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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sept. 8, Educate Boothbay's board chairman, Bruce Harris, announced that the place-based learning program is ready…

A life and science of adaptation

While many evolutionary biologists trace their passion to an early childhood love for dinosaurs, Senior Research Scientist John Burns…

Press release
Grounded Coffee owners Kyle Farmer and Allie Marquette. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

If you are looking for a great cup of coffee and a friendly place to start your day, visit Grounded Coffee, 21 Common Drive, Boothbay which opened Monday, Sept. 14. The shop will be open daily…

Larry Brown leading the event off with an overview of the school’s history and planned speakers and activities. Mark Sullivan photo

On Saturday, Sept. 5, at 10 a.m., the bay doors of the East Boothbay Fire Station were open for a different kind of gathering. Over 45 community members—spanning multiple generations—came together…

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A wall of 2,977 flags decorated Sherman's Field in the early morning of Sept. 11; each one representing a life lost during the terrorist attack 25…

 

A service for Alfred Marin will be held Friday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. at Hall’s of Boothbay, located at 975 Wiscasset…

Simonds' new album is available on major streaming platforms like Spotify, AppleMusic, and Pandora. Courtesy of the artist

Boothbay area author and now songwriter Skip Simonds has released his second original music album, "Walking on Water."

Simonds, best known locally as a published science fiction author,…

Obituary
Bruce Kinsey

Bruce Kinsey was born on July 11,…

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On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Boothbay Region Historical Society will offer an Antique Appraisal Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum house located at 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor.

Obituary
H. Ross Maddocks

Ross Maddocks, a lifelong sailor, devoted husband and father, decorated United States Navy veteran, harbormaster, storyteller, and beloved friend to many, passed away peacefully Aug. 31, 2026, at…

CMT's "Flashback to Murder"

Through Sept. 26, Carousel Music Theater is staging “Flashback to Murder,” a musical comedy whodunnit set in the disco-vibed world of 1975, flashing back to a 1955 high school reunion where the…

The monthly meeting of Lincoln…

Kendra Marass explains the scope of the Boothbay Region Elementary School renovations to the planning board.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Things are moving ahead for 

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The Maine Association of Realtors…

Boothbay Town Office

 

Boothbay selectmen met for 13 minutes Sept. 9, but it was long enough to approve a ballot question for the November election. For the past…
Wiscasset Police Department
Mircea Lucaci, 35, of Woodside, New York

Wiscasset Police Department posted the following press release on its Facebook page Sept. 10:

On Aug. 10,  Officer Jonathan Barnes responded to Ingram Fine…

BHML finishes its summer series with a lecture from Tribal Ambassador Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald of the Houlton Band of Maliseets on the Watertown Treaty of 1776.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

America's first foray into foreign relations is not as straightforward as history class taught us. The Revolution is usually cast as a struggle between two powers:…

Railway Village Museum
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The Railway Village Museum is proud to announce the launch of the organization’s new Marketing Intern Program – a hands-on learning opportunity…
Anette Ruppel Rodrigues is featured as part of the 1778 historical theater event at Pownalborough Court House Sept. 19. She will present “The British King’s German Allies in the American War of Independence: A Mother’s Perspective” at 1 p.m. Courtesy of Anette Rodrigues

On Saturday, Sept. 19, visitors to Pownalborough Court House in Dresden will have the opportunity to interact with life in 1778, when the American Revolution was still being fought and the new…

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A quarter century after September…

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The Lincoln County Registry of…

Obituary
Martin F. Achilles

 

Martin Franklin Achilles, age 89, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2026 at his home in…

Obituary
Sharon L. Pulkkinen

Sharon Lee Andrews Pulkkinen of…

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Heads of the Harbor is underway with its annual fundraiser in honor of their beloved family member, Jameson Brooks, who lost his battle with cancer in 2022. Over 15,000 children are expected to be…

From left to right Linda Marshall, Christine Buckley of Camden Curated and Christine's Framing Gallery, and Dr. Stephen Huyler, with some of the exotic treasures being readied for the epic estate sale hosted by Stephen and Helene on their property, Sept. 19 to benefit Finding Our Voices. Patrisha McLean photo

Stephen and Helene Huyler are mounting an epic estate sale featuring exotic treasures from their travels around the world as a benefit for Finding Our Voices, at 10 Sea St. in…

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A Celebration of Life for Barclay Shepard will be held on Saturday, Sept…