Carolyn Potter and Madison Westrich, eighth graders at Wiscasset Middle High School, joined 100 girls from across Maine at the State House March 29 for a dynamic and immersive day…

Tourism is one of Maine’s largest industries providing jobs and supporting local, regional and state-wide economies. At the Governor’s Conference on Tourism held April 9 and 10, the Maine Office…

The Sheepscot River was once teeming with sea-run fish including Atlantic salmon, alewives, shad, lamprey, and eels but today these fish are all at less than 1% of their historical abundance. In…

The Wiscasset Town Office was closed Wednesday when Public Works employee Steve Christiansen arrived at 4:30 a.m. and discovered the floor flooded up to the parking lot door.

Christiansen…

Students and teachers came together April 9 to show the public their accomplishment at the second annual STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics) Night at Wiscasset Middle High…

Barry L. Pendleton, 69, of Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 7, 2019 at the VA Togus Springs facility in Augusta, Maine.

Barry was the son of…

Alna Town Clerk Liz Brown and Deputy Clerk Lynette Eastman might miss the town office cape a little for its character, but the one-time home wasn't designed to be a town office, and they won't…

The bench trial of Shawna Gatto, 44, of Wiscasset, concluded Monday, April 8, with her defense lawyers trying to sow doubt about who may have killed 4-year-old Kendall Chick on Dec. 8, 2017.

Matt Chapman of Wiscasset Middle High School is among the 2019 recipients of Maine Principals Association’s Principal’s Award. WMHS Principal Charles Lomonte made the announcement at Tuesday…

The Wiscasset School Committee approved a $9.38 million 2019-20 budget submitted by School Superintendent Terry Wood Tuesday night. The budget will be presented to the select board on April 23.…

Wiscasset selectmen approved the warrant for fiscal year 2020 on April 9. The budget committee on Monday passed all the warrant articles except the School Resource Officer, which members voted…

The week preceding Easter is the most important time in the church’s calendar. St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, is eager to share any and all of its services during that…

East Boothbay’s Chris Makridis just didn’t see the New England Patriots’ Feb. 5 Super Bowl Championship parade, he was in it. Makridis drove one of the 24 duck boats transporting New England…

AUGUSTA - Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is unveiling a new design for Maine driver's licenses and identification cards, which will be issued to all applicants upon their next renewal.

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LCTV hosted Lincoln Home colleagues, Steve Raymond and Lynn Norgang, to create a new “Spotlight on Seniors” episode. The focus of this show is to help seniors, families, and community members…

Brenda B. Hilton, 76, of Newcastle, passed away on April 2, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Daughter, sister, wife, aunt, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) monthly meeting is an opportunity to meet members, participate in discussion, hear from political candidates, public officials and other speakers…

Due to Monday's storm, the previously announced series of workshops titled, “Our Voice, Our Legislature” has been rescheduled. Instead of one health care session, the workshop will now take place…

During the closing arguments of Shawna Gatto’s trial for the murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick, the defense mounted a two-tier close.

The state cited the medical, physical, timing, and…

In a brief opening statement for Kendall Chick’s alleged murderer Shawna Gatto on Monday, defense attorney Philip Cohen asserted that while “human nature” wanted someone to blame for the death of…

Terrence L. Murray, 76, of Scarborough, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on April 4, 2019.

Terry is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pamela…

At the May 4 annual town meeting, Woolwich will consider ordinances allowing the fire department to bill for some emergency calls and false alarms.

One of the proposed ordinances would let…

The second session in a series of workshops titled “Our Voice, Our Legislature” will take place on Monday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road…

Wiscasset selectmen on April 3 decided on the capital improvement budget and tweaked and voted on the budget warrant articles.

Of the nearly $1 million in department capital requests,…

Edgecomb’s budget committee on April 1 presented a $4.1 million proposed commitment for the 2019-20 budget to selectmen and residents.

