A Chelsea church with a second, closed church in Edgecomb is offering Edgecomb an old cemetery, in hopes the closed church will have better luck attracting a buyer without it.

It’s time, Wiscasset.

Today’s the day the town decides if it stays or if it goes from Regional School Unit 12. Get out to vote at the Wiscasset Community Center from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m.

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It may only take the promise of a worm for a bird to be an early riser. But what about you?

Do you need an incentive to get up this Saturday, Nov. 9, for Wiscasset'…

Robert Cameron Duncan, beloved husband of the Rev. Lucinda Duncan, died Monday afternoon, October 21 at his home in West Concord, Mass., with Lucinda at his side.…

Mary S. Byrnes, 83, of Southport, died peacefully at her home on Southport Island on November 2, 2013 with her loving family beside her. …

Some gifts, people look forward to using.

Then, there are the other kind.

The donations that fire departments in Wiscasset, Woolwich, West Bath…

November is here, and it’s brought frost to our doors. Four weeks till Thanksgiving and twice that till Christmas. It seems unbelievable, but it’s true. Did you…

Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta has donated a portion of Wednesday sales to the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and the Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry, as…

Should Alna have a conservation commission?

It might help land some grants for landscaping at the fire station, and similar projects around town, First Selectman…

Wasting no time gearing up for 2014 election-year challenges, Lincoln County Democrats will host a pasta and meatball supper…

Rose-Marie Bologna, 69, died peacefully at home in Boothbay on November 1, 2013.

Rose was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 17, 1943, to John and Rita Bologna.

Rose’s generous…

The Bank of Maine and whoever is buying the Coburn House in Boothbay are still on track for a closing within weeks, an auctioneer said October 31.

“Things are…

A Jeep traveling northbound on Route 27 slammed into a utility pole in Edgecomb, causing power outages in Lincoln County at 2:07 p.m. on October 31.

As of…

 Agnes Lucille (Buxton) Barker, 102, of Nashua, N.H. and wife of the late…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) has received a 100 percent rating from the Maine Education Association for his support of education issues during the 126th…

More Mainers can quickly email photos, download music and surf the Internet now that FairPoint Communications has expanded broadband service to more than 415 homes and businesses in the town of…

Over the past year, RSU 1 has been reviewing the current condition of our facilities with the assistance of Harriman Architects and Engineers.
The district has many aging buildings which are…

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for September 12-October 18:

Lawrence Bredeau, 56, Nobleboro, Theft by…

Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Close Case Report for September 12-October 18:

Rebecca A. Ahlschlager, 21, Sayville, N.Y., Terrorizing…

The trustees and administration of Lincoln County Healthcare (LCH) have some very good news for the region. As of October 1, 2013, prices for many of its hospital…

Wiscasset High School will have to wait a bit longer to find out if it keeps its accreditation.

Principal Deb Taylor had expected to get word in early fall from the…

When the sun goes down, beware. Strange creatures lurk in the Edgecomb woods.

For the past two weeks Cook’s Landing in Edgecomb has hosted a haunted hayride that features plenty of spooks…

Dr. Chip Teel’s message to a crowd gathered at St. Columba’s on October 17 was a simple one: Aging at home can be made easier with the help of technology and senior volunteers.

Teel was in…

Despite the loss of two sponsors, the talks will go on for the Damariscotta Municipal Lot.

The Twin Villages Community Conversations…

Area businesspeople were partying on both sides of Edgecomb's Route 1 on October 23 and 24.

On back-to-back nights, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce…

Dennis and Vicki Emerson Mosier of Woolwich celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on October 8 with a surprise lawn party on August 10 at the home of their oldest daughter and husband, Heidi…

When all the votes have been counted Tuesday, Nov. 5, Wiscasset should know if it is staying in Regional School Unit 12 or breaking away.

Proponents of a pullout…

Time and a 1940s foot locker have been kind to the 45-star, American flag that once flew from the topmast of the Wiscasset sloop Fanny F.

Commercial scow…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper received 25 awards, including nine first place honors, at the Maine Press Association's 2013 Better Newspaper Contest awards presentation held at the…

Daylight saving time in Maine ends at 2 a.m., November 3.

So be sure to move your clocks back one hour on Sunday after 2 a.m.

According to Maine.gov, the sun will set at 4:26 p.m. on…

There's still time to get a jump on your civic duty. Wiscasset absentee ballots, including the school district withdrawal question and ones on how to cover the costs…

Lincoln County EMA and area emergency service agencies will be participating in disaster exercises during the week of November 4-8,…

Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville has received a 100 percent rating from the Maine State Employees Union for his support of working families during the 126th…

ATLANTIC OCEAN — One hundred miles off the New England coast, you will glimpse Captain Wes Pulver on the bridge of the …

When Daniel Williams had a heart attack in 2007, he saw the light. It was that one people talk about after a close call with death, he said.

Williams flat-lined in…

The first-ever online Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper Staff Pro Football Challenge continues. Each week, staff members Ben “The Incredible…

Anyone looking for a good outdoor sport should drop by the Great Salt Bay Elementary School on Sunday afternoons. “52 Pick-up,” Damariscotta’s own…

Strut replacement and other incidental work is taking place on Route 128 in Woolwich, beginning 0.78 miles north of Brushwood Road over Brox Stream.…

Start checking your mailboxes, Wiscasset. The town is sending out property tax bills on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to finance department staff.

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A field at Edgecomb Eddy School might work as a recreational area to make up for the town's abandonment of a public tennis court, a state official said October 21.

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Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap encourages all Maine voters to review the Citizen's Guide to the Referendum Election and reminds voters that the deadline to request an absentee ballot for the…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Oct. 26 in three locations. From 8 to 9 a.m. he will be at the…

The Dresden Board of Selectmen met Monday, Oct. 21 and discussed a subdivision question, the Route 27/Route 127 intersection and ambulance services.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On October 15, Deputy…

The Men’s Group of The First Congregational Church, Wiscasset will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at noon in Fellowship Hall, at which time Paul Dodson will present a…

The Twin Villages are looking for input on the lot.

The first-ever Twin Villages Community Conversation will be Wednesday, Nov. 13 to…

Following up on its October 7 decision, the Dresden Board of Selectmen announced Monday that the town has sent out a 60-day notice to 20 former tax-…

John VanOrsdell, 80, of Boothbay, now a resident of St. Andrews Village, invited family, friends and his publisher to the Village for the unveiling of his first science fiction novel, “Angelesis…

Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter doesn't mind that he's not on the town's ordinance review committee anymore.

He's just bothered that nobody contacted him directly…