Jock Lauterer.

That name may not mean much to our readership, but it means a whole lot to community newspapers throughout the country. Mr. Lauterer is a longtime lecturer in journalism at…

I have always felt safe living in Maine. For years, we wouldn't feel the need to lock our house doors at night and never our cars. If I remember correctly, there was one incident shortly after we…

Every time we hear that medical insurance premiums are taking another hike, we either silently fume or share our negative comments with others. First of all, we can’t resist remarking that under…

At one-plus acre, Whites Island near Wiscasset’s downtown is small, but special to many residents. Now the town has a chance to own it, but the timing could be better.

Voters just upped the…

Seems like we were just putting away our winter holiday decorations and complaining about the snow and now we're buying new pool toys and complaining about the heat and humidity.

Time does…

Spain has five million people unemployed, yet businesses can’t find workers. Why? Too many of the country’s men and women are unskilled, and can’t meet the demands of most of the job offers.

News can be competitive. As online readers, when big news is breaking, none of us thinks, “I’ll go to the website I know won’t have it.”

So in crime reporting and other on-the-spot coverage…

Our leaders in Washington are expected to resume discussion on gun control – will we impose a limit on the purchase of guns, and if so, how far will we go? It’s a heated issue, and our own Maine…

Perhaps some day I will write a book. It won't be a best-seller but it will be fun to reminisce about my years here at the Boothbay Register. This…

Wiscasset has done a lot of hard work lately, deliberating over which state concept to accept for the downtown, among other decisions. And as we’re seeing online at our website, www.…

We’re about to host one of coastal Maine’s most popular summer events, Windjammer Days, with a wide variety of events planned, highlighted by the arrival of the beautiful sailing vessels Wednesday…

Good luck to the class of 2016. You were babies when this country was attacked by radicals back in 2001 and you and those older than you have learned to live not so much in fear but in a cautious…

Next Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. will be 12 of the most important hours in Wiscasset’s foreseeable future.

The arguments raised both for and against each of the Maine Department of…

Work hard and you’ll achieve great things. That has been the message our young people have been taught for generations, and it’s no different this year for the class of 2016 as they officially…

Yee hah! The unofficial start of summer is here. According to (somebody?), Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer — sunshine, shorts, cold beverages, relaxing on the deck or the beach, and…

Why, in the next meeting after yet another vote barring Wiscasset firefighters from washing their cars at the station, would selectmen require direct deposit for firefighters?

I get the…

It’s the time of the year when many young people will be celebrating their own graduation, or that of friends. For some, it’s the end of their formal education, while for others, they are a step…

What does Memorial Day mean to you? To me, it is a time to reflect on my freedom and to remember those who fought in foreign lands to protect our freedom. Some of those fighters sacrificed their…

Some folks just aren’t cut out to be criminals, or so it would appear. We may be wrong, but we always felt to be successful at it, you have to try to outwit law enforcement. Most fail, but you…

Two business representatives from Boothbay Harbor have written a press release this week asking for help in identifying spaces where downtown employees can secure parking during the busy summer…

Sometimes, it’s difficult to follow the rules of etiquette your mother taught you.  You do your best, but occasionally, you stray. Of late, we’ve found ourselves…

For a town rich in opinions and concerns, Wiscasset is in an interesting boat: The June 14 ballot will have more openings than nominees for selectman and the school and budget committees. So few…

While spring has taken its time in coming this year, with crossed fingers we’re all hoping warmer weather may be on its way — an added incentive to turn to outdoor…

I don't want to be a firefighter.

And I probably wouldn't be good at it.

Most people aren't firefighters, because of the physical, time and training demands, and the risk of dying or…

Spring is in the air, or so we like to think, and we’re all looking forward to spending more time out of doors. For some, it’s time to stoke up the grill, soak up …

My week started with a little bit of stress (personal cell phone died with all my phone numbers), then, as Monday arrived, got even more stressful. By Wednesday morning, the stress level had…

Nearly every day, we watch refugees from one Mideast country or another, be it Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Eritrea, trying to escape their war-torn communities and…

The 2016 Major League baseball season is barely a week old and already the Boston and Portland sports radio personalities are calling for Red Sox Manager John…

Most of us don’t think often about state troopers. After all, we usually don’t see them every day in our own local communities, and we take it for granted that we…

What a wonderful NCAA men's basketball championship game on Monday night! It was great to see the tournament end with one of the best college basketball games I've ever seen (remember Duke winning…

It’s a wonder we’re all alive, if we’ve taken any prescription drugs. Can you believe the attorneys’ advertisements encouraging those who have taken one medication…

We learned this week that what we know about Maine’s unorganized territories would fit on a pin head. Our former superintendent of schools and noted Maine history…

The following quote has been attributed to the famous martial artist and actor Bruce Lee: "If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."

I agree. Every week I…

We agree with this week's decision by the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee to allow Wiscasset high school students to participate on the Boothbay Region High…

We all need safe drinking water to survive, and often take its availability for granted. Once in a while, however, we’re reminded what happens when we can’t easily…

Walking is good for you but not enough people do it on a regular basis.

Whenever we go to Target or Walmart, or to any "big box" store, all the parking spaces closest to the building are…

We applaud Maine Department of Transportation’s proposals for downtown Wiscasset. If you missed the news, MDOT has offered to spend up to $4 million to $5 million on traffic improvements.

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The public service campaign, “It’s 11 o’clock. Do you know where your children are?” asked parents a serious question that should still be asked today. But like so many other ads and PSA’s over…

As caucuses and primaries continue throughout the country, predictions of record turnouts are holding true.  Voters are showing they fully intend to exercise their…

We’ll be perfectly honest up front: We hate snakes, even if they do play some sort of role in the environmental scheme of things.  We’ve never oohed or aahed over a…

Writing this week’s piece on Wiscasset’s new harbor master Preston Dunning, we thought about noting that, as a lifelong Wiscasset resident, a Wiscasset High grad and ambulance service volunteer,…

The ongoing fight between the FBI and Apple has folks taking sides as to whether or not the FBI should be able to access the iPhone records of the late Syed Farook…

At any municipal meeting, things get talked about that are on the agenda and, quite often, ones that are not.

It might happen during the public comment portion most panels provide at one end…

We’ve found ourselves a bit envious of our neighboring New Hampshire residents of late. Why? They get to personally meet — or at least see and hear — most of the…

It’s time for some trash talk. While winter isn’t over, we’ve had a lot of bare ground this year and the view out the car window of our roadsides isn’t pretty.…

Halleluja! Old Man Winter has traveled south and north of us this year. And Punxsutawny Phil is predicting an early spring.

Either my memory is going or I just can't remember a winter like…

One of the most routine parts of a Wiscasset School Committee meeting comes when policies are passed. They can be boiler plate and numerous, especially due to the newness of the school department…

A television news item last week, as well as recent written articles, got our attention since it was all about seaweed, something with which all Maine folks, and…

Death is not a topic of everyday conversation, though it is inevitable. As a music fan of the '60s and '70s, death has struck us rock fans hard so far in 2016. Two rock heavyweights have left us:…

With all of the important issues facing Maine folks, we couldn’t help but be a little disgusted when we learned recently that the Legislature’s Government Oversight…