AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 2, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 133.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 2, 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…
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Judith Louise “Judy” Jones, 71, of Wiscasset passed on Sept. 1, 2020 surrounded by family in the loving care of hospice at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
Judy was born Nov. 4, 1948 in…
Deputy Town Clerk Lynette Eastman has probably forgotten more about town government “than any of us will ever know,” Alna Second Selectman Doug Baston said Wednesday…
A Lincoln Academy school resource officer is literally heading back to school this month. Deputy Sheriff Sean Pfaler won’t be returning to the Newcastle private school as he has taken a job to…
Wiscasset selectmen learned Tuesday, Sept. 1, a special town meeting will be needed to address an overdraft in the police budget and consider changes to the town’s shoreland zoning ordinance. The…
Shining a spotlight on inspirational leaders who rose to the challenge of caring for other Mainers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Maine, the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) today announced their…
Miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions are being prototyped as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival…
The aftermath of Aug. 29’s town meeting referendum vote has Edgecomb school officials unsure of the next move. Edgecomb voters rejected three key school funding articles including the overall $3,…
Gleason Fine Art gleefully announced being chosen Best Gallery in Maine this week ... now here are the other Reader’s Choice “Best Of’s” and “Finalists” from Wiscasset to Camden! If you want the…
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Martha A. Stetson (Way) passed away peacefully Aug. 19, 2020 at St. Andrews Village.
Martha was the daughter of Forrest and Jenny Hodgkins, born April 7, 1925 in Jefferson, Maine, attended…
Peter Wells told Friends of Wiscasset Village via Zoom Aug. 21, he and his Friends co-chair Will Truesdell came away from a recent lunch at Sarah’s Cafe with Town Manager Dennis Simmons with “a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 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…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 10 edition is Friday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day on Monday,…
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James Matthew Klenk passed away on Aug. 24, 2020 in the arms of his beloved wife Ma Gina and surrounded by family who joined James and Ma Gina in a virtual gathering.
“Jamie” was born in…
The 53rd annual Fall Foliage Festival scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11, 2020 at the Boothbay Railway Museum, has been canceled due to COVID-19.
“After thoughtful and careful consideration,…
The preacher and the outbreak
As news broke about Calvary Baptist Church’s COVID-19 outbreak, Pastor Todd Bell shined his black shoes.
Before the Sanford reverend spoke to his church, Bell took a picture of his…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten Maine organizations have received a total of $7,455,970 to help combat the opioid crisis.
The investments will enable Maine community health centers, rural…
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Annie A. Cleland, 92, passed away peacefully Aug. 27, 2020 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
Born in Boothbay Harbor on Jan. 9, 1928, daughter of Carrie and Parker Brewer, Annie was…
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Lorraine White Nickerson, 98, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on Aug. 17, 2020 at Portland Maine Medical Center.
Lorraine was a lifelong resident of Boothbay Harbor who was known by many as…
Dr. Jeremy Rich, a University of Maine professor based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, was recently promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure. Rich lives in Newcastle and is…
Gleason Fine Art was named Best Art Gallery in Maine in Down East magazine's annual Best of Maine issue (the September issue, now on the stands). In mid-spring, Down East asked its readers to pick…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
Renovations are underway at the former Woolwich Grange Hall that will become the new home of an internationally recognized firm that specializes in the design of state-of-the-art energy systems…
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Ray Charles Cave, 91, former managing editor of Time magazine and reporter and editor with Sports Illustrated magazine, died at his Boothbay home on Aug. 17, 2020.
Cave, a native of Tacoma…
The Edgecomb School Committee is faced with either funding local education at the past year’s level or seeking a special town meeting after voters rejected four articles in the referendum town…
Alna’s appeals board will pick a chair and secretary Tuesday night, Sept. 1, possibly outdoors, as the panel prepares for its first case in years: The planning board’s 2-2 rejection of Jeff…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
So far, 81.4% of parents are on board with Wiscasset’s hybrid, part in-school, part remote plan for the new school year, 15.2% are staying all remote and 3.4% are…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
Midcoast Humane, celebrating its 70th year as a nonprofit providing animal welfare services to 40 municipalities in the state of Maine, has announced the commencement of a sweeping revitalization…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she has signed an Executive Order to protect the health and safety of Maine voters, poll workers, and election officials and to facilitate access…
Sales of single-family existing homes continue to recover from the impacts of the early months of COVID-19; Maine Listings reports a sales jump of 12.43 percent in July 2020, when compared to July…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
On Aug. 18, Spruce Point Inn received TripAdvisor’s Annual Traveler’s Choice Award for the eighth consecutive year. According to TripAdvisor, the designation puts Spruce Point in the top 10% of …
132 Candles, an International Overdose Awareness Day event, will be held Monday, Aug. 31 on the Boothbay Common, Boothbay, Maine. From 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., live music will be provided by Naloxone…
A Jefferson man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Alna Aug. 25. At 5:31 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the crash on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 26, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 132.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
Carolyn Shubert, land and water stewardship manager for Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, was recognized recently by Maine Lakes for her work as a champion for water quality in the Pemaquid River…
Thirty-seven years ago, while still completing his surgical residency, Ed White visited the area and introduced himself to orthopedic surgeons along the Midcoast. A few years later, Dr. White came…
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Herbert Donald Kroitzsh, Don to his friends and family, 80, of Edgecomb, Maine passed suddenly Aug. 22, 2020. He left us in the way he always said he wanted to, in full control of his vast mental…
For the third year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, Aug. 27-31. This indoor/outdoor exhibit will highlight…
Edgecomb selectmen are hoping a letter posted on the municipal website and published in local newspapers will create “awareness” of the proposed 2020-21 school budget. Both the school and…
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Brett M. Decker, 38, of Biscay Lake Shores Road, Bristol died Aug. 21, 2020.
He was born in Bath on April 15, 1982, a son of Robert W. and Ida May H. (Wright) Decker.
He attended…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
Times have changed. Over the past 100 years fishermen have seen many advancements including boat design and construction materials, fish finders, hydraulic haulers, engine design, and trap and…
