As Town Manager Dennis Simmons analogized Wednesday night, Feb. 28, Wiscasset is winning the battle and still fighting the war to keep $93 million of Maine Yankee’s property taxable. He described…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:

Alna: Tobin, Lorna D. to Wihlborg, James H. and Wihlborg, Barbara T.; Blake…

Nominations are open in Wiscasset for three selectboard seats and some other seats, all to be decided June 11.

The Friends of Windjammer Days are honoring Boat Builders of the Boothbay Region as the special focus group for the 62nd Festival slated for Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29.

WJD…

Lincoln County seems like a great place to celebrate a “Lincoln Day Dinner” even if this year it was a brunch. A Lincoln Day Dinner is an annual celebration of the Republican Party and a…

During a campaign stop in Boothbay, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Demi Kouzounas described U.S. immigration policy as “This is nuts” during the Feb. 24 GOP caucus. Kouzounas, 68, is a child of…

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Deputy Secretary of State for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Cathie Curtis unveiled the design of the new Pine Tree Plate Monday…

Born on June 21, 1938, Nancy J. Lewis of Boothbay passed peacefully after a brief illness on Feb. 25, 2024.

She is survived by her sister, Judy Williams; her son, Stanley Lewis, his wife…

Mark Anthony Graziano, 63, of Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, passed away on Feb. 25, 2024, with loved ones by his side, after a vigorous and daunting battle with Neuro Endocrine Cancer. …

Wiscasset’s planning board Monday night put conditions on its determination of completeness for Novel Energy Solutions’ proposal for a a 1,560-panel solar garden at 277 Gardiner Road. Conditions…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 235 calls for service for the period of Feb. 20 to Feb. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,786 calls for service.

Summonses

Ordinance changes Wiscasset voters might face in June about recreational vehicles (RVs) are set for a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, March…

Three December storms resulted in severe flooding at Davis Island properties and a resident is now looking for help. John Allen requested Feb. 20 Edgecomb selectmen assist their homeowner’s…

Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask has proposed voters at next month’s town meeting put another $50,000 away toward the next fire truck. He anticipates seeking the truck in 2025. The pumper-tanker it…

Joan Stover, 69, of Waldoboro passed away on Feb. 13, 2024 after a prolonged illness. 

Joan spent her early years on Louds Island and would often proudly state that she was an "island girl…

Duncan Frederick Saal, 22, of Boothbay, Maine and Santa Barbara, California, passed away on Feb. 19, 2024 with his loving family by his side.

Born in Damariscotta,…

Daniel Lerner, an innovative radio station owner and well-known philanthropist, passed away on Feb. 21, 2024, at the age of 91, at his home in Merion, Pennsylvania.

Lerner was best known…

A group of community-minded volunteers are in the early stages of planning the return of Wiscasset’s Schoonerfest, celebration of the town’s seafaring past and present-day working waterfront.…

The new assisted living facility on Gardiner Road is slated to open this…

Lawrence Emerson “Larry” Andrews, 67, passed away on Feb. 19, 2024 at his home in Boothbay, with his wife Debra by his side. 

Larry was born in Boothbay Harbor on March 2, 1956 to Lawrence…

Single-family homes in Maine are still highly sought-after by a variety of buyers. According to Maine Listings, the median sales price (MSP) in January 2024 reached $353,000 – an increase of 8.62…

Wiscasset selectmen Feb. 20 nodded a resolution Wiscasset Climate Action Team Chair Cassaundra Rose said is required to get into Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership and to help qualify for a…

A 200 year-old building is getting a new look. The Lincoln County Courthouse turns 200 this year, and county officials want to make sure it looks good in its bicentennial year. Commissioners voted…

The Woolwich ambulance service has been on the go the past few weeks having responded to 20 calls so far in February, and 52 since the start of the new year, according to EMS Director Danny Evarts…

Cynthia R. Freitag of Portland and Boothbay Harbor, Maine died on Feb. 10, 2024 at the age of 90 from pneumonia. Phyllis Kilian, Cynthia’s niece, was by her side as she passed.

Born May 15…

John E. Morris Sr., 90, of Trevett, widower of Claribel ‘Loraine’ Mansfield Morris, passed away on Feb. 20, 2024, at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a period of declining health. A full…

Peter Henry Dickinson, age 82, of Elkton, Maryland passed away on Feb. 17, 2024.

He was born on Oct. 6, 1941 in Boothbay to the late Henry Clark Dickinson Jr. and Catherine Mildred (Brown…

In January, I received an email from Ryan Gahagan, president of Mason Station Redevelopment Company LLC, based in Portland. His comments were in response to publication of a column I’d written…

Margaret S. "Peggy" Ayer died Jan. 29, 2024, at age 97.

Born in Portland, Maine June 7, 1926, she was raised in Belmont Massachusetts. Having graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1947,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 210 calls for service for the period of Feb. 13 to Feb. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,551 calls for service.

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As Wiscasset’s comprehensive plan committee on Thursday night, Feb. 15 honed questions for an upcoming survey, participants also pondered who should be able to take it.

The draft survey…

Hello Islanders! There might be snow, but the days are getting unmistakably longer and the vitamin D is starting to work its magic! Spring is on the way, along with mud, posted roads, local…

Please join us at Wiscasset Community Center for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Feb. 28.

Willow Orr is 11 years old and recently diagnosed…

People United Against Racism is having an open meeting on Monday Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Friends Meetinghouse at 77 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta. Light refreshments provided.

If you live…

Arlene Averill Steen, 89, passed away Feb. 6, 2024 at her Alna home.  

Born in Wiscasset Aug. 12,1934, she was the only child of Dan and…

One way to help keep the principal intact on Wiscasset’s capital reserve might be to lease, not buy, some of the smaller vehicles needed such as cruisers, Town Manager Dennis Simmons told…

A 2.44% increase is predicted for the Wiscasset education budget, according to Wiscasset Schools Superintendent Kim Andersson’s budget…

Wiscasset Elementary School students and staff gathered to show their love and support for fifth grader Willow Orr. A school-wide readathon raised $3,470 for the Orr family which included…

If someone is late paying their taxes, it is because they couldn’t pay them, not because the interest the town charges wasn’t enough incentive to pay on time, Alna Third Selectman Coreysha Stone…

On Saturday, Feb. 17 at 4:08 p.m.,…

Elizabeth (Beth) Ann Quivey passed away on Feb. 14, 2024 after her very long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Beth was born on Feb. 27, 1948 in Norwood, Massachusetts…

Nine years is enough for Mike Smith as an Edgecomb selectman. In a Feb. 16 email, he notified the Boothbay Register of his decision not to seek a fourth term. The email stated, “This note is to…

Shale Maynard, 34, passed away at his residence in Jefferson on Feb. 11, 2024. 

Shale was born in Brunswick on Jan. 30, 1990, a son of Herb Maynard and Vicky Holbrook. Shale attended…

Sharon A. Grant, 72, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 14, 2024 with her loving family by her side. 

Sharon was born in Damariscotta on May 29, 1951 to Dana F. and Mary…

Milton L. “Milt” Hallowell, long time resident of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, passed away on Feb. 5, 2024, after a short illness. He was surrounded by family and his beloved wife of 68 years,…

Selectmen want more time to decide whether to grant a proclamation recognizing June as “Pride Month” in Boothbay.

On Feb. 14, Byron Cortez of East Boothbay requested selectmen approve a…

The wrong Crossword Puzzle was published in the Feb. 15, 2024 issue. We have provided a jpeg and PDF of the correct puzzle here. We apologize for the error.