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Probate Court

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is June 13, 2013.

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Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 16, 2013 in the action entitled HSBC Bank USA, National Association…

Please take notice that Bowditch Road, LLC, c/o Thomas Peterson, 501 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130, is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the…

Probate Court

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is May 16, 2013.

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Please take notice that Rocktide Inc. dba Rocktide Inn, 35 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538, Phone: 207-633-4455, is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection…

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 17, 2013 in the action entitled

Maine Artists
"Lighthouse on the hill," by Kevin Beers.

Beginning Thursday, June 20, landscape painter Kevin Beers joins ceramicist Tim Christensen for two new shows at Gleason Fine Art’s Boothbay Harbor gallery. For Beers, this will be…

Bangor

In March 2013 the final buzzer sounded in the hallowed Bangor Auditorium. The facility that had played host to tens of thousands of players and the seats that held nearly 2.5…

Probate Court

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication of this notice is April 11, 2013.

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The Deck House School is excited to announce its “Campaign for a Secure Future.” The goal of this campaign is to raise $300,000 in the next year to fund several projects here on…

The Maine Department of Labor has made the youth work-permit application available online in time for the summer hiring season. All minors under the age of 16 must have a work…

Update
Lady, a young black Labrador retriever, was picked up in Waldoboro as a stray nearly two weeks ago. Her rescuers eventually found she was be riddled with BB shot under her skin, at least 83 pellets worth, luckily none of it causing serious injury. Courtesy of Lincoln County Animal Shelter

UPDATE: The Waldoboro man accused of shooting a dog with a BB gun more than 80 times remains in jail as of June 17. According to documents on file in Lincoln…

Fourth of July

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for the July 4 issues. Advertising and editorial submissions will be due Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m. The…

Obituary
Joseph S. W. Parker

Joseph Stedman Williams Parker, of Marblehead, Mass., and Southport, beloved husband of Joan (Falvey) Parker, died Monday evening, June 10, 2013 at Salem Hospital surrounded by his…

Furry Friends
Lady, a 1-year-old stray black Labrador, was found in Waldoboro and held for 10 days before being put up for adoption and brought to the veterinarian to be spayed. That's when they learned the “super friendly” dog's secret: someone in her past had assaulted her with at least 83 BB shots, and the evidence had healed under her skin. Courtesy Lincoln County Animal Shelter

UPDATE: A Waldoboro man has been charged with animal cruelty in…

Obituary
Leah M. MacDonald

Leah Marguerite Hebert MacDonald, of Augusta and East Boothbay, died peacefully on June 10, 2013, with two of her five children and one of her granddaughters at her side.     

Born in…

LCSO

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Arrests

On June 7, David W. Beaucage Sr., 50…

Town Elections

On June 11, Dresden voters elected Gerald Lilly as second selectman, Kim S. Rzasa as town clerk, treasurer and excise tax collector, Ann Pierce as property tax collector and…

Boothbay Region YMCA

Although the first official day of summer is June 21, the Boothbay Region YMCA has already started its summer with a host of activities, fundraisers and camps on the horizon.…

Town Elections

Pay-as-you-throw is a no-go in Wiscasset. Residents on June 11 rejected the measure at the polls 221-146.

The change would have had the Wiscasset…

Congratulations
Cameron West

The American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) announce that Cameron West, the son of Dion and Stacy West from Wiscasset, has been granted a scholarship to attend the annual…

Alna Selectmen
Alna Second Selectman Jonathan Villeneuve discusses a road issue at the June 11 selectmen's meeting. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

Alna selectmen said they aren't happy about skidder tracks on one of the town's newly repaved roads. But if it turns out the marks on Rabbit Path Road will do no harm, board…

Weather Watch
 
A flood watch is in effect for Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties from June 11…

The 61st annual St. Philip’s Strawberry Festival in Wiscasset will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 and, like every year since it began, plenty of volunteers…

Midcoast United's Wyatt Pinkham gets ready to boot the ball in a game against the Patriots at Clifford Field, Boothbay; team mate Kaleb Ames also pictured in back. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register

The weekend of June 8 was another busy one for Midcoast United’s U-12 team with two friendly games in Waterville on Saturday, June 8 and their final regular season Pine Tree League…

At the Theater
Members of the cast of Monty Python's “Spamalot” at the Boothbay Playhouse. Top row, from left: The Lady of the Lake (Emily Moore) and King Arthur (John Adams). Second row: Sir Bedevere (Cole Domeyer), Galahad (Joel Biron), Patsy (Nick Mirabile), Lancelot (Nicholas Carroll) and Sir Robin (Robo Bishop). Courtesy of Susan Domeyer

Thou needst not adhere to the cult of Monty Python to get a kick out of “Spamalot,” the Arthurian musical spoof that will run amok at the Boothbay Playhouse June 27 through July 13…

Lincoln County Historical Association

Summer is here and Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House is open to the public. The hours are noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Wiscasset Baseball

The Wiscasset Babe Ruth baseball team improved to 3-0 on the season by defeating Rockport Automotive by a score of 4-3 on a picture perfect day in Rockport June 9.

