Joshua Colgan, 35, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge and now faces up to six months in prison.
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Democrat Cameron Reny wins District 13 state Senate seat
With 55% of the vote, Democrat candidate Cameron Reny defeated Republican Abden Simmons to represent Lincoln County in Augusta.
Historic Pownalborough Court House to host Preservation Party
Final details for Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual benefit dinner and auction on the grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden are falling into place, and volunteer planners of the Sept. 18 event took a few minutes from a recent meeting to select wines.Anyone interested in supporting LCHA’s mission to collect, preserve and […]
Weeks of preparation, training lead to logistical challenge Sunday for Augusta-based Ironman 70.3 triathlon
Local agencies and organizations have been making plans and working out the details to ensure Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 runs, bikes and swims smoothly for the many athletes expected to compete.
Lincoln County Historical Association offers free museum tours to open season
Lincoln County Historical Association invites all Lincoln County residents to visit its three museums free of charge on June 4. The 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail in Wiscasset will be open for tours on a walk-in basis. The usual admission rate of $10 […]
Mid Coast United Way calls for volunteers, participants for tax break program
The United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s free CA$H Program works to ensure those eligible for tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Childcare Tax Credit, apply for them.
No easy answers in a police officer’s 2007 fatal shooting of a Waldoboro 18-year-old
Natalie Jackson’s 18-year-old son, Gregori, was shot to death in 2007. The attorney general is close to releasing a report on his reexamination of the case.
Police investigating Somerville death, following altercation
One man was found deceased, police say, while another was transported to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Early 1900s photos from Lincoln County on display at Old Jail Museum in Wiscasset
The 1811 Lincoln County Museum & Old Jail in Wiscasset opens on July 3 for tours of the granite jail and jailer’s house, plus an exhibit of mounted and framed photos of Lincoln County at the beginning of the 20th century. The images were retrieved from glass plate negatives that belonged to Eastern Publishing Company, […]
COVID-19 cases increasing in southern Midcoast Maine
Both Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties’ seven-day new case average stayed in the single digits in March and much of April, but started climbing late last month.