As things change across the Boothbay peninsula, residents often say they would like more opportunities to provide input to help shape things that are happening in our communities. Now, you have a…
News
At United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting, Board Chair Connie Jones of Boothbay reviewed highlights of 2016, including early childhood initiatives and the “tremendous results” achieved by…
E.M. Wood Construction spent just a couple of days taking down the iconic Romar Bowling Lanes on the By-Way in Boothbay Harbor May 15 and 16. The pile of rubble was being cleaned up as of Tuesday…
Joanna Breen's first days as the new executive director for the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library have been filled with sorting and weeding files and moving from an…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay was the setting for a dedication ceremony May 12.
A crowd of around 250 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the newest…
Edgecomb voters took more than 3.5 hours approving a small increase to the combined $3,893,845 fiscal year 2018 municipal and school budget. Seventy-nine voters approved all 54 articles during the…
Obituary
Thayer Vallas, 87, of Boothbay, died peacefully with her family by her side on May 11, 2017.
She was born on January 25, 1930 to the late Stella and William Anastos who both emigrated from…
The Boothbay Region Ambulance Service will dedicate its new service station in Boothbay during an open house on Saturday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Being held during EMS week, the open…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
The Two Bridges Jail Authority ion May 1o went over the human resources committee’s changes to the job description for the jail administrator. A search for a new administrator will start soon.…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be co-sponsoring LCI Fiber Optic’s, “Fiber 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about Fiber Optic Broadband but were afraid to ask…
The Lincoln Home
Skidompha Library provides library programs and services to the residents of Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro and the greater Pemaquid peninsula. On Monday, May 22, from 3 to 4 p.m.,…
On a recent trip to Thailand, Maine businesswoman Kim Erskine found herself providing a solid foundation for some of the world’s most disadvantaged children, in more ways than one.
She and…
Do you have a special place in Maine? A place you hold dear and would hate to see change?
On Wednesday, May 24 at 6 p.m., the Community Center will host the first Boothbay-area showing of…
Obituary
Richard L. Albaum died on May 8, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Richard was born in Newark, New Jersey to Samuel…
Maine Special Olympics
On Friday, students from schools all over Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties met at Wiscasset Middle High School for the annual Special Olympics track and field games.
In addition to the…
Obituary
Diane G. Longley, 79, of Woolwich, died May 13, 2017 with her family by her side at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta.
She was born on November 16, 1937, the daughter of Cyrus and Annie (…
Obituary
Margaret “Margie” Harris, 97, of Cross Point Road, Edgecomb, died at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine, on the morning of May 15, 2017.
Margaret was formerly of New Jersey and…
Obituary
Evelyn Jane Thomas, 62, of Boothbay, died May 13, 2017.
Evelyn was born in Belfast on January 7, 1955 to Ronald and Nellie Page. She grew up in Arrowsic and attended Bath schools. She lived…
Obituary
Dean A. Baker, 72, of Nequasset Road, Woolwich died May 11, 2017 at Gosnell House in Scarborough.
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Effective May 17 through project completion which is expected to be February or March 2018, the CLC YMCA will temporarily move its offices while the Y undergoes…
Obituary
Robert S. Nicoll, 66, of Bath, died May 8, 2017.
He was born to Robert and Georgia Nicoll, both deceased, of Back River Road, Boothbay on May 8, 1951. He graduated from Boothbay Region High…
Obituary
Mary Theresa McCusker, 73, of Boothbay Harbor, died surrounded by her children after a short illness on February 2, 2017 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Born August 9,…
Everyone is invited to attend the second in a series of free Lincoln County Community Conversations events on Wednesday, May 24 at Mobius at 319 Main Street in Damariscotta.
