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Natalie Grover

Natalie Holmes Grover, 82, of Hallowell passed away peacefully on Oct. 26, 2024, with her loving family by her side.

Natalie was born in Bowdoinham, Maine on March 6, 1942, the daughter of…

American Legion banner

Beginning shortly before Memorial Day 2024, banners honoring military veterans from Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, East Boothbay, Edgecomb and Southport were hung on utility poles and were to remain…

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
Boothbay Lights

November  –  December   –  Giant Pot Buoy Tree – Visit Pier One in Downtown Boothbay Harbor – Be sure to enter our Selfie Contest!

  • November 15 – Community Night Gardens Aglow
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Beloved mother, grandmother, and…

Fire Station

Edgecomb officials are searching for federal grants to assist in revitalizing the town's historic municipal building. On Oct. 15, selectmen heard a building committee report detailing possible…

Personal Courage poster

Join us on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. for a special screening of the documentary film "Personal Courage" at the Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor. The event will include sandwiches and…

Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
Food with Friends

The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor is once again hosting a series of luncheons for the fall and winter season. The name of the gatherings is now “Food with Friends.” The format will be…

The People's Choice No. 1 trick-or-treat table. Bob Crink photo

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum wishes to thank our community for a SPOOKtacular day on Saturday.  It is truly an honor to witness so many businesses, organizations, and individuals take time…

Lincoln County cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 292 calls for service for the period of Oct. 22 to Oct. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,142…

Boothbay Harbor Police Car

Helping to keep our children, who will be Trick or Treating on Halloween night as safe as possible, the Boothbay Harbor Police Department will be initiating a new traffic plan for Eastern Ave. and…

Shenna Bellows

On Sunday, Oct. 6, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) addressed the sold-out crowd of 120 guests at the Lincoln…

Death notice

Peter B. Edwards, 78, of Southport, passed away at his home on Oct. 22, 2024. A full obituary will be posted when available.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hall Funeral…

Feeney

Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer solved a mystery last week regarding missing or non-existing code enforcement office documents dating back over four decades.  Bryer assisted in researching a…

Town of Boothbay
Erin Cooperrider

Boothbay Regional Development Corp. received conditional approval Oct. 16 for its affordable housing project on Butler Road.

The one condition is providing a performance guarantee bond to…

more rollover

A medical incident is the likely cause of a one-vehicle accident Oct. 25 in the Hannaford's parking lot. At 11:10 a.m., Boothbay Harbor Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff's Department…

Obituary
Dawn R. Robert

Dawn R. Robert, 46, of Bath passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 24, 2024 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick surrounded by family.

She was born on Jan. 9, 1978, a daughter of Marc Rice and…

LifeFlight training

Have you ever looked up and wondered what that green and white helicopter was, what it was doing and why it occasionally lands at Boothbay Region High School field? It’s a LifeFlight of Maine…

At Sweetz

This Santa had a beanie.

That fits, if you know "Big Al" Cohen or saw his commercials over the many years Cohen had Big Al's Super Values, "Route (rhymes with 'out') One, Wiscasset."

Obituary
Lindsay Arrington

Lindsay Arrington of Barters Island, Boothbay passed away peacefully in her sleep the night of Oct. 2, 2024, at her family’s home after a brief illness. She was 76 years old.

She was a…

Fire trucks

At 6:12 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25 Lincoln County Emergency Communications received a 911 call from a woman who said her house at 634 River Road in Edgecomb was on fire.

A mutual aid call to…

Heald family

Come and try it, Wiscasset’s Stephen Heald said when Wiscasset Newspaper asked what he would tell readers who always knew 762 Bath Road for…

MaineHealth photo

Angela Russ RN, BSN, nurse manager in Obstetrics and Gynecology at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital, recently received the Organization of Maine Nurse Leaders (OMNL) Exemplary Leadership Award. This…

Balducci

In an Oct. 23 special town meeting, Boothbay residents approved a measure to use all remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds for a broadband to the home project.

