“Community service is a major component of our mission at the Railway Village,” noted Board Chair Charles Bamberg in welcoming the Farmers Market to the Railway Village for its last four markets…
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Obituary
Thomas Scott Carter, 75, died at his home in Freeport Sept. 1, 2019.
He was born June 30, 1944 in Boothbay Harbor, a son of Ralph A. and Dorothy L. Byran Carter.
He attended Portland…
Seeing families walk their youngsters up to Wiscasset Elementary School Tuesday in the morning sun, third year WES fifth grade teacher Justin Stygles said it was…
Lincoln County Republicans
Senator Susan Collins will be greeting arrivals at the Great American Picnic at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Dow field, Route 1, in Waldoboro. Due to her very heavy schedule, Sen.…
Attendees of Friends of the Library’s annual Bands for Books Wiscasset Public Library fundraiser Monday night boogied to the Salty Dogs. The Labor Day event was held in the barn at Marianmade Farm…
Saturday, Sept. 14 is Maine Open Lighthouse day when many of the lighthouses along the coast of Maine open their doors to the public. Consistent with that theme is the now fourth annual Boothbay…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission welcomed Elswyth Strassberger as new county planner the week of Aug. 26.
Originally from Baltimore, Strassberger has worked for the Philadelphia…
Come home from your summer events on Sept. 8 to worship with Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church. Service starts with the ringing of the bell at 10 a.m. at the historic High Street sanctuary.…
Obituary
Coleman B. Hutchins, 75, of Newcastle, passed away on the morning of Aug. 29, 2019, at the Gregory WIng in Boothbay Harbor, after a period of declining health.
Born in Damariscotta on…
At a lightly attended special town meeting Aug. 29, Wiscasset voters agreed to fund overdrafts for several line items, all relating to cost increases for worker’s compensation.
The…
“I figured, well, everybody (paints) Red’s Eats, so I would paint what’s next to it,” around the bakery Creamed, Port Clyde watercolor artist Kathleen A. Fox said on the corner of Wiscasset’s Main…
Boothbay Region Health Center
Paul N. Schacknow, M.D., Ph.D., will be giving a free educational lecture entitled "The Aging Eye -- Cataract Surgery" at the Community Center in the Meadow Mall on Tuesday, Sept.…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Claw Down Committee announced in an Aug. 29 press release, the eighth annual Claw Down has been canceled. The event had been set for the evening of…
Maine State Aquarium
Maine State Aquarium has announced it is closed to the public after an unforeseen maintenance issue the morning of Aug. 29.
Maine Department of Marine Resources Communications Director…
The Woolwich Select Board is parting ways with town tax collector Linda Dow. The announcement followed a two-hour executive session Wednesday evening, Aug. 28.
“We voted to grant her two…
Boothbay Harbor House of Pizza quietly opened at 11 a.m. Aug. 19. Relying on social media and word of mouth to get the news out, the restaurant was bustling when the Boothbay Register arrived. The…
Obituary
Harold Roscoe Fairfield, 77, of Yarmouth, Maine and Clearwater, Florida died July 27, 2019 at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts due to heart complications. He had been an LVAD…
Two years ago, a dog outside Athens had buckshot in his head and no home in his home country of Greece, according to some of those who helped him.
On a recent afternoon, he was 5,000…
LincolnHealth is pleased to welcome Lori Ann, palliative care nurse practitioner, to its program. She joins Robert Hunold, DO, Nelda McCellan, RN, Tom Wagers, Chaplain and Stephanie D. Field, LCSW…
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be open on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The shop’s co-manager Rosie Bensen explained that…
Obituary
The Rev. William “David” Lombard, 87, went home to be with his Lord on Aug. 25, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on Feb. 1, 1932, to William Robert and Eva Lombard in West…
Aging can be confusing, but thanks to a dedicated group, some of the confusion may be lifted on Sunday, Sept. 22 when Boothbay Region YMCA hosts the first Changing Aging event.
The idea…
Hometown Heroes speaker at Spruce Point Inn Sept. 12
When it comes to accident or illness, does geography determine your destiny?
