State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, March 14, at three in-district locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to…
News
The Lincoln Home's second talk in a free five-week educational series on caring for someone with dementia is Tuesday, March 10, from…
Edgecomb firefighters responded to Edgecomb Green at 31 Cross Point Road on Saturday afternoon for what turned out to be a broken hot water pipe, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said. The initial…
Employees of The First recently raised $702.31 for the Boothbay Region Community Resources, after donating a dollar for each Friday they dressed casually for one month. Since 1995, employees of…
Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce
On Feb. 24, nearly 30 Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Lincoln County Healthcare’s Miles Hospital conference room to…
Get to Know...
Mary Lou Koskela’s home stands at the top of Decker Hill Road, facing Townsend Gut.
“Just between you and me,” Koskela said…
For the third straight year, Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources increased in overall value and generated over one-half billion dollars for the state’s…
Building construction will be completed by summer
There has been a lot of speculation about what is happening at 8 Wharf Street in Boothbay Harbor ever since last June. Back then, Boothbay Harbor Planning Board…
Robert Hanley was recognized as a Dorothy Abbott Senior Star by Jen Dorwart for his faithful attendance of the Boothbay Region Y at an age when many have retreated to their rocking chairs.
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Damariscotta
Opening an adult-themed business in Damariscotta just got a little harder — by design.
The Damariscotta Planning Board held a public…
Spring is coming, no matter what the weather forecasts say. One sure sign is coming this Sunday, March 8, when daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m.
So spin your clocks forward an hour. You’…
This cast of characters should be pretty familiar to followers of this newspaper. This was a 1995 house ad for subscriptions and we doctored up the photo to include some palm trees. Two of these…
Boothbay Harbor
The 2015 Bobcat Toolcat that was approved for purchase has arrived in Boothbay Harbor.
The selectmen approved the emergency purchase at the Feb. 23 selectman’s meeting for the low bid of $69…
For the third year in a row, and only the third time ever, Maine lobster fishermen landed over 120 million pounds with a record overall value of $456,935,346,…
Lincoln County Historical Association
“What Is It? Possessions of a Colonial Household” was the topic of a recent visit between Louise Miller and the students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb.
Miller is…
The Boothbay Comprehensive Plan Committee has been working to update the town’s comprehensive plan since spring 2012. The town’s current comprehensive plan was adopted in 1989, following a period…
Teens To Trails and Chewonki are pleased to announce that Gabrielle Chapman and Joshua Kramley, both sophomores…
Stacey McLellan was in her restaurant, Capers, on Monday, March 2, when Lori Higgins poked her head in the door and asked if she was open. She didn’t see the “Open”…
The Morris Farm and Chewonki are pleased to present "Local Food, Local Hunger: A Community Forum on Food Security in Lincoln County" this Saturday, March 7. The event is scheduled…
Brunswick resident and Boothbay native Ryan Leighton will recount his 2014 adventures on a restored whaling ship’s sail along the New England coast…
Originally scheduled to open for the 2015 summer season on May 8, the Topside Inn in Boothbay Harbor will be opening a week early to support Hospitality for Habitat. For up to seven nights…
The Lincoln County Community Theater production of “The Mikado,” at the Lincoln Theater, has had to reschedule its opening night from Thursday, March 5 to Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
One of…
Lincoln County Healthcare will offer families a $10 gas cards and the chance to win an Apple iPad mini at a series of immunization clinics this spring in an effort to make it…
Southport Central School's sixth grade class will hold its Winter Carnival at the Southport Town Hall on Saturday, March 7 beginning at 5 p.m.
The event will feature soups, chowders, salad,…
Six well-behaved dogs and their humans took a hike at Penny Lake Preserve in Boothbay Harbor on Feb. 27.
The walk, called “Tails on…
Boothbay Harbor
Two members of the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service attended the Feb. 25 Boothbay Harbor budget committee meeting to discuss the funding request made by the service.
Last year, the town…
Boothbay Region High School
More than 200 Boothbay Region High School students showed up for school before 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 for the a huge pep rally, the finale of the WGME School Spirit Challenge the school has…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds recorded the following Boothbay Area land transfers between January 2 and February 23, 2015:
Boothbay: Mechanical Services Inc. to Nancy E…
Meghan Smith of Boothbay, a junior forward on the University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team, was a second team All-Conference selection, as was announced by the North Atlantic…
Everyone is Maine is eagerly awaiting the onset of spring — though not so much the massive snow melts, which we all hope will not result in severe flooding in basements.
At The First…
The nationally recognized and award-winning documentary, "Miss Representation," will be shown at The Strand Theatre in Rockland on March 7 at 2 p.m.
"Miss…
We had a very snowy, cold February, and now it's March with the promise of warmer weather. It's a great time to get out of the house…
Boothbay Harbor
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals unanimously agreed to approve the appeal brought to the board by the Perkins family of Boothbay Harbor at the board’s Feb. 24 meeting.
This appeal voids…
Our community service workshop has been rescheduled to this coming Saturday, March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be held at the Faith Baptist Church in Newcastle. You are welcome to stay…
Obituary
Andrew David Goupil died unexpectedly on Feb. 28, 2015, with loved ones by his side.
At age 35, he married the love of his life, Tracy, on Sept. 27, 2014. The newlyweds made their home in…
Democracy was alive in the Southport Town Hall on March 2 as more than 50 voters cast a secret ballot to determine the future…
Obituary
Weston Neil Andersen, of East Boothbay, died peacefully in his home in the early afternoon of Sunday, March 1, 2015.
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Postponed by one of February’s many snowstorms, Francis and Lynne Marzilli of Marzilli Vintage will be the featured dealers at the Bath Antique Show and Sale on Sunday, March 8. Paul Fuller…
The Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education will now be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month (no longer on Wednesdays) at the Midcoast Recreation Center on Route 90 in Rockport from 6…
Many exotic and unusual breeds and popular breeds of cats will star in the 2015 Cat Show on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15. The show will be held at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave.,…
The Edgecomb selectmen began preliminary discussions about the municipal budget’s goals and objectives on Feb. 23 with an expectation of reducing spending.
Selectman Jessica Chubbuck started…
Remember back to your days in high school, wading through the paperwork and confusion of applying to college. Or more recently, maybe you've helped a family member through that process.…
Lincoln County District Court
A Bremen woman on bail conditions preventing her from drinking alcohol was arrested Feb. 18 by Damariscotta Police.
Chassedy Foster,…
Jim Chaousis found himself in an unfamiliar seat during the Feb. 25 Boothbay selectmen’s meeting.
The outgoing town manager sat in the audience while Code Enforcement Officer Daniel Bryer…
Herbert Murphy Jr. of Lisbon Falls and Fay Christy of Boothbay Harbor would like to announce their marriage, which took place on Feb. 7, 2015. Jon Marsh of Boothbay…
Rocky Channels School System
No issues or objections were raised at the annual budget meeting of AOS 98 on Feb. 25, and the budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year passed unanimously.
AOS 98, also called the…
Obituary
Laurie Jeanette Morey, 79, of Rockland, died Feb. 20, 2015 at her home with her son and caregiver, Mark, by her side.
…The Boothbay Fire Department recently hosted an event for firefighters at the fire station in Boothbay.
Roger Audette of Pine Point Fire Training & Consulting came to Boothbay on Jan. 21…
While work has temporarily ceased on a major portion of the Southport water project, the Boothbay Region Water District is…
