When the weather is milder for going outside after time in a pool, Wiscasset's Lyle Means plans to start exercising in Wiscasset Community Center's. Thanks to an effort his daughter Julee Ketelhut…

Discover the fascinating hobby of beekeeping! Join us for a seven-week interactive, in-person course, presented by experienced beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln…

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

Arrests/Summonses

Jan. 1, November D. Erving, 42, of Augusta was arrested on a Warrant, by…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 293 calls for service for the period of Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 864 calls for service.

The Community Resource Council’s Addiction Outreach program is seeking a location in downtown Boothbay Harbor to install a vending machine for Narcan (Naloxone…

Hello Islanders. Brrr! Time to bust out the long underwear and wool socks! Hope you are staying nice and toasty in this blustery weather. If you or anyone you know is having…

Anthony Garey Alvarez Correa (Tony), 83, of South Bristol died at his home on the Damariscotta River after a short battle with pancreatic cancer on Jan. 10, 2025 with his loving partner…

Mollie Elaine Rudall-Moore, 90, world class culinary consultant and philanthropic connector, died January 13, 2025, at her home in Southport, Maine.  Mollie was born January 20, 1934, in…

Wiscasset Middle High School's boys' high school basketball team will be a top-three seed in D south regionals, and the girls' team "just snapped a 122-game losing streak," Athletic Director…

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section approved for public comment, Draft Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. The…

Amid some of their and others' concerns, Wiscasset school committee members Jan. 14 agreed to apply to the state to serve children younger than the schools' youngest students. The unanimous vote…

We are pleased to share that Greg Shute, longtime Chewonki staff member and former director of Northern and Coastal Properties, has been selected for the 2025 Special Recognition Award from the…

Scott Powers, who grew up on Barters Island, Boothbay and is a 1991 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, lives in the Pasadena, California area and sent this report of the fires still…

If you’re expecting a traditional obituary, you won’t find it here. Brandon Robinson was anything but traditional. At 20 years old, Brandon was young and vibrant. He bounced when he walked,…

Join Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust for an online program on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with Ben Goldfarb, author of "Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our…

Martin E. Moore III of Southport, Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2025, at the age of 82. 

Born on May 13, 1942 in Queens, New York, Martin was the son of Julia Fajan Ritter…

Elizabeth “Liz” Stevens Smith, 85, passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born in East Boothbay, Maine, to James Perkins and Evelyn Thurston Stevens, Elizabeth…

John Hamilton Duncan, 79, passed away on Dec. 18, 2024 at Novant Medical Center in Matthews, North Carolina, after a brief illness.

John was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on Jan. 3, 1945…

Richard Edwin "Dick" Allen, 94, died Jan. 10, 2025, as the result of complications from a fall at Birch Bay Village. 

He was born on June 14, 1930, in Long Beach, California where his…

A former Lincoln County Emergency Management director filed a wrongful termination suit Nov. 7 in Wiscasset Superior Court. Maury Prentiss served in the job from May 2021 to Aug. 9, 2024. He…

Lincoln County commissioners unanimously hired Brendan Parker of Dresden Jan. 7 as the Communications Center deputy director. Parker previously worked in the department before returning and…

The next Diabetes Support Group,on T…

Alfred C. Moses died Jan. 7, 2025, after a brief illness.

He was born on June 14, 1943 and spent his early childhood in La Oroya, Peru.When he was 7, his family moved to Little Rock,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 295 calls for service for the period of Jan. 7 to Jan. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 571 calls for service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced Friday, the USDA is awarding 16 grants and one loan to help increase access to solar energy in…

Le Café Français, a French conversation group, resumes its lively in-person meetings at the Edgecomb Community Church located at the intersection of Eddy and Cross…

Stephen E. Alley passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2025. 

Steve was born in East Boothbay, Maine on June 27, 1940 to Weston and Mary Alley and continued on to live all…

Over the past year I’ve been sharing pictures I’ve taken over the past 45 years working as a newspaper reporter for the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper. The pictures here are of…

Evan Goodkowsy of Wiscasset snapped the picture he called “88% Chance of Rain” and submitted it to the Maine Lottery’s 50th Anniversary photo competition. And it won.

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Patrick Lancefield Murphy, aged 77, who departed this life on Jan. 9, 2025, at his beloved home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, surrounded by…

First National Bank recently announced the retirement of Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Sue Norton on Feb. 14, 2025.

Norton has dedicated over four decades to…

It's a group, not a committee. Edgecomb selectmen wanted to make that distinction apparent during the Jan. 7 meeting which featured a discussion with concerned taxpayers about recent upward trends…

The Coast Guard Academy’s women’s basketball team, the Bears, visited Boothbay Harbor on a snowy Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, en route to an away game at Maine Maritime Academy. The team’s 14…

The Alna appeals board Jan. 8 eyed potential fixes and improvements to appeals board rules and how to approach that work.

According to the discussion at the town office and over Zoom,…

Carol Hall Perry, 77, a beloved member of the Waldoboro community, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Jan. 9, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born…

The next Ocean on Tap, an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery, 25…

Around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 9, two ice fishermen in Edgecomb reportedly found a wallet belonging to William "Nate" Robinson, 34, of Austinville, Virginia. Robinson is a murder…

Woolwich’s property revaluation is on track to be completed in early April according to representatives Nicole Stenberg and David Ledew of Dirigo Assessing Group who met with the selectboard…

For Damariscotta artist Peter Bruun, surviving the pain of losing his 24-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose started with breaking taboos. 

“When Elisif was struggling it was hard to…

See if nuclear power made with "small modular reactors" (SMRs) could be an industry in town, past Wiscasset selectman and recent legislator Ed Polewarczyk suggested to selectmen Jan. 7. If it can…

In 2022, four Midcoast counties began considering how more collaboration may stretch tax dollars farther. Prosecutorial District VI includes Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and Knox counties, and…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for December:

Arrests, Summonses

Dec. 2, Lily Schutte, 18, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Failing to Notify of Motor…

Five Lincoln County towns have received approval for a total of $705,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for affordable housing projects. Executive Director Emily Rabbe of Lincoln County…

The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 34-year-old William “Nate” Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, whose body was discovered…

Blaine G. Hanna, 85, of Foye Road, Wiscasset passed away on Jan. 5, 2025 at his residence.

He was born in Georgetown on Dec. 3, 1939, a son of Thomas J. and Lulu M. (Rowe) Hanna Sr. He…

Thursday, Jan. 23

Be at the Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor from 6-7 p.m. Speaker: Brenda Hamilton - FEMA Storm Outreach & Recovery Coordinator for Maine Coast…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 295 calls for service for the period of Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 295 calls for service.

Marylyn Jeanne Marin, known as “Jane” by many, passed away peacefully at her home in Southport, Maine, on Dec. 22, 2024 at the age of 87. 

Born on Aug. 11, 1937, in Fort Kent , Maine…

As announced at wiscassetme.myrec.com, Winterfest 2025, to benefit the Cooper DiPerri Scholarship Fund, is Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The auction and raffles are open starting Jan. 24.

Jan. 24…

The following post appeared on Westport Island's town website at westportisland.us:

"Helping Hands has made the difficult decision to close the food pantry at the Wright House due to…