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…
News
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…
Obituary
Paul B. Adams, 99, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away on April 9, 2024 at Lincoln Health – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
Paul was born on March 7, 1925 in Fall River, Massachusetts to parents…
Kacey Mullins of Wiscasset waxes enthusiastic about his profession of harvesting blood…
The 2024 U.S. Congressional District 1 campaign visited the Boothbay region, May 17, as Republican candidate Andrew Piantidosi, 37, of Cape Elizabeth campaigned in Boothbay and Edgecomb.
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 241 calls for service for the period of May 14 to May 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,617 calls for service.
Summonses
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Press release
On May 9, Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 13th annual Dinner at Montsweag Farm Restaurant in Woolwich. Participants enjoyed a live auction with…
The town of Edgecomb will have a full-time municipal fire chief in July. On May 17, residents approved creating a full-time chief, 33-31, during the annual town meeting. Article 18 received the…
All are welcome to attend American Legion Post 54's Memorial Day observance Monday, May 27 at the veterans wall at the municipal building at the corner of Routes One and 27 in Wiscasset. The…
The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Please note: the deadline for submissions — including all press releases, ads and columns — for the…
Press release
Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce five seniors in the class of 2024 who have earned the distinction of being a Top Scholar. To be recognized as a Top…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to join with the likes of hand stenciled items, cat toys, or wood turned goods at its Strawberry Festival 70 on Saturday, June 29…
The Westport Island Republican Town Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, June 4 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Westport Island town office’s community room. All Westport Island registered…
A memorial service for Robert and Janet Buck will be held at Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, on Friday, May 31 at 11 a.m. Arrangements are under the care and director of…
A graveside service for Ralph H. “Skip” Welch, who passed away peacefully on Dec. 23, 2023, will be held at the Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay on Friday, June 14 at 11 a.m. Arrangements are under…
Obituary
George F. Sefcik, 78, of Edgecomb, passed away May 18, 2024 at his home in Edgecomb, with his loving family by his side.
Born in Belford, New Jersey on April 30, 1946…
