More than 200 people from around the world applied for the dream jobs: keepers for the Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse.
Captain Mark Zinkiewicz, Heather Graham and Captain Ruth Reighley captured…
News
With the denial of former Public Works Director Jody Lewis' appeal, the town of Boothbay Harbor is left without a leader of the Public Works department.
There has been no decision made so…
Boothbay Region High School Nordic Ski Team
The Boothbay Region High School Nordic ski team logged its first win in the sport’s short local history on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Black Mountain in Rumford.
The Seahawks faced Dirigo, Mountain…
Maine State Police
The Maine State Police arrested a Boothbay man and charged him with a felony arrest after he reportedly received stolen property totaling more than $10,000.
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Lincoln County Commissioners
A packed agenda greeted Lincoln County Commissioners when they met for their first meeting of 2015.
The first order of…
A memorial service for Herbert King of Boothbay Harbor will be held on Tuesday, January 13 at 11 a.m. at Bay Landing Apartments, Bay Landing Road, Boothbay Harbor. Herbert died on…
Clamshell Quilters meets monthly to promote the “hobby” of quilting, teach and learn new techniques, share ideas and inspire. Our meetings are held typically the…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Vice Chairman Ben Rines Jr. on Tuesday night proposed a ballot question to pursue the closure of Wiscasset Municipal Airport. He withdrew the motion after board members and…
Damariscotta Selectmen
Could new sidewalks and infrastructure be in store for Damariscotta's downtown?
Potentially, given a few caveats.
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Boothbay Region High School
In Mark Gorey’s 17 years of teaching at Boothbay Region High School, there has never been a high school newspaper or magazine. Until now.
Gorey's AP Literature students (seniors Anna Baumm,…
The 2015 annual Haiti Benefit Dinner will be prepared this year by Damariscotta River Grill chef/owners Rick Hirsch and Jean Kerrigan.
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Updated
A two-car motor vehicle accident sent three people to Midcoast Hospital and snarled traffic on Route 1 in Wiscasset on Dec. 31.
Crews from the Wiscasset Fire…
Catherine Moore became the new Register of Probate for Lincoln County on Friday, Jan. 2.
Friends and family members watched as Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap administered the oath…
Department of Marine Resources
Although the striped sea bass population isn't in danger, plans are on the table to keep it that way.
The Maine Department of Marine…
Wiscasset’s Scott Long was a finish carpenter, supporting his family for more than two decades, when he had some of his first symptoms of multiple sclerosis. He couldn’t remember how to do a task…
Most of the animals housed at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter find homes within a few months. But sometimes, animals with special needs spend a long time waiting for the right person to come…
The Boothbay Region High School boys junior varsity and varsity home basketball games against St. Dom's, postponed on Jan. 3 due to the snowstorm, will now be played on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 5:30…
Obituary
Jeanette (Reed) Giles, 75, of Boothbay, died Jan. 4, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born July 6, 1939, in Boothbay Harbor. She was the…
Maine Department of Marine Resources
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is asking smelt fishermen and anyone else interested in rebuilding this fishery to help the state take an…
Film Screening
What better way to start 2015 than by joining others in the Midcoast for an optimistic and entertaining film about climate change that features visionary citizens like “the wind farmer” and “the…
Wiscasset firefighters responded to a report of a chimney fire at a home on Makijen Drive, off Foye Road, Saturday afternoon, Wiscasset Fire Chief T. J. Merry said.
No flames were visible…
Exactly 25 years ago, the Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from the youth group that started it: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football…
Winter 2015
Clear those walkways Sunday, before the snow and other precipitation on them harden overnight, meteorologist Chris Legro of the National Weather Service’s Gray office advised. The storm that…
On Sunday, Jan. 11, Whitefield resident Sheila Knowles, a collector of antique dolls and sewing equipment, will give a demonstration of antique sewing machines at the Bath Antique Show and Sale.…
The Animal House, with locations in Damariscotta and Westbrook, donated over $3,000 in products on behalf of their customers during the 12 Woofs of Christmas event, to the Lincoln County Animal…
Boothbay Region High School alum Reed (Stewart) Bunzel returned to his former home in September 2014 from Charleston, South Carolina. He and wife Diana attended…
Tonight’s boys basketball games at Boothbay Region High School between the Seahawks and the St. Dom’s Saints have been postponed due to the impending snowstorm tonight. No make-up date has been…
Food or diapers.
