LifeFlight of Maine responded to a medical emergency around 8:43 a.m. in Boothbay Harbor. The helicopter landed at Boothbay Region High School’s Sherman Field where first responders awaited to…
Police, Fire and Courts
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett was diplomatic in responding to a question on how local law enforcement would have handled the Uvalde, Texas active shooter incident. On May 24, an active…
June 2022 calls
June 1: 4:38 p.m,, Old County Road, medical. Assisted loading patient into CLC ambulance for transport to hospital.
June 3: 7:46 a.m., Route 27, medical. Turned…
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor property owners Tom Myette and Chandler Wright prevailed June 28 in an appeal to Maine Supreme Judicial Court concerning the town’s handling of a new structure at the abutting…
Boothbay Fire Department had a busier than usual Fourth of July Weekend. The department responded to two fires on Back River Road in Boothbay resulting from misfired fireworks. On July 3,…
Boothbay resident Lt. Brendan Kane is the 2021 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department “Deputy of the Year.” Sheriff Todd Brackett made the announcement July 5 at the Lincoln County commissioners…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its fall training for volunteer advocates on Aug. 16-19.…
Despite two decisions in their favor by Lincoln County District and Superior Courts, Anya and Dick Reid of Damariscotta who operate Thistle Inn restaurant learned Maine Supreme Judicial Court…
May 4: 12:41 p.m., Route 27: Medical. Assisted loading patient. Patient transported to hospital by CLC Ambulance.
May 7: 3:10 p.m., Damariscotta: Mutual aid. Provided station coverage for…
Boothbay Harbor Fire Department newcomers Hunter Arsenault, Jay Hasch and Dave Buchanan graduated basic training days before the…
Shannon Moss, public information officer for Maine Department of Public Safety, reported Tuesday evening, May 24 that due to the extent of the damage, investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s…
Update: Clean-up and power restoration underway
UPDATE:
Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham described Beach Cove Waterfront Inn as a “total loss” following a Monday night fire. Boothbay Harbor was helped by…
Boothbay
The fire at Christine Sproul's house, 40 Sproul Lane, Boothbay on Friday afternoon, April 22, reignited early Saturday morning and destroyed the house. Firefighters were able to save the nearby…
Healthy Lincoln County
On Saturday, April 30, 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-…
The region’s fire departments responded to a fire at the Sproul residence at 40 Sproul Lane off Barters Island Road at about 3:50 p.m. Friday.
The resident was reportedly able to get out of…
A year-long survey of Lincoln County “hot spots” for high automobile accidents and crime has identified Boothbay as one of three highly impacted areas. Retired Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff…
Update from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: At 8:30 a.m., the Lincoln County 911 Center received a call for a crash involving a school bus striking a tree on the East Side Road in the town of…
Boothbay Harbor resident Ed Tibbetts, 65, was killed in St. Augustine, Florida the morning of April 2. Tibbetts and wife Kathy, 63, were crossing the A1A highway on foot near The Reef restaurant…
March 2: 10:10 a.m., River Road, 1 vehicle accident, cleared debris, controlled traffic until car was towed.
March 2: 1:49 p.m., Dodge Road, Paged for propane leak. Tech was on scene and…
A New Harbor man has been charged in connection with Dec. 31, 2021 fatal crash in Bristol. After an investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Robert G. Campbell, age 39 of New Harbor,…
Feb. 2 at 5:15 p.m., two-car accident at Route 1 and Route 27. Both cars had to be towed.
Feb. 5 at 5:28 p.m., car vs. deer accident at the intersection of Route 27 and Town Hall Road. Car…
A call by a passer-by and quick response by Boothbay firefighter Tim Pinkham saved a house in East Boothbay from major fire damage Sunday, Feb. 20, according to Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford…
Boothbay Harbor homeowners Joseph and Jill Doyle appealed a Sept. 8 planning decision to Lincoln County Superior Court Jan. 26. This follows a town…
A Wiscasset woman was transferred by Lifeflight to Maine Medical Center in Portland Jan. 31 following a two-car crash in Edgecomb. Carol DiPrima, 60, of Wiscasset was “significantly hurt,”…
Blowing, drifting snow; zero visibility, cruel winds
“There has been quite a bit of buzz about this storm for most of this week,” said the meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Gray, in their synopsis of what is to come. They are not…
As most everyone is aware there is a large snowstorm packing extremely strong winds headed our way. There will be a parking ban on municipal streets from 10 a.m. Saturday the 29th to noon Sunday…
Boothbay Harbor’s winter parking ban is now in effect. Please do not leave vehicles parked on public streets within Boothbay Harbor overnight.
