies responded…

Lincoln County has filed a motion to appeal a decision by the Maine State Board of Arbitration. In July, the board ruled the county needs to enforce the results of…

A car versus trailer truck crash injured one driver and snarled traffic on Route 1 in Woolwich near its northern intersection with George Wright Road at about 11:30 a.m. Monday. The tractor-…

The holidays are not just a time for merry making and celebration, they’re also a time of increased risk for underage drinking and impaired driving. More alcohol is purchased this time of year due…

Bill Ellsworth was 80 when he died in a motor vehicle accident in Nobleboro Dec. 6. He’d recently been ill and had been considering retirement, according to Lt. Rand Maker of the Lincoln County…

Allan F. Wigglesworth, 35, of Thomaston, arrested last June following a report of a shooting in Southport, has been sentenced to prison. 

Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him June…

It is with heavy hearts that deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a traffic collision that occurred Thursday, Dec. 6 on Route 1 in Nobleboro that claimed the life of…

The Deeds office announced Tuesday, it has done more digital conversion for deeds from 1761 to 1898. View the documents at https://www.…

Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Waldo counties and multiple other Maine counties and municipalities are suing several manufacturers of opioid medications. The suit also names as defendants several…

Updated Nov. 29:  Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham said the cause of the fire was electrical, originating in the area of the fuse box. Homeowner Norman Fogg said he had changed a fuse shortly…

Nancie Atwell, 67, of Southport was sentenced to 250 hours of community service and one year of administrative release during sentencing on Nov. 26, according to Lincoln County court records.…

A sharp increase in emergency calls has the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department paying closer attention to the Boothbay peninsula. Over the past 15 years, Sheriff Todd Brackett reports emergency…

In response to questions about speeding on Dodge and Middle roads, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Lt. Brendan Kane, patrol division supervisor, met with Edgecomb selectmen Nov. 19.

The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two…

Donald Merrill, 58, of Woolwich was reported overdue by his hunting party just before 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. With the recent snow, game wardens began to track Merrill off Files Point Road in…

ST. THOMAS, USVI — Captain Richard “Rick” Smith, 65 was arrested on Nov. 2 in St. John on charges of Seaman’s Manslaughter resulting from an incident the occurred in October 2015, according to a…

The Boothbay Harbor Police Department reminds motorists that the winter parking ban is in effect for all streets in Boothbay Harbor.

Parking between the hours of 2…

Recruited by a police chief during college, Walpole resident Rand Maker has spent almost 30 years in Maine law enforcement.

A Machias native and graduate of UMaine Presque Isle, Maker…

Lincoln County commissioners has approved the purchase order for a 2019 Kenworth truck for the recycling center, for $83,039, and approved two vehicle buys for the Sheriff’s Department, including…

On Nov. 8, the Lincoln County Budget Committee approved a total budget for 2019 of $10,429,874, up 3.92 percent from $10,036,096 for 2018.

In the final workshop, the panel approved the…

Lincoln County EMA’s Project Lifesaver Program will light up teal on Nov. 8 to raise Alzheimer’s awareness as part of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) Light the World in Teal® program…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested Brian Cookson, 53, of Nobleboro Friday morning in Edgecomb on charges relating to the theft of an antique automobile earlier this year in Nobleboro.

The Boothbay Harbor House of Pizza in the Meadow Mall has closed its doors after a fire early Tuesday morning.

Owner Mark Rigas said water and smoke damage throughout the restaurant and…

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett met with Commissioner Hamilton Meserve Tuesday to discuss his department’s budget, after the Budget Committee tabled it Oct. 25.

Meserve was on his own…

Local law enforcement officials reported a steady stream of volunteers on Oct. 26 dropping off outdated prescription drugs to the Boothbay Harbor Police Station during the nationwide biannual Drug…

Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Southport fire departments responded to a sprinkler alarm and a call about smoke coming from the back of the House of Pizza in the Meadow Mall on Rt. 27/Townsend…

On Saturday, Oct. 27, Wiscasset Police Department responded to a report of a double overdose of two juveniles. Wiscasset Ambulance Service transported both to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick for…

At the Oct. 25 Lincoln County budget committee workshop, after much discussion and an executive session on a personnel matter, the panel tabled the Sheriff’s Office budget to give Sheriff Todd…

A clogged culvert flooded part of Route 27 near the Edgecomb town office Wednesday morning and resulted in a Cunningham Security truck leaving the road. The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to…

Mark Gessner, 54, of Augusta, convicted in the 1994 murder of Bath florist Melvin Henderson, was arrested in Bath Sunday, Oct. 21 and charged with Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, a…

The following are closed cases for September. All information was furnished by the Lincoln County court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Rand Maker had minor injuries in an accident on Route 1 in West Bath Oct. 2. The accident totaled the Ford SUV he was driving, according to Sheriff Todd…

“I have the best job in the world,” said Lt. Brendan Kane of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

He is responsible for the day to day operations of the patrol division, and it’s not all…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September:

Alna:

Spinney, Jeffry Alan to Olson, James G and Olson,…

Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, accused murderer of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset, was denied a motion to suppress statements she made to police in the days after Chick's death.

In court…

Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch reports that a woman was severely injured in a collision with an automobile on Oct. 4.

In a press release, Hasch said that Sgt. Patrick Higgins and…

Four years ago, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter was wrestling with a problem. He looked at the average age of his all-volunteer team and knew he needed to get younger people involved, “to replace…

Family violence, IT crimes and lifesaving drugs are not part of most workplaces, but for Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, they are a daily part of the job.

At his office overlooking…

As a division of the Boothbay Harbor Police Department, municipal parking's focus is on maintaining law and order when it comes to parking. That includes patrolling spaces.

With four lots…

Lincoln County can partner with Verizon Wireless, which owns the communications tower in Nobleboro, to tap into the mobile company’s large generator during power outages, County Administrator…

According to District Attorney Jon Liberman, District VI, which includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, is being considered for an adult drug and treatment court in one to two years…

The following are the results from the recent grand jury report.  Information was provided by the District Attorney’s office. Defendants have not yet gone to trial nor…

The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, which started its fiscal year with a deficit, has moved into the black, thanks to a contract with Penobscot County for housing inmates.

The jail was…

In a natural disaster, it may not be possible to get in touch with people who may be in harm’s way. If you or someone you know is unable to communicate with friends or family affected by Hurricane…

Nancie Atwell, former head of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning, will be sentenced Nov. 5 for six separate cases of Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer.

Atwell had previously…