Today at 2:49 p.m., the Lincoln County Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a traffic crash involving a school bus in the area of 364 Back Narrows Road in Boothbay. Lincoln…
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Obituary
A life well traveled and well lived, Marcelle Kilpatrick of Boothbay Harbor sailed in her 91st year for a new port on March 31, 2016.
She was born on Bastille Day July 14, 1925 in the mill…
Skidompha’s Chats with Champions Committee and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop are delighted to announce that Boothbay Register/…
On Wednesday, April 6, the Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the Town Offices to consider the application of Charles and Jennifer Stewart…
Seaside Lodge #144, A.F. & A.M. will hold its monthly stated meeting on Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Route 96, East Boothbay. There will be a dinner in the…
Boothbay Region Adult Ed
On Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at Boothbay Region Adult Ed, Chip Griffin, attorney, author and local historian, will be giving a talk about the…
Members of the Twin Village Women's Club hosted a charming tea on Wednesday, March 22 at the Lincoln Home. Colored cloths of light greens, pinks and…
Edgecomb
Edgecomb School Committee: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, Edgecomb Eddy School
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD
Board of…
Don’t forget to purchase your ticket to the Boothbay Region YMCA’s annual dinner on Tuesday, April 12.
The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, followed by the dinner and…
Monday, March 21
Chief Troy Cline investigated a case of two trucks tearing up the yard in back of Miss Wiscasset Diner. The drivers of the pickups left the scene, then one returned. Cline…
The battle for a three-year term on the school committee is the only contested race on the Boothbay municipal ballot. Former state legislator Bruce MacDonald is challenging first-term school…
Lincoln Academy students Liam Cullina, Will Shaffer and Kathryn Colomb served as honorary pages in the Maine Senate on March 24 as guests of Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville. The students were…
One of the primary reasons Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay has grown to be one of the top cultural and tourist attractions in the state in such a short amount of time is the incredible…
On Friday, March 18, the Awesome Seniors’ walkers, who participate in the “Seniors Walk Free at the Y” program, joined with the Active Older Adult Y-…
Town of Newcastle
Nomination papers are now available at the town office for the following elected positions in the town of Newcastle:
One Selectman/Assessor
One member of School Committee
One…
The Boothbay Region YMCA in partnership with the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA is offering a combined and expanded summer camp experience for the second year to…
When it comes to Special Olympics, Boothbay Harbor Police Department’s Administrative Assistant Maureen Smith is all in. She has worked diligently in support of the Special Olympics since 1989.…
Three Edgecomb firefighters will soon travel to West Alexandria, Ohio in pursuit of a new brush truck for the department. The Edgecomb selectmen approved the department’s request for purchasing…
Lincoln County Superior and District courts
The following are final dispositions in the Lincoln County Courts from March 7 to March 25.Unless otherwise noted, all jail sentences are to be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Hiram…
On the morning of March 23, Tim Tibbetts had plans to haul out and demolish the float at his home on Christmas Cove, Southport Island. While he was waiting for his friend Gerry Gamage to show up,…
Tim Burnham of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Boothbay, was recently promoted from internal wholesaler to senior internal wholesaler, effective April 1, at Pacific…
If you are feeling a little restless waiting for spring to settle in, Tuesdays at the Boothbay Region Community Center might just offer some interesting…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is pleased to announce the expansion of Penny Lake Preserve, thanks to the generosity of property owners Tom and Cathy Wilson. The…
Greenlight Maine, the television series designed to promote the entrepreneurs of Maine, is now accepting submissions for its second season. The series, which airs…
Obituary
Allan Emmons Strouss, 69, died at his home on March 27, 2016.
Allan was born November 20, 1946, in Youngstown, Ohio to Margaret (Emmons) and Clarence Strouss, who predeceased him.
On…
In the most highly spirited competition in years, the Boothbay Region High School math team computed its way to a finger-biting first place finish in last Wednesday’s Mountain Valley Conference…
Obituary
Arnold Henry Johnsen, 80, a resident of Edgecomb for the last 25 years, died suddenly on March 25, 2016 at home.
Arne was born September 29, 1935 at the Lutheran Medical Center in Bay Ridge…
Obituary
Our loving father, grandfather and friend, Charles K. Fassett died peacefully on March 24, 2016.
He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on February 24, 1932.
Charlie was best known for his…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 21 to March 27, 2016
March 21
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This week the Boothbay Register added reporter Matthew J. Stilphen to the staff. He will cover municipal government, education, high school athletics, community events and breaking news in…
So far, William Edward ”Ted” Hugger, co-owner of the Cod Cove Inn, is the only candidate for Edgecomb selectman. Hugger, 61, moved to Edgecomb in 2013. He is a member of the town’s Economic…
Danariscotta Board of Selectmen
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen met with the budget committee for a third week March 23, hammering out details of the town budget for fiscal year 2017, which will be presented to voters at the…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
Newcastle’s Local Planning Committee has finalized its plans for a mid-spring extravaganza that will encourage residents to come out and participate in the development of the town’s comprehensive…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Imagine that you are visiting Two Bridges Regional Jail to pay bail for your brother. You’ve never been there before. When you walk in, you are in a room full of two-way mirrors, and there is not…
Spring in Maine means a lot of good things: longer, warmer days, robins, budding trees and maple syrup.
On March 26, there were some blue balloons and a sign at the corner of Eddy and Cross…
Southport selectmen welcomed Mike Ciccarelli as the island’s new emergency management director at their meeting on March 23.
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First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $14,000 to seventeen food banks in bank’s market area. “First National…
A Back River Road resident told the Boothbay selectmen he supports constructing the proposed roundabout near the municipal building and he encouraged them to join him. On March 23, Tim Utley said…
Obituary
James William Beck, of Bath, only son of Gene and Scottie, devoted husband of 55 years to Barbara, and loving father to Kate, David and Dan, died in his family’s embrace March 24, 2016.
Born…
You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy the “Free Expression Art” workshop being offered by Maine Media Women on Saturday, April 9. This hands-on workshop will be…
Coastal Women's Connection would like to invite local women entrepreneurs to a free networking social April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m., in the conference room at The First…
This week’s Who’s that? subject won many (if not all) the clam shucking contests during the Fishermen’s Festivals of the 1980s. Who is she?
Discover the Midcoast
The Griggs Preserve in South Newcastle offers a short but enjoyable trek through the woods for hikers of all ages. The preserve is just over the town line from Edgecomb in an area first settled…
The sight of public safety vehicles with their lights flashing, facing Route 1 at the Wiscasset Fire Station, normally means crews are heading to an emergency. On Saturday, the aim was to prevent…
Boothbay Harbor native Brian Papineau recently spent almost six months on a film set in New Zealand.
He was working as a special…
Obituary
Eunice Charlotte (Gamage) Sigler of Bristol, Maine, died March 25, 2016 in Damariscotta.
She was born May 4, 1936 in South Bristol, Maine, to Harvey and Jennie (Plummer) Gamage. She…
Museum professionals from across Maine are joining with legislators and government officials at the State House in Augusta for the inaugural “Maine Museums Day” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail may be one of the beneficiaries of a bill that will appropriate $4.8 million in state funds over two years to support the county jail system. The bill, LD 1614, passed a…
The Animal House in Damariscotta has a day of events on Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in celebration of Easter.
The second annual Easter Egg Hunt will be available all day, for…
