As part of the regular worship service on Sunday, Jan. 14, congregants and invited guests of the Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle participated in a special "Service of…
News
If you fall through the ice, you should not attempt to climb out immediately. Instead, kick to the surface and get horizontal in the water. Once horizontal, try to slide forward onto the ice. When…
U.S. Geological Survey
Area residents reported feeling a brief shaking on Wednesday, Jan. 17, around 7 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a minor earthquake, a little more than three miles, or five kilometers,…
Obituary
Donald Earl Hirsch died Dec. 27, 2017 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, at the age of 93, after a long…
Hope Haitian Ministries is holding a Painting Party fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay. The goal is to raise money to send to a new sewing class…
Boothbay Region High School
The Boothbay Region High School College Access Office is making leaps and bounds for students approaching the often frustrating work of applying to college. Hannah Johnson, former guidance…
The Boothbay Harbor region is one of the top wedding destinations in Maine.
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Wedding Chamber Chat on Wednesday, Jan. 24 in the…
Looking for answers about the projected changes to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and Medicare? On Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., representatives from LincolnHealth and the Boothbay…
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 p.m. Snow heavy at times this morning. Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held a Festival of Lights recap meeting Jan. 10 at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House.The many business owners and local patrons enjoyed a plethora of…
It was “Let’s go racing boys and girls” Jan. 11 a Boothbay Baptist Church. Twenty youth racers converged on the church to compete in the annual FASCAR event.
The church began inviting a…
A small increase in Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District’s fiscal year 2019 operating budget likely will still have a big impact on its four member towns.
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Boothbay Planning Board
The Boothbay Planning Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 17 has been postponed until Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m., according to the Boothbay Code Enforcement Office. The agenda will remain the…
The Boothbay Region Interact Club has been holding a hat, mitten, and scarf drive to donate to local resource closets. The end date of the drive has been extended to Friday, Jan. 26. Please place…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The federal government has issued a declaration of disaster in the wake of the October windstorm that caused massive power outages, tree downings and other damage to Lincoln County. The…
Lincoln County Courts
Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, accused of murdering her fiancee’s 4-year-old granddaughter, Kendall Chick, in December, pleaded not guilty to the charge at her arraignment Jan. 12.
Her…
Obituary
George A. Jones, beloved father and grandfather, died Jan. 14, 2018 after a long and joyful life.
George was born on Jan. 29, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts…
The new Boothbay Region Health Center is now providing affordable, walk-in, and by appointment primary care seven days a week. On Sunday, Jan. 21, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., the newly…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The planning board advisory workgroup met for its second time on Jan. 10 to discuss resolution of permitted uses, a zoning approach, and residential density and location to the current maritime…
Kara Griffin and Dustin Cyr were married Sept. 23 at Barrett’s Park, Boothbay Harbor. The ceremony was performed by Chip Griffin. An outdoor reception followed at the home of Mike…
Obituary
Walter R. Hauck of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania died unexpectedly on Dec. 27, 2017 surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of Lorretta, father of Anne Hauck Maurer, (Timothy) P.…
Lincoln County Republicans will conduct caucus training for upcoming Republican caucuses on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Newcastle Community Center, 86 River Road. Light refreshments…
On Feb. 8, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will introduce a new winter educational program series, “On Deck.” The hour-long programs, which will run Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. from…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
The CSD School Committee discussed the search for a new superintendent Jan. 10.
The committee elected members Bruce MacDonald and Peggy Splaine as representative and alternate…
Nearly three weeks after Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the defendant, the town of Boothbay, received notification on Jan. 9. The next day, selectmen held…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board heard a proposal Jan. 10 to expand a non-conforming structure in the shoreland zone. Paul Coulombe owns the property at 101 Commercial St. His vice president of…
On Dec. 14, residents and their family members gathered at St. Andrews Village for a festive Christmas celebration complete with a special visit by Mrs. Claus. Sponsored by the St. Andrews…
Environmental DNA will be the research focus of Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine in its proposal for national Track I EPSCoR funding — a five-year, $20 million grant funded by the National…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District
Despite the cold and destructive weather, the Union Street Pump Station replacement project is close to being finished. Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Superintendent Chris Higgins said that while…
It’s last call for Maine photographers planning to enter the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s 13th annual Maine Photography Show. All entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, Jan. 26…
It’s time once again for the annual Souper Bowl at the Southport Town Hall, Monday, Jan. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Southport Memorial Library Aides, the…
The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to 25 emergency calls between Dec. 1 and Dec. 29.
On Dec. 1, first responders answered an emergency call at the intersection of Eddy Road and Route 27…
Midcoast Conservancy is a renter no more on the land of Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. With private and public funds raised over one year, the Edgecomb-based conservancy has bought the…
Obituary
Dr. Bruce Cameron died Friday, Jan. 5, at St. Andrews Village’s Gregory Wing with his wife Joanna by his side. He was 83 years of age.
Bruce was born in 1934 to Louis and Dorothy Cameron in…
Edgecomb
The search is on for a new Alternative Organizational Structure 98 superintendent and Edgecomb school officials want community input in the process. The Edgecomb School Committee discussed how…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
It was a very busy year for Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) in 2017. We now have an incredible new property under our management, an organizational location change and, of course, have been…
Andy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisition of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Located at the head of Boothbay Harbor, the shipyard joins…
Neighbor to Neighbor: A series of articles to raise awareness of suicide prevention and support resources available in our community. Sponsored by your local Hope & Resiliency Coalition
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Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen
At the Monday, Jan. 8 Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen meeting, Paul Coulombe brought forth an application to extend the length of one of three finger floats from 82 feet to 112 feet at Boothbay…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Wiscasset woman with sex offenses involving minors. After an investigation stemming from a child abuse referral from the Maine Department of…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
In a short meeting Jan. 9, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett informed commissioners he decided to terminate Deputy Kenneth Hatch III’s employment Jan. 3.
The action came following an…
Boothbay Region Health Center opened on Monday, Jan. 8 in the same office as Dr. Nancy Oliphant’s practice at the Meadow Mall. Practice manager Lynn Thompson said Oliphant, who remains at the…
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency
The Jan. 4 snowstorm, together with the brutally cold weather before and after it, could have been a lot worse, Deputy Director Melissa Temple said in an interview Monday.
“I think that the…
As Lincoln County prepared for the Jan. 4 bomb cyclone of weather, Casey Stevens, Lincoln County EMA director, sent local towns news that President Trump had just signed FEMA-4354.
This “…
Obituary
Edward R. “Ted” Kern of Cumberland, Maine died peacefully on Jan. 8, 2018, in the loving company of his family, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Through all the adversity that…
Obituary
Audrey A. Kelly, 90, of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, died on Jan, 5, 2018 while under hospice care at the village with her loving husband, Bob and her twin daughters, Jan and Joy, by her…
This Monday, Jan. 15, join fellow Inn Along the Way supporters for lunch or dinner at the Harbor Room, located at 2477 Bristol Road in New Harbor. As part of its “Make…
As Human Trafficking Day (Thursday, Jan. 11) highlights a global crisis that often seems overwhelming, a small Maine-based nonprofit is pointing the way toward lasting solutions. Friends of Thai…
Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has introduced LD 1739, “Resolve, Authorizing the Lease of the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site,” to provide the Friends of Colonial Pemaquid…
