News

• Papers’ websites draw tall numbers

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 5:00pm

  Numbers mean business, and ours are 28.1 million strong. Since launch in 2012, the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper websites have racked up 28.1 million pageviews. In the last 12 months, traffic has continued to grow, at 5.9 million pageviews – a 25% increase over the prior year. And in the four weeks that followed our redesign in July 2019, the websites had a combined 520,000 pageviews – up 30% from the same period in 2018. Everyone who looks at us, 24/7, 365, could be looking at you...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter Aug. 11-18

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 1:15pm

  For Aug. 11-18, Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity: Arrests On Aug. 12, Nicholas Merry, 35, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault and Domestic Violence Terrorizing On Aug. 13, Linda Ancona, 58, of Wiscasset for Domestic Violence Assault. Accidents On Aug. 12, police responded to an accident west of the intersection of Bradford Street on Bath Road. A 2003 Mazda owned by William Cherry, 65, of Wiscasset was parked legally in the driveway of 99 Bath Road when it was hit by...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 12:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 266 calls for service from Aug. 13 through Aug. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,753 calls for service. Arrests Haven A. Richards, 57, of Bowdoin was arrested Aug. 14 on a Sagadahoc County Indictment warrant, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, where he turned himself in to Deputy David Bellows. Stephen A. Reny, 18, of Boothbay was arrested Aug. 15 for Domestic Violence Criminal Mischief...

• LincolnHealth OB nurses become first responders

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 11:45am

  

  While obstetrics nurses specialize in supporting newborns and their moms, many are prepared to use their skills in the event of a community emergency. In June and early July, three incidences turned LincolnHealth OB nurses into first responders. Without hesitation, each stepped into challenging and tragic situations and did all they could to care for those in need. On June 6, Cassidy Fielding, RN, approached a motorcycle accident on Route One near Old Ferry Road in Wiscasset. “As I drove closer...

• Another successful year for Firemen’s Auction

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 10:15am

  

  The 2019 Southport Firemen’s Auction went off without a hitch Saturday, Aug. 17. The rummage sale doors were opened on schedule at 6 a.m., and not before then. According to Fire Chief Gerry Gamage, some 70 people were waiting outside, eager to find the bargains. Many had spotted the item they wanted in the days leading up to the auction, others were just hopeful of finding that certain something they could not live without. As with all rummage sales there were plenty of so-so goods but amongst...

• Santa Maria to port in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 25

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Boothbay Harbor will host the Nao Santa Maria from Sept. 25 to 29. Yes, that Santa Maria . Local businessman and ship enthusiast Mark Gimbel pulled the strings to bring the ship to Boothbay Harbor on its voyage down half of the East Coast during its 525th anniversary. Nao Santa Maria will be coming off a long tour of the Great Lakes which started in Green Bay, Wisconsin and included stops in Bay City, Michigan; Sarnia, Ontario; Sandusky, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;...

• Nearly 300 turn out for Boothbay Harbor Eastside Waterfront Park celebration

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 8:00am

  

  A festival celebrating a new waterfront park on Boothbay Harbor’s east side attracted roughly 300 people on Sunday, Aug.18. Held at the current site of Cap’n Fish’s Motel on Atlantic Avenue, the free event was open for the public to experience the future Boothbay Harbor Eastside Waterfront Park, which will open in 2020. Barbecue ribs, pulled pork and all the fixings were provided by the Cod Fish Head Restaurant and music was performed by local favorites, the Holy Mackerels. Organizers from...

• Rev. Canon John Mitman at Wilson Chapel Aug. 25

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 7:00am

  

  The Rev. Canon John Mitman will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Aug. 25. Alan Wingard will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are most welcome. A native of Washington, D.C., Canon Mitman is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College in Virginia and from the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He has served as curate and associate rector at St. Thomas’ in Hanover, New Hampshire; vicar pro temat St. Michael and All Angels in Lancing, Sussex,...

