The Southport Planning Board will meet at the Southport Town Hall at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The agenda is as follows:

The Y Arts Competition Team, directed by Emily Mirabile, earned the festival’s top award for Excellence in Acting at this year’s Junior Theater Festival for its adjudicated performance of Elf Jr.

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Parkinson’s Support Group will feature a presentation on improving balance and preventing falls at its next session on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. in the community room at Chase Point Assisted Living.

Wayne Robbins began his wood carving hobby as an 8-year-old Cub Scout carving objects out of Ivory soap. He is now 82, and still carving.

Join us on Friday, June 19 for the Boothbay Region Garden Club's inaugural "Tea by the Sea" and Summer Home and Garden Market. Enjoy beautiful harbor views at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club while being served a variety of teas and an assortment of savory and sweet treats to include finge…

What a way to end January! A fun dance and fundraiser, the Snow Ball, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Ledges in Wiscasset. The event celebrates and supports Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets.

Attention all young performers who love to sing, act, and spend their summer doing what they love most—being on stage!

Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) trustees were updated Jan. 20 on Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG)’s and Boothbay Region YMCA (BRYMCA)'s sewer line extension plan along Barters Island Road.  

Alex Zipparo from the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and Sarah Demers from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development will host a Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Catalyst Program Grant web

In addition to the inspiring performances that take place on the stage at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, there is a team of staff and volunteers hard at work behind the scenes. One such group is the Board of Directors who meet monthly and help the staff carry out the Opera House mission.

Lincoln County commissioners accepted a $18,893 national Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Weapon Storage Grant Jan. 20 to expand the sheriff's department's evidence room. In December, Sheriff Todd Brackett requested seeking the grant to expand the room's size.

Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) welcomed a new addition with Sean Boyd becoming superintendent earlier this month. Former superintendent Chris Higgins has been acting as operator-in-charge since May, following the departure of David Pratt.    

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Watson Medical Building in Damariscotta. 

All the Edgecomb planning board members agreed: Amy S. and Richard S. Olszewski's application was excellent, but didn't meet the town's setback requirement.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Boothbay Region Land Trust are teaming up with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to present an unforgettable, free, family-friendly educational event at Bigelow Laboratory (60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay).

On February 2 Lincoln Theater will celebrate a remarkable milestone: 150 years since the community was first welcomed into what was then known as Lincoln Hall.

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH) recently announced its new community board members and its leadership. 

An East Boothbay couple will see the 2026 Winter Olympics from a unique perspective. Byron Cortez and Elliot Schwartz will work the games as International Olympic Committee volunteers. Schwartz had worked for the U.S. Olympic Committee, most recently as a data analyst, for 5.5 years. 

An abandoned Cape Dory 25 sailboat which unexpectedly found its way to Edgecomb last May, and later mysteriously disappeared by August, has reappeared.  On Nov. 25, Harbor Master Terry Stockwell reported that Woolwich officials told him the sailboat was found on their mudflats.

Boothbay Harbor recently announced six openings for officers on five committees. Nomination papers will be available from the town clerk starting Jan. 21.  

The following three-year seats are open due to expiring terms for listed members:   

Board of Selectmen and Overseers…

Sales of single-family existing homes thrived during 2025. According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state closed 15,133 transactions—an increase of 4.78 percent over the prior year—during 2025.

Adams Pond’s water level is fully recharged after the recent rains, General Manager Weston Alley told Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) trustees Jan. 13.   

The soup is on, along with a whole lot more, at East Boothbay United Methodist Church. In November, the church started serving community lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. 

The former Kenniston Hill Inn, now Kenniston Hill House, is returning to its purpose of 229 years ago. Constructed by Revolutionary War veteran David Kenniston in 1797, the building began as a private home, and now the 2,000 square foot, four-bedroom, three-bath is up for sale again.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens announces the appointment of Michael Scherger to the newly created vice president of Finance and Infrastructure role.