News

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  Historical Association offers two ways to learn about Madam Sally Wood, Maine’s first woman novelist

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  July 2 update: Midcoast adds 18 new COVID-19 cases

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  Falmouth artist wins Damariscotta Pumpkinfest design

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  Artist’s Alley

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  July 1 update: Midcoast adds 18 new COVID-19 cases

Police, Fire & Courts

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

• Maine CASA to hold online training Aug. 16-19

• Wiscasset police blotter

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

• Officer starts fundraiser for fellow member of Wiscasset’s police force

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

• UPDATE: Arrest made; Wiscasset, Woolwich respond to ‘suspicious’ fire at Bath school

• Edgecomb Fire Department

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

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Obituaries

• Celebration of life for Calvin Carr

  The celebration of life for Calvin Carr will be held on Sunday, July 10, 3-5 p.m. at the Boothbay Region Land Trust...
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  Obituary

  Frederick C. Copeland Jr.

  Frederick C. “Rick” Copeland Jr. died June 18, 2022 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was 80 years old. He was born in Ithaca,...
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  Obituary

  Tammy L. Chubbuck

  Tammy Lynn Chubbuck, 57, died June 27, 2022 at her home in Edgecomb surrounded by her loving family. Tammy was born Sept....
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  Obituary

  Brenda Bettinson

  Brenda Bettinson was born in 1929 in King’s Lynn and grew up in Rickmansworth (U.K). She was the only child of Randall C....
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  Mary A. Sprague

  Mary Anne Sprague, born May 11, 1942, died peacefully at her Windsor home on June 24, 2022. A 1960 graduate of Morse High...
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  Obituary

  Dennis H. Foley

  Dennis H. Foley, 75, of Wenham, Massachusetts and Southport passed away in his home on June 22, 2022 following a lengthy...
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  Memorial gathering for Dianne R. Caton

  A memorial gathering for Dianne R. Caton, who passed away on March 4, 2022, will be held on Saturday, July 16 at the...

• Gathering for Paul Dickson

  You’re invited to join us and celebrate the life of Paul Dickson on Saturday, July 9 at 1 p.m. at the Dickson family home (...
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  Patricia I. MacNeil

  Patricia “Patty” Iva (Richardson) MacNeil passed away peacefully on the morning of June 23, 2022, at the age of 64. Patty...
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  Helene Barnes

  Helene Barnes, Jan. 9, 1931- Feb. 1, 2022, Stanford California, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Boston where she had...

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Elections

• State mailing seeks to confirm voter eligibility

• Edgecomb voting results

• Nobleboro primary results

• Wiscasset elections results

• Westport Island election results

• Alna election results

• Bristol primary results

• Candidates night

• LCRC meeting June 22

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More News

• Popham Beach Library programs and hours

  After two summers of limited programming due to the Covid epidemic, the Popham Beach Library is delighted to be back with a complete calendar of programs and activities for the summer of 2022. The...
• Windjammer Days 2022

  Gathering of the Fleet and fireworks

  

  Contributing photographer Michael Leonard of Yarmouth and Squirrel Island provided these photos of the 60th Windjammer Days Gathering of the Fleet during his annual Windjammer Photography Cruise...

• (Almost) ready for takeoff!

  

  Stories of an old Navy friendship, a years-long town effort, a man and his dog, and a plane ready to fly when the runway is ready converged Wednesday night, June 29 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport....

• Windjammer Street Parade 2

  

  Take a look at the June 29 Windjammer Days Street Parade from the other side of the street.

• Early deadline for July 7

  The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 7 issue due to its holiday observance on Monday, July 4. All advertising, news copy...
• Windjammer Days 2022

  Pirates arrive in Boothbay Harbor

  

• June 30 update: Midcoast adds seven new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Democrats to host annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake

  

  The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake Sunday, Aug. 7 from noon to 3 p.m under the big tent at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St. in Waldoboro....

• Cruise, silent auction to benefit Action for Animals

  

  Action for Animals Maine is a local non-profit organization serving Lincoln County, providing funding for emergency veterinary services for pet owners who otherwise cannot afford medical treatment...

• White’s Island discussion to continue

  

  Residents filled the conference room at Wiscasset Community Center Tuesday evening, June 28 to see plans for developing White’s Island into a recreational area, including replacing the footbridges...

• June 29 update: Midcoast adds 32 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Edgecomb abates unpaid personal property taxes

  

  On June 27, Edgecomb selectmen approved the 26th and final Fiscal Year 22 warrant payment of $202,514.66 with a couple of exceptions. Town Clerk Claudia Coffin reported paying the entire warrant may...

• LincolnHealth free CNA class now accepting applications

  

  LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until July 15. The seven-week training begins Aug. 9 and runs until Sept. 22. The class is offered at no...

