The American Regulatory Board of Optometry's held its 98th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 18-20. Dr. Thomas Nadeau of Boothbay Harbor participated as the representative for the Maine…
News
This August, 12 Maine stone sculptors and a guest from Japan will be creating sculpture from Maine granite on the grounds of the Boothbay Railway Village during the…
Starting Monday, July 10, Rebekah Rogers will offer art classes for beginners at the Community Center. The classes will meet for three consecutive Mondays (July 10, 17 and 24) between noon and 2…
This summer, Skidompha Library’s staff genealogist and volunteers are offering a service that will benefit patrons, future researchers and the library collection. For generations, many families…
The Cod Cove Inn has announced that it has received the …
The Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick is teaming up with Petco of Topsham for a BE A LIFESAVER, a mega adoption weekend on July 1 and 2 at the Topsham Fair Mall store. Dozens of puppies, kittens…
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen decided last year to combine efforts in a coastal resiliency project assessing potential flooding of the town…
Joseph Charpentier has been hired by the Boothbay Register as a full-time reporter.
He will be covering local…
As part of their natural reproductive cycle, honeybees will swarm. A swarm is when a queen and a good portion of the worker population of bees leave the hive to find a new home. While a honeybee…
When Boothbay Region Elementary School held its end-of-the-school-year assembly June 19, Principal Mark Tess announced which staff and teachers were retiring. When Lucy-Ann Spaulding and Rita…
Readers are reminded that start time of the Windjammer Days Blessing of the Fleet event will be on Sunday, June 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the inner harbor. The original schedule, as printed in the…
The Schooner Cove and Chase Point communities on the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus are pleased to welcome Bruce Hardina to their marketing staff.
A summa cum laude graduate of SUNY Stonybrook…
Tourists aren’t the only ones who descend upon the Boothbay region each summer. Dozens of international seasonal workers also travel to the Midcoast community each tourist season earning college…
On Friday, June 30, Dr. Alison Rieser will give a talk on herring at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center.
The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall on the…
Boothbay Railway Village
Creating a city in the desert, moving London Bridge to Arizona, and competing in business against his in-laws are just some of the unusual activities of outboard…
Now in its 15th year, the Chili Chowder Fest has become a serious tradition for locals and visitors alike. With many of Midcoast Maine’s favorite restaurants and safety organizations in one place…
Boothbay Region Elementary School closed out its 2016-2017 academic year Tuesday morning, June 20, with an all-school assembly. Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell whipped up the crowd using one…
On the rare weekends that Dr. Eric Worthing and Dr. Catherine Cavanaugh had off together during their residencies at Maine Medical Center, they went camping around Maine, often near rural…
When Morning Dew Farm’s Brady Hatch decided to study abroad in Thailand during her junior year of college, she did not know that decision would change the trajectory…
The Boothbay Transfer Station on Country Club Road will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 5.
Damariscotta Police Department
According to an email from Acting Damariscotta Police Chief Jason Warlick, State Rep. Michael Devin (D-Newcastle) was arrested for Operating Under the Influence after a traffic stop.
At 10…
It’s finally summer, area schools have held their final classes and outdoor events are on the rise. This week’s At a Glance features some of the final school and sports news, scenics and more. A…
A Randolph man crashed his vehicle twice within a half hour early on Tuesday, June 20.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff Office, Eddie Donnell Jr., 23, was driving a 1997 GMC pickup…
This week, Midcoast Conservancy will be mailing a survey to all residents who own property on the shores of Damariscotta Lake and major tributaries. The survey will ask residents to voluntarily…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce that its Hidden Valley Nature Center has been awarded $400,000 by the U.S. Forest Service as part of The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation…
Edgecomb selectmen directed the town’s code enforcement and health officer to investigate a sanitation complaint regarding a McKay Road residence. Matthew Schmal attended the June 19 board meeting…
A Boothbay summer resident entered into a consent agreement May 10 requiring her to replant a parcel bordering her Barters Island Road property. Mary Lou Teel of New York City avoided a fine by…
Edgecomb School Committee
Edgecomb Eddy School held its last school committee meeting of the school year Monday, Jun 19. New member Heather Sinclair was there.
Outgoing Principal Lisa Clarke presented her final…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 6 issue due to the holiday on Tuesday, July 4. All advertising, news copy and…
On Saturday, June 17, in Boothbay Harbor, spectators on boats, wharves and docks, and a prime spot on the lawn in front of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) on McKown Point, watched as some…
From 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 30, at 8 Oak Point Road, Boothbay Harbor, join the Boothbay Region Land Trust for a talk and walk on invasive plants.
Have you ever wondered why folks…
Boothbay Region Water District Manager Jon Ziegra reports there is a new scam directed at water customers.
Water customers here and elsewhere in the state have received telephone calls…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is providing free loaner bicycles again this summer. There are still over 70 loaner bikes available. You can register and pick up your loaner bike at the Boothbay…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club proudly presents its first home for the “Sea Around Us” Home and Garden Tour. The tour is held on Friday, July 21 from 9:30…
The Friends of the Harbor Theatre, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, will hold its annual meeting at the theater on Wednesday, July 5 at 5 p.m. to announce plans to purchase and operate The…
The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the first service of the summer season, Wilson Memorial Chapel’s 100th year, on Sunday, June 25. The service is at…
The Maine Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America is visiting the Boothbay Railway Village on Saturday, June 24. The cars on the tour will be parked on the Museum’s Village Green from…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
On Wednesday, June 14, a beaming Mimi O'Neill welcomed more than 65 members and guests to the 2017 Boothbay Region Garden Club annual meeting and luncheon held at…
Boothbay selectmen responded June 14 to a plea for help from a Beath Road resident. Mike Leighton requested town officials take steps to enforce the noise ordinance. Leighton complained about an…
The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous promises a host of pirates, both large and small, to invade the Twin Villages in search of piratical fun and lost treasure on Saturday…
On a day that couldn't be any further, weather-wise, from the polar vortex that descended upon the Boothbay region last winter during the Boothbay Festival of Lights and Gardens Aglow, plans for…
West Bath Courthouse
A Hope woman involved in a deadly accident near Taste of Maine in January has been indicted on two Class A charges of manslaughter for the deaths of Robert S. Martin, 70, of Woolwich and Carolyn W…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board welcomed its new second alternate, Lee Corbin, June 14. Corbin was offered the capacity to vote…
On Thursday, May 25, Richard Burt of Boothbay Harbor was presented in the Maine Senate with a Legislative Sentiment from Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) recognizing his retirement after a nearly 30-…
A collaboration with Boothbay Region High School will find guests at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens resting easy --- in body and mind -- this summer. Thanks to a donation by Allagash Brewing…
Hoist those sails, set out for the sea or pack those vehicles and head for the highway; and be bound for Boothbay Harbor sailors and landlubbers, for the 55th Annual Windjammer Days Festival just…
Obituary
Frederick William Helming Jr., 93, of Gorham and Southport, Maine, died on June 12 at his home on Southport Island.
Fred was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on December 28, 1923, the older…
The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative held the first annual Behavioral Health Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards ceremony…
“Are we going to be dissecting something?” a Great Salt Bay third-grader asked as he entered the classroom.
When he got a whiff of the empty petri dish in front of him, he announced,…
Jean Lawrence, president of the Waldoborough Historical Society, will bring artifacts from the Historical Society to the Lincoln Home on Monday, June 26 from 3 to 4 p.m.. With the help of…
