On May 18, the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA afterschool kids were thrilled to be part of the reopening of the community playground, located to the right of the…
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Obituaries
Dorothy L. Giles, 77, passed away on the evening of May 20, 2018 at her home in Edgecomb.
Born in Nobleboro on May 30, 1940, she was the daughter of Earl and Ruth Baldwin, and the wife of…
Westport Island selectmen on Monday reconsidered their decision against graphic art on the new sand and salt shed.
Resident Davies Allan had suggested a mural and offered a cash prize for…
Update: Woolwich select board member Allison Hepler said a news reporter had been in touch informing her Maine Department of Transportation would allow the mural project to go forward. Hepler…
Wiscasset Public Advisory Downtown Committee
The Wiscasset Public Advisory Downtown Committee, set to wind down in the next couple of months, selected Bill Maloney as its chair May 21. Maloney will chair until the PAC expires.
Several…
The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day. Please note: the deadline for submissions - including all press releases, ads and columns - for the…
Rising Tide Co-op is excited to share that we will be opening our doors earlier beginning Friday, June 1. For all of you morning commuters and early birds, the Co-op will now be opening at 7:30 a.…
The Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission heard from Anne Ball of Main Street Maine on May 17. The organization helps communities bolster their downtowns visually, and in the types of…
A plan to make Nequasset Park more Americans with Disabilitie Act-friendly will be going out to bid next month. Rob Prue from Pine Tree Engineering of Bath reviewed the design with Woolwich…
Edgecomb will continue its conversation on purchasing a new fire truck. At town meeting May 19, residents urged selectmen to seek voter authorization at a special town meeting.
In April,…
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has denied a request by Wawenock LLC et al for a temporary injunction that would have delayed Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown project in Wiscasset.…
Harbor Theater has received a $4,774 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to install aids for its sight and hearing impaired patrons as prescribed by the American…
Sarah “Sally” (Parker) Cave, 64, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 10, 2018.
The daughter of Joseph S.W. and Joan (Falvey) Parker, Sarah grew up in Marblehead,…
Yankee Magazine
As the historic Spruce Point Inn resort opens for another season, Yankee Magazine editors have spotlighted the resort as an Editors’ Pick for “oceanside lodging” in Maine in their annual…
Jane Carr comes from home in Camden to Morris Farm’s plant sale every spring for the heirloom tomatoes. Saturday’s sale was at least her fifth year, and was her first time attending since husband…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service joined EMTs nationwide on Saturday, May 19 to make residents aware of the equipment and services the department provides.
“We like to…
Edgecomb Green, one of seven assisted living facilities Eldercare Network of Lincoln County operates, held a tea party Saturday for residents and friends at its facility at the former Eddy…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
At its annual meeting May 15, United Way of Mid Coast Maine presented Community Builder Awards to Teresa and Peter Fogg of Fogg Art Restoration in Wiscasset for their long-term, deep acts of…
Edgecomb planning board challenger Rebecca Graham and incumbent Pat Jeremiah won three-year terms in Friday’s election.
Graham received 35 votes, Jeremiah 31 and Chairman Jack French was…
A two-car accident occurred around noon on Friday, May 18 with one vehicle coming to a stop on the front lawn of the Boothbay Register office and the other on Union Street.
