On Wednesday, May 10, screening for incoming kindergarteners for the 2017-2018 school year will be held at Edgecomb Eddy School. Parents of children who will be 5 years…
News
Until Wiscasset produces a legal opinion on who owns a road, the planning board is seeing no way to alter Point East lots so the town can sell tax-acquired property to Peregrine Turbine…
Obituary
Morna H. Farnum, 90, of Madison, formerly of Alna died April 19, 2017 at Maplecrest Nursing Home in Madison, with family by her side.
She was born in…
Obituary
Martha S. Dalton, 86, of Jones Road, Wiscasset died with family by her side on April 20, 2017 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
She was born in…
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are…
Chances are the first animal you’ll meet if you go to Blue Tin Farm on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is a 1-year-old Gloucestershire Old Spot pig named Rosie. She weighs 450 pounds, and she’s a…
Teach your dog positive behavior with professional dog trainer Jean Conte during the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Spring Session of Dog Obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from May 2-30 (…
LincolnHealth recently received a $150,000 gift from Spectrum Medical Group in support of the new health center project on the Miles campus, Damariscotta.
…
The Edgecomb Planning Board is advising selectmen to just say no to a proposed town marijuana moratorium. The board voted 5-0 April 20 to send a letter requesting selectmen remove a proposed…
Clara Wentworth, Conservation Committee chair of the Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, gave out seed packets to…
Alna selectmen
If a Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 budget draft holds, Alna would pay $937,249, a hike of $47,402 or 5.3 percent, according to information Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle shared…
The latest, $9.45 million version of Wiscasset’s next school budget wipes away a 1.36 percent tax hike. The flat tab took two hours to reach in a workshop April 20. The panel votes on the budget…
Learn how to safely manage your diabetes at one of LincolnHealth’s free, three-part Diabetes Education Class Series. The series of classes will be offered in Boothbay Harbor in May, in Waldoboro…
Our award-winning websites have brought the Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and our readers a long way in delivering and getting local news, fun features and everything in between.…
Wiscasset School Department
In two hours Thursday night, the Wiscasset School Committee pared a would-be 1.36 percent hike for taxpayers down to nothing. Members could take no formal votes in the workshop session at the…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Wiscasset select board Chair Judy Colby said April 20, she was leaning toward disbanding the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission after a hearing set for May 9. The location and time of the…
Members of the Pemaquid Chapter DAR including Regent Audrey Miller, Barbara Belknap, Miriam Buckley, Paula Clinton, Susann Hochstein, Mary Lee Merrill and Shirley…
Midcoast Conservancy hopes to save the 1916 Haggett Garage building on Water Street from demolition. Those feelings were shared by 25 or so Wiscasset-area residents attending an open house hosted…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will seek a deal to offer Alna and Westport Island families pre-kindergarten at Edgecomb Eddy School, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said April 19…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority voted April 19 to accept the resignation and retirement of Administrator Mark Westrum, effective April 14.
Westrum had been placed on administrative…
This week’s At a Glance features two nice scenic photos, Easter fun, high school sports honorees, a new boat and more. Be sure to check all of our articles and stories each week and like us on…
Departing District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau appeared at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting on April 18 to say farewell. His hearing before the Judiciary Committee is Tuesday, April 25, at…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA invites its members, volunteers and friends from around the community to its annual meeting and groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday,…
Six residents have taken out nomination papers for two seats on the Wiscasset select board but little interest has been shown for other offices to be voted on June 13. The deadline for returning…
Michael and Louanne Pinkham of Wiscasset wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heidi, to Vincent Souza, son of William Souza of Orange, New Hampshire, and Karen Souza of Kittery Point…
Wiscasset selectmen set a public hearing for 6 p.m. May 9 to discuss removal of the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission. The decision to hold the hearing came in response to an emotional…
Voters will get another chance to weigh in on Maine Department of Transportation’s $5 million downtown traffic improvement plan. Wiscasset selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to include a…
Wiscasset School Department
The Wiscasset School Department on Tuesday announced a School Committee budget workshop for 5 p.m. Thursday, April 20 at the central office, 225 Gardiner Road.
