2/3/26 #4320 Chris Pippen, 28 Driftwood Cove, building addition 

Food has the power to bring people together. While they aren’t breaking bread with one another, that belief holds for the people and businesses who have united to keep Community Resource Council’s (CRC) Community Fridge stocked and their neighbors well-fed.  

Newcastle Realty is pleased to announce that Clayton Pottle, a highly respected and well-known real estate agent in the Midcoast Maine community, has joined the firm.

For Ocean on Tap, the monthly ocean science speaker series organized by staff from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 2026 has been a good year already.

In January, the event officially expanded. In addition to the regular Thursday talks at Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor, there is now a second talk at Aek…

The Southport School Committee proposed a lower budget for the 2026-27 year. The $1,569,234 proposal is $25,431 lower than FY 26's. The committee proposed lowering spending in four areas: special education ($14,218), student and staff support ($1,000), transportation and buses ($21,879), and facilities and maintena…

Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger Bag Program at the Boothbay Harbor branch, located at 180 Townsend Avenue, for all of March.

Authors of the Novel of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2025's Irish Book Awards are among the March guests of Finding Our Voices, talking online about the domestic abuse in their books. The events are free and open to everyone through the Finding Our Voices Book Club.

Mid-Coast Audubon is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for individuals interested in learning about and experiencing the natural world. Scholarships are open to all, with priority given to students and teachers residing in Knox, Lincoln, and Wald…

A small batch coffee roastery is coming to Edgecomb this summer. Feb. 19, the Edgecomb Planning Board approved Brad Betts' application for a new use at his 146 Boothbay Road property. Betts and wife Danielle operate Down East Gallery and will add a coffee roastery. The property's previous use was for residential and retai…

Due to the forecasted snowfall, our highly-anticipated Within the Whale program on Feb. 21, made possible thanks to our partnership with the Boothbay Region Land Trust and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, is officially postponed to next Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon (new time) at 6…

Vigilance is essential when protecting yourself from scammers, Julie Casson, community digital navigator at Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, and Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Doug Snyder told attendees Feb. 17 at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML). The pair presented tips and tricks on how to identify and prevent fraud. …

A Jefferson mother who lost her son to drug addiction made a return visit Feb. 17 to the county commissioners meeting. Sharon Bailey was joined by two others, all wearing matching gray T-shirts with white lettering: "Our pain is not your budget solution.

Due to continuing paper mail delivery delays in the region, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) trustees Feb. 17 approved extending their late fee policy from 30 to 60 days.

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, third graders from Boothbay Region Elementary School visited St. Andrews Village in collaboration with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District (BRRDD) trustees voted Feb. 12 to remove Chuck Cunningham of Boothbay as vice chairman, following a bylaw amendment. Cunningham was not there.  

Refuse district directors are doing some budget recalculations after a member challenged their figures during the Feb. 11 Boothbay selectmen's meeting. Chuck Cunningham is the Boothbay selectboard chairman and now the former refuse district board of directors vice-chairman.

Democrats in Lincoln County will gather for a biennial caucus on Saturday, Feb. 28 to begin organizing for the 2026 elections, hear from candidates and speakers, and conduct local committee business. The caucus will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Medomak Valley High School, 320 Manktown Rd, Waldoboro, ME 04572. The snow date wi…