WALDOBORO — Two men, one of them a Waldoboro police officer, were shot in an exchange of gunfire in Waldoboro overnight, resulting in the death of River Bend Road resident Jon Alspaugh.
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Boy Scouts working on their Eagle Scout service projects in Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Somerset and Franklin counties in 2016 provided more than 6,500…
A group of Lincoln County grassroots political activists wants to make Maine great, again! Taking a cue from the new president, Damariscotta businessman Norm Hunt is organizing “Let’s Make Maine…
Have you been looking for a place to lift up your voice to sing? Do you enjoy getting together with people to sing a variety of music? Well, here is your chance! The Edgecomb Community Church, UCC…
A coin and stamp show will be held in the Exhibition Hall at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Coin & Stamp Club of Brunswick, the…
In a majority vote Friday night, the Wiscasset Budget Committee decided to recommend voters approve a $1.7 million energy project for the school department. The vote ran 4-2-1, with member John…
The Wiscasset Budget Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at the municipal building to discuss the Wiscasset School Department’s energy project, Town Manager Marian Anderson announced via email…
State Police say Robert Frith, 62, of West Gardiner died Friday afternoon, Jan. 20, after the dump truck he was driving overturned in Whitefield. Frith worked for BHS Inc. of Farmingdale.
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Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset and Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 are still considering an arrangement to let district students take prekindergarten in Wiscasset, officials confirmed. The district is also…
The bowling alley at 19 Bridge Street in Boothbay Harbor, owned by Charlie Rowe and his family for 70 years, will be going through some major changes soon. Since Rowe’s death in 2011, the space…
Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that draw on the strengths of the community and foster collaboration are encouraged…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
With no one upstairs, now is the time to see how much it costs to have a tenant in the terminal, Wiscasset Municipal Airport Advisory Committee Interim Chairman Steve Williams said.
Panel…
The March referendum Wiscasset selectmen are eying for the school department’s proposed energy project would come too late for state rebate funds toward the project, according to Town Manager…
On March 2, hundreds of volunteers will visit area schools and child care centers for United Way’s 18th annual Community Read Aloud. Volunteers from every walk of life will share…
Ice buildup and cratering continue to make passage along Edgecomb’s Cross Point Road difficult, but selectmen reported Jan. 17 that the situation was improving. Selectman Mike Smith reported he…
Proposed changes to Alna’s Head Tide Dam have won selectmen’s support, but the board will ask a lawyer before sending the offer to town meeting in March.
Selectmen decided unanimously Jan.…
Thanks to Westport Island’s history committee, more than 10,000 items are now part of its collection, according to information presented recently to selectmen. Committee members logged 500 hours…
For most, Christmas is a special time. But for 15-year-old Shuyu Pang, Christmas 2016 was a unique experience. It was the Chinese teenager’s first time celebrating the Holy Christian event. Pang,…
The Wednesday, Jan. 18 meeting that Wiscasset selectmen planned, for setting the time and location of a pair of referendum votes in March, has been canceled, according to an email Wednesday…
With marijuana legalization shortly to be a reality in the state for people over the age of 21, towns have been left to grapple with the issues of where to allow retail establishments, what kinds…
The Y-Arts group in Atlanta, a sunken lobster boat in Cundys Harbor, an accident in Boothbay Harbor, two team photos and two scenic photos are included in this week’s At a Glance. At a Glance…
The Lincoln County Historical Association will hold four Sunday lectures in February and early March. They will be held in Wiscasset in the Communications Building behind the County Court House on…
Wiscasset selectmen
A March referendum will decide a proposed $1.7 million Wiscasset school department energy conservation project. At the same special election, voters will also consider a 180-day moratorium on…
Wiscasset selectmen received a mid-year summary of the 2016-17 town budget revealing all of the accounts are about where they should be at the start of the new year. Most departments have spent…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Emergency Management Director and Communications Director Tod Hartung bid goodbye to Lincoln County Commissioners at the Jan. 17 meeting, thanking them for their past support.
…The Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee has announced that its annual popular benefit dinner for Haiti has been moved from its usual time frame in February to November. This year’s dinner will…
Half a year after first approaching Midcoast Conservancy, Alna selectmen expect to meet soon with a representative of the nonprofit about the board’s request for a contribution in lieu of taxes.…
Obituary
Jean Elizabeth Dodge, 86, of Venice, Florida and East Boothbay died on Jan. 3, 2017.
She was born on April 18, 1930,…
Obituary
Anne Carol Orne was born Nov. 11, 1943 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor. The youngest of three girls born to Lyman and Dorothy Pinkham.
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Lorraine Hope Gray, wife of late John Owen Gray, died Jan. 12, 2017.
She was born Jan. 16, 1928 on Southport Island.
She is remembered and leaves behind two daughters, Martha Gray…
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Joanne Reid Lewis, 71, wonderful mother, exceptional wife and devoted friend, transitioned peacefully to Spirit on the evening of Jan. 10, 2017.
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The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will hold a two-hour workshop on starting a small business on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the LCRPC office, 297 Bath Road,…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA announced this week a Maine charitable foundation has awarded the organization $50,000 toward its capital campaign. This $50,000, in…
Vietnam veteran Bob Emmons will discuss his experiences bringing wreaths from Maine to the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia at a special Schooner Cove presentation Friday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m…
Scholarships will be awarded to Maine high school seniors who will pursue post high school education and who demonstrate key attributes of character — responsibility, courage, integrity and…
On Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m., the Boothbay Railway Village presents an illustrated talk about "Maine on Glass: The Early Twentieth Century in Glass Plate…
The events calendar for the Boothbay Register’s award-winning publication “Summertime” is ongoing.
All…
Draft residency verification forms were passed out to Edgecomb Eddy school committee members and Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 officials Jan. 10. The contents of the form were…
A 36.4 kilowatt grid-tied solar electric array was recently installed at Wavus Camp for Girls in Jefferson on Damariscotta Lake.
The system, designed and installed by ReVision Energy of…
A Woolwich woman was hurt and a Canaan man hauling milk in his tanker truck was killed Saturday when the man’s truck collided with her car that had spun out of control on Interstate 295 in…
Since 1932, The Bath Golf Club has been through many changes. Ownership groups have come and gone, but things are shaping up differently this time.
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Smoke alarms save lives. Thanks to the efforts of the Lincoln County Board of Realtors (LCBR), Wiscasset and Lincoln County’s other fire departments will have 119 new home smoke detectors to…
Post Offices across the state will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There will be no…
The upstairs office space at Wiscasset Municipal Airport brought in $900 a month when Peregrine Turbine Technologies was renting it. The business moved to former Point East lots in October and, as…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens announced Wednesday it has received a generous gift of land from an anonymous donor. The 24.81 acre…
This week’s At a Glance features two scenic photographs, two team photos from Boothbay Region High School, the county’s first birth of the year and kids enjoying science class at Edgecomb Eddy…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail Commander Mark Westrum has been offered his job back if he first serves a 60-day unpaid suspension The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority agreed to make the offer at…
Woolwich selectmen
A two-lane bridge linking Wiscasset and Woolwich on Old Stage Road will soon be posted by the state at 25 tons. Mike Burns, regional manager with the Maine Department of Transportation, told…
In 1968, John Jenkins did what few people have ever done. He introduced Martin Luther King, Jr. when the nation’s civil rights leader spoke at Jenkins’ high school in Newark, New Jersey. Jenkins…
