The Boothbay football team had some extra media scrutiny for its Oct. 26 Class E quarterfinal game in Readfield. Three Maine College of Art students attending the school’s Salt Institute…

Learn about the many resources available in Lincoln County for those with prediabetes or diabetes at LincolnHealth on World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14. Two informational “mini fairs” are taking place:…

You’ve just graduated high school. The Grand March is over. You have accepted your diploma and your friends' and family members' hugs and congratulations.

You pile onto a bus with your…

As friends, family and fellow musicians gathered recently to celebrate the life of the late Arthur Webster, it was announced that a memorial fund has been set up in both Arthur Webster’s and Danny…

On Saturday, Oct. 27, Wiscasset Police Department responded to a report of a double overdose of two juveniles. Wiscasset Ambulance Service transported both to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick for…

AUGUSTA – Absentee ballots for the Nov. 6, 2018 General and Referendum Election are available to request through this Thursday, Nov. 1, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap reminded voters today.…

Everyone who lives or works in Lincoln County is invited to join the Lincoln County Community Health Needs Assessment forum on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. to help identify health…

Portland high school student Julia Hansen launched The Yellow Tulip Project after two of her closest friends committed suicide. The yellow is for happiness and hope; the tulips, newness and…

Cynthia J. Thompson Dodge, 93, of Southport Island, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2018 at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta.

Being an organized person that Cynthia was, she left behind…

A single corporate structure for 10 of 12 members of the MaineHealth Systems Network and four affiliates takes effect Jan. 1, 2019. MaineHealth System began in 1997 when Saint Andrews Hospital in…

On Oct. 1, Harbor Theater celebrated its first year under the ownership of Friends of the Harbor Theater. Friends was established in 2007 and then raised over $55,000 for the theater, mostly for a…

At Skidompha Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta, hot cider, doughnuts, coffee, the warm fireplace, and a half-price sale on everything in the store will welcome Early Bird shoppers, starting at 6…

For the fourth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is welcoming visitors back to Gardens Aglow, its festive seasonal celebration. With more than 650,000 LED lights woven through 14 acres…

At the Oct. 25 Lincoln County budget committee workshop, after much discussion and an executive session on a personnel matter, the panel tabled the Sheriff’s Office budget to give Sheriff Todd…

To welcome the holidays and join in the festivities across the area, Edgecomb residents are again invited to come out and decorate an array of Charlie Brown Christmas trees. The creatively…

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that due to the weather forecast on  Saturday, the cross-country state championship times have been changed. Boys will now…

You don’t need a chart to know Boothbay Region’s public school enrollment is rapidly dwindling. But current enrollment projections paint a bleak future. Earlier this month,…

The Boothbay Region YMCA, in partnership with, local schools, churches, town offices and the community navigator, is accepting “Tree of Giving” applications Nov. 1 until Nov. 15. The “Tree of…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has announced a new artistic collaboration with Justin Levesque, an award-winning, interdisciplinary artist from Portland, Maine.

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1) The Boothbay Register and/or Wiscasset Newspaper will post and publish each candidate’s announcement as he or she sends it to the newspapers.

2) Every local candidate is allowed one…

HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is proud to announce that it will soon begin operating a staffing service for its members to address the workforce shortage in the…

Brunswick, ME – The Joint Commission, in conjunction with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, has recertified Mid Coast Hospital with Advanced Certification for Primary…

Due to the weather forecast of heavy rain and high winds on Saturday, Oct. 27, Chief Dick Spofford has announced that the Boothbay Fire Department has canceled its Haunted House, which was…

Arlene H. Wallace, 92, of Damariscotta died Oct. 24, 2018 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

She was born in Bath on June 6, 1926, a daughter of Hollis L. and…

Boothbay developer Paul Coulombe has regretfully pulled his proposal to purchase the Cap’n Fish motel and restaurant.

