Don’t let summer slip away without getting your kayak wet. Join the Pemaquid Paddlers on August 27 as we explore Pemaquid Pond. This…
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Maine Artists
This year, the Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual boatyard art show and sale, to be held Friday, Aug. 23 through Sunday, Aug. 25, has a new identity and focus. Located as in past years at the Boothbay…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
The municipal officers of Boothbay would like to sell the public access to Cross River.
It was voted at town meeting to retain this parcel of land for public access to the…
Boothbay Region YMCA
Registration begins Monday, Aug. 26 for the seven-week YMCA fall program session beginning the week of September 9.
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Boothbay Region Elementary School
A trial bus run will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27 for incoming 4-year-olds, and any incoming kindergarteners who did not attend…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
A bustling shipyard by day, the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard was transformed into the premier party spot on August 15, when 11 area restaurants chipped in to raise…
Live Music
Grammy-winning Nashville musician Kathy Mattea filled the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on August 16. The crowd savored an evening of musical hits by the country music star and enjoyed her…
Sen. Susan Collins
Every summer, I have the pleasure of welcoming to Washington four outstanding high-school students from Maine: our state's delegates to Boys and Girls Nation. This summer, Kristen Bishop of…
Rocky Channels School System
Rocky Channels Schools System receives federal funds to supplement the program for the special education students in the region. These funds are used to employ Resource Room…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Last evening I had dinner with a delightful family of two young daughters, ages 7 and 9 and a new baby boy, 4-plus months old at McSeagull’s. Of course, they brought their…
Obituary
Robert H. Hunt Jr., 71, of Kennebunk, died peacefully Friday morning, August 16, 2013 at his residence with his family at his side following a five-…
Obituary
George B. Davis, 64, died unexpectedly on August 15, 2013 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born on June 25, 1949 in Boothbay Harbor, to the late Robert and Geraldine Davis. Growing…
Maine Artists
Since classical Greek times, poets have written odes addressing subjects like joy, Grecian urns, the west wind and immortality.
For her exhibit,“…
AOS 98
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provides certain rights to parents and eligible students (18 years of age or older) with…
AOS 98
Below is a list of projects completed over the summer in area schools.
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Mid Coast Health Services has appointed Linda A. MacMillan as Associate Director of Development. In this new role, MacMillan will coordinate development activities across the spectrum of services…
The First
The First is proud to announce the winners of its sixth annual customer photo calendar contest.
Fourteen color photographs have been chosen from over 350 entries, and each winning…
Former Boothbay Town Manager
A former Boothbay Town Manager has been charged with indecent exposure and lewdness, stemming from a July 11 incident.
John Anderson,…
Wiscasset High School
Wiscasset's contrast to big city life makes it a good place to bring international exchange students, according to a Richmond woman seeking host families for ones who would attend Wiscasset High…
The Singer Series
The only thing separating Greg Singer from true love is 6,000 miles of ocean.
Maintaining a long, long distance relationship sounds difficult, but Singer said he is up for the challenge.…
Mary’s Musings
Many of our June high school graduates will be heading off to college in the next week or so. For most, it’s their first taste of life away from their home town, and sadly, many of…
Brunswick
Veterans of the Mid-Coast will be opening a Veterans Resource Center at 62 Pegasus Street at the Brunswick Landing. The grand opening is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
Rotarians gathered early this past Thursday at 4 p.m. outside our Scout Hall building on Montgomery Road, where we spent much time over the past few weeks, actually for the entire year, hauling…
Isle of Springs
August 12 and some Islanders have begun to leave to get ready for school and autumn activities. Nights are cooler, and the asters and goldenrod signal that summer is moving on.…
Ocean Point
Sorry for the lateness of this news, we hit a little snafu a couple of weeks ago!
