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A celebration of Timber Brown’s life will be held at the Boothbay American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Road, Boothbay, Saturday, Oct. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m., with a Masonic service beginning at 3…

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Here at Boothbay Harbor Memorial…

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On Friday, Oct. 16 from 3 to 5 p.m., the Boothbay Region Historical Society joined by the Friends of the Southport Historical Society and the Boothbay Railway Village will host Preserving Antique…

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The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset…

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Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September…

Comedian Forrest Shaw

The Waldo Theater hosted comedian Forrest Shaw Oct. 1, to a welcoming crowd of marine-science students, comedy fans, supporters and the general public.…

Harvesting Memories: BRVM Harvest Day 2026

Boothbay Railway Village Museum (BRVM) ushered in the fall season with Family Harvest Day Oct. 3, a community-inspired event offering a classic New…

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The Maine Department of Energy Resources released its …

This Bob Rose mural is now permanent artwork in the Opera House's Upstairs Gallery. Courtesy of the venue

Artist Bob Rose didn’t set out to capture the soul of Boothbay Harbor when he sat down one summer day with a huge pad of paper. “My wife was working downtown at the Boothbay (Region) Art Gallery,…

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As we wrap up the first month of school, we, the AOS 98 Board, wanted to introduce ourselves, share a little background about the structure of public education in the region, and highlight some…

Teens To Trails

Teens to Trails will host its…

BRVM

Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

$5 per person, free 5 and under. Train additional $5 and train free to Museum members.

The Fall Foliage Festival…

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Sept. 28, the public merit review hearing for Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BBHWP)'s amended site plan application took a detour to…

John Pedlowe

Newcastle Realty is pleased to…

Executive Director Erica Berman. Courtesy of Lone Spruce Creative

Veggies to Table has been awarded $…

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The deadline for submissions for…

"Citrus Fruit Group #1" by Roz Davis from her show at Hall Gallery earlier this year. Courtesy of John Del Vecchio

Area artists are invited and encouraged to be considered for exhibiting during 2027 in the Hall Gallery at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, visited by hundreds of patients and visitor…

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#4380: Martha Bateman, 19 Gray Road…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor

Imagine walking into church and…

If you hear bamboo windchime-like sounds at Dolphin Mini Golf ... don't turn around! Stay calm and concentrate on your game the first two weekends in October. Courtesy photo

 

Dolphin Mini-Golf, at 510 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, is holding a benefit for Toys for Tots the first two weekends in “Spooktober!" 5-9 p.m. all four nights. 

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Lincoln Theater
"The Maltese Falcon." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

The stars were bigger, the stories were unforgettable, and some of Hollywood’s most enduring classics were born in the 1940s. This fall, the Lincoln Theater invites audiences to step back into…

The Winter Harbor’s propeller after its salvage from Wiscasset harbor. File photo

Wiscasset's Steve Erskine said his grandfather Roy B. Rowe and Rowe's brothers Clarke and Frank started Eastern Steamship Company and owned the Winter Harbor…

Kerr + Jones Gallery
Bidding began with a Philippe and Kim Villard a painted woodcut at the Kerr + Jones Artful Auction to benefit the CRC. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Regist

"The Artful Auction" at Kerr + Jones Gallery drew about 50 people eager to score a good find while supporting the work of the Community Resource Council (CRC). This year, the third biennial,…

The next monthly meeting of Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 1:15 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Community Center, located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue,…

Volunteers are needed for Southport Central School's new after-school play club, which promotes unstructured playtime in the surrounding forests. Courtesy of Shawn Gallagher

 

Nothing beats a home-cooked meal. After more than a decade, students at Southport Central School are getting just that with the scratch cooking…

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The Southport Planning Board will…

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A new fire alarm panel will be installed, likely in October, at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) after a power spike damaged it and the…

2026 Pemaquid Oyster Festival

Mine Oyster Raw Bar & Gathering Place hosted the 23rd Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor, Sept. 26-27, featuring freshly shucked oysters of…

Obituary

Amy Irene Pinkham of Skowhegan passed away unexpectedly at home on Sept. 13, 2026.

Born to parents Kim and Claudia (Townsend) Pinkham on May 11, 1978 in Boothbay, Amy attended school in the…

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Normand J. Bosse

 

Normand J. Bosse, 72, of East Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully on Sept. 20, 2026, after a brief illness.

Born on Nov. 27, 1953, in North Adams, Massachusetts to Armand…

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Elliot Schwartz

 

Elliot Schwartz died in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, at the age of 59, following a short battle with brain cancer.

Elliot was born…

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

A local effort is trying to retain…

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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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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,…

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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…