The Trustees of the Union Fair / Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival are launching our annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2026 Union Fair which will occur on Aug. 5…
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Obituary
Judith Lynne (Pollock) Dent, 84, died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2025, under the compassionate care of the Mid-Coast…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 218 calls for service for the period of…
On Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m., Charlotte Nutt, candidate for State Representative House District 48 (Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, South Bristol, and Westport Island), will be…
Presented by the Friends of the Waldoboro Library, "The Librarians" comes to The Waldo Jan. 11! Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our…
The Bremen Library
The Bremen Library is pleased to be hosting Joy Vaughan as our first 2026 Artist of the Month!
Vaughan lives in South Bristol next to the Damariscotta River…
The Boothbay Harbor comprehensive plan process is making progress, according to Selectboard Chair Michael Tomko.…
The Visually Impaired Persons meeting is held the first Tuesday of each month, and the first one in 2026 falls on Jan. 6, Epiphany. This will be a discussion meeting where members update the group…
At its last meeting of the year, the board of directors of Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation unanimously and enthusiastically named…
Another period of astronomically high tides is expected in the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor area from Jan. 1 to Jan.…
In October 2024, three federal officials arrived at the library for an in-depth site visit. Dispatched from Washington, D.C., they came to assess the physical condition of the building and to…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7 in the Southport Town Hall starting at 5 p.m.
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Press release
Entries are now being accepted for…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a gentle winter walk at Pemaquid Pond Preserve in Bremen from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.…
Life can take you in unexpected directions; a chance meeting or being at the right place at the right time can change your fate. In the case of …
Covering the various events -- towns, schools, organizations, etc. -- is what we do here at the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper and photographs add a lot to the reporting of the events.…
MaineHealth is offering a new virtual support group for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), providing an opportunity for connection, encouragement…
The county's low-powered AM radio transmitter in Newcastle's days maybe numbered. Dec. 16, County Emergency Management Agency Director Emily Huber proposed abandoning ownership…
Boothbay region schools will soon get a lighting upgrade from conventional lights to LED systems. Dec. 11, the Community School District (CSD) board of trustees…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 281 calls for service for the period of Dec. 16 to Dec. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,912 calls for…
AUGUSTA (December 19, 2025) — According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state reported a median sales price of $399,000 for single-family existing homes sold in…
A kitchen manager's position along with shared costs for a new Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 assistant superintendent and a shared Individualized education…
The film industry is an equation. There's the director with a vision, the crew who make it come to life, and the audience members who hang on the edge of their seats,…
Southport selectmen will have plenty of time in preparing for a meeting with their Cozy's Dockside tenants about 2024-25 maintenance and repairs. On Dec. 17, selectmen received an email from…
In a split decision, Lincoln County commissioners voted to begin negotiations for a…
Obituary
Mary Estella Paquin, 96, of Gorham passed away peacefully on Dec. 14, 2025.
Mary was born in Augusta on Oct. 14, 1929 to the late Cecil Warren and Zylpha…
Southport municipal candidates have until Jan. 2 to return nomination papers for the March 2 election. Papers for selectmen, Boothbay Region Water District trustee and two school committee seats…
For Tracey Brown-Gysi, what started as a flexible job for a single mom turned into a career spanning over two decades. Brown-Gysi was…
Shoppers moved from store to store which were decked out in holiday lights on Men's Night, Dec. 17 enjoying sales with Christmas songs outdoors, to hum or sing along to, thanks to Janson's…
For Lincoln County residents who think local traffic is way too fast, help is on the way. On Dec. 16, Lincoln County commissioners accepted a $9,900 federal Bureau of Highway Safety grant. Sheriff…
Press release
Last year, the Lincoln County Commissioners took a community-centered approach to allocating opioid settlement funds, inviting local organizations to apply based on needs they were seeing…
Obituary
Mavis F. Hinckley, 80, of West Melbourne, Florida, and West Gardiner, Maine, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2025, with her family by her side.
She was born…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) has begun work on its phase 1 construction projects, Operator-in-Charge Chris Higgins told trustees Dec. 16. Crooker Construction…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Dec. 16 at about 5:50 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Gardiner Road in Whitefield. …
Maine State Aquarium invites visitors to enjoy an under-the-sea holiday during its first “Sea of Lights” festivities. The aquarium will be open on Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., until Jan…
After serving the people of House District 48 since 2018, I have come to understand what true leadership requires: integrity, commitment, and…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 281 calls for service for the period of Dec. 9 to Dec. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,912 calls for service.
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A small group of people have organized a Christmas Day dinner for a large holiday gathering. Dec. 25, a four-person group will make the day a little more special by…
Lovers of the annual Gingerbread Spectacular at the Opera House here in Boothbay Harbor saw 27 imaginative, gingery structures this past weekend. Among them was…
This giving season, a group of Boothbay Region High School students gave something back to their community. Donned in winter coats, safety…
Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Gale Ellen Hodgdon, who left this world on Dec. 11, 2025, surrounded by the love that she so generously gifted to others…
Lincoln County Superior Court ruled in favor of Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BBHWP) in a Dec. 5 decision on a shoreland zoning permit application for…
Southport selectmen approved a Pratts Island resident's request Dec. 10 to join a statewide saltwater intrusion study. Selectmen made their decision a week after a Pratts…
Boothbay Harbor United Methodist Church, 81 Townsend Avenue, will be having their Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Come and help spread the word of the good news…
Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) was declared Maine’s Best Tasting Water during Maine Rural Water Association’s 45th annual Conference & Trade Show Dec. 11.
The competition…
