Cecilia “Celia” Marier Barnard, 77, of Wiscasset and Sun City Center, Fla., died Tuesday, Feb.19, 2013 following a short stay at Life Path Hospice House in…

Since Lincoln County Healthcare announced last August its plan to close St. Andrews Hospital’s emergency room, the conversation about that decision has been…

Edgecomb selectmen recently had to recreate and re-sign S.R. Griffin Construction's $165,680 snowplowing contract for this winter, when the document turned up missing.

Please take notice that Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 132 Botanical Gardens Dr., Boothbay, ME 04537, 207-633-4333,  is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act…

Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for Feb. 5-19:

Jay M. Abbott, 51, Boothbay Harbor, Operating while License…

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for February 5-19:

Shawn T. Brewer, 30, Waldoboro, Criminal Mischief,…

Wiscasset Selectmen have entered into a consent agreement with Kevin Atkins of Wiscasset for a Shoreland Zoning violation. The consent agreement requires Atkins to pay a fine to…

Work to replace the wearing surface and joints on the Donald E. Davey Bridge over the Sheepscot River will begin sometime in late March or early April, according MDOT Program…

Arlene Virginia Reed, 90, of Newcastle and more recently of Bristol, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at St. Andrews Village Gregory Wing Adult Care Home in Boothbay…

Recent arrests

On February 13, Jeremy J. Geroux, 34, of Newcastle was arrested for Failing to Appear on a West Bath District…

Olive Elizabeth McIlwain Kerr died peacefully with Walter, her husband of 73 years, and many members of her family at her side on February 15, 2013 at St. Andrews Hospital in…

Should Alna keep putting money away for the next town-wide revaluation? Selectmen remained undecided on that topic February 14.

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Judith A. Hebert, 65, of Willow Lane, Wiscasset died of complications with leukemia Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

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Board members of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will hold a workshop to discuss a pre-Kindergarten program proposed for Wiscasset schools. Their…

Buying a country club was never on Southport resident Paul Coulombe’s bucket list.

When Coulombe heard hints…

Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Iota will sponsor a blood drive on Friday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset.

Please…

Alna selectmen plan to recommend voters take a break next month from socking away money for future land buys.

Before adding to the municipal land…

Chester A. “Chet” Babcock, 87, of Marlborough, Mass., died on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Marlborough Hospital after being stricken at his residence…

Howard B. Gordon (aka “H-man”), accomplished and admired Boothbay personality, died February 5, 2013, at home in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., surrounded by his loving…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On February 6, Det. Ronald Rollins assisted the Bow, New Hampshire Police Department with searching a…

Please take notice that Joanne M. and Wilson Wilde, 529 Ocean Point Road, East Boothbay, ME 04544,  is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with…

Henry Smith, 674 Wiscasset Road, Certificate of occupancy.

Elisabeth Roos, 709 Ocean Point Road, New foundation…

A proposed bill in Augusta (sponsored by Rep. Paulette Beaudoin, D-Biddeford) seeks to ban the use of handheld cell phones for the majority of drivers in Maine…

Elected officials from the Town of Wiscasset officially welcomed another new business to the Wiscasset community February 16. Papa Geppetto’s Toys and Treasures, owned by Julie and Geoff Groleau,…

More than 40 Lincoln County residents debated and discussed proposed cuts in Gov…

The first Social Security check was mailed to Ida May Fuller of Vermont in January 1940 for the amount of $22.54; the last paper checks were mailed out this month averaging nearly…

Municipalities and local politicians are hosting forums throughout the Midcoast to discuss the impacts of budgetary cuts for Fiscal Year 2014 –2015, as proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. That budget…

On Wednesday, Feb. 13, Wiscasset Police Officer Geoffrey Davis responded to a domestic disturbance at 1069 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset.

A subsequent…

An investigation into a recent structure fire at a trailer park in Wiscasset determined that two suspects had broken into the properties. Wiscasset Police…

Timothy M. Roberts, 57, of Dresden died peacefully February 9 after a long illness.

He was born in Boothbay…

Lincoln County's property value has dropped by over $280 million since last year, according to a recent report from the Property Tax Division of the Maine…

The Wiscasset Chamber of Commerce celebrated its second year anniversary February 7 at a historic building on Fort Hill, now owned by Maureen and James Barrett of Westport Island.…

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Waldo County Sheriff Scott Story are members of the ad-hoc committee appointed by the Maine Board of Corrections. The two presented…

The Wiscasset Chamber of Commerce awarded resident Katharine Martin-Savage with the Barnes & Smith Lifetime Achievement Award February 7.

The award…

Within Gov. Paul LePage's budget, he has proposed eliminating the circuit breaker program for those under 65 years old.

If the governor’s package is…

The Wiscasset Fire Department responded to a shed fire in the Mobile Home Park at 285 Birch Point Road the evening of February 11. Although the fire was started…

Two men from Lincoln County have been arrested in Rockland and charged with selling the narcotic drug, Oxycodone. 

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Timothy Michael Roberts, 57, of Dresden died Saturday, Feb. 9 after a long illness. A full obituary to follow.

Members and guests attending the second annual meeting of the Wiscasset Chamber of Commerce last week learned about the space program and its contribution to economic development…

The New England Newspaper and Press Association, a group of regional news organizations, honored the Boothbay Register and the Wiscasset Newspaper with seven awards for small weekly…

A 27-year-old Waldoboro man was found dead in the snow several hundred yards off Winslows Mills Road February 9.

Waldoboro police were called about a disturbance at 951 Winslows Mills Road…

The extension of nature trails around Nequasset Lake and the installation of a new water main system are among some of the projects the Bath Water District has…

• SVAC basketball games scheduled for February 11 have been postponed until tomorrow, Feb. 12.
• Wiscasset Primary School activities have been canceled…

Louis Alton Dickinson, 78, of Vernon, Fla., died February 9, 2013. He loved and was loved by all and will be deeply missed.

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Doris L. Rayl, 86, died February 7 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor surrounded by her loving family.  

She was born December 1, 1926 in…

R. Bruce Stedman, retired Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, died peacefully at his home on Westport Island on February 2, 2013. 

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Tom Hawley, National Weather Service meteorologist, said that while the weekend storm was severe, it wasn't outside of what the NWS expected.

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A discussion February 4 between Woolwich Building Committee members and the Woolwich Board of Selectmen demonstrated that none of the four previous proposals…

Most of us have been waiting out this historic snowstorm and staying off the roads as recommended, but the people who dedicate themselves to helping neighbors in an emergency have…

• The Literary Luncheon with Jeff Pert has been rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 16, …