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Warren Henry Page, 91, a wonderful man, received his wings on Sept. 4, 2024 at his home in Boothbay. 

Warren was born Jan. 8, 1933 on Swan’s Island, Maine to Harold Henry Page and Cora…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting Thursday, Sept. 19, featuring talks about the various referenda on Maine’s November ballot and voter rights. …

Edgecomb 250th Anniversary

Edgecomb is a town of hidden gems. Many artists work tucked away in studios across the town. In honor of our town’s 250th birthday, artists who call Edgecomb home are opening their studios to…

LincolnHealth’s flu clinics will begin later this month and extend until Oct. 26.  

Drive-up service is being offered at primary care locations in…

Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield Sept. 3 said Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky’s written statement was true, that Wiscasset, known as Maine’s prettiest…

An hour and a half before Wiscasset selectmen were to hear the latest developments in Johnson Controls’ proposed energy project, something else happened that made it all “moot,” as Chair Sarah…

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Janet Marr Lewis, 74, of Largo, Florida passed away in an Alzheimer’s facility in Largo, Florida on Aug. 27, 2024.

Born April 21,1950 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor, she was…

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Wayne Allen “Grampy” Brewer, 77, of Bradley Road, Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2024.

Born on Dec. 19, 1946, in Damariscotta, Wayne was the beloved son of Carl “Bo”…

A three-year study monitoring Midcoast traffic patterns begins this fall with a focus on alleviating Route One congestion. On Sept. 3, Executive Director Emily Rabbe announced Lincoln County…

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Helen M. Lewis, 95, died Sept. 2, 2024 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor with her family by her side. 

Helen was born Aug. 23, 1929 in Mystic, Connecticut to Anton Bartik and Ida…

Property taxes are going up in Woolwich; the mill rate which has remained the same for the past three years increased from $15.40 to $16.70 per $1,000 dollars of assessed valuation. The increase…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
A 60th Celebration Fundraiser is planned for Saturday, Sept. 14 at The Boothbay Railway Village Museum from 6 to 9 p.m.
 
The evening will begin with a train ride to the…
Burnt Island Lighthouse will be hosting an open house on Saturday for Maine Lighthouse Day from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
 
As part of the Return…
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Sarah Webster Heald, 67, of Georgetown, Maine, passed away peacefully, in her sleep at home, on the morning of Aug. 3, 2024, after a three-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.

Born on May…

On Monday, Sept. 2 at 2:36 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash on Route 27/Gardiner Road in Dresden.

Deputies responded to the…

The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee at 2 p.m. of the popular new film “It Ends With Us” (PG13; 2 hours, 10 minutes) adapted from Coleen Hoover’s romantic novel will include a special opportunity to delve…

Press release
Peregrine Turbine Technologies announced Tuesday, Sept. 3, recently retired Rear Admiral Larry LeGree has joined the leadership team at Peregrine Turbine Technologies of Wiscasset. LeGree will…
Obituary

Michael Davis Moss passed away August 25, 2024 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough.

Michael was born in Hanover, New Hampshire to John Russelll Moss and Nancy Paddock Davis Moss. At two…

Calling all Sheepscot River enthusiasts! Midcoast Conservancy is hosting their second annual State of the Sheepscot event on Sept. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Whitefield Elementary School Gym…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 418 calls for service for the period of Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,511 calls for service.

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A Celebration of Life gathering for Daniel G. Bryer, who died Aug. 2, 2024, will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Fire Station.

Red, white and blue signs, some with stars, stripes, or both, fill a window at Craig and Laurie Winslow’s commercial building at 51 Water St. in Wiscasset. The signs declare local pets’…

With backpacks and many with smiles, Wiscasset Elementary School students arrived to start school Tuesday, Sept. 3. They, families and school faculty and staff got a sunny morning in the mid-50’s…

Wiscasset selectmen

Two legal issues will keep Johnson Controls’ proposed energy project off Wiscasset’s Nov. 5 ballot, according to Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ report released ahead of selectmen’s meeting Sept. 3,…

The workshop, “Give Light: Spiritual Support for Climate Engagement,” is open to anyone interested in participating.  It will be held Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Second Congregational Church, 51…

Camden International Film Festival

Cannes and Sundance, step aside! The 20th edition of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is in the spotlight this month, with screenings of a wide variety of documentary films from…

Are you a local librarian, community or non-profit volunteer, or tech-savvy in general? Do you like helping neighbors solve computer or phone issues? Coming up in September is “Empowering The…

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:

Alna: Alna Inhab Of to Fifield, Brian T; Fifield, Brian T to Green Rocket Farm…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Harvest Dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 ,…

What began as a passion for figure skating led an East Boothbay man all the way to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Elliot Schwartz, 57, began figure skating as an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of…

Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and criminology program coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Criminology…

About three months in, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s capital campaign has hit six digits. As of Aug. 28, about $130,000 had been raised toward the original, $250,000 goal, Fundraising Committee…

Lincoln County can be justly proud of the people who have contributed to the rich and colorful history of this region. Evidence of this pride can be found in local historical societies like…

On Sunday, Sept. 15, 3 p.m., at the Edgecomb Town Hall, the Edgecomb Historical Society will host a talk by longtime resident Bob Brown entitled, “Yesterday's Mount Hunger and Today's Schmid…

The Boothbay Region YMCA is a proud recipient of funding from Mid Coast Parkview Health and LincolnHealth to expand programming for middle and high school youth. “FREE Time [Fun, Readiness,…

Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, Sept. 8.  She will participate in the first Maine Bee Fest with the Maine State…

There was an accident involving a motorcycle and camper around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon near Shore Hills Campground. Boothbay Fire Department, Boothbay Region Ambulance Service and Lincoln County…

The Maine Republican Assembly (MERA) will be hosting a Meet and Greet for candidate Mary Lou Daxland on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Water of Life Lutheran Church, Rte 1 #618…

Obituary

Lucille T. Brewer died on Aug. 25, 2024 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was 77. MS is a cruel and debilitating disease, but Lucille faced it with courage and a calm resolve.…

The popular interlibrary loan (ILL) system will be back in circulation Sept. 3 after a temporary summer shutdown. Readers are asked to limit their requests as the program restarts, but librarians…

Wiscasset Elementary School’s Becky Hallowell told Wiscasset Newspaper Aug. 28, she is ecstatic to be a finalist for Maine Teacher of the Year. The news came hours earlier from Maine Department of…

The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 5 edition is Friday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff will be observing Labor Day on Monday,…

Obituary

Susan Jean Sutter, 76, passed away at her Alna home on Aug. 19, 2024.

Susan loved nature, the outdoors and flowers. She was able to train chickadees to eat from her…

Salt ’n Spar

Do you remember when little Alna, Maine was home to an eclectic gathering of mule and donkey owners? The daylong celebration was called fittingly enough, The State of Maine Mule and Donkey Day. It…

Obituary

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Howard Alden Cederlund, 97, of Wiscasset on Aug. 22, 2024. 

Howard was born in Worcester,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 412 calls for service for the period of Aug. 20 to Aug. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,093 calls for service.

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Wiscasset school committee

“There is no reason we should lose one (student) to ‘dropout’ (status),” Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Aug. 20. “If they want to leave us, let’s make…

“Art & Healing” will be held at Puddle Dock School on Friday, Aug. 30 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
 
This is a community lunch and pop-up art exhibition featuring works by…

Bands for Books is the major annual fundraising activity for The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library. This year we will celebrate our 10…

Aug. 20 was a busy night for Heather Sinclair who attended two board meetings. At 5 p.m., she led the first school committee meeting of the new year at Edgecomb Eddy. Her second came an hour later…