Edward Riley, 75, a former resident of Boothbay Harbor and Pocasset, Massachusetts passed away Sept. 2, 2020 at the Atria in Falmouth after a brief illness.
He was born and remained an…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 5, 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…
One of the most resilient scams we know about is the lottery scam. In 2019 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received nearly 125,000 reports of scams involving prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries…
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Geraldine Helen (Vogel) Zajdel, 88, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Sept. 3, 2020, from complications due to heart failure.
She was born on Jan. 16, 1932 to Joseph and…
The Common Ground Country Fair, the premier educational event of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), will be held online Sept. 25-27.
April Boucher, MOFGA’s Fair…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 4, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 134.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 4, 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…
Wednesday night, Sept. 9, Wiscasset selectmen are set to take up a $75,161 Federal Aviation Administration grant for Wiscasset Municipal Airport. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Sept. 1…
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Sadly, on the 21st of August 2020, Peter B. Baade died at home after a long illness with his loving wife by his side. He was 84 years old.
Born in Portland, Maine on Aug. 18, 1936, Peter…
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Della Blanche Hilton, 69, of Wiscasset passed away on Sept. 1, 2020.
She was born in Damariscotta at Miles Hospital on Oct. 19, 1950, the daughter of Fred L. and Eva (Crory) Hilton of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 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…
The Stewardship Team/Trustees for the Second Congregational Chuch in Newcastle, UCC, are excited to announce the installation of the latest component to the renovation of the church’s historic…
In Maine, the media provides residents with daily totals of COVID-19 related cases, hospitalizations and deaths. As of Aug. 31, the coronavirus had claimed 132 lives, according to the Maine Center…
Dresden selectmen voted Tuesday, Sept. 1 to open meetings back to in-person attendance starting Sept. 15. Social distancing procedures will be followed and attendees will be required to wear masks…
Midcoast Maine Community Action Head Start in Bath has received $203,000 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These funds will support Head Start services to low…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 2, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 133.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 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…
Deputy Town Clerk Lynette Eastman has probably forgotten more about town government “than any of us will ever know,” Alna Second Selectman Doug Baston said Wednesday…
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Judith Louise “Judy” Jones, 71, of Wiscasset passed on Sept. 1, 2020 surrounded by family in the loving care of hospice at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
Judy was born Nov. 4, 1948 in…
A Lincoln Academy school resource officer is literally heading back to school this month. Deputy Sheriff Sean Pfaler won’t be returning to the Newcastle private school as he has taken a job to…
Wiscasset selectmen learned Tuesday, Sept. 1, a special town meeting will be needed to address an overdraft in the police budget and consider changes to the town’s shoreland zoning ordinance. The…
Shining a spotlight on inspirational leaders who rose to the challenge of caring for other Mainers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Maine, the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) today announced their…
Miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions are being prototyped as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival…
The aftermath of Aug. 29’s town meeting referendum vote has Edgecomb school officials unsure of the next move. Edgecomb voters rejected three key school funding articles including the overall $3,…
Gleason Fine Art gleefully announced being chosen Best Gallery in Maine this week ... now here are the other Reader’s Choice “Best Of’s” and “Finalists” from Wiscasset to Camden! If you want the…
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Martha A. Stetson (Way) passed away peacefully Aug. 19, 2020 at St. Andrews Village.
Martha was the daughter of Forrest and Jenny Hodgkins, born April 7, 1925 in Jefferson, Maine, attended…
Peter Wells told Friends of Wiscasset Village via Zoom Aug. 21, he and his Friends co-chair Will Truesdell came away from a recent lunch at Sarah’s Cafe with Town Manager Dennis Simmons with “a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 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…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 10 edition is Friday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day on Monday,…
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James Matthew Klenk passed away on Aug. 24, 2020 in the arms of his beloved wife Ma Gina and surrounded by family who joined James and Ma Gina in a virtual gathering.
“Jamie” was born in…
The 53rd annual Fall Foliage Festival scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11, 2020 at the Boothbay Railway Museum, has been canceled due to COVID-19.
“After thoughtful and careful consideration, the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten Maine organizations have received a total of $7,455,970 to help combat the opioid crisis.
The investments will enable Maine community health centers, rural…
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Annie A. Cleland, 92, passed away peacefully Aug. 27, 2020 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
Born in Boothbay Harbor on Jan. 9, 1928, daughter of Carrie and Parker Brewer, Annie was…
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Lorraine White Nickerson, 98, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on Aug. 17, 2020 at Portland Maine Medical Center.
Lorraine was a lifelong resident of Boothbay Harbor who was known by many as…
Dr. Jeremy Rich, a University of Maine professor based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, was recently promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure. Rich lives in Newcastle and is…
Gleason Fine Art was named Best Art Gallery in Maine in Down East magazine's annual Best of Maine issue (the September issue, now on the stands). In mid-spring, Down East asked its readers to pick…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
Renovations are underway at the former Woolwich Grange Hall that will become the new home of an internationally recognized firm that specializes in the design of state-of-the-art energy systems…
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Ray Charles Cave, 91, former managing editor of Time magazine and reporter and editor with Sports Illustrated magazine, died at his Boothbay home on Aug. 17, 2020.
Cave, a native of Tacoma…
The Edgecomb School Committee is faced with either funding local education at the past year’s level or seeking a special town meeting after voters rejected four articles in the referendum town…
Alna’s appeals board will pick a chair and secretary Tuesday night, Sept. 1, possibly outdoors, as the panel prepares for its first case in years: The planning board’s 2-2 rejection of Jeff…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
So far, 81.4% of parents are on board with Wiscasset’s hybrid, part in-school, part remote plan for the new school year, 15.2% are staying all remote and 3.4% are…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
Midcoast Humane, celebrating its 70th year as a nonprofit providing animal welfare services to 40 municipalities in the state of Maine, has announced the commencement of a sweeping revitalization…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she has signed an Executive Order to protect the health and safety of Maine voters, poll workers, and election officials and to facilitate access…
Sales of single-family existing homes continue to recover from the impacts of the early months of COVID-19; Maine Listings reports a sales jump of 12.43 percent in July 2020, when compared to July…
