With 300-year-old clay pipe stems, glass beads and charred timbers, archaeologist Tim Dinsmore is slowly and painstakingly putting together a portrait of the lives of the first…
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Local Business
On September 26, Win Mitchell was outside his craft brewery making wood tap handles for Harbor Fest. Each handle featured an insignia of the beer he had brewed…
Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will continue its long-standing tradition of conducting "Old Fashioned Fall Turkey Shoots" beginning Sunday, Oct. 6, and then on every Sunday…
Agenda
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Town Offices to consider:
- The application of David Bourne of map 18, lot 10 (…
Local Business
For the past 11 years, locals and visitors to the Boothbay Region have seen the face of Juanita Kristoff carrying…
Get to Know...
In a high-tech world that is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, there's Ben Burns, quietly keeping the peace in our digital interface.
Burns was hired as the new information technologies…
Get to Know...
Pediatrician Steve Feder of Edgecomb does whatever he can to help a child, whether that means saving a newborn's life under trying conditions in another land or asking the Maine…
Boothbay Region YMCA
Six years ago the first group of Y-Arts youth headed to Atlanta for the iTheatrics Junior Music Theatre Festival, the largest theatre festival in…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On September 28, Reserve Deputy Richard Woodward was dispatched to a report of a burglary in the Edgecomb area. The…
Skidompha Public Library
Healthy Lincoln County is partnering with Maine Community Health Options, and the Skidompha Public Library to provide two informational community forums about the Affordable Care Act, the Health…
Harbor Fest 2013
Fog and mist greeted arriving participants of the first Harbor Fest 5k race held September 29, but burned off in time for the 10 a.m. start. (More photos…
Pumpkinfest 2013
Although there won't be a shortage of boats available, there is a need for captains for an upcoming regatta.
Captains need to be at…
Seahawks Cross Country
It was no secret Boothbay Region High School would perform well at the Mountain Valley Conference preview on September 25, however the clobbering exacted on 10 opposing teams illustrates a fine…
Boothbay Charities Classic
Charlie and his Angels didn’t win the Boothbay Charity Golf Classic on September 28.
Neither did the scrambling five-person golf teams headed by former…
Boothbay Region YMCA
On October 1, the Boothbay Region YMCA began offering Livestrong at the YMCA…
Celebrate
Debby and Mark Jones of Boothbay, and Valerie and Peter Duncan of Underhill, Vt., are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children, Haley Sandstrom Jones and Nicholas…
Town of Boothbay
At the Boothbay Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25, the board formally adopted an education strategy to inform regional resident about special town meeting issues. The strategy…
Lincoln County Democrats
Nearly everyone who came to hear guest speaker Lizzy Reinholt at the Lincoln County Democrats' September meeting walked in wearing an "I Like Mike" button.
Reinholt, who is the…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Coming October 11 to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Ida LeClair/Susan Poulin will be reading from and signing copies of her new self-help humor book, “Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair’…
Local Events
This week, we start out in September and end in October. Can you believe Halloween is just a month away? Don’t worry, though, you don’t have to wait that long for the next big…
Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District
Good news and bad news this week at the dump.
The good news: recycling will continue during construction of the new recycling center. The…
Harbor Fest 2013
Sunny skies greeted hundreds in the waterfront Whale Park for the second annual Harbor Fest on September 28.
Ring toss, dipping dots and treasure hunts were among the festivities at this…
Mid Coast Hospital
Mid Coast Hospital, in association with Families CAN! a program of Midcoast Maine Community Action, is launching its 2013 Click for Babies, Period of Purple Crying Caps campaign.
This…
Maine Craft Distilling will release their newest product, Blueshine, during a 4 p.m. launch party at its Portland distillery on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Blueshine is a blueberry moonshine made…
Local Business
Mexicali Blues has opened a brand new flagship store on Route 1 in Newcastle.
After a long year of hard work, the chain has moved into the new retail space and are loving every aspect of it…
Harbor Fest 2013
The Harbor Crawl kicked off the second annual Harbor Fest the night of September 27.
