The pond on Roads End in Boothbay Harbor is home once again to a few baby ducklings, paddling around in the shallow water.

“One day I came outside and there they were, swimming behind their…

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The Boothbay Health and Wellness Foundation will be having our first ever…

The Lincoln Theater’s resident theater company, LCCT, will present “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” the revised classic musical based on the Peanuts comic strip, beginning August 15.

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Several months ago, Audrey Miller of Cottage Connection in Boothbay proposed an economic opportunity for the Boothbay region: host an Emmy nominated travel show on PBS called “Getting Away…

“Wings Over Wiscasset” got the blue-sky day organizers had been hoping for.

“I'm excited, and very excited to see that everyone who had to show up and do their part showed up,” Wiscasset…

A year after Lincoln County received $48,000 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the oldest county in Maine will again take advantage of the homeland security grant.

Tod…

As summer steams towards its end, the Pemaquid Watershed Association is offering the first Family Fun Fest to add something to the August schedule.

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Last week, Boothbay Harbor lobsterman Ryan Casey was hauling his traps off Damariscove Island when he ran across…

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We would like to thank all those who supported our car wash  July 27. Thanks to all the moms who baked for this event.

We would especially like to thank Ralph at Coastal…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On August 2, Reserve Deputy Richard Woodward was dispatched to a criminal mischief to a motor vehicle complaint…

She has serenaded sold out crowds with her sweet song. She once taught Transcendental Meditation in the former Soviet Union. This is not an advertisement for…

Ryan Casey’s video of a great white shark feeding on a whale carcass near…

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A very special thank you to the volunteers, staff and donors of the 20th annual 2013…

The mighty midgets of sail took to the water Thursday and Friday, the first two days of August, competing for the title of Maine State Opti Champion. A record 97 boats addressed…

As the summer winds down, there are still many events still to come. This weekend will feature the annual Arts and Crafts show and sale. For those of you who do not know anything about this two…

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Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters would like to thank all the folks that helped make the first–ever Boothbay Harbor Mutt Scrub a huge success!

First, a special thank-you to…

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Under no circumstances has the Boothbay Region Health and Wellness…

On July 27, the softball game was started but, unfortunately, neither team won, as the rain was the winner after about 30 minutes of play. Here's hoping for better…

This week past, Chet and Muriel have been sampling what St. Andrews Independent Living is like.

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St. Philip’s Church on Hodge Street in Wiscasset continues to dish up rich, delicious haddock chowder for two more Mondays: August 12 and August 19.  It’s hard to believe that the…

Each year, the Boothbay Harbor region hosts many fundraisers for good causes; but the Wannawaf waffle eating contest is in a class all by itself. With disregard to personal health, the brave and…

Molnlycke Health Care is continuing its work toward a possible expansion in either Wiscasset or Brunswick, a company official said August 2.

“Nothing has changed. We're still moving on…

Marilyn Elaine Strickland, 71, died peacefully at her home on Sunday August 4, 2013 with her loving family by her side.

She was born on October 9, 1941 in…

Lt. Col. William H. Dunning was born March 16, 1935 in Gorham and died August 3, 2013 in Newcastle.

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Two years ago a robin couple built a nest on top of an outside light at home.

It was not an ideal location, but, in my limited experience, robin nests can appear in some pretty unusual…

Clayton M. “Tiger” Bragdon died on July 26, 2013.

Tiger was born in Rochester, N.H. on October 6, 1952, the son of…

More construction and renovations projects are “going green” in the United States and abroad, and a certification in the LEED program is becoming more of a necessity for building…

This Saturday, Aug. 10, from 8 a.m. to noon, come and load up on fabulous bargains: all sorts of temptations, from curios to antiques, kid gloves to opera tiaras, iGames to chess sets, – along…

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Many thanks to several individuals who made this year’s YMCA Camp Knickerbocker Carnival a huge success. YMCA staff…

Here we are in the month of August already. The waning summer brings such a bounty from local farms as well as home gardens.

Union officer Ellis Spear missed being shot by a turn of his head. Instead, the shot killed his close friend.

The one-time Wiscasset teacher was also close by…

As many Sprucewold residents have remarked this week, “It’s grandchild season!” The sounds of young voices abound on the wooded trails, on the road to the beach, at the Crooked Pine Dock, and on…

My family founded a small business in northern Maine more than 160 years ago. Today, it continues to be run by two of my brothers.

The Boothbay Region Information Center and the town of Boothbay have each voted to pledge $2,000 to fund the Boothbay Region filming of the TV show, “Getting Away Together.”  …

The Boothbay Region Youth Football League will be holding clinics on Monday, Aug. 5 and Thursday, Aug. 8 on the field behind Boothbay Region Elementary School. Both clinics will…

Jane (Blood) Francis, 91, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at her home in Boothbay.

The family said there will be no services.

During the past week no residents of our community had the opportunity be bored. Driveways seemed to be overflowing with cars and most cottages had full houses of…

Chuck and Kelly Duff of Houston, Texas and Jim and Nancy Yardley of Houston, Texas and Boothbay Harbor proudly announce the engagement of their children, Emily and James. …

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This past Saturday, I put on my Boothbay Region Community Television hat…

Visitors from both away and the throughout the region enjoyed the recent reception for “Painting Maine IV” at Damariscotta River Grill. Running through September 15, the show highlights the unique…

A memorial service for Charles P. Howe, who died on June 13, 2013, will be held Saturday, August 17, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. After the service, a reception will…

A memorial service for Katharine "Kitty" Brown, who died on July 12, 2013 in Nobleboro, will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, August 17 at the Second Congregational…

When I was in New York City in the late 1970s, I happened upon a performance of Shakespeare's “Much Ado About Nothing” in Washington Square Park.

There was, and is, something so very magical…

Patricia L. Haley, 83, of Bath, formerly of Caribou died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Horizon Living & Rehab in Brunswick.

Kathy Mattea, touring in support of her most recent “Calling Me Home” album, arrives in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, August 16 to perform at 8 p.m. at the historic Opera…

Veula Emerson Reed, 100, of Edgecomb, died peacefully on the morning of July 27, 2013 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

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A memorial service for the Reverend James Helms will be held Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset.

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Thanks are extended to the members of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce for attending the recent Chamber Business After Hours held at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club…