Legendary filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist John Waters returns to The Waldo with an all-new show, “The Naked Truth!” The June 21 sold out so we’ve added a second show on Friday, June 20 at 8 p…
Standard Post
Valentine’s Day made easy! From 10% off select wines (Feb 7-14) to our limited run of a variety of decadent cupcake flavors, we’ve got plenty of ways to treat…
Feb. 4, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District began the first of a series of presentations from local banks after expressing dissatisfaction with their investment portfolio returns with their current…
Obituary
Gary Carl Spurgat Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2025 at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta with his family by his side.
Gary was born on April 2, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey…
How do we define music? Do we point to the fundamentals like melody, harmony and…
Due to the forecasted weather, the Boothbay Region YMCA will be closing at noon on Thursday, Feb. 6 to ensure staff and members make it home safely, the Y announced this morning via email.
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Obituary
Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, of Edgecomb, Maine passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.
Joanne was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised in Linden, New Jersey.…
The Morse High School Shipbuilders beat the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks, 80-61, in Unified basketball on Morse’s senior day, Monday, Feb. 24. The Shipbuilders honored 14 seniors, and…
Maine Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Twenty-year-old Lilly DesRoberts talks about how her high school boyfriend robbed her of college life in the Teen Dating Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month episode of…
In front of a full house at Porter Memorial Gymnasium, nine Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) seniors were honored Feb. 3 for their dedication to the school. Students from pep band, swimming…
The Community Center would like to invite you to join us this February! We have an exciting list of events planned for this month in addition to our weekly calendar of activities. Whether you'…
Live music with Jack Duggins is the headliner for this week's Super Bowl 59 tail gate party at Brady's. Full menu, trash talking, and fun…
Hearty Roots is thrilled to announce the recent addition of Carol Morrison to their office team. Carol joins the youth…
A Bird's Tale
A few days ago, on one of the bitterly cold days we have recently endured, we looked out of the kitchen window to see a bird flit past the window and into the open garage. It was likely a…
The Cony High School Rams beat the Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawks, 62-49, in Unified basketball’s season opener, Tuesday, Feb. 4. The game began with a run of equal scoring on…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale Friday, Feb. 7. Church members will be taking orders for this winter event, which has become an…
From the assistant editor
As anticipated, there were well more than five good Wiscasset-area things for Wiscasset Newspaper to share in January, the kickoff to a planned year of monthly picks of five good things.
If…
From the editor
Friday was like a nightmare from the past — the work-at-home COVID past. What was I thinking?!
I decided Friday morning that I wanted to work from home, basically, to just have…
Meanwhile ... back in the studio
I visited with John and Lynne at their gallery and home, Joy to the Wind, recently. Once up in their gallery space, it was clear that John was immersed in a new medium and its application to…
Joanne M. Oberuch, 69, passed away on Feb. 3, 2025 at Lincoln Health – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.…
Obituary
Col. Albert Roscoe Marshall, USA (Ret.), age 90, passed away on Jan. 31, 2025. Al was born in Thomaston, Maine on Jan. 15, 1935, the only child of Kenneth Waterman Marshall and Blanche Almeda…
Joe's Journal
We are in the third week of the second term of the presidency of the new POTUS. If his idea was to flood the zone, to roll out so many orders that no one, neither his friends nor his skeptics,…
Nonprofit spotlight
The Boothbay Community Rides program provides more than transportation for residents it supports in the Boothbay region. For many, it provides them with an opportunity to remain in their homes.…
River Arts in Damariscotta is pleased to announce Gerd Koehler, Lee Liggett, Elizabeth Caton Pardoe and Donna Strawser in an upcoming show, “Perspectives” in the River Room. The show runs Feb…
It’s time to stock up for your spring and summer bird-feeding to get birds through the nesting season when they need lots of energy. Mid-Coast Audubon will…
The Donald E. Davey Bridge that carries Route One over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb will be down to one traffic lane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, beginning at 6 p.m. to…
From Feb. 6
The new Bob Dylan biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” opens at Lincoln Theater Friday. According to Rolling Stone magazine, “The freewheelin' singer-songwriter gets the “Walk the Line” treatment…
The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) indoor track team met in Gorham for the final meet of the team's regular season Jan. 31. The Seahawks finished with eight podium placements, including…
Throughout the year the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor plays host to everything from school age performers to nationally touring Grammy award winning acts. This winter the popular…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in January:
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 325 calls for service for the period of Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,502 calls for service.
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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 15-31:
Arrests/Summonses
Jan. 16, Raymond E. Nobles, 28,…
Lunch. We all (should) eat it. The federal government requires that a day in a public school can’t…
Occasionally, another aircraft in flight will get near Steve Williams' plane. The longtime pilot out of Wiscasset Municipal Airport recalled flying in the North Woods, lifting off a pond outside…
Guy Peaslee, along Kris Ward, Erik Ward and his girlfriend Allie, made a big impression with chicken enchiladas, Mexican rice, cornbread, and Guy's famous moose stew which was a repeat from last…
63rd annual Windjammer Days honors U.S. Coast Guard
The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have…
A very generous Southport resident has donated much money and also land to a wide variety of philanthropic organizations in the area. A recipient of the land is the Southport United Methodist…
BRHS boys basketball
The Boothbay Region Seahawks easily handled the visiting Lisbon Greyhounds in the final game of the regular season, 77-36, on Monday, Feb. 3.
Boothbay jumped out to a 21-8 first quarter…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As I write I imagine closing off all news sources until I hit send but the news is too compelling. Our…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Bruce MacDonald’s complaint in this paper inadvertently made it plain why the matter of revoting the $30M elementary-middle school building remains in the courts. Mr.…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
In 2023 voters passed question 4, "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative with a whopping 84% of voters support. Now the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
There’s a story about a Union officer asking a captured Confederate soldier why he had risked his life in the Civil War. Not being familiar with Southern drawl, he thought the…
The Boothbay Region High School Unified basketball season kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Cony High School at 3 p.m.
The rest of the schedule includes:
Monday, Feb. 10: At…
This week, 30 Boothbay Region Y Arts youth performers and 40 adults – parents, grandparents, uncles and a few siblings – are bound for Sacramento, California where Y Arts will compete for the…
Obituary
Robert "Bob" Splaine, 86, of Boothbay Harbor Maine, passed away peacefully on Jan. 30, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, ingenuity and dedication.
He was born on July 25, 1938, in…
The Community School District Board of Trustees approved seeking an up to $1.6 million bond referendum to fund what the board called critical repairs to both Boothbay region elementary…
