Located in the heart of Woolwich, the Nequasset Dam is a place of history as well as transition.

With an increasing number of visitors and volunteer fish counters coming each year to the dam…

Marlene Coady, born June 18, 1935, died peacefully on April 19, 2014.

Marlene was born in Boothbay Harbor and grew up in Spruce Point.

She was predeceased by her mother, Martha Kelley…

The annual Memorial Day parade made its way from the tip of Southport Island to East Boothbay May 26, with stops along the way to decorate war memorials.

Memorial services were led by Gerry…

Dr. Michelle Bouchard and Larry Brown are leading a local quest to see Boothbay Region High School Coach Nick Scott win the 2014 Brooks Running’s Inspiring Coach contest.

Scott needs no…

A slight drop in interest rates and a larger number of available homes has helped Maine homebuyers and sellers alike. According to Maine Listings, sales of single-family existing homes increased 8…

Visitors from Uganda spoke at the Midcoast Friends meeting in Damariscotta recently. Pictured with Patty Seybold of Boothbay, left, is Jacqueline Akello, of the African Rural…

Salon Capella studio has moved from their old location at 4 Boothbay House Hill Road to 31G Townsend Avenue, in the Gleason Art building. The entrance can be reached via the municipal parking lot…

Sue Burge is in the beginning stages of kicking off the 2014 “Set for Success” campaign.

This will be the third year she has rallied to help area elementary school students get all the…

Volunteer water quality monitors are needed to help us learn about our important coastal waters in Phippsburg and Georgetown. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is partnering with the town of…

Volunteer water quality monitors are needed to help us learn about our important coastal waters in Phippsburg and Georgetown. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is partnering with the Town of…

At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, at the town offices, the Southport planning board will hold a public hearing on the plans of the Boothbay Water System regarding construction plans for a new water…

A memorial service for Frederick J. McIntyre, who died October 27, 2013, will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 2 p.m. at the Wilson Chapel, Ocean Point, East Boothbay. A permanent Web…

With the Damariscotta board of selectmen agreeing to a plan to purchase five new turnout suits for the fire department, the question turned to the old gear.

Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is warning Maine businesses to be aware of a phone scam that claims to be from the Maine Office of Tourism.

The callers claim to be selling advertising…

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who serve and remember those who have. Unfortunately, it has also become an opportunity for scammers to target those who are serving or have served…

Local merchants who attended a recent Boothbay Harbor planning board meeting are in support of a downtown project, but have questions and concerns about when the work will be done.

Rahul…

Memorial Day activities sponsored by the veterans of the Boothbay region will commence on Memorial Day Sunday, May 25, with an all you can eat public breakfast. The…

The Lincoln County Animal Shelter Board of Directors acknowledges that the…

With the harsh winter finally behind us, scooter enthusiasts have been polishing their bikes, checking the oil, and donning their riding gear for another fun summer. With all the excitement and…

Emil Kenneth Matel, 86, of Stuart, Fla., and Damariscotta, died peacefully on April 25, 2014.

For the past two years, Ken was…

Phyllis “Nana” Mae Cook, 94, of Livermore Falls, died May 18, 2014 at Rumford Community Home in Rumford.

She was born October 21, 1919 in Livermore Falls, to Linton and Maisey (Nichols)…

Most of the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District budget meetings are attended by school administrators, teachers, and other municipal employees. This year was no exception. A total…

The Maine Department of Education rates public schools every year, based on the growth and proficiency of students in reading and math. High schools are also partially graded on their percentage…

After a pursuit through the woods by detectives and a K-9, Koda, Lincoln County Sheriff Office arrested Jeffrey Luce, 36, of Whitefield on Tuesday, May 20.

This arrest stemmed from an…

A gathering of remembrance for Elizabeth S. Goodrich will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m., as Elizabeth is laid to rest at the Edgecomb Cemetery.

Elizabeth died March 14, 2014.

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The Wiscasset Yacht Club is as much about the people as the boats, according to its members.

“The people are great. That's the root of all happiness when you belong to an…

The final question on Boothbay’s secret ballot this year was a seemingly simple one: Do you favor having all voting at town meeting conducted by secret ballot? 

Out of…

Country Club Road in Boothbay will be closed between the Boothbay Harbor Country Club and the Town of Boothbay Public Works Garage on Tuesday, May 20, between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to allow the…

As the regular season comes to a close and the championship season beckons, the Boothbay Region High School track teams appear to be in peak condition.

At Hall-Dale on May 13, the Lady…

Nancy C. Davis, of Canton, Mass., died May 17, 2014 in Brigham and Womens Hospital after a brief illness. She was 80 years old.

Nancy was a member of the chorus at the…

Boothbay Harbor resident Ronald Cohen recently graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta with two bachelor's degrees in accounting and business management (with a minor in biology). He…

Sherman Zwicker left the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, in Boothbay Harbor, on May 18 for a new home at Pier 25 in New York City. The schooner's new…

Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply…

An assessing error will cost Edgecomb taxpayers approximately two dollars per $1,000 of assessed value in the coming year.

During the…

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works officially opened its new Trades Learning Center May 15 during a visit by Gov. Paul R. LePage. …

Since 1971, Gimbel & Sons Country Store in Boothbay Harbor has been a go-to place for tourists and townies alike.

Mark and Dianne…

Above and Beyond Scheduling, the new business venture by Juliette and Ronald Cohen, won second place in the UMaine Business Challenge.

There were five finalists who presented to judges the…

When word reached residents of Sheepscot Village and the town of Newcastle that the Maine Department of Transportation didn’t have enough information to reopen…

The architectural firm that created Bigelow Laboratory’s $31.8-million phase 1 campus in East Boothbay was recently recognized for its work.

WBRC Architects Engineers received a…

Daniel R. Daigneault, president and chief executive officer of The First, N.A., is pleased to announce that the bank will be celebrating its 150th anniversary as a nationally-chartered bank on May…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has charged a Lincoln County couple with selling heroin.

Nicholas Buscanera, 21, of Westport Island and Stephanie Little, 28, of Edgecomb have been charged…

Boothbay Harbor is undergoing a few changes as it gears up for the summer. Some businesses have closed, some have changed hands, some are adding on, and some are going to be entirely new to the…

Sixteen high school students from across Maine will begin a weeklong residential program at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay on …

Fresh flowers, garden gloves, pots and more are the order of the day May 17 in Newcastle.

At 155 Sheepscot Road, Joanne Gilmartin’s new design landscape and flower business is holding a…

Two fourth grade classes at Boothbay Region Elementary School received wilderness training this week from two prominent Maine-based survival skills…

The Boothbay Region High School track teams headed back to Wiscasset for the second time in seven days to square off against Monmouth, Hall-Dale, Richmond and Wiscasset on May 6.

BRHS had…

Earlier this year 25 Mainers had their bodies tested for the presence of seven different phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates), a group of hormone-disrupting chemicals that are widely used in consumer…

Over 100 law enforcement officers and allied professionals from Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties recently came together to attend domestic violence and risk assessment training sessions…

Boothbay region schools have received their grades from the Maine Department of Education. The grades are based on student achievement in reading and math, general growth and progress, the…

A memorial service for Kenneth M. Rendall Jr., who died January 18, 2014, will be held at…