Outside Ames True Value Sunday, as masons from Lincoln Lodge in Wiscasset prepared to cook food to sell at a cornhole tournament, mason Chuck Billings praised the Route 1, Wiscasset business and…
News
Over two dozen Rebuilding Together of Lincoln County volunteers took to the road Saturday with hammers to take on seven reconstruction projects on the Boothbay peninsula. President Vic Taylor said…
Lincoln County Historical Association will host its second Fall Fashion show at Waters Edge in Edgecomb on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11:30 a.m. The event provides an opportunity to showcase fashions…
In a free educational seminar, Dr. Paul Schacknow explained cataracts as something everyone deals with as they age. The Southport summer resident practices ophthalmology in West Palm Beach,…
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in the town office meeting room. Department of Marine Resources is requesting a variance to allow construction of…
Last spring, The Waldo was awarded a $40,000 challenge grant from the Sandy River Charitable Foundation which required a dollar for dollar match. The organization successfully raised the matching…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23. Police Chief Bob Hasch will give a report on his department and Barney Baker Design Consultants will give a presentation on their…
A South Bristol man died at the scene of a crash in that town Thursday night, Sept. 19. At 9:29 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call from a resident on State Route 129 in…
Roxanne Andrews brings over 30 years of experience in providing Senior Services to her new role as One2One Care director at Lincoln Home. One2One Care services older adults who wish to live…
Maine State Representatives Chloe Maxmin (Dist. 88), Holly Stover (Dist. 89), and Allison Hepler (Dist. 53), will help the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) celebrate autumn during their…
Boothbay Planning Board
The Boothbay Planning Board approved applications for a timber harvest, a home renovation and new construction Sept. 18. The first application was for Loretta Espey who requested approval for a…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
When we arrived at Boothbay Region Elementary School to talk to Verna Werlla, she was seated at the checkout table and on the phone with a customer service representative from Scholastic Books…
Midcoast Conservancy
Space is still available in the fall Midcoast Conservancy Timber Frame course at Hidden Valley Nature Center, from Oct. 11-14. The course is a four-day, hands-on experience, where eight students…
Once destined for sinking, the ‘Bowdoin’ was rescued and towed to Camden
ROCKLAND — Forty eight years ago, Capt. Jim Sharp steered a restored vessel along the shores of Provincetown, Massachusetts, so that her original captain could take a final glimpse of his claim to…
Obituary
Connie Ida Dalton, 75, of Wiscasset died Sept. 15, 2019 at The Woodlands in Rockland.
She was born in Camden on March 12, 1944, a daughter of Walter A.…
The Santa Maria, one of the three legendary ships of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage, sank on Christmas Eve when the ship ran aground on a Haitian reef shortly after making its historic…
Firefighters, police officers and ambulance attendants responded to a two-car accident on Back Narrows Road, Boothbay Harbor shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18.
The accident involved…
Midcoast Humane is pleased to announce that Tammy Walsh, community resource coordinator, has been named as one of Coast 93.1-Hannaford’s 20 Outstanding Women of 2019.
Ms. Walsh is a…
Ames True Value and Wicked Cornhole are holding the second annual Cornhole Classic at Ames True Value, Route 1, Wiscasset on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Registration starts at 11 a.m. and bags fly at…
Local and nationally known sports legends and Hall of Famers are making arrangements to meet in Boothbay for the 29th annual Boothbay Charities Classic golf tournament, lobster bake and sports…
If you see a former Boston Red Sox, Bruin or New England Patriot on Sept. 27 and 28, you’re probably attending the 29th edition of the Boothbay Charities Classic. Once again, a host of retired…
While there will be many things happening at the first Changing Aging event Sunday, the opportunity to learn from experts on some important issues affecting seniors are a highlight.
