Nick Upham, who has been working as a reserve police officer, was unanimously granted full-time status at the July 28 Boothbay Harbor selectmen's meeting.

The promotion was at the recommendation of Police Chief Robert Hasch.

“Nick does a great job,” Hasch said to the selectmen. “He is a good representative of this town, and he's practically full-time anyways.”

Dear Readers,

August is almost here and that means our summer season is in full swing, although our children and grandchildren are already looking forward to getting back into the classroom.

Hundreds of years ago, a piece for some kind of game found its way to Thwing’s Point in Woolwich. A recent archaeological dig brought it back up to the light of day.

The circular, ceramic, tin-glazed find turned up on Claire and Michael Robinson’s Thwing’s Point Road property along the Kennebec River. The land was the site of three different English settlements in about 1650, 1720 and 1750, retired historic archaeologist Lee Cranmer said.

On Friday, July 18, Lincoln County Healthcare CEO Jim Donovan and LCH Board President Jeff Curtis sat down with the Boothbay Register to answer questions about programs, finances and plans for the coming year.

After months of controversy and the consideration of several alternatives, the Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse has found an elegant solution to wastewater disposal.

Skidompha Library’s By Popular Demand film series will feature “The Rope” (1948, 80 min.) on Monday, Aug. 4.

In this Hitchcock thriller, two young men strangle their “inferior” classmate, hide his body in the apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the “perfection” of their crime.