Woolwich officials announced the receipt of a $3,000 grant from Maine Municipal Association; the money will be used to replace flooring in the municipal building’s front lobby.
“The money…
News
Depending on what if anything Wiscasset selectmen decide June 7, a James Weldon Johnson memorial spot could be set aside at the town common and a bench one of them made could be part of it.
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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…
Press release
Please join us on Wednesday, June 22, as we welcome Shawn McBreairty, director of Special Projects, Maine First Project, as our speaker at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay at 7 p.m. Shawn will…
Obituary
Nancy Joyce Nivison Mazzone passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 3, 2022.
She was born March 26, 1950 in Norfolk Virginia, second of five children of Betty Joyce Leeper…
Edgecomb selectmen re-appointed Dawn Murray board chairman May 31. Murray was elected three years ago in a special election to fill Jack Sarmanian’s unexpired term. In her second year, Selectmen…
Jean Elizabeth Philbrook, 98, died Dec.. 12, 2021 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine.
A service to celebrate Jean’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 17 at St. Columba’s…
Obituary
Ronald P. Serina successfully escaped from the pain and debilitation of cancer on May 23, 2022.
Ron was born in Rahway, New Jersey on Sept. 8, 1943 to Stephina Motyka Serina and August…
Obituary
Jane G. (Regan) Spear, 99, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away on May 31, 2022.
On June 12, 1922, she was born to James and Anna Regan in Boston, Massachusetts.
Jane grew up in…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
Alna: Golden Ridge Sportsman's Club LLC to Spinney, Jeffry A.; Spinney, Jeffry A.…
The Lincoln County Historical Association has received a $3,700 grant from the Raymond McKinley Rideout Jr. Marguerite Waterman Rideout Fund of the Maine Community…
There was no official candidate on the May 21 Edgecomb School Committee member election so George Chase voted for himself. When the ballots were counted, Chase won, 2-0. He will begin his three-…
Obituary
Carol Jane Orne, of East Falmouth, Massachusetts and formerly of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died June 2, 2022 at Royal Megansett Nursing Home in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. She was 80 years old.…
Members of Wiscasset Middle High School’s class of 2022 were treated to breakfast and an all-expense paid trip to Funtown Splashtown USA, Saturday –a gift from the alumni association. For the…
After George Floyd’s killing in 2020, Mary Finn wanted to read to learn all she could about racism. She had just retired, the pandemic had started, and she immersed herself in that reading,…
Obituary
Barbara “Bunny” Gagne of Exeter, New Hampshire and Boothbay Harbor died peacefully on June 1, 2022, at Exeter Hospital following a brief illness.
Bunny was born Feb. 27, 1935, to Albert and…
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…
Ten Lincoln County towns are participating in a strategic project geared toward enhanced long-term road maintenance planning. As part of Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s 2022…
Obituary
John N. ‘‘Jolly’’ Arsenault, a lifelong resident of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family May 27, 2022 after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 92 years old…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District received a $200,000 American Rescue Plan Act grant June 1 to design a seawall around its facility for protection against sea level rise. The district was one of…
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
Frank G. Helman, of Boothbay Harbor, died at home Thursday, June 2, with his beloved wife of 32 years, Martha (Peak) Helman, at his side. He was 92 years old.
Born and raised in Irwin,…
Obituary
Eliot Field died at his Dresden, Maine home on the hilltop he loved on May 26, 2022.
He was, and will always be, beloved for his sense of wonder. He inspired all those who knew and loved…
Lincoln County officials announced June 1 receipt of a $1,746 Safety Enhancement Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers’ Compensation Fund. The Ed MacDonald Safety Enhancement and…
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…
Several Coastal Rivers volunteers gathered at Pemaquid Beach recently for a training with the Maine Healthy Beaches Program. This training will prepare them to take weekly water samples at three…
Press release
The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations and the James Weldon Johnson Day Task Force will host a celebration of…
A memorial service for Norman T. Norwood of Boothbay, who passed away Jan. 20, will be held at the Boothbay Baptist Church on Saturday, June 4 at 1 p.m.
Obituary
After a long and full life of faith, love and deliberate optimism, Marcia Elizabeth Foulger died on May 31, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan, where her father…
The family of Mary Evelyn welcome friends and relatives to attend a funeral Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Friday, June 3 at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome. Please…
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…
COVID-19 and high cost of living remain daily challenges for Lincoln County residents and everyone across the U.S. In Lincoln County, state senate candidate David Levesque points toward opiate…
Democratic Senate District 13 candidate
A first-time candidate is running on an environmental platform and seeking an end to a statewide housing crisis in her bid for the state Senate. Cameron Reny of Round Pond is an elementary school…
Coastal Rivers is hosting a walk to the salt marsh at Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 3 to look for spawning horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe crabs have been…
Obituary
Peter Smith Hall, 74, passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on May 26, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 7, 1947 in Boston, MA to Thomas Hall and Barbara (Emery)…
Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is rolling out a new dog leashing policy this summer at a select group of its public preserves. The policy will impact dog owners at the following locations:…
Woolwich residents gathered in the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse for their annual Memorial Day service Monday evening. The featured speaker, Selectman and District 53 State Rep. Allison Hepler, …
Service notice
John N. "Jolly" Arsenault, age 92, died May 27, 2022 at his home in Boothbay Harbor.
Friends are welcome to join the family for a memorial visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. with Masonic Services…
On May 25, students from Lincoln Academy and Wiscasset High School spent their afternoon with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Damariscotta Police Department, Wiscasset…
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…
House District 48 Rep. Holly Stover, D – Boothbay Harbor, is campaigning for the Democratic primary June 14 in a bid for a third term. Stover faces challenger Tom Moroney of East Boothbay and the…
East Boothbay resident Tom Moroney is running in the Democratic primary for House District 89 on June 14. Moroney faces incumbent Holly Stover who is seeking her third term and the primary’s…
American Legion Post 54 Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. told the Memorial Day gathering at Wiscasset’s veterans wall, they were there to honor those who made it possible to gather there in peace, and…
Five Lincoln County nonprofits have received a combined total of $80,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation’s 2022 Direct Services Grant Program.
The Foundation’s annual Direct Services…
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
Marie DeCosta Spofford, 89, of Boothbay, passed away at Miles Memorial Hospital, May 23, 2022.
She was born in South Paris, Maine in 1932, to Edward William Sr. and Esther Lillian (Pratt)…
Kevin Burnham, as editor of the Boothbay Register newspaper, is the first recipient of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-5 designation as a “Coast Guard Auxiliary Safety Partner.” The Safety…
The annual Memorial Day service will be held Monday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Nequasset Meeting House. Allison Hepler will share the history of the holiday and people attending will…
Reservations for a dinner at the historic Turner Farm on North Haven Island are as rare as hen’s teeth these days — and a reservation combined with a…
