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Auction
The Coburn House in Boothbay. Courtesy Keenan Auction Company

Boothbay's Coburn House has changed hands. The buyer of the late 19th century, former event center is choosing not to speak publicly at this time, his realty agent, Poe Cilley of…

Boothbay
Central Maine Power workers attempt to restore power after a car clipped a utility pole on November 13. MIKE MARR/Boothbay Register

A Toyota RAV 4 headed southbound toward Boothbay clipped a utility pole at 5:11 p.m. on November 13.

The accident happened near the Boothbay Animal…

Seahawks Athletics
Friends and football teammates. Thomas Cornell, left, gives his friend and football teammate Jason Maddocks a hug after Maddocks gave his most valuable player plaque to Cornell at the BRHS fall sports awards. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Friendship often transcends personal glory. Such was the case Tuesday night, November 12 at the Boothbay Region High School 2013 fall sports awards.

BRHS…

Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power -- that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your…

Obituary
Grace E. Smith

Grace E. Smith, 97, of Woolwich died November 13, 2013 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She held the Boston Post Cane for being the oldest citizen in Woolwich.

Auction

The sale of the former Davis Island Grill in Edgecomb will be on Thursday, Nov. 21, a Keenan Auction Company employee said November 13.

Also rescheduled for sale at…

Obituary

Rachel Marie Kelley, 31, died unexpectedly on November 12, 2013.

Rachel was born in Boothbay Harbor on February 9, 1982 to James Kelley and Marie Orchard Kelley.…

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
Mark Gimbel, a local business owner speaks about the future of Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor. A group of 45 people attended the gathering at McSeagull’s on November 8, to find a solution to keep the festival afloat. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

A group of about 45 people gathered at McSeagull's on November 8 to discuss what would become of the Windjammer Days festival. A vote was taken, and, overwhelmingly, residents chose to keep the…

Get to Know...
Jenny and David Lee have lived in the peculiar cottage in East Boothbay for nearly 20 years. Their home’s odd features still attract many daily visitors. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

David Lee is not a hobbit.

He once built a cottage shaped like a mushroom, but he assures people, it's very practical.

For nearly 20 years Lee and his wife Jenny have lived in a 4,800…

Holiday Season
A 2012 Early Bird Sale standout ... matching duck slippers. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Get your fuzzy slippers ready because it's that time of year again — holiday shopping time.

Obituary

Steven Wendell Parlin, 27, of Jefferson, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident.

Obituary

Joseph “Joe” John Bernath Jr. died peacefully on November 9, 2013 at Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta, with his loving family by his side.

He was born on February 6, 1932 in Trenton, N.…

Newcastle Selectmen

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen and assessors will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Nov. 12 at the town office at 4 Pump Street.

The board's Monday meeting was pushed back…

Seahawks Cross Country
Sophia Thayer is the fastest BRHS female cross country runner in history and has set the bar for future Seahawk runners to beat and match, according to Coach Nick Scott. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register

In her seven years of cross country racing, Boothbay Region High School senior Sophia Thayer has been as dependable as the fabled tortoise and as speedy as the hare.

"If there was one thing…

Damariscotta and Newcastle

In what is expected to be a lively debate, Twin Villages residents are invited Wednesday to talk about a parking lot.

More…

‘Round Town
Bet Finocchiaro at work in her fish shack. File photo

The sign in the window of Bet's Famous Fish Fry reads: “Bigger fish to fry. See you in May.”

Bet Finocchiaro made it clear in a recent…

Maine Agriculture

As more focus is put on farm-to-table and local farming, so too will the focus be placed on Lincoln County's farmers.

Maine Farmland…

Damariscotta Selectmen

As hurricane season winds down, Damariscotta has taken steps toward preventing future disasters.

On November 6, the Damariscotta Board…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
A new sign for the relocated Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library at the Meadow Mall is installed. Courtesy of Tim McFadden

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library has settled into its new temporary home at the Meadow Mall on Townsend Street, located adjacent to the House of Pizza.

After weeks of preparation and…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Nov. 16 in three locations. 

He will be at the Village Café and Bakery on Friendship Street in…

U.S. District Court
Ronald Fuller

The Boothbay Harbor man believed responsible for a Midcoast Maine burglary spree…

obitu

Marguerite Bailey Fairfield, 78, of Wiscasset died unexpectedly November 8, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a brief illness.

Obituary

Suzanne H. Sewall, 78, of Nokomis, Fla., and Capitol Island, Maine, died peacefully, Friday, Nov. 7, 2013 at her home. 

Suzanne was born June 7, 1935 in Patterson, NJ the daughter of the…

Special Town Meeting

If Edgecomb voters give selectmen all they're asking for on Monday, Nov. 18, spending at the special town meeting will total $31,856.

