The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Towers, Danamarie K. to Thurlow, Erin and Rose,…
News
‘Re-Envisioning Education for the Boothbay Region’
Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser offered the wisdom of Bob Dylan’s 1963 hit “The Times They Are a’ Changin’” at a breakfast meeting at St. Andrews Village…
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Ted Chatham received the “2018 Auxiliarist of the Year” award from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 2. The…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
On Nov. 11, 1918, an armistice was signed by France and Germany ending World War I.
Boothbay Region Historical Society will display Raymond Pennoyer's World War I army uniform, as well as…
The Morris Farm will hold its annual Thanksgiving Community Potluck dinner on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 156 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. The Morris Farm supplies the turkeys, dressing, gravy and a few…
Midcoast Conservancy and the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will be hosting a gravel roads workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Fire…
This year there are two distinctive opportunities to volunteer during Boothbay Lights and we are looking for your help! Whether you are part of an organization, student group or non-profit who…
Midcoast Humane with campuses in Brunswick and Edgecomb announced the expansion of its adoption program on Monday, Oct. 29 with the goal of bringing more adoptable pets home.
The shelter…
Maine Preservation includes Boothbay Harbor waterfront, statewide dams, Newcastle home on annual list
The Yarmouth-based nonprofit Maine Preservation released its 20th list of ‘Most Endangered Historic Places in Maine’…
Southport Central School students arrived at school Oct. 30 to discover it was not going to be just another Tuesday. Principal Lisa Clarke had something else in mind. It came as a great surprise…
The Boothbay Harbor House of Pizza in the Meadow Mall has closed its doors after a fire early Tuesday morning.
Owner Mark Rigas said water and smoke damage throughout the restaurant and…
Fall back
Sunday, Nov. 4 is the day to move your clocks back an hour as daylight saving time (DST) ends. Officially, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.
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These are the locations and times of the local polling stations for Election Day, Nov. 6:
Boothbay, 7 Corey Lane, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Boothbay Harbor, 11 Howard Street, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay has announced receipt of a $6 million National Science Foundation grant that will empower the institute to develop new genetic research…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett met with Commissioner Hamilton Meserve Tuesday to discuss his department’s budget, after the Budget Committee tabled it Oct. 25.
Meserve was on his own…
There is significantly more to hunting in Maine than firing a gun. On Oct. 18 and 25, a class of future hunters attended the final two sessions of a firearms hunter safety course offered by the…
Local law enforcement officials reported a steady stream of volunteers on Oct. 26 dropping off outdated prescription drugs to the Boothbay Harbor Police Station during the nationwide biannual Drug…
Obituary
Janice L. Baird, 68, of Alna, passed away Oct. 27, 2018. She had resided at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta since 2014 where she touched many peoples lives, residents and staff alike. Everyone there…
Boothbay Harbor Fire Department
Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Southport fire departments responded to a sprinkler alarm and a call about smoke coming from the back of the House of Pizza in the Meadow Mall on Rt. 27/Townsend…
“Someone already has a standing reservation for Saturday nights and we are booking holiday parties.” Jen Jones said. She and her husband Jeff, owners of the new Boothbay Harbor restaurant Brady's…
Some people challenge themselves to climb a mountain or run a marathon. The challenge for writers is to complete a novel. For them, there is a NaNoWriMo.
That’s the acronym for the National…
This article contains important dates in November and December for clients of the Boothbay Region Food Pantry.
Food pantry directors and volunteers will prepare and distribute Thanksgiving…
On Saturday, Nov. 17 Spectrum Generations is offering an AARP Safe Driver Course at the CLC YMCA, 525 Main St., Damariscotta. The course hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All participants…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. at the Southport Town Offices. The agenda will include the following items:
1…
The Boothbay football team had some extra media scrutiny for its Oct. 26 Class E quarterfinal game in Readfield. Three Maine College of Art students attending the school’s Salt Institute…
Learn about the many resources available in Lincoln County for those with prediabetes or diabetes at LincolnHealth on World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14. Two informational “mini fairs” are taking place:…
You’ve just graduated high school. The Grand March is over. You have accepted your diploma and your friends' and family members' hugs and congratulations.