• Hundreds attend eighth annual Set For Success

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 7:15pm

  

  Before the main event on Sunday, Aug. 18, Sue Burge, who has planned and organized each of eight Set For Success events at the Boothbay Region YMCA, said she was pleased that the event’s first-ever prelude — a free barbecue lunch — was well attended and helped speed up the process of people waiting to pick up school supplies. “This is working well,” said Burge, who stood at the doorway to the Y gym greeting people. “This saves the people from waiting long in the hot sun to get into the event.”...

• Body recovered in Greenland Cove

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 4:15pm

  The Maine Marine Patrol has recovered the body of a deceased male found Monday morning, Aug. 19 at approximately 11 a.m. by a commercial fishing vessel in Greenland Cove, near Bremen. The body has been transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification. The Marine Patrol had been searching Round Pond Harbor, nearly two nautical miles south of the body’s location, since last Monday, Aug. 12 for 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. Murdoch was reported missing last Monday night at 9:...
• Obituary

  Jeffrey S. Howard

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 3:30pm

  

  Jeffrey Scott Howard, 54, of Indian Road, Wiscasset died Aug. 12, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born in Redondo Beach, California, a son of Clark E. and Betty Jean (Billings) Howard. He moved to Wiscasset as a teen and graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1983. He was employed at Wiscasset Lawn and Garden on Route 27 during high school. After high school he worked at Ames Supply in Wiscasset until 1996. After that he was employed at E.J. Prescott and in 2005 he began his...
• Obituary

  Eugene F. Walsh

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Capt. Eugene “Casey” F. Walsh Ret., USCG, 102, of Newcastle, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of Aug. 13, 2019. Born on Feb. 23, 1917 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of Patrick and Louise (Burkhart) Walsh. Eugene grew up in Missouri attending schools and graduating from high school there. He worked for several years, but with jobs hard to come by during the Great Depression, he and his buddies all joined various military branches. Casey chose the Coast Guard in 1941 and...
• Obituary

  Gardiner Flood

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 12:00pm

  Gardiner Flood of Wiscasset, passed away on the morning of Aug. 13, 2019 at the MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick, after a long illness. He was born on June 11, 1936, and lived his whole life in Wiscasset. He worked with his father, “Mickey” Flood at Flood’s Hardware in Wiscasset. He later branched out to Flood’s Machine & Appliance, and later Flood’s Repair at Flood Avenue when he was displaced by the new Wiscasset bridge. He bought the Turner Center Creamery building in 1965 and had it...

• Celebrity visitor thrills aquarium’s intern

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:30am

  

  “Pinch me, pinch me,” exclaimed intern Sophie Manning when her childhood idol came through the door of the Maine State Aquarium. Clad in street clothes, instead of his signature powder blue, lab coat and bow tie, “ Bill Nye the Science Guy ” had come to the Department of Marine Resources to learn about lobsters. After he entered the aquarium, it didn’t take long for word to spread among visitors that Bill Nye was in their presence. After a quick walk-through of the exhibits, he was whisked to...
• Obituary

  Carl J. Hamrin

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:15am

  

  On Aug. 14, 2019, Carl Johan Hamrin, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of almost 87. Carl was born on Sept. 26, 1932 in Stockholm, Sweden. He received a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and was an avid sailor and computer geek, combining computer assisted design with his love of the ocean. He served as an ensign in the Royal Swedish Navy and loved to sail the archipelagos in the Baltic, North Sea and...

• Taking to the sky with Flighttime

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 8:45am

  

  The Wiscasset Newspaper got a different perspective of the towns it covers thanks to Flighttime Inc., a flying club based at Wiscasset Municipal Airport. Sean Rafter of Bradford Road, Wiscasset piloted the club’s four-passenger Cessna 172N on a 90-minute flight over the Midcoast Thursday morning, Aug. 15. The pictures show a bird’s eye view of Wiscasset village, the Boothbay peninsula, Westport Island, the Twin Villages of Damariscotta and Newcastle, and more. From Wiscasset, the flight went...

• Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale: More than meets the eye

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale had fair winds and sunny skies last weekend, to the delight of participating artists and onlookers. The Lincoln Arts Festival has been bringing an assortment of programs to the Boothbay region for 39 years. The weekend-long Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale was added to the LAF schedule in 1995 and is held at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island. The event now also includes the fine art of boat building. The event kicks off with an opening...
• Due Monday, Aug. 26

  Designs sought for region’s affordable housing project

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 8:15am

  

  A special opportunity has come to the Boothbay region for affordable and moderately priced housing. A philanthropist will fund a significant portion of the purchase price of each home with an interest-free loan so that owners can build equity in their property. Three home designs will be decided up and priced between $175,000 and $225,000. The planned community will be situated on a 24-acre site on Middle Road in Boothbay Harbor. Forty house lots are planned with communal access to West Harbor...

• Business community learns details of ‘Kenniston House’ project

  Sun, 08/18/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Descendants of the building’s first occupants joined the woman who worked tirelessly to save it as businesspeople learned details of the future of the Kenniston Hill Inn Aug. 14 at Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours. The event drew more than 50 guests to the Russell House, where a model of the “Kenniston House” campus was displayed. Guests were excited and enthusiastic about a new future for an area landmark. Susan Brackett led a successful fundraising effort in...

• Captain Brown still attracting visitors to Boothbay Harbor after over a half century

  Sun, 08/18/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Which iconic fisherman came first, Gorton’s or Brown’s Wharf? The Gorton’s Fisherman began appearing on television ads in 1975 promoting seafood for the 149-year-old Gloucester, Massachusetts company. But Gorton’s iconic symbol is seven years younger than his Boothbay Harbor counterpart. In 1968, one year after the Brown’s Wharf Inn opened, the family placed a 25-foot, fiberglass, rebar and cement giant statue beckoning visitors into their Atlantic Avenue business. And Captain Brown was born...

• Outdoor worship, picnic at Barrett’s Park Aug. 25

  Sun, 08/18/2019 - 7:15am

  On Sunday, Aug. 25, the Congregational Church will celebrate its 10 a.m. worship service at Barrett’s Park. The service will focus on God’s magnificent creation. Dr. Foulger’s sermon is entitled, “Breakfast with Jesus” and breakfast breads (including gluten free) will be served. Brian Donovan, who has recently finished his seminary training, is preparing prayers and other liturgical pieces. Members of the choir and bell choir will offer music and award-winning musician, Lisa Redfern, will sing...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Wiscasset man pleads guilty to December standoff

  Sat, 08/17/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Matthew Plummer, 36, of Wiscasset, pleaded guilty to two charges related to a domestic violence assault that led to an eight-hour standoff on Heritage Lane in Wiscasset on Dec. 14 and 15, 2018. The plea arrangement was part of a July 29 hearing. Plummer pleaded guilty to one charge of Domestic Violence Assault with priors, Class C, and Police Standoff, Class E. In exchange, the two more serious charges, Aggravated Assault Domestic Violence, and Criminal Threatening with priors, were dismissed...

• Flashback Friday: August 2004

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Fifteen years ago in August, the Summer Olympics were being held in Athens, Greece, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” and other paintings were stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, and George W. Bush and John Kerry were going head-to-head campaigning for the presidency. Locally, the Boat Builders Festival was held in East Boothbay, St. Andrews Hospital celebrated its expansion, and public access Channel 7 held its first-ever live, 24-hour fundraising telethon. Thanks to our digital archives,...
• Obituary

  Christopher Finch

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:15am

  

  Christopher Finch died unexpectedly Aug. 10, 2019 by his own hand after using an illegal lethal drug purchased locally. Christopher struggled with mental illness all his adult life, starting in his early teens. As a young child, he was remarkably gifted in writing and music. He led his school band to win the New York State Music Award and received a music scholarship to college. Unfortunately, his mental health interrupted his path to success. His struggles to control the demons of his mind...
• Boothbay Harbor Planning Board

