A Southport resident wants to prohibit application of chemical-based herbicides and pesticides on lawns and woodlands, especially along shorelines, abutting logs, marshes and streams. Sigrid Kopf…
News
On Sunday, April 14 at 5 p.m. at the Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor, there will be a forum to discuss the $10 million citizens…
During the March 4 town meeting, Southport residents adopted a blasting ordinance which may be one of the state’s most restrictive. On April 3, Boothbay Region Water District Manager Jon Ziegra…
Coastal Rivers is seeking volunteers for a long-standing community science program that collects data on horseshoe crab populations in the Damariscotta River Estuary.
A training session…
In a longshot bid for financial support, the Community School District (CSD) will seek state funding for school repairs. Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Robert Kahler…
Obituary
Capt. Ted Schmidt, 89, passed away on the morning of April 5, 2024.
He was born on Dec. 12, 1934 in Dayton, Ohio to Norman W. Schmidt and Ruth L. Hubler.
He sailed on the Grace G…
The Boothbay Region High School Alumni Association cookout will be held Sunday, June 2 at noon at Barrett's Park, weather permitting. This event is free to the graduates, and any alumni of BRHS.…
The Community School District school board took a break from recent budget talks to discuss business as usual April 2. After enjoying a performance from the middle school chorus, the board…
A series of mishaps has Edgecomb’s website committee considering finding a new web host. On April 2, Website Committee Chairman Janet Blevins reported the municipal website crashed due to several…
Maine’s First Ship will hold its second 17th Century Foodways event and Luncheon on Saturday, April 20 at the Bath Freight Shed. MFS, the Bath non-profit whose volunteer force has reconstructed…
The Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees unanimously approved a more than $2 million budget for the 2025 fiscal year April 2.
The $2,124,701 facilities and maintenance budget…
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when Healthy Kids, A Family Resource Network, connects with our local community to focus on child and family well-being. Healthy Kids serves…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Maury Prentiss received approval April 2 to seek additional federal funding resources regarding mitigation efforts for two January storms.…
Two Boothbay Harbor residents want local town managers to join a citizens’ exploratory group looking for long-range educational opportunities for peninsula students. On March 27, Boothbay…
Death notice and service
Jeffrey Scott Cusumano Sr., 62, of Nobleboro, passed away at his residence on April 1, 2024.
A memorial service will be held for Jeffrey on Friday, April 19 at 2 o’…
Obituary
Karen Marshall Keyes, 74, passed away on April 1, 2024 after a period of declining health.
She was born Sept. 16, 1949 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, a daughter to Lawrence and…
Obituary
Kenneth D. Marston passed away on March 30, 2024 in Largo, Florida. He was 69.
For the past year, he battled serious medical issues and showed courage by facing his challenges with a smile…
In the summer of 1974 the first batches of Downeast fudge were made in a tiny cottage on the Townsend Gut, packaged in ½ pound boxes, and sold to gift shops in the area.
The following…
Representatives from First National Bank, Boothbay Harbor branch, delivered a check for $500, a donation to Boothbay Region High School’s Food Closet on Tuesday morning, April 2.
Principal…
A 51-year-old man from Catalonia, Spain is Boothbay Region Adult Education’s newest graduate. Jordi Del Rio, 51, moved to Boothbay Harbor with his wife and children last June. It was a familiar…
Girl Scouts of Maine Troop 1241 will be hosting two cookie booth sales in April. We will be at the Boothbay Railway Village on Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and at the Boothbay Region YMCA…
Travelers to and from Southport have been watching the bridge work with interest through the fall and winter. Repairs began last October and are scheduled to be completed late May 2025, Paul…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 224 calls for service for the period of March 26 to April 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,960 calls for service.
