As promised, here is the next installment of Register love stories as told by Graphic Artist Gary Dow.

Don’t forget to…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s board of directors has made a special distribution of over $16,000 to local emergency heating assistance funds, and is encouraging…

Former Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Wayne Dorr is back at the helm, 14 years after he last served in town. The Wiscasset School Committee unanimously voted Dorr in as interim superintendent…

The Friends of Windjammer Days are making plans for this year's festival to be held June 22 through 28. In November 2013, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted to…

Local students on University of New England's dean's list include: Annabelle Terry of Bristol, Cameron Hodgdon of Damariscotta, Nicholas Tardif of Dresden, Ashleigh Reed of Georgetown, Jessica…

Persistent Pretzel proved to be a distinguished dachshund after rescuing his true love, Greta.

Margret Rey’s “Pretzel” was the story read at this week’s story time.

After winning the…

Larry Compagna, left, of Dresden, pictured with Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry at the Wiscasset fire station January 27, is the grand prize winner in the Vegas Race Raffle.

The Association…

This is your last reminder to license your dogs before January 31. The late fee of $25 will be charged on February 1. If not, expect visit from animal control officer.

Last Monday I took my…

I’m afraid the cheering won’t be quite as robust around the Anderson household without our beloved New England Patriots playing in Super Bowl XLVIII this year. It was a good season but not quite…

The Wiscasset School Committee plans to pick an interim superintendent tonight, Jan. 30. A vote on the selection is on the agenda for tonight’s meeting that starts at 6 p.m., in the library of…

It’s been 50 years since George McEvoy bought and moved the Freeport Train Station to Boothbay. That purchase, precipitated by his mother’s ultimatum to get his collections out of her house, was…

Last week the trustees and the Finance Committee of the Senior Center had a discussion about the next fiscal year budget. As you may recall, the Senior Center fiscal year is July 1 through June 30…

The Bowdoin International Music Festival is pleased to announce its seventh annual student composition competition for works written for a solo stringed instrument. A prize of $500 will be awarded…

Some folks head off the island a tad early: 4, 4:30 p.m.; others get to work or to the pool at 6 ish. I’m suggesting a detour for the early birds and a great reason for the rest of us to rise and…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed’s Winter-Spring classes begin the week of February 10. The brochure was an insert in last week’s Register, and are also available at all four schools, Video Loft,…

Toast the new year by learning a skill that could potentially put some extra cash in your pocket. Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a Become a Bartender class…

Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering ballroom dance classes on Thursday nights beginning February 6.

Join the party and learn to dance. This…

Amanda Boucher of Edgecomb was named to the Randolph College dean's list, which recognizes outstanding academic excellence. Boucher is a member of the Class of 2015. Randolph College is in…

Policy changes, a police officer and more communication among parents are all being eyed to push back against a rise that Wiscasset High School has been seeing in substance abuse…

Featured Event: YARTS Atlanta group is performing at the Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. This is a free community performance of the group’s award winning Atlanta piece…

Artist Bob McKay is creating a new mural at the Maine State Aquarium in Boothbay Harbor.

McKay, known for…

When the Berenstain Bears take a trip to the aquarium, the bear family finds many different sizes, shapes and colors of fish. They watch jellyfish float by and clap for the penguins and otters…

Urgent alert! The Lincoln County Animal Shelter is asking for help repairing and replacing damaged sills, door frames, rusting animal cages, stopping leaks in pipes, and all the other miseries of…

Lindsey Lord of Boothbay and Clint Chandler of Edgecomb were named to the dean's list at Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish for the fall semester. To be eligible for dean's list at St.…

Local teens and anyone willing to join them will be at Wiscasset High School pre-dawn, Friday, Jan. 31. Students and others will be trying to fill the gym with school pride, and food to give to…

Since November, Wiscasset eighth graders in both science and language arts classes have been studying climate change and alternative energy.…

Healthy Kids is pleased to announce the date for its largest annual fundraiser.

The Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta…

The Charles E. Sherman Jr. Post 36 in Boothbay will be hosting a dinner honoring all Korean War-era veterans in the Boothbay region at its regular meeting on…

The task of getting an interim superintendent didn't get any easier when a dollar figure on pay went public, according to committee member Sharon Nichols.

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The Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Paul R. LePage are seeking nominations from Maine’s leaders in sustainability for the state’s environmental excellence awards. This is an…

What does friendship look like?

At the Boothbay Harbor home of Richard and Melanie Green, it’s the shaved head of 16-year-old Allison Barter.

The daughter of Mark and Leslie Barter of…

Wiscasset Middle School is pleased to announce December’s students of the month.

This month’s students are Jordan Faulkingham, Ella Jones, Chrissy Easter, Haiden Dunning, Abi Knight, Jade…

Hartwick College first-year student Joshua Osborn, of Jefferson, son of Stephen and Shyrel Osborn, has been named to the fall term dean's list.

Inclusion on Hartwick's Dean List is an…

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013–2014 academic year, a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point…

The Wiscasset School Committee has moved up the start time of its Thursday, January 23, meeting at Wiscasset High School to 4 p.m., Chairman Glen Craig announced.

The meeting will open…

Lodge opened at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 with 15 members present.

The Lodge has sold one cord of firewood and has a second cord for sale. Dried, cut and split hardwood, the cord is being sold…

Look for the Boothbay Region Adult and Community Education winter/spring class brochure as an insert this week's Boothbay Register! We hope you'll take some time to browse through the brochure.…

This morning, two house plants took a shower with me.

An orchid and a clementine plant were looking dried-out from lack of humidity. Heated winter air does that to some plants.

I stood…

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) has a $500 scholarship available to a Boothbay student in a postsecondary art program, leading to a degree in graphic art, art education, or fine art.…

Look for the yellow Boothbay Region Adult Ed winter-spring class brochure as an insert in the Boothbay Register on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Planning on taking your sweetheart out for dinner on Valentine’s Day but you can’t find a sitter?

Fear not, as the Boothbay Region High School senior class is holding a Project Graduation…

Work has begun at the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper on the award-winning supplement, “Summertime” for 2014. Listings for the events calendar are currently being sought. Annual…

John Bottero, licensed auctioneer and vice president of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, did his version of the Antique Roadshow at the Senior Center last Wednesday. Before…

Bumpkis: a word heard to describe what the Patriots did on Sunday. Sounds right to me. Tough to take.

Back to real life, the Island Cottage Pantry is open this Saturday, Jan. 25 from 11 a.m…

Wiscasset High School faces challenges, but is doing a lot right, according to a new report by the organization that has renewed the school's accreditation.

The…

Wiscasset appears to have an unexpected $500,000 cushion on its credit line for the costs to leave Regional School Unit 12, Selectmen's Chairman Ed Polewarczyk said January 21.

In January 1966, the Boothbay Register boldly headlined, “Region Scholarship Fund Drive Opens With March-To-The-Homes.”

A week later, 75 region mothers took part a house-to-house…

For Barbara Contardo, therapy from Certified Lymphedema Therapists Diane Brown and Leah Taylor has meant regaining control of her life.

Contardo first visited…

Anyone pack a bag supper?

The Wiscasset School Committee will be room-hopping during a lengthy meeting January 23, scheduled to run from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wiscasset High School.

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