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Enrique Navarrete and Krystal Elizabeth Blackman.

Krystal Elizabeth Blackman and Enrique Navarrete were joined in marriageMay 11, 2013. The wedding was held at Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor. The reception followed immediately…

Obituary
Jaelyn Mahreigh Malcolm

Jaelyn Mahreigh Malcolm, 9 months, of Bath died Friday, June 21, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. 

Damariscotta
Courtesy of Jennifer McIntire

The Lincoln County Healthcare/Central Lincoln County Adult Education Certified Nursing Assistant course will be graduating at Cove's Edge, Damariscotta, on Thursday,…

Edgecomb's Assistant Fire Chief Lawrence Omland announced June 21 that the town has received a $1,461.27 grant for traffic safety signs and cones. The Safety Enhancement Grant was…

A celebration of life for Charles R. Osborn will be held at the Smuggler's Cove Inn on Route 96 in East Boothbay on July 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Waldoboro
Tylor Miller

Waldoboro police arrested Tylor Miller, 18, formerly of Wiscasset, on June 22, for allegedly assaulting a 6-month-old child.

Biddeford

Maya Schwehm, who just completed her sophomore year at Booothbay Region High School, attended the Maine site of the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. She joined more…

Brunswick

The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s premier Festival Fridays concert series opens on June 28 with works by Mozart, Brahms and Shostakovich.

Congratulations

The following students from the Boothbay region made the spring 2013 dean’s lists:

Southern New Hampshire…

Celebrate

Mike and Wendy Rego, parents of Heather Rego, would like to announce her engagement to Adam Farnham, son of Jon and Mille Farnham.

Heather is employed…

Obituary
Joseph Osgood Callnan

Joseph Osgood Callnan, 86, died peacefully on Wednesday June 20, 2013 at Penbay Medical Center in Rockland.

He was born on July 16, 1926 in Houlton,…

Boothbay Region Food Pantry

A few weeks ago the Boothbay Region Food Pantry was in the financial doldrums because of the convergence of three unhappy trends:  the steady or increasing cost of food; a decline…

Wiscasset
Wiscasset Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Bill Rines at the facility on the Sheepscot River June 20. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

Rising sea levels would likely give Wiscasset less trouble than some other Lincoln County towns, according to a new study.

Two factors would help limit…

At the Opera House
The Black Lillies will light up the Opera House stage with a performance on July 3. Courtesy of The Black Lillies

While tradition fireworks will illuminate the skies over Boothbay Harbor on July 4, the week will also be filled with explosive performances at the historic Opera House at Boothbay…

For a Good Cause

The Teens To Trails organization was especially pleased to be the recipient of proceeds from the Benefit Supper held at the Congregational Church of Edgecomb last Saturday, June 15…

Southport Island
Ethan Barter, center, receives his Arrow of Light designation from his mother and Assistant Cubmaster Bonnie Wormwood. Courtesy of Cubmaster Sarah Sherman

Southport Island's Troop and Pack 238 held a Cub Scout ceremony at the 238 Bridge and their Court of Honor at the Southport Methodist Church on June 18th. Webelo Ethan Barter…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Books in Boothbay: Maine’s Summer Book Fair, the largest one-day book fair in northern New England, has become so popular that New York-based publisher Macmillan will be releasing…

Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District
A 200-ton pile of demolition wood sits at the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District. The transfer station is having problems getting rid of its wood once it gets grounded up into woodchips. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District has a problem. A mountain of wood has piled up at the transfer station and there's no place to put it.

On…

For a Good Cause

Teens to Trails is a finalist for a $25,000 grant from The North Face.

Your vote for T3 will give teens life-changing outdoor experiences. 

Sarah Holbrook Brewer, Zumba instructor

Sarah Holbrook Brewer, a licensed Zumba fitness instructor since May 2012, is offering Zumba classes this summer at Shore Hills Campground, Spruce Point Inn and The Zumba Room.  …

The town of Boothbay has launched Maine PayPort, a cost-effective way for municipalities to offer Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit card payments over-the-…

Obituary

Thomas M. Covell, 48, of Boulder, Colo., died suddenly on June 17, 2013. He was a man best remembered for his love of music, especially the Grateful Dead, in addition to his love…

Garden Club Federation of Maine Convention 2013

Garden club members statewide seeking to grow in knowledge about their earthy passion attended the 82nd annual convention of the Garden Club Federation of Maine June 18-20.…

Fourth of July
Colonial Pemaquid will be the site for a 237th anniversary reading of the Declaration of Independence by living history interpreter Don Loprieno.

