Microscopic plants in the ocean have a giant impact on the health of the planet. While these phytoplankton are currently facing numerous challenges from climate change, recent research has…
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Substance Use Prevention Partnership
The Substance Use Prevention Partnership on Tuesday lauded a change in state law to make it harder for young people to get tobacco products in Lincoln County and the rest of Maine.
Under…
The Hendricks Hill Museum on Southport Island hosted its annual Open House Tuesday to commence its summer season. This event acted as a precursor to the museum's official open on June 28.
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Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
Boothbay Harbor resident Ken Fitch presented a letter to selectmen Monday as a representative of a group called Friends of the Harbor. Fitch explained the letter outlines the concern he said a…
New Hope for Women offers a free eight-week Support Group beginning mid-July in Bath to adult women who have been or are currently involved with a controlling partner to offer a safe place to talk…
On June 28, the Boothbay Region Refuse District will officially own Giles Rubbish, Inc. On June 14, district directors authorized Station Manager Steve Lewis to close on the sale Thursday.
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Tuesday of Windjammer Days 2018 was celebrated with pirate antics, live music, and the annual Antique Boat Parade at Whale Park.
Rebuilding Together provided hamburgers,…
It is the oldest continuously used Catholic Church east of the Mississippi River, the first church in the United States to be named for St. Patrick, and houses both the altar of Bishop Cheverus…
The Community Center is seeking funds to update its air conditioning.
The rooftop HVAC system is more than 30 years old according to board president Shawn Lewin. The estimated cost to…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information on closed cases for May was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences were served at Two Bridges Regional…
Boothbay Harbor summer resident Tom Cotter caulked another item off his automotive bucket list last year when he drove a 100-year-old car across the United States on a 100-year-old highway.
…The superintendent’s office, elementary and high schools in Boothbay Harbor will close tomorrow, Wednesday, June 27, at 1 p.m. due to the Windjammer Parade events.
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club celebrated a momentous occasion June 24 nearly a decade in the making: the ribbon-cutting of the new BHYC Sailing and Education Center.
The club bought the…
The Westport Fire Department and Community Association welcomes all to the town’s July 7 summer celebration
The annual community barbecue on Westport Island will be held next Saturday, July…
The 7th annual Harbor Fest will once again kick off Labor Day Weekend in Boothbay Harbor with the popular three-day tasting event, 5k, half marathon and a newly added Labor Day event. Local…
The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 1. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Clarissa Brown will serve as…
Spencer Pottle crowned King of the Harbor
The first-ever tie in the Miss Windjammer Pageant happened Monday night as Sophia Mansfield, 9, and Sarah Harris, 10, were both crowned Miss Windjammer 2018 after the competition. In the King of…
Marybeth Canedy of Jefferson submitted the winning T-shirt design for this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & RegattaTM.
Originally from Massachusetts, Canedy is an enthusiastic artist…
“It’s been a long time coming,” Harbor Theater board member Bob Devine said. That was moments before the theater’s roadside signage was taken down on June 25 and the groundbreaking for the new,…
This week’s Boothbay Region Garden Club’s Home and Garden Tour highlight focuses on what once was a 17-room island inn that in 1900 could be purchased for just $1,500 with an additional lot priced…
A $20 store pie was the inspiration behind a decade long Boothbay Harbor tradition. Cathy Blake saw a nine-inch rhubarb pie for sale and realized an opportunity for her fellow United Methodist…
The Windjammer Days Committee has announced that the start time for the Windjammers Got Talent show at the Boothbay Region YMCA tonight, June 25, was incorrectly passed on to media. The youth…
The Boothbay Planning Board needs more information about a proposed Lobsterman’s Wharf renovation before giving approval. The board tabled Miller Holdings, LLC's request on June 20 to renovate the…
Whether you are a local, a summer resident or a visitor to the Boothbay peninsula, it’s likely you have spent some leisure time at Clifford Playground. This little park in the center of Boothbay…
The 2018 Windjammers Days began Sunday with the traditional remembrance of those who died at sea. The Blessing of the Fleet followed.