  Food trucks leave bad taste as businesses endorse nonprofits

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:00am

  

  Boothbay Harbor business owners and nonprofit volunteers gathered Aug. 14 to hear planning board members further discuss the possibility of an ordinance on mobile food vending. Chair Tom Churchill said the board reached a consensus last meeting that barring mobile food on public property was probably a good thing, but dictating the type of business that can be done on private property is ill-advised. The board reiterated, selectmen directed it to look into the issue of mobile food vending, with...

• Southport resident discusses his role in 1969 moon landing

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 8:45am

  

  On July 20, 1969, Robert Stengel joined millions of people watching astronaut Neil Armstrong take that “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” in becoming the first man on the moon. But unlike millions of people, Stengel played a role in getting Apollo 11 into space. Stengel was part of the team developing the technology for manned space travel. He worked on the computer code for steering the module’s 16 rockets. Stengel is a now a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering...

• Secretary Dunlap: Non-Real ID licenses are valid for all in-state transactions

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 8:00am

  AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reaching out to help educate the public now that the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles is issuing two different types of driver’s licenses and state identification cards. “All retail cashiers, pharmacists, bank tellers and others who must review customers’ identification before completing a transaction need to know that when they see an ID that says, ‘Not valid for Real ID purposes,’ that ID is still valid to complete their transaction,” said...

• A Service of Evensong at All Saints by-the-Sea Aug. 25

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 7:30am

  Amid our busy schedules of day to day life or even the busyness of vacations, have you ever longed for a space where you could just be ? The service of Evensong provides that opportunity to engage with Creation, the God of Creation and other beings of Creation in fellowship, prayer and music. A treasure of the Anglican tradition, this service dates back to the 1549 Book of Common Prayer. At its heart, Evensong is a simple service consisting of Bible readings and prayers along with a...

• NNEPRA ‘hoping for’ 2020 Midcoast passenger rail service

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 7:15am

  

  If you thought you saw Amtrak coming down the rails Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, you weren’t seeing things, except maybe the future. And the views from aboard were great, according to a Rockland official who took the trip from Brunswick to Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Knox counties and back. The trip gathered information on travel times and track conditions on the seasonal, weekend passenger service route Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has been considering , NNEPRA’s executive director...

• Boothbay Region Historical Society raffle

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Boothbay Region Historical Society is happy to raffle Robert Mitchell's stunning black and white photograph "Turbulent Sea at Ocean Point" as a fundraiser for the museum. The photograph, 41-inch tall by 29-inch wide, is framed in black with an acid-free mat. It may be viewed at the Historical Society museum, 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor, diagonally across from The First bank. The winner of this raffle will also receive Robert Mitchell's coveted 2020 calendar, the 20th anniversary edition of "...
• Damariscotta

  Nonprofit supports addiction prevention and education

  Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:00am

  Oranges from Morgan , a newly-launched nonprofit, will be hosting another sale. All proceeds will benefit addiction prevention and education services in greater Lincoln County. The sale – which includes rare collectables and antiques – takes place every Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout August at 62 Bristol Road (corner of Bristol Road and High Street) in Damariscotta. Oranges from Morgan was established by the family of Morgan Mayo, who sadly lost her battle with...

• From schoolyard to sternman – not your typical summer vacation

  Thu, 08/15/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Ask Jeff and Kim Lewis what their 11-year-old son Isaac was doing in May and they will tell you he was worrying about the high cost of herring. Not the kind of thing most sixth graders worry about, but Isaac loves to catch lobster and last spring the bait fish became pricey. So he kept an eye out and later that month asked his dad to drive him to Damariscotta, where the alewives were running and he could buy enough to help keep his lobstering costs down. Lucy Berman’s buoys are registered with...

• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens presents the 9th annual Heafitz Lecture: Who Will Feed Planet Earth?

