A rear-end crash near The First National Bank on Gardiner Road, Wiscasset had traffic down to one lane and briefly shut down traffic about 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Wiscasset Police Chief Larry…
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Obituary
Boothbay Harbor, Maine resident Harvey Louis Sneideman died peacefully on Sept. 5, 2019 at the age of 78 surrounded by family.
He was active until the last few days of his life, boating in…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:
Alna: Perry, Marguerite M. to Deliso, Elizabeth S.; Hain,…
Death notice
Sara E. Frizzell of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2019 surrounded by her family.
There will be a memorial service on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. at Hall Funeral…
Dresden selectmen
Dresden selectmen on Sept. 3 reviewed a letter from Wiscasset Ambulance Service on liability for uncollectable bills from the previous two years. The board had previously requested a meeting with…
Obituary
After a long life of nearly 102 years, Elizabeth (Young) Pierce died peacefully on July 24, 2019.
Elizabeth was born on Sept. 26, 1917 in Hearts Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. She…
Maine Environmental Changemakers Network, a program of the Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA), has won a $25,000 grant from UL…
Obituary
Ann M. Fuller of Wiscasset unexpectedly passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 11, 2019, only five days after her 56th birthday.
Born in Brunswick, Maine on Aug. 6, 1963, she was the…
The following work is anticipated in Wiscasset through Sept. 13, according to a Maine Department of Transportation email:
–Installing granite bollards behind the curb line between Middle…
Press release
A group of citizens who have been working to ensure continued access to Maine’s oceans has formed a new coalition Protect…
Alna selectmen
It’s frustrating, Alna Second Selectman Doug Baston said. Some Sand Building Road landowners said the town’s care should reflect its use of the road. But he said the road to the salt and sand shed…
The MaineHealth Diabetes Program wants to meet people with Type 2 diabetes to learn how to improve the way people are taught to manage this disease.
On Thursday, Sept. 12 from 3:30 to 5 p.m…
The Central Maine Community College Nursing Program at LincolnHealth continues to play an important part in training students for a rewarding healthcare career in nursing while helping to combat…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, will welcome constituents to attend office hours later this month. This is an opportunity for the public to sit down with Stover and hear updates from Augusta, ask…
The important nutrient phosphate may be less abundant in the global ocean than previously thought, according to a…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the policy for the Lincoln County Rescue Task Force and authorized Emergency Management Director Casey Stevens to enter into a memo of…
A gathering and celebration to remember Dr. Judith Eve Sandick, who passed away on July 24, 2019, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Edgecomb Eddy School, 157 Route 27, Edgecomb. There will…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen voted 3-2 Tuesday night against rescinding an earlier decision in support of Central Maine Power’s proposed corridor project. They had promised to reconsider their decision…
Woolwich selectmen
Maine Department of Transportation officials announced plans Tuesday to replace the Route 1 bridge north of the Taste of Maine Restaurant in Woolwich. The state hopes to finance the $30 to $35…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen on Tuesday gave Town Manager John O’Connell authority to enter into a lease option contract with Cenergy to consider a solar farm near Wiscasset Municipal Airport. Cenergy had…
Lincoln County EMA
Imagine a solar flare or cyber attack knocks out the power grid, and everyone in central and southern Maine loses power for a month or more.
Most Mainers know what to do for a few days,…
Obituary
Inga Ruth Grossman, 57, formerly of Boothbay Harbor and Kent, Ohio, died Aug. 30, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio after a long battle with lung cancer.
She was a skilled sailor and talented…
Obituary
Janice Diane Lindsay, 85, of Jonesboro, Arkansas passed from this life Sept. 2, 2019.
She was born to the late Donald and Dolly Giles on Jan. 1, 1934 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
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Jack and Sharon Shaw and their family will be the guests of honor at the 17th annual Woolwich Historical Society Recognition Dinner and Silent Auction. Ticket reservations are being accepted for…
Press release
“Community service is a major component of our mission at the Railway Village,” noted Board Chair Charles Bamberg in welcoming the Farmers Market to the Railway Village for its last four markets…
Obituary
Thomas Scott Carter, 75, died at his home in Freeport Sept. 1, 2019.
