Nora Conlin, 11, of Boothbay has always wanted a pet she could groom and ride, and on Dec. 14 that dream was realized. A pair of donkeys from Exeter arrived at her Adams Pond Road home for her to…
News
As 2017 kicks off, Maine Department of Transportation and its contractors are reporting good progress on the construction of the new Bath Viaduct. Fifteen of 19 pier columns have been completed,…
Join Freeport, Maine’s Michael Perry at The Lincoln Home on Monday, Jan. 9, from 3 to 4 p.m. for a scenic slide show journey down the coast of southwestern Maine from Kittery to Portland. We will…
It’s a new year — time to get started on the events calendar for the Boothbay Register’s award-winning publication “Summertime!”
All groups and organizations with events to be listed should…
While bragging rights are a nice payoff for a daring dip into Maine’s frigid waters on the first day of the New Year, it is a community cause, paired with recognition of a local hero, that draws…
Obituary
Mary E. (Marson) Abbott, 93, of Wiscasset, died Dec. 28, 2016 in the Miles Hospital. She was the wife of the late Willard A. Abbott.
Mary was born in Mystic, Connecticut on Feb. 15, 1923 and…
Obituary
David Blanchard, 62, of Boothbay Harbor, died December 25, 2016 in the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough.
David was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on May 20, 1954 and was the son of the…
Obituary
Charles E. “Skip” Baldwin III, born on Nov. 7, 1932, died Dec. 26, 2016.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he graduated from Kimball Union Academy in 1950 where he was a member of the…
The wind, snow and rainstorm brought down limbs, trees and lines, getting public safety and power crews out overnight and forcing a few road closures.
Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry stated…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper have discontinued a few email addresses and if correspondents use them, the email will be bounced back.
Please update your address book for the…
Last summer the Zalucky connection to Poland resulted in a visit to the Boothbay peninsula by 19-year-old Karolina Lukaszewicz of Warsaw, Poland who, almost immediately, felt herself at home in…
Obituary
Virginia Carlisle MacLeod, 100, of Carrollton, Georgia and Boothbay, Maine, formerly of Stuart, Florida and Princeton, New Jersey, died peacefully Dec. 19, 2016…
Maine State Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has been named chair of the Maine Legislature’s Taxation Committee by Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo).…
Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that all athletic contests involving Boothbay Region High School have been canceled for today due to the weather forecast. The girls basketball team…
Obituary
Paul A. Viveiros, 77, of East Boothbay, died Dec. 24, 2016 at the Zimmerli Pavilion at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor with his loving family…
This week’s At a Glance, featuring photos and cutlines published in the print versions of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper, includes a “New Year’s” license plate, basketball team photos,…
According to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ website, Gardens Aglow will be cancelled on Thursday, Dec. 29 due to forecasted dangerous weather conditions across the state. All tickets…
Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, has been appointed to serve on the Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee for a third time.
The committee oversees policy…
Town of Damariscotta
In the 1970s, the Central Lincoln County Recreation Association wanted to build a playground and a ballpark near its community center on Route 1A in Damariscotta. Unfortunately, the organization…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will be in Lincoln County on Jan. 3 to swear in two of the county’s commissioners who were re-elected in November.
Mary Trescot and Hamilton Meserve ran…
New Year's Eve. It has a nice ring to it. Say it out loud: “New Year's Eve.”
What words come to mind? Nostalgia. Love. Friends.…
Courtney Brewer, a 2015 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, now a sophomore studying animation at Mount Ida College, class of 2019, has been accepted into the Walt Disney World Disney College…
The contributions of hundreds of donors, the enthusiasm of All Saints parishioners from seven churches throughout Maine’s Midcoast, the generosity of school families and alumni at St. John’s…
Graham Shimmield, executive director of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, died Dec. 24 after a hard-fought…
Together with the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service and Paul and Giselaine Coulombe, I am thrilled and honored to announce that we have met the challenge and have…
obituary
Valentino A. Balducci, 86, of Boothbay Road, Edgecomb died Dec. 21, 2016 at his residence.
He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on Sept. 25, 1930, the son…
Caroline Canning saves dogs' lives.
She's not a veterinarian. She just has a huge heart and a soft spot for dogs and other creatures.
…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:
Alna: None
Boothbay: Lewis, Peter M. IV and Lewis Peter M. to…
Brave souls are invited to plunge into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean at Murray Hill in East Boothbay on New Year’s Day. 2017 marks the 15th…
Green Tree Events invites all to a Community Gathering at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Jan. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. to celebrate the first-ever Boothbay Festival of Lights and to…
On Nov. 15 and 16, coastal communities in Lincoln County experienced a “King Tide.” USEPA characterizes a King Tide as “… the highest predicted high…
In an effort to make New Year's Eve as safe as possible, local businesses are sponsoring our local cab companies for the sixth annual No Excuses Program on Dec. 31. The sponsors include Boat House…
A missing New Gloucester man called his wife from a Gardiner store and was located by Gardiner police, Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman…
Second Congregational Church, Newcastle
The Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle is inviting one and all to come and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, preservice music…
At a Glance is a new feature we will post on our website each week of the photographs and cutlines which make it into print but haven't appeared online during the week. The beginning words of…
Edgecomb Board of Selectmen
Select Board Chairman Jack Sarmanian is mediating a problem between the Edgecomb fire chief and Wiscasset Ambulance Service director. The selectmen appointed Sarmanian to serve as a mediator…
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has announced the first round of grants that are part of her signature leadership initiative, …
The following are times for Dec. 24 Christmas Eve candlelight services for the Boothbay Region Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend.
Southport UMC: 4…
At a December 15 meeting, the Maine Maritime Museum Board of Trustees approved the acquisition of the historic schooner Mary E, believed to be the oldest…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Two separate property owners received approval to move ahead with their plans at the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting on Dec. 7. …
obituary
Byron B. Nichols, formerly of Augusta and Boothbay Harbor, died in Ft. Myers, Florida on Nov. 4, 2016. He was 96.
Byron was born in Gardiner, Maine in 1920,…
Lincoln County Commissioners
At their last meeting of the year, Lincoln County Commissioners approved an additional $86,560 for the Sheriff’s Office to increase spending for the Addiction Resource Center’s Sheriff’s Office-…
Twelve people including two from Wiscasset were arrested on drug-related charges in Augusta Tuesday following a several-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in Augusta and…
obituary
Marilyn Ava Landry, 88, cherished wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefully at Miles Hospital on Dec. 17, 2016 as her loving daughter Lisa sang…
Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Devin Polizzotti graduated near the top of his class from the Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcment Training Program on Friday, Dec. 16. Of the 61 who…
obituary
Thomas Milburn Gopsill VII, 63, of Farmington, beloved husband, father and brother, died in the comfort of his home with his loving wife by his side on Dec. 17, 2016.
Tom spent the last two…
obituary
Audrey B. Post, 86, of Camden, age 86, died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 9, 2016, after a long struggle with illness.
She was born May 9, 1930 and grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania,…
Rev. Erika Hewitt of the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will lead a candlelit Christmas Eve service for all ages on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Atrium at Skidompha Library. The…
Moving, humbling and inspiring, is how Ed and Cheri Kavanagh of Federal Street in Wiscasset described being among an estimated 44,000 volunteers taking part in the Wreaths Across America project…
