Boothbay region sailors brought honor and distinction to the region with many top finishes in various divisions of the Junior Olympics held last week…

Lincoln County Democrats have a range of important topics on the agenda for their meeting on Thursday,…

Jimmy Webb shared his music and several anecodotes about his career at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on July 21.

Webb played some of his best known songs including "Wichita Lineman," "…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) held a monthly social and business meeting earlier this month at the Boothbay Fire Station, hosted by…

Dear Editor:

I spent a lovely afternoon driving over the bridge to Barters Island to Mathias Fine Art Gallery. I loved the quiet setting, nestled in the woods, away from the hubbub of town…

In Loving Memory Of

DANNY REED…

In Loving Memory Of

EVERED TRASK…

Intoxication and chivalry may have led to the demolition of The Ritz jewelry store’s plate glass window around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, July 21, but cowardice came into play once…

The number 1 family comedy, “Despicable Me-2” is playing at The Harbor Theatre this week.

On July 30, there will be an afternoon screening of the Maine-made Karen Black movie, “Vacationland…

For many years people have suggested I do something like the Down East magazine version of the “Where in Maine” photo.

It didn't seem like a very good idea to…

Fallout from Books in Boothbay: Mystery writers Lea Wait of Edgecomb and Kate Floraof Harpswell shared readings and discussion Thursday evening, July 18, at the Wiscasset Public Library. The…

Miles Geisler has joined Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty's team of Maine real estate professionals as a vice president.

A Lincoln…

Local troubadour Danny Beal returns to the Opera House on Wednesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. with his friends, The Holy Mackerels and more guest musicians “than you can shake a stick at,” according…

Wiscasset Selectman Pam Dunning is making her position clear as the town plans public use of a Montsweag Brook parcel.

Yes to leashes on dogs, no to hunting.

The rest of the board did…

Heartwood Theater's musical, "The Legend of Jim Cullen," opened to a full house on July 19 under a waxing, almost full moon.

The play, written by Griff Braley is a complex and compelling…

"Once On This Island" opens Thursday, July 25 at the Boothbay Playhouse.

What happens when the god of Death makes a bet with the goddess of Love to see who is stronger? 

Find out as…

On July 15 and 16, Laser, 420 and Opti sailors from the SJYCSF traveled to the Junior Olympic Sailing Festival in Boothbay Harbor.

Sailors participated in two…

Walter H. Sherman, 93, a lifelong resident of Wiscasset died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at his residence with his loving family by his side.

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Dear Editor:

Certainly we hope not and make no assertions, believing instead his…

The Junior Olympics was an outstanding success thanks to the help of over 60 of our loyal members.

We have two weeks to relax…

Sales of wood block paintings of St. Andrews Hospital are set to help fund the Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation.

An exhibition of oil paintings by Bath artist Sarah Greenier will be on display at Damariscotta’s Savory Maine Dining and Provisions from July 23 through September 2.

The Greenier exhibit is…

If you live on the Maine coast, there’s a good chance you get more than your share of visitors during the summer months. They can include family members, to be sure, but often…

Bigelow Research Associate David Drapeau will lead the Laboratory’s July 30 Café Scientifique, titled “Travels with Henry: Exploring the Gulf of Maine by Remote Control with…

Overlooking the passageway from Ebenecook to the Sheepscot River, this compound, with the main house and two guest cottages, sits on a lovely peninsula all its own. …

Have you had enough of Twilight/zombie/vampire fare? Read no more.

Can’t get enough of the dystopian genre? Read on.

Actually, Justin Cronin’s trilogy (yes, we’re talking three sizable…

The sometimes whimsical, sometimes delicate art of Jean Kigel will be displayed through August 14 at the River Arts West Gallery in North Damariscotta. The public is…

In Loving Memory Of

Nathalie (Nan) Purington

July 14, 1928 - July 26, 2010

Always loved, always remembered

Linda & Jim

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“The life is in the paint.”

Plein air artist Lee Boynton encourages his students to be generous with paint, and to enjoy the feel of it on the brush as they apply it to the canvas. “Every…

Edgecomb artist Betty Blackman has an ongoing exhibit, "Smoke and Mirrors," at Gallery 109 in Farmington featuring some of her photograpic work. The exhibit, which began on July 12, will run…

Charles A. Barnes, 85, of Gardiner Road died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

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The Boothbay Region YMCA is still in need of volunteers for the fundraising Color Me Rad 5k road race on August 24 in Brunswick. The YMCA, which receives some proceeds from the…

The Boothbay region’s best guitar player joined up with two of the nation’s best for a sidewalk jam session July 19.

Paul Johnson, the proprietor of The Red Cup Coffeehouse sat down with…

This week’s "By Popular Demand" movie at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta is Steven Spielberg’s film "Jaws," starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss.

This 1975 movie will be…

Dear Editor:

Front page news with photo does indicate serious crime, doesn't it? After all, responsible reporting and the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper would never indicate a person…

'Making Headlines' is a new and unusual exhibition on view at Mathias Fine Art in Trevett.

11 artists, most of them from Maine, are showing artworks all of which have the same focus: the…

It was in a pumpkin boat on the Damariscotta River that Buzz Pinkham finally understood the appeal of Mark Twain.

Pinkham, owner of Pinkham's Plantation and “co-instigator” of Damariscotta's…

In 1996, Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) launched its educational program with fifth grade teachers at Boothbay Region Elementary School. The elementary school program added to a…

The following students who live in the Boothbay Register’s circulation area attained honor…

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is reminding all hunters that the deadline to apply for the 2013 Any-Deer (Antlerless) Permit Lottery using a paper…

Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, Maine's leading Luxury Property company, is proud to announce Thomas Field has joined its team of Maine real estate professionals…

Children that attended “Wacky Kitchen Science Camp” at Seeds of Knowledge Education Center in Wiscasset left the week (July 8-12) with a whole new appreciation for basic…

Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta recently donated $300 each to Spectrum Generations’ Meals on Wheels program and the Damariscotta River Association as part of its Co-…

The Reverend Dr. Mary Jo Zimmerli will be the guest preacher at the Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on Sunday, July 28 at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.

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July 19-20 bring a variety of safety challenges for Mainers and visitors. Extreme heat, severe summer storms and possible flash flooding.

In the second annual New York Botanical Gardens' "Summer in Coastal Maine" partnership with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, internationally renowned botanical artist Dick Rauh, a…

Dear Editor:

The Boothbay Region Land Trust is a jewel of the Boothbay peninsula. Its 30-plus miles of hiking trails and 1700-plus acres of preserves provide irreplaceable opportunities for…

Scientists at the Bigelow Laboratory Single Cell Genomics Center (SCGC) in East Boothbay are part of a groundbreaking effort to use DNA sequencing of genomes isolated from single…

Hidden Valley Nature Center welcomed 40 young and beginning farmers for a tour of its working forest on July 11. In conjunction with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners…

U.S. Senator and former Maine governor Angus King plans to attend the “Wings Over Wiscasset” event at the town's airport August 6…