Camp POSTCARD, or Police Officers Striving To Create And Reinforce Dreams, celebrates its 25th year in June. Children get a free week at summer camp, from swimming and boating and hiking to crafts…
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Boothbay Region Elementary School
The Boothbay Region Food Pantry, housed at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, hosted winners of the Penny Wars on Tuesday. The Penny Wars are held by BRES’s Leaders Organizing…
Edgecomb students will learn a lesson in town history May 24 as they participate in placing flags on veterans’ graves. For the second consecutive year, selectmen will host Edgecomb Eddy students…
You might not know there is a municipal election going on in Edgecomb. After all, there are no candidate lawn signs, dozens of letters to the editor, or even campaign videos on Facebook. But there…
Anthony Burch of Boothbay Harbor and Arthur McFarland Jr. of Newcastle each recently won $100,000 in the Ultimate Millions game, the Maine State Lottery has announced. After required state and…
A celebration of life for Sewall T. Maddocks Sr. will be held Sunday, May 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Inn, 31 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
Eight hundred of Boothbay's 2,600 registered voters cast ballots in the May 7 municipal election which saw incumbent selectmen Dale Harmon and Steve Lewis reelected. Among the voters were several…
The Boothbay Lights Committee invites area retail merchants to a panel discussion led by the Retail Association of Maine on Wednesday, May 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Red Cup Coffeehouse,…
Dr. Keith Laser, Ed.D, of Bath, Maine was elected superintendent of AOS 98 at the AOS board meeting on May 7. He is currently the superintendent of Regional School Unit No. 67 in Lincoln, Maine…
Craftspeople: St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be holding its 66th annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both inside and outside spaces are…
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are needed from May through early June…
The next time you head down Route 27 toward Route 1 in Edgecomb and bear north, take note of what a couple is doing to beautify their land opposite Cod Cove Inn.
Ken and Lena True, formerly…
Incumbents Dale Harmon and Steve Lewis won reelection to the Boothbay Board of Selectmen Monday, May 7. The final vote count for the two seats on the board was Harmon, 491, Lewis, 486, and Mike…
An educational presentation on ranked choice voting will be held at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Rd., Newastle on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. This is a non-partisan presentation on the…
Volunteers were out in force Saturday, May 5 spreading goodwill and helping neighbors whose homes needed a little sprucing up.
Rebuilding Together Lincoln County has been making both the…
Regular Wiscasset Speedway driver Shawn Austin of Norridgewock said Monday will be a sad day, as services are held for his neighbor, Somerset County Sheriff's Cpl. Eugene Cole.
Austin also…
The Boothbay Farmers Market starts its season on the Boothbay Common on Thursday, May 17. They will set up on the Common from 9 a.m. to noon every Thursday through Oct. 4.
Dan Sortwell of…
Update: McCausland announced in an email shortly after 6 p.m. Monday: The missing Litchfield woman was located this afternoon, driving her car in Southwest Harbor. The local police department…
AUGUSTA – As a sign of respect for Somerset County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Eugene Cole who was killed in the line of…
Stewards of the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta will hold a Mother’s Day Open House and plant sale on Sunday, May 13. The public is invited to check out the plants and enjoy traditional Irish…
Town of Edgecomb
On May 3, Center for Teaching and Learning volunteer Ross Branch wanted to make sure the Edgecomb Planning Board knew exactly who he was. So the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard craftsman displayed the…
Boothbay Harbor passed all articles at its annual meeting Saturday. Moderator Ervin Snyder, chosen by secret ballot Friday, revealed Friday’s other results. The candidates all won unopposed.…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting will be held Tuesday, May 15, from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Daniel, 10 Water Street, Brunswick. All members of the community are invited…
The public and members of the society are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Boothbay Region Historical Society on Tuesday, May 15 at 4 p.m. After a short business meeting, which includes…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
On Thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m., voters of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor will convene at the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium to vote on the Community School District budget. The warrant…
The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) would like to remind all Boothbay Region High School graduates who may be eligible to receive a BRSAF grant that the application deadline is June 1.…
The Honors students from the Boothbay Region High School class of 2018 were among the 500-plus attendees at the Mountain Valley Conference Scholars Banquet at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees
On Nov. 1, the same day then-AOS 98 Superintendent Eileen King announced her resignation, Board of Trustees Chair Chris Buchanan announced he would…
Boothbay region members of the Education and Regional Workforce Opportunities Committee (ERWOC) visited Mount Blue High School in Farmington April 26. The nine members – Alternative Organizational…
Obituary
Alice Delaney Chichester, 96, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine (formerly of Albany, New York), died peacefully May 1, 2018 with her daughter by her side at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.…
Obituary
Fulton Butler, 81, of Farmington, Maine died May 1, 2018, at Sandy River Center for Healthcare in Farmington with his family by his side.
