Lee Howard Gray, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, resident of Stratford and longtime Stamford, Connecticut and Boothbay Harbor, Maine resident died peacefully on April 18…
News
The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, has announced…
A woman called “Mammy” by her family is the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor’s Lifetime Service Award recipient for 2018. Sarah Giles is the 59th recipient. Each spring, a person who has…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Damariscotta man was arrested April 22 and charged with sex crimes involving a minor. Norman L. Newton Sr., 62, was charged with Gross Sexual Assault Class A. Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective…
A family-run business for 59 years is changing hands. Dan Giles has reached an agreement to sell his business, Giles Rubbish Inc., for $1.363 million to the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal…
A highly successful first fundraiser for the Boothbay Region Health Center was held on Friday, April 20 at the Tugboat Inn.
The event sold out and 120 friends looking to cure their spring…
The Southport Planning Board will meet on Wednesday, May 2 at 5 p.m. at the Southport…
Obituary
Jed Earl Colby, 70, of Edgecomb died April 16, 2018.
He grew up in Wiscasset, the son of Jed Ellis and Evelyn “Betsy” (Hinkley) Colby. He graduated from Wiscasset High School in the class…
Obituary
At the age of 92, Leonard Jennings “LJ” Dowdy Jr. died April 20, 2018 of natural causes in his home in Edgecomb where he lived with his wife, Shirley.
Born Feb. 6, 1926 in Dallas, Texas to…
On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-…
Lincoln County Courts
The following information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Eric Machett, 26, of Boothbay Harbor,…
Augusta, Maine – The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce that Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, has been selected to…
Obituary
Gregory Jerome Parker Jr., 36, died unexpectedly March 28, 2018 at his home in North Lauderdale, Florida.
Born in Middletown, Connecticut on Nov. 15, 1981, Greg was the…
Obituary
Meghan Elizabeth “Meg” Thomas, 36, of 5 Palmer Drive, Dover, New Hampshire died unexpectedly April 15, 2018 in Dover, N.H.
She was born April 5, 1982 in Portsmouth, Virginia. the daughter…
West Harbor Pond Watershed Association
The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s steering committee for an upcoming watershed survey met for the first time on Friday, April 13 at the Boothbay Region Water District. In attendance…
BATH- In the past year, Midcoast Maine residents and visitors have had to deal with multiple wind storms that knocked out power and high waters that flooded coastal roads. How do we help our towns…
Obituary
Peter Roi Collins, of Darien, Connecticut; Tierra Verde, Florida; and Bayville, Maine, died April 5, 2018 in Tierra Verde, Florida, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76.
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The Community Center is kicking off springtime with a promotional drawing and readying for the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club’s third annual Kentucky Derby event.
The Center’s “Just Sew” group…
Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole and Damariscotta River Association (DRA) recently collaborated on a project to control insect pests at the golf course using biological instead of chemical means.…
The Lincoln County 911 conference room was the setting for a shelter site workshop by the American Red Cross on April 17 and hosted by Lincoln and Sagadahoc County EMA organizations.
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Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a military leave of absence for Scott Peterson, a sheriff’s deputy who is also a member of the National Guard, so he can attend helicopter flight…
Wiscasset went to the polls on April 17 to decide whether or not to continue the lawsuit against Maine Department of Transportation over the Route 1 downtown project. The results were yes, 303; no…
At approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Boothbay Harbor man in connection with an alleged…
Join the library and our co-sponsors for a fun and fact-filled community event celebrating our one and only planet earth. The library’s second annual Earth Day Fest will be held Saturday, April 21…
For its April meeting, Indivisible Boothbay has invited candidates who are running for seats in the Maine Legislature, House District 89, and the Maine Senate, District 13. Invited candidates…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA will host its grand reopening and annual meeting on Sunday, April 29 at 1 p.m. and would like to invite all of its members, volunteers and friends from around the…
The Edgeccomb Fire Department will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 regarding the purchase of a new truck. The department is seeking to replace two emergency vehicles with…
Damariscotta, Waldoboro police help
Shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, LSCO released a sketch of a suspect.
Original post: At 8:03 a.m. Monday, April 16, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported home invasion…
Obituary
Rosalie Delphine Hasenfus, 80, died at Mid Coast Hospital on April 11, 2018. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family.
Rosalie was born on Jan. 24, 1938, the daughter of Delphine…
The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday June 2 at the Wiscasset Middle High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 6.…
Obituary
Clifford Allen Wells of Wiscasset, Maine was born in 1940 in Everett, Washington. Clifford died April 12, 2018.
His parents became Alaska homesteaders when he was 12 years old and he…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
On April 19, when the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee heard updates from Boothbay Region High and Elementary schools, BRHS Principal Dan Welch announced the BRHS food closet has…
A sheriff’s department office may be coming to a location near you.The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is considering opening a satellite office in Boothbay. Sheriff Todd Brackett and Lt.…
For the second year, Boothbay Railway Village hosted Tartan Day on Saturday, April 14.
The event was in coordination with the Saint Andrews Society of Maine, according to…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) announced that Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall of Newcastle will be honored at a dinner on Saturday, May 5, starting at 6 p.m. at the Damariscotta Lake…
On Friday, April 6, Lucille Machon was presented the Boothbay Harbor Boston Post Cane, a 109-year-old New England tradition…
A federal judge is close to making a decision on a settlement in the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ lawsuit against Boothbay. On April 11, Judge Jon Levy notified all three parties he was ready…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The planning board announced April 11, it will hold a special meeting for a public forum on possible changes to the east side marine and water-dependent district.
The Wednesday, April 25…
A little brotherly love inspired a local student who has now become the state’s top high school volunteer. In an April 10 school assembly, Lilly Sherburne received Prudential Financial’s Spirit of…
On April 10, The Lincoln Home was proud and delighted to honor its resident, Dr. Douglas Tigert of Bremen, at the Maine Health Care Association's annual Remember ME…
Obituary
Mary Loring Clapp of Prides Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts, died peacefully April 5, 2018 shortly after her 106th birthday.
She had been residing at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford,…
Andy Hamblett has made it a great day for many people since becoming Boothbay Region YMCA executive director in 2003. But April 10 was a great day for him. At the Y's 38th annual celebration in…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Nan Jackson, current co-chair of the Garden Therapy team for the Boothbay Region Garden Club, is very adept at creating interesting and timely projects for the residents at St Andrews Village.…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Monday, June 18…
Obituary
Artist Robert (Bob) Thomas died April 9, 2018 at his home in Edgecomb after a long illness. He was 73 years old.
Bob was born in the Bronx, New York to parents Robert Joseph Thomas (senior…
Edgecomb residents will not vote on purchasing a new fire truck at the May town meeting. On April 9, selectmen explained their decision to place a warrant article for discussion only regarding the…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s Leslie Volpe told Boothay Harbor selectmen Monday, the association will be conducting a watershed survey of West Harbor Pond.
“The reason this came…
A celebration of the life of Janet E. Peters, who died March 21, 2018, will be held Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Knights of Pythias Hall, Lakeside Drive, Boothbay Harbor, following the…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
On a freezing March afternoon, 24 children and adults braved cold water for a good cause on Hendricks Head Beach. The annual Leprechaun Leap, usually pulling in $1,000 to $3,000 for Special…
Habitat 7 Rivers’ 25th annual Spring Walk to Build will take place Sunday, April 29 in Topsham and Brunswick at 2 p.m. The organization’s largest fundraiser will begin at Mid-Coast…