  Thu, 08/15/2019 - 8:30am

  

  On Thursday, Aug. 29, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ ninth annual Ina and Lewis Endowed Heafitz Lecture will explore agriculture and its influence on the earth’s biosphere. The event will be hosted by National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson, whose nearly half-century of work has found him ever more concentrated on agriculture and driven by the question of who will feed Planet Earth? Agriculture has created vast civilizations, making the modern world possible. Along the way, it has...

• Search resuming Thursday for Bremen man

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 6:00pm

  The Maine Marine Patrol has temporarily suspended the search of Round Pond Harbor for 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. The search will resume Thursday and continue through the weekend with targeted patrols by boat and plane. Murdoch was reported missing Monday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. after his skiff was found adrift in the harbor where his boat, an 18-foot aluminum Starcraft is moored. The skiff was returned to shore by a good Samaritan. Members of Marine Patrol, the U.S. Coast...

• Fourth annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund benefit serves up fine local food

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 4:45pm

  

  If it’s September, it must be time for the annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit, hosted by Cook’s Lobster & Ale House on Bailey Island! The benefit will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. The event raises money for the Relief Fund, part of the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance (MLCA), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster thriving coastal communities and preserve Maine’s lobstering heritage . Fishing is the most dangerous occupation nationwide, according to...

• Biennial Island Packet Rendezvous held

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  Beige sailing yachts and bright yellow T-shirts dominated the waterfront this past weekend as the 17th Biennial Maine Island Packet Rendezvous hosted by Norm and Mary Pierce of Pierce Yacht Company took place at Captain Fish’s Waterfront Inn. Thirteen Island Packet yachts and 55 owners from all over the east coast and Caribbean sailed or drove to the harbor to participate in seminars on cruising the Maine coast, boat maintenance and operation, and two very special presentations by the Coast...
• Lincoln County Courts

  July closed cases

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 2:45pm

  These are the closed court cases in Lincoln County District and Superior courts for July. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Melissa Burnham, 59, of Bremen, guilty of Operating a Vehicle Without a License in Damariscotta, fined $150. Albert Lawrence, 34, of Randolph, guilty of one charge of Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer in Damariscotta, sentenced to 364 days in jail, all but 30 days...

• Group hopes to secure Maine’s next specialty license plate: Maine lighthouse

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:45am

  

  The Maine Lighthouse Trust has announced it is in the final phase of securing the mandated number of advance purchase lighthouse license plates needed to advance the campaign to the legislature for final approval. Said Maine Lighthouse Trust founder Sean P. Murphy, “We’ve had a great response to the new lighthouse license plate. Support has come from all over Maine.” Murphy reports the group is on record pace to make the lighthouse license plate Maine’s next specialty license plate. The non-...

• Live and silent auctions, yard sale at St. Giles Jefferson Aug. 24

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:00am

  

  A canoe, a table saw, nail guns and other serious tools, three days at an Arrowsic cottage on the water, horseback riding lessons, bicycles, new infant/child gear and clothing, homemade jams and pickles, a basket of green cleaning supplies, QuickBooks help — these are among the offerings at the Saturday, Aug. 24 St. Giles Jefferson silent and live auction and yard sale. Added attractions will include a homemade pie sale, with dozens of choices, with a focus on fruit pies. There will be burgers...

• Celebration of Life for Ralva Orchard

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 10:45am

  Celebrate the life of Ralva Orchard with her family and friends on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, Boothbay.

• Graveside service for Geraldine Blake

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 10:15am

  A graveside service for Geraldine “Deanie” Blake, who died Jan. 26, 2019, will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, Boothbay.

