A Massachusetts native with a passion for books and Maine is the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s new assistant director. Joanna Breen began her new job in September. Her primary responsibility…
News
Southport resident Nick Nichols was thrilled when it appeared he’d won $15 on a Maine Lottery scratch ticket. He was elated after learning the ticket prize was not worth $15, but rather $15,000.…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced that staff from her Augusta Constituent Service Center will hold local office hours on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 3-4 p.m., at the Waldoboro Town Office, located at…
From butternut squash bowling and the scarecrow relay race, to the pumpkin pie contest and prizes galore, the second annual Great Pumpkin Hunt at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens promises to be fun…
Ideas for the improvement of the footbridge parking lot were the main topic of discussion at the Boothbay Harbor selectmen’s meeting Oct. 13.
The plan, originally proposed on Sept. 28 by…
National Transportation Safety Board...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board issued an update Tuesday into its continuing investigation of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean near…
A week-long celebration is planned at The Animal House, filled with activities for pets and their families.
Food sample demonstrations and sales, rescue groups, an animal communicator, a…
Obituary
Sherrill Westfall, 80, of Wiscassset died peacefully in her sleep Oct. 18, 2015, at her residence from complications of two strokes which she suffered from three…
Boothbay Region High School
The old bleachers in the high school gym are in the process of coming down, to be replaced by brand new ones over the next couple of weeks.
If anyone is interested in the old bleacher boards…
Community children and their families are invited once again to “Trunk or Treat” at Boothbay Baptist Church on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m.
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Imagine the benefits of beginning every day with 45 minutes of solo reflection facilitated by an invigorating walk and silent contemplation amid the rocky landscape and breathtaking water views of…
The old Boothbay Harbor Country Club clubhouse was demolished on Monday, Oct. 19. Work started around 6 a.m. and continued through the day.
The old log cabin was built around 1926, according…
Busline League Field Hockey Championship
The Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast defeated the Boothbay Region Elementary School Wildcats, 2-1, in double overtime at Perkins Field in Boothbay Harbor to win the 2015 Busline League field…
Boothbay Region Water District officials are pleased with an educational video being shown locally promoting clean drinking water. The five minute, 15 second public service announcement discusses…
On Election Day, Boothbay residents have a chance to shape the town’s future. On the local referendum ballot, voters will decide whether to update the town’s comprehensive plan for the first time…
Fall 2015: Video
It's hard to quantify pumpkin destruction, but here goes:
Three cameras, one waterproof housing, two clunkers, one pool, hundreds of people, 180 feet, more than a ton of pumpkins and more…
Our October meeting began with Jon Kosinski, director of government relations and Political Action, explaining about the Maine Education Association initiative,…
Following an alleged fight that reportedly included ripping the mirror from a car door and refusing to cooperate with police officers, a Bristol woman has been charged with several crimes.
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Obituary
Bertha H. Jones, 82, died Oct. 17, 2015 at Boothbay Green in Boothbay.
She was a brave and strong woman as she fought her diabetes over the years.
She was born Sept. 12, 1933 to…
BRHS Cross Country
Wow. Boothbay Region High School cross country teams won big, really big, at the annual Mountain Valley Conference championship meet in Augusta on Friday, Oct. 16.
Both girls and boys teams…
Three small-farm operators from the Midcoast region spoke to Lincoln County Democrats on Oct. 14 and said their basic challenge is that food prices are not at a level high enough…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper received 14 awards at the 2015 Maine Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest at the MPA's fall conference held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will hold its annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the North Nobleboro Community Hall on East Pond Road in Nobleboro…
The iconic Bluebird Café of Nashville, the venue where Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Keith Urban, Josh Turner Kathy Mattea, Taylor Swift and many more got their start,…
People are always fascinated with pirate stories, and you don’t have to look far to find one pretty close to home. One concerns the legend of Captain Kidd and the treasure he's said to have buried…
The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association (SEMA) was among 40 organizations and individuals recently awarded a Distinctive Services Medal or Merit Medal by the…
The Lincoln County Fish and Game Association will be hosting a fundraising dinner on Saturday, October 24 at the Waldoboro Masonic Hall on Main Street at 5 p.m. The suggested donation for the…
Coastal Enterprises’ (CEI) founder and Chief Executive Officer Ron Phillips was feeling like the captain of a ship Oct. 15.
“I want to be the last one off,” he said.
On Oct. 15 and 16…
A Wiscasset man who was accused of choking a woman has pleaded guilty to felony assault.
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BRHS Community Service
Thirteen freshmen from Boothbay Region High School trudged onto the Rittall farm in Boothbay bright and early on Wednesday, Oct. 14. They were there to fulfill their community service requirement…
Obituary
Margaret Lansing Fox Hayes, 101, died peacefully at Ginger Cove Assisted Living, Annapolis, Maryland, on Oct. 11, 2015.
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Since its inception, business at Watershed Tavern and Boothbay Craft Brewery on Adams Pond Road has been booming. Now, a new national ad campaign is…
Andy McEvoy, director of Hidden Valley Nature Center, happily takes possession of a new (slightly used) Polaris Ranger. The Ranger is one of the most heavily used pieces of equipment as McEvoy and…
AUGUSTA - As Election Day nears on Nov. 3, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reminding all Maine voters of an informational resource…
The leaves are turning red and gold, and orange pumpkins line the streets of the Twin Villages, but now is the time to think pink.
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A quilt raffle to benefit the American Cancer Society will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ames True Value in Wiscasset.
Members of Beta Rho chapter of Beta Sigma…
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay will be honored by Disabilities Rights Maine (DRM) at DRM's 15th annual Membership Dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport on Friday, Oct. 16.
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Obituary
Bertha E. Reed, 89, of Wiscasset, died Oct. 13, 2015, at Coves Edge in Damariscotta.
…The Cod Cove Inn in Edgecomb will remain open throughout the winter months, according to innkeeper Ted Hugger.
“In 2014, we experimented keeping the inn open year round. Our first winter…
Southport, it seems, has a mystery benefactor.
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say Southport’s school children…
For Timea Hajdu and Edward Eichler, having their second child at the Miles Campus of LincolnHealth was worth a trip halfway around the world.…
CSD Trustees
The Community School District Trustees are in the home stretch of the crosswalk improvement project. After some delays in shipment, the new signal poles for each side of the crosswalk have arrived…
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
A purple display in Wiscasset, and all others like it, often appear in prominent locations in Maine towns at different times of the year.
During October, purple displays are for National…
The Boothbay Region Historical Society continues to sell aged Grafton, Vermont cheddar cheese during its 2015 fall fundraiser. Stop by the society museum during…
Rosemary Campbell has received the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, according to The Cheney Insurance Agency. Fewer than…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is now registering entries for their Benefit Chili Cook-Off on Friday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The event will be held in…
On Oct. 21, the Health & Wellness Foundation will be sponsoring another Wellness Forum at the Boothbay Firehouse beginning with dinner at 5:30 p…
On Oct. 9, Maine Coast Stove & Chimney of Wiscasset celebrated its fifth year anniversary. In recognition of the wonderful customers that have made this milestone possible, the company plans…