The ceremony at the Fishermen’s…
The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) welcomed six new board members to the organization at its June meeting: Jim Borzig, Marybeth Carmody, Maureen Kinsey, Dale Lancaster, Julie Roberts and…
Firefighters from Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport were taught the skills of extricating people from cars using special equipment and scenarios during two days of training Saturday and…
Last summer, after listening to one of the Reverend Martin Smith’s thought-provoking and brilliantly delivered sermons, I asked how he managed to preach so well Sunday after Sunday. His response…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) invites the general public to purchase “A Treat For Two” raffle tickets to a Maine excursion and Farm-to-Table meal, to be hosted Friday, Aug. 17, in…
New book explores day-to-day life during World War II years
What life was like on the homefront is the subject of a new book titled, “Midcoast Maine in World War II” researched and authored by Peggy Shiels Konitzky.
Konitzy and husband Gus live in…
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar will preach at the First United Methodist Church of Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, July 1 at 10:30 a.m.
Bishop Devadhar is the standing United Methodist Bishop of the…
UPDATE: Jefferson Fire and Rescue was having a fundraiser at Jefferson Scoop when Lincoln County Communications called the agency out to a plane crash near Augusta Road about 5 p.m. Saturday, Fire…
A town-owned 3.3-acre house lot has a market price of $29,000. Local realtor Nancy Carleton reviewed a survey of the McKay Road property known locally as the Lallis property. Carleton visited it…
Join the party at Brew with a View, Historic New England’s first fundraiser for Wiscasset’s own Castle Tucker on July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening of local beer and spectacular river…
Tourists aren’t the only ones who descend upon the Boothbay region each summer. Dozens of international seasonal workers also travel to the Midcoast community earning college tuition and…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies arrested Allan F. Wigglesworth, 34, of Thomaston, following a shooting reported on Church Street in Southport at 10:48 p.m. on June 21. Wigglesworth was charged…
One of next week’s visiting sailing vessels during Windjammer Days, Lynx, will be in port early in Boothbay Harbor to offer free deck tours on Saturday, June 23, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at…
The Boothbay Region Community Band will pump up the patriotism on July 4 after all.
With the Fourth of July Celebration on the Boothbay Common recently canceled, where the Community Band…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Erin Cooperrider of Community Housing of Maine, keynote speaker of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s annual meeting, said most of the work she and her organization have done was…
Boothbay Harbor Country Club was named Best Golf Course in Maine in Down East magazine’s annual Best of Maine issue. From shopping to eating to playing outdoors, Down East readers and editors…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Join Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) on Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the grand opening of Oak Point Farm. The newly acquire preserve that also serves as BRLT headquarters has a…
Nearly 100 students may populate Edgecomb Eddy School next fall. The pre-kindergarten through grade six school finished with 87 students this year and Principal Ira Michaud announced during the…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 5 issue due to the holiday on Wednesday, July 4. All advertising, news copy and…
A favorite All Saints preacher in years past, the Reverend Paul Tunkle returns to All Saints on Sunday, June 24. Tunkle was born and raised in New York City in a secular Jewish household. At the…
AUGUSTA (June 20, 2018)—Sales of Maine’s single-family existing homes decreased 1.38 percent last month, due to limited market inventory. Prices, however, continued to rise;…
Wiscasset’s annual Fourth of July Parade will feature the theme “Come Together” and start at 10 a.m. sharp. Floats and groups are welcome to join in the fun! Prizes will be awarded to floats in…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
Alna: Slayman, Clifford L. to Slayman Clifford L. Tr., Clifford L. Slayman…
How does women’s pay compare to men’s in Maine? Is the incidence of violence against women declining in Maine? Learn about these and other related topics at the June 26 meeting of Indivisible-…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a move to a fiber optic internet system that would improve upload and download speeds at the courthouse, communications center, and sheriff’s…
