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A cabbage worm feeding on mustard greens. Melinda Myers photo

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds,…

Brady's is your place for great Food, Friends, & Fun!!

Sunday's are where it's at for breakfast in the Harbor! Open at 8am and featuring early bird specials until 10am. Have a large party? No…

Local singer Suzie Edwards, 18, will return to the Sea Dogs field to perform the Star-Spangled Banner for their 4th of July game. Courtesy photo.

Suzie Edwards, 18, will be taking the field on America’s birthday to sing the national anthem for the Portland Sea Dogs.  

Edwards has been one of the baseball team’s regular…

Carousel!

Rodger’s & Hammerstein’s “Carousel!” and Boothbay Harbor have a rich and intertwined history: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the movie adaptation’s filming in Boothbay Harbor and…

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Interested in advocating for the best interests of a child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its summer training for volunteer advocates from Aug. 11…

Chef Ethan Cosby’s Seared Scallops

Chef Ethan Cosby hails from New Orleans and brings to the Region a unique blend of culinary excellence in every dish he creates.  A master at blending flavors and presentation, foodie lovers…

Boogie2shooz 5-8pm

Join us this Sunday as we welcome back the dynamic duo, Boogie2Shooz, Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00PM.  Pam and PJ are local favorites and always a crowd pleaser.  Have a handcrafted cocktail…

Shawn Lewin, AARP Maine member

To protect yourself, protect your Medicare number. Don’t share it with anyone who contacts you out of the blue. Be wary of offers for free medical equipment or services that you are told Medicare…

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Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport are working to build resilience to climate change. With support from local partners and the state, the towns are developing a community-driven Climate…

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The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host Ash Northey, Program Operations and Policy Coordinator at OUT Maine at its next meeting on Thursday, June 26,…

Exterior View of 86 Firth Drive, Boothbay

Experience the very best of seaside living in one of coastal Maine’s most sought-after waterfront communities. This custom-built four-bedroom, three-bathroom…

Where is this?

This image was recently donated to the Boothbay Region Historical Society. Can you help us identify the location or people by sharing what you know? Contact the Society via email at info@…

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Lincoln County commissioners approved an agreement June 17 between Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and RCAP Solution, which has offices in Worcester, Massachusetts and Portland. RCAP…

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The 2025 Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field season came to a close June 17 as team awards were presented at Boothbay Region High School. The most valuable athletes were Ben Gapski and Rose…

Michael Sabatini

The Boothbay Planning Board on June 18 approved two applications and one conditionally. The Demers family received approval to stablize the shoreline of their Shore Road property. The applicants…

Joseph Fiore

Joseph Fiore (1925-2008) was a widely respected artist and active member of the Maine Art Gallery during the 1960s and ‘70s. In celebration of the hundredth…

Salt Bay Farm. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust

Mid-Coast Audubon is offering an introduction to birding at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta on Sunday, June 29 at 7 a.m. This field trip is perfect for new…

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was transformed into a sprawling set for the filming of Antiques Roadshow June 18. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The rain came in fits and starts, but that didn't seem to bother the lines of people whose family heirlooms were toted in buggies, wrapped in plastic and tucked under multicolored umbrellas.…

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The Community School District Board of Trustees on June 12 continued plans for priority repairs to both Boothbay region schools. The board discussed lending options for the $1.6 million bond…

1961 Ford Falcon Gaffer. Courtesy photo

2025 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show organizers are pleased to announce that registrations are already arriving…

 Homeowners can take the following steps to establish a peaceful backyard retreat.

Backyards have undergone quite a…

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Boat America

Learn boating skills from experienced boaters who patrol Midcoast coastal waters from Small Point to Port Clyde.

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Things are heating up!

The 4th major event of June is behind us and Brady's is now looking forward to Windjammer Days starting this weekend with the "Blessing…

Needle Felting Workshop

We are SO excited to have Isabel Stearns back next week for another needle felting workshop!

At this workshop you’ll be…

Community of Hope
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When people begin to learn about domestic abuse, the first question on their lips is often “Why doesn’t the person just leave?” Framing the problem in this way does two…

The life and times of Pemaquid’s Singing Cowboy Rusty Rogers will be the subject of the OBHS Summer Speaker Series on July 13. Courtesy photo

From the region’s rich maritime tradition—then and now—to the geology of the Maine coast and even Pemaquid’s own singing cowboy, Old Bristol Historical Society (OBHS) has scheduled another…

Obituary
Dianne M. Eakin

Dianne Morse Eakin, 87, passed away peacefully at her home in Bonita Springs, Florida, on June 14, 2025. 

