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A Bird's Tale
Certain bird species come and go in our neighborhood. This includes mockingbirds—northern mockingbirds to be exact, since there are another 13 species of mockingbird found south of the U.S. We…
Voting for the following candidates at the Boothbay Harbor Municipal Building on Howard Street will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 2.
Peggy Splaine (incumbent) and Tom…
Voting for the following candidates at the Boothbay Town Office on Monday, May 5 will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Holly Stover, Geoff Smith and Brian McDonald are vying for one seat…
What do spelling bees, trains, and video games have in common? Each is featured in a free family movie at Harbor Theater during the month of May! The Free Family Films are sponsored by the towns…
Southport Central School is gathering information regarding kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year.
Children who reside on Southport Island and will be…
Joe's Journal
In the 1880s, Gilbert and Sullivan wrote a comic opera set in a fictional Japanese town where the Mikado was the boss.
“My object all sublime, I shall achieve in time, to make the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 187 calls for service for the period of April 15 to April 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,172 calls for service.
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With technology part of daily life, parents and teachers often must try to keep kids’ attention on the real world instead of the digital one. Some ways were…
Obituary
David Warren Wilson passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, April 18, 2025, at the age of 78.
Born on July 30, 1946, in Skowhegan, Maine, David was the son of…
Sunday evening, April 20, Brady's welcomed reality TV into the house as Discovery Channel’s. "Naked & Afraid" star Mike Douglas screened his episode for the first time. Family, friends,…
From undersea helpers cleaning up pollution to mean rich girls making everyone’s lives worse, there was a diverse array of characters taking shape at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s (BHML)…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
Back in the eighties I was in a book club for a hot minute. It didn’t stick. There were too many rules. First, we were expected to read a book — a major obstacle. And, really, weren’t we just…
In his 19th season as track coach, Nick Scott can't remember a better start for his Boothbay/Wiscasset track teams. On April 17, the girls' team saw nine athletes qualify for the Mountain Valley…
The Boothbay Region Special Olympics ended their swim season with two events. First event was the Sagadahoc-Lincoln Area Swimming event held at the Bath Y on April 7. The Boothbay male swimmers in…
Want a classic breakfast, pancakes, or maybe even a cheese omelette for only $5.99? Then be at Brady's Sundays all season long between 8-…
Lincoln Theater
“This is our home. This is our future. This is planet earth.” Lincoln Theater is pleased to present a free screening of “Coasts,” the breathtaking first episode of the BBC’s Blue Planet…
Maine Art Gallery
Students and parents poured into The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) on the afternoon of April 17 for the opening of the annual Wiscasset Student Art Show. Over 100 works in all…
Forests to Faucets: PFAS in Our Waters: Where They Come From and Where They Go with Christoph Aeppli
Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative’s final Forests to Faucets Lecture of 2025 is…
Damariscotta River Grill
A new show opens at Damariscotta River Grill April 28, featuring three talented Maine women artists, Marijke Felix Damrell, Cassie Doyon and Elaine Hranich. Celebrate the artists while enjoying a…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Under budgeting of expected revenue in the Edgecomb school budget is a serious…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to echo the Brennans' support, for Forrest Carver as he runs for selectman in the town of…
Classic and new children's song soundwaves wafted in the air as families arrived for the Easter EGGstravaganza at the Boothbay Fire Station April 19. …
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Our Senator, Susan Collins, is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. That committee will hold a session on Biomedical Research: Keeping America's Edge on April 30.…
Boothbay Harbor residents will vote May 3 on the 29-article town warrant which includes a proposed $6,424,935 FY26 budget and several ordinance revisions around housing and business.…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
You think you are immune from the atrocities that the Trump administration is doing. Think again.…
Boothbay Region Elementary School’s (BRES) 2nd annual “Trashion Show” saw middle schoolers channeling their inner Project Runway contestants by turning clutter into couture. Potato sacks, milk…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Victoria "Tory" Paxson is a BRHS graduate, the parent of a BRES student, and an engaged and committed community member who cares very much about the future of our schools. I’m…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I’m writing to ask that you vote for Peggy Splaine for re-election to the consolidated Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor School Committee, (the CSD) at the election to be held on…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I have a worldwide reputation as a designer of recreational boat electrical systems. I work with a local company in Woolwich to supply equipment for these projects. I am…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to thank Senator Collins for her leadership in supporting access to telehealth services by introducing the bipartisan Connect for Health Act along with 59 other…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Special thanks to Leigh Sherrill for her years of Southport columns. Her love of the people and place shone through every week. It has been a while since our parents lived on…
Obituary
Terrie A. Dodge, 80, passed away peacefully on Friday April 18, 2025, at Coves Edge in Damariscotta, Maine, surrounded by her…
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor residents have several upcoming opportunities for their voices and votes to be heard on school developments. The Community School District (CSD) will be hosting a…
Hearty Roots is thrilled to welcome four new board members to their team: Alyssa Allen, Lisa Steele-Maley, …
St Andrews Auxiliary has a strong, vibrant scholarship program that assists anyone in our area who is interested and qualified in pursuing certification or degrees in the medical field. We are…
In the past year, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital volunteers donated more than 8,000 hours across departments and different facilities. Their support includes greeting patients, assisting with…
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration continues for the 2025/2026 school year. We will be having our open house for new students on Thursday, May 22, 5:30-6 p.m. At this event, families…
How much do you know about Togus or the Togus VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Augusta? Well, extracting from the VA website, the Center has seven full time outreach clinics and two part-time…
The Mariann E. Bigelow Revocable Trust received conditional planning board approval April 16 to repair 142 feet of seawall. The property is located on the Chandler Road in a coastal residential…
Over 1,800 fans made the voyage to Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday April 19 for the track's Group 1 Opening Day, the…
Principal Tom Landberg has submitted his resignation effective June 30 to the Edgecomb School Committee. On April 15, Landberg thanked the committee, school and community members for the past…
A former Boothbay Planning Board member is interesting in filling a vacancy in Southport. April 16, Dimsie McBride told Southport selectmen she is interested. McBride moved to Southport in 2021. "…
