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The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper will be posting voting results from area towns as we receive them Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Peter Cook hadn’t voted in Boothbay Harbor since he was a kid. He owns homes in both Maine and Connecticut, but this year’s U.S. Senate election between incumbent Susan Collins and challenger Sara…
Boothbay Region High School students have spoken through their mock election. Student Body President Glory Blethen polled 24 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 15 juniors, 19 seniors and 25 staff members on…
Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport and Westport Island
Sample ballots for Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport and Westport Island and the State of Maine General Election ballot for Nov. 3 are attached in this article. Also attached is a…
Press release
The Lincoln County Republican Committee’s next monthly meeting will be held at its headquarters at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Several issues important to members will be…
Each election year, the Lincoln County Courthouse lawn is littered with an array of political signs advocating for a candidate or ballot initiative. This year, two bright pink signs emblazoned in…
2020 Elections
As Maine has several methods of voting and with concerns abounding on a national scale, the Boothbay Register has received many questions on when and how citizens can vote absentee for the Nov. 3…
Press release
The bipartisan Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Friday, Oct. 16 to broaden the scope of the ongoing investigation into the…
In the past three presidential elections, Edgecomb Town Clerk Claudia Coffin reports the most absentee ballots requested didn’t exceed 168. In 2020, she has received 496 requests with 263 returned…
Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for U.S. Congressional seats, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…
Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for U.S. Congressional seats, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…
Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for U.S. Congressional seats, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important…
Nomination papers are available from Oct. 20-29 to fill the vacancy created by former Edgecomb selectman Jack Sarmanian’s resignation. Sarmanian resigned Oct. 5 after serving 13 years. On Oct. 9…
Historian Heather Cox Richardson, a summer visitor, whose roots in Bristol date back to colonial days, will deliver an online lecture on “The Role of Political Parties in American…
AUGUSTA — In preparation for administering the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has issued updated guidance to ensure that…
Maine House 89 Rep. Holly Stover is running for reelection as Westport Island, Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and part of South Bristol’s point person in Augusta.
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Local businesswoman and former state representative Stephanie Hawke is running to reclaim the House 89 seat representing Westport Island, Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and part of…
Democrats rallied around incumbent Holly Stover of House 89 and House District 88 Representative Chloe Maxmin Oct. 3. Stover is seeking reelection and Maxmin is seeking the Senate District 13 seat…
U.S. Senate candidate Sara Gideon visited Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset Monday, Oct. 5 with Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry and Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett to learn about Two…
Voters in Lincoln County recently received phone calls and texts from an organization claiming to be “Public Opinion Research.” The communications asked them to respond to a poll about the race…
Two practicing attorneys are vying for a four-year term as Lincoln County Judge of Probate. Incumbent William Avantaggio, D-Bremen, is seeking re-election against challenger Meegan Burbank of…
AUGUSTA - Two Maine companies have donated more than $44,000 of personal protective equipment for election workers to stay safe while administering the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 General Election.…
In her first legislative term, Democrat Chloe Maxmin of Nobleboro saw four of her bills including her Green New Deal legislation enacted. The Green New Deal was the most prominent new law. All…
Since 2004, Dana Dow has served five terms in the Maine Legislature. He was elected four times to the senate and served one term in the house. But his last term was significantly different than…
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Monday, Sept. 28 the launch of a new elections feature for the state allowing voters casting absentee ballots this November to track the…
The residents of Westport Island and the general public are invited to a meet and greet party for Stephanie Hawke, Republican candidate for Maine District 89, on Westport Island hosted by her…
Lobstermen and powerboaters rallied for President Donald Trump in Boothbay Harbor’s second boat parade Sept. 19. Around 60 vessels got in line for several passes around Tumbler Island and around…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee announces that it will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. at its headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta.
This is a…
Maine is now accepting applications for absentee ballots which become available the first week in October. Since…
Press release
In September of 2019, journalist Reid Wilson of The Hill named Maine’s Lincoln County one of the “10 countries across the country that will determine…
In Boothbay Harbor Sunday, Sept. 6, Trump supporters decorated their boats with banners and flags and paraded through the outer and inner harbor.
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AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she has signed an Executive Order to protect the health and safety of Maine voters, poll workers, and election officials and to facilitate access…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD
Around 30 Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters passed the $10,480,417 Community School District budget Aug. 25. The budget has a 0.7% increase. Moderator Melissa Holmes Whitt introduced each…
Edgecomb selectmen are hoping a letter posted on the municipal website and published in local newspapers will create “awareness” of the proposed 2020-21 school budget. Both the school and…
Last spring, Dawn Gilbert circled the week of Aug. 24-27 as a time she’d be watching President Trump renominated for a second term in Charlotte, North Carolina. Instead, like many 2020 plans, they…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee held a good old Great American Picnic Aug. 22 with food aplenty and fellowship galore.
After filling our plates with delicious food, we heard from…
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced Tuesday he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing a federal lawsuit…
Lincoln County Republican Committee
On Saturday, Aug. 22, the Lincoln County Republican Committee will be holding a celebration of the American Bicentennial at its headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta from 11 a.m. to 3…
2020 elections
U.S. Senate Democratic candidate and Maine State House Speaker Sara Gideon toured Bigelow Laboratory facilities Aug. 7 after announcing an eight-part climate plan earlier in the day. Gideon said…
Griffin Sherry, one of the founding members of the Maine-based, nationally-known, ‘roots holler’ group The Ghost of Paul Revere, will perform…
Maine born-and-bred humorist Tim Sample will emcee the Drive In for Democracy: A Rally for the People, on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wiscasset Speedway. The event, hosted…
Press release
Lincoln County Democrats will hold the Drive In for Democracy: A Rally for the People, at the Wiscasset Speedway, 274 West Alna Rd., from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. The “pandemic-safe”…
