Celebrate the start of summer at Historic New England’s annual Open House at Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House on Saturday, June 4. Free guided tours will be given at each…
News
Wiscasset’s message to officials from the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy can be summed up in five words, take the nuclear waste away.
At least one selectman will attend the…
Lincoln County Democrats
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee is hard at work preparing this year's Frances Perkins Award Dinner on June 4. Guest of honor is Harold “Bud” Lewis, who, as many know, has been a stalwart…
American Legion Post 54 of Wiscasset will hold its Memorial Day observance at 9 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the memorial wall on the municipal building lawn, Post Commander William Cossette Jr. said…
The Lincoln County Historical Association invites you to join in the organization’s 62nd annual observance of Memorial Day. The gathering begins at 11 a.m., Monday…
Wiscasset Police Department
Wiscasset’s second police cruiser is out of commission owing to a crash that occurred Sunday night on Bath Road at the turnoff to Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Officer James Read, who was…
The Edgecomb Historical Society will meet Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Edgecomb Community Church Fellowship Hall.
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Obituary
Jennie E. Weeks of Wiscasset, died on the evening of April 3, 2016 at the age of 94.
She was born on October 12,…
George W. Cochrane III, 88, died peacefully on January 9, 2016, with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 24, 1927, to the late George W. Cochrane Jr. of Melrose, Massachusetts,…
Edgecomb voters easily approved all 54 articles during the May 21 town meeting. Over 70 residents approved the $3,871,156 combined municipal and school budgets during the three-hour-plus meeting…
All submissions for the June 2 edition of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper should be received by Friday, May 27 due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The Boothbay Register…
Town of Damariscotta
Damariscotta hosted a meeting of the Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network on May 19 at Town Hall. The town was chosen as the site of the meeting because its municipal parking lot flood…
Town of Damariscotta
Damariscotta had been planning a badly needed sidewalk improvement project on Elm Street and Theatre Street for several years. The town hoped to get a Community Development Block Grant in 2015,…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
After more than a year of work by the Damariscotta Planning Board and months of wrangling to make sure that the new ordinance would pass legal muster, Damariscotta will now have a sign ordinance…
As Tri-County Literacy prepared for Maine Eastern Railroad’s (MERR) Bath-Wiscasset, Candy Cane Train runs to end last year, Deb Nowak was determined the agency’s biggest fundraiser would go on…
A former Route 27 day care center is about to become a lodging house. Edgecomb residents John and Kristen Gosselin live on the second floor of the property. The couple received planning board…
Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, had a perfect attendance and voting record during the recently concluded legislative session.
Sen. Johnson cast 271 votes during the 2nd Regular Session of…
Mrs. Currier’s class at Edgecomb Eddy School released Atlantic salmon eggs into the Sheepscot River on May 17. The class is learning about raising the endangered species from an egg to maturity.…
What better way to usher in an exciting new season of events at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site than with a stirring concert by Maine St.…
As team after Special Olympics team paraded past Boothbay Region Elementary School Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell in Wiscasset Friday, she cheered for each one.
She was proud of all the…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating a door-to-door scam and a Jefferson woman has been charged with a felony of stealing prescription drugs. The Sheriff’s Office has charged…
LincolnHealth Physical Therapist Tim Bryce will discuss the dangers of neuropathy for people with diabetes and how people with diabetes can increase their physical activity level…
Dozens of Maine police departments will begin a two week effort starting Monday, May 23 enforcing the state’s seat belt laws. Coordinated by the Maine Bureau of…
Dresden Elementary School third grade teacher Erica Atkinson has a sign in the classroom telling people to wear the pants that fit them.
We don’t all learn the same or show our learning the…
Korean and Vietnam War veteran Donald O. Smith of Bristol rose from his seat last month at the Maine State Republican Convention in Bangor after hearing U.S. Congressman Bruce Poliquin introduced…
Wiscasset just keeps getting better. Red's Eats has long made the town a destination for a good lobster roll, and there are other eating establishments and shops in the small downtown area to keep…
The Tapestry Singers, directed by Beth Preston, will present their spring concerts entitled “The Road Home” on Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 5 at 4 p.m. Both performances will…
An Edgecomb math and social studies teacher is one of nine honorees throwing out the first pitch at Hadlock Field on June 10. UNUM and the Portland Sea Dogs has named Terry Mulligan and eight…
Buy the ticket, win the ride! You could be the next owner of a beautiful, red 1966 MG MGB, while supporting the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM). The Museum announces its third annual…
Alna selectmen
The cleanup that Alna selectmen sought for a vacant Golden Ridge Road property is under way, Second Selectman Melissa Spinney said May 18. She saw saw someone with a truck there May 17.
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The beauty and meaning of African masks and crafts will be explored in a talk at The Lincoln Home by Ruth Ann MacKinnon, who has lived and worked in four African…
Chocolate cake. It's my all-time favorite dessert.
Is it just me, or is cake one of those words that sounds like what it is? Say it.…
The Lincoln County Fish and Game Association and Medomak Valley Land Trust will be hosting the annual Youth Spring…
Kirk and Sherrie Holbrook of Hallowell are concerned about their children’s education. The couple have a son and daughter attending attending Hall-Dale Elementary School. They were one of a dozen…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club was privileged to welcome Penny O’Sullivan, author, designer, and woody plant lover to speak at the general membership meeting held…
A group of veterans recently met with state Department of Labor officials to urge the creation of a “Veteran-Friendly Workplace” program for Maine businesses. Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville,…
Dresden Planning Board
The Dresden Planning Board voted 4-0 on Tuesday to table any action on the Dick Condon gravel pit permit until the board’s August meeting. The Dresden Appeals Board had returned the application to…
Have ewe herd?
An "Introduction to Herding" with Marcia Welch will be held Sunday, May 22 at 10 a.m. at the Mill Farm in Edgecomb. This workshop is a fun opportunity to learn a little about…
The Westport Island selectmen’s meeting on Monday evening, May 16 was the scene of a lively discussion concerning the upcoming vote to fund the Squam Creek…
Dresden Selectmen
Valerie Woodworth of Dresden thanked selectmen on Monday, May 16 for their support in her selection for the annual Community Citizen Award. Woodworth displayed certificates from Enterprise Grange…
Wiscasset selectmen got an earful Tuesday night from downtown business owners on the Maine Department of Transportation’s plans for Main Street. The three-hour meeting’s busy agenda also saw the…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from May 9 to May 15, 2016.
May 9…
As the first woman district attorney in New England, and Maine’s first female attorney general, Janet Mills is the ideal guest of honor and speaker for the upcoming benefit for New Hope for Women…
A committal service for Arvilla L. Ames, who died January 23, 2016, will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 23 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High…
Obituary
Peter Boice Wagstaff, 75, of Boothbay Harbor Maine, died May 16, 2016 surrounded by his family.
He was born October…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Monday passed the proposed next contract with the teachers’ union. The 5-0 vote followed a brief closed-door session of the committee.
The union had yet to…
Edgecomb Town Meeting
Last year, Ted Hugger was all smiles attending his first-ever town meeting. Now, the Edgecomb businessman is the only candidate seeking election to the board of selectman. Edgecomb will conduct…
Weeks ahead of Wiscasset’s straw vote, the town’s historic preservation commission on Monday gave more of its mixed reviews to the state’s downtown options. Some of the greatest concern was voiced…
Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville greeted the fourth grade classes from the Wiscasset Elementary School during their visit to the State House. The students had an opportunity to tour the House and…
The past week’s structure fires that gave three firefighters dehydration or other issues both happened on warm, sunny days. But according to area fire chiefs, fighting a fire can take a physical…
