Gardens Aglow’s popularity shows no signs of dimming anytime soon. The six-week botanical gardens Christmas light show, now in its third season, is on pace to receive 98,000 visitors this season,…
News
The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association, for the past several months, sold tickets for a chance to win a $1,000 gift certificate for heating oil, K1 or propane, generously donated by the Dead…
On Friday, Dec. 8, nine-year-old Madison Lorrain found out her wish will be granted. She is going on an all-expenses paid trip to Disney World with her family thanks to Make-A-Wish Maine.
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Newcastle’s Second Congregational Church will once again provide two alternative approaches to celebrating Christmas – one focusing on joyous traditions, and another on the more spiritually…
Ride the steam train to a visit with Santa Claus, and enjoy a horse drawn-sleigh ride this weekend in Alna. The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum has added additional tickets for…
The area’s Hannaford became a classroom Monday, Dec. 18, when residents Arlene Smith and Beth Dudley were taken on a tour conducted by Dr. Patricia Phillips.
Phillips, who has held two…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Ken Desmond, employee of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, was named to the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission, according to County EMA Director Casey Stevens at the Dec. 19…
The Boothbay Appeals Board discussed its previous decision denying a permit for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ expansion for 61 minutes on Dec. 17 before voting not to reconsider it. CMBG…
The Rev. Erika Hewitt, minister of the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, invites the public tor a traditional candlelight Christmas eve service on Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Porter Meeting…
In what has become an annual tradition, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 11 Glidden Street, in Newcastle will present a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 24 at 9:30 a.m. This…
Town of Boothbay
The Pharmers Market is looking to move to an adjacent zoning district. The business at 638 Wiscasset Road is in the C-2 District and wants to move into the nearby industrial park zone. At the Dec…
Obituary
Munro Kinsey of Utica, New York, world traveler, hobbyist, photographer extraordinaire, outdoor enthusiast and lover of the natural world died Dec. 15, 2017, at the Waterville…
Boothbay Region YMCA dancers, under the direction of instructor Melissa Nein, entertained a good crowd at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 17. After several dance numbers to…
Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Douglas Snyder graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program on Friday, Dec. 15. Snyder joined the BHPD as a full-time…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The first meeting of the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board Advisory Committee will be held Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Municipal Building, according to Code Enforcement…
David Goodwin IV didn’t know he’d be seeing Santa Saturday when parents Dave and Emily Goodwin of East Boothbay and Emily’s parents Karen and Mark Werner of Southport took the 4-year-old and his…
Gusty wind apparently forced an airplane taking off from Wiscasset Municipal Airport Sunday back down and into the snow near the runway, interim airport manager Rick Tetrev said.
Longtime…
Update: Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Thompson said in an email Sunday, the service has been moved from Tuesday, Dec. 19 to Wednesday, Dec. 20. Same time and place, WCC at 6:30 p.m…
The mission of Lincoln County Dental Inc. is to provide access to dental care to people at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty line and have no dental home. The agency opened its doors…
Sunday, Dec. 24, Fourth Sunday of Advent & Christmas Eve: 10 a.m. - Holy Eucharist; 7 p.m. - Crèche Service with Holy Eucharist; 10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist at All Saints by-the-Sea Chapel (…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will hold its popular storewide half-price sale from 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, until the shop closes for Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 24 at 3…
Employees of First National Bank recently raised $839.32 for Boothbay Region Land Trust through its Casual for a Cause program. Employees make a contribution to a nominated non-profit organization…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay recently announced new leadership of its board of trustees and the appointment of one new trustee and four new members to its advisory board…
Gingerbread Spectacular
Cathy Sherrill and Kevin Kiley announced the winners of the Gingerbread Spectacular at the Dough Ball Dec. 15 at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.
For the second consecutive year, Susan…
Kendall Chick had injuries so severe, parts of her head had to be held in place for a photograph, according to police affidavits released Friday, the morning after State Police arrested Shawna…
Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, charged with the murder of her fiance’s granddaughter, 4-year-old Kendall Chick, made her first court appearance Friday.