The Boothbay Region Elementary School eighth graders on their trip. Courtesy of Jennifer Hyson

The Boothbay Region Class of 2029 (this year's 8th graders, now freshmen) would like to thank the community for their support in making their 8th grade class trip possible.  Without the…

Rafting together to relax on Muscongus Bay. Courtesy of Hearty Roots

Summer in Maine has so much to offer, especially as a camper on one of Hearty Roots’ Coastal Expeditions. These five-day island-based trips invite teens to chill,…

On left, Executive Director Ashley Butterfield talks with LC Administrator Carrie Kipfer about Respite Care’s facility and programs. Courtesy photo

Coastal Maine Regional Broadband has partnered with Bath-Brunswick Respite Care to provide new equipment – a 65-inch TV,  speakerphone, webcam and laptop – for a new space dedicated for…

Golf ball

June 16 Senior Scramble results:…

A Bird's Tale
For more than 100 years, thousands of people have been affixing simple bands to the legs of birds in order to understand more about bird movements and answer other questions about their biology. Here, a bird bander is banding a northern cardinal. (Photo USGS)

Those of us who love birds and nature, and who recognize that the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat, and the clean water we need, are only possible because of nature, are always more than a…

Rising BRHS sophomore Jackson Zehm presents the CSD School Committee with a proposal for a town cleanup day to prevent pollution from accumulating in snowbanks. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

Students at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) may be interacting more next year, or at least that’s the hope. The Community…

Brynna Nelson of Edgecomb, a member…

Leopold Laufer, MD

Summer means more time outdoors and, hopefully, more fun in the sun. It’s also a time to be cautious about exposure to the sun’s powerful ultraviolet rays.

Dermatologist Leo Laufer, MD will…

Joe's Journal
Joe Gelarden

Next week, during our 63d edition of Windjammer Days, one of America's historic sailing vessels will cross our harbor. But this one will not be ferrying happy tourists.

She is the…

Boothbay Summer Theater
"RED" starring Al D’Andrea and South Portland local Tristan Rolfe opens June 27 at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. Courtesy of Margit Ahlin

Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko battles his demons in this startling, explosive Tony Award-winning play that explores the meaning of art, emotion, and authenticity in a commercialized world…

'Round Town
Photo by Robert Mitchell

Last week’s story about my memory and lost…

On Saturday, June 28 at 9 a.m. we will celebrate our Fourth Unity & Community Pride here in…

Photo courtesy of Laura Fassett

The Carousel Music Theater is pleased to once again be hosting a special fundraising concert on Saturday, June 21 at 7 p.m. in support of Millennium Magic Chorus, a women’s barbershop and a…

Emily Sue Barker (left) and Teralyn Reiter in rehearsal for Heartwood's "Silent Sky", running June 20-28 in the Poe Theater, Newcastle. Courtesy of Joy Braley

Audiences will soon be “star gazing,” at the celestial bodies and actors on stage, as Heartwood Regional Theater Company continues its 24-25 season with Lauren Gunderson's witty and moving “…

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Summer is here again with beautiful weather, stunning views, and the great outdoors all around us. But if you're looking for something a little more social, the Community Center is a great place…

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice," one of the magical animated segments in "Fantasia" plays July 20 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Walt Disney

Lincoln Theater is pleased to partner once again with Skidompha Library for a fun, fantastic, and free summer film series: "Color Our World," part of the Collaborative Summer Library’s…

LC sheriff cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 242 calls for service for the period of June 10 to June 17. Year to date, LCSO…

Boothbay Region High School

Jen Orchard, president of the Boothbay Region High School Alumni Association, has announced that the Association will be holding a meeting on Thursday, June 19 at 6 p.m. at the Boothbay Region…

Nick Hinkley collects his $3,000 race winnings in Victory Lane after winning the BIW Shipbuilders 100. Jasen Dickey Photography

After another unfortunate rainout last week, Wiscasset Speedway finally saw some clear skies on Saturday, allowing them to host a full Group 1 racing program. Featured…