On this parcel on Wiscasset’s Route 27, prospective land donor Allen “Big Al” Cohen, left, and Boothbay V.E.T.S. founder Ed Harmon show their enthusiasm March 8 for the project eyed to help veterans. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

‘This is going to happen’: Place eyed in Wiscasset to teach veterans a trade and help them in other ways

March 23, Wiscasset’s planning board is set to hear from Ed Harmon about a school and much more to help veterans thrive. The Boothbay man, founder of Boothbay V.E.T.S., said this would also help fill area workforce needs, by teaching the veterans a trade. And…

Shown is the section of Route 127, Woolwich where MaineDOT plans to install a new, larger culvert. The state route is a major thoroughfare for commuters. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper

Delays anticipated during culvert replacement on Route 127, Woolwich

Motorists who rely on Route 127 (Middle Road) in Woolwich will face delays this summer from a planned large culvert replacement .9 of a mile north of Old Stage Road. Maine Department of Transportation anticipates the project will require a two-week road…

State agrees to help Wiscasset up its schools’ security

Two Wiscasset school security projects have outranked most other requests to Maine's School Revolving Renovation Fund. Maine Department of Education has nodded partnerships for Wiscasset to get a zero-interest loan of $474,955 for a project at Wiscasset Elementary…

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Fishing Derby fun

Wiscasset Rod and Gun Club hosted its third annual free kids ice fishing derby on Feb. 21. There was a great turnout of kids, parents and grandparents. Free hot dogs, hot chocolate, cookies and ice cream bars were enjoyed by all. Largest fish was caught by McKenna…

BHPD Chief Doug Snyder and Community Digital Navigator Julie Casson talk protecting yourself from scams. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Presentation: How to protect yourself from scams

Vigilance is essential when protecting yourself from scammers, Julie Casson, community digital navigator at Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, and Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Doug Snyder told attendees Feb. 17 at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML). The pair…

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Staff photographer Steve Edwards spent a morning and an afternoon on the water during the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and captured this and many other great shots. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

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Coastal Senior College course: Memoir Writing

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Community Spring Sing March 21

Come and enjoy the free Community Sing, Raise Our Voices! Raise Our Spirits!, 3 to 5 p.m., in the MUUF meeting space, 38 Elm St. in Damariscotta. Courtesy photo

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Coastal Senior College physicists tell ‘Quantum Tales’

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Coast Guard rescues three fishermen from sinking boat south of Boothbay Harbor

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Edgecomb Budget Committee holds final session

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Waldoboro church to celebrate Bach’s 341st birthday

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‘Musical Madness’ at WES

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Bird Aftermath of the 2026 Bomb Cyclone

One of several dovekies that floated in at Parsons Beach in Kennebunkport after the bomb cyclone of February 2026. This bird later made its way on its own back out to sea; hopefully, it found food and recovered. Photo courtesy of Magill Weber

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Maine home values continue to rise, sales eased in February

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Allton Dunsford’s ‘Wiscasset, Maine’

Among my modest collection of Wiscasset literature is a slim book compiled years ago by a…

Edgecomb man changes plea to guilty and is convicted of murder

An Edgecomb man pleaded guilty March 10 to murdering a Virginia man in Edgecomb and hiding the victim's…

Pre-k, kindergarten registration at Edgecomb Eddy

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The Elephant in the Room

As Mother Nature moves to reclaim the land from Old Man Winter, the trees are starting to bud, Bambi is starting to move…

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Bright beginnings at WES

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 4 arrests

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 calls for service for the period of…

Lincoln County Republicans meet March 25

The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, March 25, at the…

Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars/Set for Success

Basket-making fundraiser

Wiscasset’s Feed Our Scholars/Set For Success is delighted to be offering a morning basketry workshop, from 10…

Tides

Sunday, 03/15
2:57 AM	Low	1.77`
9:26 AM	High	9.16`
3:39 PM	Low	0.78`
10:04 PM	High	8.47`

Monday, 03/16
3:45 AM	Low	1.21`
10:13 AM	High	9.60`
4:19 PM	Low	0.32`
10:44 PM	High	9.06`

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Sunday, 03/15
2:45 AM	Low	1.67`
9:04 AM	High	8.62`
3:27 PM	Low	0.74`
9:42 PM	High	7.97`

Monday, 03/16
3:33 AM	Low	1.14`
9:51 AM	High	9.04`
4:07 PM	Low	0.30`
10:22 PM	High	8.53`

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Sunday, 03/15
2:40 AM	Low	1.99`
8:59 AM	High	9.69`
3:22 PM	Low	0.91`
9:39 PM	High	8.91`

Monday, 03/16
3:29 AM	Low	1.52`
9:45 AM	High	10.06`
4:05 PM	Low	0.53`
10:19 PM	High	9.41`

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Belfast Tides

Sunday, 03/15
2:39 AM	Low	1.92`
8:55 AM	High	9.84`
3:15 PM	Low	0.90`
9:29 PM	High	9.22`

Monday, 03/16
3:27 AM	Low	1.34`
9:42 AM	High	10.34`
3:58 PM	Low	0.40`
10:11 PM	High	9.85`

Marine Forecast
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