A Southport man checked into Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset April 11 to serve 60 days for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light…

Some local issues never seem to go away. In Westport Island, one has reared its head again: what to do about the Wright house and property as the topic of a public hearing May 2.…

The following video clips of the Boston Marathon were recorded by Boston University student Hilary Ribons on April 15. Ribons is a former Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper staff…

I'm fine, I'm safe. Don't turn on the TV.

Those were the words Meghan (Brewer) Flint, R.N., texted to her mother shortly after the bombs exploded at the…

A Wiscasset man was relieved April 15 to hear that his three daughters at the Boston Marathon were all unhurt, following two explosions at this year's event.

Reductions in state subsidy, available revenue and less carry-over funds this year could mean a $1.2 million increase in the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 education…

Gary Best of Whitefield and Sharon Miller of Sheepscot have been added as board members of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA).

Best's…

Board members voted in favor of “sadly accepting” the resignation of Interim Superintendent Alan Hawkins during their most recent meeting April 9. Hawkins fell ill due to a serious…

When Charlotte Boynton was on the story, people knew they would get a fair shake.

Her diligence in getting the story right earned their trust.…

The Wiscasset Budget Committee has called a meeting for 6 p.m., Thursday, April 18, to vote on recommendations for the budget voters will decide June 11. The meeting will be held in the…

Ethel Mildred Herald, 78, died peacefully at her home in Newcastle, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on December 8, 1934 in New Harbor,…

Southport resident Paul G. Coulombe wants Boothbay region golfers to know that despite a legal dispute between the Bank of Maine and former owner James Reeves, nothing will…

The April 11 legislative hearing on Rep. Bruce…

Patricia Anthony Moses, daughter of Dorothy McClaren Anthony and J. Garner Anthony, died peacefully April 9 after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family in Maine, a place…

Please take note that, pursuant to 38 MRSA, Sections 413 and 414-A, the Bayville Village Corporation, of P.O. Box 676, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538, intends to file a wastewater…

Just as soon as it was gone, winter appears to be headed back to Lincoln County.

The National Weather Service is expecting a high of 38 F on Friday,…

A medical issue may have caused 65-year-old Frank Boudin of Wiscasset to lose control of his truck and strike a tree on Fort Hill Road in Wiscasset just before 8 a.m., April 11,…

Ronald Fuller’s apparent penchant for collectibles may have led to his arrest in St. Francois County, Missouri, on April 10. Instead of choosing an inconspicuous car, Fuller made…

Despite a tax hike concern, several residents expressed their strong support for funding a district-wide middle school health teacher during a special school board budget…

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

A service to be…

How would Wiscasset absorb the funding cuts Gov. Paul LePage has proposed?

Budget Committee member Bob Blagden wondered that April 9, as selectmen eyed…

Lincoln County TV seeks funding from the town of Dresden, as well as other towns, as a vital part of its budget this year. However, the Board of Selectmen’s response Monday gave…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On April 8, Deputy Collamore was dispatched to a report of a theft of a trailer registration plate in the town of…

Norma (Hunnewell) Scopino never planned to retire. She ran the Montsweag Flea Market she started in 1977 until her death February 26. But despite a rumor about a new motel, the…

Nomination papers for candidates for town offices to be voted on June 1 are available until April 29, at the Town Clerk’s Office.  Office hours are: Tuesdays, noon to 7 p.m. and…

Theater veteran and 2008 Boothbay Region High School graduate Christopher Holmes pulled off an unusual tour de force last month. He performed off-Broadway the same night he became…

Maine Supreme Judicial Court justices questioned a state prosecutor April 9 on why she felt a Lincoln County jury needed to hear about erotic images found on a Nobleboro man's…

Paulette Ann (Benner) Brown, 63 of Edgecomb, died Friday, April 5, 2013 after a long, courageous battle with cancer.

She was born to Susie and Willard…

Walter S. Kerr Jr., MD, died March 31, 2013 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor with members of his family by his side, after a brief illness.

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The Bank of Maine is claiming that if the Boothbay Country Club's former owners wanted to get the club's sale voided, they went about it the wrong way.

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Mainers would have expanded opportunities for turkey hunting under two bills heard by the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife last week.

Reps. Tim Marks (D-…

Priscilla King Bergier, 82, of Windham died peacefully April 1 at Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough after a brief illness.

She was born in Hartford, Conn…

With a $4 million Department of Energy grant and the approval of the Maine Public Utilities Commission in hand, Statoil is continuing with plans to build a floating pilot wind park…

State lawmakers are preparing for a round of hearings, debates and decisions on proposed changes to Maine's gun laws. More than 20 bills are set to go before the Legislature's Criminal…

A man declined to tell Alna selectmen April 4 if he's living in a recreational vehicle on his mother's property.

“I prefer not to put my foot in my…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested 57-year-old Michael Brewer of Boothbay April 4 in connection with the…

No final decisions were made at Wiscasset’s Public Informational meeting held April 2. But, selectmen certainly did get the public input. Several residents spoke against the…

Patricia Ellen Hale McMichael of Boothbay died peacefully the morning of March 30, 2013 surrounded by loved ones.  

Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919,…

Woolwich residents will see two town office building plans proposed to them at the annual town meeting in May.

Concluding a two-year debate on the…

Those involved with Woolwich EMS and North East Mobile Health have said the bottom line is patient care, but personnel conflicts have strained the working relationship between the…

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

For at least six months, Pottle Realty Rental Director Traci Blackman has been finding some of the…

Senator Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) is urging Maine residents to check the state database for unclaimed property.

“There are few things more welcome…

The following cases were reported on a Wiscasset Sixth District closed case report in dated March 12-April 1:

Robert E. Bell Jr., 32, Gray, Criminal…

A proposed bill sponsored by several legislators could help the Wiscasset and Westport Island Withdrawal Committees. Both towns voted last June to begin the withdrawal process from…

During the middle of an October day in 2011, Edgecomb's Jo Cameron received a phone call.

Her grandson Ben, a 14-year-old from Connecticut, said he had…

The following cases were reported on a Lincoln County Superior Court Closed Case Report dated March 12-April 1:

Nathaniel Bagley, 34, Waldoboro,…

Westport Islanders will be happy to hear that a public addressing (PA) system will be installed at the town’s historic town hall, and it is expected to be ready for the town’s…

Edgecomb's budget committee was ready to recommend the town give Lincoln County Television (LCTV) $1,800, like last year.

The public access station is…

Edgecomb's budget committee agreed to recommend a 42 percent hike in the fire department's budget April 1. If voters approve it May 11, the added money will allow firefighters to…

Westport Island selectmen spent much of their time Monday evening, April 1 discussing the damaged to a crib plank on the Back River Jetty and how best to resolve the problem.…