It's a new year, and time for a new Lincoln County commissioners chairman. Jan. 6, commissioners elected David Levesque of Newcastle as chairman. Levesque enters his second year as a commissioner. He was elected to his first term in November 2024.

MaineHousing is excited to present the 2026 edition of Maine’s Housing Outlook Report.

In its second annual release, this comprehensive report offers an in-depth overview of housing conditions and key issues affecting Maine residents.

When Wiscasset Middle High School science teacher Shari Templeton returned to school Jan. 5, she was in a fragile state. She’d had a personal loss just before vacation, Templeton explained to the school committee hours after that first day back. 

Golfweek magazine has released its 2026 rankings of the best golf courses in the United States, and Boothbay Harbor Country Club has once again earned national recognition. Following a rigorous evaluation by Golfweek’s expert rating panel, the club was named one of the Top 100 Resort Courses in…

Though eelgrass may not appear impressive, it may be one of the most important plants in our coastal region. With leaves that grow in long green ribbons, eelgrass forms underwater meadows that filter the water, stabilize sediment, lessen the effects of coastal erosion, produce oxygen, and serve as a…

Wiscasset selectmen Jan. 6 voiced some interest in allowing parking spaces' use at the town office for high speed charging stations for electric vehicles, but needed more information. Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky got it for them later in the week, and the board was considering meet Jan.

Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE) is one of 12 programs recently recognized as a Top Performer by the state of Maine, out of 64 eligible programs.  

It’s all about coming together in community. Start the New Year of right by shaking off the winter blues. Join your friends from the Inn Along the Way and Damariscotta Open Mic for a belated 2026 New Year’s Day and Winter Celebration ~ open mic, musical jam and potluck buffet.

Meghan Keizer, BSN, RN, who works on the Medical-Surgical Unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital and lives in Tenants Harbor, recently received the DAISY Award® for her outstanding nursing care and dedication.…

The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb is proud to announce that Corbin Lichtinger, teacher of first and second grades, is receiving recognition as an artist and storyteller. His Alligators Anthology has been purchased by Holiday House/Neal Porter Books and will be published in the fall o…

Wiscasset selectmen Jan. 6 are set to eye letting a company keep electric vehicle charging stations in the park and ride lot at the town office. 

Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky tells the board in a Dec. 30 memo, Railroad Avenue would have been preferable, but was a no-go because the a…

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

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December:

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 while working as a liaison between surgeons, hospital…

“I think we’re going from one extreme to the other extreme,” Wiscasset ordinance review committee member Allen Cohen said Dec. 22 about selectmen’s proposed change to the planning board’s handling of surveys. 

The Trustees of the Union Fair / Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival are launching our annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2026 Union Fair which will occur on Aug. 5 - 9. Please note that the deadlines and poster contest rules and requirements have changed.  

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.

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

The French tradition of baking the Gallete des Rois, the Three Kings Cake, will be demonstrated on Saturday, Jan. 10, at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset. Margot Stiassni-Sieracki will show how to bake this special treat to celebrate the 12th day of Christmas.…

Entries are now being accepted for the 2026 Maine Constitution Poster and Essay Contests. The deadline is March 13, 2026.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a gentle winter walk at Pemaquid Pond Preserve in Bremen from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.  

Covering the various events -- towns, schools, organizations, etc. -- is what we do here at the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper and photographs add a lot to the reporting of the events. Staff members have submitted their best photos here for our annual end-of-the-year gallery for our readers to reminisce and enjoy. Got some time off during…

MaineHealth is offering a new virtual support group for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), providing an opportunity for connection, encouragement and shared understanding for patients across Maine. 

The county's low-powered AM radio transmitter in Newcastle's days maybe numbered. Dec. 16, County Emergency Management Agency Director Emily Huber proposed abandoning ownership due to constant winter maintenance for a seldom used service.

Culverts and beavers have a history together in Alna that has cost the town about $700-$1,000 a year and cost some beavers their lives, according to Third Selectman Coreysha Stone. Dec. 18, the board welcomed wildlife expert and "Beaver Deceiver" inventor Skip Lisle, via Zoom from home in Grafton, Vermont. Stone and Lisle said he m…