Katie Winchenbach, chair of the LCRC, opened the Oct. 26 meeting at the Wiscasset Community Center with the Pledge of Allegiance then vice chair Steve Karp followed with the…
News
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for honorees to be inducted in the March 2023 ceremony. Since 1990, the organization has honored women who have made an outstanding…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 210 calls for service for the period of Oct. 25 to Nov. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,174 calls for service.
Summonses
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Obituary
Robert Gerald Pierce, 76, a former resident of Piney Flats, Tennessee, died Oct. 27, 2022, after an extended period of declining health.
Robert, also known as “Bobby” or “Bob,” was a true…
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 candidate for the open position of…
The north wall of Wiscasset’s Sunken Garden is being dismantled and put back together. All the granite stones are the ones that have made up the wall since the 1800s, Public Works Director Ted…
Salt ’n Spar
The other day I was listening to the radio, the hosts of the morning show were asking listeners to share what it is they loved most about their hometown. I was surprised to hear how many listeners…
When Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post 54 of the American Legion observes Veterans Day and other occasions at Wiscasset’s veterans wall or elsewhere, months of planning have gone into it. And much of…
There was an excellent turnout again this year for Wiscasset’s Halloween festivities, Nightmare on Federal Street, Monday evening. The event is sponsored by the…
Maine Department of Transportation officials will return to Woolwich to update residents on the Station 46 Bridge Replacement Project and a traffic signal at the Route 1/Nequasset Road…
Obituary
Earle Winfield Clifford, 83, passed away at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine on Oct. 24, 2022.
Earle was born on Dec. 2, 1938. He grew up in Boothbay…
The hustle and bustle of Wright Ryan workers and their equipment was nowhere to be seen or heard on Saturday morning, Oct. 29 as nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate the grand re-opening of…
Obituary
On Oct. 25, 2022, Robert “Bob” Peters, father of three children, and grandfather of three, passed away at age 72 after a 3-year battle with cancer.
Bob lived most of his life in Boothbay…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Daggett, Sally J. to Conroy, Daniel and Conroy, Taylor.
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Obituary
Yolanda “Cookie” Tirado passed away on Oct. 23, 2022 . She was only 67 years old.
She was a polio survivor, and overcame obstacles moving from the Bronx, New York to Boothbay Harbor to…
The pandemic drove Cynthia Brown’s yoga teaching online. The change worked so well, including drawing students from around the country,…
Obituary
Kitty Wheeler, age 83, of Bath died of a stroke at Midcoast Hospital on Oct. 23, 2022.
She was an amazing woman, a wonderful wife of 57 years and a wonderful mother of four children.…
A memorial service and reception for Helen St. Clair of Boothbay Harbor, who died Sept. 6, 2022, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125…
MaineHousing has announced it has released $11 million in Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits.
This funding is being released nearly a month ahead of the typical HEAP schedule…
Obituary
Christopher Allyn Brazee, 50, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Boothbay on Oct. 22, 2022.
Christopher was born Sept. 3, 1972 to Gary Allyn Brazee and Terrie (McLeod) Tarsa. He grew…
Maine Republican Assembly is having a standout for Republican Candidates on Friday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. till dusk. Join us at the corner of Route 27 and Route 1 is Wiscasset. Bring your flags and…
Address: 71 Dover Road, Boothbay
Occupation: Director, Community Resource Council; Development Director, Lincoln County Dental
Education: Bachelor's Degree Nasson College; Muskie…
Address: 22 Warren Lane, Boothbay Harbor
Occupation: Restaurant management
Education: Boothbay Region High School; Radford University, BA Foreign Languages, Marketing
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Obituary
Irwin “Nick” Carlysle Nichols, age 88, and Mary Francis Nichols nee Hoffner age 68 of Palatine, Illinois and Southport, Maine passed away on Sept. 19 and 27, 2022, respectively. After nearly 47…
Correction
Contrary to a listing in the Halloween calendar published in the Oct. 27 edition of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper, no one will be hearing “All aboard!” at WW&F Railway this Sunday…
A restaurant with upscale, farm-to-table dining will return at 65 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. Mathew and Corrinna Stum plan to open Back River Bistro before Thanksgiving in the building where…
Earle Clifford, 83, passed away at the Sussman House in Rockport on Oct. 24, 2022. A graveside service will be held on Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery. A full obituary will be published at…
Obituary
Ellen Smith Memory, 93, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2022.