Summonses
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Thom Price, a self-described “wood-shop geek” from a family of woodworkers up in Southern Appalachia, credits Pemaquid’s Carpenter’s Boat Shop for providing him with the skills and confidence to…
LCRC Chair, Patty Minerich opened the well-attended March 27 LCRC meeting in Boothbay with the introduction of our guest speaker, Steve Robinson, the editor in chief of the Maine Wire. Steve…
Wawenock LLC knew of issues with the downtown Wiscasset building’s masonry facade before hundreds of bricks fell off in April 2021, an insurance company claimed in defending itself in a 2023 civil…
Obituary
Monona Stover Watts, 71, of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully on March 21, 2024…
The Edgecomb Eddy School cafeteria was filled with firefighters, nurses, tradesmen, hairdressers, scientists and even a beekeeper – at least aspiring ones. The school held a career day March 29,…
A May 6 dispositional hearing is set for the Boothbay man charged in regard to a Feb. 8 motor vehicle accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb. Alexander Nielsen, 33, was charged with operating under the…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March:
Arrests/summonses
March 1, John Mackenzie Jr., 55, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Operation of Defective Vehicle,…
Obituary
Kathryn E. Hauser was called home to be with the Lord on March 24, 2024 at her home in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, at the age of 86.
Born in Wilmington…
Over 40 Boothbay voters on March 27 authorized seeking a $3.2 million bond to repair road damage from back-to-back January storms. Cleanup began on Shore and Samoset roads, King Phillips Trail and…
The 40th annual New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food Show is still the only juried wholesale giftware and specialty food show featuring quality New England made products. The show is not…
Obituary
Dorothy Magadieu, 86, of Worcester, Massachusetts, passed away on March 30, 2024. She was a longtime resident of Sherborn, Massachusetts and Southport.
Dorothy was born Feb. 28, 1938 to…
11th annual Earth Day Celebration
Come to Maine Studio Works, 170 Anderson St., Portland on Friday, April 26 for this 11th annual celebration of Earth Day. Doors open at Maine Studio Works at 6 p.m. and films begin at 7 p.m.…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in March:
Alna: Kallevik, David H. to McGonigle, Erin and Dow, Ian; Lakeview Loan…
Boothbay Region Garden Club President Irene Fowle will be presenting on the timely subject of Spring Ephemerals at the Club’s next monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 10…
Nominations are now being accepted for the seventh annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation, but only until April 15.
Created in 2018, this award highlights non-profit…
Celebrating 100 years
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) celebrates a major milestone this year, 100 years of serving our community. The Register plans a series on the library’s offerings and the people, place,…
Many thanks to all those who made the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary’s 2nd annual free community Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 30, such a huge success. Special thanks to Pinkham’s Gourmet…
Press release
Mary Lou Daxland of Newcastle announces that she will be running for Maine House of Representatives District 46. District 46 is Bristol, Damariscotta, Monhegan Island, Newcastle and…
Obituary
Agnes Anthony “Toni” Helming, 98, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2024 at Gorham House, Gorham, Maine.
Toni was born on Aug. 24, 1925 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, the younger daughter…
Good news doesn’t often come in the form of a tax bill, but Southport’s 2024 Lincoln County tax bill is a welcome sight. On March 27, Selectman Gerry Gamage reported the $653,627 county tax bill…
Lincoln Lodge No. 3 A.F. & A.M., Masonic Lodge in Wiscasset, passed out checks to six area food pantries Thursday, March 28. Members raised $1,500 during the year through their Lincoln Lodge…
Many of the Boothbay Region Elementary School Special Education Composite Room students from 1977 to 2020 gathered at their teacher Toby LeConte’s home for memories and a History…
The Community School District school board on March 26 held this year’s third workshop to discuss the draft 2025 fiscal year budget. The board focused on Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES)…
Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Special Services Director Christopher Baribeau will resign at the end of the school year. Superintendent Robert Kahler announced the resignation,…
The Midcoast region has a newly published first time author in Ruth Monsell of Damariscotta and Camden. Her book, “Frances Perkins: Champion of American Workers,” published by Histria Books,…
Obituary
Dorothy Jean Koughan, 80, of Wiscasset passed away suddenly on March 10, 2024 at LincolnHealth.
She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on Nov. 5, 1943, a daughter of Franklin C. and Virigina…
Anyone looking for a last-minute Easter present should hop on down to the Boothbay Community Fridge. There are 20 Easter baskets filled with a Lindt Chocolate bunny, sunglasses, crayons, coloring…