Chair Jack Brennan, committee members and department…

The public is invited to enjoy a variation on the traditional New England bean supper Saturday, May 4, when the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) hosts a “Southwestern-style” bean supper…

Stephen Hood, grandfather to 4-year-old Kendall Chick, faced cross-examination by Philip Cohen for the defense Friday morning. Hood's fiancée Shawna Gatto is on trial for murder in Chick's death…

Joseph Testa, 77, of Winthrop died at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn on March 12, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

He was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1941, the son of…

Barbara Jean Hodgdon Stacy of Dresden passed away on April 2, 2019.

She was born on June 22, 1946 to Shirley Reid Hodgdon and Perley Hodgdon. She grew up in Woolwich, attending Woolwich…

The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission had three requests to take up  April 4. A member’s recusal over “protocol” kept one from being heard.

The commission granted Anthony…

Waving of palms and shouts of “Hosanna” will mark the beginning of Holy Week during the celebration of Palm Sunday on April 14 at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. The title…

Join Midcoast Humane for a two-location adoption event on Saturday, April 13.

The Spring Fling Adoption Event will take place at Midcoast Humane’s Brunswick campus (30 Range Rd, Brunswick)…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has received a $18,629 fine for violating environmental regulations regarding its 2017 expansion project. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection cited…

This past week marked the official beginning of the Twin Villages Foodbank Farm’s (TVFF’s) fourth growing season. Farmers Sara Cawthon and Kaitlyn Gardner got things underway in the greenhouse…

The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) unveiled the Prosperity Budget at its annual Policy Insights conference in January. Lauded by MECEP's analysts as a “blueprint for shared growth and…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in March:

Alna:

Ervin, Carol B. and Bolen, William Bailey to Bolen, William…

Employees of First National Bank recently raised $835.12 for Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets through the bank’s Casual for a Cause program. Employees contribute to a nominated nonprofit in…

Historic New England and Lincoln County Historical Association will co-host the first Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours of the season Wednesday, April 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. at…

Stephen Hood, grandfather to 4-year-old Kendall Chick, testified April 3 in the trial of Shawna Gatto. Gatto Hood's fiancee, is charged with murder in Chick's death in 2017.

Before allowing…

As of shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Stephen Hood, grandfather of Kendall Chick of Wiscasset, is on the witness stand in an Augusta courtroom. He is testifying as a prosecution witness in the…

Edgecomb Community Church, United Church of Christ, will join Christians throughout the world celebrating Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Church year…

The 2018 election cycle was one of the best for women across the country and for Maine women legislators, as voters elected a record 60 women to the state house and 12 to the senate, and elected…

Wiscasset selectmen planned an executive session Tuesday to discuss the acquisition of real property with the town’s lawyer. But Selectman Ben  Rines, Jr. wanted the information to be made…

On the second day of the Kendall Chick murder trial Tuesday, Maine Chief Medical Officer Mark Flomenbaum testified that the cause of the 4-year-old Wiscasset girl’s death was blunt force trauma to…

Alna selectmen on March 27 backed Hagar Enterprises' road treatments. The plowing contractor is doing as told, board members told resident Brittney Morgan Bardo. She said the roads got too much…

OK all you camera buffs and cell phone camera users, the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper want you to join in our new monthly photo gallery projects.

Every month, the newspaper…

One of the featured themes in the 2019 TrendZone at New England’s largest hospitality trade show, the Maine Restaurant and Lodging Expo, was global breakfast foods. Cherie Scott, creator of “…

The Woolwich select board finalized the warrant with the proposed 2019-20 town budget Monday evening. The annual town meeting is Saturday, May 4 at 9 a.m.

Article 38's two questions will…

Dresden selectmen on Monday reviewed the details of revised job descriptions that will go into effect this summer in the transition from elected to hired office staff.

On March 14,…

The first-ever Community Roadside Trash Pickup Day has been scheduled in Wiscasset for Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to noon and volunteers are needed.

Organizer Cindy Collamore said the…