The Rocktide Trolley was packed with “crawlers” as it weaved through downtown…
Maine Yankee
There are some new rays of hope that Maine Yankee's spent fuel will leave Wiscasset.
But with Congress holding the purse strings, those watching the situation…
Edgecomb Eddy School
There will be an open house at Edgecomb Eddy School this Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.
Visit…
Maine Politics
State Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, received a perfect rating for 2013 from Maine Conservation Voters, a statewide environmental advocacy group.
The seven votes measured by MCV include bills…
Pratts Island Bridge
More than a month after Southport residents gave him the green light to begin work, Skip Rideout said the extra time has paid off for the Pratts Island Bridge.
…
For a Good Cause
Under the Big Top, the water will boil and bubble as sports fans descend on the Boothbay Railway Village to bid on names of their heroes etched in leather. But it's not just the savory lobster and…
Obituary
Edwin L. Brewer Sr., 83, died September 25, 2013 at his home in Trevett.
He was born April 3, 1930 in Boothbay Harbor to Archibald and Julia Alley Brewer. He grew up in Boothbay and…
Boothbay Master Plan
It was interesting to read the letters to the Boothbay Register explaining opinions on the questions presented for the special town meeting. I'm excited for the public discussion of these issues.…
Boothbay Selectmen
The Boothbay Board of Selectmen have appointed four new candidates to the planning board.
The selectmen appointed Rosemary Bourette, Andrew Morley, Linda Wilcox and Chris Malloy to fill the…
Fraud Alert
Attorney General Janet T. Mills and Commissioner of Labor Jeanne Paquette are warning job seekers about a scam that aims to steal money via pre-paid debit cards.
A person claiming to be…
On September 21, Southport Island's Boy Scout Troop 238 attended the 51st annual Moosehorn International Camporee in Baring, which is located just outside of Calais on the Canadian border.
…
Maine Politics
The office of Sen. Angus King has announced the first of two rotations of constituent outreach hours for the month of October.
…
Fall in Maine
The foliage color has begun to appear in the northernmost regions of Maine, according to the third 2013 Fall Foliage…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is planning a renovation and expansion of the Oak Street location and will need to move to a temporary location in order to be able to continue its services…
Obituary
Donald Allen Marston, 72, of Augusta died September 23, 2013, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta.
He was born May 17, 1941 in Portland, the son of Mildred H. Marston and Willis Earl…
Getting Away Together Boothbay
The community has spoken.
In five weeks $40,000 was raised, enough to convince Emmy-winning producer Jerry Smith to send his television crew to the Boothbay region.
Never before has…
Boothbay Region YMCA
Dream big, plan ahead.
That's the slogan the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) uses on the cover of its NextGen…
Obituary
Milton “Mickey” Shawn Thompson, 42, of Chelsea died unexpectedly on September 22, 2013 at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.
Mickey was born on November 26, 1970 in Waterville, the son…
Alan-Dee Dairy 4-H Club
This year has truly been defined by the word “bittersweet.” The Alan-Dee Dairy 4-H Club started the year strong with five new members, taking on the challenge of adopting a family for Christmas,…
Seahawks Cross Country
The Boothbay Region High School cross country team pushed a speedy pace during a home meet on September 18.
Although the home course had changed due to construction of the new tennis courts…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
After the extended executive session of the Boothbay Harbor selectmen on September 23, Bruce Flaherty from the Spirit of America Foundation spoke with the selectmen about honoring a member of the…
Stimson Marine
Voters will decide on November 5 to see if David Stimson, the Boothbay boatbuilder whose business was shut down by the town, can resume constructing boats at his home on the River Road.
Two…
Boothbay Harbor
The Boothbay Harbor Walkability Steering Committee met on September 23 to plan the next community meeting to bring the Walkability project forward.
This next step involves coming up with a…
St. Andrews
Barring a last minute miracle, the battle to Save St. Andrews Hospital appears to have been lost.
Officially, the hospital hasn’t closed. St. Andrews’ Medicare provider number and its…
