The Lincoln County News
The only weekly newspaper locally owned, printed, and published in Lincoln County.

The Lincoln County News

Serving Maine and Lincoln County for over 140 years

Pedestrian Injures Arm in Accident on Route 1 in Nobleboro

at

A pedestrian who was delivering coffee to his wife in a car on the side of Route 1 sustained an elbow injury when he was struck by a passing vehicle’s sideview mirror early Friday, Sept. 23. Jason Harvey, 37, of Waldoboro, had pulled over on the southbound side of Route 1 near Sidelinger Road to […]

Wiscasset Woman Charged With Importing, Trafficking Heroin

at

A Wiscasset man’s overdose death in August has led to the arrest of a Wiscasset woman for allegedly bringing heroin from Massachusetts to Maine for resale in the Wiscasset area. Ashley Dowdy, 28, faces one count of class B illegal importation of scheduled drugs (heroin) and two counts of class B unlawful trafficking in scheduled […]

Waldoboro Man Flees Police Through Hole in Floor

at

The Waldoboro Police Department is looking for a local man who escaped police through a hole in the floor of his home on Flanders Corner Road and fled on foot. Brian Bennett, 36, of Waldoboro, was last seen running down his driveway toward the road.  Waldoboro police went to Bennett’s residence Tuesday, Sept. 20, to arrest […]

Minor Injuries in Crash on Route 17 in Jefferson

at

A Whitefield woman was taken to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries after a single-vehicle accident on Route 17 in Jefferson the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 21. According to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Gilbert, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Sarah Crosby, 32, of Whitefield, was taken to MaineGeneral […]

Two Allegedly Rob Man at Gunpoint in Boothbay Harbor

at

The Boothbay Harbor Police Department has arrested a 55-year-old Edgecomb man and a 22-year-old Boothbay man for allegedly robbing another man at gunpoint in a hotel room on Atlantic Avenue early Sunday, Sept. 18.

Deputies Break Up Party in Whitefield, Charge 18

at

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 50-year-old man and summonsed six adults and 11 juveniles at a party on Main Street in Whitefield the night of Saturday, Sept. 17.

Handgun Left in Wiscasset Gas Station

at

The Wiscasset Police Department recovered a handgun in a black case from the restroom at the Circle K convenience store on Bath Road (Route 1) in Wiscasset the morning of Sunday, Aug. 21, according to police.

Whitefield Man Charged with Sex Trafficking

at

A Whitefield man who was in jail on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing now faces an additional charge of sex trafficking for allegedly encouraging a woman to prostitute herself to raise money for his bail. Curtis H. Moody, 47, of Whitefield, was charged with sex trafficking, a class D misdemeanor, and violation of condition […]

Assault Suspect Could Be in Dresden, Police Say

at

The Bath Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a Bath man who allegedly assaulted another man with a hammer in Bath on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Investigators believe the man might be in the Dresden or Augusta areas.

Suspect in Augusta Robbery Arrested in Edgecomb

at

A suspect in a robbery at The Big Apple store on Stone Street in Augusta was arrested in Edgecomb on Wednesday, July 27. Abraham C. Matt, 30, allegedly robbed the convenience store at about 11:40 p.m., Monday, July 25 to pay a drug debt, according to media reports. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Jason […]


 Printed & published by
The Lincoln County Publishing Company
^