• ‘Wiscasset Homes on Tour’ highlights style and history July 9

  

  A fine collection of Wiscasset area homes, along with an artist’s studio and a well-preserved historical building, are featured on “Wiscasset Homes on Tour” on Saturday, July 9, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m....

• Health Center welcomes new medical provider, elects officers

  

  Please join us in welcoming Brianna Cox, family nurse practitioner, to the Boothbay Region Health Center. Brianna will be treating patients full-time starting this week through early-August. She...

• June 28 update: Midcoast adds 44 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....
• Windjammer Days 2022

  Blessing of the Fleet

  

  Thirty-five commercial boats passed by the Boothbay Harbor fish pier on Atlantic Avenue to be blessed during the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony on Sunday afternoon, June 26. The event was one of...

• Cleanup finishes at Wiscasset ash ponds

  

  Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen June 21 and in his written report ahead of the meeting, he, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and engineering firm Ransom Consulting...

• Southport’s ‘Church on the Hill’ welcomes new pastor

  

  At 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 3, Pastor Gregory Foster will begin his tenure as pastor of Southport’s United Methodist Church. He takes the position vacated by Pastor Richard Rego who has been recently...

• Senior Center trustees have annual meeting

  

  Members of Wiscasset Senior Center re-elected the current board of trustees at the annual breakfast meeting Saturday at WCC. Larry Rines will remain trustee chair, Mat ’O Donnell vice chair, Mike...

• Finding Our Voices is going to the movies

  

  Two movies starring Maine domestic violence survivors are premiering Saturday, July 16 at the 25th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, sharing the stage with the award-winning...

• From Saratoga Springs and Ocean Point to Strawberry Festival: Renewed Wiscasset tradition draws crowd

  

  “This side is the outside,” Aoife Cunningham explained of the seashell in her hand. The Edgecomb 5-year-old got it at Strawberry Festival at St. Philip’s Church, Hodge Street, Wiscasset. Saturday was...

• June 25 update: Midcoast adds 15 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Lifeguard shortage affects Boothbay Region YMCA pool hours

  

  From Chicago to Philadelphia and now Boothbay Harbor, a national shortage of lifeguards has meant closings for public swimming pools. Boothbay Region YMCA Executive Director Andy Hamblett said...

• June 24 update: Midcoast adds 27 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• WACC holds 11th annual Awards Dinner

  

  Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce 11th Annual Awards Dinner was held Thursday, June 16 at Wiscasset Community Center. Lots of food and frivolity were on the menu! Scott Wilkinson from the office of...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Sewer revenue hike further explained

  

  Wiscasset selectmen passed the new sewer rates June 21, after department superintendent Rob Lalli explained how revenue can rise 46% with most rates rising by about half that. Via Zoom, Lalli told...

• June 23 update: Midcoast adds 42 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Working waterfront art benefits Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association

  

  The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA), a nonprofit working to support vibrant fisheries, healthy fishermen, and thriving fishing communities, is pleased to be collaborating on a summer...

• Woolwich selectmen convene in 1837 Town House

  

  “This building has been a part of the town of Woolwich for 185 years and it’s important that we carry on the tradition,” said Selectmen’s Chairman David King Sr. when he called the June 21 board...

• June 22 update: Midcoast adds six new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Westport Island town meeting Saturday

  Westport Island’s town website, westportisland.us, reports town meeting is at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Town Hall, 1217 Main Road. The town website has a copy of the warrant. According to...

• Alna goes with low bidder on grading

  

  Alna selectmen on June 15 praised two gravel road grading bidders and then went with a third they said one of the other two recommended. The firm that has done the springtime grading for years, Jack...
• Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races

  Taylor’s Blue Eyed Girl wins fastest working lobster boat

  

  Andrew Taylor of Southport, owner of Blue Eyed Girl, defended his title as the Fastest Working Lobster Boat, at the Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, June 18...

• Maine celebrates James Weldon Johnson Day in Wiscasset

  

  A memorial to James Weldon Johnson in Wiscasset, where the poet-civil rights advocate died, took about nine years of off and on talks among clergy, townspeople, local and state officials and others....

• June 18 update: Midcoast adds 25 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....
• School committee

  Wiscasset’s special education needs rise

  

  Some Wiscasset students’ high needs for special education may call for the school department to add staff, Special Education Director Ken Spinney said. He told school committee members June 14 in...

• Boothbay Railway Village Museum opens Father’s Day

  

  On Sunday, June 19 at 10 a.m., the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Route 27, Boothbay will open for the season. It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and all Dads get to ride the train for free. Come check...

• June 17 update: Midcoast adds 15 new COVID-19 cases

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine. Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday....

• Amateur Radio Field Day June 25-26

  

  ARRL, the American Radio Relay League, Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the U.S. and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of radio...

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