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Building relationships with patients is a top priority for Family Physician Cynthia Dechenes, MD, who will begin to see patients of all ages at the Lincoln Medical Partners Family Care Center in…

The barn at Morris Farm is once again filling up with a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes, hardy Maine-grown perennials, vegetable and flower seedlings, and herbs for the farm’s annual plant…

Waldoboro, Maine – Maine Families Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc earned a prestigious endorsement by Parents as Teachers™ national center as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of the top…

On Tuesday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m., Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) invites the public to a free screening of the film “Community Conservation: Finding the Balance between Nature and Culture” at…

The opening night of the 2018 Y-Arts Dance Recital at Boothbay Region High School featured over 50 girls and boys performing various dances. The first of two recitals was held Friday, May 11, with…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District

Voters of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor came together in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium Thursday night and passed the $9,998,739.82…

Boothbay Region High School

Please come to support the Boothbay Region Drama Club Saturday, May 19 as they join with the Independent Senior Seminar class, a senior project, to fundraise for Freedom 4/24.

Freedom…

There’s nothing like being outside on a spring day. To finally feel warmth on your cheek, the wind through your hair … wait, what was that commercial? Oh dee flowers, oh dee trees, oh dee birds,…

Creamed Baking Co. in Wiscasset opened Saturday and owner Meghan Olcott said she sold out on her first day.

Olcott moved to Maine from Charleston, South Carolina where she studied baking at…

On Eating and Loving Food

So last week I wrote about Thai-inspired chicken soup. The next day I saw that Facebook friend Peter Ross had posted a recipe for Crispy Sesame chicken with a sticky Asian sauce, that called for a…

Certified Pedorthist Curi Poulin will discuss foot care and proper footwear for people with diabetes at the Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, May 24 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. The group will…

Boothbay Region Elementary School

The Boothbay Region Food Pantry, housed at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, hosted winners of the Penny Wars on Tuesday. The Penny Wars are held by BRES’s Leaders Organizing…

University of Maine Mid Coast Alumni will “Celebrate Summer” on Saturday, June 9, when they gather at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club for dinner and to hear university officials discuss student…

The Clamshell Quilters meet at the Faith Baptist Church on the Mills Road in Newcastle. Guests, visitors, and new members are always welcome. The May…

Boothbay Region High School

Throughout the school day Monday, Boothbay Region High School students were treated to some fun and informative activities from Rick Tarr and Kelly Roderick of Atlantic Partners EMS. Two driving…

The next time you head down Route 27 toward Route 1 in Edgecomb and bear north, take note of what a couple is doing to beautify their land opposite Cod Cove Inn.

Ken and Lena True, formerly…

This Mother’s Day, LincolnHealth wants women and moms of all ages to remember to take care of themselves too. Programs are available to make recommended screenings affordable when cost is an issue…

Hand in hand, with fairy grace,
Will we sing, and bless this place.
~William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Are there fairies at the bottom of your…

Volunteers were out in force Saturday, May 5 spreading goodwill and helping neighbors whose homes needed a little sprucing up.

Rebuilding Together Lincoln County has been making both the…

Cherie Scott is well known throughout the Boothbay area. She works full-time as the director of sales for Newagen Seaside Inn and Linekin Bay Resort, and is the mother of two young children.

It's time for the annual Student Art Show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation in Boothbay Harbor beginning May 11.

This colorful show features artwork by students Kindergarten through grade…

Through the month of May, the United Methodist Church in Boothbay Harbor will hold a Book of Act Bible Study session at 10 a.m. at the church on Townsend Avenue, across the street from the Opera…

Town of Edgecomb

On May 3, Center for Teaching and Learning volunteer Ross Branch wanted to make sure the Edgecomb Planning Board knew exactly who he was. So the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard craftsman displayed the…

Holly Houston, art educator for the past 12 years at Yarmouth High School, was recognized by the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA) on April 27 as their 2019 Maine Art Educator of the Year.…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee

On Thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m., voters of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor will convene at the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium to vote on the Community School District budget. The warrant…

The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) would like to remind all Boothbay Region High School graduates who may be eligible to receive a BRSAF grant that the application deadline is June 1.…

The Honors students from the Boothbay Region High School class of 2018 were among the 500-plus attendees at the Mountain Valley Conference Scholars Banquet at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay…

A farm in Newcastle is generating a lot of pretty, healthy, organic seedlings this spring.

