After more than two decades of transformative leadership, Andy Hamblett will retire as CEO of Boothbay Region YMCA (BRYMCA) at the end of June. Hamblett, who stepped into the job in 2002, has…
News
Edgecomb Fire Rescue responded to 25 calls in May, compared with 14 calls in April. May calls included three fires, 17 medical emergencies (ME), four motor vehicle accidents (MVA), and one other…
Death notice
Barbara J. Wilson of Boothbay Harbor passed peacefully on June 4, 2026 at the age of 82.
Family have chosen to celebrate her…
Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education celebrated the graduation of four adults who completed the High School Equivalency Tests (…
As part of the national celebration honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Boothbay Region Historical Society is joining the Windjammer Committee and…
Registration for the annual Maine…
The Church of All Saints by-the-Sea is looking forward to welcoming worshipers and seekers of all faiths to our 120th summer worship season beginning on Sunday, June 21. This historic chapel was…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Class of 2026 gathered to celebrate Fishermen's Festival Field Day on Friday, June 5, following marching practice. BRHS and the Class of 2026 would like to thank…
June 8, Southport sixth grader Jonah Fessenden will speak to a worldwide audience. Fessesnden along with Southport Central School's fourth through sixth…
A gift to Southport United Methodist Church may result in affordable community housing for the island. In 2023, Marge and Eliot Winslow gifted over 20 acres to the church with an intent of…
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy programs to people of all ages, is seeking a part-time instructor for its Read With Me program in Lincoln County. The site instructor…
Parents, healthcare professionals, and community members of all ages shared testimony in support of the labor and delivery unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital during a public forum at Great Salt…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Join us for our second annual…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests and summonsed two between May 17 and May 28.
On May, 17, officer Bryce Collamore arrested Jordan Santiago, 32, of Boothbay Harbor for…
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett shared with county commissioners June 2 some sobering statistics concerning the number of drug cases, overdoses and deaths in the past three years: In 2023,…
In a Boothbay Harbor Sewer District trustees' meeting June 2, Operator-in-Charge Chris Higgins expressed frustration with contractor Apex Construction due to…
Kate Race began her teaching career in Heidelberg, Germany. Since then, she has followed her military husband’s career to teaching jobs in Kingsville, Texas, Fayetteville, North Carolina and back…
Midcoast Literacy held its annual Meeting and Celebration in Bath on May 31, celebrating 56 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties. The…
With less than a week to the June 9 primary, local voters had an up-close view of Ben Midgley, a retired businessman who is one of seven candidates seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination…
Press release
We are excited to announce that Wiscasset Wormfest 2026 will be taking place June 11–14. This unique community celebration showcases the best of Wiscasset through local businesses, food,…
June 1, Lincoln County residents and local politicians filled the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym to protest the possible closure of labor and delivery (…
On Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. the Friends of the Southport Historical Society will hold a brief business meeting, including board…
Obituary
Myles L. Mace Jr., known to family and friends as Nick, a scientist, photographer, and inveterate traveler who skied with cinematic flair into his ninth decade and treated every stranger like an…
Press release
A new vision for supporting memory loss and cognitive wellness is taking root in Wiscasset, and the community is invited to see it firsthand during open houses Friday, June 5 and Friday, June 12,…
Please join us at Our Lady Queen of Peace for a celebration in honor of Father Peter on Saturday, June 6.
The evening will begin with Mass at 6 p.m., followed by a reception in the church…
The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawk Singers performed “And So I Sing” June 1, in the school’s auditorium, marking final choral performances for seniors Rose Campbell and Chloe Joneth.…
Standing in the Footbridge parking lot in Boothbay Harbor May 26, Cricket Klein of Edgecomb was throwing a ball into the water for her dog, Sophie, when she heard the…
An unforgettable night of champagne…
A summer resident of the Boothbay region has notified the newspaper that “our summer network are receiving false Paperless Post invitations asking for personal information that makes the…
The Boothbay Railway Village Museum launched its 62nd season over Memorial Day Weekend and is open weekends only until Father’s Day (June 21). The team is geared up and looking forward to…
American Legion Post 36 will resume serving breakfast to the public every other Sunday morning beginning June 7.
Breakfast will…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded…
There will be a committal service with military honors for Major General Lewis G. Curtis, USAF (Ret.), who passed away on Jan. 14 2026, at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, Maine on…
May 26, Boothbay Harbor selectmen heard from Emily Huber, director of Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LC EMA), about the revised regional hazard mitigation plan. The plan was…
Boothbay selectmen approved three wharves and wiers permits May 27, but one resulted in a bit of a mystery. Brian McGrath received conditional planning board approval May 20 to repair a seawall on…
BRHS Pep Band’s spring concert was held Thursday, May 28 in the school’s auditorium. On the heels of Memorial Day, the performance featured a variety of Americana and military-themed…
Edgecomb
Edgecomb selectmen on May 26 discussed options for reporting municipal election results more quickly to the public. May 16, the town meeting referendum vote ran from 1 to 7 p.m.; residents voted…
