For the third year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is welcoming visitors back to its annual seasonal celebration, Gardens Aglow. This year, CMBG is taking its dramatic display to new…
News
The Boothbay Harbor Sewer District has released a public notice stating the Union Street pump station will be replaced and work begins on Wednesday, Oct. 11 or in the following few days. The…
Calendar programming premieres at the new Harbor Theater (yes, that’s “er” not “re’) on Oct. 6, just five days after the non-profit, Harbor Theater (formerly Friends of the Harbor Theater),…
The issue of finding an appropriate design for the pickleball and basketball courts at the corner of Emery Lane and Townsend Avenue is volleying between the Boothbay Harbor planning and select…
The Boothbay Register asked the Knickerbocker Group and Marden Builders what plans 8 Wharf Street LLC has for the former Romar bowling alley property at 19 By-Way in downtown Boothbay Harbor. The…
Wiscasset
Residents can see street amenities, a parking plan and illustrations of what the Wiscasset downtown project will look like at a Maine Department of Transportation informational meeting from 6 to 8…
On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., the Newcastle Historical Society will host a talk by Jeffrey Miller on “Firearms of Colonial America,” an overview of the various types of firearms used commonly in…
An active fall season for Maine real estate is underway. According to Maine Listings, sales of single-family existing homes jumped 6.36 percent in August. The median…
Pies-by-the-slice are on sale over Pumpkinfest Weekend, Oct. 8, 9 and 10, thanks to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church next to the river in Newcastle. The church will use…
The Alna Volunteer Fire Department will be having its annual fall ham and bean supper on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Alna Fire Station, 1579 Alna Road, between 4:30…
The Southport Planning Board will meet Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall
Agenda
…We invest in our children in many ways — helping them with new skills, cheering them on in sport activities, and doing all we can to help them learn and succeed in the future. Future success is…
When Kim Martin from Eventide was unable to keep her commitment as presenter for the Boothbay Region Garden Club September meeting, President Claire Tomlin had to think fast. With less than a week…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens have teamed up for a two-day celebration and exploration of Maine’s native superfood — sea vegetables. The series will…
The 18th annual Midcoast Maine Tour de Farms will take place Saturday, Sept. 30, from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cyclists and food lovers can enjoy an early fall bike ride through the rolling Midcoast…
The Coast Guard Sector Northern New England out of South Portland reported that two lobster fishing vessels collided about nine miles south of Boothbay Harbor around the Pumpkin Ledge area…
Obituary
Josephine T. “Josie” Giles, 82, of Boothbay, died Sept. 19, 2017, in her sleep at her home in Boothbay, with her daughters by her side.
Josie was born in Belfast, Ireland on March 3, 1935…
The 10th annual World Wide Photo Walk is coming Saturday, Oct. 7. It’s a day when people all over the planet participate in a walk to shoot pictures, meet new friends and socialize. Anyone with a…
Obituary
Joseph Henry Schubert, of New Canaan, Connecticut and Barters Island, Boothbay, died Sept. 22, 2017.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Patricia Wolff Schubert; son, Spencer A…
On Sept. 19, Magen Burge and Lilly Nein, both aged 9, were honored at the VA Togus Hospital for their efforts to raise money for homeless veterans at the American Legion Post 36 Yard Sale this…
For the 27th year, sports celebrities and area golfers took to the links this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics Maine. On Saturday, Sept. 23 the carts rolled to the tees of…
The appeals board hearing on Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ expansion permit came to a grinding halt Sept. 21 almost as soon as deliberations began. The hearing began with lawyers discussing…
A vendor, an artist and masseuse discussed plans for opening businesses in Boothbay during the Sept. 20 planning board meeting. James Barnes owns Barnes Custom Window Treatment in Warren. He wants…
The holidays are just around the corner, the evenings are drawing in and all over Maine craftspeople and artists are preparing for the busiest shopping season of the year. As in…
Comfort Keepers® in Damariscotta is asking the community to make food donations to the Feed Seniors Now™ food drive to help local seniors and raise awareness for this growing epidemic that impacts…
Two antique Lincoln clubs, the Road Race Lincoln Register (RRLR), which recognizes primarily the early 1950s Lincolns which dominated the Pan-American endurance races during…
Boothbay Region High School has been celebrating Homecoming this week (games, dress-up days and decorating) and activities will continue Thursday through Saturday,…
On Friday, Sept. 22, the Boothbay Charities Classic is proud to host the 26th annual Lobster Bake and Live Sports Auction.
This event will kick off the events of the weekend starting at 4…
The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District is focused on grinding demolition debris into smaller wood chips. The district recently received a complaint from a Canadian firm which accepts wood…
Stock car racer Connor Wenners, 12, of Edgecomb has been a big deal at Wiscasset Speedway this summer. He races in the 25-lap, four cylinder pro series…
Excavation has begun, and plans to build a 6,600 square-foot retail space at 295 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor, diagonally across from Hammond Lumber, are forging ahead, according to Seascape…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Five properties associated with the Sheepscot Harbour Village complex at Eddy Road and Route 1 in Edgecomb were slated for a real estate auction sale in October. The properties are the Sheepscot…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved this year’s court security contract for $190,000, which Sheriff Todd Brackett said was about 2.5 percent more last year. The contract will be…
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee had its first regular meeting of the new school year on Wednesday, Sept. 13. It was a momentous occasion, with the committee…
Obituary
Jody A. Barnes of Whitefield, Maine died Sept. 6, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
He was born…
Everyone is welcome at a gathering to learn more about the services of New Hope for Women and what the organization does to support those affected by domestic…
The Edgecomb Economic Development Committee is being inspired by “The Peanuts Gang” this Christmas season. The committee is inviting local residents, businesses and students to participate in the…
Channel 7/BRCTV has been off the air as of this past weekend, but Station Manager Cody Mitchell wants to reassure the community the shutdown is, hopefully, temporary.…
The Community Center
On Wednesday Sept. 27 at 6 p.m., Jane Carpenter, founder of Maine Identity Services, will present a special evening session entitled “Equifax Data…
On Thursday, Sept. 28, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., the Boothbay Region Historical Society will host Commander Bill Wilson, USCG (retired), our resident expert and distinguished lecturer on all things…
On Sunday, Sept. 24, the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will welcome the Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd into its pulpit at the 10 a.m. service.
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Obituary
Maynard Trescott Taylor, 81, of Westport Island, Maine and Largo, Florida, died Aug. 14, 2017 with family by his side at Winship Green in Bath, Maine.
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Obituary
Clarence “Larry” W. Davis, 84, of Boothbay, died peacefully Sept. 13, 2017 at the Maine Veterans Hospice House at Togus in Augusta.
Larry was born March 27, 1933 in Brunswick, Maine, to…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fall campaign to help residents of Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, Brunswick and Harpswell, was launched Tuesday, Sept. 12.
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Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said Sept. 13, the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority has missed several opportunities for short-term contracts with sending jails due to the slow process of…
In a region affectionately known as "Boozebay," alcoholism is no stranger to many families on the Boothbay peninsula. However, as heroin use has hit epidemic proportions, substance misuse in our…
On Sept. 26, Indivisible-Boothbay, a nonpartisan group of citizen-activists in the Boothbay Region, will hold its monthly meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rotary Club’s building at 66 Montgomery…
The Boothbay home Maine First Lady Ann LePage purchased in 2014 is up for sale. Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate has listed the three-bedroom home on Firth Drive for $409,000. Mrs. LePage…