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Lincoln County Commissioners
In a special appreciation award Sept. 17, Lincoln County commissioners honored Jeffrey Sewell and Kathy Blagden. Sewell responded to a car crash involving Deputy Donald Davey on July 30, 1984.…
The following are closed cases for August from information provided by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentenced are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
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Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District has implemented a can-do attitude in the mounting container recycling problem. For months, district officials have sought a solution to disposing of…
Lincoln County Historical Association, Old Fort Western
Maine started getting summer people from New York 13,000 years ago, Maine Historic Preservation Commission’s senior archeologist said. We know because they had tools of stone from the lower Hudson…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
“When Christopher Columbus first set foot on the white sands of Guanahani island, he performed a ceremony to “take possession” of the land for the king and queen of Spain, acting under the…
The monthly meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, took place on Sept. 10 at the Library of the Lincoln Home in Newcastle where the Chapter has met…
On Sept. 12, Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club hosted its 17th annual Hometown Heroes dinner at Spruce Point Inn. The event featuring LifeFlight Executive Director and EMT Tom Judge drew about 70 of the…
The Boothbay Harbor Sunrise Lighthouse Photography cruise was a success for the more than 30 attendees who boarded the Balmy Days a little before 6 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 14 for the two-…
Maine Board of Social Worker Licensure
The caseworker who placed Kendall Chick with her grandfather, Stephen Hood, and her grandfather’s fiancee, Shawna Gatto, of Wiscasset, lost her license Aug. 3 for “gross incompetence and…
At the Boothbay region’s Elder Forum Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Clubhouse, service organizations were well represented and included ElderCare Network, The Community Center,…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is displaying photos of pumpkin art at the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA during September and October. The photos represent 12 of the 70+ pumpkin art…
Press release
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Boothbay Harbor food service worker. The individual prepared…
Press release
Sixty women from seven different counties gathered at the Montsweag Restaurant in Woolwich on Sept. 12 to hear about voter registration procedures and more positive results from the policies of…
Acting on information from Edgecomb Eddy School Principal Ira Michaud, selectmen voted Sept. 9 to authorize the sale of two Edgecomb Eddy school buses that are not roadworthy.
According to…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine kicked off its fall Campaign Wednesday, Sept. 11 with a goal of raising $1,800,000 to help local people in need, and a theme of “People Power for Local Change!”…
Central Lincoln County (CLC) and Boothbay Region (BR) YMCAs’ Diabetes Prevention Program, which helps adults lose weight through healthier eating and increased physical activity to reduce their…
American Legion Post 36 moved its annual yard sale, cookout and bake sale to the post’s hall on Industrial Park Drive on Saturday. The event had previously been held in early summer at the…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Boothbay Harbor’s planning board decided Sept. 11 to wait on passing blasting ordinance language onto selectmen. The matter would need selectmen’s review and a public hearing before reaching…
This week, the Broadband Planning Committee for seven towns in Lincoln County met to begin Phase 2 of their broadband planning project. About 20 people from Somerville, Wiscasset, Edgecomb,…
While it may look like the Lincoln County Rifle Club (LCRC) in Damariscotta is closed due to the construction on upper Main Street, it has remained open all season and has been active with sport…
Obituary
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, and best friend, Judith Lamont (Treat) Jacobson, 85, of Clinton, Connecticut and East Boothbay, Maine. Judy passed…
Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, and BRHS Principal Dan Welch have announced that the school’s girls’ soccer program has canceled the rest of the season’s varsity…
Action for Animals will hold its second fundraiser this year to raise money and awareness for a new program assisting Lincoln County pet owners in paying veterinarian bills. On Sept. 29, “A…
Rebuilding Together - Lincoln County (RT-LC) will hold its second 2019 Rebuilding Together Day on Saturday, Sept. 21. The local non-profit is looking for volunteers to work on approximately 14…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, has been appointed to serve on the Commission to Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues. With Maine’s rapidly growing older population, the commission was created as…
The Patriot Riders of America - Maine Chapter Two will be holding its annual Fall Ride for the Troops on Sunday, Sept. 15, making a stop at Ocean Point, East Boothbay at around noon.
The…
Obituary
Constantine A. “Connie” Evanofski, passed away on Sept. 10, 2019 following a painful but unprolonged battle with cancer. He died peacefully in Maine surrounded by family and loved…
