BRES project representative Kendra Marass presents at the Oct. 20 planning board meeting. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

BRES' site plan review gets tabled

After closing the public hearing, the Boothbay Harbor planning board began its site plan review Oct. 20 for Boothbay Region Elementary School's (BRES) renovations. As reported in the Register, the project contains two building…

With their yellow legs and rusty brown upperparts, pectoral sandpipers look a bit like a larger version of the tiny least sandpiper. They breed in the Arctic but in migration favor shallow, grassy pools and muddy lake shorelines. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells.

A Bird's Tale

When Opportunity Strikes

Envision birds migrating, let’s say hundreds or even a thousand feet overhead (some birds fly even higher). To us, they’d look like specks in the sky, if we could see them at all. When it’s time for them to rest and find food, they must decide where to…

Windjammers Days committee unveils 2027 theme

There will be something a little different about the 2027 Windjammers Days celebration. In each year since COVID-19, the Windjammers Days' theme has honored a group such as the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, or local boat builders. This year, the theme honors famous…

Boothbay Region Elementary School students practice bird watching with Tracey Hall, environmental educator from the Boothbay Region Land Trust. Photo by Brass Duck Photography/Used with permission

Press release

Education Boothbay opens $1.2M campaign

This week, Education Boothbay launched the public phase of "Our Children, Our Community," a three-year, $1.2 million campaign to help prepare Boothbay Region students for the future. Funded entirely by private donations, the campaign goes beyond what school…

'Round Town

Damariscove

One of my favorite adventures, if you can call it that, has always been visits to Damariscove Island. It’s a pretty special place with tons of history, going way back, well before my times here in Maine. Much can be learned about the island from the research and…

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Park hosts Fishermen's Appreciation Party

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Knickerbocker Group strengthens construction leadership with new director and field operations practice leader

Design-build firm Knickerbocker Group has…

Commissioners accept asset forfeiture in Boothbay commercial theft

Lincoln County commissioners made three decisions Oct. 20 relating to…

Affordability and accountability top priorities for Hobson in House 48 race

Erik Hobson, R-Boothbay. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

If elected, Erik Hobson, R-Boothbay, said he hopes…

Data drives policy for Nutt in House 48 race

Charlotte Nutt, D-Edgecomb. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

Support for municipalities and data-based decisions are at the heart of Charlotte…

BRHS field hockey

Seahawks to host Waynflete in quarterfinal

Seahawk tri-captains, from left, Izzy Andreasen, Olivia Carlson and Zuri Smith. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The fourth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawk field hockey team, with four straight wins to finish the…

Lincoln County Historical Association announces fall 2026 Members Forum series

The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA)…

Reny wants to address affordability in bid for Senate District 13

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, wants to continue the work she has started in her…

Mitchell pushes for larger homestead exemption in bid for Senate District 13

Edwin W. Mitchell, I-Boothbay. Courtesy of Lincoln County News

Edwin W. Mitchell, I-Boothbay, wants to represent both sides of the…

Maine Historical Society’s Declaration of Independence Tour concludes at Bowdoin College Museum of Art

The Dunlap Broadside Declaration of Independence. Courtesy of Maine Historical Society

After 15 stops, and tens of thousands of…

All Hallow's Eve frights and delights

Mysterious Harbor Tours –…

Where It's At

The Voyagers: Reimagined, their beat goes on

Nick Prato as Todd Dadaleares, founding musician of the Boothbay Harbor 80s band, The Voyagers, soon to be a full length feature film. Courtesy of Uther Moon

For decades in most towns across the country, high school musicians were forming bands with gigs at high school dances, town…

BHSD eyes 3% budget increase

Oct. 20, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) …

Press release

Maine Hospice Council ceases operations

After careful consideration and extensive evaluation of available resources, the Maine…

Coastal Rivers offers native plant seed collection workshop

Many seeds, like those of goldenrod flowers, are very visible on their stalks in late fall and easy to collect. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is offering a free, hands-on native…

Jazz Ambassadors of the US Army Field Band Nov. 7

The Jazz Ambassadors. Courtesy of the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor is thrilled to be hosting the Jazz…

Samhain Gathering, Celtic New Year at Edgecomb Community Church Labyrinth

The labyrinth at Edgecomb Community Church. Courtesy photo

The Edgecomb Community Church is inviting any and all to a…

Southport Memorial Library

Horror film screening and talk with Dr. James Kopf

The Southport Memorial Library is…

A Lincoln Academy / Heartwood production

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' opening Oct. 30

Natalie Friehl, in the role of Bottom in a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" performances Oct 30 - Nov 7. FMI: info@heartwoodtheater.org. Jenny Mayher photo

Lincoln Academy will soon present William Shakespeare’s comedy of love, magic, and mischief…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

On Oct. 12, 2026, we celebrated Indigenous Day. It brought to my mind memories of two special…

'Todd's Teed-Off' pub set for November opening

There is a new place coming to Boothbay Harbor to have a bite to eat, drink a brew, play some…

Joe's Journal

2 weeks to go

Have you seen enough political commercials? Me, too. Turn on any TV program, from football games to egg-headed…

Thrift Shop celebrates footbridge

These items are on sale in celebration of the Boothbay Harbor footbridge's 125th birthday celebration. Courtesy photo

St. Andrews Auxiliary Thrift Shop is happy to participate in the 125th Birthday Celebration of…

Letter to the editor

Fundraiser support appreciated

Dear Editor:

Our family at Our Lady Queen of Peace wants to thank everyone…

News and notes from the Community Center

October has been a great month for informative speakers at the Center. If you weren't…

Tides

Friday, 10/23
3:15 AM	Low	0.77`
9:43 AM	High	9.56`
3:39 PM	Low	0.62`
10:03 PM	High	9.66`

Saturday, 10/24
3:55 AM	Low	0.44`
10:22 AM	High	10.17`
4:22 PM	Low	-0.04`
10:46 PM	High	9.93`

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Tides

Friday, 10/23
3:03 AM	Low	0.72`
9:21 AM	High	9.00`
3:27 PM	Low	0.58`
9:41 PM	High	9.09`

Saturday, 10/24
3:43 AM	Low	0.41`
10:00 AM	High	9.58`
4:10 PM	Low	-0.03`
10:24 PM	High	9.35`

Marine Forecast
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Rockland Tides

Friday, 10/23
3:03 AM	Low	0.78`
9:19 AM	High	9.78`
3:26 PM	Low	0.79`
9:37 PM	High	9.93`

Saturday, 10/24
3:45 AM	Low	0.53`
9:57 AM	High	10.35`
4:10 PM	Low	0.17`
10:21 PM	High	10.20`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Friday, 10/23
2:56 AM	Low	0.79`
9:12 AM	High	10.29`
3:19 PM	Low	0.71`
9:32 PM	High	10.45`

Saturday, 10/24
3:37 AM	Low	0.44`
9:52 AM	High	10.94`
4:04 PM	Low	0.03`
10:17 PM	High	10.79`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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