Boothbay Harbor Police Department has been short-staffed for months and a resident believes if the situation isn’t addressed soon, it will result in adverse consequences. Resident Kate Sullivan…
Police, Fire and Courts
BATH/PORTLAND – An employee of Bath Iron Works who assisted in the company’s rescue efforts for passengers on the historic schooner Mary E, after it…
For more than 40 years, Boothbay Fire Department’s auxiliary provided support during active fires as well as area events. Known as the Miss Fires, in 2019 the group expanded to include support of…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies continue their search for Thomas P. Harris, age 60, who was last seen the evening of Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, working in the yard outside his home at 170…
In a packed courtroom, Dawn Murray held back tears in reciting how searching for municipal documents resulted in a harassment suit which ultimately led to her resignation as an Edgecomb selectman…
A Wiscasset District Court judge Jan. 11 dismissed a protection order complaint at the request of the woman who filed it – the mother of an Edgecomb 3-year-old whose death has been ruled a…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office posted the following press release, titled “Fatal motor vehicle accident,” on its Facebook page Friday evening:
Jan. 6 at 12:42 p.m., Sagadahoc…
Update: Shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, LCSO reported the following on the ongoing search:
Today, Sheriff’s Office deputies led by Detective Ryan Chubbuck…
Press release
At 6:38 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of an accident on the Wiscasset bridge. A 2014 Toyota Corolla driven by Ursula Schumann, 56, of Wiscasset…
Dec. 2: 10:06 a.m., Dodge Road, MVA, no injuries
Dec. 7: 4:09 p.m., Route 27, one vehicle accident, no injuries. Car went into ditch. Provided traffic control until car was towed onto…
Press release
Shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Maine Department of Public Safety reported the following:
The 3-year-old child in Edgecomb, pronounced dead on Sunday, Dec. 25 has been identified…
Two Bridges Jail Authority has seen a sharp increase in inmates from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties in recent weeks due to the resumption of full Superior Court dockets. On Dec. 20, Lincoln County…
An improper turn resulted in a two-car accident Dec. 15 near Cooks Landing in Edgecomb, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported. According to the department, around 6:03 p.m., Matthew Schmall…
Minor smoke and stove damage resulted from a fire Sunday afternoon at Signal Point Condominiums, Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham said the department responded to a fire alarm around 12:…
A Boothbay man was transported by Lifeflight of Maine around 5:50 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 to Maine Medical Center in Portland due to “a pretty serious medical event,” according to Boothbay…
The Lincoln County HazMat team is no more. Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens told county commissioners Dec. 6 the team was being discontinued. The team met twice per year for…
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett reported Dec. 6 about a detective’s impending retirement, a patrol sergeant becoming a detective, and a detective becoming a patrol sergeant. During the…
No one was hurt in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 14 on Route 27 in Edgecomb. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported a tree service bucket loader truck traveling north on Route 27 lost…
An “active shooter” hoax Nov. 15 affecting Wiscasset Middle High School and several other Maine schools had local, state and federal agencies investigating the threats, reassuring families and the…
Edgecomb is heading back to court, this time as the defendant in a Freedom of Access Act case. Last month, selectmen were denied by a District Court judge in seeking a restraining order agains…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 28 and Nov. 2.
On Oct. 22, Officer Douglas Snyder arrested Charles Chappelle, 19, of Boothbay for operating under the…
Wiscasset District Court Judge John Martin dismissed an initial request by Edgecomb Nov. 2, but later issued separate one-year protection orders barring Timothy Harrington from contacting…
In February, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department received authorization to buy two Ford SUV Interceptors from Quirk Ford. But in late October, the department received notification Ford Motor Co.…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 210 calls for service for the period of Oct. 25 to Nov. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,174 calls for service.
