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The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper will be posting voting results from area towns as we receive them Tuesday night into Wednesday.

 

Signup for Toys for Tots started Oct. 1 and we will take applications until Dec. 8. After that, reach Lisa Marr at 350-5623. Our…

Last week, Roland Barth of Alna generously donated 25 acres of Newcastle woods and wetlands to Midcoast Conservancy in memory of his father, Reverend Joseph Barth. Reverend Barth, with Roland’s…

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“The mind only knows what lies near the heart, that alone is conscious of our affections. No disease is worse to a sensible man than not to be content with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the winter Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Friday, Dec. 4. The class will begin Tuesday, Jan. 12 and is offered at no cost to the…

A Boothbay Harbor police officer has returned home to walk his old beat. Officer Brent Barter started his law enforcement career in 1996 working for the county jail, and later Boothbay Harbor…

The Boothbay Region Health Center and Dr. Allan S. Teel, have committed to continuing their innovative “Reverse Alzheimer's & Dementia” research program in 2021.

In 2019, a team of community members and local non-profit organizations came together to plan an event to educate our seniors and their family members about key issues they will need to address to…

Update Nov. 3: Maine State Lottery spokesman Angie Helton confirmed Tuesday morning, “the winner did claim the ticket,” but no name or other information has been released. Due to a five-day wait…

MaineHousing announced Nov. 2 it is reopening its COVID-19 Rental Relief Program for October and November for renters who cannot afford to pay their rent due to the COVID-19…

Born in Damariscotta, Drucilla Day Beal felt like she was coming home when she accepted her new job as director of nursing at The Lincoln Home. Passionate about making a difference in people’s…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 2 an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 148.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

ElderCare Network Network of Lincoln County’s Boothbay Green notified residents and their families by letter Oct. 23, the facility will be closing and the property put on the market Dec. 22.…

Resets Indoor Gathering Limits; Postpones Reopening of Bars; Amends Travel Protocols

AUGUSTA — As the COVID-19 virus explodes across the country, Maine this week recorded a significant increase in cases, hospitalizations, and positivity rates, a press release stated. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

“Oh, you are so, so scary. You are frightening. I don’t know how close I can get,” Terry Heller, under a witch hat and behind a face shield, told a trick or treater in a Halloween mask Saturday…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Oct. 31 an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 147.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Mid-Coast Audubon Board and Camden Public Library will host Nick Lund of Maine Audubon in a lively Zoom pictorial portrait of the State of the Birds: Decades of Change. The free online talk on…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine

United Way of Mid Coast Maine has provided the following listing of holiday resources for Lincoln County:

Boothbay Region Food Panty: Thanksgiving and Christmas Boxes for Boothbay, Boothbay…

The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole recently welcomed Dr. Meg Estapa, Libra Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences.
 

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today its strategy to distribute an allocation of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to ensure access for all Maine…

A Georgetown resident with ties to Boothbay Harbor took first place for entrees in Maine Maple Producers Association’s first ever pure Maine maple recipe contest. Her winning recipe was Maine…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

cases at rockland’s woodland memory care increase to 12

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah and Dept. of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew convened a special briefing Wednesday afternoon in Augusta, by…

Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announces the official launch of a new resource center that will help equip Maine’s small businesses with the tools and training they need to respond…

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UPDATE: Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud released the following statement via email Wednesday afternoon:

“Unfortunately, due to recent events, local restrictions and the…

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On Monday, Oct. 26, the Wiscasset Police Department was informed that one of its officers has tested positive for COVID-19. Police Chief Larry Hesseltine immediately removed the officer from the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 28, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 16 and Oct. 25.

On Sept. 18, officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Meghan Oakes, 22, of Boothbay on Oak Street at 11:56 p.m…

In a year like no other, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) remains committed to protecting important landscapes to benefit wildlife, today’s…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Wiscasset planning board

The Wiscasset planning board approved the site plan for Maine Tasting Center Monday night. At 506 Bath Road, the former Wiscasset Heritage Village, the tasting center will become an “event space…

Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidates for the open position of…

Westport Island selectmen Monday night approved Anne Cole-Fairfield’s request for missionaries to Senegal, West Africa to be at the town hall for two hours Nov. 15. The board waived a charge.…

Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport and Westport Island

Sample ballots for Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport and Westport Island and the State of Maine General Election ballot for Nov. 3 are attached in this article. Also attached is a…

LincolnHealth’s successful drive-up flu clinics will come to a close this weekend.

The final clinics will take place Saturday, Oct. 31, from noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m.…

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Charles F. Drummey died Oct. 24, 2020 at his home in New Hampshire 138 days shy of his 100th birthday.

He was born March 4, 1921 in Norwood, Massachusetts to Elizabeth (Breen) and John…

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Walter Smithwick III, prominent thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida, peacefully passed away on Oct. 11, 2020 at the age of 81 following a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s…