Charles Dodge “Chic” Barton, 72, of Douglasville, Georgia died May 6, 2017.
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News
Football coach and health and physical education teacher Bryan Dionne announced this will be his last year at Boothbay Region High School. Dionne submitted his resignation last week and will be…
Lincoln County Unified Court
The following are closed criminal cases from April 16 to May 1. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. All sentences, unless otherwise noted…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary clubhouse was packed to capacity as a cheering crowd watched the live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6.
Derby traditions were observed from the…
Obituary
Laura Bertha (DeCain) Smith, 83, died May 6, 2017 at the Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Born and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts, she was the…
Obituary
Carol Edgelow Howe, 93, died Sunday, April 30 at Pioneer Ridge Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas.
Carol was born July 14, 1923 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the oldest of four daughters of…
Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (MUUF) received official recognition as a Welcoming Congregation on April 27. This designation is awarded by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA…
With heroin use at epidemic proportions and substance misuse in our community at a critical state, an anonymous Boothbay resident has jumpstarted a financial aid fund for uninsured residents of…
The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts their season on the Boothbay Town Common, 1 Common Drive, on Thursday, May 18. They will set up on the Common from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays through October 5…
Around 30 Boothbay Harbor voters passed a $4,241,854 budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year in a little over an hour at town meeting on Saturday, May 6. The budget is up three percent, or $139,366,…
With over 60 members in attendance, Gordon Colby, chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Committee, welcomed featured speaker Demi Kouzounas, newly elected chairman of the Maine State GOP on…
In response to a troubling increase in the number of suicides in our community and the need to offer appropriate supports for their loved ones, Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice (…
It’s never too early to mark your calendars and save some dates for summer fun.
The Friends of the Southport Historical Society want everyone to know that the Hendricks Hill Museum on…
Spring is finally here and the Boothbay Region Garden Club is getting ready for its annual plant sale which will be held on Saturday, May 20 from 8 to 11 a.m. on the Boothbay Common.
The…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) hosted a listening session May 3 as part of a federal evaluation of the Maine Coastal Management Program. MCMP is an inter-agency group…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA has announced the adoption of a newly revised campus-wide smoke-free policy. Since the use of tobacco products is the single, greatest cause of premature death and…
CHANS Home Health & Hospice honored more than 50 volunteers at a celebration on April 5 at the Brunswick Hotel & Tavern. The event highlighted the outstanding work of the Hospice…
It was quiet at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, in the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department bay, where voting officials sat waiting to receive voters. Nick Upham, moderator of Friday’s portion of the town…
Obituary
Ronald E. Spofford, 87, died peacefully with his family by his side, on May 4, 2017 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
Ron was born on Friday, December 13, 1929 to Eleanor (…
Community School District
Thirty-one lead-free plumbing fixtures have replaced old fixtures in Boothbay Region Elementary School and Boothbay Region High School after two rounds of water testing in both buildings…
Today’s weather forecast of rain this afternoon has forced the rescheduling of some Boothbay Region High School sports, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.
The girls home…
Twenty-four double and two king size mattresses and box springs were being given away to anyone who needed, or wanted one, on May 4.
Holly Stover, well-known in the Boothbay area for her…
At the end of the month of May, a group of Angels will descend upon the Old Jail Museum in Wiscasset. The Angels are Costume Society of America members who have volunteered to work with LCHA’s…
At Family Night at Boothbay Region Elementary School May 2, 50 students participating in one charitable event, Jump Rope for Heart, received over $3,700 in donations for the American Heart…
Skidompha Library
Maine’s participation in World War I was the topic of an illustrated talk May 4 by Maine Historian Earl Shuttleworth Jr., as part of the Chats with Champions series at Skidompha Library in…
It's time to start thinking about participating in the 2017 Windjammer Days Street Parade on Wednesday, June 28 at 4 p.m.
Parade registrations and participant waivers have been mailed to…
Kennebec County Unified Court
Kenneth Hatch III, 47, of Whitefield, arrested last June and later charged with multiple sex and drug charges involving three minors, was to appear at a deferred disposition conference in Augusta…
LeBarn, on Route 32 in Jefferson, is hosting a community fundraiser on Saturday, May 20 to benefit Jefferson Village School's Blessings in a Backpack program. Blessings in a Backpack will benefit…
This week’s At a Glance features a group’s donation of a quilt, firefighters completing training, a Masonic group, students traveling in France, guys moving a refrigerator through downtown…
Boothbay Harbor Town Meeting
On Friday, May 5, Boothbay Harbor voters will decide whether or not to authorize selectmen to match funds for permanent repair of the footbridge.
Article 4 in the town warrant reads, “To…
On Thursday, May 4 between 9 a.m. and noon, Brown's Wharf, 121 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor will be giving away 24 full-size mattresses and box spring sets, and…
From a Bath resident’s perspective
Before October 2016, when the tearing down and building up of the Route One viaduct project in Bath was due to begin, I was already dreading the drive over the Sagadahoc Bridge to Boothbay Harbor…
Lincoln County Commissioners
At the May 2 meeting, the Lincoln County Commissioners met with Kate Marone of Healthy Lincoln County to hear about the plans for summertime feeding programs for school children.
Marone…
Rick Gaecklein can now show off his class ring with pride at his upcoming 30th reunion. Until last week, he hadn’t seen it for nearly 30 years.
Gaecklein, a 1987 graduate of Boothbay Region…
May 1 National Decision Day
May 1 is National College Decision Day, when high school seniors need to make a final decision on what colleges they will attend. On Tuesday, May 2, Boothbay Region High School held a short all-…
Three members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office were honored at the May 2 County Commissioners’ meeting:
Deputy First Class Brian Collamore, and Sergeant Alan Shea saved a runner’s…
Obituary
Paul J. Pendrok, 71, of Alna, died on April 27, 2017 after a brief illness.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 3, 1946 to Joseph J. and Eleanor C. (Larsen) Pendrok.
Paul…
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, LCSO deputies responded to Hamilton Gardens Road in Boothbay Monday, May 1 for a report of a shooting. Jeff Hayward, 46, reported his neighbor,…
Obituary
Mark H. Hamilton Jr., 54 of Boothbay, died on the morning of April 28, 2017.
He was the son of Mark H. Hamilton of North Port, Florida, and the late Sara J. Hamilton…
It only takes one evening to learn how to save a life. LincolnHealth and Central Lincoln County Adult Education are offering Heartsaver® Adult/Child/…
Ask any local resident and you’ll hear that it’s pretty common to be asked for directions to various spots during our busy summer season. There's lots to see and do…
Edgecomb Eddy School
A call went out asking for support from Edgecomb Eddy parents and members of the community in the May 1 edition of Edgecomb Eddy School’s newsletter. “We are facing some difficult budget cuts for…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host its second Business After Hours for Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery on Wednesday, May 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will take place at…
The public is invited to attend United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting on Thursday, May 11 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street in Bath.…
Local residents from Lincoln and Knox counties, including members of Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), Boothbay Indivisible, and…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
In the 128th Legislature, there are several bills proposed that may affect Two Bridges Regional Jail, as well as local taxpayers in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. Many of the bills would relieve…
Challengers Kristina Ford and Mike Tomacelli won seats to the Boothbay Board of Selectmen Monday night. Ford received the most votes in a field of four candidates vying for two seats. Ford…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department continues investigating a mid-April disturbance regarding an Edgecomb criminal threatening charge to see if it’s related to a…
May 1 to 5 will be a particularly busy time at Boothbay Region Elementary School. For one thing, this is Teacher Appreciation Week, and the BRES Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is honoring its…
