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Casco Bay Dog Training Club is hosting run-throughs on March 8 at Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta on Business Route 1. Run-throughs are a simulated…

The Boothbay Railway Village will host author and adventurer Rinker Buck for its next Winter Lecture, from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Buck is the author of the critically-acclaimed “Flight of…

Join us on March 9 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library to learn how to do your own medical research on the Internet. Tim McFadden, the Library Director, will be the…

Obituary

Thomas A. Maynes, 69, of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 11, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, surrounded by loved ones, after a long, heroic battle…

Obituary

Maureen Kay Hynes of Edgecomb died at home on the morning of Feb. 18 after a brief illness, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and devoted husband of 45 years, Michael Hynes.

Maureen…

Following a monthly meeting Feb. 18, members of St. Andrews Auxiliary Board journeyed to the Community Room at the Wellness & Rehabilitation Department, St. Andrews Campus,…

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Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer…

Obituary

Richard Tirrell Orne, of West Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully in his home in the early afternoon of Feb. 16, 2015.…

Obituary

Thomas H. Milligan, 66, of Brunswick, died at the Maine Veterans Hospital on Feb. 14, 2015, surrounded by family.

Tom grew up in Boothbay and graduated from Boothbay Region High School in…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta will host the 2015 Home and Healthy Living Expo sponsored by Dow Furniture and Hammond Lumber on Saturday, March 28…

A Boothbay Harbor man who admittedly found his victims through online dating sites, social media and recovery groups pleaded guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 20 to two…

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its second open house during the 2014-15 school year on Sunday…

Obituary

Alfred J. Papineau, 78, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died Feb. 12, 2015 after a long battle with ALS.

Alfred grew up on Bassett Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and achieved top status of…

The First Bancorp recently announced that Tony C. McKim has assumed the responsibilities and title of president and chief executive officer of the company and its…

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce’s new education program, “Moving Beyond the Marketing Monologue: The Conversation of Social Media,” will be held Tuesday…

Rebuilding Together of Lincoln County will once again be holding a benefit supper on Friday, March 20 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay…

Damariscotta Police Department

On Feb. 27, 2015, officers from Damariscotta Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) will be celebrating winter on Saturday, Feb. 28 with the second annual Winter Fest. The event will still be…

January and February 2015 have been a bad month for birds trying to find food in the snow.

Art Riggens sent us these photos, which he took outside his Boothbay home. It appears that there…

Come join the fun of making music with your ukulele! Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a six week Ukulele for Beginners course taught by Heather Hardy beginning…

On Feb. 14, Carrie Koskela saw a black Honda Pilot pulling into the parking lot of the Humane Society Thrift Shop in Boothbay Harbor.

For Koskela, office manager of Lincoln County Animal…

The Lincoln County Animal Shelter will be featured at The Animal House in Damariscotta on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Scheduled to attend are Austin, a hound mix, Emma, a…

Damariscotta Police Department

A Damariscotta man who allegedly punched another man and stole upwards of $1,000 has been arrested a month after his arrest warrant was first issued.

Gov. Paul LePage says his proposal to eliminate the state income tax by 2019 is about “keeping Mainers in Maine.” LePage has proposed the gradual elimination of the income tax as part of his…

The Morris Farm in Wiscasset, a working farm and education center that promotes sustainable agriculture and stewardship, and Chewonki, an environmental education organization that…

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage inserted himself into a state law enforcement proceeding about a religious discrimination case and threatened to go to court if the legal process was not postponed,…

Hunters can apply for the 2015 Maine Moose Permit Lottery at:…

The Maine Army National Guard sent nearly 55 troops, along with heavy equipment, to assist Massachusetts with their snow removal for an official snow disaster declaration.

Soldiers and…

Central Lincoln County YMCA tennis pro Cinda Holbach arrived in Camaroon, Africa bringing with her all of the donated rackets, tennis shoes and…

A full agenda awaits the Boothbay Harbor Selectmen at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 23.

The issue involving the tax-acquired property on Lobster Cove Road owed by the Carters will be…

Something exciting has been happening inside the Humane Society Thrift Shop, while outside, parking has become an obvious problem.

A changing of the guard occurred last June…

Boothbay Region Elementary School is postponing its Winter Carnival outdoor activities planned for Friday, Feb. 13 to Tuesday, Feb…

Natural burial and home funeral advocate, Chuck Lakin, will speak at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, 4 Oak St., on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m.

Lakin states it is important to…

Lincoln County Historical Association

Former carpenter and woodworker Don Perkins will discuss the use, evolution and regional typology of Maine's barns in a talk at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22 in the County Communications Building…

As a military daughter, Sarah Smiley knew what it was like to see her father leave home on a long deployment. By age 22, she calculated her father accumulated over 11 years away from home.

Obituary

Chris C. Wheeler Sr., 48, of Lisbon died Feb. 17, 2015, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, with his loving family at his…

Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation

The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation is kicking off a season of fitness programs which will be free of charge and under the direction of Mary Baudo-Healthy Attitudes. Baudo describes…

During the first week of March at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can show your talent and have some fun in Acting Up, learn a relaxing hobby in Beginning Crochet,…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has issued an invitation for applications for the Midcoast Stewards Program.

Summer Boothbay residents and Friends of Thai Daughters co-founders Jane McBride and Patty Zinkowski hosted a reunion and tour of the…

The National Weather Service in Gray is reporting heavy snow moving through central Maine this morning.

NWS predicts snow will continue to fall at a rate of 1-3 inches per hour throughout…

Barbara Campbell Harvey of Portland, formerly of East Boothbay, was elected as secretary of the Maine Republican Party. The Maine Republican Party State Committee…

The 2nd Annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Kids' Ice Fishing Derby, scheduled for this coming Saturday, February 21, has been canceled due to…

Boothbay Harbor Fest will celebrate its fourth annual celebration this September with a long list of exciting additions, beginning with the first ever poster competition. The contest is free to…

Based on weather conditions this morning, other school closures (ours are already closed for vacation), and predictions for additional bands of snow later, the decision has been made to err on the…

16th Annual

United Way’s Success By 6 is coordinating the 16th annual Community Read Aloud on Monday, March 2. On this day, volunteers from every walk of life share their love of reading with over 4,000…

The town of Southport’s budget committee has initially approved a…

Boothbay Harbor

Town Manager Tom Woodin has announced that the public hearing on the Boothbay Harbor Comprehensive Plan originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 19 has been…

Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM) is seeking female-identified survivors of any type of sexual violence for an upcoming peer support group. If…