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…
News
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…
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…
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.
Sewer…
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,…
Obituary
Beth Elaine (Leeman) Harsh, 71, of East Earl, Pennsylvania, died Aug. 27, 2015, surrounded by her family, after a long illness.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor to Barbara Wylie Leeman and…
The proposed Boothbay comprehensive plan has to leap one final hurdle. The document was vetted during two public hearings, reviewed by the selectmen and town’s attorney, and now, after three years…
Obituary
Frederick S. “Fred” Orne, 59, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Portland and Boothbay Harbor, died suddenly on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 in Savannah.
A memorial service will be held Saturday…
Obituary
Elizabeth Hodgdon McDougall died peacefully at the Gregory Wing on Aug. 31, 2015, with her loving family by her side.
Elizabeth was born at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor on Jan. 29…
Maine Department of Corrections Deputy Commissioner Jody Breton informed the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper Tuesday afternoon that a long-anticipated payment…
It was to a massive crowd that the ribbon was cut at the new Community Center at the Meadow Mall in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 29. Cutting the ribbon were Trudie Seybold and Lucille Machon…
A sailboat motored its way through pea soup fog into Boothbay Harbor at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 20. On board were the captain, three crew members, two of them in…
As 55 million children across the country begin heading back to school, AAA urges motorists to slow down and stay alert in neighborhoods and school zones, and to be…
Obituary
Dana F. Davis, 86, of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully Aug. 31, 2015, with his loving family by his side.
He was born to Joseph and Myrtle (Simmons) Thibodeau on Jan. 20, 1929, in Friendship…
Creative Maine
Debbie Beam is a performer.
The Edgecomb woman's debut performance was playing the lead in “Li'l Abner.”
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Logan of Boothbay Harbor will again represent the United States National Rowing Team and row at the 2015 World…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to dusk. The…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Laura Perkins and Kenneth Green, The White Owl Duo and White Owl Products, will give a Native American Flute Concert on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on…
The 2015 Harbor Fest 5k and Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 9 a.m. starting and ending at the Watershed Tavern and Boothbay Craft Brewery on Adams Pond Road, Boothbay.
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Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Monday that Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho is stepping down. After four years serving in the LePage Administration, Aho has accepted…
Westport Island Fire Chief Robert Mooney briefed selectmen on the department’s upcoming cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)…
Obituary
Eleanor Virginia “Ginny” Maxfield, of Portland, died Aug. 24, 2015, while surrounded by her family.
Ginny was born in…
The challenges facing small farms in Maine and the innovation leading to success will be the focus of this year’s annual meeting of the of Knox-…
Fresh off a west coast tour in July, New Orleans-based band, Tuba Skinny, made a weekend visit to Midcoast Maine, pleasing audiences from Montville to Damariscotta.
It is the third year that…
Members of the Boothbay Region High School Boosters Club are working quickly to overcome unfortunate news received earlier this month.
On Aug. 13, former president of the club, Heather O’…
Getting to Know the Region
Usually when she drives, Toni Crouch has a lead foot.
So when she realized she was driving the speed limit from her vacation in Maine back to her home in Washington, D.C., she knew something…
You can set your watch by Wiscasset’s town clock — most of the time.
The clock has faithfully tolled the hour above Maine’s Prettiest Village since 1907, although on some occasions not as…
Out of Our Past
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor were really struggling with the modern era in the 1920s. Cars and trucks, though still relative rarities here, were inexorably supplanting beasts of…
Municipal officials have announced that the town of Boothbay Harbor has received a $2,608 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its good loss experience and loss…
