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…
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Press release
Alex Zipparo from the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and Sarah Demers from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development will host a…
Press release
The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the speakers begin at 6. This…
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…
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…
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department started the new year by renewing two animal control contracts and hiring a new deputy. On Jan. 6, commissioners approved contract renewals with Damariscotta and…
Saturday, Jan. 10 events
On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Renee Good, an American citizen, was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked…
"Just make it go away," was Harbor Master Terry Stockwell's recommendation to Edgecomb selectmen Jan. 6 about the troublesome sailboat which made its way into local waters in…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
Obituary
Larry R. Smith, 83, of Boothbay Harbor, formerly of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of Dec. 31, 2025 at the MaineHealth - Miles Hospital in Damariscotta. Born in Bath on Oct. 1, 1942, he…
Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE) is one of 12 programs recently recognized as a Top Performer by the state…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Update: The home's owner, Jasmine Rego, told Wiscasset Newspaper via email Sunday, "My family has decided to offer a $5,000 cash reward for information that leads to the arrest and…
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital invites individuals living with diabetes and their families to attend its free Diabetes Support Group meeting on…
Press release
Crooker Construction, LLC, a Topsham, Maine-based general construction contractor with a 90-year history of family and private ownership, has announced its transition to an Employee Stock…
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…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…
Longtime owners of TREATS in Wiscasset village, Stacy and Ryan Linehan, have announced the following:
"It is with great joy and a little bit of mixed feelings that Ryan and I have sold…
Meghan Keizer, BSN, RN, who works on the Medical-Surgical Unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital and lives in Tenants…
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…
Obituary
Suzanne “Suzie” Stevens Hamblett passed away peacefully on Dec. 24, 2025, surrounded by her family.
She was born on June 25, 1941, in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Raised in Nashua, Suzie…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
Coastal Senior College Class
Most of the 11 courses offered in the Coastal Senior College Winter Term will begin during the week of Jan. 13. One class, “Piero Della Francesca: Painter,…
Press release
On Thursday, Jan. 15,…
The Edgecomb Community Church will have shortened hours for the three winter months of January, February and March of 2026. From 10 a.m. to noon on the first and third…
OBITUARY
Mary Faith Huntington passed away peacefully with family by her side at her home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Dec. 22, 2025, one month shy of her 88th birthday. She was…
The New Year is rapidly approaching and many of us will be making resolutions. Resolutions are a tradition, most common in the Western World but also found in the…
Obituary
Kristin A. Weeks, 50, passed away Dec. 28, 2025, at a Bangor hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1974, in Boothbay Harbor, the daughter of Charles B. Weeks Jr. and Lois E…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December:
Alna: Hammer, Tandra Lynn to Higgins, John and…
Ordinance review committee
“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…
Dresden Digital Equity
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…
Salt ’n Spar
Let’s pause and look back on 2025, remembering those we lost and the meaningful contributions they made helping shape our community.
We’ll begin…
Obituary
Judith Lynne (Pollock) Dent, 84, died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2025, under the compassionate care of the Mid-Coast…
Union Agricultural Fair
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…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 218 calls for service for the period of…
On Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m., Charlotte Nutt, candidate for State Representative House District 48 (Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, South Bristol, and Westport Island), will be…
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…
The Bremen Library
The Bremen Library is pleased to be hosting Joy Vaughan as our first 2026 Artist of the Month!
Vaughan lives in South Bristol next to the Damariscotta River…
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.…
Press release
Entries are now being accepted for…
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.…
MaineHealth is offering a new virtual support group for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), providing an opportunity for connection, encouragement…
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…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 281 calls for service for the period of Dec. 16 to Dec. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,912 calls for…
AUGUSTA (December 19, 2025) — According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state reported a median sales price of $399,000 for single-family existing homes sold in…
Alna selectmen
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…
A kitchen manager's position along with shared costs for a new Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 assistant superintendent and a shared Individualized education…
