Jim, a beloved husband, father, papa, Army Special Forces Vietnam Veteran, law enforcement officer, Mason, Shriner and member of the Scottish Rite, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2024 just…
News
It’s happening all over Lincoln County: neighbors and families are beginning to get together and talk. And though they’re talking about the hardest of things – addiction, recovery, overdose, death…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club invites you to join us on the Boothbay Common for Boothbay in Bloom; a fabulous summer fair celebrating what makes the Boothbay peninsula special.
The fair…
Obituary
Carl Frederick Jordan, 69, died on May 30, 2024.
Carl was an outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting, boating, and skiing with friends and family. He…
Salt ’n Spar
It never ceases to amaze me what you can find online as was the case the other day when I was searching for one thing and came up with something else altogether – a 20-page eulogy delivered in…
Death notice
Carl F. Jordan, 69, of Boothbay, passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on May 30, 2024.
A time of visitation will be held on Saturday, June 8 from 1 to 2 p.m., with a memorial…
Obituary
Christopher D. Gistis, 61, of Saco, passed away unexpectedly at home on May 29, 2024.
He was born in Westbrook on July 22, 1962, a son of Demosthenes and Jan Gistis. He graduated from…
The last many of her 35 years working at Wiscasset High School turned Wiscasset Middle High School, Technology Coordinator/VHS Site Coordinator/Student Council Advisor Debra Pooler has led seniors…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
Alna: Newrez LLC, Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, Cooley, Jeniffer M and New Penn…
Olde Bristol Days Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show organizers announce an exciting new location for the 2024 event.
After suffering irrevocable damage during the storms at their longtime…
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at Wiscasset Community Center for voters to consider the would be-2024-25 budget piece by piece, three selectboard and two school…
The deadline for press releases, news briefs, calendar events, letters to the editor and photos for the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper is 3 p.m. on Mondays for the Thursday edition. The…
Wormfest rolls out on Saturday, June 8 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Railroad Avenue, Wiscasset; wiscassetwormfest.com lists the schedule for this one-day, first-time…
Obituary
William F. Keller, 79, of Newcastle, died peacefully at home on the morning of April 28, 2024 with his loved ones by his side.
He was a loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather.…
Obituary
Marlies Boyd (Maria Elisabeth van den Elzen) passed away peacefully on May 26, 2024.
Marlies was born on May 21, 1949 in Schaesberg, Netherlands. Marlies was born to…
The past month for George Chase has been a whirlwind of change. He’s gone from being a code enforcement officer to a former CEO, a selectmen’s candidate to selectman, and, on May 28, in a matter…
About one year ago, the YMCA Alliance of Northern New England (YMCA NNE) partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) and VA Maine Healthcare System to launch a first-of-its-kind…
A party celebrating Eric’s life will be held on Sunday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McSeagulls Restaurant in Boothbay Harbor. Light hors d’oeuvres and snacks…
Obituary
Joyce L. Gagnon, 87 of Woolwich, passed away on the morning of May 24, 2024 with her loving husband and daughter by her side. Born in Bennington, Vermont on Nov. 30, 1936, she was the…
Chewonki Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to nature-based education, is pleased to announce…
Update: Wiscasset’s transfer station has reopened, textmygov announced at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday.
Original post: Wiscasset announced via textmygov at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, May 29: Due to a…
Press release
The Old Ferry Road Culvert Replacement is a significant step towards our shared vision of a sustainable and thriving community. This project illustrates the Town’s commitment…
Midcoast Humane
Midcoast Humane in Brunswick is delighted to announce that several Irish Setter dogs, rescued from a situation of severe neglect, are now available for adoption and ready to find loving homes.…
Obituary
Pegeen H. McConnell, 64, passed away on May 20, 2024 at her Wiscasset residence.
She was born in Skowhegan, Maine on Feb. 11, 1960, a daughter…
Woolwich marked Memorial Day with its 121th Service of Remembrance Monday evening, May 27, with First Baptist Church on Middle Road hosting the event.
At 7 p.m., Rev. Tom Tuck, pastor of…
The Alna Republican Town Committee will meet this Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alna Town Office. All Alna registered Republicans are invited to attend. Rep. Ed Polewarcyzk will be…
Death notice
Joyce L. Gagnon, 87, of Woolwich, passed away at her home on the morning of May 24, 2024, with her loving husband and daughter by her side.
A funeral mass will be held at St. Patrick’s…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 216 calls for service for the period of May 21 to May 28. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 4,833 calls for service.
Summonses
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On Tuesday, May 21, HospitalityMaine held its annual scholarship dinner at Spruce Point Inn. Eight students from across the state received awards and financial compensation to pursue a…
How optimistic is Peter Arnold an energy park will come to be at Old Ferry Road, Wiscasset?
“Very,” the Damariscotta man and director of the non-…
Obituary
It is with great sadness that the family of Richard (Dick) Wentworth Tucker announces his death from metastatic cancer on April 14, 2024, at age 97. Sharp until the end, and with an amazing…
Maria Elisabeth "Marlies" Boyd, 75, died peacefully on May 26, 2024 at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle. A full obituary will appear in next week's newspaper.
Arrangements are entrusted to…
American Legion Post 54 of Wiscasset Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. told a Memorial Day gathering, wife Melissa “Missy” Cossette had an uncle who died in the Normandy invasion. And Cmdr. Cossette said…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf (HYS), 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, has been designated to receive the proceeds from the Boothbay Hannaford store’s Fight Hunger Bag program for the month of June.…
Christine Buckley has raised $5,372.00 and counting for her sister-survivors of domestic abuse through an ongoing art sale benefiting Finding Our Voices in her framing store in Camden.
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A Wiscasset project across municipal and school buildings would take 16 months, cost about $1.9 million, tap hundreds of thousands of…
Lincoln County Historical Association
With the great success of last year’s garden tour, Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) was inspired to seek additional private gardens to showcase. Happily, seven more homeowners have…
Press release
At their annual Selling Season Kick-Off Breakfast held at the Oysterhead Lounge in Newcastle recently, the 30-plus associates from Cheney Insurance, Newcastle Realty, and…
The Bowdoin, the official sailing vessel of Maine, will return to Boothbay Harbor May 25. The crew will set sail May 29 for the Arctic, mirroring the ship’s historic voyages that left…
Community members and partners joined United Way of Mid Coast Maine to celebrate their collective efforts throughout the Midcoast this year at its annual meeting and campaign celebration. The…
Occupation: Owner and operator of Doug Merrill & Son Building, Inc.
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Political History (Board, Committees, other):
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Occupation: semi-retired; retired Science educator
Education: BS Elementary Education; Masters in Education, specializing in Literacy
Political history (Boards and…
Occupation: Retired Teacher/Early Ed. Director
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Education
Political History: I just completed a 3 year term as a member of the…
Occupation: Teacher at East End Community School (EECS) in Portland 2000 - to date. Substitute Teacher Wiscasset Primary School 1991 - 1999.
Education: K - 12 General…
Wiscasset has two three-year terms on the school committee up for election June 11. On the ballot are incumbent …
By Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper policy, “letters regarding elections or candidates will not be published in the issue…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine are on a healthy rise. Maine Listings reported May 22 a 17.51 percent jump in sales of single-family existing homes across the state. In April 2024,…
Maine native and University of Maine alumna Christina Cash has been named executive director at the UMaine Lobster Institute, effective May 17.
Cash has been with the Lobster…
