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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-15:

 Arrests/Summonses

Nov. 1, Robert Scalfani, 55, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Criminal Trespass…

Teacher’s desk

Wiscasset School Committee Chair Jason Putnam told fellow future of the schools committee members Nov. 18, the cost to build a school now is so "daunting," towns might not want to go in together…

Teacher’s desk

Wiscasset School Committee Chair Jason Putnam told fellow future of the schools committee members Nov. 18, the cost to build a school now is so "daunting," towns might not want to go in together…

Rand Maker

Lincoln County commissioners unanimously approved a $16.8 million Fiscal Year 25 county budget Nov. 19. County spending is offset by $2,017,861 in revenues resulting in taxpayers contributing $14,…

Rand Maker

Lincoln County commissioners unanimously approved a $16.8 million Fiscal Year 25 county budget Nov. 19. County spending is offset by $2,017,861 in revenues resulting in taxpayers contributing $14,…

Wiscàsset selectmen
Town office

Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 19 set a 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 special town meeting at Wiscasset Community Center, to take $353,750 from surplus as the town's match on a $4 million grant toward moving…

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Thomas Powers, 78, of Edgecomb died Nov. 16, 2024

Wiscàsset selectmen
Town office

Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 19 set a 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 special town meeting at Wiscasset Community Center, to take $353,750 from surplus as the town's match on a $4 million grant toward moving…

On Sunday, Dec. 1, the first Sunday in Advent, First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will celebrate the hanging of the greens, a tradition of early civilizations who celebrated the winter…

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Due to the Thanksgiving holiday,…

Early Bird Sale & PJ Party is a shopper's dream - and a good time, too! STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Wear your best PJs to bed this Friday night, and remember to set your alarm on the bright and early setting (a.k.a. 5 a.m.) because the 36th Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is this Saturday,…

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PHIL DI VECE with Bo.

Presidential campaigns just aren’t what they used to be. Listen, campaigning using television, radio, social media, telephone calls and knocking on doors are child’s play compared to…

Early Bird Sale & PJ Party is a shopper's dream - and a good time, too! STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Wear your best PJs to bed this Friday night, and remember to set your alarm on the bright and early setting (a.k.a. 5 a.m.) because the 36th Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is this Saturday,…

Obituary
Thomas D. Lewis

Thomas D. Lewis, 77, of Corvallis, Oregon and…

Lincoln County cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 182 calls for service for the period of Nov. 12 to Nov. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,830 calls for service.

Coastal Maine Regional Broadband (CMRB) in collaboration with AARP’s Scam and Fraud Network and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office invite Westport Island and area residents to a free…

Alna selectmen
Alna town office sign

Alna selectmen agreed Nov. 14 to send the planning board a copy of a draft of a blasting ordinance for the panel to review and make recommendations on by Dec. 15. Chris Cooper, who moderated a…

The Wienermobile

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile came to the Boothbay region over the weekend as part of a Maine trip to

The Wienermobile

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile came to the Boothbay region over the weekend as part of a Maine trip to

Obituary
Eric M. Nager

Eric Michael Nager, age 67, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov. 13, 2024.  

He was a loving husband, father, and friend, known for his strong will and resilience in the face of…

Obituary
Priscilla P. Campbell

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Priscilla Petrie “Lilly” Campbell, 87, of Wiscasset, on Nov. 9, 2024 at Hill House Assisted Living in Bath, following a long illness.…

Decorating

Wiscasset residents were downtown hanging the greens for the holiday season Nov. 16. Photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio in Wiscasset captured volunteers' work. 

As Thanksgiving approaches, Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) is busy making plans for holiday sharing. Our Thanksgiving distribution will be Nov. 21, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. People should sign in in the St.…

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Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28, communityorganizers invite all ages to join the 2024 Boothbay Region Turkey Trot at…

Gardens Aglow
Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will be the destination for locals and travelers alike over the next six weeks. The 10th annual Gardens Aglow got underway with media night on Thursday, Nov. 14.…

Gardens Aglow
Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will be the destination for locals and travelers alike over the next six weeks. The 10th annual Gardens Aglow got underway with media night on Thursday, Nov. 14.…

Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
https://www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org/

The Windjammer Days Committee is seeking community input. The Committee has selected the United States Coast Guard as the spotlight group for the 2025 event to be held June 22-28.

