Oxbow Brewing Company has released Catalyst, its first bottle of the year. The barrel-aged farmhouse ale features estate honey from the farmhouse brewery located in Newcastle.

Oxbow will…

Lincoln County Democratic Committee chair Valarie Johnson has announced plans for the biennial election of county officers, to take place Wednesday, Jan. 18, with a social…

Robert E. “Hennie” Townsend, 80, of Boothbay Road, Edgecomb died Jan. 8, 2017 at his residence.

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Lawrence C. “Lonnie” Lynch III of Wiscasset died Jan. 6, 2017.  

He was born in Bangor on Nov. 24, 1959, the son of Lawrence C. and Simone (Hayden) Lynch Jr…

Maine has lost a favorite son … Hazen Lawrence "Larry" Oakes of Boothbay, Maine died suddenly and peacefully at home on Jan. 4, 2017, surrounded by…

Got about 90 minutes? The Wiscasset School Department announced Friday it has set a pair of times for guided public tours of both schools about the changes the planned $1.7 million energy project…

The Wiscasset School Committee will hold a special meeting at 4:45 p.m. today, Monday, Jan. 9, at the central office, 225 Gardiner Road, for an executive session and a possible vote afterward. The…

Joseph James Jackimovicz, 74, died peacefully on the morning of Jan. 5,2017 after a short, but hard fought battle with leukemia. His beloved wife…

Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center is pleased to co-sponsor the AARP Smart Driver Seminar with Lincoln County TRIAD on Friday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This program is a driver…

A local state representative has proposed changing Lincoln County’s budget process. This week, Rep. Stephanie Hawke, R-Boothbay Harbor, submitted a bill to allow for more voices to decide the…

John “Dave” Farnham, 75, died peacefully with his family by his side on Jan. 4, 2017 at St. Andrews Village after a long, courageous battle against Alzheimer’s disease.

Dave was born on May…

The following are closed court cases provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Dean Feltis, 49, of Monson, was…

An interfaith service will be held on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. to celebrate the life and witness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Second Congregational Church, UCC, 51 Main St. Newcastle. The…

Kenneth Hatch III, who was arraigned in Knox County Court on Aug. 23 on 22 charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of three minors and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs to those…

Wiscasset is now the owner of all the properties that once belonged to Mason Station LLC, except for the power plant, which Mason Station owns, and the spec houses, which were sold to a new owner…

Planning continues on the future of the Alna town office, and now a third scenario has been added to the mix, First Selectman David Abbott said.

Resident Terry Ross on Jan. 3 suggested the…

Two Bridges Jail Commander Mark Westrum pled guilty to a lesser charge as part of a deferred disposition agreement on Jan. 4 at the West Bath Courthouse.

Westrum was stopped for OUI (alcohol…

Broadband in Lincoln County: Where We Are, Where We Want to Go & Why

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission invites municipal officials, businesses, educators, economic…

Public concern over ice craters along Cross Point Road, the introductions of a new recording secretary and budget committee member, Hammond…

The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is offering a free training for volunteers interested in mentoring young people involved in the criminal justice system. An…

Secretary of State Matt Dunlap came to Wiscasset on Tuesday, Jan. 3 to swear in Commissioners Mary Trescot and Hamilton Meserve. Both ran unopposed in their elections in 2016.

Lincoln County…

Bill Ellsworth, the Addiction Resource Center counselor at both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Two Bridges Regional Jail, appeared at the Jan. 3 Commissioners’ meeting to describe his…

In 2016, Wiscasset gained White’s Island, hiked taxes another 14 percent, cut the asking price on the former primary school to $525,000, voted for a multi-million-dollar downtown project from the…

Join Freeport, Maine’s Michael Perry at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Jan. 9, from 3 to 4 p.m. for a scenic slide show journey down the coast of southwestern Maine from Kittery to Portland. We will…

This week’s At a Glance features several scenic photos, mostly of the post-Dec. 29 storm and the abundant sunshine which followed. The new year has begun with warm winter temperatures and the rain…

Westport Island selectmen signed an agreement on Monday, Jan. 2 with Willow Light Studio to provide a new website for the town.

