Donation sites for gifts of school supplies have been set in place for the 2016 season. A Wish List is posted at each site that includes many classroom items required by our Boothbay Region public…
Life
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding a week-long Vacation Bible School, July 11-15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. This year’s theme is "Surf Shack:…
The following students were named to the 2015-2016 fourth quarter honor roll at Boothbay Region High School.
Seniors
High Honors: Samantha Carter, Gretchen Elder, Hannah Morley
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Kate Jones and Chris Reardon were married on April 14 at City Hall, San Francisco, California in honor of her parents, East Boothbay residents Kathleen and George…
Summer has begun in Boothbay Harbor. And with summer come visitors from other places, either for a day from somewhere else in Maine, or a few days or a week or longer, from another state, or even…
The Maine Marine Patrol will be on heightened alert for those violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws during the national…
Kahla Vise, daughter of Alex and Kathy Vise of Boothbay Harbor, graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick with a degree in classical studies.
Bowdoin College's 211th Commencement ceremony…
Healthy Lincoln County
The Healthy Lincoln County Substance Use Prevention Partnership held a meeting Tuesday, June 21, to examine the proposed initiative legalizing marijuana in Maine that will appear on November’s…
When a new person arrives in the Boothbay region, the first thing people want to know is why and where from. For massage therapist and herbalist Anna Christina Rogers, the…
For Elysha Thompson, the LincolnHealth Certified Nursing Apprenticeship Program came along at just the right time.
Thompson had wanted to become a Certified…
Everything will be ready for the Boothbay Civic Association's 30th annual Fourth of July celebration on the Boothbay Common.
"Town Manager Dan Bryer assured me that the construction near the…
On Eating and Loving Food
Who can resist a taco? Not I. I think if I had just finished a big meal and someone placed a taco in front of me I'd have no choice but to eat it.
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Artisan Days: Celebrating Maine’s Craft Heritage, a season-long series of craft demonstrations at Boothbay Railway Village, begins on Wednesday, June 22…
Megan Hodgdon of Boothbay graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington, magna cum laude, with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education on May 14.
Megan graduated from…
Come join Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in its fourth annual Mutt Scrub on Saturday, July 30 at 22 McKown St. in Boothbay Harbor. Festivities and scrubbing take place between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.…
Barrett’s Park in Boothbay Harbor was teeming with people and dogs on June 21. It was a perfect early summer day. The sky was blue, the sun was shining and the water was warm — at least from a…
Our community can be twice proud. Once, for our 49 graduating seniors from BRHS, and secondly, for the continuing and growing number of grants made by the Boothbay…
By now, if you live on the Boothbay peninsula, you should have received a mailing from the board members of the planned Boothbay Region Health Center. It contains a brochure describing the health…
Boothbay Region YMCA kicked off its annual summer camp program at Knickerbocker…
The memory of an Edgecomb Eddy School graduate is kept alive each spring through a special graduation honor. On June 15, Edgecomb Eddy sixth grade graduates Arden Carleton and Angelica Rodriguez…
It was ten years ago that the mysterious Lady in the Red Cloak began leading lantern-lit walks, describing the history and mystery of in-town Damariscotta and Newcastle.
Now that concept has…
The Boothbay Region High School class of 1966 is planning its 50th reunion on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.
The reunion…
A small sign on Main Street in Newcastle has been catching peoples' eyes over the past couple weeks. It reads “Authentic Mexican Food – Now Open.” Because the bright orange/red taco stand isn't…
Joseph DiMauro of East Boothbay has been named to the spring 2016 dean's list at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut
Katherine Hilscher, daughter of Deborah and Robert Hilscher of Boothbay Harbor, graduated from North Yarmouth Academy, where she was a top ten honor student.
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Demolition began this week at the YMCA in preparation for phase one of a capital improvement at the Harbor Montessori & Child Enrichment Center and Y–Arts…
Lillian Sherburne of Boothbay recently completed the spring semester of her sophomore year of high school at Coastal Studies for Girls in Freeport. Coastal Studies…
The Lincoln Home hosts special guest artist, Brooke Pacy, Friday, June 17 from 4-7 p.m. during the Twin Villages ARTWALK. An array of her colorful oil paintings will be on display in our living…
On Eating and Loving Food
Have you ever marinated chicken in buttermilk?
Have you ever even used buttermilk? Except in buttermilk biscuits?
My mother tells me my great-grandfather drank the stuff, but…
Boothbay Region Elementary School wrapped up the school year with free bicycles, an educational dance routine and the now annual “sliming” of select members of the faculty. In all, 29 new Huffy…
About Face Skin Care Salon and Cosmetic Boutique is excited to announce the recent graduation and certification of Lauren Forgues in the permanent hair…
It was a day to remember the past and look forward to the future for 15 Edgecomb Eddy School graduates. The sixth grade class celebrated its final day in elementary school with an hour-long…
Bonnie Plausteiner of East Boothbay (04544) has graduated from Boston College with a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the university's Robert J. Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences…
Each year, the Boothbay region has an influx of foreign workers here to work and enjoy the Maine coast. For many of us, we have forged lifelong friendships with those who come to join us for such…
Cordula Mathias will speak about the selection of works included in the exhibition "Cool Colors,” on Saturday, June 18 from 2-2:30 p.m.
At Mathias Fine Art an exhibition of works created in…
Hello, I am here to cap off this ceremony. Over my four years of high school, I've been exposed to many works of great literature, learned so much about history,…
Boothbay Region High School
Hello everyone and welcome to the graduation of the class of 2016. As excited as we are to be sitting before you today, ready to take the next step in our lives,…
At the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village, residents who show signs of anxiety or depression receive iPods filled with personalized music…
The 49 graduating seniors of Boothbay Region High School's Class of 2016 made one final victory lap through the neighboring elementary school on June 10. The soon-to-be graduates marched through…
The light and airy atmosphere of St. Columba's nave set just the right tone for the, if you'll pardon the pun, "homegrown" ambiance of this year's annual meeting and…
Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron has partnered with the Sea Tow Foundation to promote the Designated Skipper Program for boaters. The goal of this…
Whether you like your shelter rounded or with right angles, Midcoast Conservancy has a course for you! From June 24-26, a Yurt building course will give participants an opportunity to learn about…
The inaugural Splash into Science trip to the Florida Keys and Everglades was deemed an overwhelming success by Boothbay Region…
Tracy Penniman and her friend and helper, Bonnie Nielsen, were at the Boothbay Farmers Market on June 9, weathering the unseasonably cold wind, and the blasts coming…
For the second year, bicyclists with the Bike and Build program spent the night hosted by the United Methodist Church in Boothbay Harbor.
Thirty-four youthful bicyclists pedaled their way on…
Healthy Lincoln County is sponsoring eleven (11) local summer meal sites this year for the Summer Food Service Program. Most sites will begin offering breakfast and…
The 49 members of the 2016 graduating class of Boothbay Region High School turned out in their best blue and gold for Awards Night on June 9 in the high school gymnasium. A crowd of 75 or so…
Edgecomb Eddy student Takoda Dionne was the top reader in the school’s Bikes for Books contest this year by reading 77 books. He was rewarded for his hard work on June 8 with a brand new Huffy…
Learn the skills and techniques necessary to be a responsible, competent and fun babysitter in a one-day class offered by Central Lincoln County Adult Education on Wednesday, June…
On a warm July evening in 1954 in the city of Boston, a tall, handsome medical student and a young, pretty dietician with auburn hair and a traffic-stopping smile…