The summer softball season was off to an exciting start…
Juniper-McKown Point Column
The summer of 2013 is gradually being used up but we are still enjoying the many celebrations and activities that have been made available for us for our 100th birthday celebration. July's Cottage…
Southport Yacht Club Column
The Arts and Crafts show is over and with the help of members, family and friends everything went smoothly even with the downpours during the setting up. Thanks to the juniors, who stepped in to…
Rev. James Bradbury Mitchell will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 18. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Mitchell resides in Brunswick. He…
Southport Column
From Selectman Smith Climo I learned that the town of Southport has placed an offer for the Gardner property on Beach Road that includes Hendricks Head Beach. As reported last week, the…
Tourism
FlipKey and TripAdvisor have recognized Cottage Connection of Maine as a leading vacation rental manager by awarding them with their “Rated Excellent Award for 2013,” according to Audrey Miller,…
AOS 98
Boothbay Region Elementary School:
(Remember, many supplies are…
Southport
The Southport bridge, which spans the Townsend Gut and connects Southport to Boothbay Harbor, will be closed to marine traffic for four hours August 21.
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Maine Artists
The new show at Gleason Fine Art, “Sean Beavers: Wood, Water, Stone and Seed,” opens on Thursday, Aug. 22. The public is invited to a reception for the artist on Friday, Aug. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m.…
Maine Artists
John Michael Thomas Seitzer is an award winning artist. He continually stretches his artistic “vocabulary” with skillfully rendered paintings in an eclectic range of styles from…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Anyone with a One Design sailboat was invited to sail in a family scavenger hunt August 10.
Seven boats with nine adults and 15 children, some boats with children aboard and some without,…
Boothbay Region Community Resources
In June a task force of seven diverse and committed community members was created to help raise funds to promote the continuation of the Boothbay Region Community Resources (BRCR) programs. Many…
The 9th Annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Saltwater Fishing Tournament was held August 10 and 11. The good weather drew an enthusiastic crowd of 35 adults and more than 50 kids.…
Boothbay Region Student Aid Foundation
Recently, the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors: Sarah Clifford, Michael Pollard, and Mark Gimbel. All three of the new directors bring…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Boothbay Region Historical Society, thank you to all who supported our recent bake & yard sale by baking, donating items, manning tables, and especially…
Letter to the Editor
Within close to a month’s time, the combined boards of Miles, St. Andrews, and Lincoln County Healthcare will vote to merge Miles and St. Andrews, making Miles a subsidiary of St. Andrews so that…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center
Finishing its fourth week of youth sailing, it was full steam ahead at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center with three Mizzen sailors that included Georgie Szele, age 5. Paddling around…
Boothbay Register has released the first mobile version of its rapidly growing website, making it easier to keep up with local and regional news on your smartphone (iPhone, Android,…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Campers in the Wilderness Adventure Camp offered by the Boothbay Region Land Trust, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, hold up a terrarium temporarily holding an American toad.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Long before there were stunning ornamental gardens or “real” buildings, one of the first projects at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, was the Fairy House Village beside the Shoreland Trail.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
The Southport Rowgatta XX sponsored by the Boothbay Region YMCA on August 10 was a resounding success as a result of the involvement of many members of our community:…
Damariscotta
River Arts, a nonprofit art center in Damariscotta, invites Maine artists to submit work for the upcoming “Artists’ Choice” juried exhibition. An opening reception will be held Friday, Aug. 30…
‘Round Town
Many calendars are simply utilitarian, a way to keep track of this and that. They may be erasable white boards or soulless electronic grids. Some printed calendars, while they appeal to a wide…
Pratts Island
Although it has yet to begin in earnest, a Pratts Island plan is already garnering attention on the island.
A group that included…
Boothbay Railway Village
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Boothbay Railway Village organized a thank you cruise aboard the Nellie G II for Paul G. Coulombe and his guests.
In May, the museum received a generous…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has charged two inmates at the Two Bridges Regional Jail with trafficking in prison contraband and one of the inmates with assault.
These charges stem…
