Dresden Digital Equity

Dresden woman gains confidence in using newer technology

When her teenagers received their first computers in high school, Cindy Moeller joined them evenings and helped navigate homework assignments on the new devices. Later, working as a critical care nurse, she routinely carried a computer and entered codes and notes…

You may be surprised to learn that in the hierarchy of birds at feeders, the loud and sometimes bullying blue jay ranks lower in dominance than the hairy woodpecker. Courtesy of Jeff Wells

Who’s the Toughest Bird at the Feeder?

With the recent snow has come an increase in bird activity at our feeders and the small patches of open ground we’ve cleared under them. When all the birds are trying to access the limited space available, it’s not surprising that there seems to be more…

'Round Town

Happy New Year

My new year’s resolution ...“Out with the old and in with the old.” Getting potted with the old buoys! There you have it. I am embracing my regression to the past and proud of it. Technology is confusing and not well suited to the way I think, or don’t. The more…

Edgecomb sailboat mystery deepens

Whose sailboat is it, anyway, Edgecomb selectmen may be asking. Dec. 23, the board discussed seeking another option in disposing of the sailboat which showed up earlier this spring in their waters and later became trapped on a Woolwich mud flat. Selectmen…

Wiscasset area’s 2025

It was a year full of speaking up in Wiscasset and its neighbor towns, over data centers, trash, national issues, the future of local schools and the future of the sewer plant. Along the way, Main Street's railroad crossing got named for civil rights advocate…

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Some of those we lost in 2025

Let’s pause and look back on 2025,…
Salt ’n Spar
Reintroducing ‘Then and Now’

Years ago, Wiscasset…
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Wiscasset Middle High School high school basketball schedule

Saturday…

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Staff's Best Photos of 2025

Staff photographer Steve Edwards spent a morning and an afternoon on the water during the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and captured this and many other great shots. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Boothbay Lights Boat Parade and Fireworks

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This week at the Lincoln Theater

"Nuremberg" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 28 minutes) - As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a…

This week at the Harbor Theater

"Marty Supreme," starring Timothée Chalamet, opens at the Harbor Theater Jan. 9. Courtesy of the venue

"Sentimental Value" - (R; 2 hours, 13 minutes) - Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and…

AARP scam alert: Credit repair scams

With rising costs and economic uncertainty, many of us are looking to start the new year by taking…

Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library meets Jan. 14

The New Year is rapidly approaching and many of us will be making resolutions.…

Lincoln County property transfers in December

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded…

Studio Theatre of Bath to hold auditions

Studio Theatre of Bath is excited to announce auditions for "Over The River and Through…

From the editor

The clock is ticking

As the print deadline slowly approached on Monday morning – and after making it safely to the office on this slippery…

Ordinance review committee

Would-be Wiscasset rule change on boundary surveys progresses

“I think we’re going from one extreme to the other extreme,” Wiscasset…

From the assistant editor

Still going in the right direction

Last January in this space, we noted there had been…

Joe's Journal

Happy 2026

Well, we survived 2025. But, did we?

My brain is overloaded. Is yours?

As we enter the new year, we have been…

Union Agricultural Fair

2026 Maine Wild Blueberry Festival poster contest

The Trustees of the Union Fair / Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival are launching our…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 1 arrest

The…

Charlotte Nutt to hold campaign launch event

On Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m., Charlotte Nutt, candidate for State Representative House…

Dance your way into 2026

Another New Year's Eve is nigh. Celebrating locally? Or is a night of dinner or dancing (or both) what you're up for…

Bergman's 'The Magic Flute' first of series to screen

Join us at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. for a very special…

The Bremen Library

Joy Vaughan first 2026 Artist of the Month

The Bremen Library is pleased to be hosting Joy Vaughan as our first 2026 Artist of the…

‘Bringing Nature Home to Maine’ Garden Club January topic

The Garden Club of Wicasset held a fun, festive and productive meeting Dec. 4,…

Celebrate Epiphany with Gallete des Rois at First Congo

The French tradition of baking the Gallete des Rois, the Three Kings Cake, will…

Edgecomb students learn about gardening

Edgecomb students enjoy fall gardening and applying math and literacy concepts learned in the classroom. Sarah Currier's…

Lincoln Theater announces 2026 Free Family Film Series

1971's Willie Wonka, Gene Wilder, returns to the Lincoln Theater silver screen Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Lincoln Theater is excited to announce its 2026 Free Family Film Series…

This week at the Lincoln Theater

"Nuremberg" opens 2026 at the Lincoln Theater on Friday, Jan. 2. Courtesy of the venue

"Wicked: For Good" - (PG; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is now…

AARP scam alert: Fake jobs, real losses

If your New Year’s resolutions include finding a new job, work-from-home opportunities…

Painting backyard wildlife course at Senior College

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expa…

Senior College course delves into epidemics and infectious diseases

Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties…

Tides

Sunday, 01/04
5:00 AM	Low	-0.26`
11:30 AM	High	11.64`
5:46 PM	Low	-1.56`

Monday, 01/05
12:14 AM	High	9.95`
5:54 AM	Low	-0.27`
12:23 PM	High	11.47`
6:37 PM	Low	-1.39`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Tides

Sunday, 01/04
4:48 AM	Low	-0.24`
11:08 AM	High	10.97`
5:34 PM	Low	-1.47`
11:52 PM	High	9.37`

Monday, 01/05
5:42 AM	Low	-0.26`
12:01 PM	High	10.80`
6:25 PM	Low	-1.31`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Rockland Tides

Sunday, 01/04
4:51 AM	Low	-0.02`
11:09 AM	High	12.39`
5:37 PM	Low	-1.66`
11:55 PM	High	10.61`

Monday, 01/05
5:46 AM	Low	-0.05`
12:03 PM	High	12.22`
6:28 PM	Low	-1.50`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Sunday, 01/04
4:47 AM	Low	-0.17`
11:03 AM	High	12.52`
5:28 PM	Low	-1.58`
11:43 PM	High	10.96`

Monday, 01/05
5:40 AM	Low	-0.18`
11:56 AM	High	12.35`
6:19 PM	Low	-1.38`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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