Southport selectmen welcomed Mike Ciccarelli as the island’s new emergency management director at their meeting on March 23.
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News
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $14,000 to seventeen food banks in bank’s market area. “First National…
A Back River Road resident told the Boothbay selectmen he supports constructing the proposed roundabout near the municipal building and he encouraged them to join him. On March 23, Tim Utley said…
Obituary
James William Beck, of Bath, only son of Gene and Scottie, devoted husband of 55 years to Barbara, and loving father to Kate, David and Dan, died in his family’s embrace March 24, 2016.
Born…
You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy the “Free Expression Art” workshop being offered by Maine Media Women on Saturday, April 9. This hands-on workshop will be…
This week’s Who’s that? subject won many (if not all) the clam shucking contests during the Fishermen’s Festivals of the 1980s. Who is she?
Coastal Women's Connection would like to invite local women entrepreneurs to a free networking social April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m., in the conference room at The First…
Discover the Midcoast
The Griggs Preserve in South Newcastle offers a short but enjoyable trek through the woods for hikers of all ages. The preserve is just over the town line from Edgecomb in an area first settled…
The sight of public safety vehicles with their lights flashing, facing Route 1 at the Wiscasset Fire Station, normally means crews are heading to an emergency. On Saturday, the aim was to prevent…
Boothbay Harbor native Brian Papineau recently spent almost six months on a film set in New Zealand.
He was working as a special…
Obituary
Eunice Charlotte (Gamage) Sigler of Bristol, Maine, died March 25, 2016 in Damariscotta.
She was born May 4, 1936 in South Bristol, Maine, to Harvey and Jennie (Plummer) Gamage. She…
Museum professionals from across Maine are joining with legislators and government officials at the State House in Augusta for the inaugural “Maine Museums Day” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail may be one of the beneficiaries of a bill that will appropriate $4.8 million in state funds over two years to support the county jail system. The bill, LD 1614, passed a…
The Animal House in Damariscotta has a day of events on Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in celebration of Easter.
The second annual Easter Egg Hunt will be available all day, for…
Originally Icy road conditions were the cause for a 2-hour delay for schools in Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, and Damariscotta and closed schools in Wiscasset.
Now, just…
Justin Tyme Simmons, 37, of Western Avenue, died suddenly on Sunday, March 20, 2016. He was born in Augusta on March 23, 1978, a son of Collis D. and Sherry M. (Maass) Simmons. Justin attended…
Do you know what to do if your pet has an emergency? Instructor Bobby Silcott will be presenting an American Red Cross Pet First Aid/CPR class at…
High number of students receiving free or reduced lunch results in additonal aid
The Maine Department of Education has identified the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District as “economically disadvantaged.” The designation results from the enrollment having a high…
The 5th annual Harbor Fest will kick off on Labor Day Weekend with a full, 10-day schedule of events. The festival takes place in a variety of locations on the…
On Eating and Loving Food
Back in the good old days, Friday night meant the end of the school week and a date with a boyfriend, or a night out with friends. The words Friday night always evoked some degree of excitement.…
Friends of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library are preparing to open the Used Book Store April 7 for the usual spring schedule of Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There…
It may have seemed that Kick Start Stables LLC has been out to pasture for a while. It has. For the last year, property owners, Becky and Derek Abbott and Kick Start Stables Board of Directors,…
Obituary
Robert A. "Bob" Heroy, a former resident of the Boothbay region, died March 17, 2016 at the Lane Purcell Hospice House in Sumterville, Florida.
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Barton Seaver, chef and author of “Superfood Sea Greens,” an advocate for the sustainable harvest of our ocean’s bounty who has dedicated his career to restoring a…
Cathy Johnson, North Woods project director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine,will be at Midcoast…
Lincoln County Democrats got to hear from a number of registered candidates for seats in the Maine House of Representatives and Senate at their monthly meeting March 21 in Newcastle.
Speaking…
The CLC YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, is offering a combined and expanded summer camp experience to provide kids ages 3+ in Lincoln County…
When LincolnHealth hospital patients reported it was too noisy to sleep at night, it was a medical problem because too little sleep means slower recoveries.
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More than 50 Auxilians turned out on a bright, not quite winter but not yet spring day, for the annual March Brunch hosted by St. Andrews Village on Wednesday, March 16.
Following a splendid…
The Boothbay Planning Board worked overtime March 16 as it took three hours and fifty-eight minutes in approving two building permits and hearing the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens future…
The Boothbay Region YMCA invites you to attend its annual dinner on Tuesday, April 12. This is the one evening each year that all YMCA volunteers, staff, members…
John O’Connell, outgoing Lincoln County administrator, celebrated with friends and colleagues on St. Patrick’s Day as he prepared to leave his office of seven years.
O’Connell will be…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
The big news coming from the March 16 school committee meeting: the proposed 2016-2017 budget was approved by school committee members John Bertolet, Stephanie Hawke, Peggy Splaine (appointed…
Noted musician and instrument maker R. P. Hale will return to Damariscotta on Sunday, April 3 with a program of early Mexican music called La Musica Gloria de Mexico. This is Mr. Hale’s second…
Obituary
Kimberly Ann Hill, 33, of Wiscasset died March 20. Born in Brunswick on July 9, 1982, Kimi lived a life of passion and love.
She was raised in Wiscasset at…
Obituary
Lynne Marie Allen, 66, of Wiscasset died March 18, 2016 surrounded by her family and beloved husband, Frank, by her side.
Lynne was born January 16, 1950 in Camden to George and Lucille (…
Invasive forest pests like hemlock woolly adelgid, winter moth and browntail moth may have devastating impacts on…
Green pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day were on the stove inside Heather and Ryan Demeny’s Ready Point Road, Wiscasset home March 17.
A sign over the kitchen window said to live well, love much…
Join Maine-Wabanaki REACH allies to learn about the shared history and relationship of Maine and Wabanaki people on Saturday, March 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath.…
Lincoln County Superior Court
The following people were indicted when the grand jury rose on March 15 and 16 at Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset. A grand jury is a panel of citizens that…
On Saturday, March 26, the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum will hold its annual Easter Eggspress. The day will feature steam train rides behind the newly…
Join ReVision Energy and members of the Morris Farm community for an upcoming solar celebration of new and changing solar options in…
Obituary
Margaret Emma Hyson, 81, of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully with loving family by her side on March 21, 2016.
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Death Notice
Lynne M. Allen, 66, of Wiscasset, died March 18, 2016.
A celebration of life will be held on April 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 200 Congress Street, Bath.…
Whoa! We don’t want the identifications of all of these YMCA ballplayers. We’re looking for the names of these two coaches. If you know them, send your response to news@boothbayregister.com. Be…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 14 to March 20:
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For dog owners and their canine companions, joy can be found in something as simple as a fenced-in field.
On March 12, at the Merrymeeting Dog Park in Brunswick, our new pup Lucy had her…
The Edgecomb Planning Board approved the final draft of the revised land use ordinances March 17 and scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 in the municipal building.
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