Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:
Alna: Alna Inhab Of to Fifield, Brian T; Fifield, Brian T to Green Rocket Farm…
News
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Harvest Dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 ,…
What began as a passion for figure skating led an East Boothbay man all the way to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Elliot Schwartz, 57, began figure skating as an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of…
Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and criminology program coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Criminology…
About three months in, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s capital campaign has hit six digits. As of Aug. 28, about $130,000 had been raised toward the original, $250,000 goal, Fundraising Committee…
Lincoln County can be justly proud of the people who have contributed to the rich and colorful history of this region. Evidence of this pride can be found in local historical societies like…
On Sunday, Sept. 15, 3 p.m., at the Edgecomb Town Hall, the Edgecomb Historical Society will host a talk by longtime resident Bob Brown entitled, “Yesterday's Mount Hunger and Today's Schmid…
The Boothbay Region YMCA is a proud recipient of funding from Mid Coast Parkview Health and LincolnHealth to expand programming for middle and high school youth. “FREE Time [Fun, Readiness,…
Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, Sept. 8. She will participate in the first Maine Bee Fest with the Maine State…
There was an accident involving a motorcycle and camper around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon near Shore Hills Campground. Boothbay Fire Department, Boothbay Region Ambulance Service and Lincoln County…
The Maine Republican Assembly (MERA) will be hosting a Meet and Greet for candidate Mary Lou Daxland on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Water of Life Lutheran Church, Rte 1 #618…
Obituary
Lucille T. Brewer died on Aug. 25, 2024 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was 77. MS is a cruel and debilitating disease, but Lucille faced it with courage and a calm resolve.
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The popular interlibrary loan (ILL) system will be back in circulation Sept. 3 after a temporary summer shutdown. Readers are asked to limit their requests as the program restarts, but librarians…
Wiscasset Elementary School’s Becky Hallowell told Wiscasset Newspaper Aug. 28, she is ecstatic to be a finalist for Maine Teacher of the Year. The news came hours earlier from Maine Department of…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 5 edition is Friday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day on Monday,…
Obituary
Susan Jean Sutter, 76, passed away at her Alna home on Aug. 19, 2024.
Susan loved nature, the outdoors and flowers. She was able to train chickadees to eat from her hands…
Salt ’n Spar
Do you remember when little Alna, Maine was home to an eclectic gathering of mule and donkey owners? The daylong celebration was called fittingly enough, The State of Maine Mule and Donkey Day. It…
Obituary
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Howard Alden Cederlund, 97, of Wiscasset on Aug. 22, 2024.
Howard was born in Worcester,…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 412 calls for service for the period of Aug. 20 to Aug. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,093 calls for service.
Summons
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Wiscasset school committee
“There is no reason we should lose one (student) to ‘dropout’ (status),” Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Aug. 20. “If they want to leave us, let’s make…
“Art & Healing” will be held at Puddle Dock School on Friday, Aug. 30 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
This is a community lunch and pop-up art exhibition featuring works by…
Bands for Books is the major annual fundraising activity for The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library. This year we will celebrate our 10…
Aug. 20 was a busy night for Heather Sinclair who attended two board meetings. At 5 p.m., she led the first school committee meeting of the new year at Edgecomb Eddy. Her second came an hour later…
Lucille T. Brewer, 77, died Aug. 25, 2024 at Midcoast Senior Center in Brunswick.
Friends are welcome to join the family to celebrate Lucille's life from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at…
Obituary
Carlton A. Giles Sr., 88, of Boothbay passed away on Aug. 22, 2024, at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born on Feb. 13, 1936, in Boothbay. He…
Death notice
Katherine E. Wyckoff, 77, of Wiscasset passed away on Aug. 15, 2024 at LincolnHealth Hospital in Damariscotta. Condolences may be made online at www.DaigleFuneralHome.com …
Obituary
In the wee hours of Aug. 14, 2024, David A. Sibley set sail for one final voyage. Just like hundreds of times before, one minute he was here laughing about his near pirate-style,…
What do sunflowers, a former NFL Commissioner, and the Y have in common? On Thursday, August 22, they were all part of the celebration of the legacy of the Tagliabue family’s long-time stewardship…
Healing and understanding will blossom Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Finding Our Voices presentation on domestic abuse by the real experts,…
On Thursday, Aug. 23, Hearty Roots (HR) hosted a gathering on its newly acquired Bremen property to honor the land, express gratitude and appreciation…
According to a selectboard resolution Chair Sarah Whitfield read aloud Aug. 20, Jacqueline “Jackie” Lowell served many years on the cemetery committee and the historic preservation commission, has…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
At 9:08…
FBI agent George Piro spent seven months interrogating one of recent history’s most notorious war criminals: Saddam Hussein. In 2004, Piro was in his fifth year as an FBI agent. At the time, he…
A check with Maine Municipal Association over a committee’s request has led to plans for more Nov. 5 ballot questions for Wiscasset voters. Selectmen Aug. 20 supported ordinance changes Town…
The historic 1910 Popham Beach Library, nine miles from Malaga Island, provided the perfect backdrop for “Our Arms Spread Out Around It All, A History of Malaga Island through Poems,” with Maine…
AUGUSTA (August 22, 2024)—Sales of single-family home sales in Maine remain healthy and in-demand, though the number of units-for-sale remains low. Maine Listings reported 1,482 homes changed…
Obituary
Linda M. (Ronan) Adams, 67, of Wyoming, Rhode Island, passed away at home peacefully with her family by her side on Aug. 13, 2024. She was the wife of the late Gary W. Shatley.
Born in…
Death notice
Marla Jean Setz, 80, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away at the Sussman House in Rockport on Aug. 19, 2024. A full obituary will be published when available.
Arrangements are under the care…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is looking to return confiscated items to their original owner or sell them in an auction.
On Aug. 20, county commissioners approved allowing the…
Obituary
Geraldine “Gerry” Edgerly of Woolwich passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 17, 2024 at the remarkable age of 101.
Born on Nov. 11, 1922, in Pittsfield, Maine, Gerry's life was a rich…
No occupying of parked vehicles overnight on any street or municipal parking area – including at the waterfront – under rules Wiscasset selectmen nodded Aug. 20. Mulling a ban recently, the board…
Celebrate the last day of summer vacation with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) and Bath at Play with an ice cream social at 11…
Press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received $7 million to build the Maine Algal Research…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 415 calls for service for the period of Aug. 13 and Aug. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,681 calls for service.
Arrests
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Hello Islanders. Have you noticed that ever so slight nip in the air? Too soon! It's hard to decide what I love more, a hot Maine summer, or a beautiful Maine fall. They always seem to go too fast…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to have conserved “Singing Cove”, 67 acres of undeveloped land north of Mill Rd in Edgecomb. The property consists of…
Weeks after agreeing to set this year’s tax rate at $23.35 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, Alna selectmen on…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 1- 15:
Arrests/summonses
Aug. 2, Josiah James, 26, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Attaching False Plates, by Officer…
19 Towns, 19 Stories, a county-wide project created through a massive community effort, begins next week. Including events in each of Lincoln County’s 19 towns from Aug.…
If you have never experienced the grandeur of the Schmid Preserve, or if you want to learn about about the ways of homesteading and farming in early Maine, here is your opportunity!
On…
