News

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  Coastal Senior College presents October Maine bicentennial events

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  No Maine Yankee spent fuel removal plans in sight; security matters reported

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  Wiscasset plans Halloween, daffodils, holiday lights

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  Sheriff: Jail funding focus of statehouse meetings

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  Tall ships for Bicentennial WJD

Police, Fire & Courts

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 11 accidents

• Spaghetti supper fundraiser Oct. 19 at WCC

• Truck driver rescued from water off Route 1, Woolwich

• Man sentenced in hit and run near Damariscotta line

• Court upholds Wiscasset teachers’ award

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Four arrests

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: One arrest

• September property transfers

• Wiscasset police blotter

• CodeRED goes live

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Obituaries

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  Obituary

  Eleanor Taylor

  On the evening of Oct. 9, 2019, Eleanor Taylor passed away peacefully at home after a short illness. Ellie was born to Paul...
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  Marjorie J. Hawkes

  Marjorie Jean Rogers Hawkes of Bath, went to meet the love of her life, Edward, on Oct. 8, 2019 at their final destination...
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  Roger E. Cowley Jr.

  Roger E. Cowley Jr., Lt. Commander USCG (Ret.), 83, of Wakefield, Rhode Island passed away on Oct. 10, 2019. He was the...
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  David E. Landry

  David Elmo (yes, his middle name is really Elmo) Landry, 67, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away Oct. 9, 2019. He was born Dec...
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  Robert A. Goodspeed

  Robert Alan Goodspeed, 90, passed away peacefully Oct. 11, 2019. Robert was born on Dec. 25, 1928 the son of the late Glenn...
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  Beatrice Kessler

  Beatrice S. Kessler, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Monterey, California Oct. 6, 2019. “Bea,” as she was...
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  David R. Emery

  David R. Emery of Nashville, Tennsesse and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, husband, father, son, brother, sailor, entrepreneur, real...
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  Carl A. Russell Jr.

  Carl Asa Russell Jr. died peacefully at home of complications from cancer on Oct. 3, 2019 in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. He...
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  Paul A. Riemann

  Paul Alfonso Riemann, a Boothbay resident since 2001, died peacefully in the company of his family on Aug. 31, 2019 at the...
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  Thomas F. Newcomb, M.D.

  Thomas Finley Newcomb, M.D. died in hospice Sept. 23, 2019 at the Duke Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, North Carolina....

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Elections

• Democrats to meet U.S. Senate candidate

• Referendum election: Voters will decide on alternative signatures, transportation bond

• State House representatives to attend Harvest Dinner Oct. 6

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More News

• Wiscasset Scarecrowfest update

  Due to the impending nor' easter on Thursday, the Chili & Chowder Challenge and the pumpkin dessert contest will be held on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Congregational Church...

• Pownalborough Court House offers eery evening tour Oct. 19

  The stewardship committee of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden invites the public to a special Voices from the Past tour on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Will you meet a ghost...

• Cram the Van at Shaw’s Oct. 19

  Shoppers at Shaw's in Wiscasset on Saturday, Oct. 19 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. can support the Wiscasset Middle High School "Backpack” program. The program helps meet the needs of our students...

• ‘Dreams come true,’ rail ‘rescue’ part of WW&F milestone

  

  Off Route 218 Sunday, No. 9, an 1891 locomotive that last crossed Alna’s Trout Brook in 1933, crossed it again, over a different bridge. And, in a change of plans, No. 9 was on a mission. Wiscasset...

• Pumpkins, pageantry, a parade and more

  

  Here’s a look at Damariscotta Pumpkinfest’s Giant Pumpkin Parade on Saturday, Oct. 12. 

• Wiscasset fly-in: ‘The prettiest scenery’

  

  “I’m Lou. I’m from Atlanta, and I’m going to have a lobster roll,” a smiling Lou Furlong of Atlanta, Georgia told the Wiscasset Newspaper before he stepped out of his Cessna 180 at Wiscasset...

• Pumpkinfest: Plan B and the 5-year-old ‘superfan’

  

  Damariscotta’s Deb Arter was all set to make an apple with a swimming noodle as a worm for her giant pumpkin creation this year. It would be less work than some things and she had family visiting. “...

• Pumpkin Hunt at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Oct. 26

  

  Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is getting an autumnal makeover, gearing up for its annual free event, The Great Pumpkin Hunt. As the weather cools, staff horticulturists begin to dot the landscape...
• Friends of Wiscasset Village

  End of construction celebration on hold until spring

  

  Friends of Wiscasset Village on Oct. 10 discussed plans including festivals, shopping events and streetscape amenities, including discussing how they will be maintained and who will be responsible....

• Survivors speak out against domestic violence

  

  Augusta – Five survivors of domestic violence will share their stories on a panel titled “What Trapped Me: What Freed Me” tonight, Thursday, Oct. 10 from 6:30-8 p.m at the Holocaust and Human Rights...

• Coastal Maine Popcorn Co. 2019 Food Producer of the Year

  

  BOOTHBAY HARBOR - The Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association (MGFPA) is proud to announce Coastal Maine Popcorn Co. of Boothbay Harbor as the 2019 Food Producer of the Year.   Julie and Paul...

• St. Patrick’s Church preparing for Christmas Fair

  

  It’s that time of year again. Thirteen vendors will be at the St. Patrick’s Church Christmas Fair with their unique items perfect for gift giving. In addition, St. Patrick’s own crafters will have...

• Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault to receive $624K in federal funding

  U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Safe Voices of Auburn have been awarded a total of $1,249,486 to support domestic...

