Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to welcome Irene Syphers as its new land steward. Syphers comes to Midcoast Conservancy with experience in nonprofits and a passion for natural resource…
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Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Planning Board thinks requiring applicants to submit digital applications is a good idea. But the website committee isn’t so sure. Committee member Janet Blevins told selectmen Aug.…
Boothbay Region High School 1990 graduate Evelyn Andrews is the new executive assistant in the Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 superintendent’s office. She takes over for Mary Knapp…
After a nearly a decade of effort by Museum staff and volunteers, S.D. Warren Co. locomotive No. 2 has been restored to its original operating condition, as built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (…
During a marathon 14-hour combined public hearing and work session, the Joint Standing Committee for Health and Human Services heard from 30 speakers and worked on five bills put forth by the…
Two Midcoast men have been charged by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in connection with break-ins and thefts at a job site in Bristol and a store in Boothbay.
The job site was at…
Obituary
Lars H. Rydell, 76, died Aug. 25, 2018 at his summer residence on Isle of Springs in Boothbay.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 10, 1942 to Carl…
On her first visit to Maine in 1974, Jaimie Logan knew she wanted to live and work here. The former Port Huron, Michigan resident fell in love with the area when she drove to Maine for a vacation…
One reason for Laura Fortman’s visit to Straw Farm in Newcastle on Thursday, Aug. 23, was to prepare for her appearance at the Windsor Fair --- in the traditional candidates’ milking contest.…
Obituary
Mary A. Matthews, 91, of Boothbay Harbor died Aug. 26, 2018 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth.
Mary was born May 31, 1927 in Boothbay Harbor to Hall Gray Potter and Alice Stella (Dickinson)…
The 28th annual Boothbay Charities Classic, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Maine, will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22.
Once again, the lobster bake and sports/silent…
Boothbay Harbor
Suicide rates went up more than 30 percent in half of the states from 1999 to 2016 according to a June 2018 Vitalsigns report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Maine and Lincoln County…
The Overseers of the Bar requested the Maine Supreme Judicial Court suspend attorney Jonathan Hull of Newcastle, over multiple violations of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct.
Hull…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
A hearing for a Nov. 6 referendum asking voters if they approve a change to the 2015 comprehensive plan brought about 100 people to the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station Aug. 27. The board arranged for…
Three men have bought the 1852, former Musical Wonder House on Wiscasset's High Street to live in, and they plan to open a tavern further north into the village. Planning board members were…
Lincoln Counthy Sheriff’s Office
On Aug. 25, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen 1930 Ford Model A Coupe. The Model A was stolen from a residence in Nobleboro between May and Aug.…
CAMDEN - It was 40 years ago on, August 22, 1978, the Schooner Appledore left Portsmith, N.H., with a crew of 18 to start a 1.5-year trip around the world. On Wednesday, August 22,…
Boothbay Region Community Resource Council
To every person throughout the Boothbay region and those from beyond the borders of Maine, Scottsdale, Arizona, Grand Rapids, Michigan and all the way from France ... the 7th annual Set For…
The Reverend John Ineson is well known to many people in the area as a retired local minister and as a singer songwriter who often chooses to illustrate a point in his sermon with a song. A native…
The Rev. Cannon John L.C. Mitman will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Sept. 2. Clarissa Brown will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 6 edition is Friday, Aug. 1 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register office will be closed Monday, Sept. 3 in observance of Labor Day.…
The Aug. 15 “Keep the Light Burning” fundraiser toward restoring the Burnt Island Light was a huge success. Ben and Luanne Russell graciously opened their Hendricks Head Light Station for 150…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance sailing, boating and ocean sciences by minimizing economic and physical obstacles, develop…
Obituary
Mrs. Nancy Swasey Cheever, of Yarmouth, Maine, born on July 2, 1931 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the late Ruth Small Swasey and the late Richard Lowell Swasey, passed away peacefully at age 87…
Little Knickerbocker Lake or “Little K” is showing signs of stress, Forrest Bell Environmental Associates project manager Laura Diemer told attendees of the Knickerbocker Lake Association’s annual…
Nursing is truly a family matter for Family Nurse Practitioner Becky Traquair. But it might not have been if the Boothbay resident had followed her mother’s advice.