The first $25,000 is for an…

Boothbay Harbor Selectmen

The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen will next be meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the town office.

Currently they are scheduled to receive an update from the Walkability Steering…

Out of Our Past
This 1961 section of the Sewall consultants' plan shows the 3 1/4-acre parcel bounded by McKown Street and Howard Street as they envisioned it if their suggestions were enacted. Municipal buildings were to share space with parking and a park on a lot which ascended steep McKown Hill and was to be enlarged by discontinuing Todd Avenue. It would have necessitated buying many private lots and demolishing buildings.

Last time, I described the 1961 Boothbay Harbor planning board attempt to get voter approval of a James W. Sewall Company plan to fill in much of the harbor between the east and…

Rescuers head down a banking to where a vehicle was reported in the water under a Dock Road, Alna, bridge. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

A 27-year-old Jefferson man died in a late night accident near a bridge on Alna's Dock Road on November 8.

A press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office states that…

Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
The Reverend Bob Zimmerli, guest speaker at the Rotary Club’s eighth annual Veterans Night, talks about his World War II days aboard a Navy minesweeper. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The military landed in Boothbay the night of November 7 and a celebration broke out.

Nearly 50 veterans (men and women) representing five of the most well-known branches of the U.S. military…

Boothbay Selectmen

The Boothbay Register wants to keep our readers updated with the latest information from our local municipalities. Look for weekly updates on our website that covers agendas and public meeting…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees
The fence is up, temporary lines are down but the new tennis courts on the Boothbay Harbor school campus won’t be ready to use until spring. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees was called to the mat to explain why it failed to follow a requirement regarding the procurement of loans.

Selectmen from Boothbay, Town…

West Bath District Court

The man convicted of assaulting a former state trooper was sentenced October 30 in West Bath to a quarter of a year in jail.

William…

A scene from Windjammer Days past. File photo

The future of Windjammer Days will be discussed at 5 p.m. at McSeagull's restaurant in Boothbay Harbor on November 8. All are welcome to attend.

Mark…

A memorial service for Jackie Wardell who died on October 29, 2013 will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at St. Philips Episcopal Church, Hodge Street,…

Damariscotta Selectmen

As fire fights fire, bugs shall fight bugs.

But, before the bug-battle royale, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and…

Working Waterfront

Representatives from the University of Maine will provide updates on the research and development program on deep water off-shore wind energy in three Knox and Lincoln County communities this…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) is appealing the exclusion of his bill to improve maintenance of veterans’ graves from consideration by the full…

The little waste can didn't cost much. It was too small to use as a real trash can. It got tossed around a lot, sometimes upended on the…

Bath
Fall United Way Campaign drawing to a close. “Loaned Executives” join United Way of Mid Coast Maine staff and volunteers in the fall to provide information on community needs and services, deliver individual and workplace solicitations, and help the community reach its $1,930,000 goal. The Sagadahoc Bridge in the background has been nicknamed the “Harriet Bridge” by the campaign assistants, in honor of the 93-year-old woman featured in this year’s video (www.uwmcm.org) who used to walk across the bridge bef

Fall United Way Campaign drawing to a close. “Loaned Executives” join United Way of Mid Coast Maine staff and volunteers…

Wiscasset
CREWS WORKED quickly to secure a woman who had been struck by a flatbed truck Thursday morning in Wiscasset. The woman was rushed to Maine Medical via Wiscasset Ambulance. BEN BULKELEY/Wiscasset Newspaper

A woman was struck by a truck on Main Street in Wiscasset the morning of November 7.

Fire and Rescue, Wiscasset Ambulance, Wiscasset Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded…

Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, on Wednesday appealed the rejection of a bill that would establish a study to look at the effects of ocean acidification. The bill was voted down by the Legislative…

Phone Scam

Central Maine Power Company is renewing its warnings about fraudulent schemes to collect payments from utility customers.

Election Results

The people have spoken.

Over 1,100 voters passed through the Boothbay Town Office on November 5. In one of the closest elections in recent history, Boothbay voters rejected every article on…

Election Results

Maine voters approved $150 million in bonds yesterday in support of transportation, higher education and the Army…

Election Results
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Update: 8:15 p.m. 

Town of Boothbay…

Pratts Island

With water well off and winter wandering toward the island, one final item will be checked off Pratts Island's 2013 to-do list.

The…

Lincoln County Commissioners

Between guns and new hires, it was the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at the center of November 5 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting.

Obituary

Francis “Sonny” Soule Jr., 83 of Wiscasset, died at Maine Medical Center in Portland on November 2, 2013. 

Born in Watertown, Mass., on August 4, 1930, he was the son of Katherine and…

Obituary

Jackie Wardell of Bristol died peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Portland.

Born in…