Boothbay Region Food Pantry is reporting visits from clients have tripled in two years, from about 900 in 2022 to nearly 3,000 this year, according to board member Betsy Wing. As a result, the…
News
Gardens Aglow
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will be the destination for locals and travelers alike over the next six weeks. The 10th annual Gardens Aglow got underway with media night on Thursday, Nov. 14.…
Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28, communityorganizers invite all ages to join the 2024 Boothbay Region Turkey Trot at…
Press release
The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel (CAP) on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Removal convened its annual public meeting Oct. 29. Panel members and attendees heard presentations on the status…
Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
The Windjammer Days Committee is seeking community input. The Committee has selected the United States Coast Guard as the spotlight group for the 2025 event to be held June 22-28.…
Boothbay Area Sand for Seniors(BASS PROJECT) is a community service project to deliver a 5-gallon…
Edgecomb's code enforcement and health officers have submitted their resignations. On Nov. 12, Selectboard Chairman Michael Maxim announced he received resignation notices from Code Enforcement…
The Community School District School Committee reviewed several administrative policies Nov. 12. The board also reviewed a revised snow day plan.
High school principal Tricia Campbell…
Lincoln County commissioners awarded four towns American Rescue Plan Act grants Nov. 5 for affordable housing projects. Commissioners awarded Wiscasset, Newcastle, Waldoboro and Monhegan…
Obituary
Richard Daniel "Dick" Lord, a beloved husband, father, and esteemed member of the community, passed away on Nov.…
At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, 107 years ago, an armistice was signed between Germany and the Allied Powers, ending World War I. A national annual celebration began in…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Happy Holidays!
Please join us at the Boothbay Region Historical Society, 72 Oak St., Boothbay Harbor, as we celebrate the season with vintage decorations, delicious treats, and lively…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 15-31:
Arrests/Summonses
Oct. 15, Daniel Melnick, 42, of Woolwich was…
With a wagging tail and a work uniform, guide dogs for the visually impaired are a staple in our society. But have you ever wondered who started it all?
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the “…
On Nov. 5, President Donald J. Trump became the first person to win two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1893. On Nov. 6, a dozen Lincoln County residents celebrated Trump's…
In partnership with LincolnHealth’s Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF), Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES)…
Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle Annual Karl’s Kids BBQ/CORNHOLE/DANCE held in Nobleboro Oct. 20 at Duck Puddle Campground was a huge success. Karl’s Kids helps kids and teens in Lincoln…
Nov. 12 in Wiscasset Middle High School's library, Wiscasset's superintendent of schools thanked God "nobody blew up" in an incident one month earlier in a WMHS classroom.
Superintendent of…
Don't feel like cooking another Thanksgiving dinner this year? Or for whatever the circumstances may be, will you be alone this Thanksgiving?
Members of American Legion Post #36, the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 231 calls for service for the period of Nov. 5 to Nov. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,648…
Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Linda Winterberg of Wiscasset early on the morning of Nov. 6, 2024 at…
A grand prize of $250 will be awarded in the Family Christmas Ornament Decorating Contest, with other prizes for adults and children in five age categories.
The Eastside Waterfront Park…
Isabelle “Is” Curtis joined the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff this week as a full-time reporter.…
America's most famous sausage car is traveling around Maine and coming to Boothbay Harbor.…
Geneviève Tailleux, proprietor of Marketplace Café in Wiscasset, is doing a series of benefit dinners for Alna's John Seigars, whose house burned down recently. Tailleux said she has done one…
Principal Shawn Gallagher updated Southport School Committee members about the formation of a new committee seeking public input on ways for education to reflect community values by committing to…
Obituary
Phil Brooks, of Capitol Island and Southport, wanted you to know he’s finally left the party. The cause of his demise was a mix of old age, lung fibrosis, and general decrepitude punctuated…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests and summonsed one person between Oct. 5 and Nov. 6.
On Oct. 20, Sgt. Jacob Powers…
Obituary
Peter Edwards of Southport, Maine, died in his home on Oct. 22, 2024 at the age of 78.
He is survived by his brother, Dave, his two children, Christina and Julie,…
Midcoast Humane is hosting a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the future of its Lincoln County Campus …
Through the very generous support and commitment of residents, local business and the Town of Boothbay, Boothbay Fire & Rescue was able to procure five complete sets of firefighter personnel…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is planning to keep the Big Gray Rotary Club Barn Open every Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. until Dec…
Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio was out and about for Saturday's Early Riser in Wiscasset. Enjoy the comments Bond gathered along with the pictures.
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board met Nov. 7, its first meeting since May. …
When Fred Wilson planted spruce trees on his farm in western Massachusetts, he…
Join the Boothbay Region Garden Club in honoring all U.S. military members -- past, present and future -- for…
The Rotary Club in Boothbay Harbor hosted its annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 7. About 80 people attended. Club President-Elect Laurie Zimmerli emceed the evening,…
A chance to win four tickets to a Boston Red Sox game in 2025 is being offered as the top prize in the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2025 Project Graduation raffle.
Second prize…
Obituary
Blythe Bickel Edwards left the world and her family on Nov. 1, 2024.
She was born on June 1, 1941, in Pittsburgh and educated at Farmington and Wellesley College.
She majored in…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at both the church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, and at Ames True…
Erik Hobson and musicians will perform in a free public concert at the Boothbay Baptist Church, 999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Hobson is…
