Wiscasset residents on May 14 will have their chance to alter the $9.4 million school budget or let it ride.

Going in to the special town meeting, the budget offer…

Last fall, the rope for ringing the bell at St. Philip's Episcopal Church got much closer to the floor than it normally hangs. And the bell was getting hard to ring.

Town meeting season is officially upon the Twin Villages.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, with…

With a crocus on every corner and buds just beginning to tinge, the time has come to think about gardening.

Specifically, what's going…

Jill Ann Hall, 54, of St. Augustine, Fla., died unexpectedly at Flagler Hospital.

She was born in Eliot and has resided in St. Augustine, Fla., since 2002. Jill was…

Bette Evans of Spruce Point died April 13, 2014. Born the fourth of five children to a blended family in Sibley, Iowa, Bette traveled to Long Beach, Calif., after graduating from high school for a…

Eighteen Maine firms with shiny resumes will vie for honors on May 19 when the Maine Family Business Awards’ red carpet is rolled out to celebrate the 15th…

Edgecomb selectmen will be discussing a resolution to the Cunningham Road issue at tonight's May 5 meeting.

Selectman Jack Sarmanian…

Barbara Mardiat Tomlinson of Rockport died at the age of 62, January 22, 2014, at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston where she was being treated for lung cancer.

She was best…

Independent for Governor Eliot Cutler was given a Common Good Spotlight on Eastport Award this weekend, as part of the 10th Year anniversary celebration of Eastport business The Commons.

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The Friends of Windjammer Days, organizers of the 52nd Annual Windjammer Days festival, has announced the tall ships that will be at this year's Windjammer Days Festival. The festival will take…

FREEDOM — For many who care deeply about wildlife, the recent headlines have been depressing: the ivory hunter's senseless killing of African elephants; poaching of India's remaining Bengal tigers…

When it comes to Wiscasset's town planner and code enforcement officer, one thing became clear during a Thursday, May 1 workshop:

The…

When it comes to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, even the deputies on four legs are covered.

The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor recently raised $2,000 to supply the Sheriff’s Office…

Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply…

The cooperation the town of Wiscasset showed was a key reason Molnlycke chose to expand its Twin Rivers Drive plant, a company official said.

Mark Dignum, site…

Members of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association met in April to begin planning the SVCA's sixth annual "Champagne on the Sheepscot"…

Wiscasset High School head custodian Jeff Speed has been on the job 39 years. Thanks to a Wiscasset School Committee decision on May 1, he's headed for year 40.

His…

The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts its season on the Boothbay Town Common, 1 Common Drive, on Thursday, May 15. Vendors will set up on the common from 9 a.m. to…

So far, Wiscasset, Alna and Westport Island haven't taken a hit on the Wiscasset Transfer Station's cost to get rid of the three towns’ trash.

That's largely…

Sen. Chris Johnson was selected by Lincoln County Democrats to receive the 2014 Frances Perkins Award.

“Johnson's unswerving service to his community, to Lincoln County and to the entire…

Sometimes, there needs to be flexibility in choosing bids, Newcastle Selectmen’s Chairman Brian Foote said.

Sometimes, the highest (or the second highest) ends up being the best bid, he said…

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its closed case report for February 4-April 23:

Jessica R.…

Maine Democratic Party priorities in the next two years will be to advance progressive policies in the key areas of healthcare, early childhood…

In Maine, spring brings no assurance of warm, sunny days, but, in many Maine communities, it does offer an opportunity to engage in town governance.

The town of  Woolwich will hold its…

What Wiscasset residents do with the school budget on May 14, before it goes to a June town vote, could be pivotal on a number of levels, according to Interim Superintendent Wayne…

Evelyn Lovisa Giles died peacefully at the Gregory Wing, St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor on April 19, 2014.

Evelyn was born September 21, 1927 at home on Giles Hill in Boothbay, the…

An electrical problem in the basement started a house fire in Wiscasset the night of April 29, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office made that finding and…

For majority of the Boothbay Railway Village’s history and for almost all of its years as a 501(c)3 nonprofit, the staff has been led by one…

Main Street Bath will celebrate the arrival of spring on May 3 with its annual Mayfair Festival. Mark your calendars to visit Bath that Saturday for a city-wide yard sale with over 30 participants…

The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association is holding a home heating oil raffle to raise funds for training firefighters.

The winner will receive a $1,000 gift certificate which can be…

Mia's Shear Perfection in Damariscotta will be offering purple hair streaks …

A parent-teacher group plans to ask the Wiscasset School Committee to seek a vision for the school system's future. Partners in Education (PIE) could get to make that request as early as Thursday…

David Bryer, 83 of Vienna, Maine died April 27, 2014 at his daughter, Jeanette Reed’s home in Wiscasset.

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A Wiscasset man has been arrested for the third time since March.

Kris Sliker, 57, of Wiscasset was arrested for violating the…

Jerry G. Sessler, 88, of Rochester, N.H. died April 26, 2014 at his home with family members close by.

Born October 9, 1925 in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of…

Barbara L. (Rideout) Piper, 71, of Lynn, Mass., died April 22, 2014 at Union Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late…

Pricey Properties, a distinct real estate agency in the area, has hired Boothbay resident Jason Hardwick.

“I am thrilled that Jason has joined our growing…

A Celebration of Life for Russell Verdi Grant will be held on Saturday, May 2 at 2 p.m. at the Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay. Russell…

A gathering of remembrance and for Richard Austin Nolon will be held on Friday, May 9 at 11 a.m. Richard will be laid to rest at Oaklawn Cemetery,…

Is it summertime yet? Well, almost.

Summer is about a month and a half away, but you can experience it right now with the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper’s…

A gathering of remembrance for Erla Vernette Browne-Kelly will be held on Monday, May 12 at 11 a.m. as she is laid to rest at the Bayview Cemetery,…

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna has secured the last piece of land it needs to expand its track north to Route 218.

“I love it,” Stephen Zuppa,…

Boothbay Harbor's Gregory Middendorf, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of Class D theft, two counts of Class E theft, two counts of criminal mischief and one count one…

For the last six years, employees at Northeast Security Systems have voluntarily paid to dress down on Fridays. The funds raised are donated to the…

The family of Jane and Wilson Francis invites all to view a boat parade in Boothbay Harbor and attend a reception in memory of Jane and Wilson on Saturday, May 3. The boat parade will begin at 1 p…

Colleen Hendricks of Wiscasset and Kate Laemmle of Alna will be among the several students at Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG) in Freeport who will be presenting…

You can now help local police and the sheriff by sharing information about underage drinking, illegal drug use, or other criminal activity — and…

A proposed school resource officer in Wiscasset has crossed a crucial threshold toward funding. Selectmen on April 24 agreed to keep it in the budget and let…

Five candidates, including two current Wiscasset selectmen and three past ones, are running for three board seats in the June 10 elections, Wiscasset Town Clerk Christine Wolfe said.

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