The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) is pleased to announce that this summer they will be welcoming Gray Ferris as the Center’s waterfront director and Taylor…
Life
The Kefauver Studio & Gallery presents “Small Gifts from the Coast,” an art show that will kick off the 2016 summer season at the gallery. The…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was the site of a birthday party for a Boothbay woman on Saturday, May 21.
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For Your Health
One thing I have become pretty committed to in my practice of emergency medicine is shaking hands when I walk into an exam room.
Shaking hands is an important…
For anyone who has followed the Boothbay Harbor town government in the past 20 years, Palmer Payne is a familiar sight and perhaps an even more familiar sound. The 86-year-old Payne is a retired…
Sunday, May 15, 2016 was the opening ceremony, the Commodores Luncheon, for the Down East Yacht Club to kick off its 50th anniversary year. A large number of…
Mrs. Currier’s class at Edgecomb Eddy School released Atlantic salmon eggs into the Sheepscot River on May 17. The class is learning about raising the endangered species from an egg to maturity.…
What better way to usher in an exciting new season of events at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site than with a stirring concert by Maine St.…
As team after Special Olympics team paraded past Boothbay Region Elementary School Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell in Wiscasset Friday, she cheered for each one.
She was proud of all the…
LincolnHealth Physical Therapist Tim Bryce will discuss the dangers of neuropathy for people with diabetes and how people with diabetes can increase their physical activity level…
Dozens of Maine police departments will begin a two week effort starting Monday, May 23 enforcing the state’s seat belt laws. Coordinated by the Maine Bureau of…
Dresden Elementary School third grade teacher Erica Atkinson has a sign in the classroom telling people to wear the pants that fit them.
We don’t all learn the same or show our learning the…
Sixteen Maine high school juniors will spend the week of May 22-27 at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences learning about ocean science research. They will work side-by-side with Bigelow Laboratory…
An Edgecomb math and social studies teacher is one of nine honorees throwing out the first pitch at Hadlock Field on June 10. UNUM and the Portland Sea Dogs has named Terry Mulligan and eight…
Buy the ticket, win the ride! You could be the next owner of a beautiful, red 1966 MG MGB, while supporting the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM). The Museum announces its third annual…
Perennial flowers and plants are often favored by gardeners because they can be counted on to return each year. The same can be said of local gardener Gail MacPhee…
Chocolate cake. It's my all-time favorite dessert.
Is it just me, or is cake one of those words that sounds like what it is? Say it.…
Kirk and Sherrie Holbrook of Hallowell are concerned about their children’s education. The couple have a son and daughter attending attending Hall-Dale Elementary School. They were one of a dozen…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club was privileged to welcome Penny O’Sullivan, author, designer, and woody plant lover to speak at the general membership meeting held…
Boothbay Region High School
According to Boothbay Region High School English teacher Mark Gorey, what's lost in the many debates surrounding the ways and means of operating a school district is an important voice, the…
BRHS Class of 2016 Top 10 student
For Boothbay Region High School senior Marinel “Ellie” Demmons, her brief time at the high school was a productive one. After moving to Boothbay Harbor last year from Skowhegan, the daughter of…
BRHS Class of 2016 Top Ten Student
Gabe Purin will be attending the University of Vermont in the fall. He's planning to major in kinesiology (the scientific study of human movement) and exercise science…
BRHS Class of 2016 Top 10 student
This fall, Boothbay Region High School class of 2016 salutatorian Hannah Morley will study pharmacology at the University of Rhode Island. Morley wants to pursue a career in the health fields and…
Jason Schlosser of Boothbay Harbor recently graduated from Ohio Christian University in Circleville, Ohio with an associate of arts degree in business management.
As the first woman district attorney in New England, and Maine’s first female attorney general, Janet Mills is the ideal guest of honor and speaker for the upcoming benefit for New Hope for Women…
A generation ago, black flies and mosquitoes were the worst pests Mainers faced in the spring.
Today, blacklegged or deer ticks, which first arrived in the…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency recommends a “grab and go” kit to be used in an emergency. Keep it in a central location where any member of the family can get to it. Lincoln County…
Lincoln County Emergency Management
It's springtime in Lincoln County, but in a matter of months, it will be winter again, and Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Tod Hartung wants everyone to be prepared.
Not…
Boothbay Region High School has announced the junior class delegates chosen to attend the 2016 Dirigo Boys and Girls State conferences the first week of summer.…
In the crowded and competitive restaurant landscape of Boothbay Harbor, new Herringbones Pub & Grill executive chef Michael Morissette wants people to consider the wing. Specifically, the…
Town of Boothbay
Two sure signs of the summer season sprang to life on Thursday morning, May 12 at the Boothbay Common. Under clear blue skies and with shirt sleeve temperatures (finally!), the weekly Farmer’s…
A 30th reunion for the Boothbay Region High School class of 1986 is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6.
Festivities begin at noon in Barrett’s Park on Lobster Cove Road for a picnic lunch.
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Boothbay Region Elementary School has received a $1,000 donation through the Hannaford Helps Schools program. In a brief ceremony May 11, Hannaford representatives Ben Convery and Evelyn Andrews…
A fundraising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, May 21 to benefit the children’s vacation program. The supper will be served from 5…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Summer is almost here so mark Saturday, May 21 on your calendar for the Boothbay Region Garden Club Plant Sale. The sale will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at the…
The next monthly meeting of the Lincoln County Triad will be held on Thursday, May 19 at the 911 Communication Center in Wiscasset. Meetings start at 1 p.m. The…
On Eating and Loving Food
I love fried foods.
There. I’ve said it. I love fried clams, fried haddock, fried scallops and fried shrimp. I love onion rings and french fries. You name it. If it's fried, I love it.
…Mobius Inc. is inviting the public is to the opening reception for its Spring Art Show on Thursday, May 12 from 2-5 p…
A Bird’s Tale
Like many parents, this spring we have found ourselves perched beside baseball diamonds on breezy early evenings on many days. We enjoy watching the game and chatting with other parents. While…
Walking into the Sheepscot General Store is a little like walking into, well, let's just say it's not…
BRHS Class of 2016 Top 10 student
Angela Machon has a plan. She’s not one of those seniors who is going to college without something specific in mind for her future. She'll be attending Roger Williams…
BRHS Class of 2016 Top 10 student
Having ridden horses ever since she could, it is no wonder Samantha Carter is going to pursue a degree in veterinary science with a focus on equine studies.
"I've been riding horses since I…
BRHS Class of 2016 TopTen
When looking back on her four years at Boothbay Region High School, class of 2016 valedictorian Gretchen Elder recalled her many accomplishments but also the challenges.
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On Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m., Dr. Ron Bouffard of The Boothbay Chiropractor and Mary Baudo of Healthy Attitudes will be hosting a…
Beginning June 27 there will be a new face at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. Desiree Scorcia will replace…
At its May 8 annual meeting, the Maine Family Planning Association announced that Dr. Wendy Wolf of West Boothbay Harbor had been selected to receive the…
Calling all crafters! St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be holding its 64th annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both inside and outside spaces…
This Memorial Day Weekend, from Saturday through Monday, May 28, 29 and 30, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will open its doors to Maine residents at no charge for the third annual Maine Days. To…
One of the questions that is often asked about the proposed Boothbay Region Health Center is, “Will you provide emergency services?” The short answer to the question is, “No.”
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Boothbay Region Art Foundation
If you need illustrations for the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” this year’s Student Art Show at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation fits that…
