On Thursday, May 15, Edgecomb’s planning board reviewed Cindy Landry’s plan for additional parking and seating at her Cook’s Landing business.

Landry explained the bar and grille has…

The Plastic Free Peninsula Committee will give a free presentation at the Indivisible-Boothbay meeting tonight, May 21, at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club from 5-7 p.m.

The committee will…

Sandra E. "Sandie" Kaiser, of Beaufort, South Carolina and Maine, passed away May 18, 2019 after a series of strokes. Her beloved husband of nearly 30 years was by her side.
Born Nov. 12,…

On Saturday, May 25, The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will kick-off the 2019 summer season of events at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic site in New Harbor. The festivities will commence at 2 p.m…

When the Maine Bureau of Veterans Services (MBVS) announced the distribution of emergency funds for veterans, local American Legion post commander David Patch was ready.

As head of  Charles…

The Lincoln County Historical Association invites you to join in the organization’s 65th annual observance of Memorial Day. The gathering begins at 11 a.m., Monday. May 27 at the flag pole on the…

Boothbay planning board members want more clarifying information before approving a Murray Hill Road summer resident’s request to add a deck. The board tabled a request made by Suzanne Adams and…

Becky Doughty, assistant show director, has announced the following dates for the 2019 craft shows on the Boothbay Common:

Memorial Day Show – May 25, 26

Windjammer Days Show – June…

All 17 articles of the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District budget passed unanimously in 27…

Michael Holbrook, 47, of Boothbay took an Alford plea to address several charges stemming from a night of violence and mayhem on April 14 and 15, 2017.

Holbrook took the plea, similar to a…

A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Matthew Plummer, 36, of Wiscasset May 15, charging him in connection with an eight-hour police standoff Dec. 14-15, 2018 at his apartment on Heritage Lane.…

The Barters Island Baptist Church will be celebrating its 152nd anniversary this Sunday, May 19 at the 11 a.m. worship service. All are invited to come out and rejoice in all God has done over the…

Coping with your own or a loved one’s mental health challenges? If so, a combined support group meets on the third Tuesday of each month. The group meets at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, Emery…

Dr. Damian Brady has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. He is a faculty member in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and based at the Daring Marine Center in…

Heading “up to camp” and putting everything back in order after a long winter, like getting your boat ready for a new season, can feel like a chore. Things that worked in the fall may not be in…

This year’s Edgecomb Eddy School Yard Sale will be held Saturday, May 25 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Those interested in having a table, the cost is $10 and the proceeds go to benefit the 6th…

LincolnHealth Ambulatory Surgery Nurse Ericka Fairfield was recently chosen to receive the prestigious DAISY Award for providing exceptional care. The award was presented May 7 by Bonnie and Mark…

The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) is pleased to announce that the American Legion and Easterseals Maine will be points of contact for distribution of Veterans’ Emergency Financial…

Chief Robert Hasch of the Boothbay Harbor Police Department has released the following information about the standoff which occurred today (May 15) at 31 Oak St.:

“On 5-15-2019 at…

UPDATE: A standoff at 31 Oak St. came to a head around 1:15 p.m. as Boothbay Harbor officers and Lincoln County deputies safely apprehended Konstantinos Rigas, 31,…

First National Bank recently donated $2,500 to sponsor the 2019 Damariscotta Oyster Celebration.

