Traffic was reopened along Route 1 in Wiscasset and Edgecomb June 28 following a three-vehicle accident on the Donald E. Davey Bridge that connects the two towns, according to a Lincoln County…
News
Breanna Cushman, of St. George submitted the winning design for this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™.
Cushman is an energetic mother of three children and…
Regulars at Hunter’s Breakfast in Wiscasset are thinking about where they will try for breakfast and lunch, now that the Route 27 business is closing for good. The last day is July 7.
Owner…
Lincoln County District and Superior Courts
The following were closed cases in the Lincoln County District and Superior Courts for May and June. All information was provided by the Clerk of Court; unless otherwise…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club proudly presents another home for your enjoyment on its “Sea Around Us"…
Opposing lawyers debated the relevance of Boothbay’s comprehensive plan language Monday during the second appeals board hearing on the building permit for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’…
Windjammer Days continued on Tuesday, June 27 with the annual parade of antique boats.
Musical groups Double Entendre and the Noel Arrington Trio performed while the parade of boats, small…
These artists are doing it for the “greater good.”
So says local artist Donald Demers, who has organized a live art…
Kenneth Hatch III of Whitefield appeared before Justice Robert Mullen at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta June 27, after a dispositional conference confirmed Hatch and his attorney, Richard…
Obituary
Anita Helen Mudd Howe, died peacefully at her beloved Southport Island home on June 12, 2017.
She was born September 13, 1925, in Berwyn, Illinois to Joseph Augustine Mudd Jr., and Helen…
Death notice
Mary Jane Giles, 79, died at her residence in Boothbay on June 21, 2017.
Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Avenue, Belfast.
A pancake breakfast, the raising of information banners and the assembling of pirate paraphernalia kicked off morning Windjammer Days activities in the Whale Park on Tuesday, June 27.…
The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 2. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All…
The Edgecomb Community Church Mission Outreach Committee will be holding a gift baskets fundraiser during the summer months. There are a total of 12 gift baskets with one of the following themes:…
Returning for a second year, Rev. Charles LaFond comes to Southport and All Saints directly from a pilgrimage to the island of Iona. He’s been writing about this in…
Obituary
Colleen M. (McInnis) Rego, 88, a lifelong resident of Barters Island, died June 25, 2017 in the Miles Hospital in Damariscotta surrounded…
Do you enjoy singing show tunes, hymns, and patriotic songs while having a picnic lunch overlooking the beautiful Sheepscot River? If…
It's hard to believe that it's almost the Fourth of July. But, as has been the case for the past 30 years, the Boothbay Civic Association will provide something to do on the holiday with its…
Caitlin Shepherd will be running the 10k in the Rocky Coast Road Race this Saturday, July 1 to raise funds and awareness for the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), a piece of equipment…
Don’t forget to tune in to BRCTV Channel 7 tonight, Monday, June 26, at 6 p.m. to find out who will be Miss Windjammer 2017- Susannah Edwards or Azalea Bennett!
On Saturday, July 1, Brad and Danielle Betts will open the doors to their new Down East Gallery, at 146 Boothbay Road in Edgecomb. They’ll welcome visitors into the newly restored space that will…
United States Senator George Mitchell will be the featured Chats with Champions speaker at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 13. The venue for the program is the…
Should Boothbay’s marijuana ordinance allow retail sales? That question is before the Planning Board. Members began discussing an outline June 21 regarding possible ordinance topics for legalized…
This August, 12 Maine stone sculptors and a guest from Japan will be creating sculpture from Maine granite on the grounds of the Boothbay Railway Village during the first ever Maine Coast Stone…
A small gathering came together at the Fishermen’s Memorial on Sunday, June 25 to hear ceremonies recalling those lost at sea and then to watch as local clergy blessed the local fishing…
The American Regulatory Board of Optometry's held its 98th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 18-20. Dr. Thomas Nadeau of Boothbay Harbor participated as the representative for the Maine…
This August, 12 Maine stone sculptors and a guest from Japan will be creating sculpture from Maine granite on the grounds of the Boothbay Railway Village during the…
Starting Monday, July 10, Rebekah Rogers will offer art classes for beginners at the Community Center. The classes will meet for three consecutive Mondays (July 10, 17 and 24) between noon and 2…
This summer, Skidompha Library’s staff genealogist and volunteers are offering a service that will benefit patrons, future researchers and the library collection. For generations, many families…
The Cod Cove Inn has announced that it has received the …
The Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick is teaming up with Petco of Topsham for a BE A LIFESAVER, a mega adoption weekend on July 1 and 2 at the Topsham Fair Mall store. Dozens of puppies, kittens…
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen decided last year to combine efforts in a coastal resiliency project assessing potential flooding of the town…
Joseph Charpentier has been hired by the Boothbay Register as a full-time reporter.
He will be covering local…
As part of their natural reproductive cycle, honeybees will swarm. A swarm is when a queen and a good portion of the worker population of bees leave the hive to find a new home. While a honeybee…
When Boothbay Region Elementary School held its end-of-the-school-year assembly June 19, Principal Mark Tess announced which staff and teachers were retiring. When Lucy-Ann Spaulding and Rita…
Readers are reminded that start time of the Windjammer Days Blessing of the Fleet event will be on Sunday, June 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the inner harbor. The original schedule, as printed in the…
The Schooner Cove and Chase Point communities on the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus are pleased to welcome Bruce Hardina to their marketing staff.
A summa cum laude graduate of SUNY Stonybrook…
Tourists aren’t the only ones who descend upon the Boothbay region each summer. Dozens of international seasonal workers also travel to the Midcoast community each tourist season earning college…
On Friday, June 30, Dr. Alison Rieser will give a talk on herring at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center.
The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall on the…
Boothbay Railway Village
Creating a city in the desert, moving London Bridge to Arizona, and competing in business against his in-laws are just some of the unusual activities of outboard…
Now in its 15th year, the Chili Chowder Fest has become a serious tradition for locals and visitors alike. With many of Midcoast Maine’s favorite restaurants and safety organizations in one place…
Boothbay Region Elementary School closed out its 2016-2017 academic year Tuesday morning, June 20, with an all-school assembly. Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell whipped up the crowd using one…
On the rare weekends that Dr. Eric Worthing and Dr. Catherine Cavanaugh had off together during their residencies at Maine Medical Center, they went camping around Maine, often near rural…
When Morning Dew Farm’s Brady Hatch decided to study abroad in Thailand during her junior year of college, she did not know that decision would change the trajectory…
The Boothbay Transfer Station on Country Club Road will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 5.
Damariscotta Police Department
According to an email from Acting Damariscotta Police Chief Jason Warlick, State Rep. Michael Devin (D-Newcastle) was arrested for Operating Under the Influence after a traffic stop.
At 10…
It’s finally summer, area schools have held their final classes and outdoor events are on the rise. This week’s At a Glance features some of the final school and sports news, scenics and more. A…
A Randolph man crashed his vehicle twice within a half hour early on Tuesday, June 20.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff Office, Eddie Donnell Jr., 23, was driving a 1997 GMC pickup…
This week, Midcoast Conservancy will be mailing a survey to all residents who own property on the shores of Damariscotta Lake and major tributaries. The survey will ask residents to voluntarily…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce that its Hidden Valley Nature Center has been awarded $400,000 by the U.S. Forest Service as part of The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation…
