The construction of the new Bath viaduct is continuing ahead of schedule according to MaineDOT. All 19 of the pier columns and pier caps were completed earlier than projected, and 17 of 20…
News
CSD Board of Trustees
Boothbay Region schools were closed much of February due to two major blizzards and a week of school vacation. “February just didn't happen,” said Alternative…
Obituary
Debra Ann (Morris) Lewis died peacefully on March 4, 2017 in Brunswick with her children by her side.
Mrs. Lewis was born Sept. 30, 1951 in Columbia, South Carolina to Violet (Hartbarder)…
Obituary
Murrill M. Szucs Jr. MD, 78, of Westport Island, died March 3, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Obituary
Katharine G. Sillin, known to all as Kit, 71, of Lexington, Massachusetts died March 2, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.
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First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $14,500 to 20 food banks in bank’s…
LincolnHealth
Wendy Dinsmore, RN, a South Bristol native and current nurse manager at St. Andrews Village, didn’t always know that nursing was her calling … but everyone around her did. While working at a…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its spring open house on Sunday, March 12, from 3:…
Obituary
Sylvia D. Schroeder died peacefully and with grace and dignity on Feb. 28, 2017, with family and friends at her side.
She was born Sylvia Luella Dowden on June 15, 1931, in Helena, Montana…
Students sat or sprawled on a patchwork of blankets covering part of the Boothbay Region Elementary School cafeteria/gymnasium on Friday, eating picnic lunches and listening to Jessica Richter…
Damariscotta Police Chief Ronald Young has resigned, effective March 3. His resignation was announced via an email from Town Manager Matt Lutkus. The email contained a joint statement from Lutkus…
The Edgecomb Budget Committee’s goal of reducing contributions to local nonprofits was easier than expected. The committee and selectmen began the 2017-18 budget process requesting all departments…
Hooray! Hooray! It's Dr. Seuss Day!
Now all of the readers and children can play!
Wake all the Sneetches, and foxes, and Sam!
Make breakfast for Horton, from green eggs and…
Boothbay Region Elementary School Principal Mark Tess has posted a letter on the school's Facebook page reminding parents and guardians that food allergies and other food-related health issues…
Obituary
Leta M. (Brewer) McGee, 75, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, died Feb. 10, 2017 in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Leta was born in East Boothbay, daughter of the late…
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD MOBILE is here today, noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Congregational Church of Boothay Harbor parking lot (adjacent to the church).
B.Y.O.B. - Bring your own…
To honor Women’s History Month, the Wiscasset Public Library is hosting a talk on women in the American Civil War, by Colby history professor Dr. Elizabeth D.…
A family-owned business can be both a joy and a headache. Working for, or with, a family member can be rewarding, but it can also bring rivalries and family history to the forefront, causing…
State Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has sponsored legislation to roll back the three percent surtax on business owners and households earning more than $200,000.…
The Boothbay Board of Appeals determined Feb. 28 that Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ application was complete, but it may take a while before the board makes another determination. In the first…
Obituary
Charles "Vinny" Moon, 56, of Lisbon Falls died Feb. 25, 2017 after a long illness.
He was known…
A raffle winner, scenics, talks, upcoming concert and more are included in this week’s At a Glance, a compendium of news earmarked to be published as photos and cutlines in the print versions of…
Newcastle Board of Selectmen
Newcastle selectmen welcomed Sherman Marsh resident Marva Nesbit, who read a letter of thanks to the board, the legislative delegation, town officials, area residents, and the press for their role…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission agreed to share services with the Midcoast Regional Planning Commission, which serves Knox and Waldo counties. The decision came at LCRPC’s Feb. 22…
World Day of Prayer worship will take place this year at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on Friday, March 3 at 3 p.m.
The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical…
The Patton Block at 15 to 23 Commercial Street has been sold to a family from California, Patty Sterling-Welsh, husband Mark Welsh and their daughter Jaden.
The building has belonged to the…
Several Boothbay Register reporters, advertising sales representatives and the production department have received 2016 New England Better Newspaper Competition Journalism and Advertising Awards.…
The days of the former “bed frame house,” as Edgecomb selectmen called it, may be numbered. The former antique store and residence off Route One is in poor condition and been vacant for several…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Gary Stone, vice president-portfolio manager for First Advisors, the Trust and Investment Service division of First National Bank, presented the Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen with a 2016 year…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s winter session of dog obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from March 7-28. Beginner class is 5-6 p.m.,…
Weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., you can walk into the Community Center and be greeted with a smile and a welcome. You can help yourself to coffee and baked goods or fresh fruit and settle…
Obituary
Janet Sprague, 82, of Wiscasset, died Feb. 18 following a brief illness.
She was born in Thomaston on Jan. 19, 1935,…
The opportunity to participate in local governance is one of the gifts of living on this peninsula. This opportunity will first be available on Southport as it is…
Charles Barclay's father took him sailing for the first time when he was 3 years old. “I was petrified. When the boat heeled over, I knew I was going to die,” Barclay…
Five local nonprofits had one final chance to persuade Boothbay selectmen to place their annual funding requests on the May town warrant. The five are among 15 requesting funding. Two weeks ago,…
More than 190 area residents gathered on the Newcastle-Damariscotta bridge on Business Route 1 over two hours on Feb. 25 in support of the Affordable…
Saturdays have been Mike Preston’s favorite time of week at The Alna Store. Everyone’s in less of a rush; it’s like sitting in the living room, he said Saturday as he made a customer a steak bomb…
Friday afternoon, Feb. 24, Jim Jones was busy boiling sap from the red maple trees on his East Boothbay farm. About 100 gallons bubbled away in a stove set in the middle of the sugar house he…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine remain stable and healthy. The Maine Association of Realtors reported a 7.87 percent increase in…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County…
Wiscasset, Westport Island and Edgecomb residents in temporary need of medical equipment like crutches, wheelchairs, or steerable knee scooters may soon be able to borrow them from the Wiscasset…
Maggie Griffin of Boothbay Harbor is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Kara Marie Griffin, to Dustin Cyr, son of Alan and Dee Cyr…
A proposal bringing the interested parties together to protect the Knickerbocker Lake Watershed isn't likely to succeed. Philanthropist and local businessman Paul…
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ~ Rachel Carson
In July 2005, Sara Leone, a vibrant young woman from…
Department of Marine Resources
The commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued an emergency closure of five scallop beds in the Midcoast and Down East.
One is the Damariscotta River, where hand-…
Newcastle Planning Board
On Feb. 16, the Newcastle Planning Board unanimously approved a request by Damariscotta-based Mobius Inc. to retrofit a barn and house at 21 Academy Hill Road as apartments for Mobius clients.…
Obituary
Lloyd E. Butterfuss of Westport Island, Maine, died of complications from cancer at the age 62 on Feb. 20, 2017.
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It's only right that the new owners of the Penalty Box Pizza & Pub in Damariscotta met there.
They were both…