The second annual Damariscotta Oyster Celebration kicks off on June 13 with chefs from North…

Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with Responsible Beverage Seller/Server training…

Thanks to a generous grant from the Chester and Muriel Dawes Foundation, the Boothbay Region Food Pantry has purchased a van to replace the use of volunteers’ vehicles in the pick-up and delivery…

A public hearing for LD 1646, “An Act To Restore Local Ownership and Control of Maine's Power Delivery Systems” drew hundreds to the Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee hearing room Tuesday…

Selectmen welcomed newcomer Ken Fitch to the board and elected a new chair, Mike Tomko, and vice chair, Tricia Warren, May 13. The board also fielded a letter signed by 56 pickleball athletes…

For 17 years, the second Saturday of May has typically meant one thing in the Boothbay region. The community springs into action to assist in home improvement projects for low income property…

Lincoln County Commissioners approved the towns’ tax commitments May 7. The total county budget to be raised by taxation is $10,203,674. That is lower than the general expenditures, because some…

Craig Tibbetts, 61, of Raiford, Florida died May 4, 2019 at Haven Hospice in Orange Park, Florida.

He was born Sept. 19, 1957 in Boothbay Harbor, the son of Albion B. and Fern Thayer…

Robert “Bob” Frederick Foster, 84, of West Southport, passed away on April 1, 2019.

Born Sept. 25, 1934, Bob was the son of William Sproul Foster and Francis Elizabeth Feltis of Walpole.…

Do you wonder about the so-called 'standard' gauge and whether it is really always the right choice when building a railway?

Come to a presentation at the Alna Center Station on Saturday,…

The barn at Morris Farm is once again filling up with a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes, hardy Maine-grown perennials, vegetable and flower seedlings, and herbs for the farm’s annual plant…

Charles J. DiPerri Jr., 77, of Wiscasset, Maine, died May 4, 2019 at home surrounded by family after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Charlie was born February 23, 1942, son of Dr.…

Boothbay selectmen completed some unfinished business May 8 pertaining to the recently completed municipal elections. The board welcomed Desiree Scorcia to her first meeting after she won her…

Carter’s Wharf, a lobster buying station on the east side of Boothbay Harbor, was recently donated to the Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation (BRMF), a nonprofit organization also based in…

The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority decided May 8 to create a committee to look into options for Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) for opioid addiction at the jail.

According to Col. …

Danielle Ward, 35, of Hope, was sentenced to six years in prison May 6 after changing her plea to guilty in March in connection with a January 2017 crash that claimed the lives of a Woolwich…

Donald Frederick Lewis, 72, of Aurora, Colorado passed peacefully at Aurora Medical Center South on May 11, 2019 after a brief illness.

Donald was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on March 30…

Reports and contract renewals were the focus for the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee May 8. Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch announced this year'…

The Boothbay region’s visually impaired group (VIP) marked the start of its 19th year May 7. Without leaving their seats at the Community Center, the 11 VIP members and guests at the monthly…

The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Please note: the deadline for submissions — including all press releases, ads and columns — for the…

The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts its season on Boothbay Town Common on Thursday, May 23. They will set up on the Common from 9 a.m. to noon every Thursday through October 10, except that the…

Friendships, family, fashion and fun. Saturday, May 11 was prom night and as has been a tradition for several years, the Boothbay Region High School prom goers and family members gathered at…

Two big pieces of sailing history, schooners Ernestina-Morrissey and Bowdoin, sit a couple hundred feet apart at Bristol Marine in Boothbay Harbor keeping some of the East Coast’…

After an 80-minute review, Boothbay Town Clerk Lynn Maloney determined there were no problems with the 418 ballots cast in the May 6 town election. Former selectman Chuck Cunningham requested a…

As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake in Woolwich and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are needed from May through…

Boothbay Harbor will soon welcome a new business, Port's Pizzeria, at 28 Union Street's former Wok 'n Grill. Local businessman Jeff Teel, representing Cicci2 LLC, answered the board's questions on…

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16 in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium.

The meeting will have…

Patricia M. Hendrickson, 80, of Wiscasset died on March 11, 2019. A graveside service will take place on Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. A Celebration of Life will…

AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is seeking public input on three proposed designs for the bicentennial commemorative flag, which will be on display statewide through 2020.

The…

A fire in one of the trash bins at the Waste Management Facility was quickly extinguished by area firefighters on Thursday afternoon, May 9. No one was hurt as a result of…