He was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts on Jan. 24,…
Joint Economic Development Committee
The Joint Economic Development Committee on Tuesday, May 1 discussed some of the details of its possible transformation into a nonprofit. In…
On Friday, May 4, polls will be open at the Boothbay Harbor Town Office from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for voters to decide by secret ballot a moderator for the annual town meeting (Article 1) and seven…
Obituary
Robert L. Boyd, 91, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine died surrounded by his family on May 1, 2018.
Robert was born in Boothbay Harbor, the son of Robert A. Boyd and Esther M. (Dunton) Boyd. He was…
The 2018 Republican gubernatorial campaign trail hit Boothbay April 22 as one of the four candidates attended the American Legion breakfast. House Republican Leader Ken Fredette of Newport has…
Lincoln County Commissioners
On May 1, Lincoln County Administrator Carrie Kipfer announced no plastics would be collected in the recycling program except plastics #2 and rigid plastics.
Plastics #2 includes bottles…
The Midcoast Conservancy has two upcoming events that offer volunteers an opportunity to get…
Cathy Orne and Deb Boucher, both of Edgecomb, have been working hard for a year, and not just at their respective livelihoods and hobbies: Boucher is Edgecomb’s tax collector and an accomplished…
Maine Tourism Association
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) has released six videos in its 2018 version of the “I Am Maine Tourism” series. There are six 30-second spots each highlighting a different type of tourism job…
As countless Americans begin tending to their gardens this spring, they can take inspiration from the country’s most influential gardeners and horticulturists who are making…
LincolnHealth is now offering a non-opioid pain medication, Exparel, after joint replacement surgeries. Exparel reduces and sometimes eliminates the need for opioids to avoid complications and to…
Up to 15 youth from the Boothbay region, ages 9-12, are invited to showcase their talents and charisma during the 56th annual Windjammer Days Festival for Boothbay’s Got Talent, open to girls and…
Once Boothbay residents have voted for five municipal offices Monday, May 7, they will turn their attention to the 28-article town meeting warrant. This is the third year residents have settled…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission is presenting a workshop about short-term rentals on Tuesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. at the LCRPC’s office in Wiscasset.
The workshop will feature…
The first-ever Community Cleanup Day crew hauled in 510 pounds of trash from roadways around Adams Pond and Boothbay Center on Saturday, April 28. About 20 people turned out for the event at the…
Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
The next Good Shepherd food mobile visit at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will be held Tuesday, May 1 from noon to 1 p.m. in the parking lot behind the church at 125 Townsend Avenue…
Obituary
Leslyn Olson, 65, of Trevett died at LincolnHealth-Miles Campus in Damariscotta on April 28, 2018 after a two-year battle with cancer.
She was predeceased by her mother, Gloria Tirrell.…
The 56th edition Windjammer Days Festival will feature a new look at what previously was called the parade of sail. The festival will run from Sunday, June 24 to Saturday, June 30. This year, on…
Obituary
Frances Gail Hutchings, of Damariscotta and Inverness, Florida, died April 26, 2018 under the tender care of the generous staff at Miles Memorial Hospital and her family.
She was born Dec.…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Boothbay Region Land Trust is pleased to announce that after careful planning and much effort on the part of our Stewardship Committee, we have developed a long-term management plan for Oak Point…
