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Paddle sports can be so enjoyable especially in Maine which has some of the most beautiful spots and exceptional paddling experiences on the planet. But safety skills are essential for excursions…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 819.   

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting…

Wiscasset selectmen May 18 adopted Wiscasset Middle High School’s Sheepscot Climate Action Club’s resolution …

The 70F weather was a welcome sight for 23 vendors at the annual Boothbay Farmers’ Market opening day May 20. The market operates from 10 a.m. to noon every Thursday until Oct. 1. This is Boothbay…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 818.   

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

Boothbay Harbor has entered into a contract with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to study local housing. The town is paying $9,181 for the study which includes an overview of housing…

Historian Heather Cox Richardson

Historian Heather Cox Richardson, a summer visitor, whose roots in Bristol date back to colonial days, will participate in an online  Community Conversation on "To Filibuster or Not to…

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Sally Jean Morse Twinem died on April 1, 2021, age 84. Born April 27, 1936 to parents Blanche and Roland Morse. Sally grew up in Skowhegan, Maine. She married Francis Patton Twinem in 1955. They…

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William Joshua LeConte, 46, died at home of unknown causes on May 17, 2021. 

BJ is the son of Toby LeConte of Boothbay and the brother of Ronda and Brenda LeConte. He lived with his special…

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For Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, all the signs, literally, seemed to be pointing to a region-wide labor shortage. On May 15, Brackett was working a patrol shift due to his department…

On town attorney David Kallin’s and Maine Municipal Association’s advice, Alna selectmen May 19 found no voter fraud in the March elections. According to Third Selectman Charles Culbertson, MMA…

First National Bank recently announced it has made donations totaling $2,400 to twelve Emergency Medical Service organizations in the bank’s market area in response to National EMS Week.

In…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional nine COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 816.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill will be Boothbay Harbor's newest addition to its evergrowing culinary scene. Local restaurateurs Ridvan Erman Celikel and Metehan Sahin are partnering with local…

Twin Villages Foodbank Farm

In addition to donating tens of thousands of pounds of organically grown, nutrient-dense food to Lincoln County food pantries and youth programs every year, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 807.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

U.S. Route 1 traffic has been slow during the summer Boothbay region tourist season for decades, and this year, it could be worse than it ever has. Edgecomb Selectman Mike Smith reported the Maine…

SHERIFF TODD BRACKETT REPORTS THE FOLLOWING:

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 263 calls for service for the period of 05/11/2021 to 05/18/2021, and Year to Date, LCSO has…

The procession was led by Brewer’s son, Maynard Brewer, who captained the Sherm & Jake, which was named for two of Brewer’s grandsons and towed one of the dories from his stop seining…

The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Boothbay Region Y will be closed Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21. It will re-open to scheduled patients and walk-ins beginning Monday, May 24.

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William “Bill” Maloney has announced he is a candidate for

New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, announces its 40th Anniversary fundraiser. With a goal of $4,040, the campaign begins May22 and runs for…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 805.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

About a month ago, Francie Siegfried was still living in Norfolk, Virginia. Now the past high school English teacher, writer-editor, retail worker and social worker is living in Wiscasset over the…

Obituary

A crew from Boothbay Harbor’s Bristol Marine recently volunteered their time at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), lending their considerable expertise to the construction of the Gardens’…

Westport Island’s two candidates on the June 8 ballot for second selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s questions on their traits, experience, etc. that will aid their service as selectman; what…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 803.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

Glenn M. Lewis, 65, formerly of Wiscasset, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Togus VA in Augusta after a long battle with cancer.

Glenn grew up in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 802.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

Last summer Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) completed several major improvement projects at its flagship preserve--Oak Point Farm. Among these was the expansion of the disability parking area…

The Wiscasset select board received a final briefing Thursday evening, May 13 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport on a proposed five-megawatt solar project there. Voters will decide June 8 if they want…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 801.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

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AUGSTA — Following a review by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Governor Janet Mills announced today the State of Maine…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 14, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 799.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

Three candidates are seeking two, two-year terms on the Wiscasset select board. The annual election is Tuesday, June 8. In-person voting Election Day is at Wiscasset Community Center from 8 a.m.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

It took 15 Wiscasset residents less than a half hour to endorse 20 school budget articles in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium Wednesday night, May 12. Voters approved the 2021-22…

Obituary

Leo A. “Sonny” Molter Jr. passed away in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on May 9, 2021 at the age of 88.

He was a graduate of Fitchburg Vocational High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army…

Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by Greg Marley.

Collecting and eating wild…