There are rentals and then there are rentals, which is why two issues affecting local properties seem to be related. One is a state law requiring towns to allow additional accessory dwelling units…
Spotlight Boothbay
Airbnb and Vrbo rentals in the four towns on the Boothbay peninsula generated more than $15 million in bookings last year and $8.5 million through this July, according to an independent analysis…
When planning a vacation, finding and paying for parking might be the last thing on people’s minds. This can become a problem when an unfamiliar parking system is…
Boothbay Region YMCA has chosen Hannah Wayda, her partner Caleb Hodgdon and their kids as this year’s ambassadors for the final phases of the “Greater Impact”…
The town of Edgecomb was incorporated in 1764 as a part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Now, the Midcoast town is part of the state of Maine in the United States of America. Edgecomb will…
Analysis
Forget the green economy, the deep blue economy has it beat by a nautical mile. Ever wonder how much money is spent trying to protect the North Atlantic right whale? Ask any of the non-profit…
A tight housing market will likely become tighter in the next 10 years. A county-wide housing study commissioned this spring by Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission showed 1,048 housing…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
It has been a year of celebration at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Twenty years ago on Sept. 29, 2003, the nonprofit of the same name purchased the 1894 building for $1.2 million from John…
While by definition medical emergencies are unplanned events, there is a bit of planning patients can do ahead of time to make sure there are few surprises when the bill arrives. Navigating the…
February brought an end to emergency supplemental benefits created in 2020 for food, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments…
By the end of this month, Clippership Landing Development LLC will submit a certificate of need (CON) application to Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for a 102-bed skilled…
Town of Edgecomb
On July 12, Edgecomb Select Board Chairman Dawn Murray described a recent experience driving along U.S. Route 1. She described traffic as an accident waiting to happen.
Murray was inching…
The Maine State Ferry Service's newest vessel, Capt. Richard G. Spear, slid down the ways at Washburn & Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay and into the Damariscotta River Friday morning…
Opioid overdose has been on the rise in Maine. In 2017, there were 417 opioid related deaths, higher than any other state. Two years later, in the first three quarters of 2019, when there were 277…
A local basketball milestone was recently brought to light 46 years after it happened.
Laurel “Laurie” Reed, Boothbay Region High School class of 1974, was an outstanding basketball player…
You wake up one morning and just feel off. Your throat is a bit scratchy, you are feeling stuffed up, you have got post-nasal drip, feel warmer than usual and your body feels like it has been hit…
With the holiday season fast approaching, what better way to celebrate than with Lights! That’s right, Boothbay Lights is right around the corner and although there have been many changes to the…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
United Way of Mid Coast Maine has provided the following listing of holiday resources for Lincoln County:
Boothbay Region Food Panty: Thanksgiving and Christmas Boxes for Boothbay,…
2020 Elections
As Maine has several methods of voting and with concerns abounding on a national scale, the Boothbay Register has received many questions on when and how citizens can vote absentee for the Nov. 3…
Staying healthy has always been important, but never more so than this year, the year of COVID-19. Diet plays a crucial role in keeping our immune system strong – it’s our first line of defense…
Even before the arrival of COVID-19, millions of people were turning to vitamin D supplements, some to compensate for the diminishing power of the sun here in the northern hemisphere October to…
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
If you were walking down the street and saw a person clutch their chest and fall down in agony, would you stop to see if they needed help?
Of course you would. But what would you do if you…
Most speakers Wednesday night, June 24 in Alna opposed taxpayers’ footing up to $50,000 in legal costs. They and a few other Zoom public hearing-goers suggested officials work with residents more…
Maine is around last in the 2020 Census questionnaire response rate, with several Lincoln County towns – including Southport, Boothbay Harbor and Boothbay – among those least responsive. Since mid…
Around 300 Boothbay region community members gathered June 7 to mourn the loss of George Floyd with flags and signs bearing expressions of the Black Lives Matter movement. The demonstration at the…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills presented her Administration’s plan to gradually and safely restart Maine’s economy April 28.
The plan, which comes as the State appears to be successfully…
On his college search 20 years ago, my son Noah emerged from the subway at Union Square, Manhattan and lit up with joy. It was as if growing up in Whitefield and Newcastle was merely the first…
Dr. John Knight, founder and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children’s Hospital said it best: “Addiction is a pediatric disease.”
Children and…
Maine lobstermen have found an ally in their battle against new federal regulations designed to protect the endangered Atlantic right whale. Maine Gov. Janet Mills called a National Oceanic and…
Nearly 15 years ago, Dr. Aqui Alamo was approached by colleagues who asked him to consider taking the necessary coursework to be able to prescribe Suboxone for people addicted to heroin or opioids…
Edgecomb Eddy School
If you missed your spring planting and miss getting your hands dirty, Edgecomb Eddy School’s new gardeners are looking for extra hands. Alternative Organizational Structure 98 teacher Ingrid…
