A problem with the town’s website has delayed a summer resident’s request for an accessory building permit. The Edgecomb Planning Board requested that William and Carolyn Anthony of Chicago,…
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Jane Heaton Najim, 63, died Sept. 5, 2015, at her home in Newcastle surrounded by her family and her beloved Sammy and Amelia.
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Over Labor Day Weekend, 16 Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor businesses participating in the Taste of Local Flavor Harbor Fest event. The businesses were competing for Best Taste, Best Band, and Best…
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Mason Ballou Smith of Charleston, South Carolina, died peacefully on Sept. 5, 2015, in Charleston, of cancer.
Born in 1949 in Bronxville, New York, he was the…
Kathryn Young, LD, of Lincoln County Dental Inc., will discuss dental health and how it relates to diabetes at the next LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group Meeting.
…The members of Lincoln County’s 2016 budget committee were elected at a caucus of selectmen on Thursday, Sept. 3.
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Eighth graders from Boothbay Region Elementary School were at the Whale Park on Monday, Sept. 7, hoping to raise money for a field trip next year to the Florida Everglades.
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Walpole resident and gifted artist Sarah Wilde recently donated two paintings titled “Island in the Light” and “Reid’s Beach” to Miles and St. Andrews Home Health…
New Englanders from the 18th century to today mark their important moments and memories of love and life with jewelry.
Join Wiscasset Site Manager Peggy Konitzky on Sunday, Sept. 13…
The new 24-page Ratewatcher Guide, a publication of the Office of the Public Advocate that helps customers make informed choices about their telephone and broadband options is now available online…
More than 140 guests, speakers and honorees gathered at the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark in Newcastle last month for The Frances Perkins Center’s seventh annual garden…
At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Boothbay Fire House, Dr. Steve Cook will lead an interactive talk to educate us…
The 72nd Arthur Hale Veasey Memorial Regatta was held at high tide at the Cove Beach on Squirrel Island on Aug. 23. The event, which continues to be held in honor…
September is an ideal time for hiking. The weather is cooler and there are far fewer insects to contend with. Two memorable hikes close to the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions are to Squirrel Point…
On Sept. 1, a film crew arrived in Boothbay Harbor.
Award-winning journalist Parker Kelley and producer/director Gene “Cap” Allen were…
Dresden Planning Board
The Dresden Planning Board issued a $625 fine Tuesday to Chelsea contractor Dick Condon for violation of a stop work order.
"I issued you a verbal stop work order on Aug. 24 and you were out…
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Faith Baptist Church, 144 Mills Road, Newcastle, Paula Wheeler will introduce the Clamshell Quilters group to the fast and easy "Bento Box" block.
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The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is thrilled to have Bonnie and Ron Ginger of Boothbay as our 2015/16 Annual Appeal Fund Chairpersons.
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Harbor Fest 2015 got off to a bang on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, as visitors boarded the Rocktide Inn trolley to be ferried about to the open arms of area businesses.
Guests were awarded…
Obituary
Frederick Sidney Orne, 59, died unexpectedly at his home in Savannah, Georgia, on Aug. 26, 2015.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement today to congratulate Maine author Stephen King on earning a National Medal for the Arts Citation from the White House. Receiving…
Harbor Fest festivities kick off with the free Harbor Crawl on Sept 4., from 4 to 7 p.m.
Join the Harbor Crawl and get your weekend started. Crawlers can choose to board the Rocktide Trolley…
More than $35,000 was raised to benefit the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) at its first-ever Art of the Estuary Celebration & Auction on Aug. 20. Donations from eight local artists…
A phony has shown up in Damariscotta.
The Damariscotta Police Department reported that in the past week a fake $10 bill was circulated in town.
Damariscotta Police Chief Ron Young said…
Are you inspired by the tranquility of running on rustic trails deep in the Maine woods? Do you enjoy the challenge of highly varied terrain, where slippery roots or loose rocks demand your…
Midcoast Maine is well known in textile circles for the hand hooked rugs that were crafted by local women during the second half of the 19th century and well into…
A Maine court today held the former owners of a chlorine bleach plant accountable for tons of mercury it dumped into the Penobscot River over the course of four decades. The judge ordered the…
Friday, September 4
BRHS football at home vs. Traip Academy, 7 p.m., Sherman Field
BRHS cross-country at Medomak Valley in Waldoboro, Girls’ race starts at 4:00 p.m.;…
Henry Rowe of Boothbay got a surprise in the mail a few days before his 83rd birthday. On July 6, he received a letter from his son who lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
The letter…
The following property transfers were recorded at the Lincoln County Registry of Deeds during July.
Alna: Pierce, Steven H (PR), Pierce, Jeffrey D (PRr), Pierce, Doris L (Est) to Faulkner,…
Beginning on Sept. 12, Maine Media Women will hold its monthly round-table meetings at the River Arts Gallery on Route 1 in Damariscotta. These meetings are free of charge, and there is ample…
The Edgecomb selectmen have a simple message for Mill Road motorists: Slow down!
Selectman Mike Smith has received several complaints about motorists driving at unsafe speeds on the road…
Have you always wanted to express yourself either in by writing a short story or personal memoirs, piecing a colorful quilt, painting, or any other artistic…
Award-winning New York City-based artist and MPress Records founder Rachael Sage will perform two sets during the 2015 Boothbay Harbor…
Obituary
Dorothy A. Babcock, 86, died Sept. 1, 2015, at her home in Boothbay with her family by her side.
She was born Sept. 24, 1928, in West Acton, Massachusetts, to…
Join Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) on an informative exploration of Damariscove Island on Saturday, Sept. 12. BRLT staff members, Executive Director Nick Ullo…
The history of your local newspaper, the Boothbay Register, is varied and interesting.
Can you name the year Publisher Howard Cowan purchased the paper from Publisher Daniel P. DeRepentigny…
Boothbay Railway Village
The Boothbay Railway Village continues its 50th anniversary season with a special event on Saturday, Sept. 5, celebrating the one and only, Manley E. Stover Sr. Manley Stover was a key staff…
Dean Snell was an active golfer, family man and 34-year employee at Bath Iron Works when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He fought it courageously, then it came back like a beast, his…
Those of us who have looked forward in the summers to hearing Kit Sherrill preach at All Saints by-the Sea will have a rare opportunity to hear…
At the end of a case that was defined by time and space, it was a lack of evidence due to time and small spaces that defined the outcome.
On Wednesday, Sept. 2 at the Lincoln County Superior…
All meetings at town offices unless otherwise noted
BOOTHBAY
Planning Board: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Selectmen: Monday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.
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Four passengers were rescued Wednesday afternoon after a lobster boat collided with a local chartered schooner near Tumbler Island.
The Lazy Jack, a 48-foot schooner, was struck in…
No official "end of summer" yet! The Twin Villages and Boothbay Harbor will be busy with music, art, restaurants, shops, and many other fun events this coming Labor Day weekend.…
Brunswick couple Lennie Burke and Bob Beaumont are leading United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s 2015 Annual Campaign which kicks off Wednesday, September 9. Burke and…
On Saturday, Sept. 12, volunteers will be offering to wash windshields at select Irving Oil and Circle K gas stations in Maine. Irving Oil will make a generous…
Boothbay Region Water District
The Boothbay Region Water District trustees denied a request on Aug. 25 to extend the water-on season. Southport resident John Newbury wrote a letter requesting to extend the season as long as…
The worship service at Pemaquid Point lighthouse held annually by the Second Congregational Church, UCC, of Newcastle will be celebrated Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:30 a…
The deadline for submissions for the Sept. 10 edition is Friday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper offices will be closed Monday,…
