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Carolyn A. Kelley, of Flood Avenue, Wiscasset, passed away on Oct. 12, 2025. She had resided at Round Pond Green Assisted Living Facility since August 2024.

She…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 265 calls for service for the period of Oct. 7 to Oct. 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,550 calls for service…

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Please consider helping your friends and neighbors who need a ride by volunteering in our People Helping People program. Our wonderful volunteers assist those who can'…

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Church pianist, composer and soloist Joseph Cough. Courtesy photo

Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a fall concert to address children’s nutrition and hunger in the Edgecomb/Wiscasset area. Sunday, Oct. 26, is the date and the…

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Dale St. Pierre

Dale St. Pierre, 79, died Oct. 6, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. 

Saturday, Oct. 18

The Boothbay Region Democratic Committee (BRDC) invites local Democrats and friends to join us for delicious food and fellowship on the Boothbay Common from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18.

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Collena A. “Connie” Pinkham

Collena A. “Connie” Pinkham, age 75, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully on Oct. 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.  

Born on May 10,…

Rachel Dodge, RN, CMSRN, with her OMNL Nurse Leader Award. Courtesy photo

Rachel Dodge, RN, CMSRN, a charge nurse on the Medical Surgical unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (…

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Biking and walking are healthy and environmentally friendly ways to get around and engage with our community. However, local challenges prevent the Boothbay Peninsula…

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“I think I’m done,” said Elaine Fossett Rittershaus, longtime summer resident of Sprucewold and columnist for this newspaper, as she and her family, toting purchases, made their way past some of…

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The next Ocean on Tap is Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, in Boothbay Harbor.

Haley Bezon, Founder and director of the youth development organization…

The Waldo Theatre
These Midcoast Maine actors will be bringing the mobsters, molls, barmaids and cops of "Murdering the Mob" to life. Show to open in November. Waldo Theatre photo

The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has announced the cast of its upcoming community theatre production of Murdering the Mob, a seriously silly, laugh-out-loud,…

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Augusta, ME — The Maine Arts Commission, in collaboration with the Cultural Alliance of Maine, United Way of Southern Maine, Side x Side, MaineHealth, and community…

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Patten Free Library, Age-Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec, and Coastal Maine Regional Broadband together will present a series of three workshops on frauds and scams, with the first…

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Ruth M. Davenport

Ruth Marie Davenport, a spirited soul who was cherished by those who knew her, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine…

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K9 Storm and Game Warden Chad Robertson located a missing elderly Edgecomb man Thursday evening, Oct. 9 just as freezing temperatures started to set in. 

Valmar Thompson, 91, of…

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Martin Thibault

Martin Thibault of Southport, Maine…

Southport town office

Southport selectmen receive several requests for municipal funding from Midcoast and central Maine nonprofits. During the Oct. 8 board meeting, selectmen received a request from Kennebec…

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Susan D. Foss

Susan Diane (Rainey) Foss passed peacefully into the arms of our Savior on the morning of Oct. 4, 2025. 

Born in Farmington, Maine on June 3, 1938 to Robert…

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Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation could not have picked a more beautiful day for its second annual Fishermen’s Appreciation Party. On Sunday, Oct. 5, over 150…

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Megan Nicole Kilbreth

Megan’s life began on June 14, 1989, born to Sheldon (Ted) and Sherry Hodgdon. She is the younger sister to Troy Hodgdon and Sarah Winchenbach, the baby of her family.…

BSHD trustees overlook the incident report for higher than permitted bacteria levels. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Oct. 7, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) Operator-in-Charge Chris Higgins reported the plant had a minor permit violation due to its average enterococci bacteria levels in September. The…

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On Sept. 26, 2025 Christina K. Main of Lisbon, known as Katie

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Dennis E. Soule

Dennis E. Soule, 81, of Wiscasset, passed away after a period of declining health on the morning of Oct. 3, 2025 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Born on Sept. 24…

Boothbay Region Lions Club purchased three EV blankets and presented them to the Boothbay Harbor Fire Dept., Boothbay Fire Dept. and Southport Fire Dept. The pic was taken during the Fire Prevention event on Oct. 7. Accepting the blankets with Lions Club member Glenn Tilton, second from left, are Tim Pinkham, asst. chief, Boothbay Fire; Nick Upham, chief, Boothbay Harbor Fire; and Adam Harkins, asst. chief, Southport Fire. Courtesy photo

