The winter of 2015 giveth (snow), and it taketh (salt sheds).

The Damariscotta salt shed recently collapsed under the weight of snow,…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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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…

Alan Calder Tindal died Feb. 11, 2015 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor at the age of 93.

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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…

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…

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…

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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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…

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…

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…

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce’s new education program, “Moving Beyond the Marketing Monologue: The Conversation of Social Media,” will be held Tuesday…

Although it will need to go before voters in the spring, Damariscotta has an adult entertainment ordinance.

The Damariscotta Board of…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer…

Knox-Lincoln Soil Water Conservation District, Merryspring Nature Center, and Knox-Lincoln Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a free workshop and training on Invasive Forest Insect Outreach on…

Thomas H. Milligan, 66, of Brunswick, died at the Maine Veterans Hospital on Feb. 14, 2015, surrounded by family.

Tom grew up in Boothbay and graduated from Boothbay Region High School in…

Richard Tirrell Orne, of West Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully in his home in the early afternoon of Feb. 16, 2015.…

Alfred J. Papineau, 78, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 12, 2015 after a long battle with ALS.

Alfred grew up on Bassett Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and achieved top status of…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta will host the 2015 Home and Healthy Living Expo sponsored by Dow Furniture and Hammond Lumber on Saturday, March 28…

A Boothbay Harbor man who admittedly found his victims through online dating sites, social media and recovery groups pleaded guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 20 to two…

Representatives of Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office and several other public safety agencies turned out at Wiscasset High School on Feb. 21 to honor the memory of Wiscasset’s Jason “Skippy”…

No one was hurt when a sport utility vehicle a Wiscasset woman was driving Saturday morning, Feb. 21, struck the Clipper Mart sign on Route 1, Wiscasset police said.

Mackenzie Riley, 27, was…

On Feb. 27, 2015, officers from Damariscotta Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build…

The co-owner of Northeast Transport trucking company in Waldoboro on Feb. 22 thanked that town’s fire department and other ones for putting out a fire at the business’ new building.

“They…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) will be celebrating winter on Saturday, Feb. 28 with the second annual Winter Fest. The event will still be…

Hunters can apply for the 2015 Maine Moose Permit Lottery at:…

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage inserted himself into a state law enforcement proceeding about a religious discrimination case and threatened to go to court if the legal process was not postponed,…

Come join the fun of making music with your ukulele! Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a six week Ukulele for Beginners course taught by Heather Hardy beginning…

Maine Department of Transportation officials hope to hold a workshop with Wiscasset selectmen in late March, to talk over the state’s latest ideas for easing summer traffic congestion on Route 1…

Former carpenter and woodworker Don Perkins will discuss the use, evolution and regional typology of Maine's barns in a talk at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22 in the County Communications Building…

A Damariscotta man who allegedly punched another man and stole upwards of $1,000 has been arrested a month after his arrest warrant was first issued.

The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation is kicking off a season of fitness programs which will be free of charge and under the direction of Mary Baudo-Healthy Attitudes. Baudo describes…

During the first week of March at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can show your talent and have some fun in Acting Up, learn a relaxing hobby in Beginning Crochet,…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has issued an invitation for applications for the Midcoast Stewards Program.

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The Morris Farm in Wiscasset, a working farm and education center that promotes sustainable agriculture and stewardship, and Chewonki, an environmental education organization that…

Gov. Paul LePage says his proposal to eliminate the state income tax by 2019 is about “keeping Mainers in Maine.” LePage has proposed the gradual elimination of the income tax as part of his…

Views diverged in Alna on Feb. 19 on how the town is faring with its new plowing contractor.

Fire Chief Mike Trask called on selectmen to pay closer attention to Hagar Enterprises’ work on…

Central Lincoln County YMCA tennis pro Cinda Holbach arrived in Camaroon, Africa bringing with her all of the donated rackets, tennis shoes and…

The Maine Army National Guard sent nearly 55 troops, along with heavy equipment, to assist Massachusetts with their snow removal for an official snow disaster declaration.

Soldiers and…

When it came time to ask for a show of hands for approval, the crowd gathered at a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 18 in Damariscotta left nary a hand un-lifted.

The Lincoln County Animal Shelter will be featured at The Animal House in Damariscotta on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Scheduled to attend are Austin, a hound mix, Emma, a…

United Way’s Success By 6 is coordinating the 16th annual Community Read Aloud on Monday, March 2. On this day, volunteers from every walk of life share their love of reading with over 4,000…