Boothbay Region High School field hockey coach Kristin Smith, along with the Y youth coach Michelle Bouchard will be having drills and skills practice and scrimmaging for all field…
Standard Post
There will be a religious service for the late Alan MacQueen at The Morris Farm in Wiscasset, on June 29 at 2 p.m. He died June 10, 2013. There will also be celebration of Alan's…
Celebrate
Krystal Elizabeth Blackman and Enrique Navarrete were joined in marriageMay 11, 2013. The wedding was held at Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor. The reception followed immediately…
Maine Artists
The new exhibition at the River Arts Gallery, “The Four Seasons of Maine” showing work by Sally Smith and Lina Burley will run through July 3. The paintings on exhibit reflect the…
Live Music
Artistic Director Manuel Bagorro of Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport is shaking things up at the venerable organization with a robust…
Obituary
Jaelyn Mahreigh Malcolm, 9 months, of Bath died Friday, June 21, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Isle of Springs Column
Let the summer columnists begin. I'm sure there will be a sign up sheet at the library or floated at a Sunday Evening Service or LIS meeting soon, so please start thinking about…
Ocean Point Column
Day by day the Point is livening up with the return of long time friends, new neighbors, and visitors. This is heartwarming. Plans for great summer activities are in progress,…
Sen. Susan Collins
The American Society of Civil Engineers recently issued a report card giving Maine's transportation infrastructure a grade of C-minus. The poor condition of our state's roads and…
Damariscotta
The Lincoln County Healthcare/Central Lincoln County Adult Education Certified Nursing Assistant course will be graduating at Cove's Edge, Damariscotta, on Thursday,…
BHYC Column
The June 26 cocktail party has a new and exciting group of “chefs” participating: the Boothbay Breakfast Club. This is a very diverse group led by Dr Bill Friedman with the able…
Edgecomb's Assistant Fire Chief Lawrence Omland announced June 21 that the town has received a $1,461.27 grant for traffic safety signs and cones. The Safety Enhancement Grant was…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
World War II and Korean War veteran Harold Webber of Southport now safely resides in room E28, Company E, Maine Veterans Home, 310 Cony…
Tim Sample: Stories I Never Told You
The late Charles Kuralt, a frequent visitor to the Boothbay region, once referred to Maine as a place where it’s possible to become so relaxed that your self-winding watch stops…
A celebration of life for Charles R. Osborn will be held at the Smuggler's Cove Inn on Route 96 in East Boothbay on July 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Waldoboro
Waldoboro police arrested Tylor Miller, 18, formerly of Wiscasset, on June 22, for allegedly assaulting a 6-month-old child.
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Biddeford
Maya Schwehm, who just completed her sophomore year at Booothbay Region High School, attended the Maine site of the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. She joined more…
Boothbay Region High School
The second semester honor roll at Boothbay Region High School was announced this week. 59 students either made High Honors or Honors.
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Brunswick
The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s premier Festival Fridays concert series opens on June 28 with works by Mozart, Brahms and Shostakovich.
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Pumpkinfest 2013
The weather is improving and many pumpkin plantlets that were adopted during the May 19 Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Plant Giveaway are enjoying this week’s sunshine. However, some may…
Congratulations
The following students from the Boothbay region made the spring 2013 dean’s lists:
Southern New Hampshire…
Celebrate
Mike and Wendy Rego, parents of Heather Rego, would like to announce her engagement to Adam Farnham, son of Jon and Mille Farnham.
Heather is employed…
Obituary
Joseph Osgood Callnan, 86, died peacefully on Wednesday June 20, 2013 at Penbay Medical Center in Rockland.
He was born on July 16, 1926 in Houlton,…
Boothbay Region Food Pantry
A few weeks ago the Boothbay Region Food Pantry was in the financial doldrums because of the convergence of three unhappy trends: the steady or increasing cost of food; a decline…
Sen. Chris Johnson
When the governor first introduced his budget in January, the response my colleagues and I heard from our constituents was overwhelming; for most of you the budget as proposed was…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I propose that we each, in our own way, recognize and give a big “thank you” to Joseph S. “Jody” Lewis (our Public Works manager) and his…
Wiscasset
Rising sea levels would likely give Wiscasset less trouble than some other Lincoln County towns, according to a new study.
Two factors would help limit…
At the Opera House
While tradition fireworks will illuminate the skies over Boothbay Harbor on July 4, the week will also be filled with explosive performances at the historic Opera House at Boothbay…
Reserve a consignment evaluation at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts for a private consultation with Jane Prentiss, a generalist appraiser with Skinner Auctioneers &…
For a Good Cause
The Teens To Trails organization was especially pleased to be the recipient of proceeds from the Benefit Supper held at the Congregational Church of Edgecomb last Saturday, June 15…
'Round Town
In the Boothbay Region there are do's and there are don'ts.
While eating lobster or watching whales might top the list of do's, there is an unspoken…
Southport Island
Southport Island's Troop and Pack 238 held a Cub Scout ceremony at the 238 Bridge and their Court of Honor at the Southport Methodist Church on June 18th. Webelo Ethan Barter…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Books in Boothbay: Maine’s Summer Book Fair, the largest one-day book fair in northern New England, has become so popular that New York-based publisher Macmillan will be releasing…
Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District
The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District has a problem. A mountain of wood has piled up at the transfer station and there's no place to put it.
On…
The Superintendent of Schools office on Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor has announced its summer hours from July 1 through August 16.…
For a Good Cause
Teens to Trails is a finalist for a $25,000 grant from The North Face.
Your vote for T3 will give teens life-changing outdoor experiences.
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Sarah Holbrook Brewer, a licensed Zumba fitness instructor since May 2012, is offering Zumba classes this summer at Shore Hills Campground, Spruce Point Inn and The Zumba Room. …
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
I hate to bear news of another impending crisis from Washington, but if Congress doesn’t act, federal subsidized student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent on…
The town of Boothbay has launched Maine PayPort, a cost-effective way for municipalities to offer Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit card payments over-the-…
Obituary
Thomas M. Covell, 48, of Boulder, Colo., died suddenly on June 17, 2013. He was a man best remembered for his love of music, especially the Grateful Dead, in addition to his love…
Garden Club Federation of Maine Convention 2013
Garden club members statewide seeking to grow in knowledge about their earthy passion attended the 82nd annual convention of the Garden Club Federation of Maine June 18-20.…
St. Andrews
Dear Editor:
I just spent over a week at St. Andrews Hospital and was so impressed by the staff that I feel compelled to write about it.
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Fourth of July
It has been 237 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century.…
Windjammer Days 2013
Maine Maritime Academy’s training vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, a national historic landmark and the official vessel of the state of Maine, will sail…
The Secretary of State’s office has received calls regarding the legitimacy of solicitations that are being mailed to numerous Maine corporations from a company named Corporate…
Seacoast Energy Solutions, seacoastenergysolutions.com, has announced the acquisition of Damariscotta-based TempControl.…
The Boothbay Region Historical Society kicked off a new fiscal year on May 21 at its Oak Street museum with a well-attended business meeting followed by a program focusing on the…
St. Philip's Church
Due to July 4 falling on a Thursday, the Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry at St. Philip’s, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be open on Tuesday, July 2, 5 p.m., instead of its regularly…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
The Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer has been a strong advocate for prostate cancer screening for most men. It is your body and…
'Round Town
FairPoint Communications recently completed the installation of new technology in its central office in Boothbay Harbor bringing greater broadband speed to customers served by this…