The committee did not…
Down one kidney from cancer and already living with two heart devices in her, Kimberly Emerson, 33, has faced one medical challenge after another since childhood. It’s all she’s ever known, she…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
On April 12, the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, after two executive sessions, voted to allow the finance subcommittee to move forward with obtaining a new contract with Oxford County. It…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Celeste Edwards of Fort Hill Road in Wiscasset has been placed on the agenda for the Board of Selectmen on April 18 to discuss her recent experience with the Wiscasset Historic Preservation…
Wiscasset Police Department
On Thursday, April 13, Wiscasset School Resource Officer Craig Worster arrested a convicted sex offender, Andrew Seddon, 37, of Wiscasset, who had attended the Solo and Ensemble Recital at…
Long-time residents of Damariscotta may remember Dean Jacobs working at the Waltz Pharmacy Soda Fountain when he was a young boy, or behind the counter as a…
The Boothbay Railway Village is gearing up for its 52nd season and the non-profit museum needs the help of volunteers to make history move for visitors to this special place. Volunteers can learn…
Wiscasset Town Planner Ben Averill said, going into the budget vote each year, any public sector worker is hopeful they will still be working July 1; and he is hopeful this year.
The…
Obituary
Julia L. Bergquist, 94, of Brunswick died in her home in the loving care of her family on April 14.
Julia was born in Searsport, Maine to Wyman and Eloise…
Volunteers are very special people, and that is never more evident than at the LincolnHealth facilities in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta.
“Over the last…
Edgecomb Eddy School held a wild and crazy dance party fundraiser called “Jiggle for Jamison” on Friday afternoon, April 14, in honor of the school’s student and friend…
Margaret Orne Kelly, 98, died April 3, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia, where she had lived since 1942.
Born August 4, 1918 in West Boothbay Harbor, Margaret was the daughter of the late Charles…
Obituary
Dr. George Jones of East Boothbay died at home on April 14, 2017. With his family at his side, he was at peace and ready to set sail for his next great…
Obituary
Sandra Stone Whitehead, 70, of Lynchburg, Virginia and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on April 16, 2017 of bone cancer.
She was born June 12, 1946 in Lynchburg, the daughter of Russell…
Obituary
Stephen Russell Rogers, 76, of Woolwich went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 1, 2017.
…
Edgecomb residents will decide whether or not to impose their own marijuana moratorium during their May town meeting. The planning board held a public hearing April 13 to provide residents with…
Wiscasset Budget Committee Chairman Bob Blagden said the panel reviewed the school department’s 2017-18 budget draft with Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot Friday night, but took no vote…
Learn how to identify and avoid scams at Schooner Cove’s Lunch and Learn on Monday, April 24 at noon.
The presentation, “Consumer Matters: Scams & More,” will be led by Martha Currier…
“Good, I guess,” Wiscasset’s Ruth Applin said from a chair in Wiscasset Community Center’s Senior Center on Saturday afternoon, when State Rep. Jeff Hanley, R - Pittston, asked how she was.
…
Boothbay firefighters responded to an early morning fire off Pension Ridge Road Saturday. The road was blocked off and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were also on the scene.
…
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s Grand and Glorious Yard Sale presents a suite of boutiques at Merrymeeting Plaza in Brunswick. The sale will take place on Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and…
Wiscasset downtown project
The nonprofit that calls Haggett Garage in Wiscasset home wants to talk with Maine Department of Transportation in hopes of finding alternatives to making the Water Street building a parking lot.…
Obituary
Betty N. LaPointe, 90, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, formerly of Wrentham, Massachusetts, died peacefully April 8, 2017 in Maine. She was the beloved wife of the late Edmond J. LaPointe.
Born…