• Rotary’s Hometown Heroes to feature LifeFlight Speaker

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 8:30am

  

  This year, Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has set Sept. 12 as the night to honor Hometown Heroes. The annual event, which thanks first responders and their spouses, will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Spruce Point Inn. Rotarians Daren and Debbie Graves are chairing the event, which will include dinner and a talk by LifeFlight Executive Director Thomas Judge. Last year, the air emergency response service celebrated its 20th anniversary. The dinner was started in 2002 to thank local first responders after...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Man gets jail time for Wiscasset case of sexual abuse of minor

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 6:30pm

  

  Guido Anthony Hernandez, 28, of Augusta, was found guilty last month of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching. According to Lincoln County court records and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, he was sentenced to jail for 364 days on the first charge, all but 60 days suspended, and probation of five months. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail on the second charge, all suspended, with one year probation. A second charge of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was...
• Boothbay Harbor selectmen

  Selectmen keen on Museum in the Streets

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 6:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor selectmen received a presentation Aug. 12 on Museum in the Streets (MITS) by planning board member Chris Swanson and Code Enforcement Officer Geoff Smith. Museum in the Streets helps towns and cities across the world feature important history in a discovery trail and educational tour with signage. Maine towns and cities participating include Wiscasset, Augusta, Bar Harbor, Belfast, Biddeford, Hallowell, Kennebunk, Searsport, Thomaston and Waterville. “(Its) purpose is to help...

• Thompsons Bridge closing Sept. 3

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 5:30pm

  

  Thompsons Bridge on Southport will close Sept. 3. A new bridge has been looked at for several years and is now becoming a reality. The original bridge was built in 1907 for $1,500.29. Until the 1970s, the span was made of wooden planks. These were replaced by today’s steel grate. The overall length of the bridge is 196 feet and the width is 20 feet. On average, the bridge is crossed 1,370 times a day. Stantec of Topsham has designed and engineered the new bridge. It will be some four feet wider...

• Southport building permits

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 4:30pm

  #3039: Al Kaider, Campbell Road, new home construction #3041: Diane Caputo, 118 Cameron Point Rd., pier replacement #3042: R & K Perkins, 12 Capitol Island Rd., new bath addition #3043: Thomas Helming, 57 Salt Pond Rd., shed #3044: James McCurdy, 4 Millstone Lane, shed #3045: Sara D’Angelo Evans, 814 Hendricks Hill Rd., barn #3047: Frank Graf, Christmas Cove Road, replace shed #3048: Laurie Dowling, Pratts Island Road, shed

• Appeals board tables Murray Hill proposed home expansion project

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 3:45pm

  

  The Boothbay Appeals Board will check municipal records before rendering a decision on a Murray Hill resident’s petition. On Aug. 12, Marcia Rowland asked the board to research two past planning board decisions before rendering judgment on hers. Rowland owns a summer home on 57 Murray Hill Road with Suzanne Adams. The couple live in New Vineyard and were looking to improve their summer place by adding a 35-foot by 10-foot deck on the residence’s east side, along with completing interior...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 274 calls for service from Aug. 6 through Aug. 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,487 calls for service. Arrests Aaron W. Ashton, 38, of Alna was arrested Aug. 9 on a Probation Violation, on Cross Road, Alna, by Det. Sgt. Ronald Rollins. Robert D. King, Jr., 54, of Whitefield was arrested Aug. 11 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Mills Road, Whitefield, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Nathaniel A...

• Edgecomb residents offer help with town’s increasing costs

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  Edgecomb seasonal resident William Anthony and year-round Edgecomb resident Dr. Kathryn Rohr offered selectmen their services Monday Aug. 12 in keeping increasing costs at bay. Selectmen Ted Hugger and Mike Smith were there. Selectman Jack Sarmanian was on vacation. Rohr shared her concerns about the increasing tax rate for residents. “I’m concerned about the continued rate of increase in town taxes. I don’t see any mechanism to limit the amount of increase. Over time, this will become...

• Celebration of Life for Suzanne LaPlaca

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:30am

  A Celebration of Life gathering for Suzanne “Suzi” LaPlaca, who died May 21, 2019, will be held Saturday, Aug. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Barrett’s Park in Boothbay Harbor.

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