Over 40 children in the Y-Arts dance program took to the stage Saturday for the annual Y-Arts Dance Recital. The program, featuring 25 dances, continues today, Sunday, May 21 at 1 p.m. at Boothbay…
News
Prosecutorial District VI
Jonathan Liberman was sworn in as District VI District Attorney on May 19 at West Bath District Court. Sagadahoc County Court Clerk Anita Alexander performed the honors.
Liberman replaced…
On May 17, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ stormwater monitoring plan received planning board approval, according to acting Code Enforcement Officer Dan Bryer. The Gardens received a conditional…
Richmond Area Health Center is holding its annual summer raffle. This year, the raffle is bigger than ever, with three winners to be drawn during Richmond Days on Saturday, July 22…
Mark your calendars now for the annual lawn sale sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Association. The event will be held rain or shine on the grounds of the 1811 Old Jail and Jailer’s house…
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) in Damariscotta is setting an ambitious goal for its second season, growing even more fresh nutrient-dense food to serve many more outlets in Lincoln County.…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Friday identified the two operators in a May 18 crash in Nobleboro.
The preliminary investigation has…
On Saturday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum invites the community to help kick off the summer season with the annual raising of the flags on the Wyoming sculpture and loads…
In case you haven’t noticed, Miss Pig is back on her perch along Route 27 in Boothbay. She underwent some major reconstruction over the past few months and now she’s back, standing tall and is a…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Texas Flying Legends has lined up dates for a planned summer stay at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, the first in two years, Airport Advisory Committee member Steve Williams announced May 17.…
At a Damariscotta town meeting May 17 on the secondary and adult education budget for fiscal year 2017-2018, the total appropriated was $1,830,163.84, an increase of 3.22 percent in expenditures.…
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen and Planning Board will hold a workshop on Wednesday, May 24, at 6 p.m. in the town offices meeting room at 11 Howard Street.…
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor Town Manager Thomas Woodin recently announced several openings on various town boards and committees.
The Budget Committee has two available positions and meets between…
Join us on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the return of the alewives! The 10th annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day…
Obituary
Ricky Edward Nguyen, 43, of Woolwich died May 15, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host a free luncheon for members to educate local…
As one of Boothbay Harbor’s most beloved icons, the Burnt Island Lighthouse is the “people’s light.” As a navigational aid, it guides mariners safely…
As things change across the Boothbay peninsula, residents often say they would like more opportunities to provide input to help shape things that are happening in our communities. Now, you have a…
At United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting, Board Chair Connie Jones of Boothbay reviewed highlights of 2016, including early childhood initiatives and the “tremendous results” achieved by…
E.M. Wood Construction spent just a couple of days taking down the iconic Romar Bowling Lanes on the By-Way in Boothbay Harbor May 15 and 16. The pile of rubble was being cleaned up as of Tuesday…
Joanna Breen's first days as the new executive director for the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library have been filled with sorting and weeding files and moving from an…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay was the setting for a dedication ceremony May 12.
A crowd of around 250 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the newest…
Edgecomb voters took more than 3.5 hours approving a small increase to the combined $3,893,845 fiscal year 2018 municipal and school budget. Seventy-nine voters approved all 54 articles during the…
Obituary
Thayer Vallas, 87, of Boothbay, died peacefully with her family by her side on May 11, 2017.
She was born on January 25, 1930 to the late Stella and William Anastos who both emigrated from…
The Boothbay Region Ambulance Service will dedicate its new service station in Boothbay during an open house on Saturday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Being held during EMS week, the open…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
The Two Bridges Jail Authority ion May 1o went over the human resources committee’s changes to the job description for the jail administrator. A search for a new administrator will start soon.…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be co-sponsoring LCI Fiber Optic’s, “Fiber 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about Fiber Optic Broadband but were afraid to ask…
The Lincoln Home
Skidompha Library provides library programs and services to the residents of Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro and the greater Pemaquid peninsula. On Monday, May 22, from 3 to 4 p.m.,…
On a recent trip to Thailand, Maine businesswoman Kim Erskine found herself providing a solid foundation for some of the world’s most disadvantaged children, in more ways than one.
She and…
Do you have a special place in Maine? A place you hold dear and would hate to see change?
On Wednesday, May 24 at 6 p.m., the Community Center will host the first Boothbay-area showing of…
Obituary
Richard L. Albaum died on May 8, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Richard was born in Newark, New Jersey to Samuel…
Maine Special Olympics
On Friday, students from schools all over Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties met at Wiscasset Middle High School for the annual Special Olympics track and field games.
In addition to the…
Obituary
Margaret “Margie” Harris, 97, of Cross Point Road, Edgecomb, died at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine, on the morning of May 15, 2017.
Margaret was formerly of New Jersey and…
Obituary
Diane G. Longley, 79, of Woolwich, died May 13, 2017 with her family by her side at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta.
She was born on November 16, 1937, the daughter of Cyrus and Annie (…
Obituary
Evelyn Jane Thomas, 62, of Boothbay, died May 13, 2017.
Evelyn was born in Belfast on January 7, 1955 to Ronald and Nellie Page. She grew up in Arrowsic and attended Bath schools. She lived…
Obituary
Dean A. Baker, 72, of Nequasset Road, Woolwich died May 11, 2017 at Gosnell House in Scarborough.
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Effective May 17 through project completion which is expected to be February or March 2018, the CLC YMCA will temporarily move its offices while the Y undergoes…
Obituary
Robert S. Nicoll, 66, of Bath, died May 8, 2017.
He was born to Robert and Georgia Nicoll, both deceased, of Back River Road, Boothbay on May 8, 1951. He graduated from Boothbay Region High…
Obituary
Mary Theresa McCusker, 73, of Boothbay Harbor, died surrounded by her children after a short illness on February 2, 2017 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Born August 9,…
Everyone is invited to attend the second in a series of free Lincoln County Community Conversations events on Wednesday, May 24 at Mobius at 319 Main Street in Damariscotta.
Sign-in and…
The Lincoln Arts Festival is offering the Malama Robbins Scholarship Award of $1,000 to a Boothbay Region High School graduating Senior who has made a significant contribution to the school’s…
Beta Rho, Wiscasset Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, will be raffling a beautiful new quilt at Ames True Value on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chapter member Martha Speed, an experienced…
From 1909 to 1947, photographers traveled across Maine in Model Ts shooting scenes of small towns and rural life. They worked for Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company in Belfast, Maine,…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association is having a free youth day on Saturday, May 20 at the Boothbay Region Fish & Game club house on Dover Road in Boothbay. Activities start at 8 a.…
A memorial service for Katharine G. "Kit" Sillin, 71, of Lexington, Massachusetts, who died March 2, 2017, will be held at the Ocean Point Chapel on Saturday, June 17 at 1 p.m. A reception will…
This year’s Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s Grand and Glorious Yard Sale is guaranteed to be even more grand and glorious than the past 23 years, due to the out pouring of generous donations by the…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club proudly presents its annual Home and Garden Tour, “The Sea Around Us.”…
Thanks for making a difference. That was the sentiment that came through loud and clear at the Volunteer Appreciation Tea organized by the residents and staff at the St. Andrews Gregory Wing on…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board approved three applications May 9.
Pete Ripley acted as spokesperson for Seascape Investment LLC at…
Edgecomb Eddy School’s cafeteria was filled with people attending an informational budget meeting on Tuesday, May 9. Concerned parents, teachers, town officials and Edgecomb citizens gathered to…
