Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Larry Brown said Thursday afternoon, Benjamin Clifford, 26, of Boothbay Harbor was traveling north…
Police, Fire and Courts
Press release
An Incident Review Team, convened at the request of Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, met March 10 in Wiscasset to review the deputy-involved shooting on Dec. 18, 2020 in Jefferson. The review…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests between Feb. 10 to March 8.
On Feb. 15, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Corey Frizzell, 41,…
Town of Edgecomb
On Jan. 1, the new year resulted in a minimum wage increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour. But another new labor law is creating a rift between Edgecomb’s selectmen and volunteer fire department. On…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce a new and improved anonymous tip line, also known as “LTIP”. Anyone can use the tip line to anonymously connect with local law…
After 2.5 years in the job, Lincoln County Communications Director Tom Nelson is leaving his post. Nelson submitted his resignation to county commissioners March 2 during the bi-monthly meeting.…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
On Feb. 18, at approximately 7:31 p.m. Officer Doug Snyder responded to a report of an unresponsive male on Bradley Road, Boothbay Harbor, who was not breathing.
Snyder arrived on the scene…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Jan. 21 and Feb. 9.
On Jan. 22, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Lindsey Hook, 30, of…
At 7:23 a.m. Feb. 5, a call came into the police department reporting a burglary at Enchantments, 10 Boothbay House Hill Road.
Officer Tom Chryplewicz responded. Within hours, due to…
Press release
A Wiscasset woman was hurt and facing new charges after a crash into Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office late Saturday night. About 11:42 p.m. Saturday, …
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Dec. 24, 2020 and Jan. 20, 2021. On Jan. 8, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Courtney Brown, 48, of Boothbay Harbor…
Wiscasset Fire Society has come a long way from patrolling the streets with leather buckets. Formed in 1801, the group’s purpose stated in its rules and articles was to “aid in the prevention and…
Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford said this week, the Dec. 31 fire in an apartment at 21 West Side Road, Barters Island, Boothbay was accidental.
Spofford said the fire started around a…
Lincoln County commissioners began the new year by renewing a contract with a Brunswick hospital. Commissioners voted 2-0 to provide $160,178 in funding for Mid Coast Hospital’s addiction recovery…
Alna Third Selectman Greg Shute said he was of two minds Wednesday on whether or not the board should meet as scheduled that night, hours into a siege on the U.S. capitol building. He could see…
As of Monday Jan. 4, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset was reporting two confirmed…
UPDATE: Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford said Thursday afternoon that the cause of the fire at 21 West Side Road, Barters Island, Boothbay was still unknown and that a State Fire Marshal will…
Crime continues to decrease in Maine for the eighth consecutive year, dropping -6.6% during 2019, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. The total decline during the past eight…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Nov. 16 and Dec. 23. On Nov. 16, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Thomas Hourihan, 31, of Wiscasset at 8:04 a.m. on…
Boothbay Harbor business owner Tom Myette and neighbor Chandler Wright are appealing a code enforcement decision on abutter Dennis Hilton and his business Harbor Crossing at 14 Todd Ave. Myette…
Press release
UPDATE: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office released the following additional information Friday afternoon:
The deceased suspect involved in the armed confrontation with deputies early this…
UPDATE: Alna Snowmobile Club is giving its inflatable Santa Claus to the family whose Santa was stolen from a yard display, selectmen and a club spokesman confirmed the night of Dec. 17,…
Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Friday, that, just before 7 a.m. two Wiscasset residents were arrested and charged with armed robbery related to the Nov…
Update: A horse pulling a buggy spooked for an unknown reason while leaving a private driveway on Route 17 in Jefferson about 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, and jumped out in front of a truck Donald…
Boothbay Harbor and Teamsters Local Union No. 340 for Boothbay Harbor Police Department officers have reached a standstill for a collective bargaining agreement, said No. 340 President Brett…
A man wanted on a warrant for a Class A drug charge out of Androscoggin County apparently escaped 353 Middle Road in Dresden Saturday, Nov. 28 after Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies arrived, Lt.…
Wiscasset Police Department reported around noon Friday, Nov. 27 on its Facebook page, that about 9:30 a.m., a male entered Maxwell’s Market on Gardiner Road and allegedly “brandished” a handgun…
Authorities took Jeremy Owen, 38, of Edgecomb to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset Nov. 20 on charges of Eluding an Officer, Unlawful…
A Lincoln County deputy is so valuable, Sheriff Todd Brackett likens him to a “Swiss Army knife.” On Nov. 16, Brackett presented Deputy James Read with a long overdue award. In March, Read…
Press release
A Yarmouth man was killed Friday, Nov. 13 in a workplace accident at Atlantic Motorcar Center, Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Sunday morning. Since Monday, Nov. 9,…
Wiscasset police received a report Nov. 4 of an alleged employee theft resulting in the loss of more than $28,000, the department reported on its Facebook page Nov. 10.