Ten residents attended the…

Check presentation

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, representatives from Special Olympics Maine and the Boothbay Cornhole Classic joined YMCA staff to present a $10,000 donation to support the Unified Champion Club at the…

Obituary
Robert J. Walter

Robert Joseph Walter was born June 7, 1937, in Newark, New Jersey, the only child of Joseph and Catharine Walter (née Blake).

He is survived by his wife, Gloria Walter (née Faulkner), his…

Veterans Day

The Southport Memorial Library will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11 to remember and honor those who served. All are invited to gather inside the library at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony…

sold sign

A higher inventory of single-family homes for sale in Maine has started to bring about a more balanced market to the state. According to Maine Listings, 5.39 percent more homes were sold in…

Tristan Spinski photo

Returning for its 10th year, Gardens Aglow is back with an enchanted forest filled with mushrooms and shooting stars, a giant lobster, and the return of the beloved fairy houses. Join Boothbay…

Wiscasset seal

The Mills Administration announced Tuesday, Wiscasset and five other communities will receive technical assistance from the state to support locally determined revitalization projects at current…

Lincoln County cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 359 calls for service for the period of Oct. 15 to Oct. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,850 calls for service.

The alternative Maine state flag on the ballot for 2024.

In addition to selecting their choice candidates, Maine voters will be faced with five referendum ballot questions this election. The first is on campaign contributions, three are bond issues…

Sewall Maddocks

After a summer break, weekly community lunch at…

Teacher’s desk

If Wiscasset closed its high school grades, "everybody" would end up regretting it, School Committee Chair and Wiscasset future of the schools committee member Jason Putnam said. "I think it would…

Rotary logo

Are you a veteran, active duty service member or veteran’s spouse or family member? If yes, then please let the Rotary Club and the High School Rotary Interact Club thank you for your dedication…

Wiscasset Police Department

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 1 – 15:

 

CANDI JONETH/Boothbay Register

Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) celebrated Homecoming 2024 Oct. 15-19 with class competitions and community activities. Throughout the short school week, students participated in themed dress-…

Boothbay Region Health Center's brain health presentation drew over 60 people to Bosarge Education Center at CMBG. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

 Have you been driving your car and then realize you don’t know where you’re going? Find it hard to follow directions? Have you begun having difficulty performing organizational tasks? Do you…

Southport Town Hall

The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Town Hall. The agenda is:

1. Approval of the last meeting minutes

2.…

Rescue Charlie’s Friends Halloween fun past. File photo

The following announcement appeared at rescuecharliesfriends.org

It’s the season of goblins and ghouls, pirates and mermaids, and…

Maine journalism recognized at annual conference in Bar Harbor
Janis Bunting, Penobscot Bay Pilot Advertising Director, and Sarah Morley, General Manager for the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper (Photo by Chance Files)

The Boothbay Register,…

Newspaper crew

The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won 35 Maine Press Association individual and staff awards, and the Pilot’s advertising salesperson, Janis Bunting, received the…

Patrisha McLean, CEO and Founder of Finding Our Voices, center, flanked by the nonprofit’s Chief of Staff Mary Kamradt (right), Patrisha’s daughter and FOV volunteer Jackie McLean Strack. Jackie is featured in the group’s poster campaign referencing abuse by her father. She also provides the music for Patrisha’s Podcast “Let’s Talk About It.”  Finding Our Voices photo

Finding Our Voices, the grassroots, survivor-led Maine nonprofit supporting domestic violence victims, announced that more than $275,000 has been paid to to empower Maine women survivors to…

Threesome

Domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity are some of the most difficult challenges facing our communities today. Join New Hope Midcoast from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…

Edgar Lewis hugs family.

Edgar Lewis came to the Boothbay town office to vote early Oct. 18. Little did he know he was also there to participate in another longstanding tradition. The 98-year-old said he was surprised…

Obituary
Cherrelyn I. Mansfield

Cherrelyn Innes Bartlett Mansfield, 81, a long-time resident of Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 3, 2024.

Cherrelyn was born on Nov. 11, 1942 to Ronald L. Bartlett…

Citizen award

It was a night for celebrating a successful tourism season and celebrating achievements in the community. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held its annual members' dinner Oct. 15 at…