Obituary
Alden P. Stickney

Alden P. Stickney, 90, of Rockland, formerly of Southport, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Windward Gardens in Camden after a brief illness.

Alden…

Boothbay Region YMCA

Although autumn gets credit for being the most colorful of Maine's seasons, the Boothbay Region YMCA is trying to bring a little color to the dog days of summer.

“You don’t have to be Italian or like spaghetti to love bocce ball,” said Skip Taylor, as he announced plans to form a bocce ball club and league at Winters Gone Farm in Wiscasset…

Wiscasset Speedway
Nate Tribett's #13 car hits the wall in the Mini Outlaw division’s lap 21 on Saturday, June 8 at the Wiscasset Speedway. Courtesy of Peter Taylor, Wiscasset Speedway

Despite some early morning rain, Wiscasset Speedway was ready to roll at race time. Under the bright lights, and to the chorus of peepers in the infield, the cars hit the track in…

Wiscasset High School
WHS freshmen get prepared for a Discovery Voyage at Maine Maritime Academy. Participants include, left to right, Gabby Wenners, Brittany Gagnon, Kendra Chancellor, Kyle Green, Kennedy Orr, Joey McGraf, Samantha Arsenault and Erika Auger. Courtesy of Wiscasset High School

It was an unusual couple of school days for ninth graders at Wiscasset High School. Instead of passing bells and after-school games, it was ship’s whistles and physical training,…

Obituary

Deane L. Brown died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 after a battle with cancer.

He is survived by his daughter, Jessica M. Brown; granddaughter, Chloe;…

New officers of the Garden Club of Wiscasset are, from left, President Emily Adler, Treasurer Beth Maxwell, Recording Secretary Margaret Holden and Vice-president Linda Belmont. Not pictured is Corresponding Secretary Barbara Bruno. Courtesy of Anne Harris, Garden Club of Wiscasset

New officers of the Garden Club of Wiscasset were installed at their annual spring luncheon on June 6 at the Marianmade Lavender Farm owned by club member Michelle Peele.

Samantha Fisk, a 2009 graduate of Wiscasset High School, graduated magna cum laude from the University of New England with a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science.…

Obituary
Robert E. Thornton

Robert Elwood Thornton, 85, formerly of Manchester, Conn., and of West Boothbay Harbor, died June 4, 2013 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford.

Obituary
John A. Roe Jr.

John A. Roe Jr., 69, of Federal Street, Wiscasset died Thursday, June 6, 2013 at his residence.

He was born in Chelsea, Mass., on March 2, 1944 the son…

Obituary
Charles F. Giles II

Charles F. Giles II, 46, of Cambridge, Mass., and Boothbay died June 3, 2013 of complications from a chronic, progressive disease. He was born July 21, 1966 in Concord, Mass., to…

Obituary

Robert Elwood Thornton, 85, formerly of Manchester, Conn., and of West Boothbay Harbor, died June 4, 2013 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford.

Boothbay soldiers in Afghanistan, from left, Pvt. Nicholas Greenleaf, Sgt. 1st Class Ken Solorzano and Pvt. Mason Leighton.

Three local soldiers who were deployed in Afghanistan since last summer returned to the United States last week. They are expected back in Maine by the end of this week.

Local Business
First-time customer Wayne Eugley of South Bristol picks up his order from Sea Digger's Grub co-owner Sydney Morin. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

Until May 31, there was little to draw the eye to an empty lot across from Birch Point Road on Route 1 in Wiscasset. Now passing motorists beep their support day and night for a…

Obituary

Otto J. Reinecke Jr., 92, died June 8, 2013 in the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born November 12, 1920 in St. Paul,…

Budget Talks
Chelsea Resident Nick Danforth proposes reducing the RSU 12 budget for the upcoming school year. JOHN MAGUIRE/Wiscasset Newspaper

Approximately 80 residents approved a $26,511,203 education budget for the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 upcoming school year during the regional budget meeting in…

All Saints by-the Sea, the Episcopal summer chapel on Southport, will open for the 2013 season on Sunday, June 16, with Holy Communion Services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. A coffee hour…

Maine Artists
"Coastal Maine," by Tony van Hasselt

The Boothbay Region Historical Society is pleased to introduce our 2013 raffle. “Coastal Maine,” a colorful limited edition giclée print by local artist, Tony van Hasselt, A. W. S…

Maine Department of Public Safety

State Police are joining 83 other Maine law enforcement agencies for the next two weeks in the annual “Buckle Up – No Excuses” campaign cracking down on those who don’t use their…

In Memoriam

In loving memory of Erwin M. Skillin on the anniversary of his death on June 4, 2012. We miss you and we love you!

Budget Talks

The Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 regional budget meeting starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 8 at the Whitefield Elementary School.

Update
Freema, pictured days after her rescue, died June 1. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

The elderly, stray dog who captured hearts after a hit-and-run driver struck her