The Boothbay Region Lions Club, during their summer break, voted to purchase three electric vehicle (EV) fire blankets and split the cost of each with the Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Southport…

Mary Danzer

A Westport Island resident made a short statement Oct. 7 to Lincoln County commissioners. Mary Danzer has lived on Westport Island for 25 years and she doesn't support the idea…

Placement of some of the completed floating docks. Remaining docks to be placed by the end of October. Photo by Maine Department of Corrections

In May 2025, Vocational Trades Instructor (VTI) Corrine Bailey and the crew from the Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center (SMWRC), part of the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC), began…

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Richard W. Brooke

Richard W. “Dick” Brooke, 90, passed away Oct. 7, 2025 at his home in Boothbay after visits from his loving extended family.  Dick was born…

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Last month, the Maine Spirit of America Foundation named William Blodgett of Waldoboro "Maine County Commissioner of the Month." At the Oct. 7 commissioners' meeting, Blodgett received a…

A celebration of the life of John and Diane West will be held Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post, Boothbay.

Brave and curious lovers of local history are invited by Lincoln County Historical Association to experience a new event, "Shades of the Past," at the 1761…

yard signs for both sides of the issue addressed in question 1.

Mainers will see two big questions on the ballot this year: one about election procedures, and one about a potential red flag law.

Maine citizens can put…

Coastal Car Wash and the Harbor’s Choice Laundry is hosting their first ever pumpkin decorating competition. Courtesy of Terri Herald

Coastal Car Wash and Harbor’s Choice Laundry is hosting its first ever pumpkin decorating competition. Painting, carving, or accessorizing, any form of decorating is allowed as…

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Juli Haugen was driving along Route 27 from Brunswick Saturday morning to visit her mother when she saw a sign. It was for the Boothbay American Legion Yard Sale on Boothbay Common from 8 a.m. to…

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The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 board welcomed new members and moved forward on establishing policies June 24.

The…

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A handful of letters are at the heart of a Community School District (CSD) predicament since April, when the Board of Trustees…

Officer Larry Brown gifts sophomore Addie Barter, 15, with a copy of "Looking Back Vol 2." so she can learn about her great uncle, Gordon Tibbetts. Courtesy of Larry Brown

Boothbay Region high schooler Addie Barter, 15, has gained national recognition for her commitment to the Boothbay region and involvement with local veterans, but a…

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Ann Brown

Ann Brown, 85, formerly of Wiscasset, Maine passed away peacefully with her daughter, Lisa, by her side Oct. 1, 2025

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

A Celebration of Life for Thom Carroll of Hancock, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, will be held Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Post 109, 419 Main St., Ellsworth.

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Omer W. Reed

Omer Waldron Reed, beloved husband, father, and cherished member of the Boothbay Harbor community, passed away peacefully on Oct. 3, 2025, at the age of 83, at the Sussman House in Rockport…

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Lisa M. Gosselin

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lisa Marie Gosselin of Edgecomb on Oct. 5, 2025.

Born on March 7, 1975, in Poland, Maine, to George and June Morin, Lisa was a…

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Jay S. Bailey

Jay Sumner Bailey of Woolwich, at the age of 78, passed away at Maine Medical Center on Sept. 30, 2025 while surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Bath, Maine…

Edgecomb Fire Department patch

The Edgecomb Fire Department (EFD) responded to 24 calls in September. Our team of trained professionals has responded to 198 calls so far this year. The number of calls is running higher than…

US Brig Niagara, at the Bristol Marine shipyard in Boothbay Harbor. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

At 13, Greg Bailey started spending childhood summers alongside seasoned sailors wearing filthy Carhartts, draped in tattoos, earrings, and stories of globetrotting…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office report for the Aug. 28, 2025 issue for the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper misidentified the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident on Wiscasset Road…

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Retired federal prosecutor, Margaret Groban, discusses federal response to domestic violence and firearms during a New Hope Midcoast event. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Domestic Violence Awareness Month has begun, and local advocacy group New Hope Midcoast marked the occasion with a lecture from Margaret Groban Sept. 30 at the YMCA. A…

Southport Resilience Network member Kathy Jacobs, standing, takes community questions at the group’s Sept. 11 event. Photo by Sunrise Ecologic

This September, National Preparedness Month, residents from across the Boothbay region gathered to explore working together to stay safe during emergencies. With…