Joe and Marge Graham were married in November 26, 1943 and enjoyed a celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary at the Wine Country Inn in Palisades, Colo. They were fortunate…

Courtney Brewer, a junior at Boothbay Region High School, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C. February 14-16, 2014.

The Congress is an…

The holiday season can be a fun and exciting time, especially in the mind of a second grader. The Boothbay Register visited Boothbay Region Elementary School and learned exactly how kids celebrate…

Let's start with the story everyone should know.

One day President John F. Kennedy was late for church. The townspeople stood on the shoreline,…

A verse in the Emily Dickinson poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” inspired Jessica Nadeau, art teacher at Boothbay Region Elementary School, to make “Hope Birds” out of clay with her fourth…

Central Maine Community College (CMCC) will conduct a registration night and nursing information session Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7 p.…

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) held its 2013 annual meeting at the historic Governor Smith House in…

The first week of December at Boothbay Region Adult Ed take a class on how to work with and edit digital…

Boothbay Region High School will be holding parent-teacher conferences on Monday, Nov. 25 from 2:30 to 7 p.m.

This is a good time to sit down with any teachers you wish and have an…

Many thanks to Maria Doelp once again for writing the column last week while Kit and I traveled to old haunts and visited with friends in Princeton, N.J., and Washington, D.C. We…

Some people run because they want to win, or lose weight, or beat a personal best. Scott Flagg runs because he loves running.

He's been an avid runner for 25…

On November 15, Rising Tide Community Market donated $311.32 to New Hope for Women as part of their Co-ops for Community Day program.

Each month, Rising Tide donates .5 percent of Rising…

Our menu is planned and I’ll be cooking my first holiday meal at the new winter nest in Hobe Sound. What fun trying to figure out where everything is and how all…

The yearly shopping event Early Bird is this Saturday, Nov. 23, from 6 to 9 a.m., the Y-Arts kids will be stationed in front of Video Loft in the Meadow Mall…

Thanks to the generosity of so many local and summer people, the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) now boasts 54 “Named Scholarships.” They are named once the donor has…

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced November 18 that the Plant Home in Bath will be getting $10 million in federal funding to build a new, 50,000-square-foot facility to provide assisted…

The last Boothbay Region Senior Citizens Club meeting was held on November 13 with 38 existing members, four new members and one guest in attendance.

It’s turkey time again, and that means that Boothbay Region Food Pantry volunteers are busy filling Thanksgiving boxes for distribution on Saturday, Nov. 23.

More than 150 people have signed…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) met November 13 at the Wiscasset Town Office and were updated on state and national Republican…

Call him Josiah. He has decided to do what young men of his age in New England coastal towns routinely did hundreds of years ago: He will abandon land, cell phone, iPad, family and friends and…

In Zumba, there are only two rules.

The first one is just keep moving. If you don't know the moves, just do something else. If the moves are a bit hard for you to follow or do, adjust them…

In 2012, after attending my first session of Y-Arts Music Theatre Camp, I joined the Y. My family had recently moved to Boothbay and the Y gave me another place where I could meet new friends.…

Last column I gave you details of today's meeting of the Edgecomb Historical Society, with a special presentation by Newcastle Historical Society of the group’s wonderful Baker/Cochran Wedding…

At St. Andrews Village, Monday’s biggest event was the annual Veterans Day luncheon. About 60 former servicemen and women, with some wives, came to the Peggy Pinkham Dining room for what was…

As I begin writing this week’s column, the date is November 11, Veterans Day. I am reminded, as I am sure many of you are, of the wonderful freedoms that we all share thanks to our veterans and…

The snowbirds are heading south, but here's the odd thing — attendance at our meetings is actually increasing. We had 37 people at our November 13 meeting,…

When the Maine Eastern Railroad passenger train rolls into Wiscasset, riders can typically be seen waving and smiling out through the coach car windows.

On November…

As the weather turns colder, Mainers are cranking up the heat. For many people, that means firing up the wood stove.

There’s nothing like a roaring fire in the stove to keep a family warm…

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and distributed starting on Wednesday.

The deadline for the November 28 issue will be Friday, Nov. 22, at…

The Positive Matters Foundation’s Family Holiday Wishes Program opened its helpline on November 1, setting the wheels in motion to help hundreds of local children.

Each year Family Holiday…

Maine high school juniors are invited to submit entries for A Journey Into Writing, the Maine Community College System’s statewide writing contest. Entries will be accepted December 16, 2013…

Cocoa, cookies and a good cause will come together as Maine Eastern Railroad's “Toys 'n' Turkeys” train stops in Wiscasset on Saturday, Nov. 16.

The train is…

Our 28th annual Harbor Lights Festival …

Community Sing! is a new monthly opportunity for all Midcoast singers to gather with friends and neighbors for the sheer joy of singing together.

No preparation, practice or training is…

Lodge opened at 7 p.m. on November 11 with 14 members and one guest present.

We would like to thank Daren Graves for finding a floor buffer for our Lodge. Now we can get the floor polished…

Many of us have been looking to the spiritual leaders of the community to come forward and help heal the wounds of the past year. Human beings frequently have differences of…

As promised, here’s Lea’s account of the Aeschliman-Mackenzie adventure:

“We just returned from a wonderful music themed cruise on the Danube River with Will and Patsy.  We met in Budapest,…

Election Day on Southport Island gave voters a new voting machine, which will tabulate both the ballots and the number of people voting.

Donna Climo, our town…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has announced that Vacation Days Nature Camps will be offered Monday, Nov. 25, Monday, Dec. 30 and Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 9…

David Lee is not a hobbit.

He once built a cottage shaped like a mushroom, but he assures people, it's very practical.

For nearly 20 years Lee and his wife Jenny have lived in a 4,800…

Get your fuzzy slippers ready because it's that time of year again — holiday shopping time.

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Lincoln County Democrats will meet Wednesday, Nov. 20 to discuss the issue of Medicaid expansion in Maine and specifically in Lincoln County.

Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare),…

Have fun and learn something new at Boothbay Region Adult Ed. Capture those special holiday gatherings with family and friends by taking great digital photos. What about dessert?…

Coastal Studies for Girls will hold three information sessions at area libraries in the coming weeks. The first will be at the Curtis Memorial…

Students from Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG) in Freeport visited and volunteered at the Juniper Hill School in Alna…

Those who attended the October potluck got to socialize with gypsies, clowns, bag ladies and assorted other characters.

The hall was filled with folks in…

The turkey timer is ticking! Santa isn’t the only one who should be making a list and checking it twice.

If you are hosting family and…

The mooring field is empty; everybody has retired their boats to winter storage and the view is one of sadness and regret for days lost and never to be regained.…