The seventh and eighth grade class of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning spent three days at the University of Southern Maine, as participants in Maine’s Model United…
Life
Ocean Point
The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, July 7. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
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Congratulations
Eckerd College is pleased to announce the graduation of Lindsey Applebee of Wiscasset.
One of 530 Eckerd College graduates, Lindsey received a…
Grow It in Maine
Think of June, think of roses.
When did the human love affair with roses begin?
We know that these flowers existed before…
Knights of Pythias
Hey there, Pythian Brothers! I hope your summer is going well.
It's that time of year and our annual Jammin' in the Park at Barrett's Park is on July 6…
Ocean point
The Rev. Cannon John L. C. Mitman will preach at Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on June 30 at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
A native of Washington, D.C.,…
Bigelow Laboratory
A research team led by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has discovered that marine microbes are adapted to very narrow and specialized niches in their environment. This may…
Newcastle
As part of its decision to close the St. Andrews Hospital emergency room, Lincoln County Healthcare has proposed greater emphasis on primary and outpatient care.
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Volunteers from throughout Lincoln County Healthcare, as well as from the St. Andrews Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop and the Miles Memorial Hospital League Thrift Shop attended the…
Westport Island Column
Summer is in full swing: families visiting, summer friends returning. It’s neat to see all the red, white, and blue unfurling on our flag poles and porches. What are your plans for…
Edgecomb Column
These Edgecombers got lucky in the moose lottery: John Blake, David Clifford, Ricky Heaberlin, Michael Ripley and George Sharrard.
Barbara Belknap…
Budget Talks
Sheepscot Valley RSU 12, serving students from Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Westport Island, Whitefield, Windsor and Wiscasset, has crafted a budget for school year 2013-…
Come Together
With summer officially started, strawberries are on the menu in Wiscasset.
The 61st annual St. Philips Strawberry Festival begins at 10 a.m. Saturday,…
Mary's Musings
This week traditionally marks the busiest of the summer here in the Boothbay region, with thousands of visitors arriving in town to enjoy Windjammer Days.
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'Round Town
There is a certain roadside restaurant that gets a lot of press in Wiscasset. When the line gets too long, don't get out of town; get out, poke around and see what you can find…
What's Cooking
Hooray for the red, white and blue! Fly Old Glory proudly this holiday weekend. We are so blessed to live in the United States of America and enjoy so many freedoms that others do…
Celebrate
Krystal Elizabeth Blackman and Enrique Navarrete were joined in marriageMay 11, 2013. The wedding was held at Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor. The reception followed immediately…
Damariscotta
The Lincoln County Healthcare/Central Lincoln County Adult Education Certified Nursing Assistant course will be graduating at Cove's Edge, Damariscotta, on Thursday,…
Now that summer has arrived, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Eating well over the summer helps kids return to school ready to learn in the…
Pumpkinfest 2013
The weather is improving and many pumpkin plantlets that were adopted during the May 19 Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Plant Giveaway are enjoying this week’s sunshine. However, some may…
Celebrate
Mike and Wendy Rego, parents of Heather Rego, would like to announce her engagement to Adam Farnham, son of Jon and Mille Farnham.
Heather is employed…
Congratulations
On June 12 the staff of Wiscasset High School presented the following underclassmen awards:
Three Quarters of Honor Roll Grade 9: Samantha Arsenault,…
All As
Grade 8: Stephanie Jones
Grade 7: Kobe Carrier, Nicole Jewett, Clara Mugnai, Grace…
Sarah Holbrook Brewer, a licensed Zumba fitness instructor since May 2012, is offering Zumba classes this summer at Shore Hills Campground, Spruce Point Inn and The Zumba Room. …
St. Philip's Church
Due to July 4 falling on a Thursday, the Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry at St. Philip’s, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be open on Tuesday, July 2, 5 p.m., instead of its regularly…
Wiscasset Middle School
The following awards were presented at Wiscasset Middle School’s eighth grade Recognition Night on June 17:
President's…
Maine Demographics
When it comes to aging in America, Maine is again an extreme.
