Three years from now on July 4, 2026, America will celebrate its "Semiquincentennial,” our nation’s 250th year of independence. Here in “Maine’s Prettiest Village,” there’s also a 250th birthday…

Two Alna selectmen finalized their censure decision involving the other member June 22. Second Selectman Steve Graham and Third Selectman Coreysha Stone found First Selectman Ed Pentaleri in…

Alan Delafield Burke, born Aug. 21, 1930, passed away peacefully at his home in California on June 12, 2023.

Alan was born and raised in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. He graduated from…

Several local organizations are coming together to provide youth with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer Food Service Program.

The program is open to…

A celebration of life for Betty J. Sawyer, 91, who passed away on May 8, 2023, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 at her home, 20 Hooper Street, Wiscasset. Arrangements are by…

The first day of Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days 2023 concluded with a Lighted Boat Parade around the inner harbor. Seven boats, including a local Coast Guard vessel, took part in the colorful…

The Boothbay Railway Village plans to celebrate past and present volunteers at the museum on Sunday, July 9. Volunteers will enjoy free admission all day, with live music and a barbecue on the…

A memorial celebration for Pat Jeremiah will be held Sunday, July 2 at 10 a.m. at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 105 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. The celebration will be held on the Maze…

Due to the conflicting rain predictions for later today (Sunday, June 25), Emily Mirabile has moved Boothbay's Got Talent to the Boothbay Region YMCA - same time: 6 p.m.

The YMCA is located…

Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing the railroad crossing on Route 1. This work will require the closure of Route One at Federal Street and Eddy Road …

Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to announce the publication of the first facsimile edition of Susannah Carter's "The…

The sweetest place to be in Wiscasset Saturday was St. Philip’s Episcopal Church for its 69th annual Strawberry Festival and, if the big turnout is any indication, the tradition will continue for…

The town of Boothbay Harbor announced June 23, the Footbridge Renovation Project is not yet finished. According to Town Manager Julia Latter, construction is near completion, but the town is not…

Members of Partridge Cemetery Association (PCA) in Woolwich paid memorial tribute to a longtime, dedicated member, David Wallace, at the annual meeting held June 2 at North Woolwich Methodist…

Jason Lorrain of Boothbay is the new Lincoln County maintenance department supervisor. On June 20, commissioners voted 2-0 to hire the former Boothbay code enforcement officer.

“His work as…

The phone started ringing the day after Wiscasset voters passed marijuana ordinances June 13, Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen June 20. He was readying applications and people were…

The Woolwich selectboard kept up its yearly tradition of meeting in the 1837 Town House when the board reopened the historic building at the corner of Old Stage and Dana Mill roads. The agenda…

The Maine House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday, June 20 to enact legislation sponsored by…

Edgecomb selectmen approved a school committee request June 13 to use “up to $100,000” from the student expense reserve account. The committee requested additional funds to cover Fiscal Year 23…

The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Please note: the deadline for submissions — including all press releases, ads and columns…

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to report that, thanks to the generosity of donor Tom Boothby, it has added 25 acres within its Northern Headwaters Focus Area and Sheepscot Watershed. The…

On Monday, June 19 at 5:39 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash on River Road in Boothbay.

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The Maine State Aquarium, a program of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), will hold an open house for four days, June 28 through July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to preview the…

A change in the Set For Success back-to-school program has Edgecomb education officials scrambling for a new plan.  During the June 12 meeting, school committee members learned of a significant…

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its ninth annual Claw Down, held at The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor on June 16.

Nine chefs competed in the event which…

Bath Savings President & CEO Glenn Hutchinson announced a $100,000 donation to support the construction of Tedford Housing’s new facility in Brunswick.

Tedford Housing’s new 17,000+-…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 237 calls for service for the period of June 13 to June 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,037 calls for service.

Summonses

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The Chapman-Hall House historic site will join Damariscotta’s anniversary celebration with an exhibit that highlights the two families that owned the house during the 18th and 19th centuries, the…

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta 2023 returns on the Indigenous Peoples Day holiday weekend, Oct. 6-9, to deliver its signature frivolity. Woven into the festival are performances by…

Margaret Robena (Burrill) “Bena” Turner was a loving mother, grandmother, friend, a talented hunter, fisher-woman, and gardener. She had a love of all things in nature and outdoors. She died a…

When Lucia Droby and other early organizers of Wiscasset Art Walk were planning its 2013, inaugural season, their strategy was to “start small and simple and then build the event, and to develop…

James Edward Savage, 72, of Krampf Circle, Brunswick died June 14, 2023, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

He was born in Stetson on Feb. 9, 1951, a son…

The Maine Community Foundation recently awarded Veggies to Table a grant of $10,000 to support the general operations of this grow-to-donate organic vegetable and flower farm. The funds will…

AUGUSTA -  Today, June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday in the United States commemorating the day when the last enslaved people in the country were informed of their freedom.

Elizabeth (Liz) Santa Peters, 86, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully at St. Andrews Village, on the evening of June 8, 2023.

Liz was born on April 13, 1937, to Helen Santay…

Wiscasset officials will go forward with efforts to clean up land near Mason Station, although the town manager believes meaningful development at the Birch Point site will not happen until…

In a major victory for Maine’s lobster industry, a federal appeals court on Saturday, June 17 has ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to go back to the drawing board and re-work…

The public is invited to a talk and woodlot tour on Thursday, June 29 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. Catherine Spolarich, invasive plant biologist with the Maine Natural…

Over 150 people joined Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce to mark Wiscasset Community Center’s 25th anniversary. The June 15 celebration had the feeling of a family reunion as friends gathered in…

Preparations are underway for a day-long festival this summer to celebrate Maine’s lobstering heritage. “Music, Masts, and Lobster Traps” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Maine Maritime Museum…

Jill Harlow, who joined the organization in May, will serve as the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association’s first director of strategic initiatives. This new position reflects the MCFA…

As one Alna boat ramp issue continues, another has emerged. And part of the talk June 15 was on its potential impact on the older issue.

The older matter, involving Jeff Spinney’s boat ramp…

Four years into Wiscasset School Department’s energy-saving steps with Siemens, the savings are surpassing the contractor’s annual guarantee, Siemens told the school committee June 13. Company…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will once again welcome Chewonki’s Traveling Natural History Program, starting this month, for four single-day naturalist programs focused on Maine’s native…

Boothbay’s fire chief, Richard Spofford, is retiring from the job effective July 1 after 22 years as chief, 45 years and counting with the department. “It’s time for the others to move up,” he…

Saturday, June 24, plan to spend an amazing day in beautiful Wiscasset. Begin the day at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., where the traditional, family friendly…