After being closed since 2023, Montsweag Flea Market in Woolwich will reopen Saturday, May 3, under the new ownership of David J. Jones, owner of FO Bailey Real Estate in Falmouth. The flea…
Commerce
AUGUSTA (April 24, 2025)—Buyers of single-family existing homes in Maine are welcoming a more balanced spring sales market, with an increase in available inventory and moderation of…
Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill’s Erman Celikel and Metehan Sahin are expanding their operations across the harbor this summer. The pair is taking over food and beverage services at Oceanside Resort…
After almost a decade owned by Paul Coulombe, Boothbay Harbor’s Oceanside Golf Resort and Coastal Prime Restaurant is changing hands to Lafayette Hotels. The sale was finalized Dec. 27. Lafayette…
This week, Campspot crowned Boothbay Craft Brewery, Tavern & RV the 2025 winner…
This week, Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deborah Bronk was named a Mainebiz 2025 Business Leader…
February home sales statistics in Maine show an increase in sales, prices, and homes available. According to Maine Listings, sales of single-family existing homes increased 6.51 percent in…
Heads of the Harbor is excited to have Nicole Rice, a local BRHS graduate join their team.
Nicole attended Spa Tech Institute in Boston, Massachusetts where she became a licensed…
Since Tim Lewis’ parents Carl and Mary opened it on Aug. 6, 1955, Boothbay Harbor’s Mid-Town Motel has lived up to its tagline: “A True 1950s Classic.” It’s a time capsule of mid-century Americana…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with business support experts from APEX, CEI, SBDC, MTI, New Ventures Maine, and SCORE on Tuesday,…
Sales of single-family homes in Maine rose by double-digits over the past year. According to Maine Listings, Realtors reported 853 properties changed hands in January, an increase of 13.28%…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with business support experts from APEX, CEI, SBDC, MIT, New Ventures Maine, and SCORE on Tuesday, March…
Grandfather clock sentries stand on either side of the entrance door. Crisp white walls and rich wood display cases present a wide array of nautically themed antique items. Paintings, sculpture,…
Four hundred lobster bites in 90 minutes. It’s no small feat, but the Boothbay Craft Brewery crew pulled it off on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the 6th annual Chef Summit…
The 1,178 single-family homes sold across Maine in December 2024 represents a 15.04 percent increase compared to December 2023. The median sales price for those homes sold in December…
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section approved for public comment, Draft Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. The…
It’s been 15 years since Boothbay Craft Brewery produced its first commercial batch of beer, and now the business is expanding its facility on Adams Pond Road.…
Wiscasset planning board
Hopefully mid to late January, Maine Department of Environmental Protection will approve Tucker Chevrolet’s proposed dealership and service center on Bath Road, a project representative told…
There is a new antique business coming to East Boothbay. On Dec. 18, the Boothbay Planning Board approved a change of use for DECKSZ, LLC, represented by Dan Miller the owner of Ocean Point Marina…
A chilly night did not deter men (and women) from shopping in downtown Boothbay Harbor during the annual Men's Night business promotion Thursday, Dec. 19. One of our Register men, Steve Edwards,…
The Maine real estate market is beginning to see a shift to a more balanced market. Maine Listings reported Dec. 19 a 6.81 percent increase in sales of single-family existing homes during the…
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section is maintaining the current moratorium on northern shrimp fishing through the 2025 fishing year. That makes 11 years of…
The following is a partial list of door prize winners from Boothbay Harbor's Early Bird Sale:
AE Ceramics, Emily Higgins; Meadow Skincare, Sarah Baldwin; Cannery, Anne Peaslee; The Hutch,…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:
Alna: Moon, Noelle Catherine to Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway…
“Snow drops and cookies and cakes of white chocolate, bright shiny trees and mulled spices in goblets, Holiday trees and wreaths of pine branches, Fairy houses…
Despite the drizzle and cool temperatures, the 2024 Early Bird Sale and Pajama Party drew lots of shoppers in downtown Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Register's Steve Edwards is…
Home buyers across the state of Maine are actively pursuing the purchase of single-family existing homes, yet they still face a lack of available inventory. Maine Listings today reported a…
Wear your best PJs to bed this Friday night, and remember to set your alarm on the bright and early setting (a.k.a. 5 a.m.) because the 36th Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is this Saturday,…
Press release
The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel (CAP) on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Removal convened its annual public meeting Oct. 29. Panel members and attendees heard presentations on the status…
Isabelle “Is” Curtis joined the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff this week as a full-time reporter.…
Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio was out and about for Saturday's Early Riser in Wiscasset. Enjoy the comments Bond gathered along with the pictures.
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest heralds the gift-giving season with three days of local shopping and lots of activities for shoppers, families, locals, and visitors to enjoy! In 2024, visit…
This Santa had a beanie.
That fits, if you know "Big Al" Cohen or saw his commercials over the many years Cohen had Big Al's Super Values, "Route (rhymes with 'out') One, Wiscasset."
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A higher inventory of single-family homes for sale in Maine has started to bring about a more balanced market to the state. According to Maine Listings, 5.39 percent more homes were sold in…
The Mills Administration announced Tuesday, Wiscasset and five other communities will receive technical assistance from the state to support locally determined revitalization projects at current…
It was a night for celebrating a successful tourism season and celebrating achievements in the community. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held its annual members' dinner Oct. 15 at…
Press release
Pooley Realty Group and Pottle Realty have announced that they are combining forces to cover both buyer and seller real estate in the Midcoast region, with Jessica Pooley serving as the Designated…
Home sales in Maine remain healthy, though buyers are still faced with fewer properties for sale. According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state sold 1.66 percent more single-family…
A three-year study monitoring Midcoast traffic patterns begins this fall with a focus on alleviating Route One congestion. On Sept. 3, Executive Director Emily Rabbe announced Lincoln County…
Men’s Night in Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor has traditionally been held the Wednesday before Christmas week. On Men’s Night, local businesses offer special sales for last minute shoppers or people who…
AUGUSTA (August 22, 2024)—Sales of single-family home sales in Maine remain healthy and in-demand, though the number of units-for-sale remains low. Maine Listings reported 1,482 homes changed…
Boothbay selectmen voted, 3-2, Aug. 14 to assess a $1,000 per day fine to McGee Construction of Gardiner for missing a construction deadline. McGee was hired this spring to finish a municipal…
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has received a grant from the Equity Fund of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) to expand and strengthen the network of Gay, Straight, and Transgender Alliance (GSTA)…
Tall tales, like doughnuts, have their holes, but Hanson Crockett Gregory, then 16, is largely recognized as creating, in 1847, the modern doughnut, with a void in the middle. His tombstone in…
Maine Connectivity Authority’s board on Friday approved two grant awards through the…
Press release
Does anyone remember the phrase, "If you got somewhere to Go Go, just call Bo Bo!"
Most people who knew that phrase also knew the number by heart, (207) 380-4182. Well, without further ado…
As a result of the March 2024 agreement by the National Association of Realtors to settle one of several class action lawsuits brought against them and a variety of large national real estate…
