Trustees of the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District met Aug. 20. A number of items were on the agenda, among them the upcoming relining project and a recent grant…
News
Maine not only has the longest bear hunting season at 66 days; it also has the largest bear population in the contiguous United States. The Department of Inland, Fisheries and Wildlife estimates…
Elections 2014
When Shenna Bellows was in fifth grade, she took up the trombone because the man who brought the instruments to the classroom said girls don’t play trombone.
It…
The Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson has been constantly evolving since it began four years ago. For the first two years the race was only for the…
During the last week of August, Kit and Caroline Andrews celebrated their family's 70th summer at their McKown Point cottage. They called the celebration Cove…
Not everyone who wound up at the Harbor Crawl that kicked off the 2014 Harbor Fest in Boothbay Harbor had planned on being there.
But some of the best parts of any trip can be the surprises…
One hundred and seventy-five runners — 105 competing in the 5k and 70 competing in the inaugural Half Marathon — representing 20 states participated in the 2014 Harbor Fest road races on Sunday…
The third annual Harbor Fest kicked off Friday with the first day of the Harbor Crawl and Chili Chowder Challenge, pitting chef against chef in an all-over-town battle for the best chow.…
Out of Our Past
At the Sept. 13 society fundraiser at the Leach house on Sawyers Island, rum punch, a popular drink for…
Several new students came with a parent or two to the YMCA Annex in Boothbay Harbor on Aug. 28 to get a feel for what their new Montessori school will be like.
The Harbor Montessori School,…
Notice of Service
Joseph Frank Fodera, 91, died August 26, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born November 12, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York to Vincent and Vita Gioia Fodera.
Friends are…
Visitors and residents are reminded of the fireworks display over Boothbay Harbor tonight, August 29 beginning around 8:30 p.m.
The fireworks display will be a combined show from Windjammer…
St. Andrews Village
Husband and wife ornithologists Jeffrey and Allison Wells wrote “Maine’s Favorite Birds” as a resource for people who want to know more about the birds they see in their own…
What some are calling an unfortunate event and others are calling a fortuitous twist of fate occurred at the Boothbay dump one day in mid-June.
Local physician and artist Andre Benoit…
Newcastle Selectmen
Sometimes, the extra effort isn't worth the potential hassle.
In the case of meeting minutes, Newcastle Town Attorney Peter Drum says…
Red’s Eats already attracts patrons from far and wide to queue up for its famous lobster roll. But if the roll was any secret to readers of Esquire, it is no more.
The magazine’s September…
Boothbay Region High School Cross Country
With Labor Day around the corner, Boothbay Region’s athletes and their fans are getting ready for fall sports.
The high school cross country teams are no exception. Each weekday afternoon,…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
Members of the Chimes subdivision in Boothbay Harbor wish to expand their shared dock. The next-door neighbors, Thomas and Debrah Yale, owners of Ebb Tyed, object…
Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter
The Boothbay Harbor Police made three arrests between Aug. 19 -25. All three were for allegedly operating under the influence.
On Aug. 24, Officer Hutchings arrested Selena Brewer, 41, of…
Sometime between the hours of 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, a hit and run accident took place in front of Boothbay Region Greenhouses on 35 Howard Street in Boothbay Harbor.
…At least one of Newcastle's “worst roads in town” is likely to get resurfaced.
The Newcastle Board of Selectmen agreed to allow…
Boothbay & Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor selectmen got together Tuesday, Aug. 26 for the first in a series of workshops to determine where there is common ground for the two towns to work together in economic…
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 redeemed…
Mini-golf pros are set to hit the greens, overcome obstacles, and raise money for the Shriners Hospital for Children at the 21st annual Maine Dolphin Tournament Sept. 6-7. All…
Newcastle Selectmen
It didn't take long for Newcastle to follow suit with a moratorium.
Less than a week after its neighbor approved a measure to put a…
The town of Boothbay Harbor has received a $5,470 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its good loss experience and loss prevention programs, municipal officials…
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network will hold and broadcast four key political debates in October. The First …
For more information on all the events, visit http://www.boothbayharborfest.com.
For event coverage, visit…
Coastal Maine Popcorn Co., Townsend Avenue Boothbay Harbor is raising funds for Amy Williams and Justin Lewis, who recently had a premature baby, Liam Alan Lewis, who is at Maine Medical Center.…
Edgecomb Selectmen
A selectman’s concern about a recent school purchase has delayed the transaction’s completion.
Edgecomb Selectman Stuart Smith questioned the recent purchase of a new tractor for the Eddy…
Dockside Grill in Boothbay Harbor is currently raising funds for a Boothbay family who recently had a premature baby and are traveling daily to the Barbara Bush Center at Maine Medical Center in…
Work to strengthen the Southport Bridge, which spans Townsend Gut and connects Boothbay Harbor and Southport Island, is scheduled to begin the first week of September and should take about two…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen discussed Monday the numerous complaints it had received about the volume of outdoor music at Rocktide Inn and the Lobster Wharf over the past couple of…
The town of Boothbay’s three-day 250th birthday party Aug. 22-24 was well attended and the weather cooperated nicely.
There were only a few problems (the Passamaquoddy group didn’t show up…
The scheduled August 27 talk at the Boothbay Region Historical Society museum on Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor by photographer and summer house researcher Tad Pfeffer has been…
At approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 the South Bristol swing bridge was stuck open after a white box truck struck an electrical pole on Route 129 near Rutherford…
Obituary
Frank Loring Teague, 83, died Aug. 22, 2014, surrounded by his family in Damariscotta.
…
Following is the 2014 Boothbay Harbor Fest 5k and Half Marathon Safety and Race Route Information for residents and visitors of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and…
Obituary
Gloria C. Peters, 91, died peacefully Aug. 21, 2014, at Winship Green in Bath.
She…
No one was injured in a mid-afternoon fire August 22 at the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District facility on the Country Club Road in Boothbay. Three fire departments responded to the blaze,…
Sierra Club Maine recently informed State Sen. Chris Johnson that it has endorsed his candidacy in Senate District 13. This endorsement was made in appreciation of…
The regular monthly meeting of the Southport planning board, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3, has been canceled.
The Lincoln County Republican Committee will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at its headquarters in the Freedom '14 Center, 529 Main St. in Damariscotta.
The center is at…
The Edgecomb Planning Board expected to hear more about a proposed oyster house on the River Road during its Aug. 21 meeting, but nobody showed up to speak about it.
Neither the applicant,…
Four times every year, the Boothbay Region Y plays host to the American Red Cross for a blood drive. The drive brings in between 50 to 60 donors on average, according to volunteer Sheri Jones. The…
Meeting Preview: Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen
It was better late than never for the Boothbay Sea & Science Center. The Boothbay Planning Board granted approval on Aug. 20 for the center to operate its summer program in a new location. The…
