Wiscasset has announced the resignations of its police chief, Troy Cline, and school resource officer, Tom Hoepner. More coverage to follow.
“It is with sincere regret and best wishes to…
News
The Edgecomb Planning Board voted 5-0 to approve a building permit for a 62-foot-by-100-foot, climate-controlled storage facility on Route 1. Ben Ellinwood will build the storage unit near his…
Not to be missed is the 13th annual talent show and comfort food this Sunday afternoon, March 13, starting at 4 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor…
The Medomak 8 team from Waldoboro won the 37th annual Boothbay Region YMCA Classic basketball tournament and Winterport won the 42nd annual Rotary girls tournament over the past weekend in…
The next monthly meeting of the Lincoln County TRIAD will be held on Thursday, March 17 at the Boothbay Harbor Municipal Building. The meeting will…
Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle will celebrate Women's Sunday on March 13 as part of UCC Women's Week. The theme is “Plant Healing,” and for the…
Drew Blaney of Southport was recently promoted to manager in the tax practice at Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland where Blaney has…
Building on a long history of collaboration in areas vital to both communities, the towns of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor are now working together under a new…
The 16th annual Leprechaun Leap, a quick dip in the ocean for the benefit of local Special Olympians, will held Thursday, March 17 at 3:30 p.m. at Hendricks Head Beach on Southport Island.
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Maine Democratic Committee
Bernie Sanders won the Maine Democratic caucus on Sunday with 64.9 percent of all votes cast. Twenty-five delegates were at stake for the national convention, as well as five superdelegates. While…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will hold his next town hall Thursday, March 10, in Bath where he will deliver remarks about moving Maine forward and answer questions from residents.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) victory in Lincoln County March 5 was reflective of his strong showing statewide. Cruz received 325 of 746 votes cast in the County Presidential Caucus held at…
If you think you recognize these twins decorating themselves at a Cub Scout meeting, email your guess to news@boothbayregister.com. Have fun (and be nice). Look for the answer in this week’s print…
Obituary
James S. Townsend, 86, of Boothbay died March 3, 2016 at his home.
Born in Falmouth on…
Obituary
Nancy A. Williams, 76, died March 2, 2016, at her home in Plant City, Florida. She was with her husband of 58 years, Robert, by her side.
Nancy was born on July 28…
The town of Edgecomb and the Wiscasset Water District formalized an agreement Feb. 29 dating back six years. In 2010, the Wiscasset Water District amended its wastewater agreement with Edgecomb,…
Obituary
Richard Lawrence Charlesworth of Falmouth died at home in the presence of his family on February 29, 2016.
He was born in Orange, New Jersey on July 8, 1923, as the son of Harry Prescott and…
Mary Pinkham, the children's librarian at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library for 29 years, is retiring.
Always (or almost always)…
The town of Edgecomb doesn’t have a public boat access to the Damariscotta or Sheepscot rivers, but that might be changing. The town’s Conservation Commission is sending letters to three…
Lincoln County Democratic Committee
A large turnout at the Lincoln County caucus sites played an important role in the success of candidate Bernie Sanders, who won over Hillary Clinton in every town reporting results by 5:30 p.m.…
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ot Texas received the most votes in the Lincoln County Republican Presidential Caucus Saturday. Cruz received 325 votes of the 701 cast at the countywide caucus held at…
The Route 27 traffic pattern plan presentation has been recorded by MDOT traffic consultant Mark Lenters with GHD, Inc., for public distribution and we have supplied it as an attachment here.
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Obituary
Timothy Patrick Shea, 58, of Bangor, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 18, 2016 at a Bangor health facility.
He was born in Syracuse, New York on August 23, 1957, the son of the late…
Families, friends, staff, board members and residents all gathered on the afternoon of March 1 to welcome the RN manager of Harbor View Cottage Tina Ham, RN, of…
The Lincoln Home
Many people know they should plan for their senior years, but they have no idea where to begin. The Lincoln Home Senior Living Community is back with one of its free popular education series,…
LincolnHealth St. Andrews Campus
One of the keys to emergency medicine is knowing when to move fast and when to slow down, believes Dr. Robert Jorden.
“Try to move quickly except when you…
The United States Power Squadrons® will be teaching a one day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, April 2. This is an eight-hour course…
St. Giles' Episcopal Church on Route 126 in Jefferson will host this wintertime’s third and last free supper Saturday March 12 beginning at 5 p.m.…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 22 to Feb. 28.
Feb. 22…
Join Bud Warren Monday, March 7, from 3 to 4 p.m. to meet Hattie Bowker from Phippsburg. A teenage girl’s diary offers an intimate and refreshing…
AUGUSTA – Officials from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Maine Maple Producers Association report that maple tapping is underway throughout the state, with…
Discover the Midcoast
It was 50 degrees when we recently explored the Bass Falls Preserve in Alna. This mostly wooded property lies along the upper waters of the Sheepscot River.
The Sheepscot Valley…
Join ReVision Energy’s Hans Albee for an upcoming solar workshop in Boothbay Harbor on new and changing solar options in Maine.
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The Boothbay Region Community Center recently provided classes in the art form of Ukrainian egg-decorating.
Known as “…
A group of Midcoast women in their 60s, 70s and 80s from the group Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR) met Feb. 23 with some 30 student members of the Bowdoin College NARAL…
Sea Glass Spa welcomes Tina D’Amore, licensed aesthetician and energy healer, offering her services beginning this March.
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Will Gates had everything. He was a full scholarship student in microbiology at University of Vermont, he was a championship speed skier. He had a close family and many friends.
And he died…
Wicasset Police Department
Monday, February 22
Officer Benjamin Kolko issue a warning for speed, and a citation for speed on Bath Road, a warning for speed on Gardiner Road…
With patient satisfaction and wound healing rates higher than 90 percent, LincolnHealth Wound Care Center has been named a Center of Distinction by Healogics, the nation’s largest…
On Eating and Loving Food
Breakfast during the week, for me, is usually a bowl of cereal — Cheerios, Raisin Bran or Shredded Wheat (the full-sized biscuits — no mini squares or added flavors).
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Have you turned down a chance to go out with family or friends because you were concerned about falling? Have you cut down on a favorite activity…
Lincoln County Historical Association
In the last presentation of the current winter lecture series sponsored by Lincoln County Historical Association, place based historian Jay Robbins of Richmond will…
In June, dozens of Barters Island residents made their intentions known about the bridge renovation project scheduled for 2017. Nearly all the approximately 50 residents told Maine Department of…
The CLC YMCA and Boothbay Region YMCA are proud to announce Joe Clark and Emily Mirabile as the new co-camp directors for the upcoming season at Camp Knickerbocker…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) is pleased to announce that online registration is now available for 2016 Sea and Science summer programs at www.boothbayseaandsciencecenter.org. Space…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Brant Perkins of Boothbay Harbor, who was convicted last July of the sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of tampering with a witness, has accepted an Alford plea to the last charge in the list…
UPDATE: The selectmen rescheduled the presentation for 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 at the Boothbay Region YMCA in Boothbay Harbor. The board chose the Y because it could…
Boothbay Selectmen received 17 requests from non-profit groups seeking a total of $295,000 for Fiscal Year 2017 during the board’s Feb. 24 meeting. Five of those seeking financial assistance were…
I.J. Pinkham, Boothbay Region High School boys varsity basketball coach since 1977 and has won more games than any other Maine high school boys…
Obituary
Guy “Jared” Peaslee, 32, of Boothbay, died unexpectedly February 25, 2016.
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