It has been 237 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century.…

Windjammer Days 2013
The "Bowdoin" tied up at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard during last year's Windjammer Days festival. File photo

Maine Maritime Academy’s training vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, a national historic landmark and the official vessel of the state of Maine, will sail…

The Secretary of State’s office has received calls regarding the legitimacy of solicitations that are being mailed to numerous Maine corporations from a company named Corporate…

Seacoast Energy Solutions, seacoastenergysolutions.com, has announced the acquisition of Damariscotta-based TempControl.…

St. Philip's Church

Due to July 4 falling on a Thursday, the Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry at St. Philip’s, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be open on Tuesday, July 2, 5 p.m., instead of its regularly…

'Round Town

FairPoint Communications recently completed the installation of new technology in its central office in Boothbay Harbor bringing greater broadband speed to customers served by this…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee

Before Boothbay Region High School students don their sports uniforms and head for the  fields, they will have to undergo neurocognitive assessment tools provided by ImPACT

Boothbay Region High School

Water was the subject, and will continue to be the subject this fall for students in the United States-Australisa Virtual Environmental Partnership.

Local Business

Country music plays on the radio, onion rings and pizza slices slowly spin in the rotating display dish, and a brunette woman orders pizza and sits down to wait and catches up some…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Summer has arrived!

The Friends of the Library Used Book Store will open for the summer on Sunday, June 21. Store hours will be Mondays through…

LCSO

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On June 16, Deputy Todd Chilton assisted Wiscasset Police Officer Donald Smith in locating William Morton…

Edgecomb Selectmen

Developer Tony Casella said he wants Edgecomb residents and town boards to tell him what type of project they would like to see him build.

Casella's…

Boothbay Selectmen

The Boothbay Selectmen's meeting agenda on June 12 was stocked with contentious issues, including fireworks regulations, cellphone towers and discussions on what do with the Cross…

Edgecomb Selectmen

Edgecomb selectmen want a better handle on the town's sewer options. They have set a July 1 public hearing, on whether or not to call a special town meeting and ask for a $25,000…

Local activist Mike Tomko stands on the footbridge in Boothbay Harbor with his award. “I’m very pleased that the selectmen and town manager of Boothbay Harbor have been talking about the footbridge improvement project,” Tomko said. “It’s such an iconic part of our town and can be a much bigger draw than it currently is.” KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register

Michael Tomko of Boothbay Harbor was one of three recipients who received a “Community Hero Smart Growth Award” on June 11 at the annual meeting of the Friends of Midcoast Maine…

Lincoln County Commissioners

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office will soon have a new officer joining the ranks.

He has roots in Germany, received his training in Bethany, Conn.,…

Alternative Energy
Ann (Robinson) Goggin of Goggin Energy oversees the solar panel installation at Boothbay Harbor's Flagship Inn on June 13. Goggin's solar panels convert direct current from the sun into alternating current right at the solar panel. The panels will offset the Flagship's electricity bill starting July 1.

During the hottest months of summer, the Flagship Inn and Brown's Wharf Inn will be powered by the sun.

One hundred and eight solar panels were mounted to the rooftop…

Boothbay Country Club

The case of the Bank of Maine versus the Boothbay Country Club is nearing its next phase.

The two sides met June 17 at Kennebec County Superior Court,…

A handful of East Boothbay residents who call themselves the “Our TOWN” Committee (Towers Only Where Necessary) showed up at the June 12 Boothbay selectmen's meeting to request a…

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Photo Courtesy of Pavel Ševela, Wikimedia Commons

Bread crusts, apple cores, banana peels, coffee grounds and egg shells have been put on notice: they are wanted.

Lincoln County Commissioners gave…

Edgecomb Eddy School
Emily Harris is surrounded by, from left, Madeline Olney (guidance counselor), Lisa Clarke (principal) and Carol Leone (mother of the late Sara Leone). Courtesy of Edgecomb Eddy School

On June 13, Emily Harris, a member of the sixth grade graduating class at Edgecomb Eddy School, was awarded the Sara Leone Outstanding Citizenship Award.

Fourth of July

The Boothbay Civic Association’s Fourth of July celebration on the Boothbay Common this year will provide many of the features that have made it an attraction for more than 25…

Obituary

Albert F. Nichols, 68, of Boothbay Harbor died unexpectedly April 30, 2013.

He was born April 12, 1945 in Augusta, the son of Doris Broyle and Frank…

Scott Rittall, front, with help from the volunteers behind him, completed the planting of the community garden at Rittall Farm on Route 27 in Boothbay on June 15. Courtesy of Sarah Foulger

A community garden has been planted at the Rittall Farm on Route 27 in Boothbay. Last year, Holly Stover and Scott Rittall started planning the garden and, with encouragement from…

USPS Officer John Chapman, left, completing a vessel safety inspection checklist with boat owner Bob McCann. Courtesy of Andy Holmes

The public is invited to Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club for a free Vessel Safety Check and Open House on Sunday, June 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The safety checks will be conducted by…

Courtesy of Juni

Sporadic thunderstorms swept through the coast of Maine on June 17, battering the Boothbay and Wiscasset region with high winds and heavy rains in a matter of 30 minutes.

On Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, the Boothbay Sea and Science Center is sponsoring free educational programs on the problem of marine debris, presented by the Rozalia…