LincolnHealth recently received a $150,000 gift from Spectrum Medical Group in support of the new health center project on the Miles campus, Damariscotta.
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Teach your dog positive behavior with professional dog trainer Jean Conte during the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Spring Session of Dog Obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from May 2-30 (…
Chances are the first animal you’ll meet if you go to Blue Tin Farm on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is a 1-year-old Gloucestershire Old Spot pig named Rosie. She weighs 450 pounds, and she’s a…
The Edgecomb Planning Board is advising selectmen to just say no to a proposed town marijuana moratorium. The board voted 5-0 April 20 to send a letter requesting selectmen remove a proposed…
On Wednesday, April 26, the public is invited to the Boothbay Region YMCA to listen to Edward Kelleher provide updates and information on the…
Lisa Bird, director of public and media relations for Special Olympics Maine, said she tried to come up with some terms to describe Toby LeConte. She came up with the terms "advocate," "unsung…
Ann Reed would like to have as many of her Boothbay Region High School Class of 1967 classmates as possible attend the Alumni Banquet for the 50th reunion table on Sunday, June 4, 6 p.m., at…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens received conditional approval April 19 to make a minor change to its proposed expansion project. The Boothbay Planning Board unanimously approved CMBG’s request to…
Our award-winning websites have brought the Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and our readers a long way in delivering and getting local news, fun features and everything in between.…
When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson promised neutrality, which most Americans favored. Within three years the tide of public opinion had turned and the president asked…
Learn how to safely manage your diabetes at one of LincolnHealth’s free, three-part Diabetes Education Class Series. The series of classes will be offered in Boothbay Harbor in May, in Waldoboro…
Clara Wentworth, Conservation Committee chair of the Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, gave out seed packets to…
Members of the Pemaquid Chapter DAR including Regent Audrey Miller, Barbara Belknap, Miriam Buckley, Paula Clinton, Susann Hochstein, Mary Lee Merrill and Shirley…
Have you ever wanted to capture a memory so others could share it, too? Maybe it was a particular person or event or feeling you experienced. If so, the Community Center is offering a workshop to…
Southport Island Association President Gardiner Rapelye dropped into the Congregational Church in Boothbay Harbor April 18 with a $9,000 check from the SIA to Boothbay…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will seek a deal to offer Alna and Westport Island families pre-kindergarten at Edgecomb Eddy School, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said April 19…
A graveside service and committal for Jean E. Dodge, 86, formerly of East Boothbay and Venice Florida will be held at Oaklawn Cemetery, Boothbay Harbor, on Friday, May 5 at 2 p.m. Pastor Richard…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority voted April 19 to accept the resignation and retirement of Administrator Mark Westrum, effective April 14.
Westrum had been placed on administrative…
This week’s At a Glance features two nice scenic photos, Easter fun, high school sports honorees, a new boat and more. Be sure to check all of our articles and stories each week and like us on…
Prior to announcing the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2017 top 10 honor students at the April 12 Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District school committee meeting, Principal Dan…
Departing District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau appeared at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting on April 18 to say farewell. His hearing before the Judiciary Committee is Tuesday, April 25, at…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA invites its members, volunteers and friends from around the community to its annual meeting and groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday,…
Down one kidney from cancer and already living with two heart devices in her, Kimberly Emerson, 33, has faced one medical challenge after another since childhood. It’s all she’s ever known, she…
Capers Catering is moving to a new location in Boothbay Harbor. The restaurant and retail shop will move from 12 Oak Street to 25 Townsend Avenue.
Owner Stacey McLellan said it had been a…
Boothbay Region High School junior Eve Dolloff has already been to Germany and is ready to go back. Dolloff spent three weeks in Germany last year and now she and 12…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
On April 12, the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority, after two executive sessions, voted to allow the finance subcommittee to move forward with obtaining a new contract with Oxford County. It…
Long-time residents of Damariscotta may remember Dean Jacobs working at the Waltz Pharmacy Soda Fountain when he was a young boy, or behind the counter as a…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
In the late 1960s there was a growing environmental movement happening in the United States stoked in part by…
Obituary
Julia L. Bergquist, 94, of Brunswick died in her home in the loving care of her family on April 14.
Julia was born in Searsport, Maine to Wyman and Eloise…
Edgecomb Eddy School held a wild and crazy dance party fundraiser called “Jiggle for Jamison” on Friday afternoon, April 14, in honor of the school’s student and friend…
Are you coping with your own, or a loved one’s mental health challenges? NAMI Maine (the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maine) will sponsor a free combined support group in the Boothbay…
Volunteers are very special people, and that is never more evident than at the LincolnHealth facilities in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta.
“Over the last…
Every year the Boothbay Region YMCA strives to support working families to provide the camp experience for their children. The Y’s goal is to make camp accessible…
The Boothbay Railway Village is gearing up for its 52nd season and the non-profit museum needs the help of volunteers to make history move for visitors to this special place. Volunteers can learn…
Margaret Orne Kelly, 98, died April 3, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia, where she had lived since 1942.
Born August 4, 1918 in West Boothbay Harbor, Margaret was the daughter of the late Charles…
Obituary
Dr. George Jones of East Boothbay died at home on April 14, 2017. With his family at his side, he was at peace and ready to set sail for his next great…
Obituary
Sandra Stone Whitehead, 70, of Lynchburg, Virginia and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on April 16, 2017 of bone cancer.
She was born June 12, 1946 in Lynchburg, the daughter of Russell…
Obituary
Stephen Russell Rogers, 76, of Woolwich went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 1, 2017.
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It’s springtime and Industrial Park Drive in Boothbay is buzzing with activity. Nestled between the docks and floats being built and transported from Fuller Marine Services to their resting places…
National Volunteer Week
The Central Lincoln County YMCA is encouraging community members to use National Volunteer Week as a way to take a moment and thank the volunteers in…
Edgecomb residents will decide whether or not to impose their own marijuana moratorium during their May town meeting. The planning board held a public hearing April 13 to provide residents with…
Learn how to identify and avoid scams at Schooner Cove’s Lunch and Learn on Monday, April 24 at noon.
The presentation, “Consumer Matters: Scams & More,” will be led by Martha Currier…
Boothbay firefighters responded to an early morning fire off Pension Ridge Road Saturday. The road was blocked off and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were also on the scene.
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The Boothbay Region Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization will be hosting a book fair May 1-May 5. Family night will be on Tuesday, May 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. There will also be an ice cream…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The 19 By-Way project got the go-ahead at the April 12 Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting. Board members William Hamblen, John Dunsford, Chris Swanson and John Hochstein voted to approve the…
It won’t be long before work on Boothbay’s $3.3 million roundabout project begins. On April 12, selectmen signed a Business Partner Initiative agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation…
The Boothbay Region Free Clothing Closet is filled to the brim with colorful spring and summer clothes for men, women and children. Come and check us out any Wednesday or Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.…
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s Grand and Glorious Yard Sale presents a suite of boutiques at Merrymeeting Plaza in Brunswick. The sale will take place on Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and…
A Boothbay Region High School junior is so anxious to become a veterinarian, she is starting college early. Denise Stover, 17, of Boothbay has been accepted into the University of Maine Early…
The following is an update from Boothbay Region school officials to parents and residents regarding the discovery on Thursday, March 30, of elevated lead levels found in…
