A vendor, an artist and masseuse discussed plans for opening businesses in Boothbay during the Sept. 20 planning board meeting. James Barnes owns Barnes Custom Window Treatment in Warren. He wants…
News
The holidays are just around the corner, the evenings are drawing in and all over Maine craftspeople and artists are preparing for the busiest shopping season of the year. As in…
Comfort Keepers® in Damariscotta is asking the community to make food donations to the Feed Seniors Now™ food drive to help local seniors and raise awareness for this growing epidemic that impacts…
Two antique Lincoln clubs, the Road Race Lincoln Register (RRLR), which recognizes primarily the early 1950s Lincolns which dominated the Pan-American endurance races during…
Boothbay Region High School has been celebrating Homecoming this week (games, dress-up days and decorating) and activities will continue Thursday through Saturday,…
On Friday, Sept. 22, the Boothbay Charities Classic is proud to host the 26th annual Lobster Bake and Live Sports Auction.
This event will kick off the events of the weekend starting at 4…
The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District is focused on grinding demolition debris into smaller wood chips. The district recently received a complaint from a Canadian firm which accepts wood…
Stock car racer Connor Wenners, 12, of Edgecomb has been a big deal at Wiscasset Speedway this summer. He races in the 25-lap, four cylinder pro series…
Excavation has begun, and plans to build a 6,600 square-foot retail space at 295 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor, diagonally across from Hammond Lumber, are forging ahead, according to Seascape…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Five properties associated with the Sheepscot Harbour Village complex at Eddy Road and Route 1 in Edgecomb were slated for a real estate auction sale in October. The properties are the Sheepscot…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved this year’s court security contract for $190,000, which Sheriff Todd Brackett said was about 2.5 percent more last year. The contract will be…
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee had its first regular meeting of the new school year on Wednesday, Sept. 13. It was a momentous occasion, with the committee…
Obituary
Jody A. Barnes of Whitefield, Maine died Sept. 6, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
He was born…
Everyone is welcome at a gathering to learn more about the services of New Hope for Women and what the organization does to support those affected by domestic…
The Edgecomb Economic Development Committee is being inspired by “The Peanuts Gang” this Christmas season. The committee is inviting local residents, businesses and students to participate in the…
Channel 7/BRCTV has been off the air as of this past weekend, but Station Manager Cody Mitchell wants to reassure the community the shutdown is, hopefully, temporary.…
The Community Center
On Wednesday Sept. 27 at 6 p.m., Jane Carpenter, founder of Maine Identity Services, will present a special evening session entitled “Equifax Data…
On Thursday, Sept. 28, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., the Boothbay Region Historical Society will host Commander Bill Wilson, USCG (retired), our resident expert and distinguished lecturer on all things…
On Sunday, Sept. 24, the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will welcome the Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd into its pulpit at the 10 a.m. service.
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Obituary
Maynard Trescott Taylor, 81, of Westport Island, Maine and Largo, Florida, died Aug. 14, 2017 with family by his side at Winship Green in Bath, Maine.
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Obituary
Clarence “Larry” W. Davis, 84, of Boothbay, died peacefully Sept. 13, 2017 at the Maine Veterans Hospice House at Togus in Augusta.
Larry was born March 27, 1933 in Brunswick, Maine, to…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fall campaign to help residents of Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, Brunswick and Harpswell, was launched Tuesday, Sept. 12.
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Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said Sept. 13, the Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority has missed several opportunities for short-term contracts with sending jails due to the slow process of…
In a region affectionately known as "Boozebay," alcoholism is no stranger to many families on the Boothbay peninsula. However, as heroin use has hit epidemic proportions, substance misuse in our…
On Sept. 26, Indivisible-Boothbay, a nonpartisan group of citizen-activists in the Boothbay Region, will hold its monthly meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rotary Club’s building at 66 Montgomery…
The Boothbay home Maine First Lady Ann LePage purchased in 2014 is up for sale. Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate has listed the three-bedroom home on Firth Drive for $409,000. Mrs. LePage…
A team of experienced counselors and state and federal agency staff will present a morning workshop Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for people planning a new business or considering changes…
Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice and LincolnHealth will host a screening and panel discussion of the PBS Frontline documentary “Being Mortal,” 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the…
Celebrate the bounty of autumn during Family Harvest Days at Boothbay Railway Village with music, sheepdog demonstrations, miniature-horse rides, butter churning, cider-pressing, hayrides,…
One of the Boothbay Region Historical Society’s most anticipated annual events is its fall fundraiser featuring Grafton Village cheeses. On Saturday, Oct. 7, society volunteers will be selling…
First responders are at the scene of a truck accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb near Edgecomb Potters as of around 2:30 p.m.
The sixth annual Claw Down competition took place at Newagen Seaside Inn on Sept. 14, and top honors were awarded to the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, The Thistle Inn, and Carriage House…
First responders are at the scene of a car accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb near Edgecomb Potters as of around 2:30 p.m. Traffic is being held up until the scene is cleared.
This story will…
The long traffic delays near the Boothbay Common will soon be coming to an end. The Boothbay selectmen approved a proposal creating a detour by using a temporary paved section of Common Drive…
A graveside service for Marguerite “Peggy” Adams, 95, of Center Township, Monaca, Pennsylvania, formerly of Yarmouth and Boothbay Harbor, Maine will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery, Foreside Road/…
The Boothbay Board of Appeals is reviewing a 2014 U.S. District Court judgement in considering whether or not to grant Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens a building permit. The Gardens received a…
The monthly meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, D.A.R. was held at the Lincoln Home on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The meeting agenda focused on plans to draw attention to the…
In anticipation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, New Hope for Women encourages businesses and homeowners to come together and show support…
annual Maine firefighters convention
BOOTHBAY – Instead of an elaborate float, the Conways of Vinalhaven duct taped an old canvas with the words ‘It’s great to be a fireman’ to their van for the Maine State Federation of Firefighters…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, and Angus King announced today that the Department of Health…
Obituary
Charlon Cairns Clark, 84, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine and a former longtime resident of Westfield, New Jersey, died peacefully Aug. 31, 2017 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor…
Boothbay Region Community Navigator
New Ventures Maine and Boothbay Region Community Navigator are partnering to offer My Money…
Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice is offering a free training course for all those interested in becoming a certified Hospice Volunteer. The three day training will be held on Oct…
Join us at The Lincoln Home Monday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn more about Abraham Lincoln’s battle with melancholy. Jerry Wiles, local historian, will share how Illinois…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours for the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council on Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Linekin Bay Resort, 92…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
Boothbay Harbor selectmen held a public hearing Monday, Sept. 11 concerning the wording and order of the marijuana ballot questions for the Nov. 7 town ballot. Except for the board, Town Manager…
Hawke Motors was the temporary home for the Maine Fire Service Institute’s (MFSI) new training apparatus during the Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention this past weekend. Onlookers…
Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, recently awarded Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences a four-star rating, its top distinction. This is the first time Charity…
Obituary
On Sept. 6, 2017, heaven gained another angel. Dennis Anthony Carolin died after a two-and-a-half-year battle with ALS.
Dennis was the son of Lt. Col. John and Hildegarde (Claire) Carolin…
Harbor Theater, the newly-named non-profit organization taking over ownership of the theater in the Meadow Mall, announced this week it has signed a three-year lease with mall owner Tom Ellis,…
