This Friday, Nov. 22, the fundraiser For the Love of Deb (Holmes Beam) is being held at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 5-8:30 p.m. The evening will include a silent and a live auction; …
News
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Mid Coast Hospital Café, 123 Medical Center Drive in Brunswick. All proceeds from the event…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board on Nov. 13 approved Michael and Lisa Derezin’s application to demolish and rebuild their home at 45 Juniper Point Road. The structure is nonconforming, sitting…
Lincoln County Courts
A Lincoln County grand jury rose with indictments, or lists of charges, Nov. 13.
Julian Gonzalez, 32, of El Paso, Texas, was charged with one Class A count of Gross Sexual Assault, and one…
In Nicholas Plumer’s world, the Earth is flat. Yes, on a daily basis, Plumer lives his professional life as if the Earth is flat. He is, after all, a surveyor, and in his work making sure all…
The Maine Arts Commission is pleased to announce the first round of Maine Bicentennial Community Grants to be awarded to organizations and municipalities across the state.
The Arts…
AOS 98
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 board will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Edgecomb Eddy School cafeteria. The board will hear from Drummond Woodsum attorney…
UPDATE: Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said Maren Houghton, 94, of Scottsdale, Arizona died Thursday, Nov. 14 of her injuries as a passenger in the Nov. 12 accident.
George…
Boothbay Harbor
Meeting-goers applauded as Boothbay Harbor selectmen elevated finance officer and acting town manager Julia Latter to town manager Nov. 12. The board’s unanimous vote followed a two-month,…
Morgan LeeAnn Groom and Ian Laurence Weiss were married at the Chowder House on Sept. 28, 2019. The ceremony was officiated by long-time family friend Alan P. Kelley.
Morgan is the daughter…
Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens opens to the public today, Nov. 14. It is expected to draw thousands of…
Thanksgiving
by Leanne Guenther
The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest is all gathered in
And…
Significant progress has been made this month on Thompson’s Bridge on Southport. Interested passers-by have been able to view the bridge’s ongoing removal and the work to rebuild the eastern end…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Murphy, Nancy Elisabeth and Murphy, Christopher L. to Nilsson, Brian…
Obituary
Jacqueline M. Witwicki, 83 of Bowdoin, Maine passed away peacefully Nov. 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.
Jacqueline was born in Farmington, Maine on March 24, 1936, a…
Edgecomb Community Church will be hosting “The Magic of Christmas Sale” on Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in our Fellowship Hall. Besides thrifty gifts finds and Christmas décor, handcrafted…
For the fourth year, the Bath Garden Club will transform Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., in Bath into a holiday shopping and decorating mecca on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Press release
It’s been exciting to be out and about this past week around the peninsula as people of all backgrounds: private homes, businesses, employees and volunteers — all hanging their lights to prepare…
Thirty-two local veterans were recognized for their military service Nov. 7 at the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor. After the dinner, all the veterans introduced themselves and explained their…
A new Boothbay Harbor pizzeria will have a distinct Italian flavor. Ports Pizzeria was officially opened Nov. 11 at 28 Union St. by two Italians with decades of experience in the food industry.…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the winter Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Friday, Dec. 20. The class will begin Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 and is offered at no cost to the…
Obituary
Barbara Bruno of Wiscasset died peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 6, 2019 one month before her 93rd birthday.
Mother, cousin, grandmother, great-grandmother, and best friend, she made life…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Nov. 6 heard from a group of Somerville residents who alleged the town mismanaged a large, voter-approved road bond and created more problems with the town’s roads…
Woolwich officials have mixed feelings on the state’s plans to replace the Route 1 bridge north of the Taste of Maine Restaurant. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Nov. 6, Maine will get…
Press release
The response has been overwhelming from our community to establish the Eastside Waterfront Park. We have successfully met our Phase One goal thanks to donations of all types coming…
The popular North Pole Express returns to Boothbay Railway Village on Thanksgiving weekend and continues every weekend through Dec. 22. New this year, Santa will have an extra special gift for…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges…
Are your home heating and energy bills high? Did you know that home weatherization and heating system upgrades (insulation, cold climate heat pumps, etc.) can reduce yearly energy bills by 35% to…
Committee for a Plastic-free Peninsula
During last summer, the Boothbay region’s Committee for a Plastic-free Peninsula (PFP) conducted a survey and analysis of 52 local restaurants and take-out stores to determine the extent to which…
Obituary
Charles “Chuck” Chartier, 43, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 2 at his home in Jefferson.
He will be remembered by his family and friends for his devotion to…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) will hold their monthly meeting at the Newcastle Fire Station meeting room on Nov. 20. The social and refreshment time begins at 6:30 p.m.; the…
Obituary
Joanne P. Farmer, 90, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Nov. 2, 2019, after a brief illness.
Joanne was born on April 2, 1929 in Bath, Maine to Thomas Pearson and…
Obituary
Joyce Schneider Duncan died peacefully Nov. 7, 2019 after a struggle with dementia.
She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1931 and is survived by…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
The deadline for the Nov. 28 issue will be Friday, Nov. 22, at noon, for both classified and display…
The holidays are upon us! Mark your calendar for the Boothbay Region Historical Society's Harbor Lights Open House at the Oak Street museum on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
There will be…
If you ask a certain group of about a dozen Boothbay Region High School students “Sprechen sie Deutsch,” they are likely to respond “ja.” And these students are probably members of the school’s…
Leaves lay frozen in a puddle off Middle Street and National Weather Service said it was 18F at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, but the wind was down and the sun was lighting more and more of Main…
The Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA is once again collaborating with community businesses, organizations and individuals to organize the Tree of Giving, which is designed to help…
At United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s public Campaign Finale, chair Steve Bailey announced that the campaign for the people of Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, Brunswick and Harpswell…
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry spoke to the Criminal Justice and Public Safety joint standing committee Nov. 5 about the Sheriffs’ Association’s…
First National Bank recently announced a $4,000 donation to the town of Boothbay Harbor towards their annual Boothbay Lights Celebration.
Boothbay Lights is a celebration of signature…
Obituary
George L. Green of Wiscasset, 89, died Nov. 3, 2019.
He was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts on May 10, 1930. After living and working in Massachusetts and…
Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser told trustees Nov. 5, Lavallee Brensinger Architects has been chosen for a master plan study of the Boothbay Region high…
In last year’s Maine Educational Assessment, Edgecomb Eddy School students scored above the state average in all three areas tested. Principal Ira Michaud reported the 2018-19 results during the…
Press release
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced Wednesday, Nov. 6 that Maine will receive a total of $44.6 million to fund two transportation…
Boothbay Harbor
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in the town office meeting room. The board will review an application from Michael and Lisa Derezin to demolish and reconstruct a non…
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the town office meeting room. The board will hear from Public Works foreman Nick Upham, review license renewals and will carry out a…
The Friends of the Southport Historical Society board will meet Monday, Nov. 11 at 2:30 p.m. at the Hendricks Hill Museum. Anyone interested in learning more about our island community and in…
A Boothbay Region Garden Club board meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m., in the Arts and Crafts Room at St. Andrews Village.
Wreath decorating for distribution to municipal…
