Daughters of Pemaquid Chapter, MSODAR are teaming up with American Legion Post #36 in Boothbay to help coordinate the fundraising for both WAA and to fund the purchase of a trailer…
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The Southport Planning Board will be holding a public hearing to review the current draft of proposed changes to the Cluster Development section of the Southport Land Use Ordinance. The hearing…

On Nov. 9, 1821, Joshua B. Cushing lit the oil lamps of Burnt Island Light for the first time. Two hundred years later to the day, a…

Anne Lingham Schubert, 95, passed away peacefully Nov. 13, 2021 at Cove’s Edge Nursing Home in Damariscotta, Maine. The daughter of Marjorie Proctor and Robert Marston Lingham, Anne was born on…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has numerous resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.
If turkey is on the menu, UMaine Extension…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper won 13 total awards in the 2020-2021 Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including three main awards: first place in General…

A survey crew and a mobile drilling rig on Murray Hill Road last week caused confusion but not many complaints, according to Boothbay town officials. The unusual activities are part of New England…

An increasing number of high school students are looking to make a big splash in their future by attending Bath Regional Career and Technical Center. The past four years have seen a 76% rise in…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District staff and parents said the CSD’s universal masking policy needs to remain in effect. The concerns arose Nov. 10 after committee members discussed…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Southport selectmen unanimously approved hiring resident Adam Harkins Nov. 10 as the new municipal director of facilities and as public works foreman. Harkins begins his new duties on Nov. 15.…

Businessman Lester Spear nearly pulled the plug on his Boothbay Winter Festival plans after selectmen initially balked at his proposed $2 admission fee. Previously, Spear and selectmen agreed…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s 2021 fall campaign reached its $1,725,000 goal, Campaign Co-Chairs Bob and Barb McCue announced Wednesday, Nov. 10.
“The…

On Veterans Day, members of the Boothbay Region Garden Club and veterans laid a wreath at the Blue Star Memorial, on Route 27 next to Sherman Field, Boothbay Region High School, to honor all…
Over 50 people, including several local veterans, attended a brief but meaningful Veterans Day ceremony outside Southport Memorial Library at Newagen Nov. 11 under a sunny sky but with a cool…

New England Aqua Ventus (NEAV) is beginning to investigate potential routes on land for the interconnecting cable as part of the state and federal permitting processes for the offshore wind…

Barbara Ann Reach Zarpentine, 85, of Barters Island, Boothbay, died unexpectedly Aug. 18, 2021 at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, Maine.
Born in East Orange, New Jersey on Dec. 27, 1935, she…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Brady’s restaurant in Boothbay Harbor was the location Wednesday, Nov. 10 for the Boothbay region Marines to gather and celebrate 246 years of the Marine Corps.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about winter garden design from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on…

Portland, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today announced that her Administration is investing $10 million in federal funds through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to allow Maine…
PORTLAND, Maine – Franklin Memorial Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Mid Coast Hospital, Pen Bay Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care have each received a fall 2021…

Staff and residents recently joined in to celebrate Barbara Follett’s 40 years of dedicated love and service to the residents at The Lincoln Home.
Barbara started as a CNA, CRMA caregiver,…

As school committee chairman, Heather Sinclair wants to make the Edgecomb school budget language more user friendly. Sinclair is working on a worksheet which explains various terms so the public…

Jean Van Buren Felton Pillers died Nov. 7, 2021. She was born Oct. 27, 1920.
Jean loved life and was a friend to all. She was especially fond of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, where she owned…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, earned high marks from the Maine Education Association for her voting record on education issues. MEA scored…

Keith Colby Mahaney died peacefully after a brief illness on Nov. 1, 2021, in Bangor, Maine at the age of 88.
Keith was born on March 31, 1933, in Easton, Maine to Mona E. (Knight) and…

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Boothbay Harbor Town Manager Julia Latter told selectmen Nov. 8, public works' only candidate for heavy equipment operations has fallen through. Latter said she and Public Works Foreman Nick Upham…
Corinne A Lewis, 67, of Randolph, died Nov. 6, 2021 at Glenridge Hospice Unit in Augusta.
Born Dec. 28, 1952 in Wiscasset, she was the daughter of the late Dororthy Pooler Lewis and the…

Join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor in person or online for worship Sundays at 10 a.m. Face coverings will…

Nov. 13 is lucky this Saturday, for those looking for deals. And at this year’s Wiscasset Early Bird, plenty of the deals await shoppers who get a little more sleep…

Baked stuffed haddock for $6.50? Seafood Newburg for less than $10.
Yes, those are just two of the several discounted meals being offered at the Tugboat Restaurant, 80 Commercial Street in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
You are cordially invited to the next full moon candlelight labyrinth walk to be held on Friday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Labyrinth in the Field next to Edgecomb Community Church, UCC.…

When military veterans gather to honor others for their service, you know it’s going to be a special evening. On Saturday, Nov. 6, Boothbay’s Charles E. Sherman Jr. American Legion Post #36 held…

The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday there will be no regular mail delivery or retail services available on Thursday, Nov. 11, as postal employees across the state celebrate Veterans Day, but…

The Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, have furnished a contemporary coastal-themed miniature dollhouse valued at over $500. It is a fundraiser to help raise money for the…
“We have some decisions to make for our schools, our youth and our communities.” So reads a press release from the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Building Exploratory Committee. The BEC is seeking…

Gary N. Soler, 76, of Salem, Connecticut passed away suddenly on Nov. 3, 2021.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Cindy Soler and…
Lorna Fay Heath, 58, passed away unexpectedly at home on Oct. 27, 2021.
Lorna was born Nov. 23, 1962 in Whitefield. She is the daughter of the late Harold and Barbara (Holmes) Heath. She…

Following Boothbay Region YMCA’s recent announcement of a major renovation, Executive Director Andy Hamblett and Development Director Allyson Goodwin provided more details to the Boothbay Register…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
On Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 2 to 3 p.m., please join the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District information event featuring Peter Abello, district conservationist at the USDA-NRCS as he…
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar and Wreath Sale is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside of the Mid Coast Hospital Medical Office Building, 121Medical…

Sheldon C. Trask, 68, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away on the evening of Nov. 3, 2021 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta.
Born in Damariscotta on Aug. 11, 1953, he was the son of Clayton and…

George Sidney Ross died peacefully of natural causes surrounded by family on Oct. 29, 2021. He was a true gentleman with a warm soul and a big heart who loved meeting and talking with people, and…

Boothbay Region High School has published its Fall Open House – a virtual event – at https://…
October 2021 report
Oct. 7, 9:09 a.m., Route 1 at Cochran Road: two vehicle MVA, no injuries, controlled traffic, spread absorbent, cleared debris from roadway.
Oct. 7, 5:50 p.m.,…