Census estimates released June 13 show that Maine again has the oldest median population…
For Your Health
WIC (Women, Infants and Children) is a nonprofit nutrition program assisting income eligible families. WIC provides healthy foods, iron-fortified infant formula, breastfeeding…
Seaside Lodge of Masons #144 will meet Monday, June 24 for second degree work at the Masonic Lodge in East Boothbay. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by degree work at…
Westport Island Column
Sadness on the south end, rippling through town and beyond, with the passing of Charlie Howe. Deep roots, devotion to community, a quirky sense of humor, much more to recall and…
Wiscasset Senior Center
The Senior Center budget was approved in last week’s town voting. That is good. What is bad is that only 14 percent of the eligible voters turned out to exercise their…
Edgecomb Eddy School
On June 13, Emily Harris, a member of the sixth grade graduating class at Edgecomb Eddy School, was awarded the Sara Leone Outstanding Citizenship Award.
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Wiscasset Middle School
Despite cold and rainy weather, a group of eighth grade students ventured out into the mudflats behind the Wiscasset Middle School onto Polly Clark Cove June 11. Their mission was…
The Reverend Paul Tunkle, Rector of Maryland’s largest episcopal parish, the Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore, Md., will conduct services at All Saints by-the-Sea this week and…
On Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, the Boothbay Sea and Science Center is sponsoring free educational programs on the problem of marine debris, presented by the Rozalia…
What's Cooking
There is an old English saying that summer has not truly arrived until you can set your foot upon 12 daisies. That may be so. I do see lots of daisies growing beside the road and…
Wiscasset Middle School
Summerdaywas held at Castle Tucker in Wiscasset on June 15. The day celebrated historic Castle Tucker and the Tucker family that once resided there.
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Wiscasset Primary School
It is 9 a.m. on a Thursday and Wiscasset Primary School is moving to the beat.
From the office, physical education teacher Linda Hanson leads the…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
The “Wings Over Wiscasset” event August 6 can pull in tourists on their way up the coast; local businesses can give them a reason to linger, a speaker told area businesspeople June…
Woolwich Central School
A couple hundred people gathered on the shore of Nequasset Brook in Woolwich to witness the launching of two student-crafted skiffs during a break in rainy weather June 13,…
Wiscasset Primary School
Wiscasset Primary School students from Mrs. Erdmann’s fourth grade class performed the play “The Bremen Town Musicians.”
This play tells the story an…
Celebrate
Carroll and Traci Plummer of Georgetown and Randy Lester of Boothbay are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Elizabeth Lester, to Clarence “Chip” Appleton…
Lincoln County Democrats
Two Lincoln County professionals working on the challenges of living as a senior in Maine will discuss their research and experience, at the June meeting of Lincoln County…
The Deck House School is excited to announce its “Campaign for a Secure Future.” The goal of this campaign is to raise $300,000 in the next year to fund several projects here on…
Fourth of July
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for the July 4 issues. Advertising and editorial submissions will be due Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m. The…
Celebrate
Colleen Higgins of Wakefield, Mass., was given a surprise bridal shower brunch at the Spruce Point Inn on June 1. It was hosted by her mother, Cheryl Higgins of East Boothbay and…
Wiscasset Senior Center
Last Wednesday, after a delicious dinner, a good many people stayed to play bean bag baseball. Dick Grondin had the bean bags and also made the board which indicated the results of…
What's Cooking
Hope you’ve got your calendar marked for this coming Sunday – it’s Father’s Day. Have you ever wondered about the origins of this holiday?
The idea for…
Westport Island Column
Still spring … does that explain this weather, the rain and cool breezes? We’ll greet summer next week, according to the calendar, and I bet we’re all hoping for drier skies, drier…
Congratulations
The American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) announce that Cameron West, the son of Dion and Stacy West from Wiscasset, has been granted a scholarship to attend the annual…
