A needle’s prick and everything after: Wiscasset family, school deal with Oct. 8 incident

It’s been a normal Thursday. You plan to leave the house in about an hour for Wiscasset Middle High School, to pick up your seventh grader. A Wiscasset student since kindergarten, he loves it at WMHS. He’s almost like the school mascot — everyone knows him and…

Public works not completely out as possible sewer plant site

The town-owned area near former power plant Mason Station is "kind of the focus at the moment, but it's not the be all to end all" for a sewer plant site, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Oct. 6. "It's just where we're headed right now, because I do feel…

WMHS school nurse charged after school with OUI resigns

Sommer Maybee’s resignation as Wiscasset Middle High School’s school nurse has appeared on the agenda for the Tuesday, Oct. 13 school committee meeting. As Wiscasset Newspaper has reported, Wiscasset police arrested Maybee under the last name of Harding a half…

Boothbay has plans for a dog park

There may be a new dog park coming to a location near you. On Oct. 14, Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer announced negotiations with Boothbay Region Land Trust had begun for a dog park. The proposed location is at Cross River Preserve. "It came together…

Town Administrator’s Kim Dalton addresses the select board at Wednesday’s meeting. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset newspaper

Woolwich selectmen

Discussion focuses on employee performance evaluations

Woolwich selectmen are revising the way they conduct employee performance evaluations and considering implementing a similar review process for first responders. The board met with the town administrator to talk over changes to its policy Wednesday afternoon, Oct…

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Horses were a hit, part II

Village residents visit the horses in the lower paddocks at Burke's Island Farm on Friday, Oct. 23 with employee Ella Watts. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

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This week at the Lincoln Theater

Ethan Hawke in a scene from "The Weight," opening Oct. 30 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Heart of the Beast" - (PG-13; 1 hour, 41 minutes) - After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces…

‘Horizon wide open’ for Wiscasset’s Wawenock Block

The Ralph Doering family is “open to all kinds of possibilities,” spokesman Mark…

This week at the Harbor Theater

"The History of Concrete" opens at the Harbor Theater Friday, Oct. 30. Courtesy of the venue

"Verity" - (R; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling…

CTL hosts visiting teachers from Georgia and California

Visiting teachers spent a recent week of professional development with Stacey Adams and Angela Lathem-Ballard at CTL. Courtesy of CTL

The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb recently hosted a group of…

AARP scam alert: Spotting social media scams

Social media helps us stay connected, but criminals use the same platforms to find…

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November's art exhibit features Denise Rankin

The Bremen Library presents paintings…

Midcoast Sports HOF new nomination deadlines

The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame announces new deadlines for nominations for Inductees and…

Knickerbocker Group strengthens construction leadership with new director and field operations practice leader

Design-build firm Knickerbocker Group has…

Commissioners accept asset forfeiture in Boothbay commercial theft

Lincoln County commissioners made three decisions Oct. 20 relating to…

Affordability and accountability top priorities for Hobson in House 48 race

Erik Hobson, R-Boothbay. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

If elected, Erik Hobson, R-Boothbay, said he hopes…

Data drives policy for Nutt in House 48 race

Charlotte Nutt, D-Edgecomb. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

Support for municipalities and data-based decisions are at the heart of Charlotte…

Wiscasset selectmen

John Merry named interim fire chief

Interim Fire Chief John Merry. File photo

Wiscasset selectmen Oct. 20 made Deputy Fire Chief John Merry interim fire chief and emergency…

Lincoln County Historical Association announces fall 2026 Members Forum series

The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA)…

Reny wants to address affordability in bid for Senate District 13

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, wants to continue the work she has started in her…

Mitchell pushes for larger homestead exemption in bid for Senate District 13

Edwin W. Mitchell, I-Boothbay. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

Edwin W. Mitchell, I-Boothbay, wants to represent both sides of the…

Maine Historical Society’s Declaration of Independence Tour concludes at Bowdoin College Museum of Art

The Dunlap Broadside Declaration of Independence. Courtesy of Maine Historical Society

After 15 stops, and tens of thousands of…

All Hallow's Eve frights and delights

Mysterious Harbor Tours –…

Where It's At

The Voyagers: Reimagined, their beat goes on

Nick Prato as Todd Dadaleares, founding musician of the Boothbay Harbor 80s band, The Voyagers, soon to be a full length feature film. Courtesy of Uther Moon

For decades in most towns across the country, high school musicians were forming bands with gigs at high school dances, town…

Press release

Maine Hospice Council ceases operations

After careful consideration and extensive evaluation of available resources, the Maine…

Coastal Rivers offers native plant seed collection workshop

Many seeds, like those of goldenrod flowers, are very visible on their stalks in late fall and easy to collect. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is offering a free, hands-on native…

Samhain Gathering, Celtic New Year at Edgecomb Community Church Labyrinth

The labyrinth at Edgecomb Community Church. Courtesy photo

The Edgecomb Community Church is inviting any and all to a…

A Bird's Tale

When Opportunity Strikes

With their yellow legs and rusty brown upperparts, pectoral sandpipers look a bit like a larger version of the tiny least sandpiper. They breed in the Arctic but in migration favor shallow, grassy pools and muddy lake shorelines. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells.

Envision birds migrating, let’s say hundreds or even a thousand feet overhead…

Joe's Journal

2 weeks to go

Have you seen enough political commercials? Me, too. Turn on any TV program, from football games to egg-headed…

'Round Town

Damariscove

One of my favorite adventures, if you can call it that, has always been visits to Damariscove Island. It’s a pretty…

Tides

Sunday, 10/25
4:35 AM	Low	0.16`
11:01 AM	High	10.73`
5:06 PM	Low	-0.61`
11:31 PM	High	10.12`

Monday, 10/26
5:17 AM	Low	-0.03`
11:41 AM	High	11.17`
5:50 PM	Low	-1.03`

Marine Forecast
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Tides

Sunday, 10/25
4:23 AM	Low	0.15`
10:39 AM	High	10.10`
4:54 PM	Low	-0.57`
11:09 PM	High	9.53`

Monday, 10/26
5:05 AM	Low	-0.03`
11:19 AM	High	10.52`
5:38 PM	Low	-0.97`
11:54 PM	High	9.61`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Rockland Tides

Sunday, 10/25
4:25 AM	Low	0.31`
10:35 AM	High	10.89`
4:54 PM	Low	-0.40`
11:04 PM	High	10.40`

Monday, 10/26
5:07 AM	Low	0.17`
11:15 AM	High	11.37`
5:39 PM	Low	-0.87`
11:49 PM	High	10.51`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Sunday, 10/25
4:18 AM	Low	0.16`
10:33 AM	High	11.55`
4:47 PM	Low	-0.57`
11:01 PM	High	11.04`

Monday, 10/26
5:00 AM	Low	-0.01`
11:14 AM	High	12.03`
5:31 PM	Low	-1.01`
11:45 PM	High	11.15`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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