Ever wonder just how many Southport residents could fit in the lobby of the Southport Post Office?

Well, probably not ... but, there were about 36 residents…

Ten Lincoln County residents joined 40 environmental activists at a vigil on the green in Brunswick Monday evening, February 3 to send a message to President Barack Obama that the Keystone XL…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA of Damariscotta will host the 2014 Midcoast Home Show on April 25 and 26, times to be determined. Registrations are currently being…

Did you know that pancakes have a couple of pretty interesting back stories? They were mentioned numerous times in the Bible (by several different descriptions) and in 1399, King Henry IV chose…

This year’s awardee of the Boothbay Region Garden Club Scholarship is Daniel Murray, a bio-engineering major at the University of Maine at Orono. The Garden Club…

The Wiscasset Community Center is hosting a Discover SCUBA diving event to be held on March 22 and 23 at their facility at 242 Gardner Road in Wiscasset.

Meghan Clifford, right, won the Edgecomb Eddy School spelling bee on January 27, while Jonathan Genrich, left, finished as the runner-up. Both students are in the fifth grade.

The public comment period on the Certificate of Need applications for the creation of Lincoln County Healthcare…

Reports of fruit-eating birds…

Kristin Sibley of Boothbay Harbor, an exercise and movement sciences major in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, was named to the fall 2013 dean's list at the University of Vermont.

During February Boothbay Region Adult Ed is offering several computer courses to improve computer skills for work, job hunting or personal use.

On February 10…

Applications are being accepted for the Monhegan Artists’ Residency for emerging Maine artists. In addition to two, five-week residencies or Maine-based visual artists on Monhegan Island, the…

And back by popular demand. Chef Alan will be making pizzas for all for the February 19 potluck at the Barters Island Community Association building. Please bring an appetizer, a…

Winter is normally a kind of slow time for the Boothbay Lions. Normally, that is. This year, however, is definitely a change of pace. We had an amazing turnout for…

Wiscasset Adult & Community Education is coordinating a small group excursion to the British Isles, April 24 to May 10, 2014. Only a few seats are available for this unique and…

Linda and Ronald Farnham of Southport Island are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Cindy Farnham, to Adam Casey, son of Jane and Daniel Stevens of Boothbay Harbor, and Paul and…

The Lodge opened at 7:02 p.m. with a respectful 14 members present.

Our Sunday cribbage tournament went well with 16 players present. First place went to me, Scott Greenleaf, winning 9 of 10…

Lori Demers, better known as “Mama D,” will be featured at the February 12 meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club. Mama D’s is a popular…

Paul Schacknow has sent out the last call notice for the winter reunion in Palm Beach! Time to fish or cut bait has now arrived.

Speaking of Florida, last Saturday I sat high above the port…

In this quarter I have learned so much from Romee (May). I am truly blessed to be able to be part of a work study with her. She has taught me about the movement in the body and the connection of…

Since October 21, my adventure over at Boothbay Region Boatyard has been outstanding. I have learned so much from everyone there. In my last portfolio update I was just starting to work in the…

Our situation could not be better summed up than by the testimony of our citizens to the Certificate Of Need Unit (CONU) of the Department of Health and Human Services. They came from all walks of…

“Isn’t this great!” crowed my new friend, Ellie. She was showing me around the cottage she and her husband had just acquired.

Naturally, we visited the gardens. Above the house blazed a…

There is nothing better to cure the “winter blues” than a reunion with family.

Betsy (Wilson) Roig recently had a reunion with her family over the Martin Luther King weekend. She and her…

Friday, Feb. 7, the Edgecomb Eddy School is kicking off a month of heart healthy education by participating in the National Wear Red Day, sponsored by the American Heart Association.

Anyone…

The next meeting of the Boothbay Region Senior Citizens Club will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at the Boothbay Fire Station on Wiscasset Road. This will be the first meeting of the new year…

CAMDEN — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection spent the last week digging trenches around a home on Ames Terrace and removing contaminated dirt after a seal broke on an outdoor oil…

Don’t know much about the Bible and wish you did? Then this class is for you!

It is an introduction designed for people who are unfamiliar with the Bible as the Word of God. The class will…

Bangor Savings Bank Foundation begins its annual grant-making initiative, Community Matters More, on February 1. Through this charitable program, Maine’s…

As promised, here is the next installment of Register love stories as told by Graphic Artist Gary Dow.

Don’t forget to…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s board of directors has made a special distribution of over $16,000 to local emergency heating assistance funds, and is encouraging…

The Friends of Windjammer Days are making plans for this year's festival to be held June 22 through 28. In November 2013, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted to…

Local students on University of New England's dean's list include: Annabelle Terry of Bristol, Cameron Hodgdon of Damariscotta, Nicholas Tardif of Dresden, Ashleigh Reed of Georgetown, Jessica…

Our Southport Budget Committee is hard at work under the good leadership of Rob Cronk with Celeste Brown, Karen…

I’m afraid the cheering won’t be quite as robust around the Anderson household without our beloved New England Patriots playing in Super Bowl XLVIII this year. It was a good season but not quite…

It’s been 50 years since George McEvoy bought and moved the Freeport Train Station to Boothbay. That purchase, precipitated by his mother’s ultimatum to get his collections out of her house, was…

Boothbay Region’s Middle School Math Club walked away January 25 from the Alpha Chapter Regional Math Competition with a trophy and a chance to compete in the upcoming state meet which will be…

The Bowdoin International Music Festival is pleased to announce its seventh annual student composition competition for works written for a solo stringed instrument. A prize of $500 will be awarded…

The Poetry Out Loud contest was held on January 12. Winning for the second year in a row was sophomore Anna Baumm. Second place went to freshman Kenny Hicks; and senior Ethan Walker took third.…

It’s a big game weekend! Already folks are stocking up on game-day appetizers, beverages and more for the Super Bowl football game. Advertisers are spending millions and millions of dollars on TV…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed’s Winter-Spring classes begin the week of February 10. The brochure was an insert in last week’s Register, and are also available at all four schools, Video Loft,…

Toast the new year by learning a skill that could potentially put some extra cash in your pocket. Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a Become a Bartender class…

Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering ballroom dance classes on Thursday nights beginning February 6.

Join the party and learn to dance. This…

Again, weather has derailed some of the Village plans for entertainment. Yet now and then, it surprises us.

Not long ago, large, fluffy snowflakes drifted down from calm, cloud-heavy skies…

It was bitter cold outside, but warm and cozy inside the Smith's home in Edgecomb where Michael and Abby welcomed over 20 stalwart winter hibernators for the monthly social event.

Talk was…

I should be careful what I wish for, I guess. There’s lots of news to share!

Linda Stoddard Harper sent this update: “I love to procrastinate! So, I meant to send you something when Mark…

Amanda Boucher of Edgecomb was named to the Randolph College dean's list, which recognizes outstanding academic excellence. Boucher is a member of the Class of 2015. Randolph College is in…

I trust that this week’s column finds many of you attempting to navigate through the “polar vortex” which seems to have overtaken most of the country. Even some of our warmer southern states are…

Featured Event: YARTS Atlanta group is performing at the Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. This is a free community performance of the group’s award winning Atlanta piece…

Artist Bob McKay is creating a new mural at the Maine State Aquarium in Boothbay Harbor.

McKay, known for…