In a state as large as Maine with a population that includes rural and island communities, a patient’s location…
The deadline for editorial and advertising submissions for the Sept. 5 edition is Friday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. The Boothbay Register office will be closed Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day.…
The Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset is honored to be the recipient of stamp out hunger funds generated at Boothbay Hannaford and…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset welcomed nine new members at the ice cream social at Squam Creek Farm on Westport Island Aug. 9. Potential members were given information on the club, a tour of the…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
The Lincoln Lodge at 17 Fort Hill St., Wiscasset, home of the local chapter of the Freemasons, sought a certificate of appropriateness from the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission Aug. 22…
According to a Maine Department of Transportation email Monday, work in Wiscasset’s downtown will focus on sidewalks for the next few days.
Weather permitting, contractor Pike will fine-…
The Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine, Inc. will be holding its third annual silent auction fundraising event at the Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta. The auction will begin…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library was more crowded with book lovers than usual on Thursday, Aug. 22 when it hosted Ken Gloss of Brattle Book Shop and PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow.”
Gloss was…
With some ledge and the abutment gone from Alna’s Head Tide Dam, project manager Maranda Nemeth said Friday, she can already picture how the water and fish will likely travel the channel the work…
Obituary
Mary Johns Medders, 81, of Wiscasset, Maine, formerly of Palatka, Florida and Waycross, Georgia, passed away peacefully on the evening of Aug. 21, 2019 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta with her…
The harvest season is just around the corner and the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) is inviting the public to share in its bounty as they present their annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, will welcome constituents to attend office hours next month. This is an opportunity for the public to sit down with Stover and hear updates from Augusta, ask…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
The Boothbay Region Historical Society has a summer raffle sure to please anyone from 5 to 95. How would you like to invite seven friends and/or family to join you for a tour of the Boothbay…
Retirees considering returning to work part-time are invited to meet with Maine Department of Labor staff on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will…
For Maine residents with drafty windows and high heating bills, WindowDressers is here to help. WindowDressers’ insulating window inserts fit inside existing windows to let in all the sunlight and…
Ismael Martinez, 12, of Westport Island had a favorite order at Miss Wiscasset Diner, the country-fried breakfast. Then a week after his last visit there, he was on vacation in South Carolina when…
Obituary
On Aug. 18, 2019, Alice Brewer Lee passed away peacefully at the age of 92.
She was born Nov. 23, 1926 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the daughter of Arnold Sr. and Madeleine Auld Brewer. Alice…
Students will soon be heading back to the classroom and the American Red Cross is offering tips to help ensure they have a safe school year.
“We can all do our part to make sure that…
In the nineteenth century, Americans ate and cooked differently than we do today. They stored food without refrigerators or cabinets. Learn how they did it during this special talk and tour,…
Obituary
Constance Reed “Connie” Wright, 99, died peacefully Aug. 7, 2019 at Hospice House in Auburn.
Connie was born Oct. 10, 1919 to H. Chandler Reed and Lulu Foster Reed in West Boothbay Harbor.…
Making Woolwich’s Nequasset Park more Americans With Disabilities Act-accessible will have to wait for funding. The select board and park committee will pursue state matching grants but potential…
The St. Giles basement is filling up fast with great items for the church’s Saturday, Aug. 24 yard sale, silent and live auctions, and homemade pie sale. The offerings include new power tools plus…
The Frances Perkins Center announces a “Last Dollar” Challenge to secure the purchase of the Frances Perkins Homestead. At the Center’s 11th annual Garden Party on Aug. 18, board chair Sarah…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine remain stable and positive. Maine…
UPDATE: The Maine Department of Marine Resources released this statement Wednesday afternoon about the body recovered in Greenland Cove on Monday:
The Maine Medical Examiner's Office has…
A globally important ocean algae is mysteriously scarce in one of the most productive regions of the Atlantic Ocean, according to a…
Press release
Mung Bean is easily Maine’s oldest exclusively American-made craft store as it celebrates 45 years!
Sue Billings and Steve Madden, the sister and brother team, opened their craft shop in…
