Alna town meeting voters on March 21 will consider having a panel explore possible rules on fireworks. Resident Paul Lazarus gathered 46 signatures for a petition that on Feb. 25 led selectmen to…
News
The nationally recognized and award-winning documentary, "Miss Representation," will be shown at The Strand Theatre in Rockland on March 7 at 2 p.m.
"Miss…
Obituary
Laurie Jeanette Morey, 79, of Rockland, died Feb. 20, 2015 at her home with her son and caregiver, Mark, by her side.
…Feeling like cabin fever has set in, and you’d like to get out and get moving?
Susan Gallagher, certified yoga instructor, is again offering a yoga event on Saturday, March 14, at St. Philip…
The Boothbay Fire Department recently hosted an event for firefighters at the fire station in Boothbay.
Roger Audette of Pine Point Fire Training & Consulting came to Boothbay on Jan. 21…
Wiscasset Winter Sports
With clocks a few weeks away from springing forward, Wiscasset High School recently took a look back over its winter sports season.
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Winter 2015
With the record amount of snow that Maine has seen this year, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) cautions about possible damage to outside heating oil…
Obituary
Theresa Irene Farmer, 47, died unexpectedly on Dec. 19, 2014 at her home in Trevett.
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On Saturday, March 14 the public is invited to a free workshop designed to bring them up to speed on the identification and mitigation of invasive plants and…
Boothbay photographer Peter Felsenthal will be speaking and presenting slides from his recent book, "New Growth: A Portrait of Six Maine Organic Farms," at the FARMS Community Kitchen above the…
Darling Marine Center
University of Maine marine scientist Bob Steneck is part of an international team that has unlocked an underwater time capsule in the North Pacific that has been monitoring the climate for…
Twin Villages
When it comes to biking and walking in the Twin Villages, the people have spoken.
Well, more than 200 of them.
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Damariscotta
The Damariscotta Fire Department responded to a reported chimney fire on Back Meadow Road Thursday evening.
At approximately 7:10 p.m., crews responded to 299 Back Meadow Road, for a report…
Obituary
Cleveland F. Ashton, 72, of Wiscasset died Feb. 24, 2015 at Bodwell House in Brunswick.
He was born Sept. 27, 1945, the son of Arthur S. Ashton Sr. and Kathleen Ashton Overlock.
In…
Pam George began working at ElderCare Network in January of 2001, and after more than 14 years on the job, she still absolutely loves what she does…
Wiscasset School Committee
From what incoming Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot observed at her first Wiscasset School Committee meeting on Feb. 26, she will be working in a town that cares about its…
New patients with cancer can now see a specialist as soon as the following day at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center in Boston. First time appointments can be scheduled with an…
FARMS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing area students and their families closer to local agriculture and healthy eating, has recently hired Youth…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) in Bath invites the public to participate in the fifth annual Winter Read, a community book discussion on March 12. This year's selection is "Hope Beneath…
In 2004, Dan and Nick Buettner teamed up with National Geographic and the world’s best longevity researchers to identify pockets around the world where people lived…
Newcastle
Lincoln County is home to miles and miles of breeding grounds for several species of fish, County Planner Robert Faunce said.
The…
A pickup truck with a plow on it and a Jeep collided on Woolwich’s Route 1 near the Wiscasset line on Feb. 25, leaving the Jeep on its side but injuring no one, a Sagadahoc County sheriff’s deputy…
The third annual St. Patrick’s Day Feast for the benefit of the Wiscasset Ambulance Attendants Association will be held at the Wiscasset Fire Station on Saturday, March 7 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
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The elimination of Medicaid reimbursements for methadone is part of Gov. Paul LePage’s $6.3 billion biennium budget. Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew told the…
Maine State Police now say 14 people were injured in this morning’s Interstate 95 pileup in Etna.
All were transported to Bangor hospitals, and at least two of the injured are in serious…
Great State of Maine Air Show officials learned Feb. 23 that the United States Air Force will be sending the F-22 Raptor to perform demonstrations at the 2015 air…
Fire destroyed a home at 190 Hedge Bridge Road in Woolwich Tuesday night, Feb. 24, after firefighters were unable to put water on the blaze due to a long, unplowed driveway to the residence,…
In court and in Wiscasset’s appeal process, Thomas and Kathleen Bryant continue to fight fireworks storage in their neighborhood on JB’s Way. A Lincoln County Superior Court justice on Feb. 17…
I love you.
This powerful phrase was emailed to 1,000 computer owners in 2003. Unbeknownst to them, once they opened the email, the spyware program “Loverspy” was…
Damariscotta
The winter of 2015 giveth (snow), and it taketh (salt sheds).
The Damariscotta salt shed recently collapsed under the weight of snow,…
The Maine Arts Commission has been engaging constituents across the state for the past several months and we are now ready to reveal what we have been hearing.
Three cultural summits…
Casco Bay Dog Training Club is hosting run-throughs on March 8 at Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta on Business Route 1. Run-throughs are a simulated…
After 24 years as administrative secretary at Wiscasset High School, Shelley Schmal will be moving on to serve as finance manager for the nearly one-year-old Wiscasset School Department.
“I’…
Once again, the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper have proved themselves to be among the best in New England.
The two Midcoast weeklies won five awards during the 2014 New England…
The Boothbay Region YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay community and local health professionals, is excited to continue to offer…
The FARMS Community Kitchen “Leafy Greens” class is the first in a series of vegetarian cooking classes to be offered on…
An improperly installed wood stove caused a fire Saturday morning, Feb. 21, in Edgecomb, according to Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter.
No one was hurt and the house located at 687 Boothbay…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its second open house during the 2014-15 school year on Sunday…
Obituary
Alan Calder Tindal died Feb. 11, 2015 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor at the age of 93.
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If you enjoy reading the Boothbay Register or Wiscasset Newspaper exactly as it appears in print, but without the hassle of waiting for the mail to arrive, the new Boothbay Register/Wiscasset…
Obituary
Gloria Jean Kelley, 72, of Lowell Town Road, Wiscasset died Feb. 21, 2015 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick after a long illness.
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The Boothbay Railway Village will host author and adventurer Rinker Buck for its next Winter Lecture, from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Buck is the author of the critically-acclaimed “Flight of…
This year the Frances Perkins Center is seeking public input for nominees for its three annual awards.
The following…
Join us on March 9 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library to learn how to do your own medical research on the Internet. Tim McFadden, the Library Director, will be the…
Obituary
Thomas A. Maynes, 69, of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 11, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, surrounded by loved ones, after a long, heroic battle…
The First Bancorp recently announced that Tony C. McKim has assumed the responsibilities and title of president and chief executive officer of the company and its…
Obituary
Maureen Kay Hynes of Edgecomb died at home on the morning of Feb. 18 after a brief illness, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and devoted husband of 45 years, Michael Hynes.
Maureen…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce’s new education program, “Moving Beyond the Marketing Monologue: The Conversation of Social Media,” will be held Tuesday…
Damariscotta
Although it will need to go before voters in the spring, Damariscotta has an adult entertainment ordinance.
The Damariscotta Board of…
