Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) had a 100 percent voting record for the second session of the 126th Legislature. He is one of 12 Democratic senators to receive a perfect attendance score,…

Would you like to learn something new? Share your passion for history with others? Or perhaps meet some new friends? These are just three of the…

The Frances Perkins Club of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will honor Sen. Chris Johnson at an award dinner on May 17 at Waters Edge Banquet and Function Facility in Edgecomb.

After months of working with Great Salt Bay students, the design is in.

The Damariscotta Police Department’s newest cruiser, a Ford Taurus, has finally been wrapped up in a design that was…

After 14 years running Short Cuts salon, Rachel Higgins has moved to Salon Capella at 31G Townsend Avenue.

“This is a really positive change for me, and now that we have a two-year-old girl…

Update: Corey Pitcher found not guilty of charges

After reviewing scores of applications and video auditions from qualified candidates, Mystic Seaport has selected journalist Ryan Leighton…

A Damariscotta woman who allegedly struck another woman with a bottle has been indicted with aggravated assault.

Jade Robbins, 24, was…

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Trustees discussed colors to paint the new tennis courts, work to possibly be done on the school/Y crosswalk…

Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply…

A Wiscasset man has pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting his girlfriend in 2013.

Sean Kingston, 38, who splits time between…

The NextGen College Investing Plan® (NextGen) has over $1,000 for each eligible Maine child to put toward his/her college costs. The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), which administers the…

Rep. Tim Marks, D-Pittston, will host a community forum on consumer protections against scams and fraud on Monday, May 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Lincoln County…

The Friends of Windjammer Days, the new organizers of the region's largest and longest-running festival, have been working on the 52nd annual celebration since…

As Damariscotta town meeting looms, there will be two open selectmen seats up for grabs.

And it seems no one wants them.

The new visitor and member relations coordinator at the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is thrilled with her new position.

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The Monhegan Energy Task Force issued a statement Monday, May 5 responding to the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision not to grant funds to Maine Aqua Ventus’…

Over April vacation, the Boothbay region’s school grounds are usually very still and quiet. But this year, on April 24 and 26, the grounds were alive with the sounds of shovels, digging and…

LincolnHealth Hospital received an A in the latest Leapfrog Group safety score, marking the fifth consecutive time the community hospital has received the top mark since Leapfrog began releasing…

A Damariscotta man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly attacking a woman on a bicycle while he was naked.

Douglas E. Abbott, 27, of Beechnut Hill Road, Wiscasset died unexpectedly on May 4, 2014 at Maine Medical Center, Portland.

Doug was born on May 2, 1987 in Portland the son of Roland and…

The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary has incredible bargains coming up at the “Grand and Glorious Yard Sale" May 16-18 at its new location this year. The new location…

The 2014 Boothbay Harbor Fest will feature 12 major events at various locations in the Boothbay region from Friday, Aug. 29 to Sunday, Sept. 7.

“Though the Chili-Chowder event was much loved…

Over the last year, Newagen residents have joined in…

Signs of the season. Chris Leeman, left, and Nick Livingston of the Boothbay Harbor Public Works department travel down Townsend Avenue on May 6, repainting road markings. 

Stop by Ames True Value on Saturday, May 17 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for coffee, and the opportunity to buy raffle tickets to win a beautiful queen-size…

AUGUSTA — The state public advocate’s office, which represents the interests of utility customers in Maine, has withdrawn its opposition to a multimillion-dollar transaction to build wind turbines…

The Boothbay Region YMCA is now collecting donations for its annual silent auction Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26.

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Boothbay Region Elementary School language arts teacher Cory Chase was recently chosen as 2014 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year.

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Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for February 4-April 23:

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While the Cuckolds Council works to complete permitting and construction so the restored Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light Station off the tip of…

Alexander Robertson, 80, of Brookside Lane, Wiscasset died May 5, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with his family by his side.

A Boothbay man has pleaded not guilty to more than 20 counts alleging he possessed and dispensed child pornography.

Philip Gregory, 50…

Edgecomb is ready for the annual town meeting.

Selectman Jack Sarmanian began the May 5 Edgecomb Selectmen’s meeting with a discussion about the Cunningham Road…

Boothbay Region Elementary School hosted its annual Community Night on Thursday, May 1, featuring a book fair, ice cream social, student art show and jump rope club demonstration between 5 and 7 p…

The water flowed through Boothbay region just in time for the Fishermen's Festival. Despite enduring one of the harshest winters in recent memory, the Boothbay Region Water District's distribution…

A gathering of remembrance for Bruce Wright, who died December 7, 2013, will be held on Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m. The service will be at the Decker Cemetery, Route 238, Southport.…

Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, May 10, in three…

Carolyn M. Foster, who died January 11, 2014, will be laid to rest at the Greenlawn Cemetery, on Rumerill Road, Wiscasset. The service will be held on Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m.…

Residents escaped without serious injury from a pre-dawn fire on Southport island on Tuesday, May 6 that demolished a duplex rental across from Robinson’s Wharf. Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage…

The Boothbay Region Water District celebrated a victory on May 1 when LD 1809 failed to receive enough votes to override a veto from Gov. Paul LePage.

The Democrat-sponsored bill sought to…

Boothbay voters approved every article at the annual town meeting…

Chilly spring weather is not deterring the Seahawks this track season. In their second outing on another cold, windy afternoon, this time in Wiscasset on Tuesday, April 29, the Seahawks track and…

With a crocus on every corner and buds just beginning to tinge, the time has come to think about gardening.

Specifically, what's going…

Each year, the Flagship Inn staff members buy plain birdhouses from craft stores, and using their own personal time, materials and creative skills, they design gorgeous works of art to sell in the…

Jill Ann Hall, 54, of St. Augustine, Fla., died unexpectedly at Flagler Hospital.

She was born in Eliot and has resided in St. Augustine, Fla., since 2002. Jill was…

Bette Evans of Spruce Point died April 13, 2014. Born the fourth of five children to a blended family in Sibley, Iowa, Bette traveled to Long Beach, Calif., after graduating from high school for a…

Eighteen Maine firms with shiny resumes will vie for honors on May 19 when the Maine Family Business Awards’ red carpet is rolled out to celebrate the 15th…

Edgecomb selectmen will be discussing a resolution to the Cunningham Road issue at tonight's May 5 meeting.

Selectman Jack Sarmanian…

Barbara Mardiat Tomlinson of Rockport died at the age of 62, January 22, 2014, at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston where she was being treated for lung cancer.

She was best…