Hank Lunn will share stories about Mainers who have made a mark in Maine and the world on Monday, Feb. 8 from 3 to 4 p.m. at The Lincoln Home. One such story tells…
News
An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said Feb…
Damariscotta Selectmen
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen agreed to call a special town meeting to approve a Community Development Block Grant application for the Public Infrastructure Grant Program in the amount of $…
Our next meeting is Monday, Feb. 8 at the Faith Baptist Church, 144 Mills Road, Newcastle. At 5:30 p.m., Rebecca Townsend will show 'n tell her scrap quilts, plus tell us a little bit about how…
All Wiscasset and Regional School Unit 12 schools are closed Friday, Feb. 5, due to the forecast for snow. RSU 12 and Wiscasset School Department each announced school was cancelled shortly after…
Town of Damariscotta
Damariscotta Town Manager Matt Lutkus on Feb. 4 explained his surprising proposed changes to the Planning Board’s sign ordinance,…
Job Opening
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper are seeking a full-time reporter to cover Boothbay Harbor boards and school meetings, school events and news, organizations’ events and news, town…
Tony C. McKim, President and CEO of The First, N.A. and its parent company, The First Bancorp, has announced that Angela Powell will assume the role of…
Valerie Smith’s journey to medical school began in an ambulance at the beginning of her junior year at the University of Maine at Orono.
A friend had talked…
St. Giles' Episcopal Church on Route 126 in Jefferson will host its next free supper for Midcoast residents Saturday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.
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The winter/spring Boothbay Region Adult and Community Education brochure is an insert in this week's Boothbay Register. We hope you'll take some…
Lincoln County Democrats will host an Italian Night pasta and meatball supper and fundraiser on Saturday evening, Feb. 20, from 5 to 7:30 at American Legion Post 36, 25 Industrial Park Drive (just…
Applications are being accepted for the Monhegan Artists’ Residency for Maine artists. In addition to two five-week residencies on Monhegan Island for Maine-based visual artists, the program…
Seniors
Honors: Savannah Curran, Andrew DeLong, Vanessa Gardner, Hallie Hardman, Colleen Hendricks…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is inviting businesses, organizations and individuals to participate in its annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake (BFKS) event presented by Hannaford, Camden National…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
The Newcastle Local Planning Committee is working on a plan to increase public interest in Newcastle’s government and town life.
But first, committee members say, people have to know where…
Lincoln Academy Swim Team
Seven Lincoln Academy Eagles are headed to the state swim meet, including Essie Martin, Elise Dumont, Noah Jordan, Camden Gulden, Anton Kalmysh, Tommy Thelander and Sam Russ. The girls' state…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
It won’t take snow for Winterfest to be a go on Saturday, Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Todd Souza said.
Some snow-dependent activities may need converting, such as a walk instead…
Damariscotta Planning Board
The Damariscotta Planning Board anticipated taking a first vote on a sign ordinance during the meeting on Monday, but after town manager review, the sign, for now, is eight-sided and red.
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Two town-owned buildings on Westport Island were cited for unsafe conditions by the Maine Department of Labor, according to letters town officials received.…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen recognized the promotion of Alfred “Willy” Simmons to police sergeant at their meeting Tuesday evening. The hearing room was filled to capacity with members of Simmons’ family…
In a talk sponsored by Lincoln County Historical Association, maritime historian Lincoln Paine will offer insights to the collection of the Maine Maritime Museum.…
Elections 2016
Departing Alna Town Clerk Amy Warner may still be making regular trips to the town office after the March town meeting. She will be the lone candidate on the ballot for treasurer.
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In a decision Lincoln County Commissioners made Tuesday afternoon, Carrie Kipfer will become county administrator when John O’Connell steps down at the end of March…
A skunk that a dog in Waldoboro killed has tested positive for rabies.
On Friday, Jan. 29, Lincoln County Animal Control Officer Will Snowman responded to a report of a possible rabid skunk…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 25 to Jan. 31, 2016:
Jan. 25
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Woolwich Selectmen
Woolwich selectmen are putting the town’s delinquent taxpayers on notice to pay up or risk losing their properties to foreclosure.
Tax Collector Jean Mank provided selectmen with a list of…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Teachers serving up fries at a local fast food restaurant and students serving up cocoa at Winterfest are part Wiscasset Middle High School’s all-out effort for a big second half in WGME’s Spirit…
Now that the Liberal Cup Biathlon at Hidden Valley Nature Center has been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28, some spots have opened up due to skiers who can no longer participate.
To register…
Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap has a simple message for teen drivers: Keep an eye on the road, not on your phone. Dunlap brought that message to Boothbay Region High School on Jan. 29 as…
Gina Hamilton joined the Wiscasset Newspaper this week, covering police, the Sheriff’s Office, courts and the jail, county government, Damariscotta and Newcastle government, and marine resources…
Alna Planning Board
After the latest talks on fireworks use in Alna Monday night, it remained unclear what voters next month may face for a question. Two residents urged the Planning Board to explore a permit process…
Wiscasset School Committee
As Wiscasset continues to look for a buyer for the former Wiscasset Primary School, it may have found one for the kitchen equipment.
Alternative Organizational Structure 93, which serves…
Obituary
William A. “Hooker” Holbrook, 65, of Boothbay died Jan. 28, 2016, at Maine Medical Center with family by his side.
Hooker was born August 30, 1950, to Stanley Holbrook and Grace (Holton)…
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset is drawing praise for its pre-kindergarten and picking up pointers for making the months-old program even stronger.
“Wiscasset should be very proud of its preschool,” Maine…
For over 40 years weary travelers arriving at Maine’s Prettiest Village have found a comfortable haven at the Wiscasset Motor Lodge. The inn on Route 1 recently changed hands but the tradition of…
Wiscasset School Committee
The Wiscasset School Committee still won’t help pay a student’s way into a June conference. But committee member Glen Craig on Jan. 28 said the panel should have, as it did for the teen’s brother…
A Woolwich man died Friday evening in a car accident on Route 27 in Pittston when his car flipped onto its roof and became submerged in an ice-covered pond on Cold Spring Hill.
Edward…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
An investigation into alleged heroin and crack distribution out of a Vassalboro home has led to eight arrests.
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s South…
Obituary
Elizabeth “Betty” Mellon Pike, 79, of Boothbay died peacefully on Jan. 26, 2016 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor.
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From 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 8, Wiscasset teachers will be working at Wiscasset McDonald’s to help raise money for the WGME Spirit Challenge and food drive that Wiscasset Middle High School is…
Following an appeal from Police Chief Troy Cline, Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday night agreed to purchase a new cruiser. The $36,000 needed for the AWD 2015 Ford Interceptor will come from the…
Obituary
Marki J. Gay, 26, of Woolwich died on Jan. 24, 2016 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis.
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Alna selectmen
The search for improved fish passage in Alna has selectmen’s OK to go another year, and new measures to help get a proposal the board can get behind.
A facilitator, a selectman and another…
In 2014, Juliette and Ronald Cohen started their new business, Above and Beyond Scheduling.
“We act as a liaison between clients and caregivers,” Cohen said. “Patients need help to be in…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in Damariscotta will reopen on Monday, Feb. 1, with its full schedule, after being closed for its regular January break.
During January, volunteers have…
Maine Authors Publishing and Cooperative, 558 Main Street in Rockland, will be hosting an open house on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Writers and…
If you are of high school age and in a band with others your age, for $25 you can enter the band in the Maine Academy of Modern Music's (MAMM) SLAM, a.k.a. Maine's High School Rock Off!
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