Bob MacDonald of Wiscasset Parks and Recreation said Tuesday, Tuesday’s Halloween parade and all other Nightmare on Federal Street activities will happen Friday instead, at all the same times as…

Matthew Edney from the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine will be Skidompha Library's “Chats with Champions” guest speaker…

Westford (Wes) Milton Hannan, 79, of Greene, died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at the Hospice House in Auburn, after a long courageous battle with…

The Maine Lobstermen's Association (MLA) again this year is providing free enrollment assistance to Maine fishermen who wish to sign up or reenroll in Affordable Care Act…

The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in Damariscotta will have a special sale during Early Bird festivities, the first time it has participated in the popular downtown…

Cindy Seigars slept through a stormy Sunday night and into a stormier Monday morning at home on Cross Road in Alna near the West Alna Road end. Then she woke when a transformer blew about an hour…

On Oct. 29, the proceeds of Summerfest, an annual fair held by the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, were distributed to 23 area charities during the Sunday morning church service. Every…

Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) announces that it will host Discover Girl Scout events for potential members and volunteers at locations throughout the state every month. Below is a list of events in…

Central Maine Power Co. has been monitoring weather forecasts and is prepared for a storm that could bring high winds and heavy rain to Maine Sunday night and Monday.

CMP’s storm readiness…

Fourteen new and returning vendors have reserved tables at St. Patrick’s Christmas Fair and will sell locally made items on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cheverus Hall. Cheverus Hall…

Sure, the 2017 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is history. Only a few of the dozens of ginormous wonderfully decorated gourds remain to be seen in the Twin Village area. The…

Lincoln County’s CarePartners case manager Jeff Slack is now accepting appointments to help community members enroll in health insurance plans through the Marketplace, also known as Obamacare.…

More than 50 members of the Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary joined together on Wednesday, Oct. 11 for an annual meeting and brunch held at Brunswick Hotel and Tavern. The event highlighted the 2017…

On Sunday, Oct. 29, all are welcome to the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 Gardiner Rd., to experience the gospel music and songs by The Springs of Living Water.  Their music is a melody of…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested a mother and daughter from Lincoln County and charged them with selling thousands of Oxycodone pills in Lincoln and Knox counties over the past year…

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

Alna: No transfers.

Boothbay: Curtis, Virginia G. Tr and Dorman…

Alna Third Selectman Doug Baston and Second Selectman Melissa Spinney said Oct. 25, they were feeling discouraged in their efforts to clamp down on student residency issues, and they said they…

Maynard R. Tomer, 76, died Oct. 18, 2017 at his home in Waldoboro.

He was born Aug. 6, 1941 in Boothbay Harbor to Levi and Doris Robinson Tomer.

Maynard grew up in Boothbay Harbor…

A Maine Department of Transportation project designed to solve traffic problems at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Route 27 in Edgecomb may create unintended consequences for motorists…

Becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) is the first step of many people’s careers in healthcare. CNAs are caregivers who spend their time with patients and residents helping them with their…

“Me too” is a movement to shed light on how extensive abuse is — from catcalling, to being grabbed in a public place, to being hit, touched, or belittled within the walls of our homes. If you have…

Maine home prices have been rising steadily over the past five years, and September statistics showed double-digit gains. According to the Maine Association of Realtors, the…

The Grace Episcopal Church, 100 Washington St., Bath will hold a holiday fair, Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 pm.

The event will include a fish chowder luncheon, handmade crafts,…

A skeleton made out of dog bones is on display at The Animal House in Damariscotta. Made of different chews, courtesy of Merrick Pet Care, "Bone Man" is the creation of Animal House staff, under…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences announced today that its board of trustees has appointed Deborah Bronk to be its next president and CEO. She will assume her new role at the nonprofit marine…

It is with deep regret that we announce the loss of Philip D. Giantris. Philip died suddenly on Oct. 19, 2017 in a hospital in Tirana, Albania, surrounded by family and friends. He was 74 years…

Mary Birge Bonbright Hendrian, 88, died in Salt Lake City, Utah Oct. 12, 2017. 

Birge was born in Englewood, New Jersey July 16, 1929 to Mary Eleanor…

Michael Reed Dolloff, 63, of South Portland, died Oct. 22, 2017.

He was born May 9, 1954 in Boothbay Harbor to Preston B. and Ann Elizabeth (Ingraham) Dolloff.

Michael graduated from…

This week’s At a Glance features an outstanding feature photo, a beautiful scenic, events, sports and more. Thank you to all who submit cutline-only photos, especially ones where people get…

Police Chief Jeff Lange told the Wiscasset Public Safety Advisory Council Tuesday, there have been some changes to personnel in the department owing to a change in the required number of hours for…

The smoking public has to have somewhere to go in Wiscasset, Ordinance Review Committee member Gordon Kontrath argued Monday night as the panel continued drafting possible smoking restrictions.…

Woolwich voters will decide between two incumbents and one newcomer for two, three-year terms on the select board. Polls at Woolwich Central School on Nequasset Road will be open from 8 a.m. to 8…

Easing into retirement can be difficult for aging workers and the same is apparently true for aging fire engines. In a letter to Westport residents, Fire Chief Robert Mooney is asking for…

From one building’s sagging front to the other’s rot near the bell, two historic former schools in Alna have issues and need a closer look, according to an Oct. 10 report updating selectmen on…

After an exhaustive search in the midcoast region, Midcoast Conservancy has found its new home in Edgecomb. Board member Mary Kate Reny said, “Our relocation committee looked at some 40 possible…

A Newcastle couple and their Bath son want to move their Portland coffee bean-roasting business to the Maine Coast Chimney property on Route 1 in Wiscasset and open a breakfast and lunch cafe and…

A new book by a Boothbay author examines today’s race relations by examining how two U.S presidents shaped the slavery debate as members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Fred Kaplan, 79, is…

Damariscotta selectmen will return to meeting the first and third Wednesdays of the month starting Nov. 1 at 5:30 p.m.

The board had moved the meetings to Tuesdays this summer, but issues…

 Valerie Lovelace will present, "An Overview for Cultural Awareness” at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Oct. 30, from 3 to 4 p.m.…

Barbara A. Stockwell died peacefully in her sleep Oct. 19, 2017 at home in Beverly, Massachusetts. She was 81 years old.

Born Barbara Ann Blanchard on Nov. 2, 1935 in Winsted, Connecticut,…

On Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent prescription drug misuse and…

Edgecomb’s Ordinance Review Committee chairman Barry Hathorne expects a long process in developing an acceptable retail marijuana law for the community. The ORC and planning board convened for the…

Heather Leslie recently spoke with communications intern Aliya Uteuova about her first two years as director of the Darling Marine Center (DMC),…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper received 14 awards – including General Excellence Digital Weekly 1 for the third straight year for the Boothbay Register – at the Maine Press…

Two Boothbay Harbor chefs were the big winners at the 2017 Lobster Chef of the Year competition in Portland on Oct. 20. Nathaniel Adam, executive sous chef of the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, was…

Cove’s Edge, a long-term care and skilled rehabilitation nursing facility on the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus, has been recognized as a 2017 recipient…

The Oct. 19 Historic Preservation Commission meeting was billed as an open house so the people of Wiscasset could understand what the commission does and how it goes about its work.

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A lobster emoji was the main topic of discussion Friday afternoon as NBC News correspondent Harry Smith interviewed U.S. Sen. Angus King, I - Maine, at Robinson’s Wharf in Southport. King is…