Kenneth Hatch’s Feb. 16 dispositional conference in Augusta was continued owing to serious illness in his counsel’s family.
Hatch, of Whitefield, is on indefinite unpaid leave from his…
Police, Fire and Courts
A Wiscasset man died at the scene of a head-on crash early Sunday evening in Sabattus, Sabattus Police Chief Gary Baillargeon said Monday. The crash on Middle Road claimed Golden Baise Jr., 58,…
Lincoln County Unified Court
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
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Lincoln County EMA, 911-Communications
A decision made last summer to separate emergency management and emergency response in Lincoln County has resulted in two new directors, and the departure of Tod…
A Wiscasset man escaped serious injuries but not arrest in a one-car crash on Middle Road in Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Jan. 23.
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department reports that Cainin…
A Woolwich husband and wife have died as a result of a crash on Woolwich’s Route One on Saturday evening.
At 6:07 p.m. Jan. 21, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an…
Initiated as domestic disturbance call early Sunday morning...
WALDOBORO — Two men, one of them a Waldoboro police officer, were shot in an exchange of gunfire in Waldoboro overnight, resulting in the death of River Bend Road resident Jon Alspaugh.
In a…
State Police say Robert Frith, 62, of West Gardiner died Friday afternoon, Jan. 20, after the dump truck he was driving overturned in Whitefield. Frith worked for BHS Inc. of Farmingdale.
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Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail Commander Mark Westrum has been offered his job back if he first serves a 60-day unpaid suspension The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority agreed to make the offer at…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The Lincoln County Grand Jury met during the week of Jan. 3 - 6, and handed up indictments for 11 defendants. According to court documents, the following indictments were handed up:
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Lincoln County Unified Court
The following are closed court cases provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Dean Feltis, 49, of Monson, was…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department and Officer Larry Brown honored Boothbay Region High School senior Dimitry "Dima" Gosselin this week as an honorary officer for "a job well done" during an…
Kennebec County Superior Court
Kenneth Hatch III, who was arraigned in Knox County Court on Aug. 23 on 22 charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of three minors and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs to those…
West Bath District Court
Two Bridges Jail Commander Mark Westrum pled guilty to a lesser charge as part of a deferred disposition agreement on Jan. 4 at the West Bath Courthouse.
Westrum was stopped for OUI (alcohol…
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is offering a free training for volunteers interested in mentoring young people involved in the criminal justice system. An…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Bill Ellsworth, the Addiction Resource Center counselor at both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Two Bridges Regional Jail, appeared at the Jan. 3 Commissioners’ meeting to describe his…
The wind, snow and rainstorm brought down limbs, trees and lines, getting public safety and power crews out overnight and forcing a few road closures.
Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry stated…
A missing New Gloucester man called his wife from a Gardiner store and was located by Gardiner police, Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman…
Twelve people including two from Wiscasset were arrested on drug-related charges in Augusta Tuesday following a several-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in Augusta and…
Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Devin Polizzotti graduated near the top of his class from the Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcment Training Program on Friday, Dec. 16. Of the 61 who…
After months of planning, preparation and development, all five law enforcement agencies in Lincoln County are ready to launch the Bridges to Treatment Program.…
Wiscasset District and Superior courts
The following closed court cases have been reported by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Clarence Reisen, 32, of…
Lincoln County Commissioners
At the Dec. 6 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting, Sheriff Todd Brackett announced the resignation of Sgt. Jason Nein, who is leaving to join the Department of Motor Vehicles as an investigator…
Boothbay Harbor police are still investigating Monday's school bus accident but have determined it to be operator error, according to Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch on Tuesday, Dec. 6.…
An unattended Boothbay Region school bus just missed a light pole on Sherman Field but managed to destroy a sign and hit a stone memorial on Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. No one was hurt,…
The police scanner has been busy for several hours with reports of slippery conditions causing accidents. The Midcoast is receiving snow, ice and rain, which are making the roads difficult to…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Part of South Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield was closed Thursday morning, Dec. 1, after a report of a suspicious object left in a mailbox. At 7:42 a.m., the…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
With the imminent departure of Chief Deputy Ken Mason, who was elected Kennebec County Sheriff in the Nov. 8 election, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett is faced with the prospect of replacing…
West Bath District Court
Mark Westrum pleaded not guilty through his attorney to a charge of OUI (alcohol) prior to his scheduled arraignment on Tuesday, Nov. 22. He did not appear in person.
