Aug. 13, Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District (BRRDD) talked about searching for a municipal lawyer. Treasurer Julia Latter said obtaining counsel has, in general, become harder as lawyers have moved away from municipal government work.

Worries about the strain student transfer agreements (superintendent agreements) have on local taxpayers were again on the minds of Community School District (CSD) trustees Aug. 6. 

Looking like a page had been ripped from National Geographic, a menagerie of exotic animals touched down at Boothbay Harbor Town Hall Aug. 7 for a presentation from "Mr. Drew and His Animals Too." Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library hosted the event.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will still be visiting the Boothbay Common on Saturday, Nov. 28, but the listing in the newspaper's Summertime guide is wrong and his usual visit time has been changed. Santa's arrival will be at 3 p.m., with festivities being held from 2 to 4 p.m.

The 7th annual Maine Book Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thomaston Public Library and presented by Maine Authors Publishing. Meet over 110 talented authors from across Maine, representing a wide range of genres ready to sign and sell their books. Complete list available from www…

In the early 19th century, Wiscasset was an important shipbuilding port on the U.S. East Coast.

On Sunday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, a day-long event will begin with the sixth Tomato Festival at 10 a.m.

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously provided the perfect space for this show, Art for Art’s Sake.

Historical displays and cookout food were the highlights of Boothbay Region Ambulance Service’s open house celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Defying meteorological science, Saturday, Aug. 8 was a stellar weather day for the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett 13th annual Vintage Car Show. Forty-five fascinating vehicles competed for six trophies determined by popular vote.

The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club welcomes Erin Mooney and Rachel Meyn from Safe Passage in Guatemala City on Thursday, Aug. 13 at our Clubhouse at 66 Montgomery Road.

Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), Audacity CAT (Rockland), and Indivisible Waldo County are holding coordinated “By Land or by Sea Vigils.”

The non-binding question on exploring a regional high school got its second nod Aug. 4. Wiscasset selectmen last month decided to put the question on the Nov. 3 ballot. And last week, they approved the municipal officers' order to make that happen.

Aug. 8, American Legion Post 36 gathered on Boothbay Common for the organization’s 15th annual community yard sale, bringing residents together while raising money to support veterans and community organizations.

Dr. Sallie Albert is in the business of saving lives whether they are human, canine, or feline. Albert is a nurse practitioner certified in psychiatric and family health.

The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith celebrates his 20th year of ministry on Southport Island when he will preside over the service of Holy Communion for the next two Sundays at All Saints by-the-Sea. Services are at 8 and 10 a.m.

There are changes coming to Edgecomb's Ordinance Review Committee. One is the membership is expanding to include another public member and two planning board alternates. These additions will bring the committee number to nine, joining the five elected planning board members and one appointed public member.

J. Edward Knight, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Midcoast Maine since 1898, is pleased to announce the addition of Susanne Smith-Pinkham to its Boothbay Harbor team as Commercial Lines Agent.

Boothbay Harbor First United Methodist Church continues to sparkle.

On Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, a worker using a W.D. Matthews boom lift secured the familiar weathervane modeled after the schooner Bowdoin back on the church spire. 

Church member Cathy Blake provided the following information beh…

Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for the next event in its Unearth a Story Summer Speaker Series.

The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s annual meeting and potluck picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 226 Lakeside Drive.

There will be a social hour beginning at 11:45 and a short business meeting at 12:15, followed by our guest speaker. The potluck picnic will begin immediately afte…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will move forward with a new regional model for women’s health services that preserves comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care in Damariscotta, expands local gynecologic services and transitions inpatient

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library's third annual Storybook Ball transported guests into an enchanted forest on Sunday, Aug.

As Edgecomb selectmen began their Aug. 4 meeting, Chairman Forrest Carver asked about the board's vacancy. Aug.