Warm weather is here which means door-to-door sales crews are here, too. But what they’re selling isn’t always legit.
Be cautious anytime a stranger comes knocking, especially if the…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
As of now, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website each…
Windjammers Day 2021
Orne’s Candy Store, which sponsors the Arthur Webster Memorial Rock Skipping Contest, off footbridge lot in Boothbay Harbor, has announced the following:
“Unfortunately due to early morning…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature voted overwhelmingly in favor Wednesday of a budget that includes 55 percent state funding for education, a full restoration to revenue…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
As of now, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website each…
All her life, Mary Blanchard has loved really good food and baking. Now she is sharing her passion for making delicious homemade ice cream and baked goods and putting smiles on people’s faces with…
Obituary
Gregory Parker Merrill Sr. died on April 7, 2021, in Vero Beach, Florida.
He was born in White Plains, New York on Oct. 6, 1925. He grew up in Scarsdale, New York and graduated from high…
There will be visiting hours for Timothy Utley who passed away on June 6, 2021, on Wednesday, July 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home and Tribute Center, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay…
Saturday, July 3, the touring mobile educational unit from Wreaths Across America will be at Wiscasset Speedway, 274 West Alna Road, for a free, public showing from 10 a.m.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
United Way of Mid Coast has awarded $760,210 to programs throughout the region for 2021-2022 fiscal year. Many of the organizations that will be receiving funding this year are…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna: Davis Roswell T. Tr., Davis Rebecca S. Tr., Roswell and Rebecca Davis…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
After a brief executive session, Edgecomb selectmen appointed interim Code Enforcement Officer Jarrod Pinkham to a full one-year appointment June 28. Pinkham replaced Ken Vinyl in March. Selectman…
Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our annual Pancake Breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, July 3, which coincides with the final…
Augusta - The Maine Marine Patrol will be looking out for anyone violating Maine's boating under the influence laws and sharing safety information during the national Operation Dry Water weekend,…
As part of a nationwide tour, Boothbay Harbor and Wiscasset will host Wreaths Across America’s commemorative event marking the end of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. On June 30, Wreaths…
Less than a year ago, COVID-19 had Aleeya Jones in bed, unable to eat, learn, or compete. The Wiscasset Christian Academy graduate was starting her freshman year at Iowa Western Junior College in…
As of Monday, June 28, LincolnHealth will implement revisions to the visitation policy that has been in place since March 15.
In all healthcare settings, patients and visitors will have to…
The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 8 issue due to its holiday observance on Monday, July 5. All advertising, news copy…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
Obituary
Irene “Renie” Lowell, born March 10, 1947 in Farmington, Maine, died June 17, 2021 in Portland, Maine.
It is with sadness that the family of Renie Lowell of Wales, Maine…
If you like a parade with your Fourth of July, Wiscasset is having one. The popular parade is back after a year off with the pandemic. The fireworks are back, too, along with other local…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Central Maine Power was back in front of the Wiscasset Planning Board Monday night seeking a vote on the completeness of the company’s site plan application for a transmission line. Since the last…
When a student’s head hits the pillow after each day of a new summer program, Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lemonte wants that youth to feel like they put in an “absolutely…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is holding a contest for the “Land, ho!” theme of the Windjammer Days Porch Parade and everyone gets a vote! For details, visit the Chamber’s website, …
Obituary
Ernest Marsten Carmolli, 87, died in Scarborough, Maine on June 26, 2021.
He was born Jan. 10, 1934 in Medford, Massachusetts, the son of Aldo and Florence Hodgdon Carmolli.
He…
A beautiful Maine summer evening greeted those attending the first Wiscasset Art Walk of 2021. The sidewalks were lined with 40 to 50 people at any given time at the Thursday, June 24 event,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
A shortened Blessing of the Fleet ceremony was held Sunday, June 27 dockside to greet fishing boats from around the harbor on day one of Windjammer Days. Missing was the traditional reading of the…
Agnes Eddyblouin, 8, is into both fiction and nonfiction. Starting July 1, the homeschooler and everyone else can find it all again at Second Hand Prose. The used book shop Friends of Wiscasset…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
Looking to slim down for summer? If so, you are not alone. More than 100 million Americans are watching their diet, spending more than $70 billion a year to lose weight. It is not…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is taking action following the deaths of four young children in Maine over the past month.
The Department…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
The Head Tide Church in Alna will be open during July and August on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. The Head Tide Church Committee warmly welcomes everyone to stop by. Volunteers will be on…
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association
Maine students have been able to eat and cook locally caught seafood because of Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association’s (MCFA) program, Fishermen Feedings Mainers. MCFA, a nonprofit whose…
A Southport woman was treated at the scene and later transported to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta following a rollover on Route 27 in Boothbay around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
According…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its August training for volunteer advocates on August 24-27…
Alna selectmen
Former Alna town clerk Lisa Arsenault is back in the job. Selectmen announced the hire over Zoom June 23.
Clerk Sheila McCarty resigned in February. Second Selectman Linda Kristan said,…
AUGUSTA - 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the annual report released by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The OAG…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department would like to return an engagement or wedding ring to the rightful owner. The ring was found off Pear Street at the end of May.
Chief Bob Hasch said…
Lincoln County HIstorical Association
The 1811 Lincoln County Museum & Old Jail in Wiscasset opens on July 3 for tours of the granite Jail and Jailer’s House plus a special exhibit of mounted and framed photos of Lincoln County at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
Dresden selectmen
Dresden Town Administrator Michael Faass told selectmen Tuesday night, June 22, Maine Department of Transportation plans to repair or replace Middle Bridge. The bridge carries Route 197 over the…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine continue a double-digit increase trend. Statistics released June 22 by the Maine Association of Realtors show 1,1613 homes changed hands across the…
Alna is set to name its next town clerk Wednesday and take possible first steps toward updating the town’s building rules. An “accessory apartments” item on selectmen’s agenda, released June 18,…
Wiscasset School Committee on June 15 recognized new retirees Carolyn Orne, Jeffrey Speed, Nancy Wyman, Cheryl Campbell, Pam Freeman and Ralph Keyes. Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said some…
