Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings approved an agreement between the District Attorney’s Office and Jonathan D. Roberts, 47, of Waban Massachusetts Oct. 4 for a deferred…
Police, Fire and Courts
Kendall Chick would have been going on 8 now. In 2019, her grandfather’s fiancé Shawna Gatto got 50 years in prison for the Wiscasset girl’s murder, at 4, in December 2017. Chick could still have…
Jonathan D. Roberts, 47, of Waban, Massachusetts will appear at Lincoln County Courthouse Oct. 4 in a hearing to determine if a 2019 deferred disposition agreement will be revoked. Roberts pleaded…
Noted mystery author Bruce Robert Coffin met with an enthusiastic group of about 30 guests who gathered on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Saturday, Sept. 18 to hear Coffin discuss…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 1-15:
Arrests…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be offering the Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training on Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Lt. Rand Maker and Mark Bridgham will be…
Another Lincoln County deputy sheriff has left the department. Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Sept. 7, Deputy David Bellows submitted his resignation. Bellows has been on administrative leave…
Lincoln County Superior Court ruled in favor of Boothbay Harbor Aug. 30 on an appeal filed Oct. 22, 2020 by 29 McKown LLC and Chandler Wright of 35 McKown St. The petition requested the court…
Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our pancake breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, Sept. 18. We will be serving breakfast,…
Bianca Mackay, 23, of Boothbay remained at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston following a collision on Route 1 in Brunswick at 8 a.m. Aug. 25, according to a…
At 1:04 a.m. Aug. 15, Boothbay Harbor police responded to a vehicle off the road and into the ocean on Western Avenue. Officers Jennifer Gosselin and John Braley found the driver out of the…
Town of Edgecomb
A proposed state policy may require vaccinations for all Emergency Medical Services personnel. Edgecomb Assistant Fire Chief Roland Abbott told Edgecomb selectmen he and Chief Roy Potter tried…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 15-31:
Arrests
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The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced Aug. 5 the arrests of two Jefferson men for drug trafficking after a six-month investigation.
Arrested were Gary Beverage, 46, of Jefferson,…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife spokesman Mark Latti reported July 29, the July 24 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident which claimed the life of Kimberly Hilgendorf Crocker, 46…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between June 17 and July 21.
On June 18, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Brad Buckley, 38, of Essex, Massachusetts for operating under…
A 76-year-old Newcastle man died Saturday when the 2002 Yamaha motorcycle he was driving south on North Newcastle Road in Newcastle apparently drifted off the shoulder…
On Saturday, July 7 at 2:16 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a deceased adult female had been found in the ocean between Seguin Island and Southport Island. Recreational…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 15-30:
Arrests…
Following a one year COVID-19 break, members of Edgecomb Fire Department renewed their traditional pancake breakfast fundraiser at the firehouse on Saturday, July 3.
“It’s the start of…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: Davis Roswell T. Tr., Davis Rebecca S. Tr., Roswell and Rebecca Davis…
Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our annual Pancake Breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, July 3, which coincides with the final…
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is taking action following the deaths of four young children in Maine over the past month.
The Department…
A Southport woman was treated at the scene and later transported to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta following a rollover on Route 27 in Boothbay around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
According…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department would like to return an engagement or wedding ring to the rightful owner. The ring was found off Pear Street at the end of May.
Chief Bob Hasch said…
Three of four arrests made by Boothbay Harbor Police Department between May 17 and June 16 were for operating under the influence.
On May 21, officer…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 1-15:
Summonses…
Also has charges out of Lincoln County for possession of child pornography
BELFAST — A Newcastle man was indicted on sexual assault charges by a Waldo County Grand Jury May 19, following an investigation by Maine State Police Detective Hugh…
WALDOBORO (6/9/2021) — After notifying family members, the Maine Marine Patrol has released the name of the man whose body was recovered from the Medomak River yesterday morning.…
Boothbay Harbor is still in the midst of a legal dispute with 29 McKown LLC and Chandler Wright of 35 McKown St., with Harbor Crossing LLC at 14 Todd Ave. as a party in interest. The Dec. 9…
Press release
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help locating a missing girl. Brittney Wilson, 16, of Somerville was last seen on the…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests from April 18 to May 16.
On April 21, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Timothy Boyd, 59, of Newton…
For Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, all the signs, literally, seemed to be pointing to a region-wide labor shortage. On May 15, Brackett was working a patrol shift due to his department…
After two victories in Wiscasset District Court over the town of Boothbay, part-time resident Eugene Molinelli posed a simple question April 15 to selectmen. Why? In his statement during the board…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests between April 18 and May 16. On April 21, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Timothy Boyd, …
Boothbay selectmen queried new regional Emergency Management Agency Director David Cody May 12 about his 115-page emergency management plan. Selectman Chuck Cunningham asked most of the questions…
Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset’s COVID-19 outbreak has risen from the…
With three vacancies, Lincoln County Communications found itself between a rock and hard a place in maintaining a fully staffed work schedule. To alleviate the staff shortage, Teamsters Local 340…
Update: Wiscasset Police Department reports Pekich was found safe on May 6.
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On Tuesday, April 27, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset was confirmed by Maine Center for Disease Control as having a COVID-19 outbreak (more than…
The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association honored long-time state fire marshal, Sergeant Joel Davis, at their meeting Wednesday April 21.
Davis retired recently after a long…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made seven arrests between March 1 and April 17.
Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Joshua Hooper, 33, of Rockland…
Distracted driving is the reported cause for a two-car crash April 8 at the intersection of Townsend Avenue and Union Street.
John Salorio, 78, of East Boothbay was driving a 2015 Subaru…
Lincoln County Commissioners approved Tara Doe April 8 as the new 9-1-1 communications director. She replaces Tom Nelson who resigned March 2 after 2.5 years in the job. Doe has worked as an…
For years, hybrid and electric vehicles have been a “green” transportation option. But Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett has found another green purpose for alternative-fueled vehicles – a “…
No injuries were reported after part of the Wawenock block collapsed Saturday afternoon showering hundreds of bricks onto the Main Street, Wiscasset sidewalk in front of the historic building.…
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters owners Don and Lianna Kingsbury have donated an animal microchip reader to Boothbay Harbor Police Department. Officer Larry Brown accepted the $375 handheld device, a…
On March 11 at 4 a.m., officer Doug Snyder received a report of burglary from a motor vehicle with a wallet stolen from a car in a downtown area, it was later reported that credit cards from the…
