Edgecomb selectmen honored the life of a community member Sept. 1 to begin their board meeting. Aug. 8, Dave Boucher, 70, died due to a medical condition while driving a car in Boothbay.

Veggies to Table raised an extraordinary $319,106 at its annual To the Nines auction and gala on Aug. 9, bringing the community together in support of its mission to help end hunger.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, festive season fans can start to purchase tickets and plan their fall and winter activities, starting with Maine’s favorite: Gardens Aglow.

The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 10 edition is Friday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7. We will return to work at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Bands for Books is the major annual fundraising activity for The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library. This year we will celebrate our 12th anniversary and are planning another special evening. We are able to keep ticket prices at a pre-sale price of $20 each and $25 at the door the evening of the event. Once again, Bands for Books will…

Wiscasset’s 8th annual Scarecrow Fest is Saturday, Oct. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center. A partnership between Wiscasset Parks and Recreation and the Wiscasset Area Chamber, this annual fall event offers fun for adults and children alike.

The public is invited to experience one of Maine’s iconic coastal landmarks during Maine Open Lighthouse Day at Burnt Island Light on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A Maine tradition for radio enthusiasts since the 1980s returns to the Windsor Fairgrounds Saturday morning, Sept. 12

Separate faculty meetings Aug. 26 for the middle and high schools were part of the start of giving Wiscasset Middle High School's sixth, seventh and eighth grades an identity separate from the high school, WMHS Principal Christopher Hennessey told the school committee that night in WMHS' library. He was speak…

UPDATE: MLA welcomes Canada’s decision to remove seafood from retaliatory tariffs

The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will host a public meeting of the Kennebec-Lincoln Local Working Groups (LWG).

Many people communicate by text every day. But many don't realize that in a real emergency, texting 9-1-1 is also an option when calling isn't safe or possible. 

MaineHealth is offering a certified nursing assistant (CNA) apprenticeship training program, providing a paid pathway for individuals interested in beginning a health care career. 

The Bobby Blackman Scholarship Fund was founded by the Knights of Pythias. They recognized that not only did Bob Blackman work in the trades, but he supported them as well.

For the Waldoboro GOP town committee, there is only one place on Earth for its annual “Great American Picnic" election year fundraiser: The Trump Wall.

The countdown is on to Saturday, Aug. 29 for Cocktails & Chrome, the Railway Village Museum’s 3rd annual event in support of the Museum’s “Driving History Forward” capital campaign for the preservation of Maine’s history and automotive heritage.

First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its 19th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest.

Wiscasset resident Anne Leslie told selectmen Aug. 18, she didn't think she'd heard of data centers a year ago.

When parents and caregivers begin to drop off their students at Wiscasset Elementary next week, many might notice some improvements to the school grounds.  In addition to upgrades to the playground (an exciting project led by the school’s Partners in Education, or P.I.E.), they’ll also see a greenhouse…

“We are not locked into (using) this,” Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Aug. 18 about the $10 million sewer plant move bond up for a town vote Sept. 1. A million of it will be forgiven and anything not borrowed does not have be repaid, town officials reiterated.…

Local partners will come together Sunday, Aug.

Woolwich selectmen are weighing an offer from Mid Coast Wood Bank (MCWB) to provide free firewood to eligible residents as a source of winter heat.

Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Harbor Theater for the final event in the Unearth a Story Summer Speaker Series.

UPDATE: The sheriff's office has posted the following on Facebook:

"(The) situation has been resolved safely with one subject taken into custody after extended negotiations. The road is again open to traffic. Further information will be released (Friday)."

The first problem caused by Edgecomb being down a selectman occurred Aug. 18 as the board canceled its meeting for lack of a quorum. Selectman Cara Gaffney was present, but Chairman Forrest Carver was not.

George Chase resigned July 21, leaving the board with only two members. A special election was scheduled f…

Sheepscot Chorus invites you to join in as the group begin rehearsals for the Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6 Boothbay Harbor holiday concerts. The featured work: Joseph Haydn's charming "St.

Edgecomb Fire and Rescue responded to 19 calls in July, compared with 27 calls in June.