UPDATE: The Waldoboro man accused of shooting a dog with a BB gun more than 80 times remains in jail as of June 17. According to documents on file in Lincoln…

The following awards were given to recipients during 8th Grade Recognition Night at Boothbay Region Elementary School June 11.

Secretary of State…

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We wish to express our sincerest thanks and gratitude to the Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor Fire Departments for extinguishing the chimney…

Simple, sweet and a bit sentimental.

Those are words to describe the hour-long graduation ceremony for the sixth graders at Southport Central School,…

One nice side benefit of my job as a humorist is that I occasionally get to perform at spiffy upscale resorts like Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla.

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Joseph Stedman Williams Parker, of Marblehead, Mass., and Southport, beloved husband of Joan (Falvey) Parker, died Monday evening, June 10, 2013 at Salem Hospital surrounded by his…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for the July 4 issues. Advertising and editorial submissions will be due Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m. The…

Surprise, surprise … it’s raining again. Oh well, it could be snow.

BICA had a very well attended potluck on May l5 hosted by some of the lovely…

Colleen Higgins of Wakefield, Mass., was given a surprise bridal shower brunch at the Spruce Point Inn on June 1. It was hosted by her mother, Cheryl Higgins of East Boothbay and…

Auction fever was beginning at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club meeting on June 6. This year’s fearless leader, Henry Wyatt, is back for the summer and enthusiastic about the August…

The club is commissioned and the commodore has received all his flock, now all the various activities are beginning and this week the dining room is open for dinner as well as…

What feeling does a painting convey to you? How does it speak to you? Red is a very emotional color. Next time you are downtown stop into First Federal Savings and check out Allen…

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If your life was saved, or the life of someone you love was saved, join the Boothbay Region Health & Wellness Foundation on our “Save…

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I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank the St. Andrews Auxiliary.

Through their generosity, we…

• Go to Monhegan. We know their brochure is scary, but go. It's indescribably beautiful.

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The Boothbay Health and Wellness Foundation is going to have a float in the Windjammer Days Parade. In keeping with the theme of "…

Hope you’ve got your calendar marked for this coming Sunday – it’s Father’s Day. Have you ever wondered about the origins of this holiday?

The idea for…

UPDATE: A Waldoboro man has been charged with animal cruelty in…

Jim Dobens is sure he saw something hovering over Boothbay Harbor's Mill Cove the evening of June 9.

The Boothbay Harbor resident is not sure what it was.

But Dobens knows he saw a…

It's pretty amazing to see so many people enjoying photography. Everywhere you go, people are photographing. 

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Leah Marguerite Hebert MacDonald, of Augusta and East Boothbay, died peacefully on June 10, 2013, with two of her five children and one of her granddaughters at her side.     

Born in…

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I am happy to have life returning to its usual rhythm after an unexpectedly eventful spring!

You may already…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Arrests

On June 7, David W. Beaucage Sr., 50…

Once upon a time there was an elegant black lady with tan stockings. This canine beauty was not always so treasured. Though she radiated a gentleness and joy, she was not valued…

The Boothbay Harbor board of selectmen unanimously granted Town Manager Tom Woodin a 3 percent raise at their June 10 meeting. Last fiscal year, Woodin earned a salary of $69,025.…

When the Balmy Days II left Boothbay Harbor with its fifth grade passengers headed for Damariscove Island, the fog was thick.

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Maine is home to some very exotic looking bird species. Take the blackburnian warbler, for example. Maine has lots of blackburnian warblers.

By some…

Although the first official day of summer is June 21, the Boothbay Region YMCA has already started its summer with a host of activities, fundraisers and camps on the horizon.…

Will you give your father a hug on Sunday? It's Father's Day … and he probably doesn't need a new sweater, although a box of Titleist golf balls might be nice.

The mission of “Set for Success,” a program of Boothbay Region Community Resources (BRCR) implemented last year, was to support families by providing school supplies for children aged 4…

For 17 years, John Reed led the team in the Fisherman’s Wharf kitchen. Two years ago, he left to open his own restaurant, Chives, in Damariscotta. This year, he decided to return…

Jackie Paskal said her addiction began in 1948 with a hot dog and a bamboo rod.

It was summer in St. Louis and the yellow fish in Forest Park were…

While the monster cruise ships that visit Portland and Bar Harbor bring the most cruise ship travelers to Maine, small cruise lines offer destinations the big boats miss, including…

Voters approved the $9,048,572.17 Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District (CSD) budget June 10. About 60 individuals were present, but not all voted on every article.…

We missed a week … that means this is your bonus week. Lucky Southport readers, we will cover two weeks in just one.

Some items from last week were the…

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The Boothbay Region Lions Club celebrated its 60th anniversary, which was open to the public to thank the community.  Timmy Sprague and…

Alert, a 70-foot schooner out of Bailey Island, is one of the 11 vessels signed up to arrive in Boothbay Harbor for the 2013 Windjammer Days celebration on June 25 and 26. Captains Perry…

High winds and rain brought down a tree branch over power lines, causing a burst of flames and power outages on Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor on June 11.

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The 61st annual St. Philip’s Strawberry Festival in Wiscasset will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 and, like every year since it began, plenty of volunteers…

Don’t worry about packing a cooler or making enough peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to last your trip to Monhegan. Whereas some of the islands on the coast of Maine don’t have a…

At Wiscasset Adult & Community Education, we love receiving phone calls like this: Mary went to college after high school, but life got in the way and she eventually left…

The weekend of June 8 was another busy one for Midcoast United’s U-12 team with two friendly games in Waterville on Saturday, June 8 and their final regular season Pine Tree League…

Thou needst not adhere to the cult of Monty Python to get a kick out of “Spamalot,” the Arthurian musical spoof that will run amok at the Boothbay Playhouse June 27 through July 13…

In preparation for the arrival of the Windjammer fleet, the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor begins the celebration with three great nights of live performances Friday, June 21…

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has handed down her decision not to intervene in Lincoln County Healthcare's plan to close St. Andrews’ ER in Boothbay Harbor. In a letter to Rep…

Alden P. Stickney, 90, of Rockland, formerly of Southport, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Windward Gardens in Camden after a brief illness.

Alden…

Although autumn gets credit for being the most colorful of Maine's seasons, the Boothbay Region YMCA is trying to bring a little color to the dog days of summer.

“You don’t have to be Italian or like spaghetti to love bocce ball,” said Skip Taylor, as he announced plans to form a bocce ball club and league at Winters Gone Farm in Wiscasset…

Despite some early morning rain, Wiscasset Speedway was ready to roll at race time. Under the bright lights, and to the chorus of peepers in the infield, the cars hit the track in…