A team of scientists from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the New England Aquarium will gather at the popular new District Hall, 75 Northern Ave. in Boston’s Innovation District on…
News
A large truck travelling southbound on Route 27 ran off the road the morning of Jan. 15, crossing the median and crashing into trees.
The truck was from Dube's Drywall Supply Co., Inc. in…
Obituary
A memorial service will be held this spring in Boothbay Harbor for Jean Carolyn Blake McVicker, 81, who died Nov. 17, 2014 at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, where she…
Seahawks Basketball
The Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks held the visiting Dirigo Cougars to just six points in the fourth quarter and came back from a three-point deficit entering the final frame to defeat the Cougars…
File this one in the “clever advertising” section. Can you spot the classified that piqued our interest looking through old editions from the 1950s?
Based on what you see, what’s your best…
Start the new year off with a winter getaway on the Amtrak Downeaster.
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Boothbay Region Elementary School Basketball
The seventh grade girls basketball team will host Great Salt Bay on Thursday, Jan. 15 in a playoff quarterfinal. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
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The weekend of Jan. 24-25, anyone who adopts a cat or dog from Lincoln County Animal Shelter will receive a $25 gift certificate to Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in Boothbay Harbor.
“We felt…
The Boothbay Region High School state championship and sportsmanship banners have returned to the school gymnasium (except the 2013 cross-country banner, which is still on order).
The…
Staff from the Two Bridges Regional Jail will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the MacMaster family after their tragic loss of wife and mother, Cindi…
The office of U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) announced this week that his staff will hold the following constituent outreach hours in the Midcoast area for the month of January:
Brunswick…
When the 127th Maine Legislature reconvened last week it did so for the first time in eight years without Bruce MacDonald. He was among 19 state legislators who were prohibited from seeking a…
“Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here.”
With those words into a microphone Tuesday, across the Wiscasset Community Center’s gym boards from Officer Donald H. “Donnie” Smith’s family,…
Growing up outside Boston, Robert McFetridge would listen to the police scanner his father, a Millis selectman, had at home. The traffic on the scanner sparked an interest in becoming a dispatcher…
On Tuesday, Jan. 13 a group of protestors walked across the Davey Bridge to urge President Barack Obama to say no to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man with prior convictions for domestic violence assault has been arrested and charged with another alleged incident.
John…
Obituary
Jordan Edward Dickinson, 36, of Southport died January 12 in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born April 16, 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois to Richard and Pandora (Cullen) Dickinson.
A service…
In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's very first Special Olympics Winter Games. It all began on a small hill in Gorham with only a handful of people. Today, in 2015 Special Olympics…
On the Waterfront
The F/V Westward, which has been moored in Boothbay Harbor since 2012, appears to be headed to Portland after its latest mishap has left it without a mooring.
Early Friday, Jan. 9,…
Boothbay Region High School Nordic Ski Team
It’s been a tough winter for Nordic skiers. Warm temperatures in December brought virtually no snow and when snow finally arrived here it was soon covered with ice. Because of this, the Boothbay…
Due to yesterday’s snowstorm, the Boothbay Region High School junior varsity basketball teams will not host the Monmouth Mustangs. Instead, both the girls and boys varsity teams will host Monmouth…
A Wiscasset man who eluded police for almost a month has been apprehended.
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On Jan. 18, the doors of the Center Cafe in Boothbay will close for the last time. There will be no specials on food or fanfare about the close, according to owner Steve Gottlieb.
“We've…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Council officially approved hiring James Chaousis as Rockland’s new city manager, effective March 2.
Chaousis will assume the position of current interim city…
Anyone who has driven into the Boothbay Harbor Hannaford's parking lot lately has noticed that a large part of the lot is closed off to parking.