You pile onto a bus with your…
As friends, family and fellow musicians gathered recently to celebrate the life of the late Arthur Webster, it was announced that a memorial fund has been set up in both Arthur Webster’s and Danny…
Wiscasset Police Department
On Saturday, Oct. 27, Wiscasset Police Department responded to a report of a double overdose of two juveniles. Wiscasset Ambulance Service transported both to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick for…
AUGUSTA – Absentee ballots for the Nov. 6, 2018 General and Referendum Election are available to request through this Thursday, Nov. 1, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap reminded voters today.…
Everyone who lives or works in Lincoln County is invited to join the Lincoln County Community Health Needs Assessment forum on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. to help identify health…
Portland high school student Julia Hansen launched The Yellow Tulip Project after two of her closest friends committed suicide. The yellow is for happiness and hope; the tulips, newness and…
Obituary
Cynthia J. Thompson Dodge, 93, of Southport Island, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2018 at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta.
Being an organized person that Cynthia was, she left behind…
A single corporate structure for 10 of 12 members of the MaineHealth Systems Network and four affiliates takes effect Jan. 1, 2019. MaineHealth System began in 1997 when Saint Andrews Hospital in…
On Oct. 1, Harbor Theater celebrated its first year under the ownership of Friends of the Harbor Theater. Friends was established in 2007 and then raised over $55,000 for the theater, mostly for a…
At Skidompha Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta, hot cider, doughnuts, coffee, the warm fireplace, and a half-price sale on everything in the store will welcome Early Bird shoppers, starting at 6…
For the fourth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is welcoming visitors back to Gardens Aglow, its festive seasonal celebration. With more than 650,000 LED lights woven through 14 acres…
Lincoln County Budget Committee
At the Oct. 25 Lincoln County budget committee workshop, after much discussion and an executive session on a personnel matter, the panel tabled the Sheriff’s Office budget to give Sheriff Todd…
To welcome the holidays and join in the festivities across the area, Edgecomb residents are again invited to come out and decorate an array of Charlie Brown Christmas trees. The creatively…
Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that due to the weather forecast on Saturday, the cross-country state championship times have been changed. Boys will now…
You don’t need a chart to know Boothbay Region’s public school enrollment is rapidly dwindling. But current enrollment projections paint a bleak future. Earlier this month,…
The Boothbay Region YMCA, in partnership with, local schools, churches, town offices and the community navigator, is accepting “Tree of Giving” applications Nov. 1 until Nov. 15. The “Tree of…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has announced a new artistic collaboration with Justin Levesque, an award-winning, interdisciplinary artist from Portland, Maine.
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1) The Boothbay Register and/or Wiscasset Newspaper will post and publish each candidate’s announcement as he or she sends it to the newspapers.
2) Every local candidate is allowed one…
HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is proud to announce that it will soon begin operating a staffing service for its members to address the workforce shortage in the…
Brunswick, ME – The Joint Commission, in conjunction with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, has recertified Mid Coast Hospital with Advanced Certification for Primary…
Due to the weather forecast of heavy rain and high winds on Saturday, Oct. 27, Chief Dick Spofford has announced that the Boothbay Fire Department has canceled its Haunted House, which was…
Obituary
Arlene H. Wallace, 92, of Damariscotta died Oct. 24, 2018 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
She was born in Bath on June 6, 1926, a daughter of Hollis L. and…
Boothbay developer Paul Coulombe has regretfully pulled his proposal to purchase the Cap’n Fish motel and restaurant.
Coulombe announced the decision this…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee focused Oct. 23 on the future of Boothbay Region Elementary and High schools. Superintendent Keith Laser reviewed his first 100 days, his schedule…
