Leslie B. Cook, 82, of Boothbay,…
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Salt Bay Chamberfest's 32nd Chamber Music Festival
This summer’s Salt Bay Chamberfest will bring audience members on a journey of exploration through time-honored masterworks, new works by living composers, and two world premieres. Titled ‘Music…
Camden Opera House’s annual Camden Summer Sounds series of free outdoor concerts happens on Sundays in August at 4 p.m. at the Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road.
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July 28, Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Cemetery District trustees voted unanimously for Tim's Tree Service to remove trees at Oceanview Cemetery. …
A retrospective
Down a quiet, winding road on Southport Island sits a small gallery overlooking the water. At first glance, it feels like any other coastal art gallery, but it doesn't take long to realize you're…
The 21st annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race takes place this year on Sunday, Aug. 16 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race" had a great turnout in…
Edgecomb Eddy School will welcome three new faces and two familiar ones when school starts. On July 27, the school committee filled…
A night out at the theatre became an opportunity to nourish neighbors across the Midcoast when The Waldo Theatre partnered with Veggies to Table during its June production of “Don’t Dress for…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Elegant cakes, intriguing…
Maine Historical Society and Bigelow Lab
In celebration of our country's 250th anniversary, Maine Historical Society (MHS) is on the road with its Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence Statewide Tour through October. MHS is…
12-year-old chess prodigy Raza Patel, a 1900-rated player, of New York City is returning to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Wednesday, Aug. 26 for an Open Chess Social and fundraiser for…
The big question of the weekend comes up on Sunday morning. Where do you want to go for breakfast?
There’s an easy answer for that. If it’s Sunday, Aug. 2, breakfast is ready for you at the…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library welcomed community members of all ages for its second annual town-wide scavenger hunt July 25. The event transformed downtown Boothbay into an hour-long adventure…
Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is hosting its annual 5-mile yard sale Saturday, Aug. 8, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. The Edgecomb Community Church will be the first stop on the road…
Obituary
Cynthia Brooks Erickson, 75, of West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on July 16, 2026, after a…
The next monthly meeting of Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 1:15 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Community Center, located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue,…
The Rev. Scott Planting, former president of Maine Seacoast Mission, will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 2. This will be Maine Seacoast Mission's…
Edgecomb Fire Rescue responded to 27 calls in June, compared to 25 calls in May. June calls included four fires, five fire alarms, six medical emergencies (ME), 11 motor vehicle accidents (MVA),…
WHERE IT'S AT
Fans of Jerry Farnham’s “Red At Night” series about the Finn family will soon learn how it all works out in the end when “Last Light” is published early in the fall. This final installment picks…
There is something wrong with the roundabout in Boothbay. For nearly two years, town officials have received complaints about the road’s surface “undulating” as large trucks pass through. “The mix…
Today, the local MaineHealth/…
Maine Arts Commission
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Arts Commission, in partnership with the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) and Lifetime Arts, a national leader in creative aging advocacy, training, and capacity building…
Since 2019, the Edgecomb Building Committee has explored potential upgrades to the town hall. Selectmen created the committee to develop a strategy for the historic town hall's future use. …
Obituary
Jane Krebs, 67, of Lewiston, formerly of Boothbay, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, at Russell Park Living Center in Lewiston…
From Portland to Pleasant Point, 10 communities came together July 21 to honor the lives of commercial fishermen lost at sea in Maine's first statewide celebration. Boothbay Harbor held a ceremony…
Readers may wonder how the Boothbay Region Historical Society, the Elizabeth Freeman Reed House at 72 Oak Street, the Boothbay Harbor Monday Club, and Tea are woven together in the fabric of…
The highly anticipated Drone Show, featuring over 20 formations of local and patriotic displays, drew thousands of people to the shorelines and on boats in Boothbay Harbor Friday night, July 17.…
Edgecomb is down a selectman.…
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department has an automated license plate reader (ALPR), but nowhere to place it. On July 21, Sheriff Todd Brackett told commissioners his recent conversations with Maine…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The Boothbay Railway Village Museum will be hosting the third annual Cocktails & Chrome event on Saturday, Aug. 29 – a community-wide celebration in support of Maine's automotive heritage.…
Finding Our Voices
Sushi grade yellowfin tuna, saffron seafood paella, yellow rose gelato, banana caramel bonbons, golden milk lattes, pineapple spritz mocktails; plus yellow books,…
Lincoln County Indivisible
Community members gathered at Veterans Park in Newcastle July 18 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader and longtime U.S. Congressman John Lewis, celebrating his…
