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Wiscasset selectmen
Two meetings in three days were planned in Wiscasset, one to commit taxes and the other to, among other business, consider setting a special town meeting to settle an overdraft in the budget year…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) is pleased to announce the return of the Harvest Dinner to its annual calendar. The popular event will be hosted Sunday, Oct. 2 from 4 to 6…
Stripped, sealed and waxed are Wiscasset Middle High School’s tile floors, WMHS Head Custodian Daniel “Dan” Lincoln said as he and custodian Debbie Gagnon showed Wiscasset Newspaper around Friday…
The Frances Perkins Center will celebrate the life and work of Frances Perkins with a virtual Inaugural Homestead Day on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. To learn more and to register for this free…
The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA), a nonprofit working to support vibrant fisheries, healthy fishermen, and thriving fishing communities, invites you to join them for an…
Obituary
Mallory Hicks Garrison, 85, of South Portland and Squirrel Island, passed away Sept. 1, 2022.
Mallory, affectionately known as Gogo to her grandchildren and those who adored her, was born…
Heading to Boothbay Harbor this summer like they do every year from home in Holderness, New Hampshire to their standing reservation at Brown’s Wharf Inn, Steve and Ellen Jackson were disappointed…
Dawn Gilbert organized a late summer Maine picnic honoring Paul and Ann LePage in recognition of their contribution to the state of Maine and in support of Paul’s current…
After a four-decade hiatus, the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge returns next month with a big, big cash prize. On Sept. 3, up to 60 contestants paying a $750 entry fee will convene at Carousel…
The fun frolic of the favorite festival of Maine’s Midcoast is forthcoming! Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta is back in full regalia, Oct. 7-9!
Enjoy the whimsically embellished giant…
Aug. 1: 6:03 a.m., Route 27, one vehicle MVA, car vs. pole. Wires in roadway. Shut down Route 27, detoured traffic. Vehicle towed, controlled traffic until CMP removed wire from roadway.
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A temporary bridge built to keep Route 1 traffic moving during replacement of the Station 46 bridge in Woolwich will open following the Labor Day holiday. The $25 million project began last…
The University of Maine Darling Marine Center hosted a three-day orientation program last week for 30 first-year students in the School of Marine Sciences.
William “Wge” Ellis, associate…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 8 edition is Friday, Sept. 2 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day on Monday,…
Obituary
Ruth A. (Hilton) Sasala, 84, of New Milford, Connecticut, passed away on Aug. 27, 2022, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.
She was born on June 10, 1938, to Harold and Kathryn (…
Barbara Reinertsen, executive director of United Way of Mid Coast Maine, has announced she plans to retire at the end of the year, following 30 years of service to the organization.
United…
After seven years and several million dollars of work at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, the Ernestina-Morrissey dipped its keel into Harbor waters Aug. 29. The historic ship, set to launch in…
The Westport Island Democrats are again hosting their traditional Labor Day picnic, this year with the theme of Your Vote Matters. The event will run from to 2 to 4 p.m., on the lawn next to the…
Death notice
John F. Edwards, 79, of Boothbay, passed away on Aug. 24, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport. A full obituary will be posted when available. Hall’s of Boothbay has care of the arrangements.
Before the first pitch at YMCA Day at Hadlock Field on Sunday, Aug. 28, all eyes were on the field as Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts performed three song and dance routines, member Ian Michaud threw…
Wiscasset’s planning board on Aug. 22 found incomplete a blasting request from Drilling and Blasting Specialists Inc. According to the application, the Gardiner firm seeks to blast ledge for a…
A few weeks into his job as Wiscasset Middle High School’s athletic director, Cameron “Cam” Bishop is already hearing praise for his performance. “He is taking my place, and he is awesome,” said…
Finding Our Voices, the grassroots, Camden-based nonprofit boldly breaking the silence of domestic abuse, has won a national award for its bookmarks featuring the faces and voices of 43 Maine…
Lincoln County Republican Committee…
“He’s back out there.”
He is a nearly four-foot shark a client caught Aug. 25 on Captain Dean Krah’s boat about a mile north of Donald E. Davey Bridge that spans the Sheepscot River from…
Action for Animals Maine is a local non-profit organization serving Lincoln County, providing funding for emergency veterinary services for pet owners who otherwise cannot afford medical treatment…
Obituary
Thomas George Hagan, 92, of Boothbay, Maine, died peacefully at home on Aug. 20, 2022.
Born in New York City to Thomas and Florence Hagan, Tom was a third-generation native of Manhattan.…
On Aug. 17, Timothy Harrington sent his first Maine Freedom of Access Act request to Edgecomb officials. On Aug. 22, he sent his fourth. He believes town officials are taking too long to deliver…
Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
The Maine Workforce Development Compact is comprised of Maine businesses, associations, nonprofits, and municipalities who are committed to working together to solve Maine’s workforce challenges…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Final details for Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual benefit dinner and auction on the grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden are falling into place, and the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Wiscasset School Department has provided the attached bus routes for 2023-24, including Regional School Unit 12 routes in Alna and Westport Island.
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Edgecomb selectmen are considering hiring a temporary administrative assistant to aid them in fulfilling a Maine Freedom of Access Act request. River Road resident Timothy Harrington has made four…
Obituary
Jeanne L. Leavitt, 81, left to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 22, 2022, at Mid Coast Hospital.
She was born on June 28, 1941, to Harold Leavitt and Virginia Orne Leavitt. She attended…
There will be a free rally to meet former Governor Paul LePage and his wife, Former First Lady Ann, on the Boothbay Common Sat., Aug. 27, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
The event will include music…
A former Rockland city councilor, Limestone town manager and Appleton town clerk was Alna selectmen’s pick Monday night for that town’s next town clerk. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dickerson of Union will…
Obituary
David Dupree was a fine fellow and a very fine painter. David’s last art show at Studio 53 Gallery started July 1, 2022, the First Friday opening was on July 5. Despite living with an incurable…
Woolwich hosted its second annual community picnic Saturday featuring grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, cold soft drinks, cotton candy, homemade ice cream, wonderful live music and all for free!…
Wiscasset’s Jamie Beaton and Toronto’s John Mayberry have sung together much of their lives. “One of these days, we’ll get it right,” Beaton, formerly of Toronto said smiling. He said Wiscasset…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Neither driver was injured Aug. 11 in an accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. near 304 Boothbay Road and involved Kathleen Donnelly, 79, of Augusta, who…
Wiscasset selectmen
Thanks to selectmen’s OK Aug. 16 and an anonymous Wiscasset Schoonerfest donor, waterfront-goers can hold up their phones and see Hesper and Luther Little in the harbor where…
After sheltering in Boothbay Harbor in the wind and rain, the 1939 Wiscasset-built schooner When and If arrived in Wiscasset’s harbor to a cannon’s salute Thursday.
The sky was…
A new initiative from Efficiency Maine will further expand the coverage of the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure by supporting installation of public EV chargers in rural…
