A small but vocal group of citizens was on hand in the Wiscasset municipal building’s hearing room Sept. 8 to share thoughts for changing the town’s form of government. A number of opinions were…
News
In a lengthy reply to Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos’ (I-Friendship) and fellow signers’ request to refer the matter of Gov. Paul LePage’s fitness to remain governor to the State Judicial Supreme Court,…
A regular meeting of the Sagadahoc County Commissioners will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room…
Woolwich selectmen are considering going solar to reduce the town’s electric bill.
Nick Sampson of ReVision Energy made an initial presentation Sept. 6 for installation of a solar array,…
Alna’s tax rate will probably be the same as last year’s, or very close to it, First Selectman David Abbott said Sept. 7.
“If there’s any difference, it’s just going to be a tiny bit one way…
Taking about 30 inches off one end of the Head Tide Dam’s spillway would avoid taking some ledge off the Sheepscot River shoreline, a consultant said Tuesday night about one of the latest models…
The search for who will represent Maine at the 2018 USA National Miss Pageant in Boca Raton, Florida is about to begin.
Potential contestants are invited to participate in Maine's Harvest…
A Design Showhouse will be the highlight of a “Glimpse of Glidden Street,” this year’s outreach fundraising event for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle.…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen on Tuesday night put on hold a proposed park-and-ride behind the municipal building.
Public Works Director Doug Fowler presented a plan for closing the Washington Street…
Comic books. It all started waaaay back in 1842 here in the U.S. with “The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck,” in black and white, and hard cover no less!…
Following the old Horace Greeley axiom, “Go west, young man,” Edgecomb native Mike Finnegan has taken it further by going north, south, and east across the high seas of the world. Finnegan, 31, is…
Ever wonder what it felt like to wear a bustle? Find out at Fashions of Their Times 1807-1920, an interactive fashion workshop at the Nickels-Sortwell House on…
Wiscasset selectmen went against the advice of their auditor, voting 3-2 to take $1 million from the undesignated fund balance to apply to the 2016-17 tax commitment.
Chris Bachman from RHR…
Stepping Stones came a step closer to approval for its non-conforming, seven-unit low-income housing development on Sept. 6 during another contentious planning board meeting involving neighbors of…
The next Wiscasset Area Chamber After Hours will be held Sept. 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Regional Planning office, 297 Bath Road, across from Big Al’s. The event, co-hosted…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Lincoln County Commissioners accepted a check for $3,442 from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of the county’s few losses and its loss prevention programs regarding Workers…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. All sentences, unless otherwise noted, will be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Kathleen Stevens, 35, of Boothbay,…
Maine House of Representatives
Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos (I-Friendship), and a group of other legislators delivered a letter to Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap on Tuesday, asking him to refer the question of Gov. Paul LePage’s ‘…
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today (Sept. 6) that three Maine organizations will receive a total of $1,695,084 over three years to support…
Obituary
Judy Perkins Wright died peacefully on August 4, 2016 at the age of 70, near Portland, Oregon, having spent much time recently with family and…
Sitting with wife Sukey Haney and their friend and neighbor Leonard Meiselman at Marianmade Farm near sunset Sunday, Wiscasset Public Library volunteer Stan Haney saw the good turnout for the “…
A suspicious fire burned about a two-and-a-half-square-foot area of the wooden handicap access ramp of the Coopers Mills post office early Tuesday, Whitefield Fire Chief Scott Higgins said.
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A half marathon and 5k runs completed the trifecta of seasonal races on Sunday, Sept. 3. The event was coordinated by the Boothbay Region YMCA as part of Wellness Week, a component of Harbor Fest…
Depending on how they fare under review, rules on solar power in Wiscasset’s historic district could face a June 2017 town vote, Town Planner Ben Averill said.
The Wiscasset Historic…
Lt. Maker issued this update at 2:24 p.m. Sunday:
At about 2 p.m. today, Morrow was located in Somerville and has been returned home without incident.
