Lee R. Dickinson, 83, of Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2026, following a stroke.
Born on Aug. 22, 1942, at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor, Lee was the…
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Thomas R. Brown, 90, of Wiscasset passed away on April 26, 2026, at his residence.
He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on July 27, 1935, a son of Arthur C. and Phyllis M. (King) Brown. He…
Spring has arrived and Midcoast Maine is coming alive! This is our first celebration of a very special time in Wiscasset and Second Hand Prose (the Used Book Room) is having a special sale to mark…
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Wiscasset Middle High School’s valedictorian for 2026 is Olivia Marshall, who also received the Maine Principal’s Award. The Principal’s Award is a prestigious honor presented by school…
The 64th annual Windjammer Days will commemorate the 250th birthday of America and the U.S. Navy. This year’s festival will take place Sunday, June 21 through Saturday…
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Community Meet and Greet Planned for Charlotte Nutt and Senator Cameron Reny at Glidden Point May 17
Community members from across the Boothbay peninsula and neighboring towns are invited to gather on Sunday, May 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. for an afternoon waterfront meet and greet with Charlotte Nutt…
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Deborah Ann Phinney, 72, died April 27, 2026 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Deborah was born May 4, 1953 in Everett, Massachusetts to Herbert King and Ella Spencer King. She grew up…
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, Wiscasset's school committee will hold a special meeting in Stover Auditorium (the Wiscasset Middle High School gymnasium) to share a presentation of the FY27…
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I’ve been proud to call Wiscasset home for the last six years. After spending the last three years as the chair of a town committee, I hope to earn your vote to serve our community as a member of…
In October of 2025, seven local women launched the first meeting of 100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County. In just a few short months, the organization has raised and…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 236 calls for service for the period of April 21 to April 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,953 calls for service.
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host a free community presentation, “The Power of Dignity: How…
Veggies to Table is honored to announce it has received a $5,000 Nourishment Grant from the Quimby Family Foundation in support of its mission to grow and donate organic produce and flowers to…
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Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum has a dream and long-term goal to rebuild the railroad southward about two miles and build a passenger facility near the Wiscasset line,…
Curious about volunteering at Wiscasset’s Old Jail? Join us for a special dinner to learn about the site and upcoming opportunities to get involved!
The stewardship committee for the…
Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night OK'd the town's cleanup plan for the North Point fill area on North Point Road, off Birch Point Road. The site, now town-owned, was a dump for waste from…
A celebration of Life for Joan M. Sandstrom will be held on Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church of…
Following an extensive nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of the Boothbay Region YMCA is pleased to announce the unanimous…
For the second year in a row, Edgecomb residents will vote separately on the school and municipal budgets. The school budget vote will be in-person on Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m…
A lengthy search of decades-old municipal documents has shown, Glidden Point Oyster Farm is in compliance with all town ordinances except one. April 16, Code Enforcement…
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Neal Allen Reny, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 23, 2026. …
The Wiscasset Academy-High School Alumni Association cordially invites WHS-WMHS graduates to its 124th Banquet and Annual Meeting to be held at Wiscasset Middle …
Come one, come all to the fun, festive, and delicious fundraiser to benefit Wiscasset’s Feed Our Scholars/Set For Success Initiative. On Saturday, May 2, at 5:30, the group is hosting a recipe…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s 16th anniversary celebrated April 15 at annual meeting
The…
Lincoln County commissioners approved six local grants April 21. The grants are awarded through Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and are called ASK grants (…
This year, the Boothbay Register, which was first published in 1876, celebrates its sesquicentennial. In early 2025, the…
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Lee R. Dickinson, 83, of Boothbay, passed away on April 22, 2026 at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta.
A full obituary will be published when…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen agreed April 21 to tap Old Ferry Road stumpage funds for pre-planning work ahead of any development of town property at Old Ferry Road and Mason Station. Officials said…
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital invites community members and caregivers to attend its next Parkinson’s Support Group meeting on Thursday, May 7, at 2 p.m. The session…
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With March set aside for Women’s History, and April given over to poetry, I found myself wandering back to the words of Hannah Augusta Moore and Annette Hubbard Hobson, poets of yesteryear who…
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Anne K. Ford, 70, of Bourne, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully on April 17, 2026 surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with mesothelioma.
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital and the MaineHealth Medical Group announced today that the MaineHealth Urgent Care Boothbay Harbor will be converted to the MaineHealth Walk-In Clinic Boothbay Harbor…
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April 10, Chris and Terry Baldwin purchased Morris Farm from Maine Farmland Trust while simultaneously protecting the property with an agricultural conservation easement, securing the farming…
Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), a grassroots organization working to preserve and support our democracy through direct, local, and peaceful action, today released its 2026 Gubernatorial…
Wiscasset selectmen
To be or not to be manning one’s booth? That question appears moot, according to Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ look into a vendor’s request to be back at Main Street (Creamery) Pier this…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its annual plant sale on May 9, at the Municipal Building at the corner of routes One and 27 in Wiscasset from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
This year marks…
On Sunday, April 12, Veggies to Table held its annual Appreciation Day potluck in the beautiful Wavus dining hall in Jefferson, celebrating the collective effort behind its mission to end local…
Saturday, May 2, Feed Our Scholars (FOS) is throwing a sure-to-please event at 5:30 p.m. in St. Philip’s parish hall, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset: a potluck dinner/recipe auction.
People…
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Amanda Balsdon of Boothbay Harbor died unexpectedly on April 2, 2026 at the age of 50 in Brewer, Maine.
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Linda Lee Richardson, 73, died April 17, 2026 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough…
Have you noticed that ‘LuLu the Lunch Wagon’ has been …
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When my wife and I had the opportunity to move anywhere in the Northeast for my job, we thought carefully about where we wanted to build our future. We had visited Maine before…
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital continues to excel at recruiting, training and sustaining its share…
