Frantic work over the past two weeks was able to get everything in order for our re-opening on June 24th. Three cheers to all the Library volunteers that are chipped in to get make it possible.…
News
A memorial service for Edwin and Luz Elena Bliss, who both died this spring, will be held at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, June 28 at 10 a.m.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Arlene I. Wilson on Friday, June 20 at 11:30 a.m. The service will take place at St. Andrews…
Commercial lobster fishing is work, but every summer in Maine, lobster fishermen and their boats gather regularly for a little fun and some friendly competition. Last Saturday, June 14, in…
Town Meeting
After more than 17 revisions, four workshops and a cold winter night spent surveying the light-up signs around the Twin Villages, the Newcastle sign ordinance was…
Obituary
Diane Lynn Setchell, 70, of East Boothbay died peacefully on June 13, 2014.
Diane was…
YOUNG-Africa hosted its first Social Entrepreneurship Summit June 8-10 at the Newagen Seaside Inn, Southport.
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Graduation 2014
Symbolism was at the forefront on June 16 for Edgecomb Eddy School's sixth grade graduation.
Kindergarteners and first graders gave the graduates owl pillows to…
Town Meeting
The Damariscotta town meeting was Wednesday, June 11. Almost 60 voters were on hand at the Lincoln Theater to discuss and pass the 45 articles.
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The word on the F/V Westward, the 136-foot Dutch built trawler that has been moored in Boothbay Harbor since 2012, is…
The Belgrade man injured in a June 8, motorcycle-motor vehicle crash in Alna has been released from Central Maine Medical Center, a spokeswoman for the Lewiston hospital said June 16.
Carl…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
At the June 11 Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting, the plans for the demolition and rebuilding of 8 Wharf Street (the former Windjammer shop) were unanimously approved by the board. At the…
Obituary
Geoffrey J. Herrmann, 76, died peacefully on June 9, 2014 at his home in Boothbay.
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A memorial service for Douglas E. Abbott, who died May 3, 2014, will be held Sunday, June 22 at 1 p.m. at the Taste of Maine restaurant in Woolwich. In lieu of flowers, the family requests…
Selling vehicles was a no-brainer for Doug Miller of Boothbay.
He was employed as a car salesman at Wiscasset Ford for 11 years, and after that he worked in sales for U.S. Cellular for 14.…
A pair of landslides in Alna brought down a large embankment and blocked Donna Wallace’s driveway on June 15. Local contractor and Alna Road Commissioner Jeff Verney was working Sunday afternoon…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) was named Best Remote Winter Retreat in this year’s poll of Down East Magazine readers’ favorites. Thousands of Down East readers voted February through April…
First, thanks to all the organizations and individuals that have supported the Cuckolds rescue and restoration over the last 10 years. We hope you agree that it…
Obituary
Walter Richard "Richie" Main died peacefully in his home on June 7, 2014 with his partner, Sally Guild, by his side.
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Coast Guard issues recommendations
If there was one positive thing to be taken from the sinking of the Bounty in 2012…
Howard Rosenfield, 938 Back River Road, Demolish and rebuild SF residential
Dean Rich, 28 Mud Flat Alley, 10’ 37’, 12’ x 18’, 4’ x 4’ deck, 3’ x 15’ stairs
Dwight Swisher, 83 Bryers…
You never know what pathogen they are carrying
ROCKPORT — Steve Hand is not a man who gets tired, but last month he was wiped out. He made a visit to the third floor of the Knox Mill in Camden in mid-May, and when it came time to leave, he…
Obituary
John “Jack” “Saint” Edgar St. John, 77, died peacefully June 8, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with his wife by his side.
Born in New York on January 12, 1937, he was the son of the…
The Maine lobster roll has made the final round of Congressional Quarterly Roll Call’s Taste of America contest, and the polls are currently open for Americans to…
Obituary
Mabel (Knapp) McAfee, 94, a longtime resident of the Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died June 7, 2014.
She was born on June…
A Celebration of Life Service for Frank A. Donnell, who died in Sebring, Florida on April 18, will be held at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on…
Obituary
Ruth E. Gay, 69, of High Street, Bath died June 10, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
She was born in Bath on…
One person was injured and another arrested for allegedly operating under the influence following a two-car head-on collision at the intersection of Beath Road and Back Narrows Road in Boothbay…
Henry Rowe’s legs can’t take it anymore.
Rowe, at “80-plus” years old, is a member of the Woodchucks group in Boothbay, which cuts and splits firewood for the needy, and he’s in need of some…
Approximately 250 ballots were cast in Damariscotta, and most of those went to support the school budget.
The Great Salt Bay school…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
At their June 9 meeting, Boothbay Harbor selectmen discussed goals they were looking to achieve this year.
Chairman Denise Griffin spoke about short-term projects, such as completing the…
Maine Eastern Railroad is looking to make Wiscasset its excursion hub, with new, short round trips to Newcastle and Bath, company officials said.
The Wiscasset…
Addie Barter of Boothbay was the raffle winner at the first-ever West Harbor Pond Watershed Association Plant Sale.
Barter received a $25 gift certificate to Conley’s Garden Center and a…
The pilot in a May 30 helicopter crash in Whitefield cited a fuel issue to both police and his employer, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation…
After a long but active winter of preparing for its first full season of sailing and science programs, the Boothbay Sea and Science Center launches…
A former Coastal Enterprises, Inc. employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from the company over a four-year span.
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Obituary
Jeanne E. Benson of Wollaston, Mass., died March 27, 2014 at the age of 101 years and some months.
She was a frequent visitor to the Boothbay…
Obituary
Paul K. Hodgdon, 64, of Las Vegas Nev. and formerly of Wiscasset died peacefully with his family by his side, on …
Obituary
Susan M. Simeone of East Boothbay died June 3, 2014 at Hospice House of Androscoggin following a courageous fight against life-defeating cancer.
Born June 19, 1961 in Arlington, Mass., Susan…
Obituary
Colman Joseph “Coley” Connelly, 73, a 30-year resident of Boothbay Harbor, died on June 5, 2014.
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Adams Pond and Knickerbocker Lake
Thirteen community volunteers joined forces with the Boothbay Region Water District, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Knox Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District to…
Windjammer Days 2014
Holy pyrotechnics, fireworks fans!
The 52nd Annual Windjammer Days Festival is just a few weeks away, and word is, donations for this year's fireworks display are down. And, considering the…
Before the open portion of the annual town meeting, the Damariscotta board of selectmen will meet one last time as a group on June 11.
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One could sense the 2014 election was heating up by the atmosphere at the Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) meeting held June 3 in Edgecomb. At the state level,…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency bust in Whitefield.
LaQuinn Evans…
Obituary
Marguerite Louise (Arnold) “Betty” Dupree of Cambridge, Mass., and Squirrel Island, died peacefully at home in Cambridge on May 27, 2014, surrounded by…
Obituary
Nancy Elizabeth Teel died June 4, 2014, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, from breast cancer. She was 55.
Nancy was an artist, a…