The Kidz Closet's James Locke and Lisa Smith have heard of some families having to make the choice between the two, and…
Tai-Chi Therapy Experience will be offered as a six-week course at St. Andrews Wellness & Rehab’s Wellness Center in Boothbay Harbor beginning…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Join Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Sunday, Jan. 11, 4-6 p.m. for “Made in Maine: 100-Plus Years of Craftsmanship in Skiing.” The presentation is another in the series of…
Workers from Simard and Sons spent Dec. 29 installing the permanent replacement pump for the diesel pump that caught fire on Nov. 26 at Good 'N You.
In that incident, a live wire fell onto…
Saturday will be fine for getting around. Then Saturday night, things get messy. Snow should arrive in Lincoln County by about 9 p.m. Jan. 3, said meteorologist Stacie Hanes of the National…
Allen Johnson was one of the first participants to arrive.
Johnson, of Ocean Point, East Boothbay, who is in his 80s, has participated in each of the 13 Penguin Plunge fundraisers for the…
In spring 2014, Underhound Railroad rescued a five-month old hound mix from a high-kill shelter in Georgia.
“We saved him on his very last day,” the organization’s director Renee Coombs of…
The fire which destroyed a Boothbay Harbor home on Christmas Day evening has been ruled accidental.
The 57 Lakeview Road home, owned by Kate and Matthew Rice, was engulfed in flames when…
Historian and local attorney Chip Griffin will describe the legacy of the fiercely independent Scots Irish people, who were among the first settlers…
Damariscotta
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta will host its weekly Lunch and Learn program on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 11:15 a.m.
Following the luncheon Jane Margesson,…
Lincoln County Democrats will have a full agenda for their meeting on Jan. 20.
One of…
MaineHousing will provide training for the annual point-in-time count of homeless people in Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Community Resources January meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from…
The Boothbay Harbor Police made one arrest between Dec. 22 -28.
On Dec. 28, Michael Witwicki, 19, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested on an alleged aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs…
The Edgecomb planning board wants selectmen to take action against what it perceives as an illegal subdivision.
The planning board presented information to selectmen and town attorney Bill…
Boothbay Region High School
As people know, the winter is a hard time for many groups within a community. Our Arts and Humanities class at Boothbay Region High School decided to do a benefit…
Race Across America
A 1984 Boothbay Region High School graduate is going to test her endurance this summer in one of the most demanding bicycle races in the world.
Lisa Lunt is former Southport resident and…
The service at the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, Jan. 4 will include a reflection by Mimi Moore on the "Joys and Sorrows" in her life. A…
Sarah J's Fitness Studio is holding a new class: WAR.
Taught by owner Sarah Gudroe, WAR, better known as kickboxing, is an…
Christmas was not a good day for Sullivan Rice, but the Boothbay Region High School varsity boys basketball team rallied to help bring some semblance of joy into the life of the 11-year-old.
…Edgecomb Selectmen are considering taking more legal action against a Route 27 property owner who is in violation of a consent agreement that stated he would clean up debris on his Edgecomb…
Online registration is open for the 2015 Indoor Insanity 5k event scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at Colby College in Waterville.
Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are…
Help raise money for the Boothbay Region YMCA's second grade swim program by participating in the 13th annual Penguin Plunge at the Murray Hill Road boat launch in East Boothbay at 11 a.m. on New…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
WARREN, WISCASSET and NEWCASTLE — A three-month investigation of illegal distribution and possession of prescription drugs from Massachusetts into Lincoln and Knox counties resulted this week in…
