LincolnHealth reported 67 new COVID-19 cases from 462 tests for the week of Feb. 7. The positivity rate fell to 14.5% from the previous week’s nearly 17% continuing a downward trend also seen in…
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Albert Lowell Greenleaf, 78, of Boothbay Harbor died on Feb. 8, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
He was born Nov. 30, 1943 in Boothbay Harbor to Lowell and Edna Langley Greenleaf.…
The Woolwich town office will close at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, due to a staffing shortage. “We will reopen on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. We apologize for the…
Press release
Winterfest 2022, to benefit the Cooper DiPerri Scholarship Fund, runs Feb. 16-19 at Wiscasset Community Center. All events are free unless otherwise noted ($).
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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…
106.9 FRANK FM (WBQX, Islesboro) will be broadcasting High School Tournament basketball beginning tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 15 and continuing through the upcoming week in Portland and Augusta.
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Donna Glee Lockard Sciascia, 90, died Feb. 8, 2022, at Sunnybrook Village, Brunswick.
She was born Feb. 25, 1931, in a sod house in Goodland, Kansas. Her parents were farmers, but her…
Service notice
Albert Greenleaf, 78, of Boothbay Harbor, passed on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.
A gathering is scheduled for family and friends on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a time for sharing…
Obituary
Virginia “Ginny” Cooper, 93, long time resident of Wiscasset, passed away Feb. 11, 2022, following a brief stay at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
Ginny was born in Portland, Maine on Dec. 22…
Midcoast Humane is excited to share the launch of a $6 million capital campaign to fund the renovation of a new facility to replace an existing facility at 30 Range Road.
“The pets in our…
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 ordinance review committee
Wiscasset ordinance review committee members and others took seconds Monday night to agree Routes 1 and 27 are where the town should allow marijuana businesses, and then much of the Zoom meeting…
Rhiannon Ramsey-Brimberg, who attended Boothbay Region Elementary School and graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 2015, recently received the Iain…
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Donna Elizabeth Day Begley. On Jan. 31, 2022, a few days ago now, I went in to give Donna her morning meds. With just a little of dawn's light illuminating the room, I looked at her and knew she…
Atlantic Captain's Academy will be conducting a Coast Guard approved captain's course at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath starting on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. Classes will meet for…
SVRSU
Before Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s board meets again in March, if Maine Center for Disease Control stops requiring masks for schools to avoid contact tracing, Superintendent of Schools…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will host events Saturday, Feb. 19 in Damariscotta and Boothbay to collect voter signatures for Democratic candidates running for governor, the state…
Obituary
Hope Marie Burnham, 67, of Boothbay Harbor, formally of Barters Island, passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, 2022 at Miles Memorial Hospital after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer.
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Seth Lawrence Barker, 75, of East Boothbay passed away at his home on Feb. 10, 2022. He was surrounded by his wife, his three daughters, his niece, and two granddaughters after a courageous battle…
Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, and Westport Island Republicans will caucus at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 5 at the American Legion Hall, at 25…
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Louis Richard Mucci of Alna, Maine passed away at home Feb. 2, 2022 from Parkinsoon’s related health issues at the age of 84 with his wife, son and two daughters at his side.
Louis (Lou)…
Everyone had a great time at Wiscasset Community Center Friday night, Feb. 11 at our 20th Father-Daughter Dance! We had 129 daughters come with their dads, grandfathers, stepdads, older brothers…
Bill Maloney, chair of the Wiscasset Republican Committee, has announced that the Wiscasset Republicans will caucus on 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…
Obituary
Ronald Dwight Orchard, 91, of Southport, passed away peacefully, on Feb. 1, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine. Ron was a life-time resident of Southport. He was born…
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Katherine F. Norwood, 91, of South Bristol, died Feb. 9, 2022 at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta.
She was born on May 3, 1930 in South Bristol to Clifton and Fannie Poole. She grew up and…
Alna selectmen
The $5 an hour raise Alna gave firefighters last year has not yielded more members but likely has helped keep some, Fire Chief Mike Trask told selectmen Feb. 9. For next month’s annual town…
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…
Finding Our Voices
High schools from York to Caribou are bringing the bold, survivor-powered outreach of Finding Our Voices to their students starting in February’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention…
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 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Terry Wood’s upcoming departure is a “tremendous loss,” School Committee Chair Michael Dunn said Wednesday. In a phone interview, Dunn said Wood put 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…
Following a conversation with parents and staff Feb. 7, the Edgecomb School Committee reached a consensus to make mask wearing for outdoor recess optional. Alternative Organizational Structure 98…
It’s time to prepare for your spring bird-feeding as we eagerly anticipate the arrival of our colorful migrants! Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders until Feb. 25 to raise funds…
Edgecomb selectmen are in the final stages of putting the annual town report together. On Feb. 7, recording secretary Barbara Brennan volunteered to coordinate all the department heads’ letters…
State Rep. Jeff Hanley (R-Pittston) has announced that the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Work Plan for Calendar Years 2022, 2023 and 2024 is available. The estimated value of work for…
Equipment issues have become “daunting,” Wiscasset Emergency Medical Services Director Erin Bean said Monday. “From supply chain issues, costs skyrocketing and companies buying equipment and not…
Alna planning board
Following months of talks, Alna’s planning board Feb. 1 passed Alna Community Solar’s proposal. The…
Woolwich is looking for a new town clerk following the resignation of Anthony Blasi; his final day at the town office will be Friday, Feb. 18. Selectmen appointed Town Administrator Kim Dalton…
Some Westport Island residents are teaming up to raise funds to help repair a roof on a mobile home. The homeowner is trying to do their best but has lost days of work due to poor health caused by…
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
Joan Anne Meuse, 68, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away on Feb. 5, 2022, at her home after a tough battle with cancer.
Joan was born on Sept. 30, 1953, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Joan…
A Wiscasset woman was transferred by Lifeflight to Maine Medical Center in Portland Jan. 31 following a two-car crash in Edgecomb. Carol DiPrima, 60, of Wiscasset was “significantly hurt,”…
Salt ’n Spar
Years ago, I took the picture you see here showing Wiscasset’s once famous schooners, the Hesper on the left, and Luther Little on the right. The old ships as you probably know…
Twenty-four U.S. counties are named Lincoln, according to e-Reference Desk; 16 are named after the 16th President Abraham Lincoln. Maine is one of seven not named after the “Great Emancipator.”…
Obituary
James Blenn Perkins III (Jim) died 27 November 2021 in Huntington Beach, California, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 79.
Jim was born on 28 August 1942 in Alexandria,…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:
Alna: Verney, Joel to Parlin, Ryan E. and Cushing, Nicole S.; Olson,…
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…
A new year means it’s time to get your calendar listings ready for the Boothbay Register’s award-winning Summertime Guide.
Event listings should include the name of the event, dates and…
Obituary
Joanna Chesebro Malone, 86, passed away peacefully at her Rotterdam, New York home on Feb. 1, 2022.
Joanna was born Feb. 19, 1935, in Boothbay, Maine. She attended the Boothbay Harbor…