Morning Dew Farm

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees

On Nov. 1, the same day then-AOS 98 Superintendent Eileen King announced her resignation, Board of Trustees Chair Chris Buchanan announced he would…

Kindergarten screening for the 2018-2019 school year at Southport Central School is scheduled for Wednesday, May 16. Screening will start at 2 p.m. If you have a child who resides on Southport and…

Boothbay region members of the Education and Regional Workforce Opportunities Committee (ERWOC) visited Mount Blue High School in Farmington April 26. The nine members – Alternative Organizational…

Analysis

This article continues a series on the economic issues of Boothbay Harbor and the surrounding region. …

On Eating and Loving Food

I have a cold.

Considering the winter and spring that I’ve just endured, this is nothing. Some day I’ll tell you all the details of the winter/spring of 2018, but it’s still too raw, and…

Come to the Bridge Academy Public Library’s annual Book, Plant and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will be held rain or shine at the library, located…

Savory Maine
John Couch and Sylvia Tavares

The next Damariscotta Open Mic at Savory Maine, scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, will be a benefit for the restoration of the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder.

Join us for dinner and live…

Join Hildy Ellis,Coordinator at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, as she leads participants on a walk along the margins of the bog at…

St. Andrews Village will host a presentation on completing Advance Directives on Friday, May 4 at 2 p.m.

An Advance Directive is a legal document sometimes referred to as a living will,…

Bill Cullina

As countless Americans begin tending to their gardens this spring, they can take inspiration from the country’s most influential gardeners and horticulturists who are making…

LincolnHealth is now offering a non-opioid pain medication, Exparel, after joint replacement surgeries. Exparel reduces and sometimes eliminates the need for opioids to avoid complications and to…

Rick Hilscher of Boothbay Harbor, a graduating senior at North Yarmouth Academy, has been named one of 630 semifinalists in the 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were…

The Cub Scouts Abnaki Chuck Wagon Derby was held April 28. Three boys from the Waldoboro pack,  Ethan Smith, Griffin Smith and Nathan Percival, and one from the Boothbay pack,…

The 56th edition Windjammer Days Festival will feature a new look at what previously was called the parade of sail. The festival will run from Sunday, June 24 to Saturday, June 30.  This year, on…

Midcoast Senior College will move to 29 Burbank Ave., Suite 1, Brunswick, Maine this June. The announcement was made by James Wilkes, president, Midcoast Senior College Board of Directors.…

Saving seeds from crop plants, garden plants, and plants in the wild – whether vegetables, annuals, perennials, trees or shrubs – is a great way to get more plants, save money, ensure local…

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced Paula Jackson Jones as one of 53 individuals who have been selected to serve on one of six subcommittees of the Tick-Borne Disease…

They came back: a mini series

"I love Southport," said Cody Mitchell sitting in his station manager’s chair at Boothbay Region Community Television (BRTV).

Mitchell recalled spending his summers…

Boothbay Region Community Resource Council

The Boothbay Region Community Resource Council welcomed its new executive director, Katie Spencer White, April 25. Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church hosted the meet and greet, a breakfast, as…

Professional dog trainer Jean Conte is once again offering Central Lincoln County YMCA dog obedience classes. Held each Tuesday, the program runs from May 8-29.

Beginner class is 5-6 p.m.,…

Five fabulous properties are up for grabs, in Heartwood Theater’s annual Online Vacation Property Raffle:  Ireland, France, Italy, Boothbay and Boston.…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees: Wednesday, May 2, 5:15 p.m., Boothbay Region High School Library

Edgecomb School Committee: Monday, May 7, 6 p.m., Edgecomb Eddy School