Laura Fortman’s past government experience has been a labor of love. Fortman, 64, is a former Maine Commissioner of Labor. She also worked in the Obama Administration as a deputy administrator for…
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Here are some facts regarding voter registration in Maine.
If you mail in a new voter registration card to the town clerk, it must be received…
Until now, Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum volunteers in steel toes would lay track using their gloved hands. In the woods of Alna Saturday, a crane volunteers built traveled…
At the Lincoln County Democrats’ Oct. 20 Street Party, the byword is “local.” During the party,…
Chairman Jack Sarmanian gave fellow Edgecomb selectmen information about snowplowing costs Monday, Oct. 8.
The information was in response to a request from resident Ron Carey at a previous…
The fence at the Haggett Building will be removed this week. Jersey barriers will be placed in the Haggett Building parking lot and signs will be installed. Test drilling will be done on Route 1…
The details of Question 1
Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6, the first one being a citizen’s initiative to establish in-home and support services for the elderly and disabled.
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The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September:
Alna:
Spinney, Jeffry Alan to Olson, James G and Olson,…
The Wiscasset Fire Department's open house at the station at the corner of Routes 1 and 27 is this Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event includes food and goody bags for the kids. "Also…
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27 the Boothbay Railway Village will once again be cloaked in mystical moonlight and creepy candlelight for the Ghost Train.
Just once a year the ghouls…
Obituary
Theodore (Ted) Emil Heidenreich Jr., 95, of Exeter, New Hampshire died Sept. 27, 2018 after a long illness.
Ted was born in New York City on March 14, 1923, to Marion (Gregson) and Theodore…
Obituary
Harold Guy Warren Jr., 78, of East Boothbay, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Oct. 6, 2018 at Central Maine Medical Center after a courageous battle with heart disease.…
Edgecomb planning board
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts got the Edgecomb planning board’s approval Oct. 4 for a change of use at 103 Cochran Road. The property has been a two-family residential structure known as…
Wiscasset Public Library
As the daylight hours shrink, it’s time to curl up with a good book during the long fall and winter nights. The Friends of Wiscasset Public Library are offering a wonderful opportunity to stock up…
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission tabled a request from Dion West Oct. 4.
West was told he would have to submit a complete certificate of appropriateness request and the town…
United States Tennis Association New England is proud to announce it has selected Damariscotta’s Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA as its 2018 Community Tennis Association of the Year. CLC YMCA…
Along with other towns, Edgecomb is considering its options for implementing the recreational marijuana law voters approved in 2016. The town’s ordinance review committee discussed it Oct. 4.…
Lincoln County Courts
Daniel Davis, 38, of Wiscasset will be arraigned Oct. 11 for Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Class C; Terrorizing, Class D; Failure to Register a Vehicle, Class E; and Operating…
“I know Flo, I know. I love you, too,” Woolwich's Brent Scott told the pit bull-mix licking his face Sunday on the back deck of parents Kathy and Aaron Scott's home on Old Stage Road.
“She…
New Hope For Women
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and New Hope for Women is encouraging community members to take action and show their support for survivors through a variety of campaigns and events…
The Frances Perkins Center has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The award to the…
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to Thursday, Nov. 1.
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District announces its 71st annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5 to 8:…
Painters and carvers got an early start on Friday morning creating their pumpkin art on Main Street in Newcastle and Damariscotta.
“I like it when it is quiet,” said Susan Bartlett,…
Lincoln County Courts
Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, accused murderer of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset, was denied a motion to suppress statements she made to police in the days after Chick's death.
In court…
Obituary
Vivienne I. Daniels, 86, passed away Oct. 3, 2018.
Vivienne was born on March 19, 1932 to George F. Miller and Isabelle V. Brown in Jersey City, New Jersey where she attended local schools…
Central Maine Power no longer has Alna's support to expand the transmission lines that run through it and some of its neighbor towns. After hearing from CMP's project spokesman, selectmen voted 3-…
Soon, Joe and Lisa McSwain will say goodbye to the high life.
The company they’ve run together for 25 years — Mid-Maine Restoration, founded in 1983 — will keep going, passed on to their…
“I soaked them in big bins on a sunny hot day and stirred them every so often.”
Faye Snyder knows her recipes – for textiles, that is.
The collections chairman for Lincoln County…
Official Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC)
Weigh Off Results
YOUTH GIANT PUMPKIN
1st -Catherine Lopresti-Buxton, ME -529 lbs…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) convened a panel of women from across New England for an extraordinarily timely discussion of “The Power of Women in Politics in 2018: Voting,…
Four years ago, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter was wrestling with a problem. He looked at the average age of his all-volunteer team and knew he needed to get younger people involved, “to replace…
According to a press release Oct. 3 from Wiscasset Police Department, a loaded pistol was found Sept. 29 on West Alna Road in Wiscasset. The department is seeking information. Please call 822-8203…
The ninth annual Tobacco-Free Hospital Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards Celebration, hosted by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative, was held on Sept.…
“Settlement of the Midcoast, Conflicting Land Claims” is the topic of a talk and discussion at the Oct. 23 meeting of the Westport Island History Committee and Friends of Westport…
The Boothbay Railway Village is excited to announce that its illustrated talks and hands-on arts classes will now be housed under one program. Primer: Lessons with Experts & Masters launches…
To help meet the demand for nurses in Lincoln County, the Central Maine Community College/LincolnHealth Nursing School has expanded.
“There is a shortage of nurses in Maine and throughout…
Lincoln County Commissioners
On Oct. 2, Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer informed commissioners of changes to Maine Public Employee Retirement System rules that would require Lincoln County, or other Participating…
Wiscasset Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Tuesday night, the Department of Public Works was finishing paving the parking lot, and would be working on an Americans with Disabilities-…
The Woolwich select board will meet with the planning board at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at the town office to discuss codes and ordinances including the possible regulation of recreational retail…
Ada Rowe Cook, 96, died on Sept. 22, 2018 at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco.
She was born Nov. 30, 1921 in Boothbay Harbor to J. Bryan and Margaret Sawyer Rowe.…
The Boothbay Railway Village, along with the Boothbay Information Center, will once again showcase the artistic talents and creative spirit of Maine at the 51st annual Fall Foliage Festival Oct. 6…
Family violence, IT crimes and lifesaving drugs are not part of most workplaces, but for Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, they are a daily part of the job.
At his office overlooking…
Dan and Sherry Moody told Dresden selectmen Monday, they can no longer maintain the town’s largest cemetery. “We would like to turn over ownership to the town so that it be cared for properly,”…
An informal overview of Lincoln County’s departments and their expected needs for the next fiscal year was held Sept. 27 at the Communications Center in Wiscasset. Budget workshops start in…
Obituary
George Dix Whitten, 94, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died Sept. 29, 2018 after a brief…
Obituary
Ellen Hunter Scott of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully at home early morning Sept. 23, 2018 from the consequences of brain cancer and multiple sclerosis. Despite…
Obituary
Patrick W. Perry, 59, of Lowell Town Road, Wiscasset passed away unexpectedly Sept. 25, 2018 at his home.
He was born in Boothbay Harbor on Nov. 11, 1958.…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Oct. 11 edition of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper is Friday, Oct. 5 at 4:30 p.m.
The Boothbay Register office…
The sweet, tangy flavor of fresh-pressed apple cider is always an autumn treat and the 1761 Pownalborough Courthouse in Dresden was a perfect setting for Sunday’s cider-pressing sponsored by the…
Coastal Senior College (CSC) is proud to announce that the Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley, will deliver an address to CSC members and members of…
