The weather looks like it will be just perfect for the 9th Annual Westport Island Shore Run - “Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race” – which takes place this year on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, beginning…

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested an 18-year-old Richmond man for sending sexually explicit pictures of himself to a 13-year-old Wiscasset girl via the Internet.

Daniel Reusch Jr…

Although Rowgatta XIX was rained out in 2012 and termed the “No-Gatta Rowgatta,” the 20th…

On August 6, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of criminal mischief to mailboxes in the Whitefield area. One complainant stated she noticed her mailbox was knocked off its post and as…

It wasn't long after the July 31 Southport public meeting that the ball started rolling towards Hendricks Head Beach.

Shortly after…

Dear Editor:

Alan Crowell should be ashamed to have written such a bunch of misleading information.

Boothbay Region Elementary School Field Hockey preseason practices for middle schoolers will start Monday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 a.m. Wear sneakers and bring any gear you…

For the second year in a row, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has issued a Claw Down for local chefs, challenging them to come up with the best lobster bite for the…

On September 5 at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, a fairytale evening awaits guests at the “Once Upon A Time” golf tournament and cocktail party, featuring a happy ending of raising money for…

In the month since the legislative session ended, I have had a little more time to enjoy summer activities with grandchildren, a lot more time to meet with people around the district, and some…

When Ron Young toured Damariscotta, his son asked him if he knew everyone they passed.

“He asked me if we…

Although not widespread, there is a precedent for a blight that has started infecting Maine lobsters.

A shell disease, which has…

Usually, traffic in Wiscasset is seen as a detriment; on Wednesday, it aided the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office as they were able to apprehend a suspect after a short…

Warm winds brought the Scheherazade from its summer home in the Cayman Island back up the coast to Maine to race in the ship's home port off East Boothbay.

After the final gun…

Rather than limiting public comment, Boothbay Harbor selectmen are now considering limiting what topics can be discussed at certain times during their meeting. They would also have a single, short…

On August 13, Maine Medical Center announced its plans to layoff 50 employees, terminate 175 vacant positions and cut top hospital administrators salaries by 12.5 percent.

These cuts…

Kathy Mattea's strong, slighty raspy voice takes you deep into the heart of each and every song. Mattea's sound is a mix of country, folk, traditional Celtic and traditional Appalachian, and a…

Southport resident Evelyn Sherman reported hearing a loud bang at around 9:30 p.m. on August 8.

The next morning she saw her neighbor's mailbox had been run over, a maple tree had been side…

If you've had some good pie around town this summer, or maybe a pumpkin whoopie pie, there's a chance it came from the kitchen of Daphne Cromwell.

The Westport Island woman bakes and…

Dear Readers,

Whew, what a week. When it is Summertime in our neighborhood, your friends at Ye Olde Boothbay Register and the Not so Olde Wiscasset Newspaper are more than a bit busy.  We…

While watching the full dress rehearsal of “The Fantasticks” at the Boothbay Playhouse August 12, I found that I didn't have to “Try to Remember” what it felt like to be young. This musical is…

Some local athletes tested their abilities and had a unique opportunity to lend a hand to a wounded warrior at the Tough Mudder event at Mount Snow in Vermont on August 10.

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A 100-foot-tall cell phone tower could be going up at the Edgecomb Fire Station, and if it doesn't go there, it will likely end up somewhere else in town, town officials said.

August 10 was a great day for racing at the Wiscasset Speedway. The day was warm and sunny, and the grandstands were filled with people ready to watch some racing action. On the schedule was the…

Dear Editor:

The Boothbay Region has been offered a great opportunity: to be featured on a PBS TV series over the next five to seven years called "Getting Away Together.”  The show features…

36 of Tom Cavanaugh's paintings have been shipped from his Navarre Beach, Fla., studio and will be exhibited at his new outdoor gallery on Bay Street in Boothbay Harbor.

Well, my first “guess where this is” foray into the land of game show host was a pretty substantial flop. For some…

Dear Editor:

Because of the extraordinary generosity of our neighbors in the Boothbay region who donated every item for…

The Maine Bureau of Insurance will be holding public information sessions regarding the federal healthcare reform law (Affordable Care Act).

Individuals seeking information about the…

Newcastle Square Realty has added Lorrie Zeiner to its brokerage staff.

A licensed broker for 28 years, Zeiner has worked in the Camden-Rockland market as well as the Kennebunk area and has…

Smoke forced customers and employees to evacuate the Irving gas station in Boothbay Harbor at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Employees reported seeing smoke pouring into the building out of…

As we continue to have beautiful weather to spend time together on the island, it is almost bittersweet as crisp mornings and cool evenings hint toward the arrival of fall. However, the first…

Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant Nancy Taylor knows that at the end of life, time is too precious to offer anything less than…

Sari Weiss of Boothbay Harbor has received a congratulatory letter from the Office of the Dean, College of Business, University of Maine, recognizing her excellent academic performance during the…

Monday, Aug. 5 was cold and windy as another week of sailing kicked off at the Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation. Week six brought nine new sailors to the beginner…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of four people suspected with trafficking heroin in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties.

Numerous species and plentiful populations of bats have long been an iconic image of summer evenings. Using their amazing sensory systems, the winged mammals swoop and dive, twist and turn as they…

The lure of an August blue sky and reasonably comfortable temperature lured us into a walk at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Ovens Mouth Preserve over the weekend.

When we stepped out of the…

“What’s this?” asked Jean, holding out a flower-tipped sprig.

It was a piece of…

Regular visitors to this space may recall a recent column wherein, upon returning from a family vacation, I discovered that an electrical breaker switch which has…

Dear Editor:

On August 2-4 and then again August 9-11, Boothbay Railway Village hosted storybook character Thomas the Tank Enginez

These six days are the busiest of the year at our…

The Sprucewold Association's Rusticators Dinner was well attended on Saturday night, the only thing missing was Social Committee Bartender-for-Life Kent Gonzales but Greg…

Lincoln Academy and Heartwood Regional Theater Company announce final auditions for its annual youth musical collaborative, open to all Midcoast students entering grades 7-12.

This year’s…

Flowers of the Forest, and a most sorrowful loss for me, the passing of Veula Reed, as of July 27.

Veula, along with Dot Hathorne and Dot Brown, was one of my three "other mothers," in the…

Raymond H. Ripley Jr. 90, formerly of Wellesley, Mass., died August 8 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. Ray was born March 3, 1923 in Watertown, Mass., to Raymond H. Ripley Sr. and…

Dear Editor:

On August 2 we “rocked the Mill Pond” at Barter's Island at our concert to raise funds and awareness for Friends of Thai Daughters, an organization fighting child trafficking…

F. Parker “Tad” Bartlett III, 74, lost his three-year battle with cancer and died on August 6. He was born September 23, 1938 in Newton, Mass., to F. Parker Bartlett Jr. and Jane…

The weather is beautiful and the activities are endless; what more could we ask?

Well, the members of the Stripers, captained by Ron Blake and PC Marianne Reynolds came home crowing about…

Wiscasset resident Rev. Gregory Foster has joined the pastoral ministry of the United Methodist Boothbay Region Cooperative Parish, which serves…

The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will be hosting a 5k Fun Run and Race as part of their Sheepscot Valley Family Festival on September 8. The “Salmon Run” course passes through and…