Dr. Robert Guillard, 95, died peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 25, 2016 at the Gregory Wing, St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

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The Oct. 6 meeting of the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission weighed the pros and cons of beginning the process of becoming a Certified Local Government, a federal program that serves as a…

The Lincoln County Commissioners, in a light meeting, approved a snowplow contract with Steele’s Landscaping, and a couple of purchase orders for ammunition and Net Motion wireless software for…

Rachel E. Anderson, 35, of East Boothbay was arraigned Sept. 26 on one count of Tampering with a Witness or Informant in connection to several child pornography charges she pleaded guilty to in…

The new deck Pam Logan is putting on Wiscasset’s “Tiny House” is no longer under challenge from a neighbor. The Wiscasset Board of Appeals on Oct. 5 let stand the nod the deck got this summer from…

Wiscasset voters will have the final say on Election Day whether firefighters will be permitted to wash their personal vehicles at the fire station. A public hearing was held on the referendum…

LincolnHealth and the United Way of Mid Coast Maine have joined forces for the first two weeks of October to fight hunger in Lincoln County. The Food Security…

Fun for all ages on Tuesday, Oct. 11, when the Lincoln Home hosts the Maine3Railers Model Railroad Club. A fully operational model railroad will be set up in our Activity Room. Stop by the Lincoln…

Newcastle held a meeting Monday night to give Sherman Marsh residents another chance to hear from the Interagency Review Team that is trying to form a wetland bank for Department of Transportation…

Careless disposal of smoking materials appears to have caused the Oct. 2 fire at the Freedom Center transitional home in Dresden, Sgt. Ken Grimes of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said Thursday…

If the extent of your knowledge about ticks is that you should tuck your pants cuffs into your socks when hiking, come to Midcoast Conservancy on Monday, Oct. 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.…

The 2016 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports moderate to high color spreading throughout Maine. Northern Maine and the western mountains…

The sights and sounds of fall include many things like crisp mornings, apple picking and cider season, and the leaves changing color.  Most of all, autumn makes us…

Monday, Oct. 10 is a holiday, but we will still be meeting at the Faith Baptist Church on the Mills Road in Newcastle. We'll begin with our informal sew and chat at 2 p.m. Bring projects of your…

Christopher Dean Whittaker, 58, of Woolwich died Sept. 30, 2016. He died doing what he loved, fishing for striped bass at Small Point. He had caught…

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce the addition of Hannah Chamberlain to its staff as its new land steward. Chamberlain brings a range of experience to…

Are you confused about the details of Question 3 on the Maine ballot in November? Sometimes it is hard to determine how to vote if our information comes from TV ads…

Residents near the proposed Stepping Stones Housing project in Damariscotta brought up a variety of concerns at a public hearing before the Damariscotta Planning Board on Monday, Oct. 3. The newly…

Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Tuesday night, the town has a purchase and sales agreement on the former Wiscasset Primary School.

“It’s a taxable entity,” she noted, adding the sale…

First Advisors, the trust and investment services division of First National Bank, invites you to join them for a financial and retirement planning seminar on Oct. 20 at the…

St. Andrew’s Community Design Showhouse in Newcastle, which took place this past week, has been extended for another week. The church’s Parish House on Glidden…

A Friday deadline approaches. In observance of the Columbus Day holiday, all copy, press releases, advertising … you name it … for the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper is due Friday, Oct…

Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland announced in an email at 5:38 p.m. Tuesday, 3-year-old Lenore Wilson, for whom an Amber Alert had been issued earlier Tuesday, is safe…

Gilbert Jean Charbonneau, 73, died on the morning of Sept. 26, 2016, at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Born in…

The Southport United Methodist  Church will hold a memorial service in honor of Phyllis Pinkham Cook on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. Reception  to follow. Please join us to help celebrate her life.…

Lincoln County Regional Planning and New Ventures Maine are teaming up to provide Lincoln County and especially Wiscasset area residents with opportunities for individual career and small business…

Duane H. Dunbar, 69, died Oct. 1, 2016 at his home in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born June 28, 1947 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Harold J. Dunbar Jr. and Barbara…

Woolwich selectmen heard Monday night that better signage was needed on Nequasset Road to alert motorists to Woolwich Central School.

In response to a complaint of speeding motorists, the…

Selectmen spent 42 minutes in a closed-door session about the former Wiscasset Primary School Monday night, then returned to open session and announced they were taking no action.

The…

Water of Life Lutheran Church of Newcastle invites the public to attend a dinner and program on Saturday, Oct. 29 to benefit the Lincoln County branch of New Hope For Women. The dinner is being…

The United States Constitution does not allow citizens to directly vote for the president. Even though the election ballots in Maine and in most states will list the names of the…

Pumpkinfest is just around the corner, and on Saturday morning, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Damariscotta Post Office at 173 Main Street, visitors can obtain a special postmark bearing a picture…

Gloria M. Goud, 86 of Dresden died September 30, 2016 in Freeport at the Hawthorne House after a long fight with Alzheimer's.

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Sunday’s fire at the Freedom Center transitional home in Dresden started in the…

David Stapp is a pilot. He loves aviation. He loves planes and flying. Until recently the headquarters for the enterprise he founded, and is president of — Peregrine…

Robert R. Potter, 85, of Boothbay, died Sept. 29, 2016 at the Hill House (Hospice Care) Facility in Bath, Maine.

He…

Ellen M. Wanser, 71, of Flood Avenue, Wiscasset, Maine died Sept. 30, 2016.

She was…

Joan Etta (McEathron) LaBar, 74, of Dresden, Maine, died Sept. 29, 2016 from complications of pneumonia.

She was born…

Michael Philip McGonegal, of Burlington, Vermont, born Jan. 24, 1969, died on Oct. 1, 2016.

He is survived by his…

A dog died and eleven people survived an early morning fire Sunday at the Freedom Center at 633 Gardiner Road in Dresden, officials said. An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office…

The single most important step toward ensuring your own safety is having a personal safety strategy in place before you need it. The Refuse to be a Victim program…

Elaine M. (Moore) Lemont, died September 29, 2016 in Brunswick with her family by her side.

She was born in Bath, on…

The Coastal Humane Society of Brunswick and Lincoln County Animal Shelter of Edgecomb are asking the public for donations of dry food for their cats…

Wiscasset’s waterfront has the Route One visibility and the foot traffic Maine Kayak is looking for, representatives for the New Harbor-based business told the Wiscasset Waterfront Committee Sept…

All information was prepared by the Lincoln County Court Clerk. All sentences, unless otherwise noted, will be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Jessica Alexander, 40, of Waldoboro,…

Alna selectmen are reaching out to Wiscasset and the state to have a voice in the Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown project. The traffic changes will impact Alna’s traffic also, so it…

Three journalists whose service to the state’s newspapers totals more than 110 years will enter the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame October 29.

Rex Rhoades, Steve Solloway and Hugh…

Justice Lance Walker of the Superior Court in Portland has denied an appeal filed by Thomas and Kathleen Bryant of Wiscasset against the town of Wiscasset in connection with the fireworks storage…

The Maine Maritime Museum, Farnsworth Art Museum, Boothbay Railway Village and Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, all non-profit organizations, were recently awarded a $10,000 marketing grant…

Wiscasset selectmen are planning a closed-door discussion Monday, Oct. 3 to discuss the disposition of property, the town announced in an email Wednesday.

The executive session regards the…