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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…

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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…

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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?

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…

Amanda, with Fiona and Flash, residents at Darrowby. Courtesy photo

Everyone is invited to the fifth…

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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…

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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…

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department…

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It's been a busy summer for the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency. In July, the department responded to a Damariscotta emergency. The agency assisted in the response to Chasse Marine Co.'…

Applications are open through Oct. 31 for First National Bank's Dream First Community Grant. Courtesy photo

First National Bank has launched the Dream First Community Grant, a new $5,000 funding opportunity supporting food security-related programming in the Maine communities the Bank serves. …

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On Sept. 15, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) met with First National Wealth Management to get a performance update on its investment portfolio…

Jo-an Ross

Jo-an Ross, 79, from Bath Maine,…

Pictured from left, Tux Turkel, Mike Lowe and Andy Molloy. Courtesy of MPA

The Maine Press Association will honor three distinguished Maine journalists when Andy Molloy, Mike Lowe and Tux Turkel are inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame on Oct. 17…

Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Doug Snyder updates the selectboard on the summer happenings at the station.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

 

Parking in Boothbay Harbor has never been so easy. During a Sept. 14 selectmen's meeting, Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Doug Snyder said 2026's summer…

Boothbay Baptist Church

Jimmy DeYoung Jr. will be speaking…

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It was a day filled with good food, good music and good friends raising money for a good cause. Cook’s Landing in Edgecomb was the scene Sept…

Obituary
Patricia Q. Farris

Patricia Q. Farris, 82, passed away…

Courtesy of Maine photographer and photo archivist Kevin Johnson.

 

Join the Railway Village Museum and the Boothbay Region Historical Society for a special presentation of "Boothbay Now and Then: New and Historic…
Maine Lighthouse Day
Burnt Island Light, the second oldest lighthouse in Maine (1821), ready for Maine Lighthouse Day, Sept. 9. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The Miss Boothbay transported visitors to and from Burnt Island Light on Saturday, Sept. 12, Maine Lighthouse Day. 

Members of the Keepers of…

A Memorial Service for Kenneth E. Pinard Jr., who passed away on July 11, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor. There will be…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

This roof was replaced by a professional through Rebuilding Together-Lincoln County. Courtesy photo

The Board of Directors of…

Obituary
John M. King

John M. King, 86, of Ocean Point passed away on Sept. 3, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Feb. 4, 1940, the son of Linn A. and Mary A. (Little) King.…

Finding Our Voices
Patrisha McLean, CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices (FOV) and Livi Kessel, director of trhe documentary "Out at Six." Courtesy of FOV

Movie theaters in Rockland, Portland, and Waterville are partnering with the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices to roll out October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the screening…