Boothbay resident Lt. Brendan Kane is the 2021 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department “Deputy of the Year.” Sheriff Todd Brackett made the announcement July 5 at the Lincoln County commissioners’…
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Wiscasset selectmen
Citing fast vehicle sales and firms’ reluctance to bid on something they won’t build for years, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons on July 5 sought and got selectmen’s OK to, for six months,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Windjammer Days 2022
Here are results of, and a look at, this year’s Orne’s Rock Skipping Contest.
Obituary
Cynthia Laureen “Cindy” Lockwood of East Boothbay passed away on July 2, 2022, in Boothbay Harbor following a lengthy illness.
Cindy was born March 24, 1946, in Worcester, Massachusetts to…
Lincoln County Republicans
Shawn McBreairty, director of Special Projects with Maine First Project, addressed a concerned group of parents, grandparents, and citizens at the Lincoln County…
Alna selectmen
Alna will use a $2,000 Assistance with Specific Know-How (ASK) grant from Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to have a traffic consultant recommend safety aids at Pinkham Pond, besides…
Wiscasset celebrated America’s 246th birthday in grand fashion Monday with a parade followed by a patriotic flag raising on the waterfront, and then capping off a beautiful day weather-wise with a…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in June:
Alna: Fat Pig LLC to 2 Dock At Night LLC; Pierce, Alexandria L. and Brewer,…
The 62nd Boothbay Region Antiques Show & Sale returns to the Boothbay Common this Saturday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a significant change this year. This year’s show will have about…
Historical Association offers two ways to learn about Madam Sally Wood, Maine’s first woman novelist
Madam Sally Wood (1759-1855), considered Maine's first woman novelist, was actually writing novels even before Maine became a state.Wood published her first novel in 1800 under the pseudonym "A…
After two summers of limited programming due to the Covid epidemic, the Popham Beach Library is delighted to be back with a complete calendar of programs and activities for the summer of 2022. The…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta has selected the winning T-shirt design to represent the 2022 event, being held Oct. 7-10…
Windjammer Days 2022
Arts, crafts and live demonstrations were on display on the first of two days of Artist’s Alley in Whale Park in Boothbay Harbor June 30. The event opened again on July 1.
The celebration of life for Calvin Carr will be held on Sunday, July 10, 3-5 p.m. at the Boothbay Region Land Trust headquarters located at Oak Point Farm, …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Windjammer Days 2022
Contributing photographer Michael Leonard of Yarmouth and Squirrel Island provided these photos of the 60th Windjammer Days Gathering of the Fleet during his annual Windjammer Photography Cruise…
Stories of an old Navy friendship, a years-long town effort, a man and his dog, and a plane ready to fly when the runway is ready converged Wednesday night, June 29 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport…
Take a look at the June 29 Windjammer Days Street Parade from the other side of the street.
Obituary
Frederick C. “Rick” Copeland Jr. died June 18, 2022 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was 80 years old.
He was born in Ithaca, New York on Sept. 2, 1941 to his…
The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 7 issue due to its holiday observance on Monday, July 4. All advertising, news copy…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake Sunday, Aug. 7 from noon to 3 p.m under the big tent at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St. in…
Residents filled the conference room at Wiscasset Community Center Tuesday evening, June 28 to see plans for developing White’s Island into a recreational area, including replacing the footbridges…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Obituary
Tammy Lynn Chubbuck, 57, died June 27, 2022 at her home in Edgecomb surrounded by her loving family.
Tammy was born Sept. 15, 1964 in Boothbay Harbor to Francis Arsenault and Ozelie (…
On June 27, Edgecomb selectmen approved the 26th and final Fiscal Year 22 warrant payment of $202,514.66 with a couple of exceptions. Town Clerk Claudia Coffin reported paying the entire…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until July 15. The seven-week training begins Aug. 9 and runs until Sept. 22. The class is offered at…
Please join us in welcoming Brianna Cox, family nurse practitioner, to the Boothbay Region Health Center. Brianna will be treating patients full-time starting this week through early-August. She…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Obituary
Brenda Bettinson was born in 1929 in King’s Lynn and grew up in Rickmansworth (U.K). She was the only child of Randall C. Bettinson and Edith O. Mitchley. She attended Watford Grammar School for…
Obituary
Mary Anne Sprague, born May 11, 1942, died peacefully at her Windsor home on June 24, 2022.
A 1960 graduate of Morse High School and Bath native, Mary Anne loved sharing stories about the…
Windjammer Days 2022
Thirty-five commercial boats passed by the Boothbay Harbor fish pier on Atlantic Avenue to be blessed during the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony on Sunday afternoon, June 26. The event was one of…
You’re invited to join us and celebrate the life of Paul Dickson on Saturday, July 9 at 1 p.m. at the Dickson family home (77 Westport Bridge Road,…
A memorial gathering for Dianne R. Caton, who passed away on March 4, 2022, will be held on Saturday, July 16 at the Wiscasset Yacht Club, 2 Water Street, Wiscasset. Family and friends are invited…
At 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 3, Pastor Gregory Foster will begin his tenure as pastor of Southport’s United Methodist Church. He takes the position vacated by Pastor Richard Rego who has been…
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen June 21 and in his written report ahead of the meeting, he, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and engineering firm Ransom Consulting…
Obituary
Patricia “Patty” Iva (Richardson) MacNeil passed away peacefully on the morning of June 23, 2022, at the age of 64.
Patty was born on Aug. 19, 1957, at the Memorial Hospital in Bath, Maine…
Obituary
Helene Barnes, Jan. 9, 1931- Feb. 1, 2022, Stanford California, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Boston where she had been living since Oct. 2021. She and her husband, Arthur…
Members of Wiscasset Senior Center re-elected the current board of trustees at the annual breakfast meeting Saturday at WCC. Larry Rines will remain trustee chair, Mat ’O Donnell vice chair, Mike…
Two movies starring Maine domestic violence survivors are premiering Saturday, July 16 at the 25th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, sharing the stage with the award-winning…
“This side is the outside,” Aoife Cunningham explained of the seashell in her hand. The Edgecomb 5-year-old got it at Strawberry Festival at St. Philip’s Church, Hodge Street, Wiscasset. Saturday…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
From Chicago to Philadelphia and now Boothbay Harbor, a national shortage of lifeguards has meant closings for public swimming pools. Boothbay Region YMCA Executive Director Andy Hamblett said…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce 11th Annual Awards Dinner was held Thursday, June 16 at Wiscasset Community Center. Lots of food and frivolity were on the menu! Scott Wilkinson from the office…
Obituary
Mary Catherine A. Wilson, 41, of Boothbay was called home to God on June 19, 2022 with her family by her side.
Mary Catherine was born Angel Marie on April 2, 1981 in Biddeford and was…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen passed the new sewer rates June 21, after department superintendent Rob Lalli explained how revenue can rise 46% with most rates rising by about half that.
Via Zoom,…
