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…
Police, Fire and Courts
A husband and wife got safely out of their home that was on fire early Wednesday, March 10, Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask said. Fire, smoke and water heavily damaged the old farmhouse at 1817 Alna…
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…
Press release
A two-car crash on Wiscasset’s Route 1 in front of Wiscasset Ford Wednesday night, Feb. 10 shut down traffic for five hours and sent a Bath…
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, …
Westport Island Deputy Emergency Management Agency Director Gaye Wagner said Monday night, the town must respond by Feb. 26 to Lincoln County’s survey, part of a county-wide update to planning for…
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At 5:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, Lincoln County Communications Cente…
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…
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…
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 years…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset Pastor Josh Fitterling is warning people to watch out for “spam phishing” emails he said might look like he sent them.
“It breaks my heart to see…
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, hours…
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…
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…
No one was hurt Friday afternoon when a tractor trailer mail truck struck a guardrail on Route 1 just north of Birch Point Road, Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page. Police…
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 earned…
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, James…
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…
Wiscasset Police Department will have to wait to buy a new cruiser after bids exceeded funds voters approved. Police Chief Larry Hesseltine told the select board Tuesday, Nov. 3, the lowest bidder…
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…
A Sagadahoc County grand jury has indicted a Massachusetts man on a felony manslaughter charge in the death of a motorist from Woolwich on I-295 in Topsham earlier this year.
On Oct. 14,…
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…
Woolwich EMS will soon have a second cardiac monitor thanks largely to a joint fundraising effort by Bath Rotarians and Bath Subaru’s “Share the Love” campaign.
“We’re very thankful and so…
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 the…
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…
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…
Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine reported Tuesday, after the District Attorney’s Office’s review of the case, Laughlynn Bragg, 26, of Bath has been charged with a civil violation of Motor…
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 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 Woolwich’s…
On Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:25 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a…
A 7 a.m. start Sunday helped firefighters from Woolwich and other towns train mostly before the heat of the day, as they burned a house and storage building at 18 Phipps Point Road.
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On July 30, 1984, Det. Sgt. Don Davey was responding to an emergency call in Nobleboro. Davey was rounding a curve and collided with a tractor trailer. Both men died in the accident. On Aug. 4,…
On Aug. 1, Duke, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department’s German shepherd patrol dog retired after seven years of service, and now the hunt is on for a new K-9 team. Duke, 8, is struggling with…
Alna Volunteer Fire Department President and longtime First Congregational Church of Wiscasset member Beth Whitney hoped she would not cry while singing the hymn “The Eternal Father” solo in Rich…
Portland, Maine. The Maine Judicial Branch released its Revised COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (“Plan”).
Face coverings: The revisions include updated guidance from the CDC and requires…
shark yet to be caught or seen again
7/28, 1:30 p.m. Update: Officials identified the shark as a great white shark during a noon press conference in Augusta.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed…
