After spending the winter hanging around palm trees (hence the name), palm warblers begin arriving in Maine in April. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells.
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It’s still early enough in spring that migratory bird species are arriving relatively slowly. The first wood ducks one day, then maybe there’s a week or so before the next arrival—perhaps tree swallows swooping around over the stream or wetland. Then it’s…
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital and the MaineHealth Medical Group announced today that the MaineHealth Urgent Care Boothbay Harbor will be converted to the MaineHealth Walk-In Clinic Boothbay Harbor, sometime in the spring of 2027. This change is a direct response…
CSD school committee approves warrants for public vote during an April 14 meeting. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register
CSD school committee sends warrant to voters
April 14, the Community School District (CSD) school committee voted 4-1 to approve the fiscal year 2026-27 warrant and set a June 9 budget validation referendum. Tom Perkins was the opposing vote for both. Stephanie Hawke was not present.   The first public…
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Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), a grassroots organization working to preserve and support our democracy through direct, local, and peaceful action, today released its 2026 Gubernatorial Questionnaire. LCI undertook the effort to help voters evaluate the…
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One of the nicest things about working with the Boothbay Register is Kevin Burnham’s willingness (reluctantly sometimes I suspect) to cut me some slack … and correct my screw ups! For example, today I was trying to pull something together for my weekly column. No…

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Kim W. Pinkham, Candidate for Boothbay Cemetery District trustee
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Address: 42 Dover Road

Occupation: Retired: Former owner of Pinkham Environmental Inc. specializing in identifying…

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On April 9, the School Administration reported that Boothbay Harbor enrollment had…

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One would think that with three former public school teachers on the Edgecomb…

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Wednesday, 04/22
3:26 AM High 11.01`
9:45 AM Low -0.72`
4:18 PM High 9.33`
9:59 PM Low 0.77`
Thursday, 04/23
4:29 AM High 10.51`
10:49 AM Low -0.25`
5:24 PM High 9.06`
11:06 PM Low 1.11`
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Wednesday, 04/22
3:04 AM High 10.37`
9:33 AM Low -0.68`
3:56 PM High 8.79`
9:47 PM Low 0.73`
Thursday, 04/23
4:07 AM High 9.90`
10:37 AM Low -0.23`
5:02 PM High 8.53`
10:54 PM Low 1.05`
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Rockland Tides

Wednesday, 04/22
3:02 AM High 11.62`
9:37 AM Low -0.93`
3:55 PM High 9.94`
9:50 PM Low 0.77`
Thursday, 04/23
4:05 AM High 11.22`
10:40 AM Low -0.56`
5:03 PM High 9.73`
10:56 PM Low 1.01`
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Belfast Tides

Wednesday, 04/22
3:00 AM High 11.76`
9:28 AM Low -0.64`
3:47 PM High 10.20`
9:45 PM Low 0.98`
Thursday, 04/23
4:02 AM High 11.22`
10:31 AM Low -0.14`
4:52 PM High 9.87`
10:53 PM Low 1.28`
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