A Boothbay summer resident entered into a consent agreement May 10 requiring her to replant a parcel bordering her Barters Island Road property. Mary Lou Teel of New York City avoided a fine by…
News
Edgecomb School Committee
Edgecomb Eddy School held its last school committee meeting of the school year Monday, Jun 19. New member Heather Sinclair was there.
Outgoing Principal Lisa Clarke presented her final…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 6 issue due to the holiday on Tuesday, July 4. All advertising, news copy and…
On Saturday, June 17, in Boothbay Harbor, spectators on boats, wharves and docks, and a prime spot on the lawn in front of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) on McKown Point, watched as some…
From 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 30, at 8 Oak Point Road, Boothbay Harbor, join the Boothbay Region Land Trust for a talk and walk on invasive plants.
Have you ever wondered why folks…
Boothbay Region Water District Manager Jon Ziegra reports there is a new scam directed at water customers.
Water customers here and elsewhere in the state have received telephone calls…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is providing free loaner bicycles again this summer. There are still over 70 loaner bikes available. You can register and pick up your loaner bike at the Boothbay…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club proudly presents its first home for the “Sea Around Us” Home and Garden Tour. The tour is held on Friday, July 21 from 9:30…
The Friends of the Harbor Theatre, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, will hold its annual meeting at the theater on Wednesday, July 5 at 5 p.m. to announce plans to purchase and operate The…
The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the first service of the summer season, Wilson Memorial Chapel’s 100th year, on Sunday, June 25. The service is at…
The Maine Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America is visiting the Boothbay Railway Village on Saturday, June 24. The cars on the tour will be parked on the Museum’s Village Green from…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
On Wednesday, June 14, a beaming Mimi O'Neill welcomed more than 65 members and guests to the 2017 Boothbay Region Garden Club annual meeting and luncheon held at…
Boothbay selectmen responded June 14 to a plea for help from a Beath Road resident. Mike Leighton requested town officials take steps to enforce the noise ordinance. Leighton complained about an…
The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous promises a host of pirates, both large and small, to invade the Twin Villages in search of piratical fun and lost treasure on Saturday…
On a day that couldn't be any further, weather-wise, from the polar vortex that descended upon the Boothbay region last winter during the Boothbay Festival of Lights and Gardens Aglow, plans for…
West Bath Courthouse
A Hope woman involved in a deadly accident near Taste of Maine in January has been indicted on two Class A charges of manslaughter for the deaths of Robert S. Martin, 70, of Woolwich and Carolyn W…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board welcomed its new second alternate, Lee Corbin, June 14. Corbin was offered the capacity to vote…
On Thursday, May 25, Richard Burt of Boothbay Harbor was presented in the Maine Senate with a Legislative Sentiment from Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) recognizing his retirement after a nearly 30-…
A collaboration with Boothbay Region High School will find guests at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens resting easy --- in body and mind -- this summer. Thanks to a donation by Allagash Brewing…
Hoist those sails, set out for the sea or pack those vehicles and head for the highway; and be bound for Boothbay Harbor sailors and landlubbers, for the 55th Annual Windjammer Days Festival just…
Obituary
Frederick William Helming Jr., 93, of Gorham and Southport, Maine, died on June 12 at his home on Southport Island.
Fred was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on December 28, 1923, the older…
The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative held the first annual Behavioral Health Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards ceremony…
“Are we going to be dissecting something?” a Great Salt Bay third-grader asked as he entered the classroom.
When he got a whiff of the empty petri dish in front of him, he announced,…
Jean Lawrence, president of the Waldoborough Historical Society, will bring artifacts from the Historical Society to the Lincoln Home on Monday, June 26 from 3 to 4 p.m.. With the help of…
On Friday, June 9, Minda Gold, M.D. of Damariscotta served as Doctor of the Day for the Maine State Legislature. A family doctor in Damariscotta since 1994, Dr. Gold is an active member of the…
On Wednesday, June 7, under beautiful sunny skies, more than 60 members of the St. Andrews Auxiliary gathered at Newagen Seaside Inn on Southport Island to celebrate…
Boothbay Selectman Chuck Cunningham is an enthusiastic supporter of what the Joint Economic Development Committee has accomplished during its two-year existence. The JEDC operates on funding…
In 1992, Brendan Kane began his career in law enforcement with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. During his tenure, Kane has received two promotions. In 2001, he was promoted to sergeant.…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
The final Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District (CSD) School Committee meeting for the 2016-2017 year was held on Wednesday, June 14, in the Boothbay Region High School library. …
Kieve-Wavus was planning to appear at the June 15 Newcastle Planning Board meeting to discuss changes it wanted to make to a property it was considering buying in downtown Newcastle.
The…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Business After Hours on Burnt Island on Wednesday, June 21.
Board the Balmy Days II at Pier 8 in Boothbay Harbor…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority voted to approve a deficit budget of $256,853 at its June 14 meeting. It is the second year the Authority has approved a deficit budget; however, last year…
Last year’s fundraiser for Lincoln County Historical Association was such a success that the organization is planning another on Sunday, July 23. This year’s event…
Conversations with Boothbay Region Elementary School teacher Rita Arnold are fun and inspiring. She's an energetic, multi-faceted person who's done a lot with her life. She’ll retire at the end of…
Death notice
Anita M Howe, 92, died peacefully June 12, 2017 at her home on Landing Road, Southport.
A celebration of her life will take place at a future date. A complete obituary will be forthcoming…
Trustees, or inmates, from Two Bridges Regional Jail were working, scraping and painting Edgecomb Community Church on Cross Point Road on June 14.
The work was being done through the…
The public is invited to a panel discussion which will explore ways that we in the Damariscotta-Newcastle area might respond to needs of immigrants and refugees —…
Did you know that 80 percent of chronic diseases are directly attributable to lifestyle choices? And that our food choices can even help fend off dementia?
These are some of the interesting…
Jeffrey Miller, a master blacksmith and historian from Waldoboro, will demonstrate his trade at the Chapman Hall House on Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mr. Miller will be working at his…
Lincoln County Indivisible is hosting a free screening of the new National Geographic feature film, “From the Ashes,” on Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House, 77 Belvedere Road…
Pageant director Emily Mirabile officially announced the cancellation of the 2017 Miss Windjammer Days Pageant on June 14.
The reason for the cancellation: Mirabile received…
We’ve got a backlog of cutline-only photos that we may or may not publish in print, due to an ever-increasing onslaught of news, columns, event coverage, etc. So this week we are publishing a few…
Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen
Prior to the selectmen's meeting Monday, June 12, a handful of Boothbay Harbor business owners and residents joined with Planning…
A favorite All Saints preacher in years past, the Reverend Paul Tunkle returns for two Sundays in June. Tunkle was born and raised in New York City in a secular Jewish household. At the age of 24…
On Saturday, June 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Inn Along the Way will hold its first Summer Social — and everyone is invited. Among the planned activities spread out over the 32 acres of Chapman…
On June 2, the Maine Coastal Program of the Department of Agriculture announced that the West Harbor Pond Watershed Association and the town of Boothbay Harbor were…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will be hosting the third meeting in a series called Community Conversations at Mobius, Inc., 319 Main Street, Damariscotta on June 14, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The…
With summer on its way, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Healthy…
Obituary
Gail M. (Barter) Hodgdon, 65, of Boothbay, died June 10, 2017 in the Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife…
Obituary
Mary Owen “Molly” Luke, 100, of Topsham, formerly of Bath, died June 10, 2017 at Clover Manor in Auburn.
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