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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:

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

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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.…

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…

Rebekah's ex made her cast her eyes downward when she was out in public with him. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

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Veterans Day service

Along with honoring veterans through words, wreath-layings, a gun salute and "Taps," American Legion Post 54's Veterans Day ceremony in Wiscasset was also a chance to share how to help protect…

Nequasset Meeting House. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper

Former Bath Police Chief Mike Field, an Army veteran, was the keynote speaker for the town of Woolwich’s Veterans Day program held Monday morning at the historic Nequasset Meeting House.…

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Philip A. Brooks

Phil Brooks, of Capitol Island and Southport, wanted you to know he’s finally left the party.  The cause of his demise was a mix of old age, lung fibrosis, and general decrepitude punctuated…

Boothbay Harbor Police Dept cruiser

Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests and summonsed one person between Oct. 5 and Nov. 6. 

On Oct. 20, Sgt. Jacob Powers…

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Peter B. Edwards

Peter Edwards of Southport, Maine, died in his home on Oct. 22, 2024 at the age of 78.

He is survived by his brother, Dave, his two children, Christina and Julie,…

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Midcoast Humane is hosting a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the future of its Lincoln County Campus

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Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio was out and about for Saturday's Early Riser in Wiscasset. Enjoy the comments Bond gathered along with the pictures.

The ship Arabella

When Fred Wilson planted spruce trees on his farm in western Massachusetts, he…

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The Rotary Club in Boothbay Harbor hosted its annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 7. About 80 people attended. Club President-Elect Laurie Zimmerli emceed the evening,…

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Panel discussion members: Lisa DeSisto, Jo Easton, Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm and Matt Storin. Courtesy of the Camden Conference

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Blythe B. Edwards

Blythe Bickel Edwards left the world and her family on Nov. 1, 2024.

She was born on June 1, 1941, in Pittsburgh and educated at Farmington and Wellesley College.

She majored in…

97 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. File photo

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The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at both the church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, and at Ames True…

999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor. File photo

Erik Hobson and musicians will perform in a free public concert at the Boothbay Baptist Church, 999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.

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Gingerbread class is Nov. 20. 3:45 p.m. Registration required. Courtesy of the Opera House

For nearly two decades the historic…

Rep. Holly Stover

Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, won her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 5, defeating challenger James “Bill” Hunt III, R-Southport.

As of Wednesday morning,…

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Senator Cameron Reny

AUGUSTA — Senator Cameron Reny of Bristol wins re-election to Senate District in Senate District 13 in the critical battle for Maine’s Senate. During a contentious…

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Wiscasset municipal building

"I want to be very, very clear ...," Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said Nov. 5. The timber harvesting contract the board was nodding that night for Herman-based Gary M. Pomeroy…

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