On Christmas Eve, Boothbay Fire & Rescue crews responded to a call from Lincoln Country Communications for an accident on River Road, near the Edgecomb town line. Upon arriving at the scene,…
Standard Post
At the Dec. 23 Boothbay Harbor Selectboard meeting, Chair Michael Tomko reported new accessory dwelling units (ADU) may be coming to the area. During a conversation about LD 2003, he said he was…
Life just got a little easier for the Southport code enforcement officer. On Dec. 18, selectmen approved licensing Adobe software for $20 per month. Code Enforcement Officer Mike Thompson will use…
Salt Bay Farm is a favorite local destination for sledding. The big hill behind the parking lot offers a long, fast descent to those with a taste for speed, while the gentler hill behind the…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a gentle winter walk at Pemaquid Pond Preserve in Bremen from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11.
The wooded…
OK gang! Settle down and listen up. It’s time to turn out the lights – leave the Christmas tree lights on – turn on the TV, grab your snacks, and get comfortable. Glad to see that some of you have…
Lincoln Theater
Lincoln County Community Theater is excited to announce auditions for its winter/spring production of the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Auditions will be held from 5:30…
A Christmas project
Recently, Southport Central School students and staff set off on an adventure to Hendrick's Head Loop Trail and Hendrick's Head Beach, eager to uncover hidden treasures. Students searched for pine…
Where It's At
We’ve just celebrated the Winter Solstice/Yule on the 21st…
A Bird's Tale
It was New York City or bust for us last week when we did a whirlwind road trip to Manhattan for an overnight to pick up our son who lives there along with his girlfriend and two cats. We arrived…
From the assistant editor
May 2025 bring more of the fun, community-bonding experiences that come from friends having ideas and sowing them, like the pet candidate posters in Wiscasset during 2024's election season and, on…
What a wonderful way to end one year and start the next — by giving some of your time as a volunteer! The Community Center is looking for volunteer drivers and volunteers to host at the center…
There is a new antique business coming to East Boothbay. On Dec. 18, the Boothbay Planning Board approved a change of use for DECKSZ, LLC, represented by Dan Miller the owner of Ocean Point Marina…
To say Boothbay Region High School's first indoor track meet of the season went well is an understatement. At the Dec.…
From the editor
Wow, 2024 is almost over! Was it good for you? Did you experience happiness or stress? You probably experienced both.
The presidential election, perhaps a health issue, the weather – those…
BRHS girls basketball
Lily Bellrose nailed five 3-pointers and the Spruce Mountain Phoenix connected on 12 in the game as the visitors improved to 5-0 with a convincing 73-17 win over the Boothbay Region Seahawks…
'Round Town
With our crazy, mixed-up weather at the moment, I figured I’d take a flyer and guess that full heavy snowfall may be absent from our near future. And, of course, as always, I could be wrong. But…
Joe's Journal
I didn’t buy any Christmas gifts this year. My family and friends don’t need anything. We all have too much stuff anyway, and, if my kids need new underwear and socks, they are on their own.
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Statewide sales continue to rise, pushing real estate in Maine towards a more balanced market. Statistics shared by Maine…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
To this wonderful community: Thank you, thank you for your generous donations of coats, hats, gloves, sweaters, and all manner of good used, and often new,…
Local Y Arts performers of all ages came together Dec. 19 and 20 to bring holiday cheer to the Lincoln Theater with two performances of their winter production of "A Very Merry Y Arts Christmas…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 calls for service for the period of Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 14,867 calls for service.
