Ruth Jones Applin, 100, of Churchill Street, Wiscasset died Aug. 25, 2017 at her residence. She had the Boston Cane for Wiscasset.
She was born on April 16,…
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Marguerite “Peggy” Adams, 95, of Center Township, Monaca, Pennsylvania died peacefully at Good Samaritan Hospice, Brighton Township, Pennsylvania on…
September is National Preparedness Month
There are many things we may regret in life, but being prepared for emergencies is not one of them. You might say I have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was forced to…
Laura Whitney and Matt Brewer of Freeport were married on Saturday, July 29 at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. The ceremony was officiated by Reverend Josh Fitterling and followed by…
Dead River Company in Boothbay Harbor presented $1,000 to Lynn and Mike Martin for the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association on Thursday, Aug. 24. The $1,000 will be raffled off as either No. 2…
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Aug. 22 upheld a lower court's conviction of a driver in a fatal Woowich accident.
According to the ruling by Maine’s highest court, the case involved a…
GARDINER – Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw announced that Robert H. Edmunds III, formerly of Nobleboro, has been sentenced in Lincoln County Superior Court to 18 months in…
Wiscasset Police Department
The Wiscasset Police Department held a school supply drive Friday, Aug. 25 for children attending Wiscasset schools. The department received backpacks, book bags and school supplies, as well as…
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Ernest H. Giles Jr., 69, of Marden Road, Boothbay, died peacefully at home with his beloved family at his side.
Ernest was the son of Ernest Giles Sr. and Ida Andrews Giles.
Ernest…
Wiscasset Middle High School now has a Class D athletic status, although the Wolverine teams will continue to compete in the Mountain Valley Conference and against Class C high schools.
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By a show of hands, 56 to 29, Wiscasset voters passed a $66,764 municipal planning budget including restoring the town planner’s position. The article was the only item of business at a special…
In a 56-29 show of hands at Wiscasset Elementary School Thursday night, Wiscasset voters passed the $66,764 planning budget. It was the same amount voters rejected nearly 2-1 in June.
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Wiscasset Town Manager Marian Anderson is pleased to announce Wiscasset has received a dividend check of $6,970 from the Maine Municipal Association, as a result of the town’s good loss experience…
Eclipse 2017: These series of photos of Monday’s eclipse were take by a staff photographer on Southport Island between 1:31 p.m. and 2:56 p.m. In Maine, Monday’s solar eclipse was only partial. At…
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Marjorie Melzar Emery died on August 21, 2017, at her home in Wayne, Maine.
She was …
Schooner Cove is hosting a lunch and learn to discuss the basics of Medicare on Friday, Sept. 8 at 11:30 a.m. in the library.
Come join us for lunch and to…
Wiscasset Police Department
The Wiscasset Police Department held its second “Coffee with a Cop” event Aug. 23, at Treats on Main Street. Coffee and breakfast pastries were free to folks who stopped by to chat with Chief Jeff…
The Wiscasset Police Department will have no responsibility in providing downtown crossing guards over the Labor Day weekend. Business owners will need to work out details for providing the…
The Wiscasset Select Board heard recommendations from Wright Pierce Engineering on Tuesday for improving the operation and efficiency of the treatment plant. The Topsham-based firm was hired to…
A local legislator wants to change wording on the referendum this fall calling for expanding Medicaid. Rep. Stephanie Hawke (R-Boothbay Harbor) joined four other House Republican lawmakers and a…
A new medical marijuana caregivers’ business will be opening in Edgecomb Sept. 1. Downeast Medicinals received planning board approval Aug. 17 to begin operating on Route 1. The business is owned…
On Aug. 25, the Wiscasset Police Department will be hosting a Back to School Supply Drop Off Drive Thru for kids who attend the Wiscasset School Department. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at…
Westport Island’s Bonyun Preserve increased by 44.4 acres Aug. 12, when Kennebec Estuary Land Trust bought a parcel along the east side of Junction Road for $76,000.
