World Day of Prayer worship will take place this year at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on Friday, March 3 at 3 p.m.
The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical…
News
The Patton Block at 15 to 23 Commercial Street has been sold to a family from California, Patty Sterling-Welsh, husband Mark Welsh and their daughter Jaden.
The building has belonged to the…
Several Boothbay Register reporters, advertising sales representatives and the production department have received 2016 New England Better Newspaper Competition Journalism and Advertising Awards.…
The days of the former “bed frame house,” as Edgecomb selectmen called it, may be numbered. The former antique store and residence off Route One is in poor condition and been vacant for several…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Gary Stone, vice president-portfolio manager for First Advisors, the Trust and Investment Service division of First National Bank, presented the Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen with a 2016 year…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s winter session of dog obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from March 7-28. Beginner class is 5-6 p.m.,…
Weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., you can walk into the Community Center and be greeted with a smile and a welcome. You can help yourself to coffee and baked goods or fresh fruit and settle…
Obituary
Janet Sprague, 82, of Wiscasset, died Feb. 18 following a brief illness.
She was born in Thomaston on Jan. 19, 1935,…
The opportunity to participate in local governance is one of the gifts of living on this peninsula. This opportunity will first be available on Southport as it is…
Charles Barclay's father took him sailing for the first time when he was 3 years old. “I was petrified. When the boat heeled over, I knew I was going to die,” Barclay…
Five local nonprofits had one final chance to persuade Boothbay selectmen to place their annual funding requests on the May town warrant. The five are among 15 requesting funding. Two weeks ago,…
More than 190 area residents gathered on the Newcastle-Damariscotta bridge on Business Route 1 over two hours on Feb. 25 in support of the Affordable…
Saturdays have been Mike Preston’s favorite time of week at The Alna Store. Everyone’s in less of a rush; it’s like sitting in the living room, he said Saturday as he made a customer a steak bomb…
Friday afternoon, Feb. 24, Jim Jones was busy boiling sap from the red maple trees on his East Boothbay farm. About 100 gallons bubbled away in a stove set in the middle of the sugar house he…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine remain stable and healthy. The Maine Association of Realtors reported a 7.87 percent increase in…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County…
Wiscasset, Westport Island and Edgecomb residents in temporary need of medical equipment like crutches, wheelchairs, or steerable knee scooters may soon be able to borrow them from the Wiscasset…
Maggie Griffin of Boothbay Harbor is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Kara Marie Griffin, to Dustin Cyr, son of Alan and Dee Cyr…
A proposal bringing the interested parties together to protect the Knickerbocker Lake Watershed isn't likely to succeed. Philanthropist and local businessman Paul…
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ~ Rachel Carson
In July 2005, Sara Leone, a vibrant young woman from…
Department of Marine Resources
The commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued an emergency closure of five scallop beds in the Midcoast and Down East.
One is the Damariscotta River, where hand-…
Newcastle Planning Board
On Feb. 16, the Newcastle Planning Board unanimously approved a request by Damariscotta-based Mobius Inc. to retrofit a barn and house at 21 Academy Hill Road as apartments for Mobius clients.…
Obituary
Lloyd E. Butterfuss of Westport Island, Maine, died of complications from cancer at the age 62 on Feb. 20, 2017.
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It's only right that the new owners of the Penalty Box Pizza & Pub in Damariscotta met there.
They were both…
The Boothbay Region YMCA’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent…
What kind of social media and traditional and online marketing make sense for your business? How can small businesses thrive in local, state, and global markets? A…
Three “easy on the eyes” scenic photos, sports, education, work and more are featured in this week’s At a Glance column. At a Glance features photos published in print in the Boothbay Register and…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to present in partnership with the Boothbay Register, along with our hosts at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, a series of marketing…
Obituary
Alton Perry Swett, 87, died Feb. 13, 2017 at Chase Point Assisted Living Center in Damariscotta following a brief illness.
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Lincoln County Unified Court
The following closed cases were reported by the Lincoln County court clerk for Feb. 1-17. Unless otherwise noted, sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Brian Wayne Knight, 33,…
On Sunday, Feb. 19, McSeagull's held a charity event to benefit area residents and our local food pantry. The event…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
At the Feb. 21 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners, Sheriff Todd Brackett announced his pick for chief deputy to replace Major Ken Mason, who is now Kennebec County sheriff. The pick is Lt…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Jefferson man faces charges after Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies Dwight Fowles and Mark Bridgham responded to a domestic disturbance in Jefferson Feb. 18. The suspect, Wayne Little, 27,…
Maine Department of Transportation
A Portland lawyer filed a preliminary motion for an injunction Monday, Feb. 13, against the Maine Department of Transportation, on behalf of Ralph H. Doering and family…
On Saturday, Feb. 18 the sun appeared and temperatures soared, after a week of cold and snow in Boothbay Harbor. The improved weather and a redistribution event at the…
Boothbay’s Seahawk boys are in a tight game with Madison.
At the end of the third quarter Madison led 44 to 31.
The score at halftime: 28 to 25
End of first quarter: 14 to 13…
BOOTHBAY WINS 60 TO 21 OVER MOUNT ABRAM in the Class C South quarterfinal!!
The BRHS girls led from the beginning: 10 to 2 after one quarter.
Boothbay extended its lead in the second…
In 2003, the community room at the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA was filled with townspeople who came together to gauge interest and discuss potentially starting a youth…
One hundred people traveled to Brunswick from as far as Rockland, Boothbay Harbor, Portland and Bowdoinham for the second of “10 Actions in the First 100 Days.” The group, Midcoast Voices for…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association’s Annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby was held on Wily Pond on Saturday, Feb. 18 and the weather and the fish were more…
The Homeward Bound Hospice Choir holds open rehearsals and invites all those who have an interest in joining to attend. …
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:
Alna: Hodge, Sandra to Gruhn, Daniel J. and Gruhn, Kathleen A.
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Come to The Lincoln Home for a free and informative talk, Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 3 to 4 p.m. as well-known historian,…
Boothbay Region High School held a pre-February vacation pep rally celebrating the sports teams competing throughout the long winter season, including Nordic skiing, wrestling, cheering, swimming…
On Jan. 27, ten local seniors initiated a group devoted to planning and organizing monthly outings for Boothbay area residents who are in the early stages of memory loss. Under the…
Four Boothbay Region Elementary School eighth grade students, Zada Smith, Maren Whitney, Kayla Latter and Marissa Peters, will be packing up their bathing suits and shorts and heading to Florida…
Underhound Railroad, a nonprofit that saves 90 to 110 dogs a year, will hold its annual fundraising silent auction beginning March 3.
Renee Coombs, the organization’s president-director…