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A fun and festive Rotary Christmas Party took place last Thursday at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary clubhouse. We enjoyed a tasty roast chicken dinner. Members provided an assortment of appetizers…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Finally have returned to Florida I felt something was missing while sitting in the sun and reading today’s ‘Morning’s Catch’ article about BBH ‘Pondering…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
On Friday, Dec. 20, the Senate, in a final vote, eliminated the provisions of the law that had been in place since it was passed in 1983 under Ronald Reagan. This law had…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Joe Grant’s letter to the editor of December 9 is a textbook example of science denial by cherry picking data. Cherry picking is the practice of sifting through data to present…
Hard to believe this is the last article for 2024! If I really was a writer or even an amateur philosopher, I would wax poetic about the year 2024. But good news for anyone reading this, I…
Lincoln County is replacing two aging vehicles in its emergency management agency fleet with a 2019 Mercedes Benz Sprinter. The new vehicle replaces a 2009 Ford F-250 and a GMC 350 truck. County…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department
On Dec. 21 at 3:44 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a head-on motor vehicle collision on Bristol Road in Bristol at the intersection with Walpole Meeting House Road…
Madelyn Teele of Boothbay, a psychology major, was named to Husson University’s president's list (3.80-4.0 semester grade point average) or Term 4 of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District trustees on Dec. 17 approved a $2.1 million budget and a 3.4% rate increase. This will take effect Jan. 1.
The new budget, $2,162,089, is down 1% from last…
The semester at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) may be coming to a close, but for its newest staff member, Ally Ryan, 24, this is only the beginning. This is her first year as a full-time …
"Wicked" - (PG; 2 hours, 40 minutes) - Director Jon M. Chu’s (Crazy Rich Asians) epic musical fantasy film Wicked, is the untold story of the witches of Oz, staring Emmy, Grammy…
The Boothbay Region High School boys varsity basketball team lost in overtime, 54-52, to the Wayflete Flyers in Portland on Saturday night, Dec. 21.
The loss dropped Boothbay's record…
BRHS girls basketball
The Boothbay Lady Seahawks soared to a 15-3 first quarter lead Dec. 21 in defeating Class D Waynflete, 42-22, in Maine girls' high school basketball action. Guard Bella Orr scored eight of her…
The last weekend of 2024 wil be hoppin at Brady's with the Saltwater Hillbilly playing an afternoon gig starting at 1PM. This traditional…
"Tis the season for awkward schedules and this is no different for Brady's! This holiday week we WILL BE OPEN MONDAY from 3-8pm. We WILL…
Community of Hope
As the year winds down, our work with individuals affected by domestic abuse continues to positively impact midcoast Maine residents. The influence of this public health crisis filters into all…
The Southport Central School concert was well attended at the Town Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The students pretended to be on a scavenger hunt, reading the clues from a large envelope before each…
Coastal Senior College, serving midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering nine Winter Courses this season, six of them on zoom, making them accessible to all…
Our community’s generous response to Boothbay Region Food Pantry’s request for more volunteers and more funds was a source of holiday cheer for all involved. This Thanksgiving we were able to…
Obituary
Richard Edward Plunkett, 86, died Nov. 24, 2024 at his home in Boothbay, Maine.
Richard was born May 7, 1938 in Long Branch, New Jersey to Frank Plunkett and Wilhelmina Ball Plunkett.…
Obituary
Frances Josephine (House) Mank 93, of Waldoboro passed away peacefully on Dec. 18, 2024, at Harborview Cottage in Newcastle surrounded by loved ones.
Born in Waldoboro on Jan. 14, 1931…
Boothbay region elementary and high school students put on their holiday concert Dec. 19 for a crowd of parents, friends…
Selectmen, business owners and residents brought potential solutions and some out-of-the-box thinking to a town workshop Dec. 17 to address Boothbay Harbor parking concerns. It was the selectboard…
In January, Lincoln County Sheriff's Department will expand its coverage in Boothbay Harbor from 20 hours per week to 40. On Dec. 17, county commissioners voted, 3-0, to extend the sheriff's…
Lincoln County Television (LCTV) is your trusted homegrown community television station. As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to reflect on what makes LCTV so special…
A chilly night did not deter men (and women) from shopping in downtown Boothbay Harbor during the annual Men's Night business promotion Thursday, Dec. 19. One of our Register men, Steve Edwards,…
