Patten Free Library, Age-Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec, and Coastal Maine Regional Broadband together will present a series of three workshops on frauds and scams, with the first…
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BRHS field hockey
Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker announced Friday that the field hockey game at Hall-Dale, postponed from Wednesday, Oct. 8, is now scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17 at 3:30…
Obituary
Ruth Marie Davenport, a spirited soul who was cherished by those who knew her, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine…
Press release
K9 Storm and Game Warden Chad Robertson located a missing elderly Edgecomb man Thursday evening, Oct. 9 just as freezing temperatures started to set in.
Valmar Thompson, 91, of…
Saturday, Oct. 18 marks the last day of a vibrant season for the Maine Art Gallery (MAG). The non-profit association of artists located in Wiscasset recorded double the…
Southport selectmen receive several requests for municipal funding from Midcoast and central Maine nonprofits. During the Oct. 8 board meeting, selectmen received a request from Kennebec…
Obituary
Susan Diane (Rainey) Foss passed peacefully into the arms of our Savior on the morning of Oct. 4, 2025.
Born in Farmington, Maine on June 3, 1938 to Robert…
Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation could not have picked a more beautiful day for its second annual Fishermen’s Appreciation Party. On Sunday, Oct. 5, over 150…
As I walked along the pumpkin patch
Searching for the perfect one to snatch
All the rows filled with orange everywhere …
This image was donated to the Boothbay Region Historical Society. Can you help us identify the location by sharing what you know? Contact the Society via email at info@boothbayhistorical.org with…
The holidays are just around the corner and Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education is excited to offer four popular cooking classes in October to tempt the…
Oct. 7, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) Operator-in-Charge Chris Higgins reported the plant had a minor permit violation due to its average enterococci bacteria levels in September. The…
The Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee is seeking area artists to submit work for a chance for their works to be…
Niall Janney, who grew up in Edgecomb and was a standout swimmer for the Boothbay Region YMCA Dolphins (1996-2002), will be inducted into the Maine Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct…
Obituary
Dennis E. Soule, 81, of Wiscasset, passed away after a period of declining health on the morning of Oct. 3, 2025 at Cove’s Edge…
The Boothbay Region Lions Club, during their summer break, voted to purchase three electric vehicle (EV) fire blankets and split the cost of each with the Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Southport…
Thursday, Oct. 9 - Pumpkin deployment on Main St.
Friday, Oct. 10 - Artists at work - pumpkins remain on display for 10 days
Saturday, Oct. 11 - Parade at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct.…
A Westport Island resident made a short statement Oct. 7 to Lincoln County commissioners. Mary Danzer has lived on Westport Island for 25 years and she doesn't support the idea…
In May 2025, Vocational Trades Instructor (VTI) Corrine Bailey and the crew from the Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center (SMWRC), part of the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC), began…
Obituary
Richard W. “Dick” Brooke, 90, passed away Oct. 7, 2025 at his home in Boothbay after visits from his loving extended family. Dick was born…
Last month, the Maine Spirit of America Foundation named William Blodgett of Waldoboro "Maine County Commissioner of the Month." At the Oct. 7 commissioners' meeting, Blodgett received a…
A celebration of the life of John and Diane West will be held Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post, Boothbay.
Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol,…
“Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff…”
With these words, we are drawn into…
Born and raised in Jefferson, Maine, Sara Rogers has built her life and career right here in the Midcoast. A 2001 graduate of Lincoln…
Brave and curious lovers of local history are invited by Lincoln County Historical Association to experience a new event, "Shades of the Past," at the 1761…
Lincoln Academy will soon present the popular musical "Into the Woods," by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, in collaboration with Heartwood Theater, who is sharing…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing three ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 8, 2025, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The southbound off ramp to…
Performing for one night only in Maine, Julian Lage will be taking the stage at The Waldo on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale.
Julian Lage is a world-class guitar virtuoso and…
Boothbay Region Elementary School Athletic Director Dennis Dacus has announced that today's (Oct. 8) field hockey game vs. Belfast on Perkins Field, BRHS has been canceled due to the wet field.…
Mainers will see two big questions on the ballot this year: one about election procedures, and one about a potential red flag law.
Maine citizens can put…
Following the completion of the 2025 points season, Wiscasset Speedway returned to action on Saturday afternoon, hosting their season-ending Fall Fury event.
The…
A Bird's Tale
Sometimes we birders can be lulled into thinking that once we’ve figured out that the yellow bird on the backyard feeder is an evening grosbeak, not an American…
From the assistant editor
With yet another potential, significant project on Wiscasset's horizon, in the form of Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC's would-be research and development campus, the prospects for economic…
Coastal Car Wash and Harbor’s Choice Laundry is hosting its first ever pumpkin decorating competition. Painting, carving, or accessorizing, any form of decorating is allowed as…
Plan to park at The Lincoln Home for the Pumpkinfest festivities! The twenty dollar fee collected directly benefits The Lincoln Home Resident Assistance fund. Located at 22 River Road, Newcastle,…
Juli Haugen was driving along Route 27 from Brunswick Saturday morning to visit her mother when she saw a sign. It was for the Boothbay American Legion Yard Sale on Boothbay Common from 8 a.m. to…
UPDATE: Allan Crocker announced just after noon that today's field hockey game has been postponed, with a make-up date to be announced.
ORIGINAL POST:Boothbay Region High School Athletic…
Joe's Journal
Last weekend, Mother Nature blessed us with some of the greatest weather we have had in years, so I went for a drive. The air was cool and crisp, the sky clear and bright, leaves turning, giving…
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 board welcomed new members and moved forward on establishing policies June 24.
The…
A handful of letters are at the heart of a Community School District (CSD) predicament since April, when the Board of Trustees…
The historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor welcomes a well-traveled duo of musicians this October. Individually acclaimed, Jay Nash and Brooks Hubbard team up on…