Gatto has been charged with depraved…
Town of Boothbay Harbor
Continued talks about the marine and water-dependent zoning on the east side of Boothbay Harbor drew about 130 people to the planning board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The crowd, packing into…
A new baker in Wiscasset is making some mouthwateringly delectable bread and sweet treats.
Jessica Deshiro specializes in Italian bread and cookies, thanks to her Italian grandmother, Mary…
The panoramic view from 124 Deck House Road in Edgecomb is breathtaking. One sees an amazing overhead scene of the Sheepscot River winding its way through Lincoln County. But the view isn’t the…
A 10-foot shot from the lane was good and Page Brown became only the third female Boothbay Region High School basketball player to score 1,000 points in a career. The milestone basket was scored…
State Police have arrested a Wiscasset woman and charged her in connection with the death of a 4-year-old girl last Friday. Shawna Gatto, 43, was arrested by detectives at her home just before 6 p…
BRHS girls basketball
There will be only one Boothbay Region Seahawk girls basketball game at Mt. Abram tonight, Dec. 14. The varsity-only game will begin at 6 p.m., according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.…
Anywhere shellfish are harvested, Maine’s Department of Marine Resources regularly tests bacterial levels to make sure the shellfish are safe for eating. While it’s critical to determine whether…
Town of Boothbay
The town of Boothbay has announced that the Boothbay Board of Appeals meeting, postponed on Tuesday, has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Town Office.
Maine State Police
The death of a 4-year-old Wiscasset girl is under investigation by Wiscasset police and the Maine State Police’s Major Crimes Unit, according to Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland, though…
Bob Webster is the incoming interim Superintendent of Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 schools while the board seeks replacement candidates for Eileen King, outgoing superintendent.…
All Saints by-the-Sea, Southport, will celebrate Christmas with a special service on Christmas Eve at 10 p.m., weather permitting. Allow five to eight minutes to walk the path from the parking…
Although there are no longer reservations available for the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum’s Victorian Christmas trains on Dec. 16 and 23, a limited number of walk-up passes…
Where have we been? Sorry, but the At a Glance editor took a vacation at the end of November into December. We’re back at it and this week’s offering includes programs involving children and…
A small fire started in the Department of Marine Resources building Tuesday night, Dec. 12 causing minimal smoke damage, according to Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham. The fire was reported…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Boothbay Harbor Select Board Chair Wendy Wolf explained the roles of the select and planning boards in zoning and ordinance changes at the Monday, Dec. 11 select board meeting.
Said Wolf, “…
The Ocean Gate Resort, 70 Ocean Gate Rd., Southport, has recently sold for an undisclosed purchase price. Built in 1956, the 65-unit property boasts 32+ acres, 1400 ft. of ocean frontage and…
The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor is proud to announce that their offered matching grant of $5,500 to the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council (BRCRC) was matched — and exceeded — in record…
Thanks to hundreds of hours of volunteer time, public support from the towns of Jefferson, Nobleboro, and Newcastle, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and…
Obituary
Robert E. Grant, of Haydenville, Massachusetts, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2017, surrounded by his immediate family. He died after a fall and a brief stay in the hospital in…
Town of Boothbay
The Boothbay Town Office has announced that tonight’s Board of Appeals meeting has been postponed and that a rescheduled meeting date will be announced.
Tonight’s scheduled Boothbay Region High School swim meet at the Boothbay Region YMCA has been canceled. No make up date has been set, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.
It was a Christmas tree only a “Blockhead” could be proud of, but it was good enough to claim a prize in Edgecomb’s first Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Decorating Contest. The Coastal Dog won “…
BRHS girls basketball
The Boothbay Region High School girls varsity and junior varsity home basketball games scheduled for tonight, Dec. 12, have been postponed due to the weather and a make-up date will be announced,…
At their Dec. 6 meeting, the Southport Selectmen signed a purchase and sale agreement with Land for Southport’s Future (LFSF) for the sale of the Ruth Gardner property across from Hendricks Head…
