In May, the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) concluded its 2024-2025 Annual Fund Drive and our Fiscal year. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our donors and the…
News
The memorial service for Dave Parkhurst is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) held “PFAS in Casco Bay: Tracking the Fate of Forever Chemicals on Maine’s Coast…
Press release
July 29, Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new 16-unit affordable apartment complex in Newcastle. The two-building complex, walking…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in July:
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On Monday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at Southport Town Hall, 361 Hendricks Hill Road (Rte. 27), Southport, Duane and Dwight Lewis will share fascinating and unusual experiences from their…
Obituary
Mary Lou Caron (Baillargeon), 87, of Augusta, Maine, Nokomis, Florida, and formerly of East Boothbay, the beloved matriarch of our family -…
Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BHWP) filed a motion July 25 for the Board of Appeals to reconsider a…
Analysis
The Most Reverend James T. Ruggieri visited two Catholic Communities of All Saints Parish on the weekend of July 19 and 20…
Dogfish Head Ale craft brewery may be in Milton, Delaware, but its "heart" is in Southport. Sam and Mariah Calagione founded the brewery in 1995 at what Sam describes as the "smallest brewery" in…
As part of upgrades to street lights in Boothbay Harbor, the town has options to make them more than just lights. Mark Carter from RTE Energy Solutions spoke to the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 402 calls for service for the period of July 22 to July 29.…
Your History, Your Story
Whether it's graduations, town meetings or bake sales, for almost 150 years, the Boothbay Register has covered community news, big and small, for all 52 weeks of the…
Three new members will enter the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame on October 18, honoring their extraordinary contributions to Maine journalism.
The 2025 inductees…
With Wiscasset's Future of the Schools Committee report done, reported on, and headed to selectmen,…
The next monthly meeting of the Visually Impaired Persons group will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center/Boothbay Region Health Center located in the Meadow Mall in…
Obituary
Elizabeth Mary Tonely Doughty passed away peacefully on July 24, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Lee was born on May 30…
Boothbay selectmen tabled a proposed notice of violation July 23 due to receiving "insufficient background." The board reviewed Code Enforcement Officer Dan Feeney's letter sent June 5 to property…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is more than a place full of books (but it is that, too). Our amazing local nonprofit library offers an ever-expanding array of services from storytime, to free…
Boothbay Fire & Rescue was recently awarded a grant for a full pallet of water from the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), Anheuser-Busch and Valley Beverage.
One of the key issues…
Keeper’s Klippings
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, family members, friends, and acquaintances gathered by the hundreds to honor the extraordinary life of George Harrington McEvoy. This kind, loving, and…
Well-known throughout the Episcopal Church as a writer, retreat leader, spiritual advisor and teacher, The Rev. Martin Smith will lead services at All Saints by-the-Sea on Southport Island for the…
Thirty members of Boothbay Region High School Class of 1975 had a grand time reminiscing and enjoying the food, superb weather and music at their 50th year reunion held at Brady's restaurant in…
Want to enjoy some sun, food and fun while supporting a good cause? The Boothbay Veterans Emergency Temporary Shelter (V.E.T.S.)’s annual barbecue and fundraiser awaits.
The…
Due to the forecast of possible thunderstorms this afternoon, the Boothbay Region Class of 1975's scheduled potluck picnic at Barrett's Park has been rescheduled to Sunday at 1 p.m.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) hosted the second science talk of its 2025 Café Sci series July 23 on the East Boothbay campus.…
It’s time to pop some popcorn, grab your favorite theater candy, and lean back for the newest film-going experience at Harbor Theater.
Tanner Grover is launching “…
Obituary
Elizabeth “Libby” Haynes Mooney, 70, of Westport Island, passed away in her home on July 21, 2025. …
A resident has complained to Maine Department of Transportation and more recently to the selectboard about Southport Swing Bridge. On July 22, Southport selectmen received an email from Debrah…
Obituary
Barbara Ann (Petrie) Sanborn, 89, died peacefully at home on July 20, 2025, with her daughter by her side. …
UPDATE: Fire Chief Nick Upham said later Thursday that the fire started "most likely from smoking material. Perhaps a cigarette was dropped in the dumpster, smoldered and ignited…
First National Bank recognized the late I.J. Pinkham’s legacy during the bank's Business After Hours event July 23. The Pinkham family received an engraved plaque and a $250 donation to the…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 1-July 15:
Arrests/Summonses
June 1, Aaron D. Myers, 50, of Bath was arrested…
General Manager Weston Alley told Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) trustees July 22, the district’s tanks have been cleaned and passed inspection. No scratches or cracks were present. The…
AUGUSTA (July 23, 2025)—The Maine Association of Realtors reports 1,441 single family home sales during June 2025, 10.51 percent more than June 2024, with a median sales price…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) invites all community members to its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. at the beautiful Cider Hill Farm, 785…
Veggies to Table, the Midcoast Maine nonprofit farm dedicated to ending hunger, building community, and creating joyful volunteer experiences, is thrilled to announce the launch of its Annual…
All skill levels are welcome at the Pemaquid Beach Triathlon, taking place this year on Aug. 24. The triathlon is a fundraiser for Bristol Parks…
It was a spectacular summer weekend for ocean racing at the 51st…
Speaking strictly for herself Monday night, Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said of Wiscasset's future of the schools committee's final report, 69 pages including the appendix, "As a…
A new convenience store will likely open later this fall on Route One in Edgecomb. The Patel family, which owns Wiscasset Quik Stop and several other business properties in the region, has bought…
At the 7th annual Governor Janet Mills Opioid Response Summit in Augusta on July 10, Maine Governor Janet Mills…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library event
Raza Patel, an 11-year-old chess…
Update: Wiscasset reports the lights are working again.
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Wiscasset issued the following statement at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, July 22:…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 433 calls for service for the period of July 15 to July 22.…