Coulombe announced the decision this…

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee focused Oct. 23 on the future of Boothbay Region Elementary and High schools. Superintendent Keith Laser reviewed his first 100 days, his schedule…

Teri-Lee (Coffin) Munn, 66, of Hartland died unexpectedly Oct. 22, 2018 at her residence.

She was born Feb. 18, 1952 in Bath, a daughter of Gareth and Pauline (Strout) Coffin. 

Teri…

Special Olympics Maine is reaching out to anyone who knits or crochets, for the annual Special Olympics Scarf Project.

For the past five years people from not only across the state of Maine…

Phoebe A. Cromwell, 79, a lifelong resident of Main Road, Westport Island, died Oct. 24, 2018 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

She was born in Lewiston on…

Boothbay Harbor selectmen heard from Healthy Lincoln County Director Kate Marone and Boothbay Region Community Resource Council Addiction Outreach Specialist Holly Stover Oct. 22 on 2017 data…

Due to predicted high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, Oct. 27, the Railway Spooktacular at Boothbay Railway Village has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information…

A clogged culvert flooded part of Route 27 near the Edgecomb town office Wednesday morning and resulted in a Cunningham Security truck leaving the road. The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to…

Qualifying families can receive free car seats for infants and children.

Robyn Ham, one of the Center's health coordinators, has qualified as a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and…

Mark Gessner, 54, of Augusta, convicted in the 1994 murder of Bath florist Melvin Henderson, was arrested in Bath Sunday, Oct. 21 and charged with Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, a…

Edgecomb residents got to question representatives of Maine Department of Transportation Monday, Oct. 22 about MDOT’s proposed solution to traffic at U.S. Routes 1 and 27.

More than a dozen…

Three Lincoln County courthouse employees are running for re-election unopposed: Rebecca Wotton,  Registrar of Deeds, Catherine Moore, Registrar of Probate, and Richard Newell, Treasurer. All…

Dorothy E. Corindia, 95, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Oct. 22, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Services will be held at…

Midcoast Humane (formerly Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter) will host its first-ever “Shelter-bration” on Thursday, Nov. 8, 6-9 p.m., at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243…

Lincoln County Communications' new director, Tom Nelson, is less than a week into his job, but already knows what he plans to do to lead the department.

“I’m going to listen. Those people…

Dispose of unused, expired or unwanted drugs at the semi-annual National Drug Take Back Day Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the following locations in Lincoln County:

There…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper received 15 awards in the Weekly 1 division at the Maine Press Association’s 2018 Better Newspaper Contest dinner presentation at the Grand Summit…

A new Boothbay business is ready to set sail thanks to an assist from the code enforcement office. Mike Bartles got the go-ahead last week to open his sailmaking business on Corey Lane, one day…

Mr. E. George Thomas of Boothbay Harbor, Maine and Naples, Florida passed away in Portland, Maine on Oct. 18, 2018 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota…

Charles Cullen Grimes of Southport, Maine – better known as Mike Grimes – passed peacefully on Oct. 19, 2018 with his wife Anne of 61 years at his side.

Born in Norman, Oklahoma on June 11…

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the Boothbay Region High School library. Superintendent Keith Laser will present…

Gordon Neal Hyson Sr., 71, died from duodenal cancer on Oct. 21, 2018.

He was a true Mainer who was born, lived and died in the Boothbay Harbor region. He spent four years in the Navy,…

The Seahawk boys cross-country team will be going to the Class C State Championships for the 11th straight season. Both teams traveled to Cumberland on Oct. 20 to face off against Southern Maine’s…

On Oct. 10, the membership of the Boothbay Region Garden Club received an enlightening talk about the medicinal properties of plants and herbs growing right here in our own gardens and forest…

Audrey Maass Lewis died peacefully on Oct. 18, 2018 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. Audrey was a long-time resident of Cape Elizabeth, Maine and Naples, Florida.

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If you get into trouble on local waters and need to call the Coast Guard for assistance, there’s a good chance you’ll be talking to Coast Guard Auxiliary member Bruce MacCormac on the radio.…