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Obituary
Dale E. Grant, 46, died the evening of May 15, 2015 at the MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family.
Born Sept. 19, 1968 in Boothbay…
Join us on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the return of the alewives. The eighth annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day…
LincolnHealth hosted a grand opening ceremony for the new Coulombe Center for Health Improvement at the St. Andrews Campus in Boothbay Harbor on May 18.
The center is dedicated to social and…
WMTW meteorologist Mallory Brooke gave her Bus Stop forecast on May 13 with a little help from her friends. Brooke was joined by seven Boothbay Region Elementary School Junior Forecasters during…
Deacon Steven Cartwright, a Boothbay Harbor native, will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert P. Deeley at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in…
Edgecomb residents approved all but two articles on May 16 during the annual town meeting. Residents approved $917,854 in municipal spending and $2,539,182 in school spending for fiscal year 2015-…
A new size limit on striped bass, effective as of May 13, restricts Maine fishermen to one fish per day at 28 inches or greater.
The new limit is in response to an addendum to the interstate…
May 2015
The Lincoln County Grand Jury recently indicted the following individuals.
Robert Blanc, 31, of Bristol was indicted on one count of…
The Wiscasset Community Center (242 Gardiner Road) and the American Red Cross are conducting a certified lifeguard course beginning May…
Dan White, who has served as a sergeant in the Maine Marine Patrol since 2011, has been promoted to lieutenant of Division I, which stretches from…
Boothbay selectmen are conflicted about awarding future Ulmer Scholarship requests. The board fears the fund will be overwhelmed with requests as two different student groups are planning European…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine invites everyone from the community to attend the annual meeting on Thursday, May 21 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Maine Maritime Museum,…
The problems started one September night when Mary Pinkham’s foot caught on the carpet in her kitchen and she fell hard on her left knee. Within a couple of days, it was black and…
Planning is underway for the annual St. Andrews Auxiliary members’ spring luncheon. This year the luncheon will be held June 3 at the Newagen Seaside Inn on Southport. Following a…
Wiscasset High School welcomed Boothbay Region and eight other Special Olympic teams on May 8 to the Sagadahoc-Lincoln Special Olympics Track and Field meet. The hosts fielded 11 athletes and…
The Boothbay Register is seeking a freelance reporter to cover community events, municipal beats and breaking news on the Boothbay peninsula.
The majority of…
Businesses throughout Midcoast Maine have been "Going Purple for Prematurity" to support the Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes. Fundraisers for March of Dimes teams…
An exhibition of handmade dioramas built by Vietnam Marine Corps veteran Ed Strausberg will be on display through the end of June at The Good Supply in Pemaquid.
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The Rocktide Inn will host a Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Tuesday, May 19, from 5 to 7…
May 17, “Seedling Sunday,” is the official start of the 2015 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta. While may area residents have been busy getting…
Nearly all the reaction Vincent Thibeault has read and heard about his and wife Sally Thibeault’s plans for an entertainment complex has been positive.
“It’s very promising,” he said May 13…
There were no surprises when it came time to vote in Newcastle's secondary school budget.
Unlike their neighbors across the bridge,…
Boothbay Region High School will hold one of its earliest graduation ceremonies in recent years on Friday, May 29 at 2 p.m., prompting adjustments being made to the traditional schedule leading up…
CSD School Committee
The CSD School Committee approved the contract drafted between the Boothbay Region Educators Association and the school district at its meeting May 13. This contract ends a conflict between the…
The 2015 YMCA Spring Dance Spectacular on May 8 and 9 featured 26 routines performed by over 60 dancers, under the direction of teachers Melissa Nein and Emily Mirabile.
Dancing of several…
Spring is finally here and it’s time to dream about tomatoes fresh from your garden. On Saturday, May 30, you can start to make those…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host its 53rd Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 28 at the…
"An Afternoon with Debussy and Beethoven" will be presented by Jefferson resident Jennifer Ober at River Arts, 241 Route 1, Damariscotta on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m.
An award winning pianist…
Dane Hartgrove, Ph.D., will share his experience and knowledge with the community as an accomplished world history expert and traveler on a European World War II…
A new federal report raises two issues of pilot error in a helicopter’s forced landing in Whitefield last year.
The pilot, identified in National Transportation…
Calling all crafters!
St. Philip’s Church in Wiscasset will be holding its 63rd annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both inside and outside spaces are…
Members of the Boothbay Fire Department recently attended training courses in Winslow on April 25 and 26.
Lt. Alex Arsenault, Jonathan Tindal and Jarrod Scott attended courses on SCBA (self-…
A fifth “What’s Cooking, Doc?” class organized by LincolnHealth will be offered on…
Spring has finally arrived in Maine, and with it, golf season is here. The Boothbay Harbor Country Club in Boothbay will open for the season on Thursday, May 14…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
As the Boothbay Harbor summer season begins, so too does the music season. Many local downtown establishments have live entertainment, which is a huge draw for tourists and some locals as well.…
The Boothbay Comprehensive Planning Committee’s task is near completion. The committee has worked on the comprehensive plan update since spring 2013. After its May 5 meeting, the committee began…
Obituary
Joyce Lynn Manson, 64, of Boothbay Harbor died May 7, 2015 after a long illness.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on April 5, 1951, daughter of Ira and Barbara Lewis. She attended local…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting on Thursday, May 21, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Sheepscot Harbour Village…
Lincoln County Democrats will meet Monday, May 18 at the Wiscasset 911 Communications Building (behind the courthouse) to discuss rank choice voting and to conduct…
‘You can do it’ * Emergency Service Challenge, May 23, Camden Snow Bowl
Last May, Shawn St. Cyr, a father of three and industrial arts teacher at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, ran the 5K …
Chris Higgins has a simple reason for being a Rebuilding Together Lincoln County volunteer.
“It’s the smiles on their faces I see when we are done,” Higgins said as he points to a nearby…
Once again, Shredding on Site (SOS) is coming to Bath Savings Institution in Damariscotta. The free event will be held on Tuesday, May 19 from 9 a.m…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
The public is invited to join the Boothbay Region Historical Society at its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 19 at 4 p.m. at the society's museum at 72 Oak St. in…
BRHS Girls Tennis
During the first week of May, the Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team hit a rough patch when highly ranked St. Dom’s and Hall-Dale high schools swept the Lady Seahawks. But Boothbay…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
A special town meeting will be held on June 8 at 6 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Town Office to discuss a missed item in the budget of the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service, which did not make it…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Junior Program of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club has appointed Charles Barclay of Honolulu, Hawaii as director of its Junior Sailing Programs.…
A land developer’s proposal to build three condominiums in Edgecomb may rest on whether the project meets the town’s minimum lot density requirement. Tony Casella plans on constructing three…
A graveside service for Harold V. Webber, who died March 16, 2015, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 15 at Union Cemetery in Southport.
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Rising Tide Community Market is gearing up for its quarterly Member-Owner Appreciation Week from May 16-23, and they invite everyone in the community to attend the week’s events.
The…