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Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28, communityorganizers invite all ages to join the 2024 Boothbay Region Turkey Trot at…

Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
https://www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org/

The Windjammer Days Committee is seeking community input. The Committee has selected the United States Coast Guard as the spotlight group for the 2025 event to be held June 22-28.

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MY CAP meeting

The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel (CAP) on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Removal convened its annual public meeting Oct. 29. Panel members and attendees heard presentations on the status…

Laura

Edgecomb's code enforcement and health officers have submitted their resignations. On Nov. 12, Selectboard Chairman Michael Maxim announced he received resignation notices from Code Enforcement…

Emily Rabbe

Lincoln County commissioners awarded four towns American Rescue Plan Act grants Nov. 5 for affordable housing projects. Commissioners awarded Wiscasset, Newcastle, Waldoboro and Monhegan…

Emily Rabbe

Lincoln County commissioners awarded four towns American Rescue Plan Act grants Nov. 5 for affordable housing projects. Commissioners awarded Wiscasset, Newcastle, Waldoboro and Monhegan…

Obituary
Richard D. Lord

Richard Daniel "Dick" Lord, a beloved husband, father, and esteemed member of the community, passed away on Nov.

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 Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 15-31:

 Arrests/Summonses

 Oct. 15, Daniel Melnick, 42, of Woolwich was…

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 Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 15-31:

 Arrests/Summonses

 Oct. 15, Daniel Melnick, 42, of Woolwich was…

Boothbay Region Community Center

With a wagging tail and a work uniform, guide dogs for the visually impaired are a staple in our society. But have you ever wondered who started it all? 

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the “…

BRES announces the new outdoor club for sixth to eighth graders in partnership with Hearty Roots. From left,  Erin Quinley, Shawna Kurr and Misha Barker. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

In partnership with LincolnHealth’s Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF), Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES)…

Flag celebration

On Nov. 5, President Donald J. Trump became the first person to win two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1893. On Nov. 6, a dozen Lincoln County residents celebrated Trump's…

Flag celebration

On Nov. 5, President Donald J. Trump became the first person to win two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1893. On Nov. 6, a dozen Lincoln County residents celebrated Trump's…

BRES announces the new outdoor club for sixth to eighth graders in partnership with Hearty Roots. From left,  Erin Quinley, Shawna Kurr and Misha Barker. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

In partnership with LincolnHealth’s Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF), Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES)…

Cornhole

Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle Annual Karl’s Kids BBQ/CORNHOLE/DANCE held in Nobleboro Oct. 20 at Duck Puddle Campground was a huge success. Karl’s Kids helps kids and teens in Lincoln…

WMHS sign

Nov. 12 in Wiscasset Middle High School's library, Wiscasset's superintendent of schools thanked God "nobody blew up" in an incident one month earlier in a WMHS classroom.

Superintendent of…

The Maine Republican Assembly (MERA…

LCSO patch

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 231 calls for service for the period of Nov. 5 to Nov. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,648…

Obituary
Linda Winterberg

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Linda Winterberg of Wiscasset early on the morning of Nov. 6, 2024 at…

Isabelle Curtis

Isabelle “Is” Curtis joined the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff this week as a full-time reporter.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Courtesy of Kraft Heinz Company

America's most famous sausage car is traveling around Maine and coming to Boothbay Harbor.…

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Courtesy of Kraft Heinz Company

America's most famous sausage car is traveling around Maine and coming to Boothbay Harbor.…

Geneviève Tailleux, proprietor of Marketplace Café in Wiscasset, is doing a series of benefit dinners for Alna's John Seigars, whose house burned down recently. Tailleux said she has done one…