The $1500 project will include replacing the current outdated…

Wiscasset will join a growing list of Maine communities that will consider a moratorium on marijuana-related businesses.

Selectmen voted 3-1, Selectman Ben Rines Jr. dissenting, to call a…

Wiscasset selectmen lent their unanimous support Tuesday night to a disorderly house ordinance proposed by Police Chief Jeffrey Lange.

The ordinance is modeled after similar measures adopted…

For those who haven’t visited Cuba in the past 57 years, Ernest Hemingway, the U.S.S. Maine and the heroes of the 1959 Revolution are still well-represented as central parts of the island…

Helen A. (Butler) Barlow, 89, of Boothbay Harbor, died Dec. 31, 2016 in Safe Havens at St. Andrews Village. She was the wife of the late Earle…

Judith M. Dunsford, 69, died on Dec. 14, 2016 in her home. A memorial service will be held on Jan. 14, 2017 at 3 p.m. in the Congregational Church…

Jean Smalls, long time resident of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully in her sleep Dec. 30, 2016 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus after a short illness.  

Jean was born in Kharagpur, India…

Peggy Miner died Jan. 1, 2017, surrounded by friends, family and attendants at St Andrews Village.

She was born to Paul and Verna Luke on Sept. 27, 1940 and attended the East Boothbay school…

At the Jan. 3 meeting of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen, Wiscasset Police Chief Jeff Lange will propose a “disorderly house” ordinance that would give police and the town broader powers to…

As 2017 kicks off, Maine Department of Transportation and its contractors are reporting good progress on the construction of the new Bath Viaduct. Fifteen of 19 pier columns have been completed,…

It’s a new year — time to get started on the events calendar for the Boothbay Register’s award-winning publication “Summertime!”

All groups and organizations with events to be listed should…

The Wiscasset Community Center gym floor will get resurfaced, likely next April, but so far it appears replacement will not be necessary, Wiscasset Parks and Recreation facility and programs…

David Blanchard, 62, of Boothbay Harbor, died December 25, 2016 in the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough.

David was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on May 20, 1954 and was the son of the…

Mary E. (Marson) Abbott, 93, of Wiscasset, died Dec. 28, 2016 in the Miles Hospital. She was the wife of the late Willard A. Abbott.

Mary was born in Mystic, Connecticut on Feb. 15, 1923 and…

Charles E. “Skip” Baldwin III, born on Nov. 7, 1932, died Dec. 26, 2016.

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he graduated from Kimball Union Academy in 1950 where he was a member of the…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper have discontinued a few email addresses and if correspondents use them, the email will be bounced back.

Please update your address book for the…

The wind, snow and rainstorm brought down limbs, trees and lines, getting public safety and power crews out overnight and forcing a few road closures.

Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry stated…

Virginia Carlisle MacLeod, 100, of Carrollton, Georgia and Boothbay, Maine, formerly of Stuart, Florida and Princeton, New Jersey, died peacefully Dec. 19, 2016…

Maine State Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has been named chair of the Maine Legislature’s Taxation Committee by Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo).…

Paul A. Viveiros, 77, of East Boothbay, died Dec. 24, 2016 at the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor with his loving family…

This week’s At a Glance, featuring photos and cutlines published in the print versions of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper, includes a “New Year’s” license plate, basketball team photos,…

According to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ website, Gardens Aglow will be cancelled on Thursday, Dec. 29 due to forecasted dangerous weather conditions across the state. All tickets…

New Year's Eve. It has a nice ring to it. Say it out loud: “New Year's Eve.”

What words come to mind? Nostalgia. Love. Friends.…

Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, has been appointed to serve on the Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee for a third time. 

The committee oversees policy…

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will be in Lincoln County on Jan. 3 to swear in two of the county’s commissioners who were re-elected in November.

Mary Trescot and Hamilton Meserve ran…