“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…
News
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…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen agreed Dec. 16 to recommend the planning board proceed as if a potential change involving surveys is already in the site plan review ordinance.
In a next-day memo…
Obituary
Mary Estella Paquin, 96, of Gorham passed away peacefully on Dec. 14, 2025.
Mary was born in Augusta on Oct. 14, 1929 to the late Cecil Warren and Zylpha…
For Lincoln County residents who think local traffic is way too fast, help is on the way. On Dec. 16, Lincoln County commissioners accepted a $9,900 federal Bureau of Highway Safety grant. Sheriff…
Press release
Last year, the Lincoln County Commissioners took a community-centered approach to allocating opioid settlement funds, inviting local organizations to apply based on needs they were seeing…
The Woolwich selectboard Dec. 17 adopted a set of safety policies. The action followed an earlier discussion concerning the town opting in to Maine Municipal…
The Visual and Performing Arts Department of Wiscasset Schools presented the Winter Gathering of the Arts Dec. 15 at Wiscasset Middle High School.
Families were first invited to enjoy…
Press release
From the town Dec. 17: The Maine DECD’s Office of Community Development is pleased to announce two major funding opportunities designed to strengthen local businesses and revitalize community…
Obituary
Mavis F. Hinckley, 80, of West Melbourne, Florida, and West Gardiner, Maine, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2025, with her family by her side.
She was born…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Dec. 16 at about 5:50 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Gardiner Road in Whitefield. …
After serving the people of House District 48 since 2018, I have come to understand what true leadership requires: integrity, commitment, and…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 281 calls for service for the period of Dec. 9 to Dec. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,912 calls for service.
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Editor's note: The following is Wiscasset Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky's Dec. 10 memo in connection with an item that…
Westport Island update
Hello Islanders: Winter's off to a cold and snowy start! A big thanks to Dale Reno and crew for keeping the roads safe, and to our responsible drivers for slowing down when things get slick.…
Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Gale Ellen Hodgdon, who left this world on Dec. 11, 2025, surrounded by the love that she so generously gifted to others…
As the story goes, Mary and her new husband Joseph were away from home, looking for a place to sleep on the eve of Christmas before Christmas was even a thing. The only…
In Woolwich Dec. 13, Camden Paquin of Camden's Mission gathered with his Maine Gladiators teammates and coaches, along with family and friends, at Laurel Grove Cemetery to remember, honor and…
Gingerbread Spectacular 2025
Here is the list of award winning Gingerbreads in the annual Gingerbread Spectacular at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor:
Most Spectacular: Carla Warren: "Under the Sea"
…Obituary
Wallace Carr Burgoyne, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Dec. 8, 2025, at the age of 86 in Houston, Texas surrounded by family.
Born in Washington, D.C. on…
Obituary
Alan Fletcher Brooks, 89, of Avon, Connecticut passed away on Nov. 18, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital, with his wife, Marie-Pier (Barbier) Brooks, and his three children by his…
The recent installation of state-of-the-art imaging equipment on the St. Andrews campus marks a significant advancement in the quality of images available at MaineHealth Diagnostic Imaging,…
Obituary
Kara Nicole Overmiller, 32, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2025. Kara grew up in Woolwich, Maine and most recently…
On Dec. 11, at about 11:50 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Pittston Road in Whitefield. …
Maine dentists have donated $325,000 in pro bono dental care to women survivors of domestic abuse in a groundbreaking program that fixes damage from…
Wiscasset school committee
Parts of custodial shifts are going uncovered in Wiscasset School Department, Maintenance and Transportation Director John Merry said. The cause is the continuing "struggle" to find substitutes,…
Obituary
Henry Gregory Shea Jr, 81, passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2025 with his wife by his side. Greg was born in Bronxville, New York on March 31, 1944, the son of H…
At First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, there will be an organ concert Sunday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.
Christmas Eve Services: 3 p.m. family candlelight; 7 p.m. traditional candlelight.…
