Susan G. Jones, 66, of Wiscasset, passed away on October 22, 2020 surrounded by the wonderful staff at Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, where she has lived since 2017.
Susan is…
News
Last month University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dana Gartzke visited Walpole for a tour of a waterfront infrastructure…
Press release
The Lincoln County Republican Committee’s next monthly meeting will be held at its headquarters at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Several issues important to members will be…
Obituary
Joan R. Brownstein, 72, of Wiscasset, formerly of Newbury, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 22, 2020 at Clover Manor in Auburn, Maine.
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The 32nd annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party, that jumpstart on holiday shopping in the Boothbay region, is still happening as always the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Saturday, Nov. 21…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 26, 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…
Growing up on Westport Island, George Richardson would cross Back River on a ferry his father George later bought. And in 1972, Adrien Wright, a worm dealer Richardson had dug worms for, and…
The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won a combined 28 awards, including three special awards, in the 2020 Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, presented at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 25, 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…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 24, 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…
Press release
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
Water Street Kitchen & Bar owner Ed Colburn said Friday, the restaurant is putting safety first as it reopens, starting Saturday with takeout only, a week after an employee reported they and a…
Each election year, the Lincoln County Courthouse lawn is littered with an array of political signs advocating for a candidate or ballot initiative. This year, two bright pink signs emblazoned in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 23, 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 Maine Tourism Association (MTA) reports on the state of tourism and surveyed tourism businesses to determine how they fared over Indigenous People’s Day weekend compared to 2019.
Some…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a pie sale and fundraising raffle in conjunction with our first virtual awards celebration on Nov. 10. All are invited to pre-order a…
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to…
Maine’s real estate market has been on a wild ride since the early days of the COVID-19 response, according to four Lincoln County real estate brokers.
Dunham Realty broker and Maine…
Social media can be a hot bed of illegal activity. Scammers use it to share malicious links, to capture personal information and to entice victims into complex romance or investment schemes. The…
The Anchor Church out of Boothbay requested approval to use the facility for their services. This is a group of local community members who did not have a place to hold their service. They have…
Obituary
Natalie Kennison of Augusta died Oct. 19, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Dorothy and Francis Basto.
She was predeceased by…
Obituary
Priscilla A. Hansen, 77, of Edgecomb died unexpectedly on Oct. 7, 2020 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Priscilla was born to David and Katherine ( Carmichael ) Ogg of Jamaica Plain,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 22, 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…
Two new police cruisers have left Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett with a dilemma. Neither of the new Ford and Dodge models has enough space to mount the cases which hold rifles with 16-inch…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ first drive-through Gardens Aglow is on track for a Nov. 21 opening night. Bucket lifts are in the air covering the hard to reach places and staff are spread out…
2020 Elections
As Maine has several methods of voting and with concerns abounding on a national scale, the Boothbay Register has received many questions on when and how citizens can vote absentee for the Nov. 3…
Gardeners often cheer themselves during the winter months by planning next year’s gardens. The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta can help. All books in its extensive…
Alna selectmen
Professional mediation could “reduce the heat” on a shoreland proposal and the town’s response, Second Selectman Doug Baston said Oct. 21. He suggested the parties try it, as Maine law allows…
Analysis
“Remember My Name” is a national registry of the lives ended by domestic violence. Ms. Magazine and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) began the registry in 1994. Earlier…
Maine Medical Center
Maine Medical Center’s Research Institute (MMCRI) has received a $203,000 grant sub-award from West Virginia University for a National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) initiative to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 21, 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…
In a 4-1 vote Tuesday, Oct. 20, with Chairman Pam Dunning dissenting, Wiscasset selectmen renewed a special amusement permit for Wiscasset Speedway owners Richard and Vanessa Jordan. The decision…
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Every year the Boothbay Region Garden Club participates in what is normally a walk for breast cancer awareness. This year, due to COVID-19, the event, held in Damariscotta on Saturday, Oct. 17…
Three days after residents approved a $3,312,286 school budget, selectmen finalized a .017938 tax rate, which is a 3.4% reduction. Selectmen met during a…
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is advising motorists to be aware of vehicle registration deadlines as Governor Janet Mills has issued an updated executive order regarding those…
The “Pink Your Ride” parade Oct. 17 was a fun way to recognize and celebrate breast cancer survivors. The parade wound through Newcastle and Damariscotta receiving cheers and other encouragement…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 20, 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 Woolwich Select Board is recommending the town buy a little over two acres of mostly wooded property off George Wright Road from residents Dennis and Sylvia Fuller. Voters will consider the $…
Press release
The bipartisan Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Friday, Oct. 16 to broaden the scope of the ongoing investigation into the…
Lincoln County community organizations have collaborated with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Farmers to Families Food Initiative to offer Drive-Thru Farm Stands in Lincoln…
“It’s an unusual opportunity, and we couldn’t not apply for this because we are really trying to make sure that we can do everything possible to make the elections safe,” accessible to voters and…
to sustain viability of small businesses; to help stabilize Maine’s economy
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Heather Johnson announced Thursday, Oct. 15 that the Mills Administration has begun distributing the first…
Obituary
Henry C. Rowe, 88, of Boothbay, Maine, passed into the afterlife on Oct. 9, 2020 in the company of his loving family.
Henry Carlton Rowe was born on July 6, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has submitted to the federal government its …
On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-…
Obituary
Larry Edward Beidel, 82, of New Holland, Pennsylvania, died in The Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 2, 2020,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 19, 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…
Due to a staffing shortage, the Wiscasset Town Office will be closed between 2 and 3 p.m. today, according to Town Manager Dennis Simmons. We are sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your…
Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for U.S. Congressional seats, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…
Emily Rabbe has recently joined Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission as county planner. Emily brings several years of experience as an environmental and land use planner specializing in…