Summonses
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ROCKLAND — Rockland Police arrested a woman on alleged drug offenses after officers found her asleep in her vehicle with drugs, including a supply of fentanyl, while she was parked at a gas…
What started as a request for municipal records is now heading to court. Edgecomb Selectmen Dawn Murray, Ted Hugger and Mike Smith along with Code Enforcement Officer George Chase are seeking a…
Boothbay Region Elementary School pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and grades one and two welcomed special guests Oct. 11. The Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor fire departments made their annual visit…
Boothbay Fire Department
Sparky the fire dog and Smoky Bear, along with the free food, drew over 200 people to Boothbay Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week open house Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Held from 5 to 7 p.…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 224 calls for service for the period of Oct. 4 to Oct. 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,556 calls for service.
Summonses
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The Sunday afternoon, Oct. 9 fire which destroyed the Vi Lee home on Beath Road, Boothbay Harbor started in the attached garage portion of the house, according to Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick…
The Sunday afternoon, Oct. 9 fire which destroyed the Vi Lee home on Beath Road, Boothbay Harbor displaced the homeowner and a family who rented part of the house.
Lee had rented part of…
Area fire departments have been battling a house fire on Beath Road, Boothbay Harbor since about 1 p.m. today. The house, owned by Vi Lee, was a complete loss.
Boothbay Harbor Police…
The old adage “a friend in need is a friend indeed” may apply to Edgecomb. On Aug. 13, Edgecomb Fire Department responded to a Georgetown brush fire which took two days to extinguish. On Sept…
With the heating season starting, and with fuel prices at an all time high, more of you will be using wood as an alternate source of heat.
It is critical that you have your chimney…
Restorative Justice Maine already has a foothold in two neighboring coastal counties and is looking to make a third in Lincoln. On Sept. 20, Director Kathy Durbin-Leighton and her team sought…
Lincoln County Communications has only nine of 16 jobs filled. On Sept. 20, Director Tara Doe reported the addition of one new emergency dispatcher and the departure of another. Doe reported…
Assistant Chief Dave Pratt and Captain Joe Hall of the Boothbay Fire Department attended a two-day “Train the Trainer” course in Augusta on Sept. 10 and 11, according the BFD Chief Dick Spofford…
A new law that took effect on Aug. 8, 2022, will help Mainers safely secure their prescription drugs and firearms, and other dangerous weapons. The law, which was passed unanimously…
Aug. 1: 6:03 a.m., Route 27, one vehicle MVA, car vs. pole. Wires in roadway. Shut down Route 27, detoured traffic. Vehicle towed, controlled traffic until CMP removed wire from roadway.
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Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage, sitting on the roof of the fire station and acting as auctioneer (“I’m not an auctioneer,” he reiterated) on Saturday morning, said he sees the annual Carl C.…
Neither driver was injured Aug. 11 in an accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. near 304 Boothbay Road and involved Kathleen Donnelly, 79, of Augusta, who…
Boothbay Harbor’s fire department was one of three Maine fire departments to receive Fiscal Year 2021 grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters…
It’s a girl, and a Lincoln County 911 emergency dispatcher helped deliver her. On June 13, Anita Sprague received a call from a woman in labor. Sprague comforted the woman who made the call from…
Fire chiefs from the peninsula’s four towns have expressed concern about the use of fireworks or outdoor burning in this drought.
“Over the years, there have been a lot of fireworks being…
We hope you’ll join us! Informational sessions are open to anyone interested in learning more about the many ways to volunteer with the Restorative Justice Project - Maine. Whether you’d consider…
Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine issued the following update Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9 regarding the Mason Station burglary: “With the assistance of Central Maine Power and…
With the prolonged stretch of dry weather, wildfires are a constant danger. If you are going to burn, make sure to secure a burn permit. In addition, make sure to have an ample supply of water…
This is an update to our press release concerning the fatal crash on Southport July 27.
The Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the deceased as James T. Pener, age 18,…
UPDATE: This is an update to our press release concerning the fatal crash on Southport July 27.
The Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the deceased as…
Some adults facing criminal charges in Lincoln County will now have the option to avoid the courts and have their cases resolved through a restorative process facilitated by the…
