To move forward, they first had to travel backward.
This past Tuesday…
News
A reminder that the Maine Public Broadcasting Network is scheduled to televise two showings of the “Getting Away Together” episode filmed in the Boothbay region. The episode will air on Thursday,…
A very smoky fire started in the metal recycling pile at the Waste Management Facility, the dump, on Country Club Road in Boothbay this afternoon around 4 p.m.
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor…
Mung Bean is celebrating its 40th year owned and operated by the brother and sister team of Steven Madden and Susan Madden Billings. In the spring of 1974, nineteen-year-old Sue and sixteen-year-…
A gathering of remembrance for Gloria C. Peters will be held on Thursday, August 28 at 10 a.m. at Hall's of Boothbay. Gloria will be laid to rest at…
The company that owns Shaw’s and other grocery stores nationwide recently learned of an unlawful intrusion to obtain credit and debit card payment information in some of its stores.
The…
Damariscotta
When it comes to adult entertainment, Damariscotta would be wise to act quickly, according to its town manager.
Although there have…
It is with a grateful heart that an expression of thanks and gratitude is extended to our community for the outpouring of support for Set for Success.
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Camille Homassel, a 16-year-old French girl, visited the United States for the first time this summer. Camille, who lives in a small town outside of Paris, experienced what many Maine tourists,…
By most accounts, the summer of 2014 has been a pretty good one, weatherwise. Here in Boothbay Harbor we’ve had a lot of sunny days, without many complaints of humidity or rain.
Friday, Aug…
Digging through the archives, we found this story detailing “strange noises, the presence of a figure which has stood and observed campers.”
Do any of our readers have similar stories about…
Gov. Paul LePage sang the praises of the state’s technical high school programs during a tour of an East Boothbay boat manufacturer. On Aug. 20, LePage visited the Hodgdon Yacht Shipyard along…
Obituary
Philip Hollenbeck Gesner, 86, of North End Road, Westport Island, died Aug. 17, 2014 at his residence.
He was born in…
Obituary
Donald Hansen, Maine journalist, died on August 8, 2014 in Ridgefield, Connecticut from complications related to his eight-year battle with…
The condition of a motorcyclist injured in an August 16 crash on Route 1 in Wiscasset has improved from critical to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Aug. 21.
Andrei Dambuleff…
Video
The staff at Red’s Eats in Wiscasset took the Ice Bucket Challenge on August 20, adding to the events that have broken out in the Midcoast in the fundraising movement to fight ALS. Here’s a video…
Boothbay Town Manager Jim Chaousis informed the Register that the town office is closing immediately today, August 21, due to a sprinkler leak. The office will be closed the rest of the day.
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Osier’s Wharf is a hub for the local fishermen of South Bristol, and new additions are coming to make everyone’s lives a little easier.
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Obituary
Priscilla Antoinette Fogg, 74, of Wiscasset died on August 20, 2014.
Priscilla was born in Wiscasset on September 11, 1939, the daughter of Warren W. and Helen S. (Bean) Dorr, also of…
There will be two local fireworks displays during the last week in August.
On Sunday, Aug. 24, for the first time in over 50 years, there will be a fireworks display in East Boothbay over…
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline thought he and Sgt. Kathy Williams would just meet with a Wiscasset man Aug. 20 and hand him notices to cease harassment and cease trespassing at a Rumerill Road…
Lincoln County has received a Coastal Community Grant of $15,998 from the state of Maine. The state grant will be met with approximately $4,000 in funding by the county.
Speaking before the…
Boothbay Comprehensive Plan Committee
Should it stay? Or should it go? That was the question facing the Boothbay Comprehensive Planning Committee on August 18 concerning a position about the town’s involvement with local education.…
Obituary
Cecelia M. Widup, 69, of Edison, New Jersey and Sprucewold in Boothbay Harbor, died August 17, 2014 at RWJ University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Obituary
Kathleen Watts Adams of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully early Sunday morning, August 17, 2014.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on June 13, 1916, the daughter…
Obituary
Shirley L. (Williams) Chamberlain died on August 18, 2014, at approximately 2 p.m.
Shirley was born May 3, 1945, in…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Two area 20-year-olds have been arrested and charged with stealing handguns, a Nintendo Wii and a laptop from their neighbor.
Lincoln…
The town of Boothbay's 250th celebration will take place Friday through Sunday, August 22-24 and the weather outlook is nice.
Chairman of the event, Dawn Gilbert, invites all to celebrate…
Ten weeks ago, 15 undergraduate students from all over the United States came to Bigelow…
Three hundred and twenty-five students, along with their parents and siblings, came to the third annual Set for Success in the YMCA field house on August 17. Students were from Boothbay Region…
Reserve your place today for a chance to enjoy a traditional lobster bake on Hog Island, Sunday, Aug. 31. The event costs $40 and includes transportation to and from the island, a feast of lobster…
Obituary
Leroy E. Olson, 91, of Main Road on Westport Island, died August 17, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
If jazz is America’s “only true art form” then Thursday evening’s performance by the Marcus and Riza Printup Quartet at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard confirmed the artistry.
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A scene depicting a War of 1812 naval battle was the inspiration of the poster promoting Boothbay’s 250th anniversary celebration. The promotional poster is a copy of a work of art painted by…
The New Jersey motorcyclist critically injured in an August 16 crash on Route 1 in Wiscasset remained in critical condition on August 19, a spokeswoman at Maine Medical Center in Portland said.…
Since 1955 the concrete fish ladder at Nequasset Dam has provided a way for migratory alewives to ascend from the salty tidal waters of the Sasanoa River to fresh water spawning habitat in…
Cafe Scientifique
Residents the Boothbay area have undoubtedly been to the ocean and noticed the color of the water.
In shallow areas, it can appear clear, but as one wades out into the deep, opacity…
The town of Boothbay and the Consolidated School District are still discussing possible workshop dates to discuss the charter. Town Manager James Chaousis told the selectmen that he and…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset showed its efficiency in a special way on August 15. Staff and others who volunteered took the wildly popular ice bucket challenge to fight ALS — not with…
The single most frequent reason that seniors seek home care is that there has recently been a fall. If the senior was lucky, there was no injury.…
U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) visited Biovation, a biomanufacturing company in Boothbay that produces innovative products for the Department of Defense, consumer…
The future of Maine’s coastal economy is uncertain as the state’s most valuable fisheries are at risk. Scientists, legislators and others concerned with…
The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) just completed a very successful 4th annual “Burgers, Bikes & Rods” rally on July 25 to support Kieve's Veterans Camp. With over 102…
Three people were hurt in a two-car crash on Wiscasset’s Route 1, shortly before 4 p.m. August 16, police said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, Reserve Officer Robert McFetridge of…
Dr. Beth Orcutt is getting another chance to see life at the bottom of the ocean.
Aboard the human submersible …
A motorcyclist from New Jersey was hospitalized with critical injuries on August 16, following a Route 1, Wiscasset collision with a car whose driver, a Damariscotta man, was also hurt, police…
It seems the Woodchucks won’t become a formal organization after all. The local group of senior citizen woodsmen considered incorporating last month at the town’s request. But the group decided…
AARP recently received information from multiple locations concerning fraudulent telephone calls being made to residents from callers claiming to be representatives for a medical alert system. …
Noah Jones would like people to think of a time someone helped them, and the difference it made.
Then, the Newcastle 15-year-old hopes people will want to make a difference for…
Kate Winslow and business partner Steve Termine have opened a new market in Boothbay.
At Wanser's Natural Market, the first of its…
