An update on the Joint Economic Development Committee at the Oct. 9 select board meeting sparked discussion on whether or not to give the committee approval for endorsing $5,000 toward a broadband…
News
Lois Burnham, CNA, CRMA, who has been a member of The Lincoln Home staff at Harbor View Cottage since its opening, recently received the Maine Health Care Association (MHCA) 2018…
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019, the Social…
It happened some time during the night or early morning.
Well-known bowl turner Lou Landry on Van Horn Road in Ocean Point woke on Wednesday, Oct. 10 to find two thirds of the huge red oak…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
“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…
Midcoast Humane campuses in Brunswick and Edgecomb (formerly Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter) will offer half-price adoptions on adult animals one year or older all month…
New Hope for Women’s Empty Place At The Table memorial, intended to showcase that people who have been murdered in a domestic violence homicide are not just numbers to be tallied at the end of the…
Obituary
Elise C. Roberts, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away on Oct. 8, 2018.
She was born on June 12, 1956. The most important thing in Elise’s life was her family.
Elise graduated from…
Boothbay Region High School’s homecoming parade and bonfire, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11, has been canceled due to the weather forecast of heavy rain, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan…
In 2016, Dana Dow’s return to the state senate returned control to the Republican party. Dow, a former two-term senator, defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Johnson 12,131 to 10,909 which gave the…
Laura Fortman’s past government experience has been a labor of love. Fortman, 64, is a former Maine Commissioner of Labor. She also worked in the Obama Administration as a deputy administrator for…
St. Francis of Assisi, born Oct. 3, 1226, is known for his devotion to animals, so around the world many churches hold a "Blessing of the Animals" in his honor around this date. The Congregational…
Here are some facts regarding voter registration in Maine.
If you mail in a new voter registration card to the town clerk, it must be received…
At the Lincoln County Democrats’ Oct. 20 Street Party, the byword is “local.” During the party,…
Chairman Jack Sarmanian gave fellow Edgecomb selectmen information about snowplowing costs Monday, Oct. 8.
The information was in response to a request from resident Ron Carey at a previous…
The Southport Historical Society at 419 Hendrick's Hill Road held its end of the year celebration Sunday, Oct. 7 with an afternoon open house. This past summer had was the society's 30th…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has collected all but 13 bikes through its summer bike loan program. Those that still have bikes are asked to turn them in on Thursday, Oct. 11, 5-6 p.m. or…
The details of Question 1
Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6, the first one being a citizen’s initiative to establish in-home and support services for the elderly and disabled.
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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,…
On Aug. 12, Deanne Tibbetts, a resident of Boothbay Harbor, invited a small group of area residents to meet and discuss concerns about the potential loss of working waterfront and, along with that…
Wiscasset Public Library
As the daylight hours shrink, it’s time to curl up with a good book during the long fall and winter nights. The Friends of Wiscasset Public Library are offering a wonderful opportunity to stock up…
Obituary
Theodore (Ted) Emil Heidenreich Jr., 95, of Exeter, New Hampshire died Sept. 27, 2018 after a long illness.
Ted was born in New York City on March 14, 1923, to Marion (Gregson) and Theodore…
Obituary
Harold Guy Warren Jr., 78, of East Boothbay, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Oct. 6, 2018 at Central Maine Medical Center after a courageous battle with heart disease.…
Edgecomb planning board
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts got the Edgecomb planning board’s approval Oct. 4 for a change of use at 103 Cochran Road. The property has been a two-family residential structure known as…
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27 the Boothbay Railway Village will once again be cloaked in mystical moonlight and creepy candlelight for the Ghost Train.
Just once a year the ghouls…
“I know Flo, I know. I love you, too,” Woolwich's Brent Scott told the pit bull-mix licking his face Sunday on the back deck of parents Kathy and Aaron Scott's home on Old Stage Road.
“She…
United States Tennis Association New England is proud to announce it has selected Damariscotta’s Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA as its 2018 Community Tennis Association of the Year. CLC YMCA…
Along with other towns, Edgecomb is considering its options for implementing the recreational marijuana law voters approved in 2016. The town’s ordinance review committee discussed it Oct. 4.…
We’re pleased to announce that a total of $15,000 will be donated to three local nonprofits focused on improving the lives of children and young adults in our region. The nonprofit beneficiaries…
New Hope For Women
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and New Hope for Women is encouraging community members to take action and show their support for survivors through a variety of campaigns and events…
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to Thursday, Nov. 1.
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District announces its 71st annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5 to 8:…
Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 deviating from their usual Monday meeting schedule due to Columbus Day. Jon Ziegra of the Boothbay Region…
Painters and carvers got an early start on Friday morning creating their pumpkin art on Main Street in Newcastle and Damariscotta.
“I like it when it is quiet,” said Susan Bartlett,…
The Frances Perkins Center has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The award to the…
Lincoln County Courts
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…
Obituary
Vivienne I. Daniels, 86, passed away Oct. 3, 2018.
Vivienne was born on March 19, 1932 to George F. Miller and Isabelle V. Brown in Jersey City, New Jersey where she attended local schools…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
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…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees
One of the biggest issues that need to be addressed is Boothbay Region Elementary School's ventilation, CSD Facilities and Transportation Director Dave Benner said at the trustees' Oct. 3 meeting…
Soon, Joe and Lisa McSwain will say goodbye to the high life.
The company they’ve run together for 25 years — Mid-Maine Restoration, founded in 1983 — will keep going, passed on to their…
Joint Economic Development Committee
For about the last three years, the Joint Economic Development Committee has been charged with recommending a strategy for the region, member Tom Woodin said at the Oct. 2 JEDC meeting. Woodin…
“I soaked them in big bins on a sunny hot day and stirred them every so often.”
Faye Snyder knows her recipes – for textiles, that is.
The collections chairman for Lincoln County…
Official Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC)
Weigh Off Results
YOUTH GIANT PUMPKIN
1st -Catherine Lopresti-Buxton, ME -529 lbs…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) convened a panel of women from across New England for an extraordinarily timely discussion of “The Power of Women in Politics in 2018: Voting,…
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…
The ninth annual Tobacco-Free Hospital Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards Celebration, hosted by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative, was held on Sept.…
After 38 years of business on Boothbay Harbor’s Pier 1, Mountain Tops Tees will be closing its doors. But when one door closes, another opens, or in this case, the same door: Mark and Dianne…
“Settlement of the Midcoast, Conflicting Land Claims” is the topic of a talk and discussion at the Oct. 23 meeting of the Westport Island History Committee and Friends of Westport…
Lincoln County Commissioners
On Oct. 2, Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer informed commissioners of changes to Maine Public Employee Retirement System rules that would require Lincoln County, or other Participating…
The Boothbay Railway Village is excited to announce that its illustrated talks and hands-on arts classes will now be housed under one program. Primer: Lessons with Experts & Masters launches…
To help meet the demand for nurses in Lincoln County, the Central Maine Community College/LincolnHealth Nursing School has expanded.
“There is a shortage of nurses in Maine and throughout…
