The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has denied a request by Wawenock LLC et al for a temporary injunction that would have delayed Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown project in Wiscasset.…
Police, Fire and Courts
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
An off-duty police officer’s observation led to the arrest of a car burglary suspect this week in Boothbay Harbor.
Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch reported that just after midnight…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch reported officers have arrested a local man in connection with three cottage burglaries.
On April 8, Officer Douglas Snyder arrested Adam Pinkham, 35…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
According to a press release by Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch, a tense situation in downtown Boothbay Harbor was quickly resolved without incident on Saturday, May 12.
Hasch…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has announced via a Facebook post that John Edwards has been found safe. The LCSO thanks all for your help.
Original post: A Silver Alert has…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has reported via a Facebook post that John Edwards has been found safe. The LCSO thanked everyone for helping to find him.
Original post: Police…
Wiscasset, Boothbay, Woolwich, Dresden, Alna and Westport firefighters, Wiscasset Ambulance Service, the Maine Forest Service and Lincoln County EMA have cleared the scene of Friday afternoon's…
UPDATE: The young man who allegedly stole a Dexter Police cruiser this morning has been involved in a serious crash driving another car. Police were chasing the vehicle on Route 15 in Corinth when…
Camp POSTCARD, or Police Officers Striving To Create And Reinforce Dreams, celebrates its 25th year in June. Children get a free week at summer camp, from swimming and boating and hiking to crafts…
Regular Wiscasset Speedway driver Shawn Austin of Norridgewock said Monday will be a sad day, as services are held for his neighbor, Somerset County Sheriff's Cpl. Eugene Cole.
Austin also…
Update: McCausland announced in an email shortly after 6 p.m. Monday: The missing Litchfield woman was located this afternoon, driving her car in Southwest Harbor. The local police department…
AUGUSTA – As a sign of respect for Somerset County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Eugene Cole who was killed in the line of…
AUGUSTA - Alleged killer John Williams will make his initial court appearance on Monday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, according to the Office of the Maine…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Damariscotta man was arrested April 22 and charged with sex crimes involving a minor. Norman L. Newton Sr., 62, was charged with Gross Sexual Assault Class A. Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective…
On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Eric Machett, 26, of Boothbay Harbor,…
The Lincoln County 911 conference room was the setting for a shelter site workshop by the American Red Cross on April 17 and hosted by Lincoln and Sagadahoc County EMA organizations.
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Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a military leave of absence for Scott Peterson, a sheriff’s deputy who is also a member of the National Guard, so he can attend helicopter flight…
At approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Boothbay Harbor man in connection with an alleged…
The Edgeccomb Fire Department will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 regarding the purchase of a new truck. The department is seeking to replace two emergency vehicles with…
Damariscotta, Waldoboro police help
Shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, LSCO released a sketch of a suspect.
Original post: At 8:03 a.m. Monday, April 16, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported home invasion…
A sheriff’s department office may be coming to a location near you.The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is considering opening a satellite office in Boothbay. Sheriff Todd Brackett and Lt.…
A federal judge is close to making a decision on a settlement in the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ lawsuit against Boothbay. On April 11, Judge Jon Levy notified all three parties he was ready…
Edgecomb residents will not vote on purchasing a new fire truck at the May town meeting. On April 9, selectmen explained their decision to place a warrant article for discussion only regarding the…
A U.S. District Court judge will make a decision “within a week’s time” about dismissing a civil rights lawsuit and allowing a consent decree regarding Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ expansion…
Wiscasset Police Department
A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured at about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 on Wiscasset's Gardiner Road, or Route 27. Bernard Koehling, 82, of Wiscasset was rushed to Maine Medical Center…
The Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety, in partnership with the other New England states, has launched the first New England-wide, coordinated distracted driving education…
On March 29, the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor met Lincoln County’s only four-legged employee: Duke, a 6-year-old German shepherd patrol and drug search dog. Duke and his crime-fighting partner,…
BELFAST — A husband and wife accused of beating their 10-year-old daughter to death over the span of several months were arraigned in Waldo County Superior Court April 2.
Sharon…
UPDATE: At approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested a Waldoboro woman for the robbery of the Damariscotta Bank and Trust in Bristol Monday…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
On Wednesday March 28, the Lincoln County Sheriffs’ Office conducted a county wide check of establishments licensed to sell alcohol for off premise consumption. Of the 48 licensed establishments…
Boothbay selectmen voted 4-1 March 28 to enter into a consent decree with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to settle two pending lawsuits. CMBG filed federal and superior court lawsuits against…
Boothbay Harbor
A student’s school shooting-related “joke” during a lockdown drill at Boothbay Region High School on Friday led to a full investigation by Boothbay Harbor Police Department. On Monday morning,…
Luck changed quickly for South Thomaston’s Jonathan Marr, 35, Friday night. The jeep he was driving…
The Edgecomb Fire Department will host an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) responder course in May. Upon successful completion, students will be licensed as a Maine EMS first responder.
The…
Public encouraged to check their own storage units
ROCKLAND — Maine State Police, working with the four sheriff’s offices in the Midcoast, are asking owners and renters of storage units to check them following the arrest…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Detective Sergeant Ron Rollins was honored as Deputy Sheriff of the Year at the Maine Sheriffs’ Association award banquet in Biddeford March 15, according to Lincoln County Sheriff Chief Deputy…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has been advised of a possible scam attempt occurring over this past weekend. On Sunday, March 18, at about 10:15 a.m., a Bristol resident…
Probe to include that of 4-year-old Wiscasset girl; Early May report anticipated
AUGUSTA — The Maine Joint Legislative Government Oversight Committee (GOC) voted March…
Lincoln County Courts
The Lincoln County Clerk reported the following closed cases for February. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Christopher Lennon Gilley, 33, of…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
As a result of the continued investigation into the March 9 shooting on Clark’s Cove Road in Walpole, Angela Lemire, 39, of Walpole was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Violence…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
One person was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being shot in Walpole Friday, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Brendan Kane said Saturday.
The injuries are non-life-…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County commissioners agreed March 6 to buy a new recycling truck to replace the second Peterbilt truck in the fleet. Because the Peterbilt trucks were long-haul, they required expensive…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
An investigation under way into an alleged March 3 assault at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset has led to one arrest.
The assault allegedly occurred at about 12:04 p.m. Saturday and…
This week, Wiscasset EMS hired three per diem Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). But Wiscasset, like other Midcoast ambulance services, is having a hard time attracting and keeping EMTs. Over…
Sarah Riggens, 41, of Wiscasset, who was arrested Jan. 9 on sex charges involving minors, has been ordered to undergo a competency examination to determine if she can participate in her defense.…
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received information that a dance instructor at Midcoast Dance Studio in Newcastle…
A boy who attends Lincoln Academy in Newcastle has been charged with terrorizing, a Class D misdemeanor, after he allegedly made threating comments to other students during school on Thursday Feb…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office released the following media alert Friday:
This afternoon the following statement was released from the administration at Lincoln Academy:
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The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to 21 calls between Jan. 1 and Jan. 30. Local Emergency Management Agency Director Bill Witzell reports January saw a “fairly even distribution” of motor…
