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Boothbay Baptist Church

Boothbay Baptist Church on Route 27/999 Wiscasset Road is holding a free Community Harvest Fair Sunday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be lots of food: Italian sausage subs,…

Photo ops and parking at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle Oct. 9-Oct. 12 during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest. Kim Traina photo

The Lincoln Home is the Gateway to…

Edgecomb Eddy School

There is another committee in Edgecomb needing a new member. On Sept. 23, Irene Marchenay resigned from the Edgecomb School Committee. In an email read by Chairman Heather Sinclair, Marchenay…

Town of Boothbay
Knickerbocker lake

A local effort is trying to retain…

storm is tracking similar to March 2018 nor'easter
Evening cloud over East Penobscot Bay, looking toward Islesboro. (Photo courtesy Jeanne Thompson King))

The National Weather Service is determining that the strongest gusts from the approaching nor'easter will occur Saturday night in Sunday morning.

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BRHS Seahawk logo

Boothbay Region High School will celebrate Homecoming Week Monday, Sept. 28 through Saturday, Oct. 3.

Seahawk Spirit Week will feature dress up days and hall themes. Monday is PJ Day,…

BRHS NHS

At the Sept. 17 Induction Ceremony, 18 Boothbay Region High School students were honored as the newest members of the school’s National Honor Society.

Inducted were, in alphabetical order:…

There will be a Celebration of Life for Stanley Chenoweth on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Eustis Community Building. A brief Masonic service…

Think Pink

The Boothbay Region Garden Club is fundraising for the American Cancer Society with a local Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.

The walk will start at St.…

Finding Our Voices

In the one month of September, five…

Obituary
Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan, 86, died Sept. 23, 2026…

Obituary
Kenneth Clark

Kenneth Clark, 86, of Brunswick…

A Veggies to Table garden. Courtesy photo

Veggies to Table is opening the farm this fall for more learning, gathering and giving back. Community members are invited for guided farm tours and workshops for gardeners of all experience…

Boothbay Region Dems

 

The Boothbay Region Democratic…

The Community Center
Community Center logo

On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. the Community Center will welcome Spectrum Generations and its free 90-minute Medicare Workshop to the Center. …

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative
Poster

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking…

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Some Midcoast Christian churches are banding together for the second time to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They are holding a public event, the second “Helping Hands,…

Obituary
Lola F. Baldwin

Lola Fortmiller Baldwin, 92, was a…

Boothbay Region Elementary Schooler Lexi, 9, and her mother, Jenny Shae Rawn, compiled some regional favorites into kid-friendly recipes in new cookbook. Courtesy of Jenny Shae Rawn

 

It isn’t uncommon for Jenny Shea Rawn of Boothbay to wake up to her daughter Lexi, 9, already being in the kitchen. Sometimes she’s whipping up a…

sTEIN eRICSON

On Sept. 20, Edgecomb tried…

A graveside service for Eleanor D. Dodge will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at Oceanview Cemetery, located on Country Club Road, Boothbay, Maine.

Family and friends are invited…

LCSO patch

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

Colonel Shanon Cotta was awarded a Legion of Merit and retired after 32 years of service from the United States Army on Sept. 13 in Bangor, Maine. After the retirement ceremony, he stands with his mother Helga Cotta of South China, Maine. Courtesy photo

Colonel Shanon W. Cotta, of Alna, Maine was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal by Major General Diane Dunn, the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard, on Sept. 13 after serving over 32 years…

Town of Boothbay
boothbay municipal building

COGA 03, LLC, representing Colby and Gale Inc., received conditional approval Sept. 16 to install a second 30,000-gallon liquid propane tank at the Industrial Park, Route 27, Boothbay.

The…

Town of Edgecomb
property tax

Edgecomb selectmen received…

Image of St. Francis

Soon Wiscasset's Town Common will be graced with wagging tails and paw prints from our beloved pets! In honor of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures and our natural environment, we'll…

southport town hall

The Southport Island Association (SIA), in conjunction with Nathan's Pharmacy, is conducting a flu vaccination clinic at the Southport Town Hall on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 4 to 5:15 p.m. All…

Author Tom Wessels. Courtesy photo

What can the natural features of our beautiful surrounding landscapes teach us about the ecological and human history of our environment?

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Cow Spa

 

Ten miles down River…

Obituary
Wayne D. Kimball

Wayne David Kimball was born in…

Margaret "Mugsy" Schwab, left, and Katie Ryan, with their dog, Birdie. Courtesy photo

Barters Island-based nonprofit…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Artist Dan Nielsen set against his mural design in progress on the back wall of the Opera House parking lot. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Driving by the Opera House, you may have observed a burst of color along the back wall of the parking lot. Artist Dan Neilsen of Bayville and Hopkinton, New Hampshire began work on the wall, once…

Poster

Come hungry, bring a friend, family…

Courtesy of Stacy Gauthier

After months of researching, interviewing and editing, Boothbay Region High School's (BRHS) Adolescents Driving Environmental Progress through Teaching and…

School sign

 

According to a Sept. 10 review of the Community School District's (CSD) unaudited financials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the school has $542…

Edgecomb FD patch

Edgecomb Fire and Rescue responded…

Obituary
Alan C. Pease

The Honorable Judge Alan Crosby…

Carl P.R. Schmidt

Carl Philip Rising Schmidt, 75, of…

American Legion logo

It is with sincere regret that we announce the cancellation of all American Legion Post 36 breakfasts for the remainder of 2026, effective immediately.

Due to scheduling conflicts, we no…

Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home invites the public…

Senator Cameron Reny

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, is…