Ellen was born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Plainfield, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Carl and Helen (Boyd) Colberg.…
The LincolnHealth Miles Maternity Unit in Damariscotta is partnering with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative for Maine (PQC4ME) and Healthy Lincoln County to launch an innovative new project,…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset’s two proposed marijuana ordinances will go to public hearing at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the town office. Selectmen Oct. 18 sent the proposals onto the planning board for a hearing. And Monday…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is showing its appreciation to its Boothbay Peninsula neighbors by holding a special Community Night at Gardens Aglow on Friday, Nov. 18, 4-9 p.m. Community Night…
Ladies Organ Society of First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, UCC, is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. As part of that celebration and on the upcoming 250th anniversary of the…
Obituary
Dale Morse Hahn, 55, of North Waldoboro, died unexpectedly on Oct. 21, 2022.
Dale was born to Robert D. Hahn and Mary Ann Morse on April 15, 1967. After attending Boothbay Region High…
Obituary
Sandra Lee (Meserve) Robbins, 75, of Augusta Road, Bowdoin died suddenly on Oct. 8, 2022, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
She was born in Bath on Aug. 23, 1947, to her loving parents…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
World Polio Day, Oct. 24, kicks off a week of special efforts to draw attention to the progress made and the work still needed to eradicate polio worldwide. Rotarians around the world have…
Rescue Charlie’s Friends hosted the first of what co-founders Janine Hague and husband Lee hope to be an annual event at the nonprofit’s recently donated facility…
A fundraising effort is underway to buy a soccer scoreboard for Wiscasset Middle High School, replacing one bought in the early 1990s that Athletic Director Cameron Bishop said no longer works.…
The newspapers of Maine-OK Enterprises, Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot, won 20 awards at the annual Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest at the MPA’s fall…
All letters on the Nov. 8 elections must be received by 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. This deadline applies to both online and print edition publishing. No political letters will be published in the Nov…
Boothbay Region Greenhouses
Bob and Kitty Boyd will be moving on after 40 years owning and running Boothbay Harbor Greenhouses. After closing the business on Oct. 29, the Boyds said they expect about six months of paperwork…
A bleak energy market will only become worse if the world’s liquified natural gas supply tightens. On Oct. 17, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens reported about a…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
Next Saturday, Oct. 29, the Y will celebrate a grand re-opening after a year of renovation and construction. A brief ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. at the new front entrance and then…
George McEvoy of Boothbay Harbor is one of 14 being recognized by Lincoln County as a Spirit of America nominee. On Oct. 18, county commissioners in their bimonthly meeting announced nominees…
Wiscasset’s Ancient Cemetery is fenceless no more. Town Manager Dennis Simmons said the $53,500 fence started going up earlier this month.
“We do not yet have a timeline on the entrance…
Fall is well underway, as is exhibit design at the Maine State Aquarium. We are designing new exhibits to highlight the “who, what, why and how” of the Department Marine Resources – who our…
Press release
The Waterfront Committee approved…
Wiscasset Elementary School first grade teacher Trae Stover said State Rep. Allison Hepler, D - Woolwich, visited the class Oct. 19 to deliver a legislative sentiment for Stover’s being named…
What started as a request for municipal records is now heading to court. Edgecomb Selectmen Dawn Murray, Ted Hugger and Mike Smith along with Code Enforcement Officer George Chase are seeking a…
Passions ran high during a discussion about challenges facing the lobster industry at the fourth and final of The Lincoln County News’ candidates forums, held at Great Salt Bay…
Obituary
Rhonda P. Belgard, 55, passed away peacefully at her home in Boothbay with her husband by her side.
Rhonda was born in Boothbay Harbor on May 29, 1967 to Fidele and Janet (Pinkham) Peters…