Original press release, issued at…
A Subaru wagon took out a utility pole on Edgecomb’s River Road late Saturday night, leaving the car’s occupants with only minor injuries and the town’s fire department with several hours’ work…
Look for lights at the intersection of routes 1 and 27 in Wiscasset around the end of September, Maine Department of Transportation staff said. Poles needed for the installation have yet to arrive…
Music, cocktails, an ice cream-tasting and book signings tipped off Harbor Fest 2016 at a party held at the Rocktide Inn in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, Sept. 2. Additional tastings were held at…
Update, issued by Lt. Maker at 8:07 p.m. Friday:
Earlier tonight at about 6:30 p.m. Benaiah was located at a residence on Coopers Mills Road in Windsor.
He…
Obituary
Barbara “Lee” “Honey” Ripley, 93, formerly of Wellesley, Massachusetts, died Aug. 31, 2016 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Lee was born Dec…
Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to continue along a northeastern path and impact New England waters over Labor Day weekend. Coast Guard officials…
Wiscasset downtown project
Town Planner Ben Averill told Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission Vice Chairman Jib Fowles repeatedly Sept. 1, Fowles’ motion opposing the loss of parking on Main Street was not valid.
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Mark Fourre, now at LincolnHealth, to move slightly Down East
The…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
A 23-year-old named Alex Pedroza from Wiscasset recently got stopped for driving a car with the plates registered to another vehicle and was given a $300 fine for Improper Plates. He had just lost…
Edgecomb selectmen are reviewing a proposal to shoot a “pig” through the Davis Island sewer line connected to the Wiscasset Sewer District. On Aug. 29, the board heard a proposal by Ted Berry Co.…
Edgecomb Eddy School Principal Lisa Clarke greeted returning students on Aug. 31 as they arrived by bus for the first day of school. Sixth grader Kayden Ames is excited about the possibility of…
Local and nationally known sports legends and Hall of Famers are making arrangements to meet in Boothbay for the 26th annual Boothbay Charities Classic Golf…
Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Lincoln, received a perfect score for his votes to protect Maine’s environment, support clean energy and defend state conservation programs, according to a legislative…
A celebration of life gathering will be held for Vicki Pinkham at the Kennebec Tavern in Bath on Sept. 9 at noon. Please join her family and friends in remembering and celebrating her life.
Boothbay Railway Village
A total of 56 volunteer hours, by eight expert stone workers, and the generosity of two special sponsors (Knickerbocker Group of Boothbay & J.C. Stone of Jefferson) went into completing this…
Scallop gonads may seem like fun and games to Skylar Bayer given that her missing samples landed her on “…
Obituary
Blanche Stransky, 91, died peacefully at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Aug. 27, 2016.
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Westport Island selectmen discussed setting the mil rate for tax year 2016-2017 and the bidding process for the sand and salt shed at their meeting on Monday, Aug. 29.
Chairman George…
Earlier this year, Boothbay’s Chanel Stoddard, 22, was two years cancer-free and starting the job she’d been wanting for years, working in the Boothbay Region YMCA’s day care.
In July, she…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 8 edition is Friday, Sept. 2 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register office will be closed Monday, Sept. 5 in observance of Labor Day.…
Wiscasset Waterfront Committee
Wiscasset Waterfront Committee members voiced support Aug. 25 for replacing the harbor master’s boat the town recently sold. But the harbor master, Preston Dunning, explained he doesn’t know when…
Alna has a new silver medal in town, but it’s not from Rio de Janiero. This one’s from Yarmouth, where Alna First Selectman David Abbott captured it in the Maine Senior Games.
The retired…
There is still time to grab the last few seats on the bus for the Knox-Lincoln Conservation Farm Tour of Lincoln County. Join us on…
Do Wiscasset voters want to change their form of town government?
That’s the question Tim Merry, a former Wiscasset selectman and fire chief, is asking. He’s called a meeting to discuss the…