Staff at the…
Jean M. (Gardner) Dube of Barters Island, Maine passed on May 13, 2018. She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 15, 1931, one of six children of Richard Gardner and Elizabeth (Rooney) Gardner.…
This Friday, May 18, the Wiscasset Schools will be conducting Emergency Evacuation Drills from both WES and WHMS during the day. The drill will bring them to WCC as this is their "go to" location…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset voters on May 16 validated the proposed school budget, sending it to the polls in June intact. Thirteen voters turned out at Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium for the…
The LincolnHealth Emergency Department is hosting the third annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) basket raffle during National EMS Week, May 20-26. Funds raised will go toward a scholarship…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with three Responsible Beverage Server trainings this May and…
Richard DeVries, chair of the Wright Landing committee, told Westport Island selectmen Monday, one bid was received to paint the outbuildings and trim on the house. DeVries will seek other…
Wiscasset Selectmen
The funds the Wiscasset School Department has maintained for years were in town coffers – $1.1 million – were found in the town’s 2017 audit, according to town treasurer Vernice Boyce . However,…
Last month, Lisa Orne Hallinan of Boothbay Harbor got a text, out of the blue, from an old friend from high school. Sheila Gibbons asked her if she’d be interested in filming a commercial for the…
Maine State Supreme Judicial Court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Tuesday in Wawenock LLC et al vs. Maine Department of Transportation. The proceeding lasted less than a half hour and included the justices'…
Obituary
Jeffery P. Hodgdon, 63, of Barters Island, Maine, died peacefully at his home on May 13, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.
Jeff grew up on Hodgdon Island, graduated with the Class of ’…
The first ever Damariscotta Oyster Celebration is coming to Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta. The three-day…
Since Wiscasset nixed its planning department, helping businesses start in town has been hard, Town Manager Marian Anderson and planning board members said Monday night.
Anderson told the…
This Saturday, May 19 at 6 p.m., a meeting is being held at the Alna General Store to continue planning for Alna Day. Town businesses, organizations, and residents are invited to attend and…
Fresh from the Maine Democratic Party Convention in Lewiston, Westport Island Town Democrats are going to meet Wednesday, May 23, at 7 p.m., at the home of Janet Thompson and Art Webber, 914 Main…
The Maine Democratic Party will hold its biennial convention Friday, May 18 to Sunday, May 20. The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will send 93 delegates representing 17 towns to this…
Reservations are due May 23 for the Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet which will be Saturday June 2 at the Wiscasset Middle High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m., followed by…
Waldoboro, Maine – Maine Families Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc earned a prestigious endorsement by Parents as Teachers™ national center as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of the top…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has reported via a Facebook post that John Edwards has been found safe. The LCSO thanked everyone for helping to find him.
Original post: Police…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has announced via a Facebook post that John Edwards has been found safe. The LCSO thanks all for your help.
Original post: A Silver Alert has…
Obituary
Thaddeus Paul “Ted” Ozyck, age 76, died Jan. 9, 2018 surrounded by family at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine.
He was born June 6, 1941 in Meriden,Connecticut and was the…
Investigation into DHHS handling of Marissa Kennedy, 10 year old reportedly killed by parents
AUGUSTA — A state …
St. Philips Church in Wiscasset hosted its first Paint Party on Friday, May 11 to benefit the Feed Our Scholars Backpack Program.
“We are going to eat many fine desserts and paint our…
Wiscasset, Boothbay, Woolwich, Dresden, Alna and Westport firefighters, Wiscasset Ambulance Service, the Maine Forest Service and Lincoln County EMA have cleared the scene of Friday afternoon's…
UPDATE: The young man who allegedly stole a Dexter Police cruiser this morning has been involved in a serious crash driving another car. Police were chasing the vehicle on Route 15 in Corinth when…
Alna’s proposed cutoff to publicly funded, K-8 private school choice has made it to a vote of all Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 towns. The district board passed the question’s second…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick is pleased to announce that “The Big Swing,” the organization’s annual golf tournament, will be held on Sept. 14 at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority’s finance committee planned to present next year’s budget to the full panel May 9, but the committee’s chair Peter Lepari said it was still considering whether…
Hodgdon Yachts, established in 1816, is America’s oldest boatbuilder but brings on board young employees who have skills and want to work in shipbuilding.
“We love…
Alna selectmen have decided to become whole sooner than they have to. They plan a special election June 12, when residents vote on the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 budget.
The…
Richard De Vries, Westport Island representative to the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 board, told selectmen May 7 about an email he sent residents.
De Vries's May 3 email…
