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Veggies to Table kicked off its expanded educational offerings with "Tiny Farmers," an opportunity for children to get their hands dirty while learning about the process of growing food. Courtesy of Erica Berman.

Alongside fresh food, “Veggies to Table” is serving up knowledge to Lincoln County residents with expanded youth and adult educational programming. Founded in 2019,…
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Ted Martin Beal Sr. passed away…

Children enjoying the splash pad at Field & Forest Family Fun Day. This free community event will take place on July 18 at Oak Point Farm. Courtesy of BRLT

Summer is here and with it are the grassy fields, shaded forests, and sparkling shores of Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) public nature preserves--all teeming with life and waiting to be…

Friends of Thai Daughters
A group of the newest arrivals at the Friends of Thai Daughters residential program in Mae Chan, displaying a poster for FTD’s Sunflower Dream Trip Sweepstakes. Courtesy of Ellen James

Enter to win a dream trip anywhere in the world — 100% of proceeds wupport At-Risk Girls in Thailand.

Trevett-based anti-trafficking nonprofit Friends of Thai…

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Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the…

Obituary
Laura M. Arsenault

 

Laura Mae McDougall Arsenault, legend of the beauty parlor and the bowling alley, the baseball dugout and the dance floor, died peacefully June…

Photographer and photo archivist Kevin Johnson. Courtesy photo
On Monday, July 13, at 7 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall, the Hendricks Hill Museum, Southport, presents Kevin Johnson, photographer and photo archivist at the Penobscot Marine Museum at the…
Mike Leonard photo

Once again, professional photographer and regular contributor to the newspaper, Mike Leonard, has provided his work this week. Here he shot and provided a dozen of his favorites of the July 4…

Obituary
Alice E. Drifmeyer

Alice Edna Drifmeyer of Woodstock,…

Longtime Boothbay Region High School STEM teacher Chip Schwehm (above) stands in his classroom, where he spent 22 years teaching students the value of hands-on learning, problem-solving and craftsmanship before retiring this year.

Boothbay Region High School is saying goodbye to the man behind one of its most hands-on classrooms. On the lower level of the school, Chip Schwehm — better known to generations of students as Mr…

Dick Brooks

A Celebration of Life for Dick Brooks will be held Friday, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. at the East Boothbay Methodist Church. All are welcome.

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David G. Butterworth

David Gardner Butterworth, formerly…

Boothbay Harbor Monday Club pamphlet. Courtesy of the Boothbay Region Historical Society

Have you ever heard of The Boothbay Harbor Monday Club? Please read on to quench your curiosity about this little-known organization that was started by local women in the 1890s. If any readers…

The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board approves the Fuller's shoreland permit during a July 2 meeting. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register
July 2, the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Bill Royall

Southport voters said "no" Wednesday, July 1 to raising and appropriating $292,000 as a local match for a federal project designed…
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The heat wave arrived July 2 and one of the best ways to beat the humidity and burning sun around the Boothbay region is to jump into the ocean. At near high tide, Barrett’s Park in Boothbay…

Obituary
Stanley B. Chenoweth

Stanley Bruce Chenoweth, age 92,…

2026 BBH Windjammer Days Tug of War winners: the Boothbay Bombers. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Competitors and spectators gathered on the east and west sides of the Footbridge Saturday, June 27 for the annual Server Shuffle, Tug of War Across the Harbor, and the Orne's Candy Store…

Kyle Amergian, left, is taking on the role of education director at Coastal Rivers as Sarah Gladu, right, shifts her focus to expand the organization’s community science initiatives. Kris Christine photo

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kyle Amergian as its new education director. Amergian will take the helm at Coastal Rivers’ Camp Mummichog summer…

Obituary
Dr. Charles F. Adams III

Charles Franklin Adams III, 79, of…

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The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club,…

Kouchera, a local band whose live performances are rooted in Haitian Konpa, Soul, and R&B, will perform July 19 at the Edgecomb Community Church. Courtesy photo

On Sunday, July 19, the Edgecomb Community Church will be sponsoring a summer concert featuring Kouchera, a local band whose live performances are rooted in Haitian Konpa, Soul, and R&B.…

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The Maine Lobstermen’s Association…

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Come celebrate the inclusion and…

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6/2/26 #4349 Joanne Boylan, 598…

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Are you ready for breakfast? Well,…

Obituary
Rebecca Lee Bearden Welsh

It is with great sadness that…

Bruce Springsteen at Harvard Square Theatre. Barry Schneier photo

Boston, MA: "The Airwaves Belonged to the People: WBCN and The American Revolution" is coming to Maine. The acclaimed documentary chronicles the early days of the legendary Boston-based rock…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

"Rowing on the Charles River, Cambridge" - 36" x 48" - oil on canvas is among Henry Isaacs' new work at Gleason Fine Art.

Self-guided journeys ... led by an art lover’s desire to exercise their imagination. Paintings ... sculpture ... mixed media ... assemblage…

Saturday, July 11

In partnership with the National Park Service, the Frances Perkins Center (478 River Road, Newcastle) will be hosting a special afternoon for families to learn about and…

Windjammer Days 2026
The U.S. Navy Northeast Band Pops Ensemble concert at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The U.S. Navy Northeast Band Pops Ensemble concert at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor drew just shy of a full house Tuesday, June 23. In celebration of the 250th Fourth of…