The next meeting of the Visually Impaired Persons Group (VIP) will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue…
News
Adams Pond has been theprimary public water supply for the Boothbay region since the 1800s, according to Boothbay Region Water…
Death notice
Rebecca Ann Riser Miller, 38, died Nov. 24, 2024 at her home in Boothbay.
Friends are welcome to join the family for an informal gathering to honor and celebrate Rebecca…
The Southport Memorial Library is hosting a food drive to benefit the Boothbay Region Food Pantry. Food can be dropped off Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; the…
Little arms straining under the weight of canned goods and full grocery bags made quick work of restocking the Community Resource Council (CRC)…
Obituary
Andrew L. Poore, 64, of Lewiston died Nov. 24, 2024 at Andwell Hospice in Auburn…
St. Andrews Auxiliary members gathered once again at St. Andrews Village’s dining room for the annual October meeting.
This is the first time since Covid that the Auxiliary has been able to…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 217 calls for service for the period of Nov. 19 to Nov. 26. Year to date, LCSO has responded to…
The Boothbay Region Health Center’s annual Online/Mobile Auction kicks off at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3…
Boothbay planning board
The Boothbay Planning Board Nov. 20 heard a pre-application from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for constructing a horticulture and plant science center. The proposal includes a 10,770 square…
Businesses across 15 Midcoast towns raised $28,000 for Maine domestic abuse survivors in July's Finding Our Voices second annual "Into the Light!” Foodie Festival.
According to Patrisha…
Saturday, Dec. 28 Mine Oyster is the place to be from 8 to 11 p.m. for the Holiday Jam featuring Hello Newman, a 90s-2000s band.
There will be finger foods, a cash bar…
Richmond Fire Department took home both the Judge’s Dalmatian Cup and the People’…
It’s been almost two years since Doug Snyder became Boothbay Harbor police chief after Chief Bob Hasch…
A little over a year since its charter was replaced, the Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees is seeking…
Wiscasset Middle High School students and employees were back far enough from the building following an Oct…
Despite the drizzle and cool temperatures, the 2024 Early Bird Sale and Pajama Party drew lots of shoppers in downtown Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Register's Steve Edwards is…
Over three years after the Eastside Waterfront Park shoreland permit was approved by the Boothbay Harbor…
Obituary
A month shy of his 90th birthday, Albert C. Sirois passed away on Nov. 19, 2024, at home…
Edgecomb Selectman Michael Maxim dropped by to say "Hello" Nov. 19 to the school committee meeting. Maxim wanted to introduce himself to the school committee with budget season on the horizon. "I…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, an accredited land trust since 2014, is pleased to announce it is now applying for its second 5-year renewal of accreditation. A public comment period is now…
Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger Bag Program at their…
In honor of Native American Heritage Month
Domestic violence happens every day, to all types of people.However, some communities are statistically more at …
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital announced Nov. 22 that Rep. Lydia V. Crafts has joined its Board of Directors…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Lighted fire truck and first responders parade, and the chili cook-off at the Meadow Mall, scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday,…
The “Little Church that Lights the Harbor,” better known as Boothbay Harbor’s First United Methodist Church, at 81 Townsend Ave., is structurally as solid as ever following the completion of…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Nov. 1-15:
Arrests/Summonses
Nov. 1, Robert Scalfani, 55, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Criminal Trespass…
Wiscasset School Committee Chair Jason Putnam told fellow future of the schools committee members Nov. 18, the cost to build a school now is so "daunting," towns might not want to go in together…
With the 2024-2025 school year well underway at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS), its newest student body president…
Lincoln County commissioners unanimously approved a $16.8 million Fiscal Year 25 county budget Nov. 19. County spending is offset by $2,017,861 in revenues resulting in taxpayers contributing $14,…
Wiscàsset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 19 set a 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 special town meeting at Wiscasset Community Center, to take $353,750 from surplus as the town's match on a $4 million grant toward moving…
Salt ’n Spar
Presidential campaigns just aren’t what they used to be. Listen, campaigning using television, radio, social media, telephone calls and knocking on doors are child’s play compared to…
Station Manager Steve Lewis proposed a budget increase just over 10% for Fiscal Year 26 Nov. 14 during the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District Trustees' meeting. This is the first draft of a…
Wear your best PJs to bed this Friday night, and remember to set your alarm on the bright and early setting (a.k.a. 5 a.m.) because the 36th Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is this Saturday,…
Boothbay Harbor may be getting a new salt and sand shed due to the poor condition of the one off Middle Road. Nov. 18, Town Manager…
Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer called voting on Nov. 5 a "flawless election" with another strong turnout, but it wasn't a record breaker. On Nov. 13, Bryer reported "lines were long and election…
Always looking for fun and exciting ways to raise money for graduation, the Boothbay Region High School class of 2026 will be hosting a Pancake Palooza this Saturday, Nov. 23, at Brady’s.…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 182 calls for service for the period of Nov. 12 to Nov. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,830 calls for service.
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On Thursday, Nov. 14, several chapter members and guests descended on the Boothbay Harbor Historical Society museum to celebrate the Chapter turning 92 years old on Nov. 26. The Historical…
The Community Resource Council (CRC) has announced that the vestry and congregation of St. Columba’s Episcopal…
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile came to the Boothbay region over the weekend as part of a Maine trip to …
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Drama presented two performances of “I Can Do That” – a Cabaret-style Broadway Review on Saturday, Nov. 16. The show showcased the best of five Broadways…
Obituary
Eric Michael Nager, age 67, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov. 13, 2024.
He was a loving husband, father, and friend, known for his strong will and resilience in the face of…
Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Priscilla Petrie “Lilly” Campbell, 87, of Wiscasset, on Nov. 9, 2024 at Hill House Assisted Living in Bath, following a long illness.…
Town meeting comes a little earlier in Southport each spring. With the first Monday in March scheduled as the annual town meeting date, selectmen began scheduling budget sessions during their Nov…
For 60 years, many graduates of Boothbay Region High School have benefited from grants, not loans, from the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund. Beginning in 1964 with an idea spun off from the…
The Boothbay Region Mah Jongg group is pleased to help support the Boothbay Region Food Pantry in the important service it provides the community. With each group purchase of a Mah Jongg card from…