• Scam tracker map available

  Scammers work 24 hours a day, seven days a week looking for their next victims. The unfortunate reality is that millions of people fall victim to scams carried out by sophisticated national and...
• Press release

  Newagen gardener wins big at Common Ground Fair

  

  Newagen Seaside Inn is proud to announce local gardener Doug Peck as a blue ribbon winner at MOFGA’s Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Peck has been honored two straight years for dahlias from the...

• Wiscasset makes school hires

  

  The Wiscasset School Committee on Tuesday welcomed Dane Dwyer as a fifth grade teacher. And Superintendent Terry Wood said Kenneth Spinney II will start as special education director Oct. 15. Wood...

• State increases Edgecomb valuation by $12M

  

  Chairman Jack Sarmanian informed fellow Edgecomb selectmen Oct. 7, the state has increased the value of property in the town to $230,150,000, a $12 million increase over the previous year’s valuation...

• Something old, something new at Wiscasset masons lodge

  

  The concrete landing the masons of Lincoln Lodge No. 3 poured a half century ago and the copper hurricane lamp that has long lighted the lodge’s door will still be part of the building at 17 Fort...

• Bye-bye bridge?

  

  Woolwich’s select board and road commissioner want to do away with a bridge and move George Wright Road’s south intersection as part of a salt marsh restoration project. They shared their...

• Historic interpreters tell the story of Maine’s French and Indian Wars

  

  In the fourth presentation of the Bicentennial Lecture Series sponsored by Lincoln County Historical Association and Old Fort Western, living historians Mike Dekker and Mark Rohman will describe the...

• Westport Island faces comp plan vote

  

  The Westport Island Comprehensive Planning Committee held a second public hearing on the proposed comprehensive plan Oct. 3 at the Town Hall. This hearing was occasioned by the need to make some...

• Early deadline for Indigenous Peoples Day

  The deadline for submissions for the Oct. 17 edition is 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11. The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14 in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. We will...

• Atlantic Captain’s Academy course to be held in Bath

  Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting a course for those interested in obtaining their U.S Coast Guard Captain’s License at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine on Thursday evening Oct. 24...
• CLC YMCA

  Teen leader group raises money for trip to New York rally

  

  The Central Lincoln County YMCA Teen Leaders’ Club raised money at a car wash Sunday for students to attend a Nov. 1-3 regional rally at the YMCA camp at Greenkill, New York. The rally includes large...

• Reflective vests, PJ’s hits at LCHA fashion show

  

  “We’re here to survey this room. Dave and I will do our best. Continue to eat and drink, as you please. We’ll try not to be in your way.” With that deadpan explanation in a room filled with...

• Fred Kaplan at Community Center Oct. 21

  

  The Community Center welcomes author and biographer Fred Kaplan on Monday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. Kaplan, of Boothbay, is the author of well known biographies on Abraham Lincoln, Henry James, Mark Twain...

• Cheney Insurance hosts blood drive Oct. 15

  

  Cheney Insurance and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Red Cross Mobile unit will be on site at Cheney Insurance, 277 Main Street,...
• Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission

  Preservation panel passes property’s parking change

  

  Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission on Oct. 3 approved an after the fact change to a certificate of appropriateness at 12 Fore St., where a new parking area was added after the owners learned...

• Alna amasses solar options; dam redo to debut

  

  Alna keeps getting offers for solar power. And everyone is getting an offer to welcome all the changes at Head Tide Dam. The dedication is 11 a.m. Halloween, rain or shine, and open to the public,...

• Boothbay selected for U.S. Navy Band tour

  

  America's Navy is coming to Boothbay, one of 20 cities in seven states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2019 tour — one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S....

• Semester By the Sea students take touch tank to Pemaquid Oyster Festival

  

  University of Maine Semester by the Sea students from the Darling Marine Center ran the touch tank Sept. 29 at the Pemaquid Oyster Festival. The Pemaquid Oyster Company and Schooner Landing...

• Village to host author

  

  Paul Cappers, author of “Better at 71” will talk about his book at St. Andrews Village on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. In “Better at 71,” Cappers explores many aspects of senior life that can be...

• Y-Arts presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

  

  The Boothbay YMCA and the CLC YMCA have teamed up with the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to present a moving production of “Alice in Wonderland.” Audiences will follow the Alice as she chases the...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Thompson resigns; preservation panel under fire

  

  Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Thompson has submitted her letter of resignation, dated Sept. 30, which was announced at Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting. According to the letter, her last...

• Dresden joins Wiscasset Rec

  

  Dresden selectmen voted Tuesday to join Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department through the Community Partnership Program.  The membership will qualify Dresden residents for discounts on...

• Wiscasset Parks and Rec director Lisa Thompson resigning

  Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Thompson is resigning effective Oct. 19. Town Manager John O’Connell said Tuesday night, Thompson has taken a job in North Yarmouth near her home. More...

• Boothbay Region YMCA is calling all indoor cycling enthusiasts

  

  The Boothbay Region YMCA recently received a wonderful gift of six indoor cycling bikes for our healthy living program from the Boothbay Harbor Country Club. They are top of the line LifeFitness...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 203 service calls betweeen Sept. 24 and Oc t. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,104 calls for...
• Lincoln County Courts

  September closed cases

  The following are closed cases for the Lincoln County Courts, for September. All information was provided by the Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges...

• Wolverine royalty, more round out Wiscasset homecoming

  

  Wiscasset Middle High School’s homecoming had fireworks and strong attendance, according to technology coordinator and student council advisor Deb Pooler. “We had the largest turnout for the dance in...

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