Sign-in and…
The Lincoln Arts Festival is offering the Malama Robbins Scholarship Award of $1,000 to a Boothbay Region High School graduating Senior who has made a significant contribution to the school’s…
Beta Rho, Wiscasset Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, will be raffling a beautiful new quilt at Ames True Value on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chapter member Martha Speed, an experienced…
From 1909 to 1947, photographers traveled across Maine in Model Ts shooting scenes of small towns and rural life. They worked for Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company in Belfast, Maine,…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association is having a free youth day on Saturday, May 20 at the Boothbay Region Fish & Game club house on Dover Road in Boothbay. Activities start at 8 a.…
A memorial service for Katharine G. "Kit" Sillin, 71, of Lexington, Massachusetts, who died March 2, 2017, will be held at the Ocean Point Chapel on Saturday, June 17 at 1 p.m. A reception will…
This year’s Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s Grand and Glorious Yard Sale is guaranteed to be even more grand and glorious than the past 23 years, due to the out pouring of generous donations by the…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club proudly presents its annual Home and Garden Tour, “The Sea Around Us.”…
Thanks for making a difference. That was the sentiment that came through loud and clear at the Volunteer Appreciation Tea organized by the residents and staff at the St. Andrews Gregory Wing on…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board approved three applications May 9.
Pete Ripley acted as spokesperson for Seascape Investment LLC at…
Edgecomb Eddy School’s cafeteria was filled with people attending an informational budget meeting on Tuesday, May 9. Concerned parents, teachers, town officials and Edgecomb citizens gathered to…
Saturday, May 13 marks the 25th anniversary of America’s largest-single day of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in partnership with the U.S. Postal…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District
It took less than a half hour for Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters to pass a 2017-2018 school budget of $9,748,282.61 on Wednesday night, May 11, in the Boothbay…
Boothbay selectmen on May 10 announced a significant change in the roundabout construction project. Chairman Dale Harmon reported at the board meeting, a planned summer break on the Route 27…
This has to be the biggest At a Glance yet! Not a lot of new ideas, but we feature here a special gathering on May 20, groups doing good things, upcoming events, students being honored, sports…
The Town of Boothbay Harbor announces its participation in the Maine PayPort Online service; a convenient way for citizens to pay their personal…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites wildflower connoisseurs on Saturday, May 20 at 12:30 p.m. to join the third workshop in the spring stewardship series…
"What is a docent, and why would you want to be one?"
The Friends of the Southport Historical Society are looking for volunteers to become docents at the Hendricks Hill Museum, which will…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Monday, June 19…
Leaders Organizing Activities for School
Two Boothbay-area organizations that do a lot of good in their community gathered in the lobby of Boothbay Region Elementary School a little after noon on Tuesday, May 9.
Members of the…
Obituary
John Arthur “Jack” Soper, 83, died unexpectedly April 25, 2017 in Bradenton, Florida. He was the loving husband of Joan (Sylvester) Soper for 60 years.
Jack was born on March 24, 1934 in…
The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen continue its search for a new recording secretary. Last month, Jessica Hicks concluded her brief stint which began in February. She replaced Sherry Tibbetts, who…
Beginning in September, Boothbay region schools will adopt educational proficiency standards set by the Maine legislature.
Dan Welch, Boothbay Region High School principal, updated the…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor Selectmen granted Knickerbocker Group more time to demolish the former Romar Bowling Alley at 19 By-Way. The May 8 vote ran 4-1 to approve the request with a condition that…
At a special May 8 meeting, the Five Town CSD School Board unanimously voted to hire Shawn Carlson as the next principal of Camden Hills Regional High School, in Rockport.
Carlson was the…
The Ecumenical Diaper Bank is beginning its third year of distributing diapers to low income families. This year, from Mother’s Day (May 14) through Father’s Day (June 18), Mid-coast area churches…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours at the Chamber, 192 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, on Wednesday, May 17 from 5 to 7 pm.
As part of the…
Boothbay Region High School
Per a memo from Boothbay Region High School Principal Daniel Welch, here is a list of dates, activities, brief descriptions and dress requirements of Boothbay Region High School class of 2017…
