Midcoast Senior College will move to 29 Burbank Ave., Suite 1, Brunswick, Maine this June. The announcement was made by James Wilkes, president, Midcoast Senior College Board of Directors.…
News
Local residents and businesses are encouraged to plan now for the next shredding event sponsored by the Chapman-Hall House stewardship committee and Bath Savings Bank.
The Maine company,…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
There were plenty of comments on the planned changes to the marine/water dependent district on Atlantic Avenue at the April 25 Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting. As the board had hoped, the…
Area voters will have a chance to see, hear, and question six of the candidates for Maine governor at a forum May 12 at 2 p.m. at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta.
Lincoln County…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced Paula Jackson Jones as one of 53 individuals who have been selected to serve on one of six subcommittees of the Tick-Borne Disease…
Town of Boothbay
This year’s Boothbay selectmen’s race may be as much about the town’s recent past as it is about its future. In the past two years, the town has seen controversy: The 2016 voter-approved $1.3…
U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) took to the streets of Newcastle and Damariscotta Friday on a tour to examine economic progress in the Midcoast region.
In visiting local…
Obituary
William Lane Babcock, beloved husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather, died peacefully at the age of 99 on April 25, 2018 at the Clark House in Westwood, Massachusetts with his wife,…
U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) had lunch at Sarah's in Wiscasset Friday with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission officials, Lincoln County EMA director Casey Stevens, and officials of…
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is now part of the Maine Phytoplankton Monitoring Program, which serves as a first alert system for the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Shellfish…
Edgecomb selectmen are seeking a creative solution to buying a $247,600 fire truck. On April 24, selectmen hired Bangor law firm Eaton Peabody to advise them on enacting a tax increment financing…
Free car care is offered on Saturday, May 12, 9 to 11 a.m., in the parking lot at Boothbay Baptist Church.
This entails a safety inspection by knowledgeable volunteers and is offered as a…
Boothbay Region Community Resource Council
The Boothbay Region Community Resource Council welcomed its new executive director, Katie Spencer White, April 25. Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church hosted the meet and greet, a breakfast, as…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 56th annual Community Awards finalists in each category. The Community Awards Survey was mailed to Chamber members and…
AUGUSTA - Alleged killer John Williams will make his initial court appearance on Monday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, according to the Office of the Maine…
The legal battle between Boothbay and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is over. On April 25, U.S. District Court Judge Jon D. Levy approved a consent decree which settles two lawsuits CMBG filed…
Obituary
James Kenneth Roche Duncklee, 60, of Hallowell died April 14, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Jim was born in Augusta, Maine on Nov. 22,1957. He was the son of Barbara Duncklee…
Ever since the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, it’s been a rallying point for people to protect the planet’s environment. What began in Philadelphia is now a worldwide event with…
The 2018 Boothbay selectmen’s race isn’t a typical municipal election. The competition between three candidates for two seats has resulted in 32 Boothbay Register letters to the editor and a pair…
CHANS Home Health & Hospice recently received a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The rating is based on data collected in a nationally standardized…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
Boothbay Harbor Selectman Mike Tomko updated the rest of the board April 23 on the West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s…
Analysis
This article begins a series on the economic issues of Boothbay Harbor and the surrounding region.
Boothbay Harbor is renowned for its friendliness to visitors from around the world — both…
On Jan. 30, fire destroyed the Boothbay home of the Andrea Giles family. Five of the eight occupants escaped, and the other three, Gracie, 14, Vincent, 15, and Valerie, 16, were all at Sugarloaf…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Superintendent Chris Higgins announced paving for the Union Street project will happen Wednesday, May 9 through Friday, May 11. After speaking with environmental…
#2079: Tom Helming, Salt Pond Road, addition
#2078: Adam Shepherd, Molly’s Pt. Rd., new house
#2077: Brian Sylvester, 7 Beacon Hill Rd., new garage
#2076: SMP RW Land LLC, 8…
Obituary
Lee Howard Gray, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, resident of Stratford and longtime Stamford, Connecticut and Boothbay Harbor, Maine resident died peacefully on April 18…
The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, has announced…
A woman called “Mammy” by her family is the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor’s Lifetime Service Award recipient for 2018. Sarah Giles is the 59th recipient. Each spring, a person who has…
A family-run business for 59 years is changing hands. Dan Giles has reached an agreement to sell his business, Giles Rubbish Inc., for $1.363 million to the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Damariscotta man was arrested April 22 and charged with sex crimes involving a minor. Norman L. Newton Sr., 62, was charged with Gross Sexual Assault Class A. Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective…
A highly successful first fundraiser for the Boothbay Region Health Center was held on Friday, April 20 at the Tugboat Inn.
The event sold out and 120 friends looking to cure their spring…
The Southport Planning Board will meet on Wednesday, May 2 at 5 p.m. at the Southport…
Obituary
Jed Earl Colby, 70, of Edgecomb died April 16, 2018.
He grew up in Wiscasset, the son of Jed Ellis and Evelyn “Betsy” (Hinkley) Colby. He graduated from Wiscasset High School in the class…
Obituary
At the age of 92, Leonard Jennings “LJ” Dowdy Jr. died April 20, 2018 of natural causes in his home in Edgecomb where he lived with his wife, Shirley.
Born Feb. 6, 1926 in Dallas, Texas to…
On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Eric Machett, 26, of Boothbay Harbor,…
Augusta, Maine – The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce that Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, has been selected to…
Obituary
Gregory Jerome Parker Jr., 36, died unexpectedly March 28, 2018 at his home in North Lauderdale, Florida.
Born in Middletown, Connecticut on Nov. 15, 1981, Greg was the…
Obituary
Meghan Elizabeth “Meg” Thomas, 36, of 5 Palmer Drive, Dover, New Hampshire died unexpectedly April 15, 2018 in Dover, N.H.
She was born April 5, 1982 in Portsmouth, Virginia. the daughter…
West Harbor Pond Watershed Association
The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s steering committee for an upcoming watershed survey met for the first time on Friday, April 13 at the Boothbay Region Water District. In attendance…
BATH- In the past year, Midcoast Maine residents and visitors have had to deal with multiple wind storms that knocked out power and high waters that flooded coastal roads. How do we help our towns…
Obituary
Peter Roi Collins, of Darien, Connecticut; Tierra Verde, Florida; and Bayville, Maine, died April 5, 2018 in Tierra Verde, Florida, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76.
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The Community Center is kicking off springtime with a promotional drawing and readying for the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club’s third annual Kentucky Derby event.
The Center’s “Just Sew” group…
Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole and Damariscotta River Association (DRA) recently collaborated on a project to control insect pests at the golf course using biological instead of chemical means.…
The Lincoln County 911 conference room was the setting for a shelter site workshop by the American Red Cross on April 17 and hosted by Lincoln and Sagadahoc County EMA organizations.
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Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a military leave of absence for Scott Peterson, a sheriff’s deputy who is also a member of the National Guard, so he can attend helicopter flight…
Wiscasset went to the polls on April 17 to decide whether or not to continue the lawsuit against Maine Department of Transportation over the Route 1 downtown project. The results were yes, 303; no…
At approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Boothbay Harbor man in connection with an alleged…
Join the library and our co-sponsors for a fun and fact-filled community event celebrating our one and only planet earth. The library’s second annual Earth Day Fest will be held Saturday, April 21…
For its April meeting, Indivisible Boothbay has invited candidates who are running for seats in the Maine Legislature, House District 89, and the Maine Senate, District 13. Invited candidates…
