Robert Joseph Walter was born June 7, 1937, in Newark, New Jersey, the only child of Joseph and Catharine Walter (née Blake).
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Walter (née Faulkner), his…
News
The Southport Memorial Library will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11 to remember and honor those who served. All are invited to gather inside the library at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony…
A higher inventory of single-family homes for sale in Maine has started to bring about a more balanced market to the state. According to Maine Listings, 5.39 percent more homes were sold in…
Returning for its 10th year, Gardens Aglow is back with an enchanted forest filled with mushrooms and shooting stars, a giant lobster, and the return of the beloved fairy houses. Join Boothbay…
The Mills Administration announced Tuesday, Wiscasset and five other communities will receive technical assistance from the state to support locally determined revitalization projects at current…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 359 calls for service for the period of Oct. 15 to Oct. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,850 calls for service.
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In addition to selecting their choice candidates, Maine voters will be faced with five referendum ballot questions this election. The first is on campaign contributions, three are bond issues…
If Wiscasset closed its high school grades, "everybody" would end up regretting it, School Committee Chair and Wiscasset future of the schools committee member Jason Putnam said. "I think it would…
Are you a veteran, active duty service member or veteran’s spouse or family member? If yes, then please let the Rotary Club and the High School Rotary Interact Club thank you for your dedication…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) celebrated Homecoming 2024 Oct. 15-19 with class competitions and community activities. Throughout the short school week, students participated in themed dress-…
Have you been driving your car and then realize you don’t know where you’re going? Find it hard to follow directions? Have you begun having difficulty performing organizational tasks? Do you…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Town Hall. The agenda is:
1. Approval of the last meeting minutes
2.…
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It’s the season of goblins and ghouls, pirates and mermaids, and…
Maine journalism recognized at annual conference in Bar Harbor
The Boothbay Register,…
The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won 35 Maine Press Association individual and staff awards, and the Pilot’s advertising salesperson, Janis Bunting, received the…
Finding Our Voices, the grassroots, survivor-led Maine nonprofit supporting domestic violence victims, announced that more than $275,000 has been paid to to empower Maine women survivors to…
Domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity are some of the most difficult challenges facing our communities today. Join New Hope Midcoast from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…
Edgar Lewis came to the Boothbay town office to vote early Oct. 18. Little did he know he was also there to participate in another longstanding tradition. The 98-year-old said he was surprised…
Obituary
Cherrelyn Innes Bartlett Mansfield, 81, a long-time resident of Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 3, 2024.
Cherrelyn was born on Nov. 11, 1942 to Ronald L. Bartlett…
It was a night for celebrating a successful tourism season and celebrating achievements in the community. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held its annual members' dinner Oct. 15 at…
Discussions ranging from improving education in the state to addressing housing needs were had by four candidates for state office during the second of five forums co-hosted by The Lincoln County…
A grassroots effort to help citizens of North Carolina following the floods and wind damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September has garnered a lot of response from the Boothbay region and…
Boothbay Region High School will hold its annual Homecoming Parade tonight, Oct. 17, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the school. The parade, featuring each class’s floats, fire trucks and more, will…
Town of Woolwich
The Woolwich selectboard began its Oct. 16 meeting with a moment of silence out of respect for Richard “Dick” McElman Jr. who died recently at age 86. McElman grew up in Woolwich and was the…
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board on Oct. 9 had a long and at times heated meeting for several permit and plan reviews. Among them, the board tabled a site plan review of Conley’s Garden Center…
Second year success! Heads of the Harbor Salon held its second annual “Go Gold For Cancer” fundraiser in honor of Jameson Brooks who passed away December of 2022 from childhood cancer. This year…
Governor Janet Mills and a delegation of State of Maine officials completed the second and final leg of their weeklong international mission to Norway and Denmark focused on positioning Maine as a…
It may have been a blustery day on Saturday, Oct. 12, but that didn’t stop attendants from enjoying the first day of Boothbay Railway Village Museum (BRMV)’s 56th annual Fall Foliage Festival. The…
A transfer station building is showing its age and has started crumbling. On Oct. 10, the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District Trustees considered their options for replacing the building…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 358 calls for service for the period of Oct. 8 to Oct. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,491 calls for service.
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Lincoln County Sheriff's Department's 11-month-old K-9 became sick during training and required surgery. Zeke, a Black labrador, chewed up a rubber mat and swallowed several pieces. He was…
Nearly 60 audience members listened as four candidates for state office discussed topics ranging from health care concerns to suggested improvements to education in the final forum…
During the 2024-25 movie season, the towns of Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Boothbay will once again sponsor five free family movies for everyone in the community. This year, Harbor Theater…
On Friday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay, there will be an Outdoorsmen and Women dinner and raffle, with special presentations by Bill Livezey, Maine’s…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting Thursday, Oct. 24, with many local county candidates attending and a focus on Get Out the Vote (GOTV).
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Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Oct. 8, she got back seven of the surveys sent to families of students who'd…
Obituary
In profound sadness, we said good-bye to Michael J. Mayhew on Oct. 8, 2024.
Michael was born the fifth child to Jean Hammond and Stanley Joeseph Mayhew Jr. in Bath, Maine on Jan. 20, 1955.…
James William “Bill” Hunt III, R-Southport, wants to help working-class residents by limiting the government’s involvement in their everyday lives, which has moved him in his bid…
Rep. Holly B. Stover, D-Boothbay, is focused on continuing her work of making sure Mainer’s have access to their most basic needs in her reelection to House District 48.
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The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) is hosting their biannual Rally for Democracy: A Get Out The Vote Party on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. outside at the Wells-Hussey American…
This coming year, approximately 148 families in the Boothbay community can sleep easier because a new, 10-year lithium battery operated smoke/CO alarm has been installed in their homes. A small…
I thought this story may be appropriate as Halloween approaches…
Analysis
There are rentals and then there are rentals, which is why two issues affecting local properties seem to be related. One is a state law requiring towns to allow additional accessory dwelling units…