He was born June 30, 1944 in Boothbay Harbor, a son of Ralph A. and Dorothy L. Byran Carter.
He attended Portland…
Seeing families walk their youngsters up to Wiscasset Elementary School Tuesday in the morning sun, third year WES fifth grade teacher Justin Stygles said it was reminding…
Lincoln County Republicans
Senator Susan Collins will be greeting arrivals at the Great American Picnic at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Dow field, Route 1, in Waldoboro. Due to her very heavy schedule, Sen.…
Attendees of Friends of the Library’s annual Bands for Books Wiscasset Public Library fundraiser Monday night boogied to the Salty Dogs. The Labor Day event was held in the barn at Marianmade Farm…
Saturday, Sept. 14 is Maine Open Lighthouse day when many of the lighthouses along the coast of Maine open their doors to the public. Consistent with that theme is the now fourth annual Boothbay…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission welcomed Elswyth Strassberger as new county planner the week of Aug. 26.
Originally from Baltimore, Strassberger has worked for the Philadelphia…
Come home from your summer events on Sept. 8 to worship with Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church. Service starts with the ringing of the bell at 10 a.m. at the historic High Street sanctuary.…
Obituary
Coleman B. Hutchins, 75, of Newcastle, passed away on the morning of Aug. 29, 2019, at the Gregory WIng in Boothbay Harbor, after a period of declining health.
Born in Damariscotta on Nov…
At a lightly attended special town meeting Aug. 29, Wiscasset voters agreed to fund overdrafts for several line items, all relating to cost increases for worker’s compensation.
The…
“I figured, well, everybody (paints) Red’s Eats, so I would paint what’s next to it,” around the bakery Creamed, Port Clyde watercolor artist Kathleen A. Fox said on the corner of Wiscasset’s Main…
Boothbay Region Health Center
Paul N. Schacknow, M.D., Ph.D., will be giving a free educational lecture entitled "The Aging Eye -- Cataract Surgery" at the Community Center in the Meadow Mall on Tuesday, Sept.…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Claw Down Committee announced in an Aug. 29 press release, the eighth annual Claw Down has been canceled. The event had been set for the evening of…
Maine State Aquarium
Maine State Aquarium has announced it is closed to the public after an unforeseen maintenance issue the morning of Aug. 29.
Maine Department of Marine Resources Communications Director Jeff…
The Woolwich Select Board is parting ways with town tax collector Linda Dow. The announcement followed a two-hour executive session Wednesday evening, Aug. 28.
“We voted to grant her two…
Boothbay Harbor House of Pizza quietly opened at 11 a.m. Aug. 19. Relying on social media and word of mouth to get the news out, the restaurant was bustling when the Boothbay Register arrived. The…
Obituary
Harold Roscoe Fairfield, 77, of Yarmouth, Maine and Clearwater, Florida died July 27, 2019 at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts due to heart complications. He had been an LVAD…
Two years ago, a dog outside Athens had buckshot in his head and no home in his home country of Greece, according to some of those who helped him.
On a recent afternoon, he was 5,000 miles…
LincolnHealth is pleased to welcome Lori Ann, palliative care nurse practitioner, to its program. She joins Robert Hunold, DO, Nelda McCellan, RN, Tom Wagers, Chaplain and Stephanie D. Field, LCSW…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be open on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The shop’s co-manager Rosie Bensen explained that normally…
Obituary
The Rev. William “David” Lombard, 87, went home to be with his Lord on Aug. 25, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on Feb. 1, 1932, to William Robert and Eva Lombard in West…
Aging can be confusing, but thanks to a dedicated group, some of the confusion may be lifted on Sunday, Sept. 22 when Boothbay Region YMCA hosts the first Changing Aging event.
The idea…
Hometown Heroes speaker at Spruce Point Inn Sept. 12
When it comes to accident or illness, does geography determine your destiny?
In a state as large as Maine with a population that includes rural and island communities, a patient’s location…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 5 edition is Friday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register office will be closed Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day.…
The Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset is honored to be the recipient of stamp out hunger funds generated at Boothbay Hannaford and…
