Maine State Aquarium Manager Aimee Hayden-Roderiques reported September 3 that this four-pound lobster, with its “five-claw” crusher claw, is on its way to the aquarium. She said it is being…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On August 28, Deputy Justin Drake was dispatched to a report of a…

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and Attorney General Janet Mills held a public drawing Friday to determine the order in which the recently approved bond questions will appear on…

The morning commute was disrupted in Edgecomb when a Chrysler Sebring collided with a pickup truck at 8:03 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

George Sefcik, 67 of Edgecomb, was driving southbound…

A loan for Wiscasset's school district withdrawal costs would be a better deal than tapping reserve money, according to a new analysis.

At 3.5 percent interest, a…

When Wiscasset Primary School Principal Cheryl Howe retired in June, it was past the prime window that school districts have to find new administrators, Sheepscot Valley Regional…

All the wishing may be working.

School district and town officials have repeatedly urged for a strong turnout in budget votes at the polls Tuesday, Sept. 10. And so…

You might know him as “Tree” Lee.

Growing up in Boothbay Harbor, Chris Lee picked up the nickname for being tall.

Now the St. Andrews Hospital-…

Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 will hold a budget validation referendum on Tuesday, Sept. 10. This is where you’ll vote on the RSU 12 budget for SY 2013-2014.

Polling hours are: Alna, 8 a.m. to 2 p…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that Paul E. Luke, Inc. will be hosting the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Wednesday, Sept. 11 from…

Elizabeth Anne Hewitt Shadis was born on Easter Sunday, April 3, 1988 in Portland, the daughter of Anne Marie Hewitt of Bath and Matthew Alan Shadis…

When someone plants a tree or shrub at a loved one's grave, or puts a decoration west of a marker instead of east, they might not realize it can get in the way of maintenance or…

As autumn approaches, many employers are partnering with Maine’s CareerCenters and local organizations to hold job fairs across the state. Hundreds of employers will be hiring for…

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $25,500 grant to the Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum Association for the preservation of its collection of artwork,…

Bill Royall has a home on the coast of Maine with sprawling lawns that extend to the water's edge, a wife who is his best friend (and, he says, the reason he is where he is today),…

The man wanted in connection to a double-shooting August 28 in Belfast has been located and arrested at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

According to state Department of Public Safety…

A tax credit that will help Wiscasset employer Molnlycke equip its Brunswick plant has no bearing on which of the two towns the company may expand in, a Molnlycke official said.

Burton A. Grant, 91, of Bourne, Mass., formerly of Falmouth, Mass. and Boothbay Harbor, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at his home following a long illness. He was the beloved husband of 71 years to…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds recorded the following land transfers July 22-August 20:

ALNA – Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC to Coastal Maine LLC; Deutsche…

The American Red Cross will host its 12th annual Day of Remembrance on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Augusta Civic Center located at 76 Community Drive in Augusta.  The blood drive will be held from…

The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk. The…

Democrat Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic defeated her Republican opponent Paula Benoit of Phippsburg August 27 in a special election for Senate District 19.

Wiscasset could pocket more than $160,000 off three properties, if would-be buyers meet the minimum bids on them.

Lobster rolls are the main attraction at Red's Eats in Wiscasset, but owner/manager Debbie Gagnon is the other reason people keep coming back.

In the most recent issue of the Farmers' Almanac, which was released August 26, it predicted that winter in New England is going to be very raw in 2013 and 2014.

Dorothy E. Parmenter, 92, died peacefully at Clipper Harbor Nursing Home in Portsmouth, N.H., on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.

She was born on June 25, 1921, in Haverhill, Mass., the daughter of…

UPDATE: Firefighters brought a thermal imaging camera to check the duct work for hot spots. No damage was done and firefighters cleared the scene around 3 p.m.

A fire broke out in the duct…

Reginald Raymond “Ray” Ballard, 80, of Boothbay Harbor, died on the evening of August 25 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.  

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The deadline for submissions for the September 5 edition is Friday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper offices will be closed on…

Among family and friends, gifts might come with wrapping paper and Scotch tape. But when a town is on the receiving end, the tape may be red.

Edgecomb selectmen are…

Tune up your putting game and sign up to compete in the 20th annual Maine State Mini Golf Open at Dolphin Mini Golf in Boothbay September 7 and 8.

Owner Lee Stoddard will be giving away a…

Sometimes, things just fall into place.

They did for the 1846 Salt Marsh School in Edgecomb and those who sold and bought it earlier this month.

Robin Lynn Farrin, 59, of Boothbay, died peacefully Saturday evening, August 24, 2013 at home with her family by her side.

She was born on October 4, 1953 in Amityville, N.Y., the daughter…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On August 21, Michael S…

If you've liked having a consignment boutique in town in recent months, not to worry. FEnique Boutique on Route 1 has changed hands and its name, but will still offer high-end fashion…

Wiscasset native Mary Rafter has returned to join Wiscasset Family Medicine.

Like the rest of the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit, most Alna voters sat out the June school budget vote.

That didn't sit well with Ralph Hilton, one of…

The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association has scheduled a meeting featuring a discussion by David Nutt on his plans to build new fiberglass One…

Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine rose by impressive double-digits last month.  According to sales statistics released by…

Coastal Enterprises plans to move most of its Wiscasset staff to Brunswick and will be considering its options for three buildings it owns here, officials…

Local artist Doug Zyskowski has donated two framed stained glass “windows” to the Southport Memorial Library in Newagen. The…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay was again named to the Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management's (SHRM) “Best Places to Work in Maine” program.…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

The national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” high visibility impaired driving two-week crackdown period began August 16 and…

Anita Metcalf, 83, died on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 in the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.

She was born on October 16, 1929 in Bath, the daughter of the late Paul and Frieda (…

Growing up in Pittston, Sarah Ricker and her siblings used to go to Wiscasset Raceway with their father; Ricker also used to play along the Wiscasset waterfront and imagine the…

As the Lincoln County Composts project builds, Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Mark King said the important thing is to grab repeat customers.

Earlier this summer when the sign at the former Tuxedo Junction announced Twisted Iron Customs was coming, it might have sounded like a metal sculpture studio.

But then came the motorcycles…

A petition drive is on in Wiscasset.

According to resident Doug Smith, the goal is a November referendum that proposes asking selectmen to tap reserve money,…