…The Newcastle-Damariscotta Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee would like to remind all area residents and visitors to take a few minutes to complete the…
Ellen “Sally” M. Colby, 83, of Wiscasset, died on the morning of Jan. 11, surrounded by her loving family, at the Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
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Obituary
June Ann (Dorey) Phillips, 76, died Jan. 5, 2015 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport from complications of the flu. …
Obituary
Ann Reed, 81, of Nobleboro and East Boothbay, died peacefully on Jan. 7, 2015 at her home on East Neck Road in Nobleboro.
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New Hampshire
Former Boothbay Town Manager John Anderson was found not guilty on an appeal of a previous conviction that alleged he exposed himself to a salesperson inside his New…
Due to today’s snowstorm, the Boothbay Region High School girls’ junior varsity and varsity home basketball games have been postponed, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.
“We…
Boothbay Region High School wrestler Antonio Maulolo lost on Jan. 7 for the first time this season. Maulolo, a two-time Class C 220-pound champion, was defeated by Michael Curtis of Wells High…
Obituary
Robert Jeffrey Frazer died Jan. 7, 2015 at his home in Wiscasset after a long and brave battle against cancer.
Jeff was born May 9, 1957 to Robert N. and Jeanne (Peck) Frazer, the fifth of…
Are you a lobsterman or a relative of a lobsterman? Are you interested in signing up for an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan but are put off by the…
Update: Westward is secured to a U.S. Coast Guard mooring in the inner harbor. Both Coast Guard and local Harbormaster Nick Upham said they are trying to reach owner James Sheehy…
Obituary
Martha Jayne Crocker died Jan. 5, 2015 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
She was born Feb. 6, 1942 in Boothbay to…
After almost 11 months of opening up the ceiling and replacing walls and floor to expose and enhance the beauty of the building they bought last March, Alison Evans and…
Everyone has a story. And Peter Southwick believes that he can find something interesting, and worth sharing, about anyone.
Southwick…
Just looking at the Harjula family, it’s hard to believe they’ve suffered from overwhelming medical and financial hardships over the past year. Twin 1-year-olds Grant and Luke Sykes are in their…
Recent logging on Cushman Mountain in Wiscasset is part of the Chewonki Foundation’s forest management plan that serves multiple purposes, Foundation President Willard Morgan said.
The plan…
Have you ever wondered what knot is best for tying a tarp to a tree during a camping trip or how best to keep the canoe from leaving and yet be able to untie it a week later?
Get instruction…
Harper Yeaton, the first baby of the new year on the Miles Campus of LincolnHealth, was born to parents Jeremy Yeaton and Jasmine Doughty, of Friendship, Jan. 4 at 2:55 p.m.
…Stepping Stone Housing will be conducting a tennis tournament on Feb. 7 to raise money for affordable housing in Lincoln County. The round robin tournament is…
James Cosgrove, Designated Broker of Newcastle Square Realty is pleased to announce that Laura Blake of Southport and Scott Lund of Jefferson have joined the firm as broker associates.
Blake…
Seahawks Basketball
The Seahawks fell from the ranks of the unbeaten on Friday night in Dixfield as the Dirigo Cougars won a battle of momentum swings to come out on top 73-66.
Leading by as many as six in the…
Pathfinders, LLC, 549 Wiscasset Road, Two, 14’ x 26’ cabins, including 6’ porch.
Mark Miller, 10 Poore Road, use for Sea…
Obituary
Donald H. Smith Jr., 48, of Wiscasset died unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 7, 2015.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on Feb. 5, 1966, the son of Donald and Faye (Backman) Smith.
…
Obituary
Mary Marion Patrick, 69, died Jan. 7, 2015 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Nov. 1, 1945 in Augusta, the daughter of Stephen and Harriet Pease Patrick.
Mary grew…
Obituary
Barbara R. Tibbetts, 85, of Southport died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 4, 2015 at Coves Edge in Damariscotta after a long illness.
She was born at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor…
The public meeting with representatives from Central Maine Power and the Public Utilities Commission, originally scheduled for Jan. 21, will now be held Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Opera…
