Walter Smithwick III, prominent thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida, peacefully passed away on Oct. 11, 2020 at the age of 81 following a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s…
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Obituary
Susan G. Jones, 66, of Wiscasset, passed away on October 22, 2020 surrounded by the wonderful staff at Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills, where she has lived since 2017.
Susan is…
James Catano has been coming to Barters Island since 1983. Ten years ago, he began looking for the right place on the island to live and, in 2015, he found it. This year, he and co-owner Michelle…
Last month University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dana Gartzke visited Walpole for a tour of a waterfront infrastructure…
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The Lincoln County Republican Committee’s next monthly meeting will be held at its headquarters at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Several issues important to members will be…
Obituary
Joan R. Brownstein, 72, of Wiscasset, formerly of Newbury, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 22, 2020 at Clover Manor in Auburn, Maine.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The 32nd annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party, that jumpstart on holiday shopping in the Boothbay region, is still happening as always the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Saturday, Nov. 21…
The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won a combined 28 awards, including three special awards, in the 2020 Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, presented at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
In 1937, famed yacht designer Clinton Crane built a fast 12-meter still being talked about today. He designed the Gleam, the first 12-meter to charter Newport, Rhode Island. Crane built…
The Boothbay Region YMCA, in partnership with local schools, churches, town offices and the Community Navigator, will begin accepting “Tree of Giving” applications Nov. 1 through Nov. 15. The “…
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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
Water Street Kitchen & Bar owner Ed Colburn said Friday, the restaurant is putting safety first as it reopens, starting Saturday with takeout only, a week after an employee reported they and a…
Each election year, the Lincoln County Courthouse lawn is littered with an array of political signs advocating for a candidate or ballot initiative. This year, two bright pink signs emblazoned in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) reports on the state of tourism and surveyed tourism businesses to determine how they fared over Indigenous People’s Day weekend compared to 2019.
Some…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a pie sale and fundraising raffle in conjunction with our first virtual awards celebration on Nov. 10. All are invited to pre-order a…
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to…
Maine’s real estate market has been on a wild ride since the early days of the COVID-19 response, according to four Lincoln County real estate brokers.
Dunham Realty broker and Maine…
The next meeting of the Southport Planning Board will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 5:15 p.m. The board will meet in the Southport Town Hall.
Agenda
1. Call to order and…
Boothbay Region YMCA invites the community to participate in the annual Fill the Bus Food Drive as it works to fill one of the Y buses with non-perishable food items to support the Boothbay Region…
Social media can be a hot bed of illegal activity. Scammers use it to share malicious links, to capture personal information and to entice victims into complex romance or investment schemes. The…
The Anchor Church out of Boothbay requested approval to use the facility for their services. This is a group of local community members who did not have a place to hold their service. They have…
Obituary
Natalie Kennison of Augusta died Oct. 19, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Dorothy and Francis Basto.
She was predeceased by…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 22, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Obituary
Priscilla A. Hansen, 77, of Edgecomb died unexpectedly on Oct. 7, 2020 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Priscilla was born to David and Katherine ( Carmichael ) Ogg of Jamaica Plain,…
Two new police cruisers have left Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett with a dilemma. Neither of the new Ford and Dodge models has enough space to mount the cases which hold rifles with 16-inch…
2020 Elections
As Maine has several methods of voting and with concerns abounding on a national scale, the Boothbay Register has received many questions on when and how citizens can vote absentee for the Nov. 3…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ first drive-through Gardens Aglow is on track for a Nov. 21 opening night. Bucket lifts are in the air covering the hard to reach places and staff are spread out…
Gardeners often cheer themselves during the winter months by planning next year’s gardens. The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta can help. All books in its extensive…
Press release
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the events of everyday living throughout the nation. Boothbay Region Elementary School is adapting its curriculum to provide a safe learning environment…
Analysis
“Remember My Name” is a national registry of the lives ended by domestic violence. Ms. Magazine and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) began the registry in 1994. Earlier…
Maine Medical Center
Maine Medical Center’s Research Institute (MMCRI) has received a $203,000 grant sub-award from West Virginia University for a National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) initiative to…
Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 21, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Rotary is getting creative to address community needs during COVID-19 and beyond. First focus: food insecurity.
Rotary applauds the service of Russ and Cathy Pinkham for managing our latest…
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Every year the Boothbay Region Garden Club participates in what is normally a walk for breast cancer awareness. This year, due to COVID-19, the event, held in Damariscotta on Saturday, Oct. 17…
Three days after residents approved a $3,312,286 school budget, selectmen finalized a .017938 tax rate, which is a 3.4% reduction. Selectmen met during a…
This summer, Cliff Theall and Georjean Marchulis of Weeks Road in Boothbay Harbor passed around a petition – a petition not to change a thing but to thank the town and its representatives for…
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is advising motorists to be aware of vehicle registration deadlines as Governor Janet Mills has issued an updated executive order regarding those…
Scarecrows are traditionally placed to discourage unwelcome visitors, but not in East Bootbay. Each October since 2013, scarecrows have appeared along Route 96 and Murray Hill Road in more of a…
The “Pink Your Ride” parade Oct. 17 was a fun way to recognize and celebrate breast cancer survivors. The parade wound through Newcastle and Damariscotta receiving cheers and other encouragement…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Oct. 20, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Lincoln County community organizations have collaborated with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Farmers to Families Food Initiative to offer Drive-Thru Farm Stands in Lincoln…
Press release
The bipartisan Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Friday, Oct. 16 to broaden the scope of the ongoing investigation into the…
to sustain viability of small businesses; to help stabilize Maine’s economy
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Heather Johnson announced Thursday, Oct. 15 that the Mills Administration has begun distributing the first…
Obituary
Henry C. Rowe, 88, of Boothbay, Maine, passed into the afterlife on Oct. 9, 2020 in the company of his loving family.
Henry Carlton Rowe was born on July 6, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has submitted to the federal government its …