Westrum, who is…
The Boothbay Fire Department will hold a training session with a controlled burn of a large house at 30 Sea Ledge Road, which is located off Fort Island Road and Back Narrows Road, on Saturday,…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
On Saturday, Nov. 19, an accident occurred on Route One in Edgecomb involving Alison M. Cook, 21, of East Boothbay, and Randy L. Lester, 61, of Boothbay, authorities said. Cook was making a…
Lincoln County District and Superior courts
These are the closed cases reported by the County Clerk for the period between Nov. 1 and Nov. 11. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences will be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Michael…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
A rush hour accident at George Wright Road and Route One closed the state highway in Woolwich from George Wright Road to Nequasset Road on Thursday, Nov. 10 for five hours. The crash occurred just…
Lincoln County Probate Court
Outgoing Probate Judge Thomas Berry was treated to a surprise retirement party on Nov. 9, including lunch and cake and punch at the Lincoln County Courthouse. About 50 people attended.
Berry…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
At the Nov. 9 meeting of the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, the board agreed to keep Administrator Mark Westrum on paid administrative leave following his arrest for OUI on Oct. 7 in Bath.…
Damariscotta Police Department
A Boothbay man, Shannon Gilbert, 76, was killed in a crash on Route One in Damariscotta on Monday, Nov. 7. The crash occurred at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Route One and Business Route One,…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a fatal accident occurred at Damariscotta’s Route One and Business Route One near Nobleboro Monday morning. The crash involved a tractor-trailer…
Sandra Rumery was asleep in her downstairs bedroom around 7 a.m. on Saturday morning, when she was awakened by the popping of fire.
“The fire woke me up,” she said on Monday. Rumery and her…
Firefighters from the area responded to a house fire at 35 Back River Landing Boothbay at around 7:45 a.m. Saturday morning.
Boothbay firefighters were first on scene, but were quickly…
Lincoln County Superior and District Courts
Following a two-day trial in Superior Court at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Brian Merryman, 39, of South Bristol was found not guilty Nov. 2 on 11 counts of assault, sexual misconduct with a…
Lincoln County Commissioners
In an executive session Nov. 1, the Lincoln County Commissioners discussed separating the duties of the directors of the Emergency Management Agency and the Lincoln County Communications…
Lincoln County Superior and District Courts
Rachel Anderson, 36, of Boothbay will serve 2 1/2 years in prison on child pornography charges. She was sentenced to 10 years, with all but 2 1/2 years suspended, for dissemination of child…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department is looking for the person or persons who illegally dumped a large volume of roofing waste at three locations in the area. A local property owner is offering a…
Lincoln and Knox County courts
Kenneth Hatch, on indefinite unpaid leave from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, was due in Knox County Court on Oct. 27 for a deferred disposition conference. However, the case was continued…
Area fire departments worked at the scene of a shed fire at 23 North Dyer Neck Road in Newcastle Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 19. No injuries were reported.
Nate Addy and Stephanie Clayton,…
Boothbay Region High School was evacuated Friday afternoon during Homecoming weekend when a…
Boothbay
Firefighters from around the Midcoast, emergency responders and area residents descended upon the Boothbay Fire Station on Oct. 11 for the Boothbay Fire Department’s annual open house during Fire…
The State Fire Marshal's Office says last weekend's fatal fire in Boothbay was caused by a child playing with matches, according to Public Safety spokesperson Steve McCausland. Investigators say…
Two more suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with alleged Wiscasset area drug trafficking being investigated by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Maine Drug Enforcement…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Mark Westrum, administrator of Two Bridges Regional Jail, was placed on paid administrative leave Oct. 12, following his Oct. 7 arrest for OUI in Bath.
The announcement by County…