“My mother, Virginia…
“Until quite recently, the notion of reversing human aging was mere fantasy, absent scientific support. The fact that we never really understood aging, made it extremely unlikely we could…
This September, in honor of pediatric cancer awareness month, Southern Maine and Midcoast Maine will honor a young child’s cancer battle with a memorial blood drive. Community members are…
Join Wiscasset guide Cathy Messmer for a special talk and tour of Castle Tucker focused on food and cooking. The program takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Find out how young…
Boothbay’s municipal office staff has a novel idea for stocking library shelves in the town office. The staff wants to fill two nearly empty bookcases in the conference room with donated books by…
The Lincoln Home shouts out a huge thank you to over 150 people in our community who came to join in the fun at the Lobster & More event Aug. 18. All ages danced to the lively bluegrass music…
Shawna Gatto, acccused in the murder of her fiance’s 4-year-old granddaughter Kendall Chick of Wiscasset, is asking the court to suppress statements she made under questioning after Dec. 10, 2017…
Ryan Morrill, 32, of North Monmouth, a former dance teacher at Midcoast Dance Studio in Newcastle and other area dance studios, has pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The…
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27 in the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station. The hearing, to be held before the board’s meeting, is to…
Chester and Alice Trask Fossett celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Aug. 15 with a clambake at their 1 Atlantic Avenue home, Boothbay Harbor. Ida Decker presided over the renewal of the…
Emily Sarah Christine Rittershaus, Ph.D., and Richard Benjamin Haggett were married Saturday, Aug. 18 at three o’clock in the afternoon on the harbor side lawn of the bride’s grandparents, Chester…
A stronger than expected real estate market is being credited for pushing Boothbay over the $1 billion mark in property valuation. Tax Assessor Mike O’Donnell reported Aug. 22 the recent…
Joint Economic Development Committee
The Tuesday, Aug. 21 JEDC meeting brought a unanimous decision to draft a note to selectmen in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor.
The JEDC is recommending the two boards do three things: Request…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a break-in and theft of cigarettes at T & D Variety after hours the evening of Monday, Aug. 13.
LCSO has provided photos…
House of Pizza
The Boothbay Harbor House of Pizza in the Meadow Mall, 185 Townsend Ave., in Boothbay Harbor will host another fingerprinting and identification session for children on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 12:…
Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch said Wednesday that two people suffered minor injuries in Tuesday’s three-car accident at the intersection of McClintock Street and Townsend Avenue.
…
Obituary
Guy Robert Horgan succumbed to a virus that affected his heart. He died in his sleep on Aug. 6, 2018. He was 27.
Guy was…
First National Bank and First Advisors are lead sponsors for ElderCare Network’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. The celebration will kick off with guest speaker Michael Fossel, researcher of…
2018 Wiscasset Middle High School graduate Vanessa Dunn is following the Boston Red Sox more closely now that she's been to Fenway Park. At the famed major league ballpark July 29, Dunn got a $1,…
Labor Day is both the traditional end of the summer vacation season and a day to celebrate the hard working people of America. The Westport Island Democrats invite the community to join them at…
Stephanie Hawke, District 89 state representative, is kicking off her re-election campaign with a public Meet & Greet on Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Board Room, 29 McKown…
Tucked into the corner of Townsend and Eastern avenues is a special place that has been undergoing a transformation. Over the past three years, a meditation garden has been designed and planted on…
On Thursday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m., the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor will welcome the public and all members of local fire, police and sheriff departments, the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service,…
Caring people, hard work and cherished memories make a house a home. And it helps if the house is in a welcoming community. So the dollhouse the Community Center is about to raffle off might be…
