Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to announce that Kerry Cushing has been selected to be its new executive director. No stranger to Lincoln County…
News
On Monday, May 23, Heather O’Brien pled guilty to felony charges of theft and forgery for stealing over $1,000…
BRHS Class of 2016 Top 10 student
Top 10 Boothbay Region High School academic senior Lisa Pawlowski is heading to Husson University this fall. She will study business and marketing and run track. Pawlowski, a Boothbay native,…
The Lincoln County Historical Association will hold its annual lawn sale Saturday, June 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the grounds of the 1811 Old Jail at 133 Federal Street in Wiscasset. Proceeds…
As the summer tourist season approaches and the scramble to find seasonal workers reaches a fever pitch, a lack of available and affordable housing in the Boothbay region is taking a toll on local…
Monday, May 16 may have been Kathleen Arabasz’s first day as case manager for the Community Navigator office in Boothbay Harbor, but it certainly wasn’t her first day of providing assistance to…
Edgecomb selectmen hope State Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) can solve some problems the town is having with the Maine Department of Transportation. The selectmen agreed to invite Johnson to a…
There was a half marathon, or 14.1-mile, road race taking place in Edgecomb on Sunday, May 22. It was the second year in a row that the race has taken place, to benefit the Wiscasset organization…
Celebrate the start of summer at Historic New England’s annual Open House at Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House on Saturday, June 4. Free guided tours will be given at each…
The Lincoln County Historical Association invites you to join in the organization’s 62nd annual observance of Memorial Day. The gathering begins at 11 a.m., Monday…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) is pleased to announce that this summer they will be welcoming Gray Ferris as the Center’s waterfront director and Taylor…
A nationally respected U.S. Sailing Keelboat Certification course will be offered on June 26, 27 and 28 by the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and enrollment in the…
Enrollment is now open for local youth to enroll in the junior program activities at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Programs in sailing, tennis and…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from May 16, to May 22, 2016
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was the site of a birthday party for a Boothbay woman on Saturday, May 21.
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Lincoln County Democrats
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee is hard at work preparing this year's Frances Perkins Award Dinner on June 4. Guest of honor is Harold “Bud” Lewis, who, as many know, has been a stalwart…
For anyone who has followed the Boothbay Harbor town government in the past 20 years, Palmer Payne is a familiar sight and perhaps an even more familiar sound. The 86-year-old Payne is a retired…
The Edgecomb Historical Society will meet Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Edgecomb Community Church Fellowship Hall.
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On Saturday night, May 21, the Boothbay Region Lions Club sponsored a turkey dinner for the benefit of The Community Center. Duane Lewis, a frequent…
Obituary
Jennie E. Weeks of Wiscasset, died on the evening of April 3, 2016 at the age of 94.
She was born on October 12,…
George W. Cochrane III, 88, died peacefully on January 9, 2016, with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 24, 1927, to the late George W. Cochrane Jr. of Melrose, Massachusetts,…
Edgecomb voters easily approved all 54 articles during the May 21 town meeting. Over 70 residents approved the $3,871,156 combined municipal and school budgets during the three-hour-plus meeting…
All submissions for the June 2 edition of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper should be received by Friday, May 27 due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The Boothbay Register…
Sunday, May 15, 2016 was the opening ceremony, the Commodores Luncheon, for the Down East Yacht Club to kick off its 50th anniversary year. A large number of…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then Ross Branch of the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard may have created the mother of all chainsaw attachments. This fall the…
For 31 years, Bob Ryan’s job as the Boothbay Railway Village’s executive director was an everyday adventure. Ryan never knew what his position had in store for him. One day he would travel to…
A former Route 27 day care center is about to become a lodging house. Edgecomb residents John and Kristen Gosselin live on the second floor of the property. The couple received planning board…
Mrs. Currier’s class at Edgecomb Eddy School released Atlantic salmon eggs into the Sheepscot River on May 17. The class is learning about raising the endangered species from an egg to maturity.…
Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, had a perfect attendance and voting record during the recently concluded legislative session.
Sen. Johnson cast 271 votes during the 2nd Regular Session of…
What better way to usher in an exciting new season of events at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site than with a stirring concert by Maine St.…
As team after Special Olympics team paraded past Boothbay Region Elementary School Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell in Wiscasset Friday, she cheered for each one.
She was proud of all the…
LincolnHealth Physical Therapist Tim Bryce will discuss the dangers of neuropathy for people with diabetes and how people with diabetes can increase their physical activity level…
Dozens of Maine police departments will begin a two week effort starting Monday, May 23 enforcing the state’s seat belt laws. Coordinated by the Maine Bureau of…
Dresden Elementary School third grade teacher Erica Atkinson has a sign in the classroom telling people to wear the pants that fit them.
We don’t all learn the same or show our learning the…
Sixteen Maine high school juniors will spend the week of May 22-27 at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences learning about ocean science research. They will work side-by-side with Bigelow Laboratory…
Wiscasset just keeps getting better. Red's Eats has long made the town a destination for a good lobster roll, and there are other eating establishments and shops in the small downtown area to keep…
Korean and Vietnam War veteran Donald O. Smith of Bristol rose from his seat last month at the Maine State Republican Convention in Bangor after hearing U.S. Congressman Bruce Poliquin introduced…
The Tapestry Singers, directed by Beth Preston, will present their spring concerts entitled “The Road Home” on Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 5 at 4 p.m. Both performances will…
An Edgecomb math and social studies teacher is one of nine honorees throwing out the first pitch at Hadlock Field on June 10. UNUM and the Portland Sea Dogs has named Terry Mulligan and eight…
Buy the ticket, win the ride! You could be the next owner of a beautiful, red 1966 MG MGB, while supporting the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM). The Museum announces its third annual…
The next Night of Joy gathering is on May 20 at Water of Life Church in Newcastle. Worship begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts until 8 p.m.
Night of Joy is an outreach ministry whose purpose and…
The beauty and meaning of African masks and crafts will be explored in a talk at The Lincoln Home by Ruth Ann MacKinnon, who has lived and worked in four African…
Perennial flowers and plants are often favored by gardeners because they can be counted on to return each year. The same can be said of local gardener Gail MacPhee…
Barters Island Baptist Church will be celebrating its 149th year anniversary on Sunday, May 22. Come and worship with us on this special day. The service will start…
The Lincoln County Fish and Game Association and Medomak Valley Land Trust will be hosting the annual Youth Spring…
Chocolate cake. It's my all-time favorite dessert.
Is it just me, or is cake one of those words that sounds like what it is? Say it.…
Kirk and Sherrie Holbrook of Hallowell are concerned about their children’s education. The couple have a son and daughter attending attending Hall-Dale Elementary School. They were one of a dozen…
As the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Joint Economic Development Committee (JEDC) started to consider ways to promote economic development, the group decided to turn to local experts. During the winter…