According to KELT and…
Woolwich voters consider approving a $19,000 engineering study for a bridge on George Wright Road. The question is one of two at a special town meeting set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Eric…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 7 edition is Friday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register office will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day.…
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Marjorie Emery died peacefully on Aug. 21, 2017 at the young age of 100.
There will be a private family burial at Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay. A Celebration of Life Service will be held…
UPDATE: Lincoln County Communications confirmed Tuesday evening, Alna’s Timothy Jordan has been located and is safe.
Original post: The Lincoln County Sheriff Office is seeking the public’…
The Wiscasset Police Department will host its second annual Coffee with a Cop on Aug. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Treats at 80 Main St. All community members are invited to attend.
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Dresden selectmen voted on Monday, Aug. 22 to form a committee to negotiate a new contract with cable television provider Spectrum.
Spectrum, owned by Charter…
Registration is now open for the 18th annual Midcoast Maine Tour de Farms, scheduled for Sept. 30. Enjoy an early fall bike ride while supporting local farmers and producers. The Morris Farm Trust…
Obituary
Dorothy Brewer Delafield Watts died Aug. 20, 2017.
She was born July 28, 1922 in Linekin, daughter of Fred and Mabel Brewer.
She graduated from William Hall High School in West…
The Boothbay Railway Village Green was all abuzz during the morning hours of Aug. 21.
The stone sculptors participating in the Maine Coast Stone Symposium’s 10-day live sculpting event were…
We welcome the public to join us on Tuesday, Aug. 29, from 3 to 4 p.m., for a free and informative talk. Chewonki’s staff will assist us in exploring the ways engineers have taken advantage of…
This summer, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is hosting a team of researchers for a collaborative study of squid locomotion. The goal of the project is to identify critical…
The time is coming quickly to be part of a festive evening to benefit the Wiscasset Public Library. So, mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. for the fourth…
An old-fashioned ice cream social will be held at the Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum on Saturday, Aug. 26, featuring locally produced ice cream and lawn games at…
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Help Yourself Shelf (HYS), a nonprofit committed to helping to ease food insecurity, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Cause Bag program September…
In Maine, Monday’s solar eclipse was only partial. In Lincoln County, it began around 1:30 p.m. and ended about 3 p.m. At the eclipse’s maximum, the moon blocked about 57 percent of the sun’s…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases reported by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts for the period between July 15 and Aug. 15. All sentences, except those noted, are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
A certificate from the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission for a modular home on Federal Street will wait until October to give Habitat for Humanity time to meet with neighbors and discuss…
Alna Third Selectman Doug Baston said Aug. 16, residents want the board to fight for year-round residency of students’ families, so it will fight, he said. Otherwise, said First Selectman David…
A community prayer drop box is ready to accept prayers at Edgecomb Community Church. The wooden box painted grey is located to the left of the front entrance ofEdgecomb Community Church, at 15…
Jeff Whittemore had no idea the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association was naming him firefighter of the year. So when it did at a South Bristol event Aug. 16, it felt like a surprise party, he…
Obituary
Ruth Van Voast died peacefully on August 16, 2017.
Ruth lived on McKown Point Road in West Boothbay Harbor from 1961 to…
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Mary Elizabeth Cahill, 90, of Jackson, New Hampshire passed away peacefully at her summer home in East Boothbay, Maine on August 17, 2017. She was the wife of James D. Cahill Jr., who died in…
Readers may recognize the following statement from Boothbay Harbor Police Department’s Facebook page.
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Butch Brewer has been an Elvis Presley fan ever since he first heard the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s voice. In 1956, Brewer, like millions of teenagers, became a lifelong fan listening to Presley’s…
If someone breaks the law at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, the Wiscasset Police Department may see a replay. A new security system has replaced one Airport Manager Frank Costa said was fried in a…
In the wake of the Aug. 12 Charlottesville, Virginia, white supremacy rally and deaths and injuries, fliers targeting people based on race and sexual identity turned up around Boothbay Harbor on…
At least three Lincoln County law enforcement agencies, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset and the Sheriff’s Office, have been…
