ElderCare Network Network of Lincoln County’s Boothbay Green notified residents and their families by letter Oct. 23, the facility will be closing and the property put on the market Dec. 22.…
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Resets Indoor Gathering Limits; Postpones Reopening of Bars; Amends Travel Protocols
AUGUSTA — As the COVID-19 virus explodes across the country, Maine this week recorded a significant increase in cases, hospitalizations, and positivity rates, a press release stated.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 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…
“Oh, you are so, so scary. You are frightening. I don’t know how close I can get,” Terry Heller, under a witch hat and behind a face shield, told a trick or treater in a Halloween mask Saturday…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Oct. 31 an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 147.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 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…
Mid-Coast Audubon Board and Camden Public Library will host Nick Lund of Maine Audubon in a lively Zoom pictorial portrait of the State of the Birds: Decades of Change. The free online talk on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 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…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
United Way of Mid Coast Maine has provided the following listing of holiday resources for Lincoln County:
Boothbay Region Food Panty: Thanksgiving and Christmas Boxes for Boothbay,…
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole recently welcomed Dr. Meg Estapa, Libra Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences.
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AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today its strategy to distribute an allocation of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to ensure access for all Maine…
Update Nov. 3: Maine State Lottery spokesman Angie Helton confirmed Tuesday morning, “the winner did claim the ticket,” but no name or other information has been released. Due to a five-day wait…
A Georgetown resident with ties to Boothbay Harbor took first place for entrees in Maine Maple Producers Association’s first ever pure Maine maple recipe contest. Her winning recipe was Maine…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 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…
cases at rockland’s woodland memory care increase to 12
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah and Dept. of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew convened a special briefing Wednesday afternoon in Augusta, by…
Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announces the official launch of a new resource center that will help equip Maine’s small businesses with the tools and training they need to respond…
Press release
UPDATE: Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud released the following statement via email Wednesday afternoon:
“Unfortunately, due to recent events, local restrictions and the…
Press release
On Monday, Oct. 26, the Wiscasset Police Department was informed that one of its officers has tested positive for COVID-19. Police Chief Larry Hesseltine immediately removed the officer from the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 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…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 16 and Oct. 25.
On Sept. 18, officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Meghan Oakes, 22, of Boothbay on Oak Street at 11:56 p.m…
In a year like no other, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) remains committed to protecting important landscapes to benefit wildlife, today’s…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 27, 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…
Wiscasset planning board
The Wiscasset planning board approved the site plan for Maine Tasting Center Monday night. At 506 Bath Road, the former Wiscasset Heritage Village, the tasting center will become an “event space…
Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidates for the open position of…
Westport Island selectmen Monday night approved Anne Cole-Fairfield’s request for missionaries to Senegal, West Africa to be at the town hall for two hours Nov. 15. The board waived a charge.…
Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport and Westport Island
Sample ballots for Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport and Westport Island and the State of Maine General Election ballot for Nov. 3 are attached in this article. Also attached is a…
LincolnHealth’s successful drive-up flu clinics will come to a close this weekend.
The final clinics will take place Saturday, Oct. 31, from noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m.…
Obituary
Charles F. Drummey died Oct. 24, 2020 at his home in New Hampshire 138 days shy of his 100th birthday.
He was born March 4, 1921 in Norwood, Massachusetts to Elizabeth (Breen) and John…
Obituary
Walter Smithwick III, prominent thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida, peacefully passed away on Oct. 11, 2020 at the age of 81 following a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s…
Obituary
Susan G. Jones, 66, of Wiscasset, passed away on October 22, 2020 surrounded by the wonderful staff at Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, where she has lived since 2017.
Susan is…
Last month University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dana Gartzke visited Walpole for a tour of a waterfront infrastructure…
Press release
The Lincoln County Republican Committee’s next monthly meeting will be held at its headquarters at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Several issues important to members will be…
Obituary
Joan R. Brownstein, 72, of Wiscasset, formerly of Newbury, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 22, 2020 at Clover Manor in Auburn, Maine.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 26, 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 32nd annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party, that jumpstart on holiday shopping in the Boothbay region, is still happening as always the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Saturday, Nov. 21…
Growing up on Westport Island, George Richardson would cross Back River on a ferry his father George later bought. And in 1972, Adrien Wright, a worm dealer Richardson had dug worms for, and…
The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won a combined 28 awards, including three special awards, in the 2020 Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, presented at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 25, 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, Oct. 24, 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…
Press release
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
Water Street Kitchen & Bar owner Ed Colburn said Friday, the restaurant is putting safety first as it reopens, starting Saturday with takeout only, a week after an employee reported they and a…
Each election year, the Lincoln County Courthouse lawn is littered with an array of political signs advocating for a candidate or ballot initiative. This year, two bright pink signs emblazoned in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 23, 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 Maine Tourism Association (MTA) reports on the state of tourism and surveyed tourism businesses to determine how they fared over Indigenous People’s Day weekend compared to 2019.
Some…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a pie sale and fundraising raffle in conjunction with our first virtual awards celebration on Nov. 10. All are invited to pre-order a…
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to…
Maine’s real estate market has been on a wild ride since the early days of the COVID-19 response, according to four Lincoln County real estate brokers.
Dunham Realty broker and Maine…
Social media can be a hot bed of illegal activity. Scammers use it to share malicious links, to capture personal information and to entice victims into complex romance or investment schemes. The…
The Anchor Church out of Boothbay requested approval to use the facility for their services. This is a group of local community members who did not have a place to hold their service. They have…
