The past week has been one of the busiest in the history of the club. Combine normal

operations with the huge Junior Olympic event and the walls were…

The first two weeks of July saw most of our cottages bursting at the seams with family and friends. Whenever the sun decided to shine our beach was filled with all generations…

The Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on Sunday, July 21.  The service is at 9:30 a.m.  All are welcome.

Our new president, Jen Page, opened our new Rotary year, which begins each July 1, to a large and boisterous crowd.  We welcomed Rockland Rotarian and soon-to-be Boothbay Harbor…

At Ocean Point the playful attitude has arrived. We have had 11 family members with us for 11 days, a delightful confusion and change to the winter solitude. Some people call it…

The Mid Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, which has been serving Brunswick, Harpswell, and Sagadahoc, Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties for more than 104 years, held its…

One of the delights of summer is to deliver a willing young sailor to the Southport Yacht Club (SYC) for sailing lessons. I wonder if I recognize my age cohort best or whether it…

This summer, Healthy Lincoln County welcomes Catherine Czajkowski, an AmeriCorps Summer VISTA, to assist with the summer food service program. Czajkowski graduated in 2012 from the…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) will host a volunteer appreciation dinner to recognize all the school-based coordinators who volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters.…

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a monthly column by Mark Fourre, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Lincoln County Healthcare.

An elderly woman…

Charlie Rowe, whose life, work and family ties centered around Boothbay Harbor would be pleased. Although he died in November of 2011 at the age of 96, good works here continue in…

One way or another, everyone helped on the home front in Wiscasset during World War II.

With most of Haggett Garage's mechanics away at war, family…

On Thursday, July 25, Chewonki will host a Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 pm. at its main campus at 485 Chewonki Neck Road in Wiscasset. Please come and give the gift of…

St. Philip’s Church on Hodge Street in Wiscasset continues to offer freshly made haddock chowder Monday nights to hungry locals and vacationers alike: $9.50 for adults; $4.75 for…

Preparations are underway for the fifth annual Nautical Auction this Friday, July 19, at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.

Dozens of items of historical…

OK, it is summer in Maine and we’ve sure had some real “dog days” of late.

Hazy, hot, humid, sticky weather does not propel me into my kitchen and I doubt it…

Hunter C. Reid of Edgecomb was named to second honors on the Clark University dean's list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2013 semester.…

Boothbay Region Elementary School and Wiscasset Primary School were two of 14 Maine schools to receive $5,000 grants through the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation’s Healthy…

Kathleen Sheehan of Boothbay and Lauren Trudeau of Wiscasset have been named to the spring 2013 dean's list at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Death Café Boothbay will be held Thursday, July 25 at MacNab’s Tea Room on Back River Road from 7 to 9 p.m. This is Boothbay’s first Death Café.

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Kaye Vosburgh, a floral designer with numerous awards to her credit, will be at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, July 23 to present both a demonstration and a workshop…

Busy professionals seeking advanced credentials can take courses leading to a master’s degree from the University of Maine or the University of Southern Maine at University College…

This is a home the way Maine homes should be.

Nestled in the woods with a wonderful water view, the home's gardens are done in a beautiful acceptance…

Have you ever seen grown men and women knocking their brains out for the right to haul an old worn out trash can to the roof of their trophy room? Well, last Sunday, 10 boats and…

Welcome back to all our returning members as well as the 11 new member families who have joined this year. The rosters are available in the club house for all paid up members.…

Wow. This past month was very busy on Barters Island.

On June 23, BICA held its annual Yard/Plant Sale and it was a big success.  Weather was great and…

This morning at breakfast, my grandson William said, “I wish Christmas came once a month.” Well, William and all of you, dear readers, Christmas will not come once a month, but on…

Another annual and successful Jammin' in the Park has come and gone. The Lodge would like to thank all who showed up to enjoy the music and contributing to the Knights of Pythias…

On Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21 the Boothbay Railway Village will host the 49th Antique Auto Days. This two-day event brings together antique car enthusiasts from all over…

Bigelow Senior Research Scientist Dr. Beth Orcutt and John Skutnik, a research technician from her Deep Biosphere Laboratory are departing East Boothbay on a two-week oceanographic…

Friends of Seguin Light Station will host its fourth annual Summerfest on Friday, July 26. Our biggest fundraiser of the year will take place at the Maine Maritime Museum’s Events…

Courtney Nancy Arel and Michael Palaski Trebing were married at Crystal Cove Resort in Appleby, St. James, Barbados on May 27, 2013. The Reverend Coleridge Darlington from the…

This morning at breakfast, my grandson William said, “I wish Christmas came once a month.” Well, William and all of you, dear readers, Christmas will not come once a month, but on…

As I was down for the count with a fever I did not attend what sounded like an awesome Opening Party on July 6, 2013. The weekend occupants of the Burvill/Nash Cottage kindly…

Rain, rain, go away. We all wanted to play, but it was a long time before
“summer as we want it” arrived and it now has reverted to more rain! At the…

Plymouth State University graduates

The following students were awarded degrees from Plymouth State University at their…

On Sunday, July 14, churches throughout the community will be collecting Back To School supplies and money donations during worship … all of which will be used for the Big Set For…

The summer season brings lots of casual entertaining: gathering friends and family on the deck for cocktails, conversation and something delicious cooked on the grill. …

The rhythmic chugging sounds of internal combustion engines provided the background music for the Antique Engine and Tractor Meet at the Railway Village on July 6.

Only 350 Y-Arts $10,000 lottery tickets are now being sold for $100 each. Purchase your own for $100 or go in on a ticket or two with friends, co-workers, family or neighbors and…

Captured townspeople sat waiting with their legs in stocks until they could make bail. Cannon blasts and the frequent “argh” filled Wiscasset Harbor.

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I apologize. Last column I said I'd report on the public hearing on sewers on July 1, but I was not feeling well that night. Just now I'm back from a meeting on the options for…

The Reverend C. Neal Goldsborough, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Pensacola, Florida, will preach at All Saints Church, Southport, Sundays, July 14 and 21.

The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on Sunday, July 14.  The service is at 9:30 a.m.  All are welcome.

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On Saturday, May 11, Daniel Coffey and Sarah Earley were happily united in marriage at the Newagen Seaside Inn on Southport Island.

The bride is the…

On June 15, members from Seaside Lodge #144 traveled to Bangor and welcomed home Nick Greenleaf and Mason Leighton from a nine month deployment with the Maine Army National Guard…

The past week has been very busy one for all BHYC members and staff. Let’s start with the Dock Party, so ably developed and presented by Alice and Andy Mutch. What started as a…

Thousands of miles from the streets of Cairo, a Boothbay Harbor accountant watches his native land undergo the second revolution in as many years.

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Steve Marson said painting the night sky has been his profession for over 27 years.

Marson and his team of pyrotechnics fired off 3,500 shells from a…

More than 50 Rotarians and community friends gathered at Fisherman’s Wharf Inn on June 27 to celebrate the beginning of a new year for the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club.