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SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator for Maine) is pleased to award grants totaling $1 million to five marine community…

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Edgecomb Fire and Rescue responded…

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Design-Build firm Knickerbocker Group has been named to Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects.

The recognition celebrates residential architecture firms that…

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Joyce A. Davis

Joyce Ann Davis, 81, joined her…

You are invited to a Lasagna Dinner Benefit Saturday, Oct. 17 in support of Wilma Tatlock to help her relocate following a recent fire. At Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 82 Atlantic Ave.,…

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The first major fundraiser for the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2027 Project Graduation committee will be a two-night “Haunted Walk” on the school tennis courts on Friday, Oct. 30, 6 to 9…

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Maine Listings reports that home…

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Boothbay Harbor’s iconic Footbridge turns 125 this year, and the community is coming together to celebrate the landmark that has connected people—and both sides of the harbor—for generations. A…

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Elearnor Yesmentes

Eleanor Yesmentes, formerly of East…

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Dr. Frank W. Sheldon

 

Dr. Frank W. Sheldon, 80, died peacefully on Oct. 3, 2026.

Frank was born on Sept. 28, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Warner…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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The Lincoln County Democratic…

It is no mystery Barters Island Bridge has been closed for nearly two months. What is a mystery is why? In early August, Maine Department of Transportation closed the bridge due to a “fog horn-…

 

A public celebration of life will be held for Bruce Kinsey at the Boothbay Railway Village Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.…

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Whether it was homemade sour…

A Celebration of Life Mass for Anne Butler, who died Aug. 23, 2026, will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church on Emery Lane at 1 p.m. for family and friends.

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Ernest M. Barter

 

Ernest Manton Barter, 77, of…

VHB Project Manager Luke Mitchell maps out areas of development in a draft Future Land Use Plan. Maine is one of the only states that require a FLUP as part of a comprehensive plan.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

 

Oct. 7, Boothbay Harbor held its third and final public workshop for feedback on its comprehensive plan draft, which will help chart the next 12…

Julie Cromwell, 2026 Maine State REALTOR® of the Year. Courtesy photo

Julie Cromwell has been named 2026…

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Robert Douglas

It has been said that friendship is one of the great human accomplishments, and if this is so, Robert Douglas, known to many as “Big Bob” was exceptionally accomplished.  Big Bob, 64, who died on…

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Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District (BRRDD) is again having issues with its bills from the Boothbay Fuel Depot. At an Oct. 8 meeting, Operations…

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Martha L. Reed

Martha Louise Poore Reed, 78, of Boothbay, Maine, went home to be with her Savior on Oct. 4, 2026, passing away peacefully at Safe Havens at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor after a long…

A group stops for a photo with Boothbay Harbor police officers near Grover's Hardware during the 2025 parade. Bethany Schmidt photo

 

Dress in your costume and bring your trick-or-treating bag for the 27th annual Halloween Parade! The parade will commence at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Lawn at 4 p.m. sharp…

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Concern, puzzlement, praise and hope were all aired Oct. 7 over a would-be 170-unit housing development on Route One, Wiscasset near Birch Point Road. Representatives of the…

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Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

$5 per person, free 5 and under. Train additional $5 and train free to Museum members.

The Fall Foliage Festival…

TWO BRIDGES JAIL

Three Midcoast counties have taken the next step toward entering into a jail administration consolidation agreement. On Oct. 5, Lincoln joined Sagadahoc and Knox counties in selecting Verrill, a…

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Construction moves along at 27 Sea St., with the pit at the front of BHSD's facility recently filled in.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

 

Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD)’s investment portfolio took a hit in September. According to a fund allocation report from First National…

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Betsy J. Mosier

Betsy J. Mosier, 80, of Woolwich…

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There are a new sergeant and detective at Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. Jared Mitkus was promoted from detective to detective sergeant and Ethan Burns was promoted from the patrol division…

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The deadline for submissions for…

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On Saturday, Oct. 17, neighbors…

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Maureen Heffernan is the choice to fill a vacancy on the Edgecomb School Committee. On Oct. 5, the committee appointed Heffernan to fill an unexpired term created by Irene Marchenay’s resignation…

BRHS Class of 1976

On Saturday, Sept.12, 23 classmates…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will…

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McSeagull’s Restaurant, established in 1976 on Pier One, Boothbay Harbor, is partnering with the Community Resource Council to celebrate the restaurant’s 50th anniversary and to help CRC and its…

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Frank R. Tarrio

Frank Richard Tarrio left us on Oct…

A celebration of Timber Brown’s life will be held at the Boothbay American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Road, Boothbay, Saturday, Oct. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m., with a Masonic service beginning at 3…

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Here at Boothbay Harbor Memorial…

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On Friday, Oct. 16 from 3 to 5 p.m., the Boothbay Region Historical Society joined by the Friends of the Southport Historical Society and the Boothbay Railway Village will host Preserving Antique…

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