Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Eileen King is resigning effective Dec. 31. King has accepted the position of executive director of the Maine State Superintendents…

We’ve added a couple of photos that didn’t appear in print this week to this week’s At a Glance. One of the photos has to do with Halloween and we try not to use old news in print (…

According to Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch, the Oceanside Golf Resort (former Rocktide Inn) on Atlantic Avenue is offering free rooms to people in need until the power is restored.

Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency reported the following updates to road closures and warming stations in Lincoln County, as of 11:30 a.m., Nov. 3:

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You may ask yourself, “How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?” and the answer these days is more if we had some help! The Woodchucks is a program of the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council…

According to board chairman Skip Simonds, tonight's Southport Planning Board meeting has been canceled due to the power outage. Also, the public hearing to consider changes to the Southport Land…

On Election Day, Boothbay residents will vote on proposals regarding adopting an ordinance regulating retail marijuana and establishing nine drug-free zones.

The local special town meeting…

On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the town of Boothbay Harbor will have five articles to vote on on the local town ballot in addition to the four state referendum questions on the state ballot. The five…

The Lincoln County Budget Committee wrapped up deliberations Oct. 26 by reviewing the county’s single largest budget, the Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff Todd Brackett justified the increase…

Emergency Management Director Casey Stevens said Lincoln County was surprisingly hard hit by Sunday night’s storm. “Almost everyone was out of power at some point in Lincoln County. The (county’s…

Joseph Francis Cook Sr., 69, of East Boothbay, died at his home in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, 2017 with his beloved family by his side.

Joe was born on July 2, 1948 in Fall River,…

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library reports that the annual Halloween parade through downtown Boothbay Harbor is still on for 4 p.m. today.

Matthew Edney from the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine will be Skidompha Library's “Chats with Champions” guest speaker…

Bob MacDonald of Wiscasset Parks and Recreation said Tuesday, Tuesday’s Halloween parade and all other Nightmare on Federal Street activities will happen Friday instead, at all the same times as…

Westford (Wes) Milton Hannan, 79, of Greene, died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at the Hospice House in Auburn, after a long courageous battle with…

The Maine Lobstermen's Association (MLA) again this year is providing free enrollment assistance to Maine fishermen who wish to sign up or reenroll in Affordable Care Act…

“A Coastal Christmas” Festival of Trees will be Dec. 1, 2 and  3 at the Opera House, Boothbay Harbor. Admission is free. The Festival will be part of the “Boothbay Festival of Lights.”

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The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a new lighting contest to help celebrate the 32nd annual Harbor Lights Festival and the Boothbay Festival of Lights. The new…

The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in Damariscotta will have a special sale during Early Bird festivities, the first time it has participated in the popular downtown…

As of 4:30 p.m., Central Maine Power reports that there were still over 21,000 of the over 26,000 customers in Lincoln County without power as trees and power lines were brought down by the early…

Brittney (Markowski) Christy, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, was honored by the Houston Business Journal during its second annual “Women to Watch” ceremony held Oct. 26.

Christy is a…

Sharon Machon-Ames, retired Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer, will be the featured speaker at the Veterans Day Observance at Southport Memorial Library on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a…

Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) announces that it will host Discover Girl Scout events for potential members and volunteers at locations throughout the state every month. Below is a list of events in…

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 2, Community Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor. These lunches are sponsored and served…

Due to the impending wind and rain on Monday, Oct. 30, the Trunk or Treat event sponsored by the Boothbay Baptist Church, will now be held at the Boothbay Region YMCA field house between 5:30 and…

Central Maine Power Co. has been monitoring weather forecasts and is prepared for a storm that could bring high winds and heavy rain to Maine Sunday night and Monday.

CMP’s storm readiness…

Lincoln County’s CarePartners case manager Jeff Slack is now accepting appointments to help community members enroll in health insurance plans through the Marketplace, also known as Obamacare.…

Fourteen new and returning vendors have reserved tables at St. Patrick’s Christmas Fair and will sell locally made items on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cheverus Hall. Cheverus Hall…

Sure, the 2017 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is history. Only a few of the dozens of ginormous wonderfully decorated gourds remain to be seen in the Twin Village area. The…

For all you Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Halloween parade people, the Boothbay Cooperative Parish will be at the Harbor United Methodist Church Oct. 31 for…

More than 50 members of the Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary joined together on Wednesday, Oct. 11 for an annual meeting and brunch held at Brunswick Hotel and Tavern. The event highlighted the 2017…

There will  be no temporary ice rink built on Boothbay Common or at any adjacent location this year. During a much anticipated Oct. 25 public meeting with the Boothbay Civic Association, selectmen…

The final educational meeting for potential retail marijuana business in Boothbay Harbor was a panel discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Selectmen invited three panelists and Police Chief Bob Hasch to…

Country music musician Tim Sprague of Boothbay was inducted into the Maine Ole’ Opry Hall of Fame during a ceremony held at the Silver Spur in Mechanic Falls on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Inducted…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested a mother and daughter from Lincoln County and charged them with selling thousands of Oxycodone pills in Lincoln and Knox counties over the past year…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September:

Alna: No transfers.

Boothbay: Curtis, Virginia G. Tr and Dorman…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Board of Trustees, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m., Boothbay Region High School library

Edgecomb School Committee, Monday, Nov. 6, 5:30 p.m…

Maynard R. Tomer, 76, died Oct. 18, 2017 at his home in Waldoboro.

He was born Aug. 6, 1941 in Boothbay Harbor to Levi and Doris Robinson Tomer.

Maynard grew up in Boothbay Harbor…

A Maine Department of Transportation project designed to solve traffic problems at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Route 27 in Edgecomb may create unintended consequences for motorists…

A skeleton made out of dog bones is on display at The Animal House in Damariscotta. Made of different chews, courtesy of Merrick Pet Care, "Bone Man" is the creation of Animal House staff, under…

Maine home prices have been rising steadily over the past five years, and September statistics showed double-digit gains. According to the Maine Association of Realtors, the…

The Grace Episcopal Church, 100 Washington St., Bath will hold a holiday fair, Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 pm.

The event will include a fish chowder luncheon, handmade crafts,…

“Me too” is a movement to shed light on how extensive abuse is — from catcalling, to being grabbed in a public place, to being hit, touched, or belittled within the walls of our homes. If you have…

Becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) is the first step of many people’s careers in healthcare. CNAs are caregivers who spend their time with patients and residents helping them with their…

The smoking public has to have somewhere to go in Wiscasset, Ordinance Review Committee member Gordon Kontrath argued Monday night as the panel continued drafting possible smoking restrictions.…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences announced today that its board of trustees has appointed Deborah Bronk to be its next president and CEO. She will assume her new role at the nonprofit marine…

It is with deep regret that we announce the loss of Philip D. Giantris. Philip died suddenly on Oct. 19, 2017 in a hospital in Tirana, Albania, surrounded by family and friends. He was 74 years…

According to a few Facebook posts the Boothbay Register found out about Central Maine Power’s emergency shut down of power for upgrades and repairs. The power went off around 12:53 and is expected…

Mary Birge Bonbright Hendrian, 88, died in Salt Lake City, Utah Oct. 12, 2017. 

Birge was born in Englewood, New Jersey July 16, 1929 to Mary Eleanor…

Michael Reed Dolloff, 63, of South Portland, died Oct. 22, 2017.

He was born May 9, 1954 in Boothbay Harbor to Preston B. and Ann Elizabeth (Ingraham) Dolloff.

Michael graduated from…