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Boothbay Harbor residents gather around different stations to share thoughts on the town's future during a public workshop breakout session. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

April 1, around 30 residents filled the Boothbay Harbor Town Office to provide feedback on a Comprehensive Plan, which will help chart future town development. This first public workshop is part…

A still from the film “Reindalen,” follows two researchers and their canine sidekick as they study the world’s smallest and fattest reindeer, which are unexpectedly thriving in the fastest-warming place on Earth. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host its ninth annual

Enjoy the "Tide Pool Adventures" in East Boothbay April 22. Bethany Schmidt photo

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) and Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) are bringing back the popular “…

Monica Wood

Award-winning Maine novelists Monica Wood and Lewis Robinson will share the stage on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for a fundraiser to support…

Obituary
Olma Sullivan

Olma Sullivan moved on peacefully…

Obituary
Barbara “Lori” Reed

Barbara “Lori” Reed, 62, died March…

Finding Our Voices
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Sarma Melngailis, the subject of the hit Netflix docuseries, "Bad Vegan,"  will talk about the extreme coercive control behind her astonishing crash from raw vegan media darling to publicly…

Southport town seal

#4329: Laura Graham, 14 Bluff House…

Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids

This April, in observance of Child…

Obituary
Patricia T. Grant

Patricia Teresa Grant, 93, of…

From the assistant editor
Assistant Editor

The first good thing about February was it was no longer January. And the first good thing about March was February was over. Winter's latter half has been unpleasantly windy and often miserably…

ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

A new business is in the basement of Boothbay Region High School (BRHS). Led by Nick Scott and Chip Schwehm, students are gaining firsthand experience of what it's like…

From the editor
Kevin G. Burnham

It was like a nightmare! I cried…

Garden Club of Wiscasset
Monarch butterfly in Wiscasset Library's Children’s Garden. Emily Adler pho

The Garden Club of Wiscasset is pleased to announce the offering of two $5,000 scholarships to Lincoln County high school seniors or graduates who meet eligibility requirements.

For over 20…

Joe's Journal
Joe Gelarden

Were you one of the several hundred Lincoln County folks who stood on the Sheepscot River bridge on Saturday morning? Did you join other national anti-Trump White House protesters who tried to…

'Round Town
Photos by Robert Mitchell

Moore’s Rock is right behind the house where we used to live at the top of Sherman Street in the Harbor. At the suggestion of Bernard Coady, my barber for what little hair I had, we bought his…

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The AARP Fraud Watch Network™ Helpline (877-908-3360) has seen a spike in “recall scams.”​ In these schemes, perpetrators send a message claiming that a product you purchased has been recalled…

Craig Ferguson. Courtesy photo

Craig Ferguson will be performing at The Waldo, 916 Main St., Waldoboro, on April 9 at 8 p.m. Ferguson is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer,…

Lincoln County Indivisible
Courtesy of Nigel Calder

On Saturday, in their hundreds, thousands, and millions across the U.S., Americans peacefully demonstrated their opposition to the chaos of the Trump administration,…

Where It's At
Curtain call for "Alice In Wonderland." LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The Y Arts Community Players cast of 66 played to sold out shows at the Opera House last weekend, and with good reason! First off, it's Y Arts, it'll be brilliant; and second, the production was "…

LCSO patch

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

CTL welcomes the community to attend its spring open house on Sunday, April 12. Courtesy of CTL

The Center for Teaching and…

Southport Memorial Library

Succulent Social: Join us April 23 at the Southport Memorial Library, 1032 Hendricks Hill Road from 6 to 7 p.m. with Andrea Peasley from…

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative 
Knickerbocker Lake. Photo by Rob Kauffman

 Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative’s first Forests to Faucets Lecture of 2026 is Tuesday, April 14 at 5 p.m., at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Bosarge Family Education Center.…

Folk, Fiddle and Feet

An afternoon with Lissa Schneckenburger, Nic Gareiss, and Garrett Cameron

Commentary

With the Maine Law Court’s decision…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

This letter is written in response to a newspaper article about a special Boothbay Selectmen's meeting Tuesday, March 24 at 5 p.m. in the Boothbay town hall. The meeting was a…

Community of Hope
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Domestic violence among immigrants in the U.S. is a serious, underrecognized and complex problem.…

"Quiet the Sirens" follows the lives of three firefighters suffering from PTSD. Courtesy of Lincoln Theater

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present a free community screening of the documentary film “Quiet the Sirens,” followed by a talkback, Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Obituary
Carlo M. Pilgrim

Carlo…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I have some questions about the East Side Waterfront Park.

My goal in writing would be to have someone respond to this letter with information that would help donors and…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Annual budget season is upon us.

There are serious concerns regarding the Edgecomb Eddy School proposed FY 26/27 budget.

Facts:

1. The number of Edgecomb…

As the Used Bookstore prepares for another season, the Friends of the Library share their volunteer experiences. (from left) Greg Thornton, Joyce and Greg Walker, Fred Nehring and Jane Homer.  Not pictured: Brita Nilsson, Roberta Matchett, Meridith Watts, Gloria Taliana, Lee Hammond and Laurie McCammon. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and right down the road, the Friends of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML)…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Do you read and study real history?

Do you think on your own or do you believe what you are told by the media,…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I’m writing to share a bit about my husband, Mike Bartles, and why I think he’…

BRGC members Karen Iliades, left, and Cathy Fisher seated at Karen's table set with samplings of fare typically served at Afternoon Tea. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Trivia: The first of what would become known as Afternoon Tea was served in the home of Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford, in 1840. The Duchess began feeling hungry around 4 p.m. but dinner…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

The March 16 Boothbay Register included a letter from Joe and Jill Doyle that contains claims that require correction.

Developers

Boothbay Harbor…