Motorists may utilize the three municipal…
Sheriff Todd Brackett and an informal group of Lincoln County residents announce early steps in the formation of a Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO…
The cause of Jan. 14’s car accident on Route 1 in Edgecomb was likely driver error, according to Lt. Brendan Kane of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. An 18-wheeler driven by Jonathan Instasi…
Dec. 3, 10:09 a.m., Route 1, Cod Cove Bridge, medical.
Dec.5, 12:35 a.m., Route 27, medical.
Dec. 5, 9:34 a.m., Wiscasset, mutual aid, structure fire.
Dec. 6, 11:15 p.m.,…
Boothbay Region Ambulance Service hopes to attract more emergency medical technicians through a free training course. BRAS and Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor planned on paying for the $1,200 per…
no requirement for owner-occupied single-family homes that are not part of a rental arrangement
This past June the Maine State Legislature signed into law a new requirement that affects some commercial businesses, rental properties, and certain forms of housing.
The Office of…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
On Monday, Dec. 20 at about 12:13 p.m., Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Jennifer Gosselin was notified by the communications center of a three-vehicle crash on Route 27 in the area of Hawke Motors…
Starting this holiday season, the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office along with the Waldoboro, Damariscotta, and Wiscasset Police Departments will be taking part in a Designated Driver Initiative in…
At about 1 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 , a pine tree fell onto the home of Nancy Case at 95 Kenney Field Drive in Boothbay Harbor. No one was injured. Central Maine Power, Boothbay Harbor police and fire…
Press release
A fundraiser luncheon is planned from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, to help a Wiscasset couple who lost their home to a fire…
Last summer, the labor shortage was so profound, Lincoln County Communications and Sheriff’s Department resorted to advertising vacancies via lawn sign. The communications center is once…
Christmas came a little early for Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. Commissioners approved up to $42,000 in unbudgeted equipment expenses. Sheriff Todd Brackett told commissioners Dec. 7, the…
Nov. 3, 12:40 p.m., Route 27 below Eddy Road: Car off road, no injuries. Provided traffic control until car pulled back on roadway.
Nov. 4, 5:13 a.m., Cross Point Road: Medical.
Nov…
Crime in Maine decreased -6.1% during 2020, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. It is the ninth consecutive year that crime has dropped in Maine for a…
Boothbay Harbor Fire Department won the second annual Dalmation Cup, by being judged the winner of the Lighted Fire Truck parade held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 27. Runner-up was last year’s winner…
On Monday, Nov. 15 at about 4:05 p.m., a Maine State trooper was on patrol on Route 1 northbound in Brunswick when the driver of a 2004 Range Rover allegedly passed him…
October 2021 report
Oct. 7, 9:09 a.m., Route 1 at Cochran Road: two vehicle MVA, no injuries, controlled traffic, spread absorbent, cleared debris from roadway.
Oct. 7, 5:50 p.m.,…
Edgecomb is in the third of a five-year contract with Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service. Edgecomb pays $17,000 per season, and is extremely satisfied with the service. On Nov. 1,…
U.S. District Court
BATH/PORTLAND – An attorney representing the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath asked U.S. First District Court in Portland in August for immunity from any potential lawsuits filed by passengers who…
Chief Richard Spofford and members of Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department opened the fire house doors on Friday, Oct. 15 to Boothbay Region Elementary School students from pre-kindergarten,…
Maine Attorney General’s Office has determined Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy David Bellows was acting in self-defense and in defense of other deputies and a woman on scene Dec. 18, 2020 when,…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Jefferson girl was killed Sunday night, Oct. 10, when the car she was driving left River Road in Edgecomb and struck a utility pole and a tree, according to a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…
September 2021 report
Sept. 2, 1:42 p.m.: Route 27 at Eddy Road. Paged for MVA. PD only. Vehicle failed to make turn onto Eddy Road, brushed pole and ended up in ditch.
Sept. 2, 4:…
On Tuesday, Oct. 5 at about 11:07 a.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lincoln Academy in Newcastle after receiving a report of a potential threat of violence written on a wall.…
