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Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Damariscotta woman has been indicted on six counts stemming from an incident in which she allegedly fought with police.

Tammy Elliot…

A fundraiser for ABroaderWay Foundation is being held at the Carousel Music Theatre in Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Boothbay Region High School senior Courtney Brewer has…

Democratic State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Sept. 20 in three locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro…

The Damariscotta Fire Department only needed a half-an-hour to knock down a small attic fire at Coves Edge in Damariscotta.

Responding…

The Rocktide Inn won the Judges Award and The World is Mine Oyster won the People's Choice Award at the third annual Claw Down Chefs' "Lobster Bite" Competition held Thursday, Sept. 18 at Ocean…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Boothbay man has been indicted on a litany of charges by the Lincoln County Grand Jury for a May 26 incident in Boothbay Harbor.

Out of Our Past

Back in the 1980s and later, I made a number of videos of older residents, many which have been transcribed.

In 2013 we obtained a grant from the Elizabeth…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has met to indict individuals on criminal charges. Below are the individuals who have been indicted by the Grand Jury in September.

Obituary

Lt. Col. James Theodore Trefrey Jr. (Ret.), 79, of Bradenton, Fla. died Sept. 15, 2014.

The Central Lincoln County YMCA board of directors has launched a nationwide search for its next CEO and has formed a search committee that will work with regional…

The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association is holding a home heating oil raffle to raise funds for training firefighters.

The winner will receive a $1,000 gift certificate, which can be…

On Sept. 19, five scientists from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay boarded the R/V New Horizon, where they will spend the next…

Sheepcot Valley Conservation Association

A gala event on Sept. 13 in Newcastle raised more than $13,000 for the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association. The party, attended by some 180 people, was held…

Plans for the first e-waste collection event at Lincoln County’s Recycling Center were announced at the Sept. 16 meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners.

Tim Richardson, Lincoln…

Boothbay Charities Classic

Lou Landry is generous and talented.

For the fourth straight year, Landry has donated one of finely crafted wooden bowls to the Boothbay Charities Classic (BCC) auction for the benefit of…

Seahawks Football

The Seahawks opened the 2014 football season with an impressive 35-0 win at Telstar on Saturday, Sept. 13. Starting the season one week later then everybody else, Boothbay scored on its first two…

Seahawks Soccer

The Boothbay Region High School varsity girls soccer team learned Tuesday what all of Monmouth Academy’s previous three opponents already knew: The Mustangs are good ... really good.

Boothbay Selectmen

Boothbay Selectman Steven Lewis hoped to change how county government operated. Last week, Lewis sought an appointment to fill one of the two vacancies on the Lincoln County Budget Advisory…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Bremen man has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury with possession of sexually explicit materials involving children under the age of 12.

Lowell Watson birdied the final hole of the Maine State Senior Amateur Golf Championship on Sept. 3 to win his second title. Watson, 68, a member of the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, trailed by…

Damariscotta Selectmen

Despite the television cameras, the build up and the small crowd that came…

Following a search on his computer, Newcastle artist Robert Ransley has been indicted with 20 counts of possession of child pornography by the Lincoln County Grand Jury…

The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund takes pleasure in announcing the recent addition of 12 new funds. The 12 “new” scholarships bring…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted a 21-year-old with one felony following the deaths of two area teenagers.

William Gerardi,…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Newcastle man has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury on an aggravated assault charge stemming from an…

Boothbay Region YMCA

This year's YMCA Dolphin Swim Team begins practice in early October, and four coaches are sharing the responsibilities of the team this year: Tim George, Nancy…

This past Saturday, the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library conducted its second annual Poetry of Wine event at Mine Oyster to raise funds for the continuing operation of the downtown…

Boothbay Charities Classic

The Boothbay Charities Classic (BCC) sports auctions help raise a lot of money each year for Special Olympics Maine. This year, BCC committee member Tom Erskine and other committee members have…

The Boothbay Harbor Police made one arrest from Sept. 9-15.

On Sept. 9, police arrested Eric Matchett, 22, of Boothbay Harbor on an alleged probation violation. Officer Upham arrested…

Beer is made up of four ingredients: water, grains, yeast and hops.

We all know what water, grains and yeast are, but when a beer…

Video

Around 9 p.m. on Sept. 3, three wooden buoys hanging outside Oak Street Provisions in Boothbay Harbor were stolen.

Two security cameras outside Oak Street captured the theft.

On film,…

Remarks by Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on increasing voter registration, especially among young voters, will be the highlight of an early evening event that also features a volunteer-…

WASHINGTON, D.C — The office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced constituent outreach hours for the end of September. His staff will be in Wiscasset, Rockland and Belfast, as well as…

On behalf of the 2014 BikeMaine Peddling the Waterways Trek and the Town of Boothbay Harbor, I would like to thank the community volunteers who contributed time and…

No injuries were reported in an accident occurring around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15 at the stoplight near Hannaford in Boothbay Harbor.

Carol Jessen of Missouri, currently living in East…

The Morris Farm Potluck, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 18, has been postponed.

Key people that were to be honored could not come. The Barn Sale for Saturday, Sept. 20 is still on however.…

Three school buses used by Boothbay Region High School and Elementary School have failed their inspections, cannot be repaired, and are no longer use-able.

While the school has been renting…

UPDATED AT 3:30 a.m.

CAMDEN — Camden Police Chief Randy Gagne said soon after 3 a.m. Sept. 16, that Robert Beerman, 34, of Camden, had apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the Rite Aid Pharmacy on…

Where did the summer go?

This question, a common one around this time of year, is being echoed by locals and visitors in Boothbay…

Seahawks Field Hockey

The Seahawk field hockey team (1-2-1) battled the Winthrop Ramblers to a 3-3 double overtime draw on Friday, Sept. 12 and lost to a good Lisbon team, 3-0, on Saturday, Sept. 13.

At Perkins…

Obituary

Michele Moselle Kaufman, 65, died Sept. 12, 2014, at her home in East Boothbay following a three-year battle with ALS.

Damariscotta

Damariscotta voters will have much and more to hear and discuss this week.

A special meeting to discuss, among other things, a…

Dr. Judy Stone, an expert on infectious diseases, is one of our local (seasonal) treasures. She will hold an interactive question and answer…

Obituary

Nancy Jeanne Roberts, 74, of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully at her home on Sept. 11, 2014. She was born on June 22, 1940 in New London, Connecticut.

Nancy…

Inland Fisheries and Wildlife instructors will be conducting a Hunter (Firearms) Safety Course at Boothbay Region Adult Education on Sept. 30, Oct.…

BRHS Cross Country
Photo of Kyle Ames

Pre-season race predictions placed Winthrop High School at the top of the Mountain Valley Conference boys pack, but at the first MVC race of the season last week in Winthrop, the Seahawks…

The Boothbay Harbor Comp Plan Committee welcomes all residents and interested public to participate in a public informational meeting…

BikeMaine

Starting about 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, some 260 hungry, tired cyclists descended upon the parking lot of the Second Congregational Church for lunch. And the Twin Village community was…

The Lincoln County Animal Shelter (LCAS) has hired Martha Kalina as executive director for the organization.

A Newcastle woman who allegedly spat on cars, ripped up potted plants outside of grocery store and fought a police officer has been arrested by the Damariscotta Police…