“The Circle K…
A Boothbay Harbor police officer has returned home to walk his old beat. Officer Brent Barter started his law enforcement career in 1996 working for the county jail, and later Boothbay Harbor…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 16 and Oct. 25.
On Sept. 18, officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Meghan Oakes, 22, of Boothbay on Oak Street at 11:56 p.m…
Two new police cruisers have left Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett with a dilemma. Neither of the new Ford and Dodge models has enough space to mount the cases which hold rifles with 16-inch…
Area firefighters took part in Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 training at the Bath training facility Sunday, Oct. 18.
Participating were Steve Alexander, Tom Brown, Chantelle Arsenault,…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, at approximately 3:56 p.m., Sgt. Higgins was dispatched to assist with a medical call at 125 Atlantic Avenue on the marina. Upon arrival he observed a male individual with…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests from Aug. 16 to Sept. 16.
On Aug 16, Officer Brent Barter arrested Heather Munroe, 53, of Rye, New Hampshire for operating under the…
A local landscaper hurt while trimming brush was transported by Lifeflight of Maine Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6 to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Southport First Responders attended to a male…
At about 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 an accident was reported on Kenney Field Drive in Boothbay Harbor.
Beverly Royal, 76, of Boothbay Harbor was driving her 2011 Chevy Malibu southbound when she…
A Wiscasset man was arrested on multiple charges early Thursday, Oct. 1 and taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail after allegedly coming “extremely close to running over a flagger” working in…
About 60 people gathered Sunday night for a vigil on Wiscasset Common in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. Organizer Deborah Morgan said similar vigils were…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests between Aug. 16 and Sept. 16.
On Aug. 16, Officer Brian Barter arrested Heather Munroe, 53, of Rye, New Hampshire for operating under the…
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett received approval for two budgeted new 2020 Dodge Durango SUVs during the Sept. 15 county commissioners’ meeting. Newcastle Chrysler was the low bidder in June…
Area fire departments, businesses and homeowners reminded passers-by Sept. 11 should be a day to be remembered by putting out displays, lowering flags to half mast and posting signs. Patriot Day…
A Lincoln Academy school resource officer is literally heading back to school this month. Deputy Sheriff Sean Pfaler won’t be returning to the Newcastle private school as he has taken a job to…
A New Hampshire man complained of minor pain following a one-vehicle accident Friday morning, Aug. 28 near the West Boothbay Harbor Post Office. Peter Edwards, 74, of North Conway, New Hampshire…
A Jefferson man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Alna Aug. 25. At 5:31 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the crash on…
UPDATE: At 7:03 a.m. Friday, State Police announced “Joyce Benner has been located safely in Waterville by Waterville Police.”
Original post:
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has…
Every race Danny Evarts wanted to enter this year was canceled due to the pandemic, until Sunday, when the Woolwich firefighter got to bike seven miles from Wiscasset’s fire station to…
On Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:25 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center…
