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Wiscasset future of the schools committee reviewing subcommittees’ draft reports
According to draft subcommittee reports of Wiscasset's future of the schools committee, regionalization is feasible; teachers', voters' and the community's caring set Wiscasset apart; and, if the high school grades were tuitioned out, Wiscasset Middle High School…
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Wiscasset’s Class of 2025 graduates with love, thanks and heat
Programs and signs of support doubled as fans June 5 in a hot Stover Auditorium as Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2025's families, friends and community waited to welcome the seniors down the aisle to graduate on stage. Speakers talked friendship, futures,…
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School budget loses; Merrill, Hart top vote-getters for Wiscasset school committee
The four-way race for two Wiscasset school committee seats June 10 wound up close for three of the candidates. In results Town Clerk Linda Perry provided, Douglas Merrill got 243 votes, Christopher Hart 230, Laura Mewa 226 and Richard Lutes 83. Neither Jason…
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Men's senior baseball league a hit for past high school stars
For most, baseball is played during childhood, and ends shortly after high school graduation. But for others, the game is extended into their adulthood. For 100 years, the Maine Pine Tree Senior League has provided baseball players an extended career. In 2025, the…
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Signing of bill naming Wiscasset crossing for James Weldon Johnson celebrated
On Tuesday, June 3, the Wiscasset Elementary School Chorus visited the Maine State House as guests of Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, and Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, who represents Wiscasset. The students performed the National Anthem in the Senate Chamber…

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Dianne M. Eakin

Dianne M. Eakin

Dianne Morse Eakin…
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Joyce E. Faux

Joyce E. Faux

It is with…
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Cynthia F. Holbrook

Cynthia F. Holbrook

Cynthia Faye (Davis) Holbrook, 79, formerly of…
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George H. McEvoy

George H. McEvoy

It is with great sadness that the family of George…
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Michael J. Breen

Michael J. Breen

Michael James Breen passed away of natural causes…
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Sandra R. Griffin

Sandra R. Griffin

Sandra Griffin…
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WMHS fourth quarter honor roll
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Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for 2024-25:

Sixth grade…
Lights, camera, antiques: 'Roadshow' draws thousands to Boothbay
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was transformed into a sprawling set for the filming of Antiques Roadshow June 18. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The rain came in fits and starts, but that didn't seem to bother the lines of people whose family heirlooms were…
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One of Woolwich's longest traditions is its annual selectboard meeting at the 1837…
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Take a million dollars, or take a $10 million bond package and pay back $9 million. That is the question…
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Lincoln County commissioners approved an agreement June 17 between Lincoln…
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The Critical Role of Safe Housing for Survivors of Domestic Abuse
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When people begin to learn about domestic abuse, the first question on…
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Registration open for Hearty Roots Coastal Expeditions
Rafting together to relax on Muscongus Bay. Courtesy of Hearty Roots

Summer in Maine has so much to offer, especially as a camper on one of…
Bath-Brunswick Respite Care receives equipment for improved client communication
On left, Executive Director Ashley Butterfield talks with LC Administrator Carrie Kipfer about Respite Care’s facility and programs. Courtesy photo

Coastal Maine Regional Broadband has partnered with…
Sheepscot Links results
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June 16 Senior Scramble results: 1st place (58) Munro Dodge, Kim Pinkham, Dave Davis and Bill Babb; 2nd…
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Throwing Your Bird Investments in the Trash
For more than 100 years, thousands of people have been affixing simple bands to the legs of birds in order to understand more about bird movements and answer other questions about their biology. Here, a bird bander is banding a northern cardinal. (Photo USGS)

Those of us who love birds and nature, and who recognize that the oxygen we breathe, the food…
New Wiscasset school committee gets new leaders, plans budget talks
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The new Wiscasset school committee decided June 17 to meet again in 49 hours. With a voter-rejected…
OBHS announces summer speaker series
The life and times of Pemaquid’s Singing Cowboy Rusty Rogers will be the subject of the OBHS Summer Speaker Series on July 13. Courtesy photo

From the region’s rich maritime tradition—then and now—to the geology of the Maine coast and…
Boothbay Summer Theater
2025 offering: John Logan's 'RED' at BRVM
"RED" starring Al D’Andrea and South Portland local Tristan Rolfe opens June 27 at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. Courtesy of Margit Ahlin

Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko battles his demons in this startling, explosive Tony Award-…
Nelson on WPI dean’s list

Brynna Nelson of Edgecomb, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in biomedical engineering at Worcester…
MaineHealth Dermatology offers ‘protect the skin you’re in’ June 25
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Summer means more time outdoors and, hopefully, more fun in the sun. It’s…
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Next week, during our 63d edition of Windjammer Days, one of America's historic sailing vessels will cross our harbor. But…
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Women’s Barbershop, A Capella Chorus showcase Millennium Magic Chorus
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The Carousel Music Theater is pleased to once again be hosting a…
Heartwood's 'Silent Sky' opening June 20
Emily Sue Barker (left) and Teralyn Reiter in rehearsal for Heartwood's "Silent Sky", running June 20-28 in the Poe Theater, Newcastle. Courtesy of Joy Braley

Audiences will soon be “star gazing,” at the celestial bodies and actors on stage, as…
Lincoln Theater and Skidompha partner for free summer films
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice," one of the magical animated segments in "Fantasia" plays July 20 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Walt Disney

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Thursday, 06/19
5:50 AM High 9.63`
11:52 AM Low 0.21`
6:26 PM High 10.10`
Friday, 06/20
12:29 AM Low 0.56`
6:50 AM High 9.46`
12:46 PM Low 0.32`
7:21 PM High 10.49`
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Thursday, 06/19
5:28 AM High 9.07`
11:40 AM Low 0.20`
6:04 PM High 9.52`
Friday, 06/20
12:17 AM Low 0.53`
6:28 AM High 8.91`
12:34 PM Low 0.30`
6:59 PM High 9.88`
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Rockland Tides

Thursday, 06/19
5:21 AM High 10.01`
11:44 AM Low 0.25`
6:01 PM High 10.31`
Friday, 06/20
12:19 AM Low 0.62`
6:24 AM High 9.90`
12:39 PM Low 0.30`
6:58 PM High 10.76`
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Belfast Tides

Thursday, 06/19
5:23 AM High 10.41`
11:34 AM Low 0.36`
5:57 PM High 10.89`
Friday, 06/20
12:11 AM Low 0.65`
6:24 AM High 10.27`
12:30 PM Low 0.44`
6:53 PM High 11.26`
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Boothbay Harbor's Grand Treasure Hunt kicks off June 22
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