May 11, Boothbay Harbor selectmen announced that Garrett French is resigning as shellfish warden and is switching from a full-time to a reserve officer position at Boothbay Harbor Police…
News
In a time when so many things can feel like they divide us, looking for connections can be difficult. Generational divides can be especially hard to overcome. Phrases like “OK, Boomer” and “Ugh,…
4/7 - #4331 Leroy Smith 75 Stowaway Road, SZ steps to water
4/9 - #4332 Kevin Miller 173 Hendricks Hill Road, new house
4/9 - #4333 Jana Morehouse 36 Plummer Road, new deck and steps…
Boothbay Region High School's girls tennis game at Spruce Mountain is postponed. Tentative rescheduled game may be Saturday, May 16 at 11 am. Spruce is checking our court availability…
The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, May 27, at the Damariscotta American Legion, 527 Main St. Damariscotta. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the…
The news from Washington, D.C. is good. Southport officials received word that President Trump signed a bill which includes funding for the Hendricks Head Beach Restoration and Resilience Project…
Fatalities statistics for 2023 and 2024, as well as preliminary 2025
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety are urging drivers to buckle up ahead of the…
Obituary
Michael Elmer Hilgendorf of Damariscotta, Maine, was called home on May 2, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of memories cherished by his…
AUGUSTA, Maine – On June 6, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS), the VA Regional Benefit Office at Togus, and VA Maine Healthcare will host a Veterans and Community…
Fall might seem far away now that spring is finally here, but Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education is already planning its fall enrichment course catalogue. The program seeks proposals for…
Obituary
Kenneth T. Chubbuck, 95, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026, at his residence.
He was born in Wiscasset on April 25, 1931, a son of Harvey and Marion (Munsey) Chubbuck.…
Haley Barnes and Katy Inman, of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, traveled to Southbury, Connecticut, on April 28th to present to an audience of regional…
Boothbay Region High School Class of 2026’s salutatorian, Eleanor Marshall, is fascinated by people: their similarities, their differences, and how those things can affect their place in…
Lincoln County Historical Association
On Saturday, May 16, from 9 to 11 a.m., the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee will hold an information meeting for anyone interested in volunteering at this historic…
Maine Art Gallery (MAG) is hosting a multi-media exhibition titled “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” which investigates the deep connection between creativity, nourishment and societal norms…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club’s iconic seasonal venue, the Big Gray Barn (66 Montgomery Road, Boothbay Harbor) is open for its sixth season and has bargains, smiles and colorful inventory. By…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Garden Club is pleased to congratulate Della Hahn, BRHS Class of 2022, recent graduate of Sewanee – The University of the South. She has earned a bachelor’s degree in Natural…
In a major boost to local emergency readiness, First National Bank has made a generous financial donation to the Boothbay Fire Department. The contribution is earmarked specifically…
Monday, May 11: Baseball @ Mt. Valley - 12:30 p.m. dismiss, 12:45 p.m. depart, 4 p.m. start; Girls Tennis @ Winthrop: 1:15 p.m. dismiss, 1:30 p.m. depart, 4 p.m. start;…
New team meeting May 21
Parents, players, coaches and sponsors, in conjunction with the Boothbay Region YMCA and Special Olympics Maine (SOM), are pleased to announce the formation of a new adult unified…
The Boothbay Register has a mystery on its hands. We're seeking our 1927-30 editions, missing for years and wanted back as we continue digitizing the Register’s…
Stormwater management at Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BBHWP)’s Eastside Park remains an…
Join us on Saturday, June 6, 9 to 11 a.m. on the Library Lawn for our biennial Plant Sale benefitting Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s annual operating fund. Remember: the early birds get the…
Obituary
Janet Chesebro, born Dec. 9, 1943, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died May 2, 2026. She was the daughter of James A. Chesebro and Lois Chadbourne Chesebro.
Janet grew up in Boothbay Harbor and…
Finding Our Voices Book Club
Beth Macy, New York Times-bestselling author, of a seminal book on how corporate greed created the opioid epidemic, is joining Finding Our Voices online, Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. to…
There was very little opposition to the $4,487,740 2026-27 Edgecomb school budget May 2, but there was a lot of conversation regarding school spending. The meeting took about four hours to discuss…
Obituary
Juliette Nichols Williams, 87, of Nobleboro, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 1, 2026 at the Sussman House in Rockport Maine. She was…
Join Boothbay Region Land Trust, in partnership with Boothbay Clean Drinking Water Initiative, Maine Forest Service, Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, and Boothbay…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 211 calls for service for the…
Candidate for Edgecomb School Committee
Address: 488 Cross Point Road
Occupation: teacher, doctoral student, policy advocate
Education: Bachelor of science in biology, Master of Arts in teaching, PhD candidate in Public…
Boothbay voters re-elected one incumbent and defeated another during the May 4 town meeting referendum vote. Residents cast 526 ballots in Monday's election which saw Superintending…
Spring was in the air Friday night…
At one time, a state grant for regionalization of two or more schools seemed attractive to Wiscasset and Boothbay officials. The two applied for a consolidated grades 9-16 school…
Community comes together for exciting Southport Central School’s Tricky Tray raffle fundraiser May 8
Our community is once again showing its incredible generosity and spirit as we prepare for our upcoming Tricky Tray Fundraiser. Southport Town Hall doors will open at 5 p.m. Friday, May 8 and…
BRHS Drama staged three shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” May 1-2 in the school’s auditorium. A small cast of 13, determined to perform Broadway’s notoriously difficult…
On April 16, the Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR daughters donated 20 plus large bags of clothing to New Hope Midcoast and presented them with a $150 check for their April matching donation campaign.…
J. Edward Knight Insurance (JEK) is…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna:…
It was smooth sailing May 2 as about 50 Boothbay Harbor residents voted to approve this year’s 18-article town warrant, which included a $6,763,908 fiscal year 2027 budget, about a 5.…
Boothbay Harbor residents have many things they hope to see change in the town over the next decade. Following a public workshop to gather community feedback, members of VHB, Inc. presented…
