Perryman Keith Maynard, 66, of Southlake, Texas, devoted husband and father, died peacefully on Dec. 5, 2022 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family when…
News
Lincoln County Television is celebrating the official end of summer 2023 with two “All New All Local” shows, the first Medomak Valley varsity football live stream, and a weekend marathon of…
MusicFest at Newagen Inn, featuring the Mallett Brothers, has been postponed until Thursday evening, Aug. 31 due to the forecast of rain on Wednesday. Same time (6 p.m.) and situations.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 264 calls for service for the period of Aug. 22 to Aug. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,425 calls for service.
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Obituary
John Michael Jarrett, age 70, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2023. Known by friends as Michael or Mike, he was born on April 13, 1953, to parents John and Anne (Hicks)…
Healthy Lincoln County and the 716 Candles Project are excited to announce that Governor Janet Mills has graciously accepted our invitation to speak at the upcoming International…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is inviting the Midcoast community to join them to kickoff their annual fundraising campaign on Sept. 13 and 14. The events will bring the community together to…
Wiscasset planning board
With no public comment received in Monday night’s hearing and a lone typo found, Wiscasset’s planning board sent proposed changes to two cannabis ordinances onto selectmen.
In the four-…
The sun has come and gone and come again, and, despite all the rain, the Veggies to Table grow-to-donate farm is in full swing! Carrots, cucumbers, celery, chard, kale, tomatoes, eggplants,…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 7 edition is Friday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day on Monday,…
AUGUSTA (August 22, 2023)—Single-family existing homes remain in high demand across the state of Maine. Realtors reported a 7.34 percent increase in prices in July 2023 compared to July 2022,…
Despite Alna Second Selectman Steve Graham’s urging otherwise Aug. 24, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri blamed the code…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is hosting a series of gatherings to close out the summer season and support the work of the land trust across the estuary. Join KELT staff, Board, and…
Born and raised in the Midcoast, Jessica Simmons knows what makes Maine a great place to call home. Growing up in East Boothbay, Jessica spent a few years living out of state before inevitably…
Wiscasset Newspaper heard Saturday that a truck struck Red’s Eats deck early that morning. Deb Gagnon, co-owner of the famous business at the corner of Wiscasset’s Water Street and…
Saturday morning, Wiscasset’s Jan Flowers said she and husband Larry had just seen “things we never get to see from the road ... Beautiful, lot of pines, we saw the backs of houses that we’ve…
We are right around the corner from Labor Day and so is the 9th annual Bands for Books hosted by The Friends of Wiscasset Library. The fundraiser is on Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at…
One of the highlights of “Preservation Party,” Lincoln County Historical Association’s (LCHA) annual fundraiser dinner, is the auction of cakes by the delightful veteran auctioneer, Kaja Veilleux…
The Westport Island Democrats are again hosting their traditional Labor Day picnic, Monday, Sept. 4, th…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Harvest Dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, at Jefferson’s Le Barn event center, the restored gambrel-roofed…
More than $100,000 has been distributed from Finding Our Voices to bring safety, freedom, and comfort to Maine women and children survivors of domestic abuse through the group’s Get Out Stay Out…
Healthy Lincoln County’s (HLC) 716 Candles project, with events timed near and on International Overdose Awareness Day, comes to…
Salt ’n Spar
Parishioners of Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, are celebrating their 250th anniversary. If you haven’t done so already mark Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10…
Obituary
Luann Faulkingham, 69, of Harrington, Maine died peacefully on Aug. 23, 2023 at the Down East Community Hospital.
She was born Dec. 24, 1953 in Harrington, the daughter of Ronello Whittier…
A whale, no further details available, was being seen in the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset Thursday, Aug. 24. And Town Manager Dennis Simmons was among those who saw the mammal. He shared the…
Wiscasset Middle High School is searching for a new vice principal and athletic director following the resignation of…
It was anything but a typical day on the job for county emergency dispatcher Mike Johnson. In July, he received a 911 call from Nobleboro with a frantic caller seeking assistance for his…
Obituary
Marion Elizabeth MacKenney passed away peacefully, on the night of July 22, 2023, after years of struggling with dementia. Her beloved husband, Bob, was by her side, where he has stayed the last…
Coastal Maine Regional Broadband (CMRB), a regional partner of the Maine Connectivity Authority, has partnered with the Southport Memorial Library to help improve the digital landscape and…
Earlier this month, Boothbay Region Housing Trust was the first applicant to receive a Lincoln County American Rescue Plan Act grant. County commissioners have set aside $1.5 million in ARPA funds…
A Celebration of Life to honor the life and legacy of Laura Honey, who passed away on Aug. 2, 2023, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m., with a memorial and remembrance ceremony at 2…
The second installment/insert of the newspaper’s Health & Wellness guide will be included with the Aug. 24 issue. The initial insertion was in February and despite the date on the cover, the…
For September, the Boothbay Hannaford has picked Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) to receive a $1 donation from every purchase of the $2.50 Fight Hunger Bag.
“We are honored to again be selected…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 189 calls for service for the period of Aug. 15 to Aug. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,161 calls for service.
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Registration for the second annual Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge sold out by March. Now, 75 teams are weeks away from a potential $35,000 first place prize for the event to be held Sept. 3 to 9…
A full Civil War living history encampment will be open to the public on the…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 1-15:
Arrests/summonses
Aug. 2, Hannah Puskar, 24, of Brunswick was summonsed for Operating Vehicle without License,…
A Celebration of Life for Alden “Denny” Wilson will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Hall’s of Boothbay has care of the…
Nearing the end of the summer’s peak season, Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Aug. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. offers visitors an assortment of activities to enjoy, ponder, and share. From the…
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After hearing from lawyers, selectmen and fellow residents Aug. 14, Alna’s appeals board determined it does not have jurisdiction to hear Jeff Spinney’s appeal of selectmen’s handling…
On Sunday, August 13, the Frances Perkins Center’s board of trustees, staff, and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark with the…
International Overdose Awareness Day
Healthy Lincoln County is proud to present "716 Candles," a transformative series of events commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day. Taking place throughout late August 2023, this…
Alna selectmen on Aug. 24 will take up Code Enforcement Officer Greg Lumbert’s resignation and discuss the vacancy, according to an agenda out Aug. 18 and First Selectman Ed Pentaleri in a phone…
Wiscasset Speedway
Sunny skies were finally in the forecast for coastal Maine on Saturday allowing for Wiscasset Speedway to successfully host a full Group 1 racing program. The night’s events…
Coastal Maine Regional Broadband (CMRB), a regional partner of the Maine Connectivity Authority, has partnered with Wiscasset Public Library to help improve the digital landscape and encourage…
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset was founded 250 years ago on Aug. 6, 1773. As part of the 250th celebration, the church is offering weekly historical snippets about the church and its…
Woolwich Road Commissioner Jack Shaw is asking Route One motorists to be patient as work commences on a water main project near the Route 127 intersection. Shaw told the selectboard Aug. 16, he…
After parts of Wiscasset’s months-old medical cannibas licensing ordinance did not make it into the final version, Town Manager Dennis Simmons said Aug. 16, “As it stands right now medical…
